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Size:

Little Girls size 3/4

Stitches:

• fpsc – Front Post Single Crochet.
• fpdc – Front Post Double Crochet
• cl st – Cluster Stitch, 3 dc in same sp.
• ss – Slip Stitch

Notes:

• Beginning ch 3 counts as first dc of row. Only turn work when specified.
• When first dc of row is made, I put my hoop through the last loop and same space as ch3. The last dc that joins the beg ch3 is also done through the same space. (Image 1 below) It creates a ribbing down the center back of the dress.

~I worked ch up 2 instead of a ch 3 for the first 5 rows, if you’d like to know more about ch up 2, check out my crochet resources page on my blog HERE.

Yarn:

• Caron Simply Soft Yarn – You will need a 6oz ball & a 3 oz ball
• Red Heart Boutique-sashay Yarn – 1 ball

Gauge:

4 dc = 1 inch (Using Caron Simply Soft & a US I9/5.50mm hook)

Hooks:

US H8/5.00mm
US I9/5.50mm
US J10/6.00mm

Supplies:

1 Button

Crochet Dress – Little Miss Ruffles Pattern..

**Using a US H8/5.00mm hook..

Ch 72, sc in second ch from hook, sc in each st across, turn work. (71 sts)

Row 2: Ch 3, dc in next 2 sc, (2 dc in next sc, dc in next 3 sc) across, turn work. (88 sts)

Row 3: Ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, (2 dc in next dc, dc in next 4 dc) across (after your last dc inc you will only have 3 working spaces), turn work. (105 sts)

Row 4: Ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, (2 dc in next dc, dc in next 4 sc) across, finish with 2 dc in last st, turn work. (126 sts)

Row 5: Ch 3, dc in each dc across finishing with 2 dc in last st, making sure work is not twisted sl st into first st of rnd to join rows together, your work should lay flat as shown below. (127 sts)

You can use stitch markers to close the button area for now.

**Switch to US I9/5.50mm hook**

Row 6: turn work, sl st into 1st st, ch 3, dc in same st, sk 1 st, (fpdc in next dc, sk 1 dc, cl st in next dc, sk 1) across, fpdc around last dc, dc in same sp as beg ch3, join with ss to 3rd ch of beg ch3. (32 cl st’s)

Using 2 more stitch markers, with work facing you like in the picture above, the star marks your center cl st, **count 4 cl st’s to the RIGHT and place marker in center st of cluster, count 8 more cl st’s to the right and join it’s center st with the same stitch marker. Now follow from ** but count to the LEFT of the star.

Row 7: Ch 3, dc in same st at beg ch3, (sk 1 dc, fpdc in next dc, sk 1 dc, cl st in next dc) 3 times, sk 1 dc, fpdc in next dc, for the next cl st, put hook through both cl st’s marked by stitch marker to join at the arm pit, working along the other side, (sk 1 dc, fpdc in next dc, sk 1 dc, cl st in next dc) 7 times, sk 1 dc, fpdc in next dc, for the next cl st, put hook through both cl st’s marked by stitch marker to join at the  arm pit,  (sk 1 dc, fpdc in next dc, sk 1 dc, cl st in next dc) 3 times, sk 1 dc, fpdc in next dc, dc once in same st at beg ch3, join with a ss to 3rd ch of beg ch3. (16 cl st’s)

Row 8: Ch 3, dc in same st as beg ch3, (sk 1 dc, fpdc in next dc, sk 1 dc, cl st in next dc) 3 times, sk 1 dc, fpdc in next dc, **You should be at the cl st that joined the armpit together** cl st in next dc, fpdc in next dc, cl st in next dc, fpdc in next dc, (sk 1 dc, cl st in next dc, sk 1 dc, fpdc in next dc) 7 times, **You should be at the next cl st that joined the other armpit together** cl st in next dc, fpdc in next dc, cl st in next dc, fpdc in next dc, (sk 1 dc, cl st in next dc, sk 1 dc, fpdc in next dc) 3 times, sk 1 dc, dc once in same st at beg ch3, join with a ss to 3rd ch of beg ch3. (18 cl st’s)

