Greetings to all! Today, we have a delightful project in store – crafting a crochet dress using granny squares. This particular dress has been a cherished aspiration of mine for some time. Unfortunately, I couldn’t locate it for purchase anywhere, so I took matters into my own hands and crocheted not one, but three of these dresses. That’s why I’ve been absent for a while.
MATERIALS:
Yarn:
Rainbow Cotton 8/4, 100% cotton, 50 g (1.75 oz)/170 m (186 yds), Super Fine (colors 003, 009) –
15 squares = 1 skein of 003 and 1 skein of 009;
XS-S – 5 skeins (003), 5 skeins (009);
M – 6 skeins (003), 6 skeins (009);
L, XL – 7 skeins (003), 7 skeins (009);
XLL – 8 skeins (003), 8 skeins (009);
Gauge: 27 stitches, 38 rows to 10 cm/4 in
Crochet Hook: #3 mm
Stitches Used: ch – chain, sl st – slip stitch, sc – single crochet, dc – double crochet
Sizes:
the main square size: 10×10 cm or 4×4 in,
additional square #1: 10×7 cm or 4×2 3/4 in,
additional square #2: 10×6 cm or 4×2 1/2 in,
additional square #3: 10×5 cm or 4×2 in,
additional square #4: 10×4 cm or 4×1 3/4 in
XS – use S scheme, but don’t crochet the last round of the main square and additional squares
S waist/chest – 46 cm, hips – 50 cm, length – 80 cm
M waist/chest – 50 cm, hips – 58 cm, length – 80 cm
L waist/chest – 66 cm, hips -70 cm, length – 90 cm
XL waist/chest – 70 cm, hips -78 cm, length – 95 cm
XXL waist/chest – 90 cm, hips -98 cm, length – 95 cm
PATTERN:
The main square:
Round 1 (black color): make a magic ring, ch-3, 2 dc into the circle, ch-2, * 3 dc into the circle, ch-2 **, repeat from * to ** twice to form a square, join with sl st to top of ch-3, sl st in next 2 dc, sl st in next ch-2 space, don’t cut the thread
NOTE: you can cut the yarn every row, but I prefer to change it this way – please watch the video below the pattern
Round 2 (white color): change the color of the yarn, ch-1, sc in same space, ch-2, 2 dc in same space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1, * 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1 **, repeat from * to ** twice, join with sl st to top of ch-2, don’t cut the yarn
Round 3 (black color): grab the black yarn, ch-1, turn, sc in ch-1 space, ch-2, turn, 2 dc in same space, ch-1, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1, * 3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch-1, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1, **, repeat from * to ** 2 times, join with sl st to top of ch-2, don’t cut the yarn
Round 4 (white color): grab the white yarn, ch-1, turn, sc in ch-1 space, ch-2, turn, 2 dc in same space, ch-1, 3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch-1, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, * ch-1, (3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch-1) repeat once, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1 **, repeat from * to ** twice, join with sl st to top of ch-2, don’t cut the yarn
Round 5 (black color): grab the black yarn, ch-1, turn, sc in ch-1 space, ch-2, turn, 2 dc in same space, ch-1, (3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch-1) repeat once, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1, * (3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch-1) repeat twice, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1 **, repeat from * to ** twice, join with sl st to top of ch-2, don’t cut the yarn
Round 6 (white color): grab the white yarn, sc in the top of ch-2, sc in each dc to next ch-2 space (don’t work sc in ch-1 spaces), 2 sc in ch-2 space, ch-2, 2 sc in same space, * sc in next 15 dc, 2 sc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 2 sc in same space **, rep from * to ** twice, sc in each dc to the end of the round, join with sl st to the 1st sc
Joining
NOTE: you need only one finished square, join other squares to the first finished square while crocheting the final round (6th round)
I will show you how to join 3 corners (how to join the 4th square to the other 3 squares in 2 rows of squares):
change the color of the yarn, sc in same place, sc in each dc to next ch-2 space (don’t work sc in ch-1 spaces), 2 sc in ch-2 space, ch-1, sl st in the 1st corner of the finished square, 2 sc in the same ch-2 space of the unfinished square, skip next sc of the finished square, sl st in next sc of the finished square,
(sc in next 3 dc of the unfinished square, skip next 2 sc of the finished square, sl st in next sc of the finished square) repeat 4 times,
2 sc in next ch-2 space of the unfinished square, sl st in the space between 2 squares, ch-1, 2 sc in the same ch-2 space of the unfinished square, skip next sc of the finished square, sl st in next sc of the finished square,
(sc in next 3 dc of the unfinished, skip next 2 sc of the finished square, sl st in next sc of the finished square) repeat 4 times,
2 sc in next ch-2 space of the unfinished square, sl st in next ch-2 space of the finished square, ch-1, 2 sc in the same ch-2 space of the unfinished square, finish the square
Also, you will need additional parts of squares. 4 types of squares to form the sides of the dress.
