Sweet Nothings Crochet: HALTER BACK DRESS as a SOAP DISPENSER COVER

Sweet Nothings Crochet free crochet pattern blog, photo for a halter back dress for a soap dispenser bottle, this blog has a video tutorial for stitch explanation,

HALTER BACK DRESS as a SOAP DISPENSER COVER

After a long break, I’m back to making a few soap dispenser covers.

These are such cute fun projects, aren’t they ?

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Materials used : Just a little bit of Oswal Cashmilon acrylic 4-ply yarn, with a 4 mm crochet hook.

You can work in knitting cotton too – I just had the coolest little bits of acrylic handy so am using up my little bits of stash.

You can make this project with any yarn and a hook that suits it.

Skill level : Easy

Stitches used :

Starting slip knot : Here’s how you start with a slip knot. https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw

Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : This is a neat new way to start your work without a slip knot. https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs

What is a slip stitch : Here is a neat video tutorial at https://youtu.be/weB3QNbA8Iw

What is a chain stitch ? Here is an easy video tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXx5ukBjKkY

Foundation Single Crochet : fsc : To refresh your skill on the fsc, please view this video https://youtu.be/mcT85fwh4mA

First stitch for Single Crochet : This is how I like to start my row of sc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/6pVYRfsf4_M

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)

lp(s) : Loop(s) sc : Single crochet

dc : Double crochet sp : Space

sl-st : Slip stitch ch : Chain

st(s) : Stitch(es) hk : Hook

yo : Yarn Over

Instructions : (Using US terminology)

Let’s visualize our project before we start, shall we?

We are making our halter back dress and we start this around the ‘waist’ of the bottle. We will then work the yoke for our dress (in red) and end with the strap that goes around the neck (of your soap dispenser bottle). In this section, we will work side to side in rows.

We then come back to the start row and work the lower skirt part of our dress. In this section, we will work in rounds around the bottle.

What do you need to do before you start?

1. Measure your bottle(s) and figure out what approx length and width you’d like.

2. You also need to measure the ‘neck’ of your bottle and ensure that you start with sufficient stitches to go around the neck.

3. You need to decide where you want the ‘waist’ for your dress – so I’d suggest you mark this point for reference on your bottle.

I work a ch 1 as a turning chain at the start of each row for ease.

Please check the top of this blog for loads of video tutorials on how I work a chain-less start for all my stitches.

Sweet Nothings Crochet free crochet pattern blog, photo of side view of a halter back dress for a soap dispenser bottle,

Start : Using red :

with about as many fsc as needed to go around the ‘waist’ of your bottle in multiples of 3.

Join with a sl-st to the 1^st st.

I started with 30 fsc.

I have worked hdc for the yoke, but you could work a dc or sc as well.

Half Double Crochet : Hdc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk) ;

yo, draw through all 3 lps. One hdc made.

Check out the video at https://youtu.be/sDiELJdB2Dg

Chainless start for Half Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 start, and this is what I do to start my row of hdc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/lWXpl1KdbZ8

Now put this band around your bottle (i.e. insert your bottle into this band) and then approximately mark where you want the back shaped.

I marked 5 sts on either side (so total 10 sts).

Row 2 : sk-st in the fsc till the 1^st marker (so in my case in the 1^st 5 sts) ;

hdc in each fsc till the 2^nd marker.

Leave the remaining stitches unworked. Turn.

Half double crochet 2-tog : hdc 2-tog : [yo, insert hk in st or ch-sp, yo and pull up a lp] (3 lps on hk) ; insert hk in st or ch-sp, yo and pull up a lp (4 lps on hk) ; yo, draw through all 4 lps on hk. One hdc 2-tog made.

Check the video tutorial at https://youtu.be/jdaXTr7Lcig

Row 3 : hdc 2-tog over the 1^st 2 sts ;

hdc in each st till the last 2 sts ;

hdc 2-tog over the last 2 sts. Turn.

Rows 4 - 5 : Rep Row 3.

Note : Please check that the curve is not too deep.

