If you have made my Simply Spring Baby dress you will see that I have made some slight improvements to the Simply Fall Baby Dress. My goal for this dress was to make it very easy for beginners. To accomplish this you can find a video tutorial for the bodice of this crochet dress.
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Dates and Details
This CAL will be done in 4 parts. Below I have listed all the dates and the details for each part. Most parts will take roughly an hour to complete.
Part 1 – Gauge and Color Selection and Size
Part 2 – Bodice
Part 3 – Plaid Skirt
Part 4 – Ruffles and Waistband
To make the bodice you will be working a round with 4 increases that create a square shape. This is creating the collar or the dress. When you reach row four you will fold your collar in half to create the arm holes. Below is a graph showing the first four rows of the bodice. From there you will just work even rounds to create the waist portion of the dress.
I know reading a pattern with alternate sizes in the parenthesis can get confusing, so below you will find all the sizes have their own individual pattern.
Find all the sizes, color selection, gauge in part one of this CAL.
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Abbreviations
Ch – Chain
Sc – Single Crochet
Hdc – Hald Double Crochet
Dc – Double Crochet
Slst – Slip Stitch
Skst – Skip Stitch
BLO – Back Loop Only
St(s) – Stitch(es)
R – Row
Notes:
I do not count my turning chain as a stitch.
I do not work my last stitch into the turning chain.
I highly recommend using stitch markers to make this easier.
I combined the sizes for 12-18 months because the I was not able to make a neat plaid pattern with the stitch count. There was only one inch waist difference between these sizes.
If you are worried about the size, work up your bodice to row 5 and measure the waist size.
Newborn Baby Dress Bodice
Ch 54
Row 1: Hdc in the third ch from the hook and the next 5 ch, (hdc, ch, hdc) in the next ch, *hdc in the next 12 ch, [hdc, ch, hdc] in the next ch* repeat from *to* 3 times. Hdc in the next 6 ch, slst to the first hdc. Place stitch markers in each ch space.
Row 2: Ch 2, turn. Hdc in the next 7 sts, [hdc, ch, hdc] in the ch space. Next, *Hdc in the next 14 sts, [hdc, ch, hdc] in the ch space* repeat from *to* 3 times. Hdc in the next 7 sts, slst to first hdc. Move your stitch markers to the ch space of this row.
Row 3: Ch 2, turn. Hdc in the next 8 sts, [hdc, ch, hdc] in the ch space. Next, *Hdc in the next 16 sts, [hdc, ch, hdc] in the ch space* repeat from (to) 3 times. Hdc in the next 8 sts, slst to first hdc. Move your stitch markers to the ch space of this row.
Row 4: Ch2, turn. Hdc in the next 9 sts, hdc in ch space, Ch 4, skip the next 18hdc sts, hdc in ch space. Hdc into the next 18 sts, hdc in ch space. Ch 4, skip the next 18 sts, hdc in ch space. Hdc in the next 9 sts. Slst to the first hdc. At this point you can remove your stitch markers. The collar will fold in half and create the arm holes. Moving forward you will be working the waist of the dress.
Row 5: Ch 2, turn. Hdc in the next 10 sts, hdc in the next 4 ch, hdc in the next 20 sts, hdc in the next 4 ch, hdc in the last 10 sts. Slst to the first hdc.
Row 6-9: Ch 2, turn. Hdc in the next 48 sts. Slst to the first hdc.
3 Month Baby Dress Bodice
Ch 58
Row 1: Hdc in the third ch from the hook and the next 6 ch, (hdc, ch, hdc) in the next ch, *hdc in the next 13 ch, [hdc, ch, hdc] in the next ch* repeat from *to* 3 times. Hdc in the next 6 ch, slst to the first hdc. Place stitch markers in each ch space.
Row 2: Ch 2, turn. Hdc in the next 7 sts, [hdc, ch, hdc] in the ch space. Next, *Hdc in the next 15 sts, [hdc, ch, hdc] in the ch space* repeat from *to* 3 times. Hdc in the next 8 sts, slst to first hdc. Move your stitch markers to the ch space of this row.
Row 3: Ch 2, turn. Hdc in the next 9 sts, [hdc, ch, hdc] in the ch space. Next, *Hdc in the next 17 sts, [hdc, ch, hdc] in the ch space* repeat from (to) 3 times. Hdc in the next 8 sts, slst to first hdc. Move your stitch markers to the ch space of this row.
