Don't worry about shaping in pattern - this designer tapers the body of this peignoir by changing needle sizes. Tie the fronts to the back with ribbon, thread another ribbon through the waistline to cinch your curves.
Finished Size: 36 (39 1/4, 42 1/4, 46 3/4, 50)" bust and 32 (32 1/2, 33, 33 1/2, 34)" long
Yarn: Lily Chin Signature Collection Greenwich Village (18% mohair, 60% nylon, 22% acrylic; 138 yd [126 m]/50 g): #5566 hot pink, 8 (9, 10, 11, 12) skeins
Yarn weight: #4 - Medium
Gauge: 16 sts and 20 rows = 4" in fern lace on largest needle; 20 3/4 sts and 37 rows = 4" in seed st on smallest needle
Needles: Sizes 9 (5.5 mm), 8 (5 mm), 7 (4.5 mm), and 6 (4 mm): 32" circular needles
Notions: Stitch holder; 90 (94, 98, 104, 110)" of 5/8" wide ribbon; yarn needle; four straight pins
Originally Published: Knitscene, Spring 2007