The 1st piece of the square (#1):
Repeat the 1st and the 2nd rounds of the main pattern, cut the yarn
Row 3 (black color): change the color of the yarn, connect the yarn to any ch-2 space, ch-3, 2 dc in the same space, ch-1, 3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch-1, * 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1, 3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch-1 ** repeat from * to ** once, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, cut the yarn
Row 4 (white color): change the color of the yarn, connect the yarn to top of ch-3 of the previous row, ch-3, (3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch-1) repeat once, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1, (3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch-1) repeat once, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1, (3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch-1) repeat once, dc in the last dc, cut the yarn
Row 5 (black color): change the color of the yarn, connect the yarn to the space between ch-3 and next 3 dc, ch-3, 2 dc in the same space, * (3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch-1) repeat once, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1 **, repeat from * to ** once, (3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch-1) repeat once, 3 dc in the last ch-1 space, cut the yarn
The 2nd piece of the square (#2):
Repeat the 1st round of the main pattern, cut the yarn
Row 2 (white color): change the color of the yarn, connect the yarn to any ch-2 space, ch-3, 2 dc in the same space, ch-1, (3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1) repeat once, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, cut the yarn
Row 3 (black color): connect the yarn to top of ch-3 of the previous row, ch-3, (3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch-1, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1) repeat once, 3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch-1, dc in the last dc, cut the yarn
Row 4 (white color): change the color of the yarn, connect the yarn to the space between ch-3 and next 3 dc, ch-3, 2 dc in the same space, ch-1, (3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch-1, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1) repeat once, 3 dc in next ch-1 spaces, ch-1, 3 dc in next ch-1 space, cut the yarn
Row 5 (black color): change the color of the yarn, connect the yarn to top of ch-3 of the previous row, ch-3, * (3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch-1) repeat once, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1 **, repeat from * to ** once, (3 dc in next ch-1 spaces, ch-1) repeat once, dc in the last dc
The 3rd piece of the square (#3):
Row 1 (black color): make a magic ring, ch-3, 2 dc into the circle, ch-2, 3 dc into the circle, ch-2, 3 dc into the circle, cut the yarn
Row 2 (white color): connect the yarn to top of ch-3 of the previous row, ch-3, (3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1) repeat once, dc in the last dc
Row 3 (black color): change the color of the yarn, connect the yarn to the space between ch-3 and next 3 dc, ch-3, 2 dc in the same space, ch-1, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1, 3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch-1, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1, 3 dc in the last space
Row 4 (white color): change the color of the yarn, connect the yarn to top of ch-3 of the previous row, ch-3, 3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch-1, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1, (3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch-1) repeat once, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1, 3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch-1, dc in the last dc, cut the yarn
Row 5 (black color): change the color of the yarn, connect the yarn to the space between ch-3 and next 3 dc, ch-3, 2 dc in the same space, ch-1, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1, (3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch-1) repeat twice, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1, 3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch-1, 3 dc in the last space, cut the yarn
The 4th piece of the square (#4):
Row 1 (black color): make a magic ring, ch-5 (count as the 1st dc with ch-2 space), 3 dc into the circle, ch-2, dc into the circle, cut the yarn
Row 2: (white color): change the color of the yarn, connect the yarn to the 1st ch-2 space, ch-3, 2 dc in same space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, cut the yarn
Row 3 (black color): change the color of the yarn, connect the yarn to top of ch-3 of the previous row, ch-3, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1, 3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch-1, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1, dc in the last dc, cut the yarn
Row 4 (white color): change the color of the yarn, connect the yarn to the space between ch-3 and next 3 dc, ch-3, 2 dc in the same space, ch-1, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1, (3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch-1) repeat once, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1, 3 dc in same space, cut the yarn
Row 5 (black color): change the color of the yarn, connect the yarn to top of ch-3 of the previous row, ch-3, 3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch-1, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1, (3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch-1) repeat twice, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, 3 dc in same space, ch-1, 3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch-1 dc in the last dc, cut the yarn
Sides
Connect the pieces according to the schemes and sizes but don’t crochet the full 6th row.
Leave the decreased sides open (don’t crochet the 6th row across this part). Connect the sides in the same way as we joined the squares.
M/XL
When you connect all the pieces to the dress, work a row of sc across “the open” parts of the pieces of the front part of the dress, after that join the back part to the front part while you are crocheting a row of sc across the “open” parts of the pieces of the back part. OR you can crochet a row of sc across the “open parts” of the back and the front parts of the dress, after that join the front and the back parts by sl sts.
S, L, XXL
When you connect all the pieces to the dress, connect the back and the front part while you are crocheting the side seam (a row of sc across “the open” parts of the pieces).
Make a row of sc around the armholes, the neckline and the bottom
Make a place for buttons on the front part of the dress: crochet a row of dc and a row of sc. Sew buttons to the dress – 7 (XS,S,M) or 8 (L, XL, XXL) buttons. You can use any buttons you have. I crocheted buttons this way:
Make a magic ring, ch-2, 11 hdc into the circle, join with sl st to top of ch-2
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