How to Crochet a Beautiful Children's Dress

You’ll Need:

100 (150) 150g of white yarn (96% cotton, 4% polyester; 160m/50g);

50g of the same yarn, but in blue color;

Crochet hooks 4 and 5.

Size:

1-2 years (3-4 years) 5-6 years.

Used Patterns

Double Crochets

Crochet hook 4: work with circle rows, start every row with 3 chain sts increase instead of the 1st double crochet and finish with 1 slip st in upper chain st increase.

Ruffle

Crochet hook 4:

1st row: white yarn, join the yarn to the needed circle row: 1 chain st, * skip 3 sts, 9 treble crochets in the next st, skip 3 sts, 1 slip st in chain st increase, circle the row;

2nd row: blue yarn, join the yarn to the needed circle row: 1 chain st, 1 st in every st of the previous row, 1 single crochet, 1 slip st in chain st increase.

Arches

Crochet hook 4: * 1 slip st, skip 2 sts, 5 single crochets in the next st, skip 2 sts*; repeat from * to *, 1 slip st in the 1st slip st.

Heart Pattern

Crochet hook 4: blue yarn, make 1 chain st increase,

1st row: 1 chain st increase, 1 single crochet in chain st of the previous row;

2nd row: 1 chain st increase, 3 single crochets in single crochets of the previous row;

3rd row: 1 chain st increase, 5 single crochets in 3 single crochets of the previous rows, make 2 single crochets in the 1st and last sts of the previous row;

4th row: 1 chain st increase, 7 single crochets from 5 single crochets of the previous row, 2 single crochets in the 1st and last st of the previous row;

5th row: 1 chain st increase, 3 single crochets, 1 slip st, 3 single crochets. Fasten one heart with 1 circle row of single crochets.

Stitches Control:

18 sts x 10 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Crochet as one-piece cloth from up to down. For this, make 104 (120) 136 chain sts with white yarn and circle them in the ring with 1 slip st. Work with double crochets, insert crochet hook only through back loop in the 2nd and 3rd rows and also in the last 7 circle rows. In 24 (28) 32 cm from the set-up row, finish your work.

Assembly

Make ruffle as it’s described above. Insert crochet hook through front loops of upper double crochets of various rows: 17th, 20th and 23rd rows (21st, 24th and 27th rows) 25th, 28th and 31st rows. Fasten the upper edge of skirt with blue yarn with arches. Make 2 hearts, as described above. For cord, make a chain of 110 (115) 120 cm long in 2 threads of blue yarn. Sew 1 heart to each end of the cord.