Crochet Berry Dress
You'll need:
1 ball of Clea 1000 da Corculo yarn (100% mercerized cotton, 1000 m in 1 ball);
Crochet hook 1,25;
4 buttons with 10 mm diameter.
Stitches control: 40 sts x 16 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Size: 12-18 months.
Instructions
Work from the neck-hole to bottom of skirt.
Yoke
* 3 chain sts, 1 double crochet in the 1st st*; repeat from * to * x 24 times (totally, 25 times). Cut the yarn.
Join the yarn through the 1st st, repeat from * in rebersed order x 15 times.
After that, work due to the scheme 1 with straight and reversed rows of double crochets: 20 crochets for each part of back, 25 crochets for sleeves and 36 crochets for the front part.
Continue work due to the scheme, at the moment of making top of each row + make 1 circle row + 3 rows of single crochets and picots (see the scheme).
After finishing work due to the scheme, crochet due to the scheme 2 under the sts of sleeves, connect the sts of sleeves in a circle row.
Skirt
Continue working the sts of back and front and connect them in circle row.
Make skirt due to the scheme 3.
Cords
Make 2 cords of chain sts 36 cm long (each). Insert them in the sleeves. Make 1 more chain 90 cm long and insert it in the belt.
Sew buttons along the cut on the back.