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 crochet 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.

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 ?ame patt with 2 tr
Originally Published: Interweave Crochet Spring 2016