White Crochet Dress for a Girl

You'll need:

650 (700) g of 100% cotton yarn (125m/50g);

Circle knitting needles 2,5;

Crochet hook 3;

1 button;

Satin lace 25 mm.

Size: 62-68 (74-80).

Used Patterns

Stockinette stitch: in right-side rows - knit sts, in wrong-side rows - purls;

Relief: due to the scheme. Start with sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat. Repeat 1st-10th rows.

Stitches control: relief pattern: 25,5 sts x 34 rows = 10 x 10 cm; stockinette stitch: 25,5 sts x 37 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Skirt

Cast on 301 sts + 2 selvedge sts. Make 66 cm with relief pattern. Continue with stockinette stitch on 4 cm. Decrease sts in the 1st row, knitting 90 sts as knit2tog. In the 3rd row repeat this decrease, knitting 77 (69) sts as knit2tog. You should get 134 (142) sts + 2 selvedge sts. Bind off the sts.

Upper Part of Front

Cast on 66 (72) sts + 2 selvedge sts. Continue knitting with stockinette stitch. AT 6 cm from beginning bind off 8 sts from both sides for the arm-holes. In 12 (14) cm from the bottom part bind off central 6 sts for the neck-hole and finish each part separately. For rounding of neck-hole, bind off 3 sts x 1, 2 sts x 2, 1 st x 3 along the inner edge in even rows. Bind off the rest shoulder sts at 16 (18) cm from the bottom part.

Upper Part of Back

Make this detail in the same way, as front, but add vent. For this, at 10 (12) cm from the beginning you should divide your work in 2 parts and finish each part separately. At 14 (16) cm from the bottom part bind off 6 sts x 1 for the neck-hole, then, 3 sts x 1, 2 sts x 2 in even rows. Bind off the rest shoulder sts at the height of front.

Sleeves

Cast on 51 (63) sts + 2 selvedge sts. Start making sleeves with relief pattern. 1 st from both sides - stockinette stitch. At 22,5 (25,5) cm from the bottom part, bind off the sts.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. Fasten the edges of vent and neck-hole with 1 row of single crochets and 1 row of "shrimp stitch". Make button-hole in 1 row from any side: skip 1 basest, 1 chain st. Sew the sleeves, connecting center with shoulder seam. Make side and sleeve seams. Sew skirt to the upper part. Insert satin lace in the holes of relief pattern and make a bow.