​Crochet Dress with Flower Motif

You’ll need:

450 (500)g of brown Bamboo-Cotton yarn (70% viscose, 30% cotton; 95m/50g);

Crochet hooks 4; 4,5; 5;

Scissors;

Stitch markers;

4 buttons 9 mm diameter.

Size: S (M).

Used Patterns

Main pattern, crochet hook 4,5: the quantity of sts is multiple 3 + 2 + 2 chain sts increase. Work due to the scheme 1. Start with sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat. Make 1^st-3^rd rows x once, then, repeat 2^nd-3^rd rows.

Note: work with double crochets behind chain sts of the previous row from the 2^nd row. Group of crochets: 1 double crochet, 1 chain st, 1 double crochet in 1 base st.

Flower motif, crochet hook 5: make 8 chain sts and circle them in the ring with 1 slip st. Then, work with circle rows due to the scheme 2. Work with single crochets and double crochets in lower chain sts in the 2^nd and 3^rd rows. Connect motifs to the neck-hole in the 4^th row. For this, join the yarn to one corner arch and, at first, fasten the upper edge of motif with single crochets, make single crochets behind chain sts, make 1 single crochet in the edge of neck-hole and 1 single crochet in the arch of motif on the rest 3 edges.

Fringe, crochet hook 4: start every circle row with 1 chain st instead of the 1^st single crochet and finish with 1 slip st in chain st increase.

1^st row: single crochets;

2^nd row: * 1 st of “crab stitch”, 1 chain st, skip 1 st of the previous row*.

Repeat 1^st-2^nd rows.

Stitches control: main pattern: 16 sts x 8 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Flower motif: 16 x 16 cm.

Instructions

Back/Front

Make 101 (107) chain sts with crochet hook 4,5 and work with the main pattern = 33 (35) groups of double crochets + 1 selvage st from both sides of double crochets. Decrease 1 st for side chamfers from both sides in 1 row from the set-up row and decrease 14 x 1 st in every 3^rd and 2^nd rows by turn = 23 (25) groups of double crochets + 1 selvage st from both sides of double crochets. In 47,5 cm = 38 rows from the set-up row, don’t make group of double crochets from both sides and make 1 double crochet in the rest 2 double crochets in the following rows = 69 (75) sts. In 52,5 cm = 42 rows (55 cm = 44 rows) from the set-up row, make 2 double crochets in the central 3 groups of double crochets together = 63 (69) sts. Make 2 double crochets together and 3 double crochets together in the next row upon the central 5 sts = 60 (66) sts. In 55 cm = 44 rows (57,5 cm = 46 rows) from the set-up row, leave the central 26 sts for neck-hole and finish both sides separately. In 58,5 cm = 47 rows (60 cm = 48 rows) from the set-up row, leave 6 (8) sts from outer edge for arm-hole and bind off 10 (11) x 1 st in every row. In 14 cm = 11 rows (15 cm = 12 rows) from the beginning of arm-hole, finish your work. Make 25 single crochets along horizontal edge of neck-hole. Make flower motif.

Assembly

Make side seams. For straps, join yarn to the upper corners of front and make 2 chains of 20 chain sts, 1 slip st in the corners of back. Fasten neck-hole with fringe, make 30 single crochets in the 1^st row in the straps and 25 single crochets in the edge of motif. Fasten arm-holes with fringe, make 23 (25) single crochets in the edges of arm-holes in the 1^st row and 30 single crochets in straps. Fasten the lower edge with fringe, make 1 single crochet in every st in the 1^st row.