Rita Gown

Photo Credit - Lisa Boxall who tested the pattern for me.

Rita Gown Pattern
8 ply yarn 6 mm knitting needles
I used two colours and made it with stripes so that I could count my rows easily :)
Starting with purple
Cast on 22 stitches
Row 1   * knit 1, knit f/b, repeat from * = 33 stitches
Row 2 Knit all stitches
Row 3 * knit 2, knit f/b, repeat from * = 44 stitches
Row 4 Knit all stitches
Row 5 * knit 3, knit f/b, repeat from * = 55 stitches
Row 6 Knit all stitches
Row 7 Knit all stitches
Row 8 Knit 9, cast off 12, knit 13, cast off 12, knit 9 ( 31 stitches)
Row 9 Knit all stitches
Change to white yarn
Row 10 knit all stitches
Row 11 * knit 2, knit bar, repeat to last stitch, knit last stitch (46 stitches)
Row 12 Purple - knit all
Row 13 Purple - knit all
Row 14 * knit 2 white, knit 2 purple, repeat from * across
Row 15 * purl 2 white, purl 2 purple, repeat from * across
Row 16 Purple - knit all
Row 17 Purple - knit all
Row 18 White - knit all
Row 19 White - knit all
Row 20 Purple knit 1, * knit 2 together, repeat from *
Row 21 Purple *knit 1, knit bar, repeat from *
Row 22 White - knit all
Row 23 White - knit all
Row 24 Purple - knit all
Row 25 Purple - knit all
Row 26 white - knit all
Row 27 white - knit all
Row 28 Purple knit 1, * knit 2 together, repeat from *
Row 29 Purple *knit 1, knit bar, repeat from *
Row 30 White - knit all
Row 31 White - knit all
Row 32 Purple - knit all
Row 33 Purple - knit all
Row 34 white - knit all
Row 35 white - knit all
Row 36 Purple knit 1, * knit 2 together, repeat from *
Row 37 Purple *knit 1, knit bar, repeat from *
Row 38 White - knit all
Row 39 White - knit all
Row 40 Purple - knit all
Row 41 Purple - knit all
Row 42 White - knit all
Row 43 White - knit all
Row 44 Purple - knit all
Row 45 Purple - knit all
Cast off all stitches