Top-down fairy dress with chevron lace skirt and bobble bodice

Materials

• 01Option 1: Malabrigo Sock (100% superwash merino wool, 440 yards per 100 g skein). Purchase one skein each of Sunset, Lettuce, Damask Rose, and Fucsia colorways, or look for a gradient set. This yarn has a beautiful sheen and blocks exquisitely, which is essential for the lace skirt panels to open up correctly.
• 02Option 2: Schoppel-Wolle Zauberball (75% wool, 25% nylon, 459 yards per 100 g ball). One or two gradient balls that transition through warm coral to fuchsia tones will work beautifully and eliminate most color-change management. The nylon content adds durability for a wearable garment.
• 03Option 3: Cascade Heritage Silk (85% superwash merino, 15% mulberry silk, 437 yards per 100 g skein). The silk content gives this yarn a fluid drape ideal for the skirt. Purchase four coordinating colorways in the gradient range described above.

Substitution note

• 04Any fingering or sock weight yarn that achieves gauge may be substituted. Choose a yarn with good stitch definition for the bobble bodice and good blocking capacity for the lace skirt. Avoid very fuzzy or halo yarns, which will obscure the lace pattern.

Yarn

• 05Approximately 1,400 yards (1,280 m) total of fingering weight yarn , also called sock weight or lace-heavy. You will use this as a single strand throughout. You need yarn in four gradient colors or one gradient cake that transitions through these zones:
• 06Color A (deep coral-orange): approximately 300 yards (274 m)
• 07Color B (warm peach): approximately 300 yards (274 m)
• 08Color C (blush-pink): approximately 350 yards (320 m)
• 09Color D (deep magenta-fuchsia): approximately 450 yards (411 m)

Hook

• 10US size E-4 / 3.5 mm crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions

• 11Stitch markers, at least 8
• 12Tapestry needle for weaving ends
• 13Blocking mats and rustproof pins
• 14Scissors
• 15Measuring tape

Tester's notes