Wood Nymph Dress in Valley Superwash DK - 1090 - Downloadable PDF

Wood Nymph Dress – Knitting Pattern #1090 by Julie Turjoman for Valley Yarns

The Wood Nymph Dress is a charming, full-skirted children's knitting pattern designed by Julie Turjoman and published by Valley Yarns as pattern #1090. Available as a downloadable PDF, this intermediate-level pattern creates a whimsical, twirl-worthy dress featuring eye-catching chevron stripes worked in multiple coordinating colors. The design is sized to grow with the child — it can be worn as a dress in earlier sizes and transitioned into a tunic worn over leggings as the recipient grows, making it a practical and long-lasting wardrobe piece.

Sizes and Fit

The pattern is offered in six sizes: 12mo–2yr, 2–4yr, 4–6yr, 6–8yr, 8–10yr, and 10–12yr. The sample shown is knitted in size 6–8yr. Finished chest measurements range from 20 inches up to 30 inches, and the pattern is designed with 2 to 4 inches of positive ease for a comfortable, relaxed fit that allows plenty of room for movement and play.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a full-skirted children's dress with a lively, festive silhouette. The generous skirt is designed for twirling and dancing, making it an ideal gift or special-occasion garment for young children. The chevron stripe colorwork gives the dress a bold, playful look, while the classic construction ensures a comfortable and wearable result.

Construction Techniques

• Bottom-up construction: The dress is worked from the hem upward, a method that allows knitters to easily adjust length before committing to the yoke and bodice shaping.
• Worked in the round: The entire garment is knitted in the round, eliminating the need for seaming and producing a smooth, continuous fabric — ideal for a flowing skirt silhouette.
• Chevron stripes: The signature chevron stripe pattern is created through a combination of increases, decreases, and strategic color changes. Chevron knitting involves working yarn-over increases and paired decreases at regular intervals to form the characteristic zigzag peaks and valleys across the fabric.
• Multicolor striping: The pattern uses a main color (MC) and multiple contrast colors (CC1, CC2, CC3) to build the stripe sequence, requiring knitters to manage yarn joins and carry colors efficiently.

Stitches Used

As an intermediate-level chevron pattern worked in the round, knitters can expect to work with a combination of the following techniques and stitch types:

• Knit and purl stitches forming the base fabric
• Yarn-over increases to create the chevron peaks
• Paired decreases (such as k2tog and ssk) to form the chevron valleys
• Ribbing or edging stitches typical of children's garment finishes

Yarn and Materials

The pattern calls for Valley Yarns Valley Superwash DK, a 100% Extra Fine Merino wool yarn that is machine-washable — an essential quality for children's garments. Each skein contains 50 grams and approximately 137 yards. The superwash treatment makes this yarn easy-care and durable, while the Extra Fine Merino fiber delivers a soft, woolly hand that is gentle against a child's skin.

The colorway used in the sample combines four colors:

• MC – Fawn (2–4 skeins depending on size)
• CC1 – Burgundy (2–3 skeins depending on size)
• CC2 – Passion Plum (1–2 skeins depending on size)
• CC3 (1–2 skeins depending on size)

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