I have had this Missoni dress pinned for years on Pinterest; And finally I have attempted my version:
My yarn was quite thick, so I just used dc stitches, and not granny stitch. My colours are not as vibrant either, but all in all I love the end result.
For the body I have used classic DK weight 100% merino (120m/50g) and 5 mm hook. Stripes are a thinner merino/silk blend. I have increased a fes stitches for the first stripe, and then progressively used a smaller hook size for each new colour.
This crochet dress is made in one piece top-down with a round yoke. I used similar calculations as for the square yoke, but in this case, there are 8 increases evenly distributed acrocc the yoke. Once again, it is worked in round forth and backwards, to ensure the symmetry. I have found that for this yark and hook, I needed slightly less increases, working straitght each 5 rounds or so.
Like with Oregano top, I worked short rows at the beginning. I did 4, but should have done much more (at least 8 if not 12). It’s a bit trickier to spread the increases across the short rows than with a square yoke. I think, I have found a better way than a guesstimate I have used this time, I need to test it next time.
I think using slightly fewer stitches for underarm increases worked well, and generally these sleeves are the best so far, I think. I did less decreasing at the top and more at the bottom. I only wish I had more yarn for slightly longer sleeves.