Row 9: Ch 3, dc in same st as beg ch3, (sk 1 dc, fpdc in next dc, sk 1 dc, cl st in next dc) across, sk 1 dc, fpdc in next dc, sk 1 dc, dc once in same st at beg ch3, join with a ss to 3rd ch of beg ch3. (18 cl st’s)

Row 10-24: Rep row 9. (For size 4 work 5 more rows)

Row 25: Ch 1, sc in same dc, (ch 1, sk 1 dc, sc in next dc) around, after last sc, ch 1, join with sl st to beg sc. (72 sts)

**From this point on the beg ch 4 will count as the first dc and ch1.**

Row 26: Ch 4, (sk ch1 sp, dc in sc) around, after last dc, ch 1, join with sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch4. (72 sts)

Row 27: Ch 4, (sk ch1 sp, dc in dc) around, after last dc, ch 1, join with sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch4. (72 sts)

Row 28: Ch 4, dc in same st as beg ch4,  (sk ch1 sp, dc in dc) around, after last dc, ch 1, join with sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch4. (74 sts)

Row 29 – 31: Ch 4, (sk ch1 sp, dc in dc) around, after last dc, ch 1, join with sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch4. (74 sts)

Row 32: Ch 4, dc in same st as beg ch4,  (sk ch1 sp, dc in dc) around, after last dc, ch 1, join with sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch4. (76 sts)

Row 33 – 37: Ch 4, (sk ch1 sp, dc in dc) around, after last dc, ch 1, fasten off, invisible join. (76 sts)

Adding Ruffles..

If you would like a photo tutorial of how to add sashay ruffles there is one available on my ruffle skirt, to get to the tutorial click HERE.

**Using a US J10/6.00mm hook..

To start insert your hook from bottom of the skirt towards the top into one of the ch1 spaces created by row 31 (sc, ch1 row) , then take your sashay yarn and fold over the end about 3 working spaces long.

Insert your hook into the first working space threw both layers as shown below then draw up a loop, insert hook into the 3rd working space of your sashay yarn.

Draw up a loop, this is your first sl st.

Insert your hook into your next ch1 sp, insert hook into 3rd working space and draw up a loop, this is your second sl st.

Continue working in each ch1 sp around and working in the 3rd working space of your sashay yarn.

When you’ve finished the last sl st of the rnd, insert your hook under the post of the next dc, insert hook into 3rd working space of your sashay yarn and draw up a loop, this will create a sl st around the dc post.

Now you can work in the ch1 spaces of the next row. Continue working until you finish the length of the dress.

To finish off you will need some sewing thread and needle, weave needle along the unfinished edge of the sashay end and tie a knot attaching it into your dress, you can do this at the beginning of the sashay yarn to hide the unfinished edge.

Neck trim..

**Using a US H8/5.00mm hook..

**For the V button enclosure I did my stitches over both beginning tails to hide them away.***

Starting with the V button enclosure. Join in yarn at beg of row 1 by drawing up a loop, ch 1, sc in same st, sc 8 times evenly down the first side, scdec in next st and the next st on the other side, sc 8 times evenly up the other side, now working along the neck line, 3 Hdc in corner, (ss in next st, 3hdc in next st) around finishing with 3 Hdc in beg corner, ch 6 (add or dec # of ch’s depending on the size of your button.), join with ss to first sc. Fasten off and weave in end.

Arm trim..

**Using a US H8/5.00mm hook..

Join in at the armpit in the center of the cl st, ch 3, 4 dc in same st as beg ch3, (sk 1 st, sc in next st, sk 1 st, 5 dc in next st) around, join with a ss to 3rd ch of beg ch. do the same for the other arm.