Free Crochet Baby Dress Pattern, 0-3 Months Crochet Baby Dress Tutorial, Colorful Baby Girl Dress

Rainbow Baby Dress

This is a very cute dress perfect for pictures or any special occasion.

I made mine in this trendy retro stripes color, but you can use any color you like;

as long as you use worsted weight yarn for 0-3 months or dk for newborn size

 

Instructions: 0-3 months with worsted weight yarn #4 or Newborn with dk yarn #3

Measurements:

Newborn

Finished Chest: 14 inches

Finished Length: 11 inches

 

0-3 Months

Finished chest 15 inches

Length 11.5 inches

 

Level: Intermediate

 

Materials:

• Retro Stripes yarn, this is Red Heart brand. (You will use about 4 oz)
• I Love This Yarn brand from Hobby Lobby size #3 (about 1 oz )
• Crochet hook: 4.5 mm
• Thread and needle to attach button
• One small button 5/8 in (16mm)
• Ruler

 

Crochet Gauge: 13 double crochet x 7 Rows = 4"

 

Abbreviations:

• ch - chain
• sp – space
• beg- beginning
• sk - skip
• st - stitch
• sl st - slip stitch
• hdc - half double crochet
• dc - double crochet
• dc V st- double crochet V stitch (1 dc, ch 1, 1 for the top & 1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc for the skirt)
• tc - triple crochet (also known as treble crochet)
• shell st – shell stitch (3dc, ch 2, 3 dc worked in the same space

or stitch)

• * = repeat whatever follows the* as indicated.

 

 

Special Stitch

Tc V st with picot,

Special Stitch

Tc V st with (triple crochet with picot st) make 1 tc, ch 3 insert hook

back into the center of the base ch, yarn over, pull through all loops

on hook, make 1 tc in the same st.

 

Notes:

1. Ch 1 or ch 2, at the beginning of each round does not count as a stitch

unless specified.

2. Weave in ends or bury in ends as you work.
3. Measure chest when you finish round 5 to make sure that you are

getting the correct chest measurement.

4. Make shell sts into the ch 1 space of the previous shell st.
5. You will use a 4.0 mm for newborn and 4.5 mm hook for a 0 - 3 months dress. Going up a hook size will create a larger dress.

 

Instructions

Yoke

 

Row 1

Ch 54, 1 dc in the third ch from the hook (button hole made), 1 dc in each of the next 6 sts, 1 dc V st, 1 dc in the next 12 sts, 1 dc V st, 1 dc in the next 12 sts, 1 dc V st, 1 dc in the next 12 sts, 1 dc V st, 1 dc in the last 6 sts.  Turn your work

Row 2

Ch 2 (does not count as a st here and throughout the pattern), 1 dc in the same ch 2 st, 1 dc in the next 7 sts, 1 dc V st (mark this st), 1 dc V st in each of the next 14 sts, 1 dc V st (mark this st), 1 dc in each of the next 14 sts, 1 dc V st (mark this st), 1 dc V st in each of the next 14 sts, 1 dc V st (mark this st), 1 dc in the last 7 sts. Turn your work.

Row 3

Ch 2, 1 dc in the same ch 2 st, 1 dc in the next 8 sts, 1 dc V st, in the st that you marked, 1 shell st in each of the next 14 dc V sts that you made in previous row, 1 dc V st in the st that you marked, 1 dc in the next 16 dc sts, 1 dc V st in the st that you marked, 1 shell st in each of the next 14 dc V sts that you made in previous row, 1 dc in the last 8 sts. Turn your work

Joining the Sleeves

Round 4

Ch 2, 1 dc in the same ch 2 st, 1 dc in the next 9 sts, 1 dc V st in the ch 1 of the dc V st from previous row, ch 2, sk the next 14 shell sts, 1 dc V st in the ch 1 of the dc V st from previous row (first arm opening), 1 dc in the next 20 sts, 1 dc V st in the ch 1 sp of the dc V st from previous round, ch 2, sk all the shell sts from previous row, 1 dc V st in the ch 1 sp of the dc V st from previous row (second arm opening), 1 dc in the last 10 sts. Sl st on top of first dc to begin working around.