Row 4: Ch2, turn. Hdc in the next 9 sts, hdc in ch space, Ch 7, skip the next 19hdc sts, hdc in ch space. Hdc into the next 19 sts, hdc in ch space. Ch 7, skip the next 19 sts, hdc in ch space. Hdc in the next 10 sts. Slst to the first hdc. At this point you can remove your stitch markers. The collar will fold in half and create the arm holes. Moving forward you will be working the waist of the dress.
Row 5: Ch 2, turn. Hdc in the next 11 sts, hdc in the next 7 ch, hdc in the next 21 sts, hdc in the next 7 ch, hdc in the last 11 sts. Slst to the first hdc.
Row 6-9: Ch 2, turn. Hdc in the next 56 sts. Slst to the first hdc.
6 Month Baby Dress Bodice
Ch 62
Row 1: Hdc in the third ch from the hook and the next 6 ch, (hdc, ch, hdc) in the next ch, *hdc in the next 14 ch, [hdc, ch, hdc] in the next ch* repeat from *to* 3 times. Hdc in the next 7 ch, slst to the first hdc. Place stitch markers in each ch space.
Row 2: Ch 2, turn. Hdc in the next 8 sts, [hdc, ch, hdc] in the ch space. Next, *Hdc in the next 16 sts, [hdc, ch, hdc] in the ch space* repeat from *to* 3 times. Hdc in the next 8 sts, slst to first hdc. Move your stitch markers to the ch space of this row.
Row 3: Ch 2, turn. Hdc in the next 9 sts, [hdc, ch, hdc] in the ch space. Next, *Hdc in the next 18 sts, [hdc, ch, hdc] in the ch space* repeat from (to) 3 times. Hdc in the next 9 sts, slst to first hdc. Move your stitch markers to the ch space of this row.
Row 4: Ch2, turn. Hdc in the next 10 sts, hdc in ch space, Ch 10, skip the next 20 hdc sts, hdc in ch space. Hdc into the next 20 sts, hdc in ch space. Ch 10, skip the next 20 sts, hdc in ch space. Hdc in the next 10 sts. Slst to the first hdc. At this point you can remove your stitch markers. The collar will fold in half and create the arm holes. Moving forward you will be working the waist of the dress.
Row 5: Ch 2, turn. Hdc in the next 11 sts, hdc in the next 10 ch, hdc in the next 22 sts, hdc in the next 10 ch, hdc in the last 11 sts. Slst to the first hdc.
Row 6-9: Ch 2, turn. Hdc in the next 64 sts. Slst to the first hdc.
12–18 Months Baby Dress Bodice
Ch 70
Row 1: Hdc in the third ch from the hook and the next 7 ch, (hdc, ch, hdc) in the next ch, *hdc in the next 16 ch, [hdc, ch, hdc] in the next ch* repeat from *to* 3 times. Hdc in the next 8 ch, slst to the first hdc. Place stitch markers in each ch space.
Row 2: Ch 2, turn. Hdc in the next 9 sts, [hdc, ch, hdc] in the ch space. Next, *Hdc in the next 18 sts, [hdc, ch, hdc] in the ch space* repeat from *to* 3 times. Hdc in the next 9 sts, slst to first hdc. Move your stitch markers to the ch space of this row.
Row 3: Ch 2, turn. Hdc in the next 10 sts, [hdc, ch, hdc] in the ch space. Next, *Hdc in the next 20 sts, [hdc, ch, hdc] in the ch space* repeat from (to) 3 times. Hdc in the next 10 sts, slst to first hdc. Move your stitch markers to the ch space of this row.
Row 4: Ch2, turn. Hdc in the next 11 sts, hdc in ch space, Ch 12, skip the next 22 hdc sts, hdc in ch space. Hdc into the next 22 sts, hdc in ch space. Ch 12, skip the next 22 sts, hdc in ch space. Hdc in the next 11 sts. Slst to the first hdc. At this point you can remove your stitch markers. The collar will fold in half and create the arm holes. Moving forward you will be working the waist of the dress.
Row 5: Ch 2, turn. Hdc in the next 12 sts, hdc in the next 12 ch, hdc in the next 24 sts, hdc in the next 12 ch, hdc in the last 12 sts. Slst to the first hdc.
Row 6-10: Ch 2, turn. Hdc in the next 72 sts. Slst to the first hdc.
Finishing up the Bodice
Do not fasten off at the end of the bodice we will be continuing right where you left off for part 3, the plaid skirt. You can use your starting tail to sew together the top of row one.
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