Sally’s Summer Sundress – Crochet Pattern

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Sally's Summer Sundress - Free Crochet Pattern - The Lavender Chair

Materials:

Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn (Lily’s Sugar and Cream)

  • White (150 – 200yards)
  • Blue (300 – 350 yards)
  • Green (350 – 400 yards

H 5.00mm Crochet Hook (I 5.50mm Crochet Hook)

2 buttons

Ribbon

Yarn needle

Size:

Fits most toddlers size 24 months – 3t

Difficulty:

Advanced

Gauge:

4 Hdc = Approx. 1 inch

Stitches:

SS: (slip stitch) – insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through stitch and loop

Ch: (chain) – yarn over, pull through loop

Sc: (single crochet) – insert hook into stitch, yarn over, draw up loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops

Hdc: (half double crochet) – yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over,  draw up loop, yarn over, pull through 3 loops

Dc: (double crochet) – yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, draw up loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over, pull through 2 loops

Tr: (treble crochet)  – yarn over 2 times, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, draw up loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over, pull through 2 loops

Notes:

  • Turning chain does NOT count as your first stitch (unless otherwise specified). So, when working flat, be sure to work your first stitch in the very frist stitch. And when working in the round, be sure to work your first stitch in the same stitch as join.
  • When working round 8 of this pattern, slip stitch in the first 7 stitches with previous row color, then change color to move onto next round.
  • When working round 8 the positioning of the Bpsc stitches will be centered in the 7Dc shell created in the previous round.

Bodice Video Tutorial:

Instructions:

Chain 58

Row 1: Hdc in the third chain from hook and in the next 4 chains. [Hdc. Chain 1. Hdc] in the next chain. Hdc in the next 15 chains. [Hdc. Chain 1. Hdc.] in the next chain. Hdc in the next 12 chains. [Hdc. Chain 1. Hdc.] in the next chain. Hdc in the next 15 chains. [Hdc. Chain 1. Hdc.] in the next chain. Hdc in the remaining 5 chains.

Row 2: Chain 1. Hdc in the same stitch and in the next 5 stitches. [Hdc. Chain 1. Hdc] in the chain 1 space. Hdc in the next 17 stitches.  [Hdc. Chain 1. Hdc.] in the chain 1 space. Hdc in the next 14 stitches. [Hdc. Chain 1. Hdc.] in the chain 1 space. Hdc in the next 17 stitches. [Hdc. Chain 1. Hdc.] in the chain 1 space. Hdc in the remaining 6 stitches.

Row 3: Chain 1. Hdc in the same stitch and in the next 6 stitches. [Hdc. Chain 1. Hdc] in the chain 1 space. Hdc in the next 19 stitches.  [Hdc. Chain 1. Hdc.] in the chain 1 space. Hdc in the next 16 stitches. [Hdc. Chain 1. Hdc.] in the chain 1 space. Hdc in the next 19 stitches. [Hdc. Chain 1. Hdc.] in the chain 1 space. Hdc in the remaining 7 stitches.

Row 4: Chain 1. Hdc in the same stitch and in the next 7 stitches. [Hdc. Chain 1. Hdc] in the chain 1 space. Hdc in the next 21 stitches.  [Hdc. Chain 1. Hdc.] in the chain 1 space. Hdc in the next 18 stitches. [Hdc. Chain 1. Hdc.] in the chain 1 space. Hdc in the next 21 stitches. [Hdc. Chain 1. Hdc.] in the chain 1 space. Hdc in the remaining 8 stitches.

Row 5: Chain 1. Hdc in the same stitch and in the next 8 stitches. [Hdc. Chain 1. Hdc] in the chain 1 space. Hdc in the next 23 stitches.  [Hdc. Chain 1. Hdc.] in the chain 1 space. Hdc in the next 20 stitches. [Hdc. Chain 1. Hdc.] in the chain 1 space. Hdc in the next 23 stitches. [Hdc. Chain 1. Hdc.] in the chain 1 space. Hdc in the remaining 9 stitches.

DONT TURN. Continue on to button band.

Button Band:

Row 1: Chain 1 (Counts as first Sc.). Sc in the Side of row 5 and in the side of row 4. 2 Sc in the side of row 3. Sc in the side of row 2. 2 Sc in the side of  row 1. (7Sc + Chain 1)

Row 2 – 4: Chain 1 (Counts as first Sc.). Sc across. (7Sc + Chain 1)

DON’T TURN. Continue on to Arm Shaping

Arm Shaping and Skirt:

Round 1: Chain 1. Make 1 Hdc in the side of row 4, 3, 2, and 1 form Button band. Hdc in the next 10 stitches. Hdc in the chain space. Chain 5. Skip the next 23 stitches. Hdc in the chain 1 space. Hdc in the next 22 stitches. Hdc in the next chain 1 space. Chain 5. Skip the next 23 stitches. Hdc in the next chain 1 space. Hdc in the next 10 stitches. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (50Hdc + 2 chain 5 spaces)

Round 2: Chain 1. Hdc in each stitch and chain stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (60 Hdc)

Round 3: Chain 3. Tr in each stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Treble made. (60 Tr)

Round 4: Chain 1. Hdc in each stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (60 Hdc)

Change Color ***See Notes first***

Round 5: Chain 1. Sc . *Chain 3. Skip the next stitch. Sc in the next 2 stitches. 7Dc in the next stitch. Sc in the next 2 stitches.* Repeat from * to * around. (On the last repeat you should have only 1 Sc and not 2. Join with a SS to the first Sc made.

Round 6: SS into the next stitch. Chain 3. *[5Tr. Chain 2. 5Tr.] in the chain 3 space. Chain 1. Skip the next 4 stitches. BPSC around the next 3 stitches. chain 1. Skip the next 4 Stitches.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the frist Tr made.

Round 7: Chain 2. *BPDC around the next 4 stitches. FPDC around the next stitch. 7Dc in the chain 2 space. FPDC around the next stitch. BPDC around the next 4 stitches. Sc in the chain 1 space. Chain 3. Skip the next 3 stitches. Sc in the chain 1 space.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Dc made.

Change Color ***See notes first***

Round 8: SS into the next 7 stitches (This should put you at the 2nd of 7 Dc’s that were placed in the chain 2 space in previous round). Chain 1. *BPSC around the next 3 stitches. Chain 1. [5Tr. Chain 2. 5Tr.] in the chain 3 space. Chain 1. Skip the next 8 stitches.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Sc made.

Round 9: SS into the next 2 stitches and into the next chain. Chain 1. *Sc in the chain space. BPDC around the next 4 stitches. FPDC around the next stitch. 7Dc in the chain 2 space. FPDC around the next stitch. BPDC around the next 4 stitches. Sc in the chain 1 space. Chain 3. Skip the next 3 stitches.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Dc made.

Change Color

Repeat round 8 – 9: until desired length is reached.

Button Holes:

Join with a SS to the side of Row 1.

Row 1: Evenly Sc 10 across the sides of row 1 – 7. (10 Sc + Turning Chain 1)

Row 2: Chain 1 (Counts as first Sc.). Sc across. (10 Sc + Turning Chain 1)

Row 3: Chain 1 (Counts as first Sc.). Sc in the next stitch. Chain 2. Skip 2. Sc in the next 2 stitches. Chain 2. Skip 2. Sc in the next 3 stitches. (6Sc + 2 Chain 2 spaces + Turning Chain 1)

Row 4 – 5: Chain 1 (Counts as first Sc.). Sc in each stitch across. (10Sc + Turning Chain 1)

Finish off Weave in ends.

Sally's Summer Sundress - Free Crochet Pattern - The Lavender Chair