Pretty In Pink Dress

Crochet a sweet little dress for your little child fashion doll!

Posted by beckastreasures

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In less than an hour, you can crochet a sweet little dress for a 4 1/2" child fashion doll.

This dress is worked from top-down. You'll start by working in rows for the top half, then you'll switch to rounds for the bottom of the dress.

*Model used: Kelly by Mattel

Abbreviations: USA Terminology Used
ch - chain
sl st - slip stitch
sc - single crochet
hdc - half double crochet
dc - double crochet
scinc - single crochet increase (a.k.a. single crochet 2 in next st)
sc2tog - single crochet 2 stitches together (do this by working a sc into the FL of next 2 sts)
st(s) - stitch(es)
sp - space
RS - right side
WS - wrong side
lp(s) - loop(s)
FL - front loop (closest to you)
yo - yarn over
sk - skip
tog - together
rep - repeat
rem - remaining
cont. - continue
f/o - fasten off

Special Stitches:
picot - sc, ch 3, then insert your hook into the v of last sc and down the front of that st, yo, pull all the way though.

(3 / 5 / 7 / 9 / 11) shell - Do 3 (or number called for) dc into 1 st sp. - Eg. 3 shell = 3 dc into 1 st, or 5 shell = 5 dc in 1 st, and so on...

Pattern Notes:
*Odd rows = Right Side of work.
*For all shell rows, each sc will be worked into the sc st from the row before it, and each shell will be worked into the center dc from the shell in the row before it. All other sts between those, will be skipped.
*Shells will get bigger with each row.
*Ignore the 2 sl sts at the end of a round when starting the next one.

MORE fun styles of this dress can be found on my site, including pants, tops and skirt variations, along with a video tutorial!

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You Will Need (4 things)

  • 50 mm of Cotton Thread Size 10
  • 1.7mm Hook - a 1.65mm or 1.75mm may work too depending on your tension
  • Tapestry Needle
  • 1 small metal Snap

Steps (5 steps, 30 minutes)

  1. 1

    ch 28

    row 1: in bottom lps only - sc in 2nd ch from hook & next 3, *picot x 4,* sc 8, rep*, sc 7, turn (27 st)

    row 1 variation: for tank top sleeves, omit the picots and just do sc instead.

  2. 2

    row 2: ch 2, hdc, (sc 2, hdc 2, dc, ch 4, sk 4 picot sts, dc, hdc 2) x 2, sc, ch 1, turn (27 st)

    f/o here if switching colours for the bottom part of the top or dress...

  3. 3

    row 3: sc 6, *ch 1, sc 5, sc2tog,* sc 5, rep*, sc 2, ch 1, turn (27 st)
    row 4: (sc, sk st, 3-shell, sk st) x 6, sc, sk st, 2 dc in last st, turn (27 st)
    row 5: ch 3, dc in same st, sk st, sc, (sk st, 5-shell, sk st, sc, sk st, 3-shell, sk st, sc) x 3, ch 1, do not turn (33 st)

  4. 4

    overlap 3 sts from either side so that the working side is on top, continue to row 6 doing first 3 sts together over the overlapped sts...

    row 6: (sc, sk st, 5-shell, sk st, sc, sk 2 sts, 5-shell, sk 2 sts) x 3, sl st join to 1st st of row, sl st in 2nd st, ch 1, turn, and turn RS out (36 st)

  5. 5

    row 7: (sc, sk 2 st, 5-shell, sk 2 st, sc, sk 2 sts, 7-shell, sk 2 sts) x 3, sl st join to 1st st of row, sl st in 2nd st, ch 1, turn (42 st)

    row 8: (sc, sk 3 st, 7-shell, sk 3 st, sc, sk 2 sts, 7-shell, sk 2 sts) x 3, sl st join to 1st st of row, sl st in 2nd st, ch 1, turn (48 st)

    row 9: (sc, sk 3 st, 9-shell, sk 3 st, sc, sk 3 sts, 7-shell, sk 3 sts) x 3, sl st join to 1st st of row, sl st in 2nd st, ch 1, turn (54 st)

    row 10: (sc, sk 3 st, 9-shell, sk 3 st, sc, sk 4 sts, 9-shell, sk 4 sts) x 3, sl st join to 1st st of row, now you can either ch 1, f/o, weave in ends. (60 st)

    Sew on a snap to the back of the top or dress.