Sweet Summer Baby Dress Free Crochet Pattern
Easy Free baby dress pattern.
I love the simple yoke dresses for baby, with the really full ruffle skirts, they are very easy to make and sit so comfortably on our precious bundles
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This is an easy baby dress pattern I usually like to make for a 1- 3 months.The instructions are basic but always work out beautifully. Worked from the neck down. I have added some close-up pictures to help guide you. (please note the stitches have been stretched out to let you see the pattern better)
Note: IF you want to make the skirt EVEN fuller you can do 4 sets of shells and skip 1st in between)
Baby Cashmillion 4 ply (UK) Fingering (US)
Hook 3.50mm will measure 16 inches around using a 4.00 mm hook will measure 18 inches around
(All instructions are written in US terms)
we will be increasing around the yoke by working 3 dc into one stitch)
The piece is worked from the top down in one piece.
We will be working back and forth for the first 10 rows, then we will join pieces with a slip stitch, working in ROUNDS to create the skirt
Shell = 4dc in 1 stitch
3 small buttons and a length of ribbon for around the middle of the dress.
Beginning at neck edge.
59 ch, turn,
Row 1: 1 dc in 3rd ch from hook, (counts as 1st dc, 8 dc into next 8 chains, ,3 dc into next ch, (inc)
9 dc, 3 dc (inc) into next ch, 17 dc, 3 dc into next ch,(inc) 9 dc, 3dc(inc) into next ch, 9 dc, 3 ch, turn.
Row 2: 10 dc, 3 dc into next dc, 11 dc, 3 dc into next dc, 19 dc, 3dc into next dc, 11 dc, 3 dc into next dc, 10 dc, 3 ch, turn.
Row 3: 11dc, 3dc in next st, 13dc, 3dc into next st, 21 dc, 3dc into next, 13 dc, 3dc into next, 11dc, ch3,turn
Row 4: 12dc, 3dc in next st, 15dc, 3dc into next st, 23dc, 3dc into next, 15 dc, 3dc into next, 12dc, ch3,turn
Row 5: 13dc, 3dc in next st, 17dc, 3dc into next st, 25dc, 3dc into next, 17 dc, 3dc into next, 13dc, ch3,turn
Row 6: 14 dc, 3dc in next st, 19 dc, 3dc into next st, 27 dc, 3dc into next, 19 dc, 3dc into next,
14 dc, ch3,turn
Row 7: 15 dc, 3dc in next st, 21 dc, 3dc into next st, 29 dc, 3dc into next, 21 dc, 3dc into next,
15 dc, ch3,turn
Row 8 : 16 dc, 3dc in next st, 23 dc, 3dc into next st, 31 dc, 3dc into next, 23 dc, 3dc into next,
16 dc, ch3,turn
Row 9: 17 dc, 3dc in next st, 25 dc, 3dc into next st, 33 dc, 3dc into next, 25 dc, 3dc into next,
17 dc, ch3,turn
Row 10: 18 dc, 3dc in next st, 27 dc, 3dc into next st, 35 dc, 3dc into next, 27 dc, 3dc into next,
18 dc, ch3,turn
how your piece should look at this stage.
(Please Note: We will now be working in rounds for the remainder of the Skirt, by joining with a slip stitch)
RND: 11: 1 dc into next 19 dc, miss 29 dc, (armhole created) 1 dc, 1 dc into each of next 38 dc, miss 29 dc,(armhole created) 1 dc, 1 dc into each of next 20 dc. Join both sides with a slip stitch.