Light-Yellow Crochet Girl's Dress

You’ll need:

3 (4, 4) Balls of AUNT LYDIA’S® "Fashion Crochet Thread" yarn in 423 Maize color;

Crochet hook 3.5mm;

Yarn needle;

8 split-lock stitch markers;

Three 9/16" buttons, sewing needle and thread.

Size: directions are for size 2; changes for sizes 4 and 6 are in parentheses.

Stitches control: 18 x 13 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Finished chest measurements: 21 (23, 25)".

Note: Dress yoke is worked from the high waist to shoulders, and then skirt is worked down from waist.

Instructions

Dress Yoke

Ch 96 (105, 114).

Row 1 (Wrong Side): Hdc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across; turn – 95 (104, 113) hdc.

Row 2: Ch 2, hdc in first 2 hdc, [fpdc around next hdc, hdc in next 2 hdc] 31 (34, 37) times; turn.

Row 3: Ch 2, hdc in each st across; turn.

Row 4: Ch 2, hdc in first 2 hdc, [fpdc around next fpdc, hdc in next 2 hdc] 31 (34, 37) times; turn.

Rows 3 and 4 form pat.

Rep Rows 3 and 4 until 2 (2 1/2, 3)" from beg, end Row 4, inc (0, dec) 1 st on last row – 96 (104, 112) sts.

Divide-Right Back

Ch 2, hdc in first 20 (22, 24) sts; turn.

Keeping continuity of pat, work even until 3 (3 1/2, 4)" from beg, end by working a right side row. Fasten off.

Right Back Strap

With wrong side facing, skip next 8 (10, 12) sts on last long row for underarm, attach thread in next st; ch 2, hdc in same st and in each st to end; turn – 12 hdc. Work even in pat until 4 1/2 (5, 5 1/2)" from beg.

Fasten off.

Front

With wrong side facing, skip next 8 sts on last long row for underarm, attach thread in next st; ch 22, hdc in same st and in next 39 (43, 47) sts; turn – 40 (44, 48). Work even in pat until 3 1/2 (4, 4 1/2)" from beg, end by working a right side row.

Right Front Strap

Ch 2, hdc in first 12 sts; turn. Work even until armhole measures 4 1/2 (5, 5 1/2)".

Fasten off.

Left Front Strap

With wrong side facing, skip next 16 (20, 24) sts of last long row of Front, attach thread in next st; ch 2, hdc in same st and in each st to end; turn – 12 hdc. Work even until armhole measures 4 1/2 (5, 5 1/2)".

Fasten off.

Left Back

With wrong side facing, skip next 8 sts of last long row for underarm, attach thread in next st; ch 2, hdc in same st and in each st to end; turn – 20 (22, 24) hdc. Work even until 3 (3 1/2, 4)" from beg, end right side row.

Left Back Strap

Ch 2, hdc in first 12 sts; turn. Work even until armhole measures 4 1/2 (5, 5 1/2)".

Fasten off.

Finishing of Yoke

Sew shoulder seams; tack bottom edges tog, overlapping 2 sts of Left Back over 2 sts of Right Back.

Skirt

Row 1 (Right Side): Turn finished yoke upside down so beg ch is at top, attach thread at overlapped hdc and work in rem lps of beg ch; ch 3, * fpdc around next fpdc of yoke **, dc in next st, ch 1, dc in next st; rep from * around, end at **; join with a sl st in top of ch-3; turn.

Row 2: Sl st to sp, (ch 4, dc) all in same sp – beg shell made; * bpdc around next fpdc **; (dc, ch 1, dc) all in next ch-1 sp – shell made; rep from * around, end at **; join with a sl st in 3rd ch of ch-4; turn.

Row 3: Beg shell in first sp, * fpdc around next bpdc **, shell in next sp; rep from * around, end at **; join in 3rd ch of ch-4; turn.

Row 4: Beg shell in first sp, * bpdc around next fpdc **, shell in next sp; rep from * around, end at **; join in 3rd ch of ch-4; turn.

Rows 5-12: Rep Rows 3 and 4 four more times.

Row 13: Sl st to sp, (ch 3, dc, ch 1, 2 dc) all in same sp – beg DS (double shell) made; * fpdc around next bpdc **; (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) all in next ch-1 sp – DS (double shell) made; rep from * around, end at **; join in top of ch-3; turn.

Row 14: Beg DS in first sp, * bpdc around next fpdc **, DS in next sp; rep from * around, end at **; join; turn.

Rows 14-20: Rep Rows 13 and 14 three more times.

Row 21: Sl st to sp, (ch 4, dc, [ch 1, dc] twice) all in same sp – beg lacy shell made; * fpdc around next bpdc **; (dc, [ch 1, dc] 3 times) all in next sp – lacy shell made; rep from * around, end at **; join in 3rd ch of ch-4; turn.

Row 22: Beg lacy shell in center (2nd) ch-1 sp, * bpdc around next fpdc **, skip next sp, lacy shell in next sp; rep from * around, end at **; join in 3rd ch of ch-4; turn.

Rep Rows 21 and 22 until skirt measures 10 1/2 (11 1/2, 12 1/2)" from yoke or 1 1/2" less than desired length, end Row 22.

Next Row (Right Side): Beg lacy shell in center (2nd) sp, * lacy shell in next post st **, skip next ch-1 sp, lacy shell in next ch-1 sp; rep from * around, end at **; join; turn.

Last Row: (Beg lacy shell, ch 1, dc) all in center (2nd) sp, * skip next two ch-1 sps, (dc, [ch 1, dc] 4 times) all in next ch-1 sp (center sp of lacy shell); rep from * around; join.

Fasten off.

Arm-Holes Ruffles

Row 1: With right side facing, beg and end in the 5th row ends above underarm, mark armhole for 8 evenly spaced DS. Attach yarn in 3rd row end above underarm; ch 1, sc in same place, ch 3, DS at marker, [dc in row end midway between markers, DS at next marker] 7 times, ch 3, skip next row end, sc in next row end; turn.

Row 2: Ch 3, [DS in ch-1 sp, bpdc around dc] 7 times; DS in ch-1 sp, ch 3, sc in sc; turn.

Row 3: Ch 4, DS in sp, [fpdc around bpdc, DS in sp] 7 times, ch 4, sc in sc. Fasten off.

Row 4: With right side facing, attach thread in first sc of Row 1; [ch 1, dc] 6 times all in ch-4 sp, * sc in next ch-1 sp, ([dc, ch 1] 5 times, dc) all in next fpdc; rep from * 6 more times; sc in next ch-1 sp, [ch 1, dc] 6 times all in ch-4 sp, sl st in last sc of Row 1.

Fasten off.

Assembly

With right side facing, beg at overlapped sts center back, attach thread and work sc evenly up Left Back, working three ch-2 button loops evenly spaced, sc around neck and down Right Back. Sew buttons opposite button loops.

Tie: Make a ch 50" long; turn and hdc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Fasten off. With center of tie at center front of dress, thread tie under ea posted st at waist. Tie in bow at back.