If it is too revealing ;), rep Row 3 only once.

Row 6 : sc in the 1^st st ; hdc in the next st ;

3 dc in the next st ; hdc in the next st ; sc in the next st ;

sl-st in all the following sts till the last 5 sts ;

sc the next st ; hdc in the next st ;

3 dc in the next st ; hdc in the next st ; sc in the last st.

We will now work the halter back bit – i.e. the little string that goes around the neck. We will also work a round of sl-st all around the edges, finishing and neatening our yoke.

Row 7 : sl-st past the sc, hdc and dc ;

sc in the next dc ;

work a length of chain to go around bottle neck and back to the other side of the yoke (I worked 10 ch) ;

sc in the centre dc of the 3-dc set ;

Turn and sl-st in each of the 10 ch all the way back to the 1^st ch ;

then continue sl-st all the way down the ‘armhole’ ,

around the back, and up the next armhole till you reach the halter back part.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

We have finished the yoke.

Flip the project over and go back to that 1^st fsc round.

We will now work the skirt portion in rounds.

Here is a video tutorial for the skirt portion of this creation.

If the video does not come on, go to https://youtu.be/ui21J5_CaTc

Sweet Nothings Crochet free crochet pattern blog, photo of detail of yoke for halter back dress for a soap dispenser bottle,

Sweet Nothings Crochet free crochet pattern blog, photo of detail of skirt for a halter back dress for a soap dispenser bottle,

Skirt Round 1 : Using white

sc in 1^st the fsc ;

(sk next fsc , 3 dc in the next fsc ;

sk the next fsc , sc in the next fsc) ;

rep (to) all around

and join with a sl-st to the 1^st st.

Fasten off white. Attach grey.

Skirt Round 2 : Using grey

[3 dc ; ch 1, 3 dc] in the 1^st sc ;

*sk next dc, sc in the next dc ;

sk next dc , rep [to] in the next sc* ;

rep *to* in each st all around.

Join with a sl-st to the 1^st st.

Skirt Round 3 : [3 dc ; ch 1, 3 dc] in the 1^st sc ;

*sk next 3 dc, sc in the next ch-1 sp ;

sk next 3 dc , rep [to] in the next sc* ;

rep *to* in each st all around.

Join with a sl-st to the 1^st st.

Skirt Round 4 : sc in the 1^st ch-1 sp ;

*sk next 3 dc, [3 dc ; ch 1, 3 dc] in the next sc ;

sk next 3 dc , sc in the next ch-1 sp* ;

rep *to* in each st all around.

Join with a sl-st to the 1^st st.

Sweet Nothings Crochet free crochet pattern blog, full photo of front of a halter back dress for a soap dispenser bottle,

Sweet Nothings Crochet free crochet pattern blog, full photo of back of a halter back dress for a soap dispenser bottle,

If you are working for a slender bottle, you will continue rep of Rounds 3 & 4 till you are one row away from your finish.

How do you calculate if you are one row away? You measure how many cm / inches you get in length per row and see how far off the end you are. Easy enough, right?

Now if you are working with a wider bottle, then let’s work a slightly larger flare for our dress, shall we?

Skirt Round 5 : [4 dc ; ch 1, 4 dc] in the 1^st sc ;

*sk all dc, sc in the next ch-sp ;

sk all dc , rep [to] in the next sc* ;

rep *to* in each st all around.

Join with a sl-st to the 1^st st.

Skirt Round 6 : sc in the 1^st ch-sp ;

*sk all dc, [4 dc ; ch 1, 4 dc] in the next sc ;

sk all dc , sc in the next ch-sp* ;

rep *to* in each st all around.

Join with a sl-st to the 1^st st.

Rep Rounds 5 & 6 till you are one row away from your finish.

The last round is the same for everyone.

Last Round 6 : sc in the 1^st ch-1 sp ;

(sk all dc, 7 dc in the next sc ;

sk all dc , sc in the next ch-1 sp) ;

rep (to) in each st all around.

Join with a sl-st to the 1^st st.

Fasten off and weave in all ends.

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