Lately I've been trying to design a crochet dress/top where I never have to stop crocheting and join all the pieces together later (except when I need to join a new yarn ;p). So I came up with this simple and easy design and I have a lot of ideas using different kind of stitches using the same exact method to create this dress.
This dress is quite easy to make and simply adjustable to any sizes if you understand the steps. I suggest you to watch the video tutorial on my YouTube channel before you try making this dress, so you can get an idea on how exactly this dress was made. You can also try designing your own pattern using the same exact method.
I made a summary for the pattern below for all sizes so you can simply refer to it later without having to watch the video all over again once you understand how to do the increase/decrease and shoulder strap.
Have fun crocheting :)
~If
you don’t understand any part of this pattern, please refer to the video tutorial~
Size: S/M
Yarn:
Blended Cotton Silk Nylon Sport weight yarn. Approximately 325 g.
You can use any type of yarn you prefer. Light worsted/DK/Sport.
You can use any type of yarn you prefer. Light worsted/DK/Sport.
Hook:
3.5mm or any size
needed to obtain gauge.
Gauge:
2 rows of 12 dc = 2” x 1” inch
Stitches used:
Chain stitch (ch), slip stitch (sl st), single crochet (sc), double
crochet (dc),
Abbreviation:
Wrong
side (WS), right side (RS), stitches (sts), space (sp),
next (nxt), yarn over (yo).
You can buy the ads-free clean printable PDF version of this pattern here.
Instructions
Foundation chain:
Ch 120 or as long as you want your top/dress to be. Measure length starting
an inch below your armpit until you get the desired length. Even number of
chains.
Start shaping the left armhole.
Row 1 (RS):
Dc
in 4th ch from hook and in each of the nxt 18 sts, mark last
dc st with stitch marker, hdc in nxt 10 sts, sc in nxt 5 sts, hdc in nxt 5 sts, mark last hdc st with stitch marker, dc in each sts till end of
row. Turn.
Row 2 (WS):
Ch
3, dc in nxt st, *ch 1, skip nxt st, dc in nxt st*, repeat *to* till the st
before stitch marker, remove stitch marker and mark that last st, repeat *to*
till the nxt st marker, mark the last st before the st marker, repeat *to* till
end of row, 2 dc in the very last st. Turn.
Row 3:
Ch
3, 2 dc in nxt st, dc in each sts across till st before stitch marker, mark that
last st, hdc in nxt 10 sts, sc in nxt 5 sts, hdc in nxt 5 sts, dc in
each sts till end of row. Turn.
Row 4-7:
Repeat
row 2-3 alternately, adding 1 dc at the upper end of each row to shape the
armhole.
Row 8:
Ch
3, dc in nxt st, *ch 1, skip nxt st, dc in nxt st*, repeat *to* till end of row,
2 dc in the very last st.
Continue to make the first front shoulder
strap on row 9-13.
Row 9:
Ch 27, dc in 4th ch from hook and in each sts across till last
st before stitch marker, hdc in nxt 10 sc in nxt 5 sts, hdc in nxt 5 sts, dc in each of the nxt sts till end of row. Turn.
Row 10:
Ch
3, dc in nxt st, *ch 1, skip nxt st, dc in nxt st*, repeat *to* till the end of
row. Turn.
Row 11:
Ch
3, dc in each sts across till st before stitch marker, hdc in nxt 10 sc
in nxt 5 sts, hdc in nxt 5 sts, dc in each sts till end of row. Turn.
Continue to make 2 more rows of shoulder strap till row 13.
Total 5 rows for shoulder strap.
Row 12-13:
Repeat
row 10-11 alternately.
Continue to shape the front neckline
by decreasing 1 stitch at the upper end of next 7 rows to shape the left
neckline.
Row 14:
Ch
3, dc in nxt st, *ch 1, skip nxt st, dc in nxt st*, repeat ** till 28 sts
remain, ch 1, skip nxt st, dc2tog in last 2 sts. Turn.
Row 15:
Ch
3, dc2tog in nxt 2 sts, dc in each sts till stitch marker, hdc in nxt 10 sts, sc in nxt 5 sts, hdc in nxt 5 sts, dc in each sts till end of
row. Turn.
