Summer diamonds toddler dress instructions

SUPPLIES

· 3 balls of We Are Knitters Cotton Wool, in Khaki

· Size 7 (4.5mm) Clover USA Amour hook*

· stitch marker

· scissors

· embroidery needle

ABBREVIATIONS

· sl st – slip stitch

· ch – chain stitch

· sc – single crochet

· dc – double crochet

PATTERN NOTES

· The whole idea of the construction is to create the front and back of the dress as one solid piece sideways, leaving slits for the arms. The body piece is then sewn to the neck piece again leaving space for the arm holes.

· For the pattern, I used both the foundation single crochet stitch and a foundation double crochet stitch.

· On the neck piece, I worked the foundation single crochet stitch in the round. When joining to the first stitch, turn your work counter clockwise, and place the active yarn above your row. Make sure there’s no twists in your work, and join to the first sc with a slip stitch. Afterwards, you’ll need to sew the beginning tail to the round and close up the joining seam.

· When working single crochet stitches along the side of the diamond motif, I like to work 2 single crochet stitches into the side of each double crochet stitch.

· Use a mattress stitch to sew the body to the neck piece. You can see a video of the mattress stitch here.

· Here’s a great method of joining yarn, especially when it’s one color. The knots are incredibly small and can be tucked into the stitches almost invisibly.

SIZING

This pattern is designed to fit a 2T-3T, using a yarn that is just a bit lighter than worsted weight. I’ve tried my best to give some sizing help, but I have very little experience with sizing and figured out the math as I went

· A 4× 4 inch swatch = 14 stitches and 9 rows

· For the length – always work in multiples of 14, + 1.

· For the width – work the 57 stitches in as many rows as needed to reach desired width of one side of the dress. In order to maintain the direction of the stitches worked, you’ll need to increase or decrease rows in multiples of 2.

· For the arm hole, the number of stitches is arbitrary, just make sure it’s the same on both sides!

· For the neck, I got pretty lucky with my numbers. The chest, where the ruffled 70 stitches are, is a multiple of 3, + 1. Then you add in however many you need to create the arm hole, in addition to the split already created in the body. Below are the next sets of matching numbers, one for a smaller size and one for a larger size. This only gives width, as the length of the dress/shirt is up to you.

· 23 x 2 = 46 – 1 = 45 / 3 = 15. => a body of 23 rows, with 46 sc across the top of the body to match a neckline of 16 sc, with 15 pairs of ch 2 in between.

· 47 x 2 = 94 – 1 = 93 / 3 = 31. => a body of 47 rows, with 94 sc across the top of the body to match a neckline of 32 sc, with 31 pairs of ch 2 in between.

SUMMER DIAMONDS TODDLER DRESS INSTRUCTIONS

BODY:

Row 0: Work 57 foundation double crochet stitch. Turn.

Row 1: Ch 2. Work 1 dc in each of next 6 st. Work [Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in next st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 11 st.] 3 times. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in next st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 6 st. Turn. (57)

Row 2: Ch 2. Work 1 dc in each of next 5 st. Work [Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 3 st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 9 st.] 3 times. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 3 st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 5 st. Turn. (57)

Row 3: Ch 2. Work 1 dc in each of next 4 st. Work [Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 5 st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 7 st.] 3 times. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 5 st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 4 st. Turn. (57)

Row 4: Ch 2. Work 1 dc in each of next 3 st. Work [Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 7 st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 5 st.] 3 times. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 7 st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 3 st. Turn. (57)

Row 5: Ch 2. Work 1 dc in each of next 2 st. Work [Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 9 st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 3 st.] 3 times. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 9 st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 2 st. Turn. (57)

Row 6: Ch 2. Work 1 dc in next st. Work [Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 11 st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in next st.] 3 times. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 11 st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in next st. Turn. (57)

Row 7: Ch 2. Work 1 dc in each of next 2 st. Work [Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 9 st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 3 st.] 3 times. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 9 st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 2 st. Turn. (57)

Row 8: Ch 2. Work 1 dc in each of next 3 st. Work [Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 7 st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 5 st.] 3 times. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 7 st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 3 st. Turn. (57)

Row 9: Ch 2. Work 1 dc in each of next 4 st. Work [Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 5 st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 7 st.] 3 times. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 5 st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 4 st. Turn. (57)

Row 10: Ch 2. Work 1 dc in each of next 5 st. Work [Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 3 st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 9 st.] 3 times. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 3 st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 5 st. Turn. (57)

Rows 11-20: Repeat Rows 1-10.

Rows 21-30: Repeat Rows 1-10.

Rows 31-33: Repeat Rows 1-3.

Row 34: Work 1 dc in each stitch across. (57)

Row 35: Work 1 slip stitch in each of next 49 stitches. Chain 10. Turn.

Row 36: Starting with 3rd chain from hook, work 1 dc in each stitch across (1 dc in each of 8 chain stitches + 1 dc in each of 49 body stitches). Turn. (57)

Row 37: Ch 2. Work 1 dc in next st. Work [Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 11 st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in next st.] 3 times. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 11 st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in next st. Turn. (57)

Row 38: Ch 2. Work 1 dc in each of next 2 st. Work [Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 9 st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 3 st.] 3 times. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 9 st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 2 st. Turn. (57)

Row 39: Ch 2. Work 1 dc in each of next 3 st. Work [Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 7 st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 5 st.] 3 times. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 7 st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 3 st. Turn. (57)

Row 40: Ch 2. Work 1 dc in each of next 4 st. Work [Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 5 st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 7 st.] 3 times. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 5 st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 4 st. Turn. (57)

Row 41: Ch 2. Work 1 dc in each of next 5 st. Work [Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 3 st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 9 st.] 3 times. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 3 st. Ch 1, skip 1 st. Work 1 dc in each of next 5 st. Turn. (57)

Rows 42-51: Repeat Rows 1-10.

52-61: Repeat Rows 1-10.

62-69: Repeat Rows 1-8.

Row 70: Work 1 dc in each stitch across. Turn.

To seam the dress, bring the beginning edge up to align with Row 70. Holding both pieces together, you’ll see 4 loops to work through. Only work through the 1st loop (closest to you) and the 4th loop (farthest from you). The stitches from Row 1 are loops 1 and 2. The stitches from Row 70 are loops 3 and 4. Work 1 slip stitch in each of next 49 stitches. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Work a standing sc into the top of body piece (where the arm splits are). Work 70 sc evenly across the top. Repeat for the other side of the body piece.