It’s the last day of the month and is time for the most popular pattern. April 2019 Most viewed pattern is “Sea Breeze Covet Up” and I’s so happy with that because it was actually the Most viewed pattern of 2018 as well. Is overwhelming to see how a pattern from last year is still a popular one.

So to thank you all for that today you have the Sea Breeze Cover Up pdf pattern for free in our shop and on Ravelry.

Sea Breeze Cover Up

*the offer is valid until 1st of May, 10 AM, CET

I really love this dress and I am so happy with this Giveaway. Being a pattern from last year, I was pleased to see a lot of pictures with your makes and all of them are so beautiful and outstanding.

For those of you who didn’t make this dress yet, go grab your pdf pattern and make one.

So, let’s talk about the pattern and about the design.

This Sea Breeze Cover Up is worked top-down. We are working first the collar, and then we will work the back and front side of the top part separately to shape the arm-holes.  After finishing the top part we will continue working on the body of the dress for as many rows as we need to get to the desired length.

When working on the body, to keep a straight line for the dress we will have to decrease on the sides. Details about how we are going to make the decrease you will find  in the pattern.

Sea Breeze Cover Up

When I designed this dress I was thinking at a shape that will work for this type of gradient yarn. Being a top-down, dress, the yarn worked just perfect. The only bad thing is that, when working on the top part of back and front, you will have to work 4 rounds on one side and 4 on the other until finishing the top part, to make sure that the color change will be similar.

After finishing the top part and start working on the body you just have to work as many rounds as you want until you get to the desired length.

This are the most popular patterns of this year and you can have them all. Check our shop here to see the offer.

Most 2019 popular patterns

Materials you will need for the Sea Breeze Cover Up

  • Yarn

Scheepjes Whirl in color Sea Breeze Tease

  • Yarn weight Fingering / 4 ply
  • The needle I used is 4 mm (G – 6  US)

1 Whirl was enough for size S and I still had 2 change colors left.

So, 1 whirl will be enough for M and L sizes also. On sizes 1X Large and 2 X Large you might need a whirlette to complete the length.

Sea Breeze Cover Up

From the makers the most common question about the pattern was about the decreases that are made on sides to keep a straight shape. Well, to answer this question I included in the pattern a stitch chart for the decrease and I hope this will be helpful.

You can also watch my Youtube tutorial for Little girl Summer top, which is basically the same pattern at a different scale and the decrease is made in the same way.

The only think that you don’t have to forget is to start the round with 2 slip stitches, and to skip 4 sts on sides (2 from the front and 2 from the back)

Another think that you might notice on the dress is that the front corner will go on the right. This is because we are working in circular rounds, only on the right side. If you want to avoid this you can turn after each round and working on the right side and on the wrong side.

I don’t finding like being an issue and this kind of thinks is actual the fact that the item is handmade and in all these “imperfections” I just found the beauty of an item being handmade.

No more talking :). Go check our Shop or Ravelry and grab you FREE pdf copy of Sea Breeze Cover Up. The Summer is near and it will be a great garment to wear it this summer. The Offer will end 1st of May, 10 AM, CET

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6 Comments

  1. Do you continue the decrease every row as you add length?

    • Bykaterina

      yes. You decrease with each row

  2. Judith Rogers

    I love this pattern but it would have been so helpful to have a stitch count posted after each round. dont think I will even try . I like to know if I’m on track every round. too much frogging lol does anyone know if stitch counts are on the paid pattern?

    • Bykaterina

      The paid pattern is the same. Is not difficult. After first round you should have foundation chain sts + 6 (3 from increase front and 3 from the increase back)

      Then with each round add 4 sts on your st count, until you make the join. After joining you should have same number of sts until the end

  3. Darn, didn’t find you before it was too late for the April freebie.

    • Bykaterina

      It looks like it will be the May pattern too 😄😄😄 So you can get it this month