Some dresses for Kelly

Crochet Dress

The dress is make in 2 strips that are seamed up the front and back to make the neckline and then folded over to connect.
Materials: Baby yarn,crochet hook, US C/2.75mm. Make 2 strips,each measures about 4 inches long and less than 1/2 in wide.

Chain 25.
Row 1(rs): SC 1 in 2nd st from hook, sc in each ch.
Row 2:*sc in front loop*
Row 3:*sc in front loop* Break yarn
Finishing
Place the pieces side by side and making sure the ridge is centered on each side, using an overcast stitch, sew up the first 9 sc. Starting in at the other end, sew up 9 sc. You should now have a strip with a hole in the middle(that's the neck).
Fold strip in half and sew 7 stitches up each side. To finish bottom, sc in each stitch around hem.
Optional: Add a tiny button or bead to on side of neckline.
This dress also looks good if you make the 2 pieces in different colors.

Green knitted dress

Book Bag

Materials: same as for dress
Ch 14. 1 sc in second ch from hook, sc in next ch, sk 7 ch (for handle), sc in last 2 ch.
Next row:sc in each sc across. Work this row 12X
Last Row:sc in first 2 sc, ch 7, sk 2 sc, sc in last 2 sc.
To finish fold in half sew up sides.

Knit Dress with Flower

When I started this dress it was with the intention of making a knitted version of the crochet dress but as typical for me, I started looking for shortcuts, namely eliminating the seam. Besides my knitting seams tend to be more noticeable than seams in crochet.Actually the crochet dress can be made using this same method.

Materials: Baby yarn;scrap of a contrast color;knitting needles,US size 2; crochet hook, US C/2.75mm
Cast on 26 st. Row 1(rs): Knit across
Row 2: P9 st, K8 st, P9
Row 3,4:Repeat row 1 and 2;Row 5: knit across
Make neck- Row 6:p9, bind off 8 knitwise (for neck), p9 Row 7: K9,cast on 8st, k9
Row 8: P9 st, K8 st, P9
Repeat rows 1 and 2 twice(12 rows total) Bind off. (strip should be about 4 inches long) Fold in half and sew sides about 1/2 inch to make armholes.
I noticed the neckline was a little loose (it's not a bug, it's a feature), so I added a little flower to tighten it up.
Flower
Petal- ch 7,sl st in first ch. Using contrast color, make 5 petals and sew on neckline.

These dresses have mostly designed with my 5 year old daughter in mind, and I was trying to make them easy to use, e.g. easy on, easy off, but the original idea for more dress came from a reader who asked for some crochet items, so if anyone has any ideas or requests, feel free to email me.

Last undated 4/25/2004