Baby Dress

Crocheted baby dresses are whimsical and cute! This precious baby dress is perfect for winter and spring.  Use our free pattern to crochet one for your little angel or as a homemade gift that will be cherished even after baby is grown out of it. This dress is designed to fit 0 - 6 month sizes.

Difficulty: Intermediate

Materials: Coats & Clark's Red Heart Baby Wool, 3 ply: 3 skeins (2 oz. "TangleProof" Pull-Out Skeins) Baby Blue or color of choice. Crochet Hook No. 3. - 3 small pearl buttons. (Optional)Embroidery Floss; 1 skein each of Pink, Yellow and Green.

Gauge: 6 sc make 1 inch; 7 rows make 1 inch.

 

Instructions:

Yoke-Back . . . Starting at lower edge, make a chain 13 inches long. 1st row: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across until row measures 11 1/2 inches (70 sc). Cut off remaining chain. Ch 1, turn. 2nd row: Sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn.

To Shape Armholes: 1st row: Dec 1 sc-to dec 1 sc, work off 2 sc as 1 sc - sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. Repeat last row until 8 decrease rows have been completed. Ch 1, turn. Next row: Sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. Repeat last row until piece measures 3 1/2 inches in all.

To Shape Shoulders: 1st, 2nd and 3rd rows; Sl st across first 7 sc, sc in each sc across to within last 7 sc. Ch 1, turn. Break off at end of 3rd row.

Front (Make 2) . . . Starting at lower edge. make a chain 7 inches long. 1st row: Work as for first row of Back until row measures 5 3/4 inches (35 sc). Cut off remaining chain. Ch 1, turn. 2nd row: Sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn.

To Shape Armhole: 1st row: Dec 1 sc, sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn.

Next row: Sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. Repeat last 2 rows alternately 3 times more. Now work without decreasing until piece measures 2 3/4 inches in all, ending at front edge.

To Shape Neck: 1st row: Sl st across first 6 sc, sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. 2nd row: Sc in each sc across to within last sc. Ch 1, turn. 3rd row: Dec 1 sc, sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. Repeat last 2 rows 2 times more, ending at sleeve edge.

To Shape Shoulder: 1st row: Sl st over first 7 sts, sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. 2nd row: Sc in each sc across to within last 7 sc. 3rd row: Sl st over remaining sc. Break off. Sew shoulder seams and underarm seams.

Body: 1st row: Attach yarn to first st at front edge of Yoke and working across lower edge, ch 6, sc in 4th ch from hook (picot made), * dc in next st, ch 3, sc in last dc made (another picot made). Repeat from * across. Ch 6, turn. 2nd row: Make a picot, skip first dc, * dc in next dc, picot. Repeat from * across, ending with dc in 3rd ch of turning chain. Ch 6, turn. Repeat 2nd row until Body measures 11 inches. Break off.

Sleeve: (Make 2) . . . Starting at wrist edge, ch 38. 1st row: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch 1, turn. 2nd row: Sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. Repeat 2nd row until piece measures 6 1/2 inches.

To Shape Top: 1st row: Dec 2 sc at beginning and end of row. Now dec 1 sc at both ends of every other row until piece measures 7 1/2 inches in all. Break off. Sew sleeve seams. Sew in sleeves.

Collar: 1st row: Attach yarn at neck edge and sc closely across, drawing it in slightly. Ch 6, turn. 2nd row: Work as for first row of Body. 3rd, 4th and 5th rows: Work as for 2nd row of Body. Break off at end of 5th row.

Buttonhole band: Attach yarn to neck edge of Right Front. 1st row: Sc closely across Front. Ch 1, turn. 2nd row: Sc in each sc across, making 3 buttonholes evenly spaced on Yoke

Button band: Attach yarn to lower edge of Left Front and work as for Buttonhole Band, omitting buttonholes. Sew buttons in place.

(Optional) Embroider Yoke as illustrated below.

 

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