I had an idea of making a crochet vest or bodice and then sewing on material for the base or skirt portion and I'm thrilled on how this turned out. The crochet bodice of this creation is in crochet cotton yarn and then I sewed on tulle for the base.
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rang and the postman handed me this pretty large box with a lovely stash of
yarn from White Rose Yarns. This is a box of sample yarns sent by a friend ..
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My friend gave me two choices for the dress and
her first choice was a tutu dress. With
the yarns in hand, I’d manage a cute yoke very easily, so this is what I’ve
made with crochet.
For the base, tulle or light chiffon gathered into the skirt, for the lower
part of the dress, will do the trick.
As I work on this pattern, I’ve written down my
notes that I share with you.
Materials used : Today I’ve used unbranded knitting cotton yarn, with a 3 mm crochet hook
For Indians : You could use Anchor , Red rose , 4-ply knitting cotton , or unbranded knitting cotton or White Rose or bamboo knitting cotton , Milk cotton ; Silk yarns as well as Oswal 4-ply yarn ; Baby soft acrylic yarn , Ganga Spectrum as well
General yarn info : The yarn used today is not specific to this pattern.
You can use any yarn with a suitable hook to make this project to any size.
International yarns : Among the international yarns I have used in this thickness, I’d suggest Aunt Lydia Cotton 10, Aunt Lydia Bamboo-Viscose 10, DMC Petra, Sullivans knitting cotton (Australia), Milford Soft, Hilaza Rustica Eclat , Alize cotton yarn and Alize bamboo yarn , Lily Sugar n' Cream cotton yarn, Caron Simply Soft , Bernat Softee chunky.
Size made : I’ve made this for a 3-year old (Chest size 22”) and used about 70
gms of knitting cotton
Stitches used :
Starting slip knot : https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw
Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs
What is a slip stitch : https://youtu.be/weB3QNbA8Iw
What is a chain stitch ? https://youtu.be/pXx5ukBjKkY
Double Crochet : dc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk);
[yo, draw through 2 lps] twice. One dc made.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/xdnjB27zpYo
Chainless start for Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 / ch – 3 start, and this is what I do to start my row of dc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/wskv3iTjRx0
Abbreviations used : Using U.S terminology
ch : Chain sp(s) : Space(s)
dc : Double crochet hk : Hook
st(s) : Stitch(es)
sk : Skip sp : space
rep : repeat
fsc : Foundation single crochet
Instructions
Please note that I start all my rows with a ch 1, turning chain for ease.
Please check the top of this blog for easy video tutorials on all stitches used in today's pattern.
Please read through all my notes before you pick up your hook, so you know just where we're heading in our pattern.
In my patterns I work with the principle of stitch count and body measurement. This means that you need to work the stitch count in pattern, till you get the measurement (length and/or width) that you need for your project.
Quick analysis of what we’re going
to do here today.
Our tutu dress
is in two parts. We start at the round chest
(just above armhole) and work up towards the shoulders with our yoke
first.
We
will then attach some tulle for the lower portion of our tutu dress.
For
the yoke, depending on what size you’re making, I’d suggest that we work the
first few rows back and forth in rows, keeping a small opening at the back to
allow for one hook or button, and then we around the back and work in rounds.
As always we will work on a
stitch count / pattern repeat and you can make this dress any size you wish,
just changing the count to match the chest size.
Our stitch count repeat for the
Yoke is in multiples of 6 + 3.
YOKE
The pattern for the front and
back of the yoke is the same, so work two yoke sections.
The only difference is the
depth (or how deep) of the neckline.
Depending on this, you will adjust the requirement for buttons at the
back.
In case you decide to have
buttons on the back of the yoke, then you will divide the top part of the back
in half, and work the last say 2 rows in half and add on buttons later.
If, like shown in the chart,
you decide to have a slightly deeper neckline and similar front and back depth,
then you will be working same yoke pattern for both back and front.
Foundation Single Crochet : fsc : https://youtu.be/mcT85fwh4mA
Start : with fsc in multiples of 6 + 3.
You work this for the Round
Chest measure, and you need to decide on the (back) button placket length. Work in rounds till the point you decide to
keep that back placket opening, and then you will work in rows, back and forth.
