Knitted Dress Pattern, Plus Size

Beaded Dress : This pattern contains directions to knit, crochet detail, the dress pictured. The official magazine write-up : "Knitted in bead diamonds sparkle in the light of an open air concert, decorated with the yoke front and slimming dolman sleeves " The pattern, vintage 1955, has a right round neckline, with back neck closure. The yoked neckline is beaded and defined waist with flared skirt. The instructions are written for size 36, with changes for 40 and 42 in parentheses. 

Materials:   Bear Brand Tricolaine or Fleisher's Silhouette, 30 (31-32-32)- 1-oz. skeins;   Bucilla circular steel needle No. 2;   Bucilla aluminum straight knitting needles No. 0 (for belt). (Or, English sizes, 11 and 13.);   Bucilla steel crochet hook No. 4;   Approx 850 (850-1,000-1,000) Dorothy Flicek seed beads;   Nine snap fasteners;   One yd. 1/2" elastic;   Two yds. 1" grosgrain ribbon;   Belt buckle;   Long stitch holder.  (Gauge: 8 sts=1" ; 12 rnds or rows=l")