Swim Suit Cover

Step 2: Pattern Instructions

Instructions:

Skirt: Off White

Base: 300, SL to 1^st Ch made (make sure to not twist chain), turn.

Rnd 1: Ch 1, 300 SC, SL to 1^st SC made, turn.

Rnd 2: Ch 3 ( Acts as 1^st  TR), SK 1^st sp, 2 TR, Ch 4, *Sk 3 sps, SC, Ch 4, Sk 3 sps, 3 TR, Ch 4, Rep from * around, SL to 1^st TR made, Turn.

Rnd 3: CH 3, * CH 7, SK (CH 4, SC, CH 4) sps, 3 TR, Rep from * around, end with 2 TR, SL to 4^th CH made, Turn.

Rnd 4-11: Rep Rnds 2 and 3.

Rnd 12: CH 1, * 3 SC, 7 SC in Ch 7 sp, Rep from * around, SL to 1^st SC made.

Rnd 13: CH 3, SK 1^st SC sp, TR around, Sl to 1^st TR made, turn.

Rnd 14: Ch 4, Sk 1^st SC sp, * TR, Ch 1, Sk 1 sp, Rep from * around, Sl to 1^st TR made, Turn.

Rnd 15: CH 3, * Ch 3, SK (Ch, TR, CH) sps, TR, Rep from * around, SL to 3 CH made,Turn.

Rnd 16: CH 4, * TR in CH 3 sp, CH 1, TR in TR sp, CH 1, Rep from * around, End with TR in CH 3 sp, SL to 3^rd Ch made, Turn.

Rnd 17: Rep Rnd 15

Rnd 18: Rep Rnd 16

Rnd 19: CH 3, * TR in CH 1 sp, Tr in TR sp, Rep from * around, SL to 1^st TR made, Turn.

Rnd 20: Rep Rnd 14

Rnd 21-24: Rep Rnd 15-16

Rnd 25: Rep Rnd 19

Rnd 26: CH 1, *15 SC, CH 15, Rep from * aro

und. Tie off, hide string.

Connect String to CH 15 sp from Prev rnd.

End  with:  Ch 5, 3 DC In 1^st Ch 15 sp, SL to 3^rd CH made, turn.

Connect to CH 11 sp from prev rnd.

Rnd 28: CH 3 (acts as 1^st TR), * In Ch 11 sp (4 TR, Ch 11, 4TR), CH 5, SK to next Ch 11 sp, Rep from * around, SL to 1^st TR made, Turn.

Rnd 29 – 37: Rep Rnd 28

Step 3: The Next Step

Connect string to CH 11 sp from Prev rnd.

Bodice

Rnd 38: CH 3 (acts as 1^st TR), [In CH 11 sp ( 4 TR, Ch 11, 4 TR), CH 5, Sk to next CH 11 sp] 12 times, end with 4 TR without CH 5, Tie off.

Rnd 39 – 41: Rep Rnd 38

The Next Section is worked in the following way:

Step 4: The Next Step 2

With Front of garment facing you: Connect to last DC on Left Corner of Rnd 41. Working downward and around the armpit, across the back, around next armpit and back up to Rnd 41, Then along the chest.

Row 1 (Connect to last DC on Left Corner of Rnd 41): [ CH 7, SC to end TR one Row below] 4 times, Now working on Row 37 ( around the back of Dress) in CH 11 sps only, CH 77, SC in 1^st Ch 11, sp, [*CH 18, SC in next Ch 11 sp] 7 times, Ch 7, SK ( 4 TR, CH 5), SC in next TR (Going up armpit), [*Ch 7, SC in end TR 1 Row above] 4 times, turn.

Rnd 2: CH 1, [ SC, 7 SC in CH 7 sp] 5 times, [ SC, 18 SC in Ch 18 sp] 7 times,  [SC, 7 SC in Ch 7 sp] 5 times, now working across chest: 4 SC in next 4 DC sps, 6 SC in Ch 11 sp, [Ch 5, Sc in next Ch 11 sp]  10 times, 6 SC in next Ch 11 sp, 4 SC in next 4 TR sps, SL to 1^st SC made, Tie off, Hide String.

Straps:

Base: Ch 120, (With front of garment facing you find the top left corner of dress where you find 6 SC in Ch 11 sp then Ch 5 in Prev Row Connect and work along the front.) 2 SC in last 2 SC sps before the CH 5, [5 SC in CH 5 sp, SC in SC sp] 10 times, 5 SC in CH 5 sp, 2 SC, CH 121, turn.

Make Sure you work along the back side of chain.

Step 5: Finishing Up

Rnd 1: 244 SC across CH1, turn.

Rnd 2: CH 4, * Sk 1 sp, TR, Ch 1, rep from * across, End with TR in Last sp,Turn.

Rnd 3: Ch 7, *SK (CH 1 sp, TR, Ch 1) sps, TR in TR sp, Ch 3, Rep from * across, End with TR in TR sp, TR in Last sp, Turn.

Rnd 4: Ch 8, Sk (TR, Ch 3) sps, *TR in TR sp, Ch 7, Sk (CH 3, TR, CH 3) sps, Rep from *across, End with TR in 4^th CH, turn.

Rnd 5: Ch 1, *7 SC in Ch 7 sp, Sc in TR sp, Rep from * across, turn.

Rnd 6: SC across, Tie off and hide string.

Take Both Ends of Straps and Sew down to the back of the dress.

Bottom Of Skirt:

Connect to any sp

Rnd 1: Ch 1, *sk 2 sps, 7 TR in next sp, Sk 2 sps, Sc Rep from 8 around, Sl to beginning of Rnd 1. Tie off and hide string.

Good Luck! If you have any questions about this design/pattern, please contact me over at Crafts by Starlight.