Shells Newborn Dress Free Crochet Pattern

I constantly add new pattern to my shop, and I also "retire" some. Here is one such pattern! I hope you'll enjoy making this newborn dress!

Olga Poltava © December, 2015

This pattern may not be redistributed in any form. You are very welcome to sell the finished items that you make using this pattern.

This pattern is written using US crochet terminology.

Size: Newborn

Skill Level: Beginner

Materials:

US Hook size E/4 (3.50 MM)

Super fine yarn, about 150 yards in each color

For the dress shown above I used Woolike by Loops & Threads

Small button

Gauge: 9 dc = 2 inches, 3 rows = 1 inch in height

Abbreviations:

ch chain

sl st slip stitch

sc single crochet

dc double crochet

* * Instructions between asterisks should be repeated as many times as there are stitches to accommodate them or as many times as stated.

When changing color yarn, don’t cut off the yarn after each round, let it hang until you use it again in the next round.

Ch 53.

Row 1: dc in 4^th ch from hook (first 3 skipped ch count as 1^st dc), dc in each ch across. (51 dc).

Row 2: ch 3, turn (counts as 1^st dc), dc in next 2 dc, *2 dc in next dc, dc in next 3 dc* across. (63 dc).

Row 3: ch 3, turn (counts as 1^st dc), 2 dc in next dc, *dc in the next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc* across, dc in last dc. (84 dc).

Row 4: ch 3, turn (counts as 1^st dc), 2 dc in next dc, *dc in the next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc* across, dc in last 2 dc. (105 dc).

Row 5: ch 3, turn (counts as 1^st dc), 2 dc in next dc, *dc in the next 4 dc, 2 dc in next dc* across. (126 dc).

Join with sl st to 3^rd ch of beginning ch-3 and continue crocheting in rounds.

Round 6: ch 3, 2 dc in same beginning space, skip next dc, sc in next dc, *skip next dc, 3 dc in next dc, skip next dc, sc in next dc* around, join with sl st to 3^rd ch of beginning ch-3. (32 shells).

Round 7: sl st to 2^nd dc of dc-3 group, change color, ch 1, sc in same dc, 5 dc in next sc, *sc in 2^nd dc of next dc-3 group, 5 dc in next sc* around; join with sl st to 1^st sc. (32 shells).

Round 8: sl st to 3^rd dc of next dc-5 group, change color (do not cut off the second color yarn, let it hang along until you use it again in the next round), ch 1, sc in same dc, *5 dc in next sc, sc in 3^rd dc of next dc-5 group* four times, ch 5, skip next 6 shells, sc in 3^rd dc of next shell, *5 dc in next sc, sc in 3^rd dc of next dc-5 group* nine times, ch 5, skip next 6 shells, sc in 3^rd dc of next shell, *5 dc in next sc, sc in 3^rd dc of next dc-5 group* five times; join with sl st to 1^st sc. (18 shells, two ch-5 spaces)

Round 9: sl st to 2^nd dc of dc-5 group, change color, ch 1, sc in same dc, *7 dc in next sc, sc in 3^rd dc of next dc-5 group* four times, sc in 3^rd ch of next ch-5, 7 dc in next sc, *sc in 3^rd ch of next dc-5 group, 7 dc in next sc* nine times, sc in 3^rd ch of next ch-5, 7 dc in next sc, *sc in 3^rd ch of next dc-5 group, 7 dc in next sc* five times; join with sl st to 1^st sc. (20 shells)

Round 10: sl st to 4^th dc of dc-7 group, change color, ch 1, sc in same dc, 7 dc in next sc, *sc in 4^th dc of next dc-7 group, 7 dc in next sc* around; join with sl st to 1^st sc. (20 shells)

Rounds 11-32: repeat Round 10. You can also make the dress longer if you wish.

Fasten off.

Attach yarn to top right corner of the back opening and continue crocheting into ends of rows: (sc, ch 4, sc) in first end of row (this creates a button loop), 2 sc in each end of row down and up the opening. Fasten off, weave in end. Sew the button on the other side of the opining.