Provence Dress

In reimagining the Provence Skirt—featured on the cover of Fall 2004—Doris Chan adapts the same stitch pattern of the pencil-slim skirt to flow fluidly from a V-neck top to become a dress. The topdown, seamless Provence Dress skims the waist and hips before relaxing into a gentle flare to just above the knee, with plenty of fabric stretch for a comfortable fit for most figure types.

DESIGNER Doris Chan

FINISHED SIZE 31½ (35, 38½ , 42, 45½ , 49)” bust circumference; 20″ skirt length (adjustable). Garment shown measures 31½ “, modeled with 1½ ” ease.

YARN DesigningVashti Lotus (52% cotton, 48% rayon; 256 yd [235 m]/ 3½ oz [100]; ): #023 teal glimmer, 5 (5, 6, 7, 7, 8) balls.

HOOK Size 7 (4.5 mm). Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.

NOTIONS St markers (m); yarn needle.

GAUGE 16 fsc = 4″; 2 reps and 8 rows = 3½ ” in shell and picot patt; 2 reps and 7 rnds = 4″ in skirt patt with 1 tr; 2 reps = 4½ ” wide in flame patt with 2 tr.