​Nice Dress for Beach Party

You’ll need:

450-500g of yarn (60% cotton, 40% viscose) of turquoise color;

50g of Linie 94Kariba yarn of light-blue color;

Crochet hooks 3,5 and 4;

Satin ribbon.

Size: S, M.

Used Patterns

The quantity of sts in the main pattern is multipled of 3 + 1. Start your work with set-up chain by means of set-up edge of double crochets. Make 2^nd-4^th rows once, then repeat only 3^rd-4^th rows.

The quantity of sts in the pattern for skirt is multipled 8. Work with circle rows. Make 1^st-5^th rows once, then repeat 2^nd-5^th rows.

Stitches control: main pattern: 24 sts x 10 rows = 10 x 10 cm,

pattern for skirt: 3 pattern repeats x 7 rows = 12 x 10 cm.

Instructions

At first, you should make pattern design in natural size.

Back

Make a set-up row of 106 (112) double crochets, after that, repeat the main pattern for 35 (37) times + 1 st. When your work is 13 cm long, start forming arm-holes. For this, leave 9 sts unfinished from each side, decrease 2 sts x 3 in every row for chamfer. In the center, at 24 (26) rows high from the beginning of work, leave 44 sts unfinished. Crochet the rest 16 (19) sts for 6 cm. When the length of cloth is 30 (32) cm, finish your work.

Front

Make in the same way, as back. The only difference – leave 44 unfinished sts in the center at 16 (18) cm height from the set-up row.

Sleeves

Make set-up edge of 67 (76) single crochets. Then, repeat the main pattern 22 (25) times + 1 st. Form cap at 30 cm height. For this, leave 9 sts unfinished from each side, after that, decrease 1 st x 10 (11) times and 2 sts x 3 in every row. Finish work at 44 (45) cm height and make the second sleeve in the same way.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams, then, sew up the sleeves. After that, make side and sleeve seams. Fasten the neck-hole line with 1 row of single crochets with light-blue yarn.

Skirt

Crochet with circle rows, start with the last row of the upper part of dress. You can see the detailed description of the pattern on the scheme, it consists of 208 (224) sts and 26 (28) pattern repeats. At first, make 1^st-5^th rows, then, repeat 2^nd-5^th rows. When the length of work is about 56 cm, finish your work.

Pay attention, that your work should finish with the 4^th row of the pattern. Then, make 2-3 single crochets in every chain st. Make ruffles with Kariba yarn in the 2^nd rows of skirt.