Infant Crochet Easter Dress

Any little girl, whether she's your daughter, granddaughter, niece or friend will look adorable in this Infant Crochet Easter Dress. Celebrate the holiday while she's looking stylish and sweet in this crochet shell pattern. The dress is worked from the top down starting at the waist band, then the yoke is worked in the opposite direction starting at the waist band. Sizes range from three to 24 months; she can wear this crochet pattern every Easter!

Intermediate

Crochet HookG/6 or 4 mm hook

Yarn Weight(3) Light/DK (21-24 stitches to 4 inches)

Materials:

Willow Yarns™ Gosling Sport ( 50% superwash merino/ 25% bamboo/25% nylon; 50g/137yd) - 733404-0007 Buttercream [3 (3, 3, 4) balls]: A - 733404-0005 Cloudless (all sizes 2 balls): B
US size G-6 (4mm) hook or size needed to obtain gauge
Yarn needle

Gauge
20 dc x 8 rows = 4" (10.2cm)

Stitch Guide
Shells: (multiple of 6 dc)

Rnd 1: Ch 5 (counts as dc, ch 2), *sk 2 dc, sc in next dc, ch 2, sk 2 dc, ** dc in next dc, ch 2; rep from * around, ending last rep at **, sl st in third ch of beg ch 5 to join.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, *sc in dc, 5 dc in sc; rep from * around, sl st in first sc to join.
Rnd 3: Ch 5 (counts as dc, ch 2), *sk 2 dc, sc in next dc, ch 2, sk 2 dc, **dc in sc, ch 2; rep from * around, ending last rep at **, sl st in third ch of beg ch 5 to join.
Rnd 4: Ch 3 (counts as dc), *dc in next 2 ch, dc in sc, dc in next 2 ch, **dc in dc; rep from * around, ending last rep at **, sl st in third ch of beg ch 3 to join.
Rep Rnds 1-4 for pat.

Finished Size:
3-6 (6-12, 12-18, 18-24)mos
Chest: 19 (20, 21, 22)" [48 (51, 53, 56)cm]
Length: 13 (15, 17, 19)" [33 (38, 43, 48)cm]

Instructions:

Waist band

With A, ch 96 (99, 106, 109), sl st in first ch to join in the rnd, being careful not to twist beg ch.
Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as dc throughout), dc in every ch around, sl st in third ch of beg ch 3 to join—96 (99, 106, 109) dc.
Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in every dc around, sl st in third ch of beg ch 3 to join.

Skirt

Rnd 1: Ch 3, dc in same st as join, 2 dc in every dc around, sl st in third ch of beg ch 3 to join—192 (198, 212, 218) dc.
Work Rnds 1-4 of Shells 2 (3, 4, 5) times, then work Rnds 1-2 once more.
Cut A, switch to B.
Work Rnds 3-4 of Shells, then work Rnds 1-4 once and Rnds 1-2 once more.
Cut B, switch to A.
Work Rnds 3-4 of Shells, then work Rnds 1-4 once and Rnds 1-2 once more.
Fasten off.

Yoke

Attach A at any point on waist band.
Rnd 1: Ch 3, dc in next 42 (44, 47, 49) dc, ch 17 (18, 17, 18), sk next 5 dc, dc in next 43 (44, 48, 49) dc, ch 17 (18, 17, 18), sk next 5 dc, sl st in top of beg ch 3 to join.
Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in next 42 (44, 47, 49) dc, dc in each of next 17 (18, 17, 18) ch, dc in next 43 (44, 48, 49) dc, dc in each of next 17 (18, 17, 18) ch, sl st in top of beg ch 3 to join—120 (125, 130, 135) dc.
Rnd 3: Attach B, with B, ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, dc2tog over next 2 dc, *dc in next 3 dc, dc2tog over next 2 dc; rep from * around, sl st in top of beg ch 3 to join—96 (100, 104, 108) dc.
Rnd 4: With A, dc in next dc, dc in every dc around, sl st in top of beg ch 3 to join.
Rnd 5: With B, dc in next dc, dc2tog over next 2 dc, *dc in next 2 dc, dc2tog over next 2 dc; rep from * around, sl st in top of beg ch 3 to join—72 (75, 78, 81) dc.
Rnd 6: With A, dc in next dc, dc in every dc around, sl st in top of beg ch 3 to join. Cut A.
Rnd 7: With B, ch 1, sc in every dc around, sl st to beg sc to join. Fasten off.

Finishing

With B, sc around armholes. With 3 strands of B, make a ch approx 35 (37, 39, 41)" [89 (94, 99, 104)cm] long. Weave into
Rnd 2 of waist band, tie in bow. Weave in ends. Block to open up lace.

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mulberrygalprinces s

Sep 02, 2018

This is beautiful. I love making baby dresses. I gift them, well them and make custom orders.I am sure this will be a very popular onpe. Lucky for me it's a very easy pattern. And since the holidays are coming , so the colors will be more christmasy.Thank you for sharing.

princess6860504

Feb 28, 2018

Heirloom quality, absolutely for sure. It is so nice that we can access the pattern directly above instead of having to click an external link. Overall, it looks to be fairly easy to work up, considering the looks of it- so intricate and delicate! I am loving the sage green accent color she used. But, you could certainly do any color you wanted. Yellow is a pretty choice.

princess6860504

Feb 28, 2018

Well, my eyes or my computer are making me see the body of the dress as an ecru color. But I think it is actually a yellow. So, in that case, you cannot use a yellow in place of the green accent color, because then you would have the entire dress all one color!

Hippie Chick

Feb 27, 2018

What a cute Easter dress. This reminds me so much of a little dress that I wore as a baby based on some of the family pictures I have seen. My mom crocheted for as long as I can remember and she was always making me new clothes. I cant wait to try to make one of these for one of my little ones.

Crafty Suz

Mar 28, 2017

I really like the look of this. I'm trying to find a dress to make for our granddaughter. Shells are easy to crochet so I think this should be a nice look and fit for her. I think I'll get her measurements and try it out. I like that there are several sizes in case I want to make it again.

Hippie Chick

Mar 27, 2017

An absolutely darling dress. Would make a perfect little dress for Easter, which will be here very soon. Yarn with bamboo is something I have never used before. I am looking to broaden my crafting this year so I would love to make this dress with this type of yarn. I am a little confused about the collar shown in the picture and how to incorporate that into the instructions we are given.

mulberrygalprinces s

Feb 28, 2017

Oh yes this is a must pattern. Mainly because it's do versatile. I love the ones that people have made and posted. The black and white is just so sheek for a little miss. And we know what Coco Chanel said, you can't go wrong with a little black dress.

jobers77

Feb 27, 2017

So lovely! A handmade dress would make a really nice present. I don't have sport yarn and I'm wondered if Red Heart Soft yarn would be a good substitute. I don't want to use medium weight because I think it might get too bulky. The little collar is an adorable addition.

AuntKarolyn

Dec 07, 2016

This is the sweetest dress for every little girl in the family. I love that the pattern is written in a variety of sizes, I made matching dresses for two of my nieces that are cousins, one is 6 months and the other is 24 months. They will look so cute in their picture with the Easter Bunny this year. The light weight yarn really works up so soft and delicate, love the fact that it isn't a "bulky" dress.

Zeemer

Apr 25, 2016

I would like to make this for my granddaughter. It is so lovely. Thanks for placing the pattern on the front page so it is easier for us. I will pin this.