​Crochet Dress with Leaves Pattern for Girl

You’ll need:

3 (3, 4, 4) skeins of white yarn (50% Alpaca, 50% silk; 134m/50g);

1 skein of the same color yarn, but pink color;

Circle knitting needles 2,5 and 3.

Size: 6 months (1 year, 2 years, 4 years).

Chest circumference: 43 (50, 53, 58) cm.

Length: 42 (45, 48, 52) cm.

Stitches control: 25 sts = 10 cm of stockinette stitch.

Instructions

Round Yoke

Start your work with yoke.

Cast on 72 (84, 96, 96) sts with pink yarn and knitting needles 2,5, slip st.

Knit around with garter stitch pattern (1 row of knit sts, 1 row of purls) – 6 rows.

Turn to knitting needles 3 and white color yarn.

1 row of knit sts, then, work due to the scheme, increasing sts = 144 (168, 192, 192) sts, bind off the sts after the last row of the scheme.

Back and Front

Make 45 (51, 55, 59) sts along the closed edge for back, skip 27 (33, 41, 37) sts for sleeve, cast on the new 9 (11, 11, 13) sts, cast on 45 (51, 55, 59) sts along the closed edge of front, skip the next 27 (33, 41, 37) sts for the second sleeve, cast on the new 9 (11, 11, 13) sts, slip st = 108 (124, 132, 144) sts.

Place 4 markers: 1 in the center of back, 1 in the center of front and 2 from both sides – 26 (30, 32, 35) sts between markers.

Continue with stockinette stitch + 1 x 1 rib above the new sts around – 3 rows.

Then, stockinette st on all the sts, increase 1 st from each side of each marker (= 8 sts).

Repeat the increases every 6^th row to the needed length minus 2 cm, then, make 6 rows of pearled pattern (after 3 rows of the scheme) and bind off the sts, weave in the ends.