Hanami

This charming, swingy dress (or top) features an elegant textured front yoke and thoughtful, understated details. It was inspired by the poetic Japanese tradition of Hanami ; sitting under cherry-blossom-covered trees in the Spring, and observing the fragile blossoms being softly carried away by the breeze.

Skills required: Casting on, knitting, purling, increasing, decreasing, knitting in the round, yarn over, I-cord bind off (explanations provided), working a welt (explanations/link to tutorial provided), working an easy textured pattern (explanations/link to video tutorial provided), working a picot hem (explanations/link to tutorial provided) binding off.