Row 16:
Ch
3, dc in nxt st, *ch 1, skip nxt st, dc in nxt st*, repeat ** till end of row,
dc2tog in last 2 sts. Turn.
Row 17-20:
Repeat
row 15-16 alternately.
Continue next row without decrease at
the upper end.
Row 21:
Ch
3, dc in each sts till stitch marker, hdc in nxt 10 sts, sc in nxt 5 sts, hdc in nxt 5 sts, dc in each sts till end of row. Turn.
Now add 1 stitch at the upper end of
next 7 rows to shape the right neckline.
Row 22:
Ch
3, dc in nxt st, *ch 1, skip nxt st, dc in nxt st*, repeat *to* till end of
row, 2 dc in the very last st. Turn.
Row 23:
Ch
3, 2 dc in nxt sts, dc in each sts till stitch marker, hdc in nxt 10 sts, sc in nxt 5 sts, hdc in nxt 5 sts, dc in each sts till end of
row. Turn.
Row 24-27:
Repeat
row 22-23 alternately.
Row 28:
Ch
3, dc in nxt st, *ch 1, skip nxt st, dc in nxt st*, repeat *to* till end of
row, 2 dc in the very last st.
Row 29-33:
Continue
to make the second front shoulder strap just like the first strap.
Row 34-48:
Repeat
row 14-28 to shape the right armhole.
Row 49-53:
Continue
to make the first back shoulder strap just like the previous strap. Total 5
rows.
Continue to shape the back neckline by
decreasing 1 stitch at the upper end of next 3 rows to shape the right
neckline.
Row 54-56:
Repeat row 14-16. Total 3 rows of decrease.
Continue next 9 rows without
decrease at the upper end.
Row 57-65:
Ch
3, dc in each sts till stitch marker, hdc in nxt 10 sts, sc in nxt 5 sts, hdc in nxt 5 sts, dc in each sts till end of row. Turn. Total 9 rows.
Now add 1 stitch at the upper end of
next 3 rows to shape the left neckline.
Row 66-68:
Repeat
row 22-23. Total 3 rows of increase.
Row 69-73:
Continue
to make the second back shoulder strap just like the previous strap. Total 5
rows.
Row 74-80:
Repeat
row 14 and 15-16 alternately to shape the left armhole. Total 7 rows of decrease.
Now continue to make edging along the
neckline and shoulder strap.
Edging row 1:
*2
sc in each dc-sp across, sc in each sts along shoulder strap, 2 sc in each
dc-sp on top, sc in each sts along shoulder strap*, repeat *to* till end of
neckline. Turn.
Edging row 2:
Ch
1, [*skip nxt st, (dc, ch 3, dc) in nxt st, skip nxt st, sc in nxt st*, repeat
*to* across shoulder strap, sc in nxt 10 sts on top], repeat [to] till the second
strap.
{Repeat
* to* till the next strap. Flip your work to the wrong side, fold and align front
and back shoulder strap, pull your yarn into the last dc st of front shoulder
strap , ch 1, join front and back shoulder strap with sc in next 11 sts, repeat
* to*.}
Flip
your work back to the right side. Repeat {to} for the second shoulder strap.
Facing the wrong side, continue to
join the side seams together.
Pull
your yarn into the other side, ch 1,
sc
in each of the next sts till the end of row.
Now flip your work to the right side
and continue to make edging around the bottom of your top/dress.
Bottom edging:
Round 1:
Ch
1, sc in nxt dc-sp, *(dc, ch 3, dc) in nxt dc-space, sc in nxt dc-sp*, repeat
*to* around, sc in nxt sc.
Round 2:
Sc
in nxt st, (sc, ch 5, dc) in nxt 3-ch-sp, *(dc, ch 3, dc) in nxt 3-ch-sp*,
repeat *to* around, sl st in 3rd ch of first ch 5.
Round 3:
(Sc, ch 5, dc) in nxt
3-ch-sp, *(dc, ch 3, dc) in nxt 3-ch-sp*, repeat *to* around, sl st in 3rd
ch of first ch 5.
You
can repeat this pattern a few more times until you get the desired length.
Round 4:
(2sc,
ch 3, 2sc) in each 3-ch-sp around, sl st in nxt sc, ch 1. Fasten off.
And
you’re done.
Yippie :)
