Little Joy Dress

Beginning with a picot cast-on, the body is worked in a lacy tube from the hem to the underarms, then box pleats are used to decrease stitches at the front. The back is knit for a little ways in garter stitch to raise the back neck, then extra stitches are cast on for the straps and the yoke is shaped in garter stitch.

The sample was knit in Knit Picks Simply Cotton Organic Sport. A suitable substitute yarn is shown below.