​Crochet Vacation Dress

You’ll need:

500 (600) 700g of violet Puntino yarn (100% cotton; 160m/50g);

Crochet hooks 3 and 3,5.

Size: S (M) L.

Used Patterns

Filet pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 18 + 4. Work due to the scheme 1. Start with sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat. Make 1st-17th rows x once, then, repeat 2nd-7th rows.

Fringe: the quantity of sts is multiple 8 + 1. Work in the same way, as filet pattern, but due to the scheme 2. Make 1st-4th rows x once.

Stitches control: 25 sts x 10 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Make 148 (166) 184 sts + 3 chain sts increase with crochet hook 3 and work with filet pattern. For side chamfers, decrease 3 x 1 st from both sides in every 2nd row and 15 x 1 st in every 2nd row. For this, make the first and last 2 double crochets together or don’t make the first and last chain st before the last double crochet = 112 (130) 148 sts. in 63 (61) 59 cm from the set-up row, leave 3 sts from both sides for arm-holes, 1 x 2 sts, 1 x 1 st in every row and 2 x 1 st in every 2nd row = 96 (114) 132 sts. In 84 cm from the set-up row, finish your work.

Left Front

Make 112 (121) 130 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase with crochet hook 3 and work with filet pattern. Make decreases for side chamfer in the same way, as for back. At the same time in 52 cm from the set-up row, leave 3 sts from the left side for neck-hole chamfer and bind off 9 x 3 sts, 10 x 2 sts and 10 x 1 st. Finish your work on the rest 26 (35) 44 sts at the height of back.

Right Front

Make in symmetry to left front.

Assembly

Make all seams. Fasten all the edges with 1 row of single crochets with crochet hook 3. Then, fasten the edge of front with fringe and crochet hook 3,5. Make a chain of 100 cm long and fasten it with 1 row of slip sts. Make a chain of 35 cm long on the right front in the same way.