Keila

Keila is Norse for straight, just as the skirt part of this honeycomb dress is. Elongated honeycomb covers the skirt, while ray of honey makes the high waistband, both are worked in the round. The pattern flow continues with a body in honeycomb including armhole stitches in stockinette stitch. Keila is worked flat from the armhole and ends in a Henley neck. Only the center of the sleeve has a honeycomb panel. Wear the dress as a balloon dress or a tunic by inserting a cord into the double hem. Keila is knitted in the bouncy Sølje, a pelt wool yarn, from Hillesvåg Ullvarefabrikk.

Yarn: Hillesvåg Ullvarefabrikk, Sølje (100% pelt wool, 350 m/383 yds, 100 g).

Gauge: 24 sts and 32 rnds in st st using 3.5 mm/US 4 needle measures 10 cm square.

Notes: The dress is worked in the round up to armhole, then back and forth to the end. The skirt is worked straight, then decreased into the ray of honey pattern for the band, then increased for the bust. The Henley neck divides the front into two parts.