I’m looking for a wrap around dress pattern can someone help me?
For an adult or a child?
Hmm…can’t find one for adults, but there probably is one somewhere… :think:
Free or to purchase?
the book “Knits so fine” by by Lisa R. Myers, Laura Grutzeck & Carol J. Sulcoski, has a gorgeous wrap dress pattern
here it is. Its on my queue
i can’t afford to purchase one so I am looking for a free pattern.
How about find a wrap sweater you like, then add a skirt to it.
Or check out your library for books. I know my library sytem is getting “Knit so Fine” as I am already on the que to borrow it when they have it ready for checking out.
I did check the library and they won’t be getting it in. The libraries here have pattern books from the 70s. It’s ridiculous. Maybe I should go to Borders book store and see if they have it and if they do just write out the pattern. that’s just a really pretty dress.
I went ahead and went to Borders and wrote out the pattern it took about 1 1/2 hours to write it but it was all worth it. Now if I can just figure out how to change the pattern to worsted weight yarn instead of fingering weight…any suggestions?
Whoa…that is such a huge difference in weights I don’t think I’d even attempt it. I guess you could do a gauge swatch and see where to go from there. :shrug:
What about DK weight? I just can’t get fingering weight yarn without spending a TON of money.
It’s closer than worsted. The very closest would be sport.
Technically speaking, there ARE ways to rework all the numbers (and graph BOs, decs, etc) if you want to use a diff weight yarn BUT will you achieve the drape and shaping that the orig affords? You might not like the heaviness of the FO and it’d be difficult to ascertain the entirety of a dress from a small swatch. Something to think about.
cam
You’re right I’ll have to go to Joann’s to see how much the yarn is. Hopefully it’s not as expensive as I have seen in the past. Now what if I want to change the size of the dress dramatically like by 7 inches. How do I go about doing that? Do I just need to increase the cast on stitches or do I have to change everything in the pattern? Also how do I find out exactly how many more yards I’ll need once I do the increases?
If you need to change it that much you will have to do more than change the cast on. It’ll require different numbers for armholes, sleeves, shaping, etc. None of this is impossible, but it will require a fair amount of work. And math. 
Now what if I want to change the size of the dress dramatically like by 7 inches. How do I go about doing that? Do I just need to increase the cast on stitches or do I have to change everything in the pattern? Also how do I find out exactly how many more yards I’ll need once I do the increases?
I agree with Jan. You’re essentially creating a new garment. You’d only be using the orig patt as starting figs and having to rework virtually all those numbers to arrive at the new ones. (I’ve done it many times but it boils down to your math skills. The shaping can be done on graph paper using sheets of old and new gauge to map out the diffs.)
As for how much new yardage you’d need you may have to guestimate. If you had the yarn you plan to use and could make a swatch, then you could measure/weigh the swatch, determine the approx area of the new fabric and multiply accordingly. But without that info, kind of hard to tell. Buy extra of the yarn you’re planning to use with the understanding you can return skeins you don’t need (or use them on other projects).
cam
So is there some kind of mathematical equation to figure out the whole pattern. I’ve never done this before and my math skills are way less than perfect. If I send you the pattern do you think you can help me?
Once you have your yarn and have established your new gauge you can use a freebie program like this to determine your new CO and row numbers. (I’ve used KnitComp several times and it’s very easy.) To rebuild the BOs/decs for shaping you’d need to print out graph paper of your old/new gauges. Knitting graph paper can be found for free at a number of sites online.
cam
Here is an example of reworking the BOs/decs to shape the armholes, neckline, etc. Not complicated and only takes a few mins once you get the hang of it. You can see by the graph sz differences as to the gauge change involved.
But, again, all of this can only be done once you’ve worked your swatch (wash/dried it, etc.)
cam
that program didn’t work. i’m so confused lol
Are you sure you need a wrap dress? :teehee:
BTW Cam… I can’t find you on Rav even using the name you say to use.
:doh: DOH! I found you! 
that program didn’t work. i’m so confused lol
Even tho I already have it on my sys I just DL’d it again, unzipped it and it worked just fine.
cam