Level: Intermediate
Materials:
• Premier Antipilling Parchment (Color A) and Baby Pink (color B) worsted weight yarn. You will use about 4.5 oz. of Baby Pink and about 1.5 oz. of Parchment
• Crochet hook: 4.5 mm [US G/7] for top and 5.00 mm [US H-8] for skirt Thread and needle to attach button
• One small button 5/8 in (16mm) either in baby pink color or dark beige
• Ruler
• Stitch marker recommended for beginners
Gauge: 15 stitches = 4 inches; 7 rows =4" in DC. Use any hook size to obtain this gauge.
Abbreviations:
• ch - chain
• sp - space
• sk - skip
• st - stitch
• sl st - slip stitch
• sc - single crochet
• hdc - half double crochet
• blo- back loop only
• hdc V st- half double crochet V stitch (1 hdc, ch 1, 1 hdc in the same st)
• dc - double crochet
• sc3tog - (single crochet 3 stitches together, optional for top of neck opening)
• dc V st- double crochet V stitch (1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc worked in the same st)
• shell st – shell stitch (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc worked in the same space or stitch)
• large shell st - (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc worked into the to the same space or stitch, this is for the last round only),
• *= repeat whatever follows the* as indicated.
Notes:
1. Ch 1 (or 2) at the beginning of each round does not count as a stitch unless specified. The first st of each row should be made at the base of the ch 1.
2. Weave in ends or bury in ends as you work.
3. Measure chest when you finish Row 5 to make sure that you are getting the correct chest measurement.
4. Make V sts into the ch 1 space of the V st from previous round
5. I used a 4.5 mm hook for the top. Going up a hook size will create a larger dress.
6. You will begin working in rounds after row number 3 (to close the button opening)
7. Pattern is written in US terms (as described on the listing)
Dress
Row 1
Ch 62, 1 dc in the third ch from the hook (button opening),1 dc in the next 6 sts, 1 dc V st, 1 dc in the next 14 sts,1 dc V st, 1 dc in the next 14, sts, 1 dc V st, 1 dc in the next 14 sts, 1 dc V st, 1 dc in the next 7 sts.
Turn.
4 dc V sts, 56 sts
Row 2
Ch 1, 1 dc in the same sp that you just ch 1, 1 dc in the next 7 sts, 1 dc V st (all dc v sts are worked into the ch 1 of the dc v st from previous round here and throughout the pattern), 1 dc in the next 16, sts,1 dc V st, 1 dc in the next 16 , 1 dc V st, 1 dc in the next 16 sts, 1 dc V st, 1 dc in the next 8 sts.
Turn.
4 dc V sts, 64 sts
Row 3
Ch 1, 1 dc in the same sp that you just ch 1, 1 dc in the next 8 sts, 1 dc V st, 1 dc in the next 18 sts,1 dc V st, 1 dc in the next 18 sts, 1 dc V st, 1 dc in the next 18 sts, 1 dc V st, 1 dc in the next 9 sts. Join to the first dc of the row to begin working in the round. See the picture at the end.
4 dc V sts, 72 sts
Ch 1, 1 dc in the same sp that you just ch 1, 1 dc in the next
9 sts, 1 dc V st, 1 sc in the next 20 sts, 1 dc V st, 1 dc in the next 20 sts, 1 dc V st, 1 sc in the next 20 sts, 1 dc V st, 1 dc in the next 10 sts. Sl st on top of the first dc to end this round.
4 dc V sts, 40 hdc sts, 40 sc sts
Joining The Sleeves
Round 5
Ch 1, 1 dc in the same sp that you just ch 1, 1 dc in the next 10 sts, 1 dc V st into the ch 1 sp of the dc V st from previous round, ch 2, sk all sc from previous round, 1 dc v st into the ch 1 of the dc V st from previous round, (first arm hole formed), 1 dc in the next 22 sts, 1 dc V st into the ch 1 sp of the dc V st from previous round, ch 2, sk all sc from previous round, 1 dc V st into the ch 1 of the dc V st from previous round, (second arm hole formed), 1 dc in the next 11 sts. Sl st on top of first dc to end this round.
4 dc V sts, 44 dc sts
Ch 1, 1 dc in the same sp that you just ch 1, 1 dc in each st around including the chain sps that you made under the arms on previous round. Sl st on top of first dc to end this round.
Using Color B (Baby Pink Yarn)
Ch 1, 1 dc in the same st that you just ch 1, 1 dc all the way around. Sl st on top of the first hdc to end this round.