As it is difficult to decide
where each of us is working that back, I am going to write the pattern
instructions in rounds, but you work in rows where it suits you.
Pattern instructions do not
change if working in rows or rounds – just that your last st instruction will
be a Turn for rows as against a join with a sl-st for rounds.
Double crochet 2-tog : dc 2-tog : [yo, insert hk in st or ch-sp, yo and pull up a lp ; yo and draw through 2 lps] 2 times (3 lps on hk) ;
{yo, draw through 2 lps on hk} 2 times. One dc 2-tog made.
This video tutorial at https://youtu.be/1_oPlUfN5eg shows you how to use the dc 2-tog to decrease.
Sometimes we work the dc 2-tog in the same stitch, to use as a decorative stitch.
Visit this video tutorial at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCQOBc83Vxo
In the following row we’ll work
our dc 2-tog.
Now through this pattern, we’re using a special dc 2-tog. Now with a regular dc 2-tog, you work half
the dc on one st, and the second leg of the dc 2-tog on the next stitch, right?
So with our special dc
2-tog here, we will work the 1st leg of the dc 2-tog in one st, sk
the next st and then work the 2nd leg of the dc 2-tog over the
next st. So we have a dc 2-tog but over
3 sts, having skipped the stitch in the centre.
This will be our special
dc 2-tog through this whole yoke.
Row 1 : dc in the 1st 3 fsc ;
(ch 1, special dc
2-tog over the next 3 fsc ,
sk the fsc in the middle ; ch 1, dc in the next 3
fsc) ;
rep (to) till end. Turn.
Row 2 : dc in the 1st 3 dc ;
(3 dc in the next special
dc 2-tog ;
dc in the next 3 dc) ;
rep (to) till end. Turn.
Row 3 : dc in the 1st 3 dc ;
(ch 1, special dc
2-tog over the next 3 dc ,
sk the dc in the middle ; ch 1, dc in the next 3 dc)
;
rep (to) till end. Turn.
Rep Rows 2 & 3 till your
project reaches the neckline level , ending with a Row 3.
As we’re making this for a lil
girl, there is no real armhole shaping. When we join the sides, we’ll just give
it a neat finish with one round of sc.
Decide how deep you want your
neckline. We will then just work for the
two shoulder straps, one at a time.
Neckline decrease
For this portion, I am going to
re-start our Row count from 1.
Neckline Row 1 : dc 2-tog over the 1st 2 dc ; dc in the next dc
;
(3 dc in the next special dc 2-tog ; dc in the next 3 dc) ;
rep (to) once
;
3 dc in the next special dc 2-tog ;
dc in the next dc. Turn.
Neckline Row 2 : dc in the 1st dc ;
(ch 1, special dc
2-tog over the next 3 dc , sk the dc in the middle ;
ch 1, dc in the next 3 dc)
;
rep (to) once ;
ch 1, special dc 2-tog over the next 3 dc ,
sk the dc
in the middle ; dc 2-tog over the last 2 dc.
Turn.
Neckline Row 3 : dc in the 1st dc ; (3 dc in the next special
dc 2-tog ; dc in the next 3 dc) ; rep (to) once ; 3 dc in the next special
dc 2-tog ; dc in the next dc. Turn.
Rep Rows 2 and 3 till you reach
the shoulders, ending with a Row 2.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Re-attach yarn for the other side and mirror these instructions for the second
side.
Once you complete both back and
front, attach both the sections at the shoulder.
Go up to the top of this blog
for a “how-to” explanation on attaching two sections.
And just like that we’re done
with the crochet portion of our dress.
For the lower portion, I am going to measure 1.5 – 1.75 times the Round Waist measure and cut my tulle. I will then run a few rows of loose machine stitch along one side of the cut piece, to gather it up. Attach the gathered part to the lower part of our yoke and our dress is fully done.
As this is a cute frilly tutu
dress, you could add several layers of tulle for the dress, and add some layers
in shade. The lower part will then stand
out and will give your lil girl a lovely feel when she twirls.
Give yourself a big pat on the
back as this one has really been yet another great project .. and so different
from the others we’ve worked on together.. and once again, totally worth it,
I’m sure you’ll agree.
And that’s done.. yet another
project brilliantly executed !
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