Round 5

Ch 2, 1 dc in the same ch 2 st, 1 dc in the next 11 sts, 1 dc in the ch 1 of the dc V st from previous round, 3 dc in the ch 2 sp  that you did in between the dc Vsts in previous round, 1 dc in the ch 1 sp of the next dc V st from previous round, 1 dc in each of the next 20 sts, 1 dc in the ch 1 of the dc V st from previous round, 3 dc in the ch 2 sp  that you did in between the dc Vsts in previous round, 1 dc in the ch 1 sp of the next dc V st from previous round, 1 dc in each of the next 11 sts. St st on top of the first dc to end this round.

Round 6, 7

Ch 2, 1 dc in the same ch 2 st, 1 dc in the next 49 sts. Sl st on top of first dc to end this round. (50 dc)

Round 8

Ch 1, 1 sc in the same ch 1 st, 1 sc in the next st 3 sts, 2 sc in the next st, *1 sc in the next 4 sts, 2 sc in the next st. Repeat from* 14 times. Sl st on tp of the first sc to end this round. (60 sc)

 

Skirt Begins Here

Round 9

Ch 1, 4 dc in the same ch 2 sp, 1 dc in the next st, * ch 1, sk 1, 1 dc in the next st, 4 dc in the next st, 1 dc in the next st. Repeat from * 12 times. Ch 1, sk 1, 4 dc in the next st, ch 1, sk 1. Sl st on top of the first dc to end this round. (60 dc)

Round 10-15

Ch 1, 1 dc in the same ch 1 st, 4 dc in the next st, 1 dc in the next st, ch 1, sk 1, (the ch 1, sk 1 must align with the ch 1 sp from previous round here and throughout the pattern) * 1 dc in the next st, 4 dc in the next st, 1 dc in the next st, ch 1, sk 1. Repeat from* all the way around. (60 dc)

Round 16

Ch 1, 1 hdc in the same ch st, 1 hdc in the next 4 sts, * ch 1, sk 1 (this must align with the ch 1 sp that you did on previous round), 1 hdc in each of the next 6 sts. Repeat from* 11 times. Ch 1, sk 1, 1 dc in the last 5 sts, ch 1, sk 1. Sl st on top of the first hdc to end this round. (60 hdc)

Round 17

Ch 1, 1 dc in the same st back loop only, 1 dc on each st around working on the back loop only. Sl st on top of first dc to end this round.

Round 18

Ch 1, 1 hdc in the same ch 1 st, 1 dc in the next 2 sts, 1 tc Vst with picot, 1 dc in the next 2 sts, * 1 hdc, 1 dc in the next 2 sts, 1 tc V st with picot, 1 dc in the next 2 sts. Repeat from * 18 times, 1 dc in the next st, 1 hdc in the last st. Sl st on top of the first hdc to end this round. (19 tc V st with picot, 77 dc, 20 hdc). Fasten off here.

 

Neck Edge

With the back of dress facing you, attach retro stripes yarn to the upper, left corner (where the opening for the button ends). See Picture

 

Row 1

Ch 1, 1 sc all the way around. Go through both loops on the last st, so the opening for the button can be more noticeable. Fasten off here

 

Flower Instructions

Ch 3, 10 hdc in the third ch from the hook. Sl st on top of the first hdc to end this round.

Round 2

For this round work on front loop only, *Ch 7, 1 sc in the next st. Repeat from * 9 times.

Round 3

Sc on the back loop where you made the first ch 7 to begin the second round of the flower. * Ch 3, sk 1, sc on the next st. Repeat from* 4 times. Sc on the first sc that you did at the beg. You should have 5 sps of ch 3.

Ch 1, make 1 hdc, 2 dc, 1 tc v st with picot, 2 dc, 1 hdc in each ch 3 sp from previous round to form 5 petals. Fasten off here.

 

Finishing

Weave in any end that you may have forgotten.

Sew the button on the back.

Attach the flower.

 

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