60 dc sts
Ch 1, 1 sc in the same st that you just ch 1, 1 sc all the way around. Sl st on top of the first sc to end this round.
60 sc sts
Round 9 -10
Ch 1, 1 FLO sc in the same st that you just ch 1, 1 FLO sc all the way around. Sl st on top of the first sc to end this round.
60 sc sts
Round 11
Ch 1, 2 sc in the same st that you just ch 1,1 sc in the next 2 sts, * 2 sc in the next st, 1 sc in the next 2 sts. Repeat from * 19 times Sl st on top of the first sc to end this round.
SKIRT BEGINS HERE (change the hook size to 5.00mm)
Round 12
Ch 2, (does not counts as a st here and throughout the pattern), 1 dc in the next st, 4 dc in the next st, 1 dc in the next st , sk 1, 1 shell st in the next st, sk 1* 1 dc in the next st, 4 dc in the next st, 1 dc in the next st, sk 1, 1 shell st, sk 1. Repeat from * 12 times, 1 dc in the last st. Sl st on top of the first dc from the beginning to end this round.
131 dc sts
Round 12 ( the first round on the graph below
Round 13 the second round on the graph
Round 13
Ch 2, 1 dc, ch 1 on top of each of the next 6 dc from the previous round, 1 shell st into the ch 1 sp of the shell st from the previous round, ch 1, * 1 dc, ch 1 on top of each of the next 6 dc from the previous round, 1 shell st into the ch 1 sp of the shell st from the previous round ch 1. Repeat from* 12 times, 1 dc on top of the last dc from the previous round.
131 dc sts
Important: For all the following rounds the ch 1 sp should line up with the ch 1 sp from the previous round
Round 14 -21
Repeat the previous round 13
131 dc sts
Round 21 is the first round on graph.
Round 22 is the second
Ch 2, *(5 dc on top of the dc from the previous round, 1 sc on the ch 1 from the previous round) 6 times, 1 large shell st into the ch 1 sp of the previous round. Repeat from * 12 times, 1 dc on top of the last dc. Sl st on top of the ch 2 from the begining to end this round.
78 sets of 5 dc, 13 large shell sts, 1 dc
Fasten off here
Neck Edge (optional to make the neck opening smaller) Use size 4.5 hook and pink yarn.
With the back of dress facing you, attach pink yarn to the upper, left corner (across from the buttonhole).
Row 1
Ch 1, 1 sc in the next 6 sts, sc3tog in corner, 1 sc in the next 12 sts, sc3tog in corner, 1 sc in the next 12 sts, sc3tog in corner, 1 sc in the next 12 sts, dc3tog in corner, 1 sc in the next 6 sts. Sl st to end this row.
Fasten off here
Bow Instructions (use size 4.5 hook)
Round 1
With Color B (baby pink)
Ch 30, sl st to join, ch 1, 1 hdc in the same st where you just ch 1, 1 hdc all the way around. Sl st on top of the first hdc to end this round.
30 hdc sts
Round 2
Ch 1, 1 hdc in the same st where you just ch 1, ch 1, sk 1, * 1 hdc, ch 1, sk 1. Repeat from *all the way around. Sl st to the top to the first hdc to end this round.
15 hdc sts
Round 3
Ch 1, 1 hdc in the same st that you just ch 1, 1 hdc in each st around including the ch 1 sps from the previous round. Sl st on top of the first hdc to end this round. 15 hdc sts
Round 4
Repeat round 2
Round 5
Repeat round 3
Round 6
Repeat round 2
Round 7
Repeat round 3. Fasten off.
With a piece of matching yarn wrap the bow in the middle 5 times make a knot on the back.
Fasten off here
Headband Instructions
Row 1
Ch 48, sl st on the first st to work around. Ch 2, 1 shell st in the same ch 2 st. *sk 2 sts, 1 dc, sk 2 sts, 1 shell st. Repeat from* all the way around. Sl st on top of ch 2 to end this round.
(8 shells, 7 dc)
Row 2
(round two is just like row one, but on the top) Turn headband up, attach yarn on top, ch 2, *make a shell st in the base of each shell st, make a dc on the base of each dc. Repeat from all the way around. (8 shell sts, 7dc sts). See picture at the end.
(8 shells, 7 dc)
Finishing
· Weave in any end that you may have forgotten.
· Sew the button on the back.
· Attach the flower.
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