How to Crochet a Stylish Dress with Relief Patterns and Pearled Stitch

You'll Need:

150 – 200 – 200 g of Sandnes mini alpakka yarn (100% Alpaca, 150m/50g);

Crochet hook 2.5;

Straight and circle knitting needles 3;

3 buttons;

Markers.

Size

Waist measurement along the bottom part of dress - 37-40-44 cm;

Length - 26 – 29 – 33 cm.

Stitches Control on Stockinette Stitch:

27 sts = 10 cm.

Used Patterns

Pearled Pattern:

1st row: 1 knit st, 1 purl;

2nd row: purls above knit sts, knit sts above purls.

Repeat 2nd row.

Relief Pattern A:

1st row: * 1 knit st, 1 yarn over, knit2tog through back loops, 3 purls, 1 knit st, 3 purls, 1 knit st, 3 purls, 1 knit st, 3 purls, knit2tog through front loops, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st*; repeat from * to *;

2nd row: make right-side sts and yarn overs as knit sts, wrong-side sts - as purls;

3rd row: * 2 knit sts, 1 yarn over, knit2tog through back loops, 2 purls, 1 knit st, 3 purls, 1 knit st, 2 purls, knit2tog through front loops, 1 yarn over, 2 knit sts*; repeat from * to *;

Continue relief pattern to making * 1 yarn over, 15 knit sts, 1 yarn over, knit2tog through back loops, 1 knit st, knit2tog through front loops*; repeat from * to *.

Instructions

Start by making the bottom part of the dress.

Cast on 200-220-240 sts and knit 10 rows with pearled pattern, then 2 rows of stockinette stitch.

Next row: * 1 purl, 109 knit sts*; repeat from * to *.

Then, knit relief pattern according to scheme A and 1 row of stockinette stitch.

Continue as follows: * 1 yarn over, 17 knit sts, slip 1 st without knitting, knit2tog, draw this st through the slipped st*; repeat from * to * to end of row;

Next row: knit sts;

Next row: 18 knit sts, 1 yarn over, knit2tog through back half loops*; repeat from * to *;

Next row: knit sts.

Then, repeat the last 2 rows.

After knitting to 17-20-24 cm height, decrease the quantity of sts of the next row twice by knit2tog. You should have 100-110-120 sts left.

Then, make 10 rows of pearled pattern.

Start your work with the center of the back and make decreases for arm-holes: knit 19-22-25 sts, transfer the next 10 sts to the auxiliary knitting needle, cast on 30-35-40 sts in place of them for the sleeve, knit 42-46-50 sts of front, transfer the next 10 sts to the auxiliary knitting needle, cast on 30-35-40 sts for the sleeve, knit the rest 19-22-25 sts.

Place markers at the end of the row and in the center of the back. Then, knit * 1 purl, 19 knit sts*; repeat from * to *.

Next, create the relief pattern according to scheme A, as in the bottom part. After knitting the 3rd row, make right-side sts and yarn overs in the 4th and all subsequent even rows as knit sts, wrong-side sts - as purls.

Then:

5th row: * 1 yarn over, 5 knit sts, 1 yarn over, knit2tog through lower loop, 1 purl, knit2tog through lower loops, 2 purls, 1 knit st, 2 purls, knit2tog, 1 purl, knit2tog*; repeat from * to *;

7th row: * slip yarn over, 7 knit sts, 1 yarn over, knit2tog through lower loops, knit2tog through lower loops, 1 purl, 1 knit st, 1 purl, knit2tog, knit2tog*; repeat from * to * to end of row;

9th row: * slip yarn over, 9 knit sts, 1 yarn over, knit2tog through lower loops, 1 purl, 1 knit st, 1 purl, knit2tog*; repeat from * to * to end of row;

11th row: * slip yarn over, 11 knit sts, 1 yarn over, knit2tog through lower loops, 1 knit st, knit2tog*; repeat from * to * to end of row;

13th row: * slip yarn over, 13 knit sts, 1 yarn over, slip 1 st without knitting, knit2tog, draw slipped st through knit st*; repeat from * to * to end of row;

14th row: turn your work, purl;

15th row: * knit2tog, 12 knit sts, knit2tog, 1 yarn over*; repeat from * to * to end of row;

16th, 18th, 20th rows: as 14th row;

17th row: * knit2tog, 1 yarn over, transfer 1 st without knitting, knit2tog, draw slipped st through knit st, 10 knit sts*; repeat from * to * to end of row;

19th row: * knit2tog, 1 yarn over, transfer 1 st without knitting, knit2tog, draw the slipped st through knit st, 8 knit sts*; repeat from * to * to end of row;

21st row: * knit2tog, 1 yarn over, transfer 1 st without knitting, knit2tog, draw the slipped st through knit st, 6 knit sts*; repeat from * to * to end of row.

There are 63-72-81 sts in work.

Knit the next 5 rows with pearled pattern, then bind off the sts.

Sleeves

Include 10 slipped sts in work, lift 36-46-56 sts along the arm-holes and knit 10 rows of pearled pattern in circular rows. Bind off the sts.

Assembly

Fasten the edge of the neck-hole from the back with 1 row of single crochet using the crochet hook and make 3 button-holes. Sew the buttons.