Crochet dress from Stenli Bamboo Pattern

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date: 23/05/2024

Materials:

Notes:

Ch 2 at the beginning of the row doesn’t count as a st.
Ch 1 at the beginning of the row doesn’t count as a st
Yarn amount estimates will change if you alter the pattern to be shorter/ longer.

Abbreviations (US terms):

Ch(s) - chain(s)
st(s) - stitch(es)
Sc - single crochet
Dc - double crochet
Picot - ch 3, sl.st on top of the first ch
R- row
Sk - skip
Rep ** - repeat from * to *

Front panel

Starting with the 3.5mm hook

Chain 105 (Multiple of 12 + 9)

R1: dc in 3rd ch from hook and in each ch, turn

R2: ch 2 (doesn't count as a st), dc in same st

and in next 6 sts, *ch 4, sk 2, sl.st in next st, ch 4, sk 2, dc in next 7 sts *, rep ** till the end of the row, turn

R3: ch 2, dc in same st and in next 6 sts, *ch 2, picot, ch 2, dc on top of next 7 dcs*, rep** till the end of the row, turn

R4: ch 2, dc in same st, *ch 4, sk 2, sl.st in next st, ch 4, sk 2, dc in next st, dc in each ch, dc in picot, dc in each ch, dc in next st*, rep ** till there are 7 sts left, ch 4, sk 2, sl.st in next st, ch 4, sk 2, dc in last st, turn

R5: ch 2, dc in same st, *ch 2, picot, ch 2, dc on top of next 7 dcs*, rep ** till last heart, ch 2, picot, ch 2, dc in last st, turn

R6: ch 2 , dc in same and in next 6 sts (dc, 2 chs, picot, 2 chs and dc), *ch 4, sk 2, sl.st in next st, ch 4, sk 2, dc in next 7 sts *, rep ** till the end of the row, turn

Rep R3-6 until you reach the desired length. I made a total of 41 rows.

Note: if you choose, you can absolutely continue with the heart rows instead of the dc rows.

Switch to a 3 mm hook

R42: ch 2, dc on top of each dc, dc in each ch and dc in each picot across the row, turn

R43: ch 2, dc in each st, turn

Repeat R43 until you reach the desired length of the dress.

Straps:

R1: sl.st into first 20 sts, ch 2, dc in same and in next 12 sts, turn

R2: ch 2, dc in same and in next 3 sts, ch 4, sk 2, sl.st into next st, ch 4, sk 2, dc in last 4 sts, turn

R3: ch 2, dc in same and in next 3 sts, ch 2, picot, ch 2, dc in last 4 sts, turn

R4: ch 2, dc in same and in next 3 sts, dc in next 2 chs, dc in picot, dc in next 2 chs, dc in last 4 sts, turn

Repeat R1-4 as many times as needed, for the sample size I made 3 repetitions in total plus one extra row of dc.

For the second strap, attach yarn to the 44th st after the first strap and repeat the same steps as for the other strap.

Back panel:

Repeat the same steps as for the first panel but only make 5 rows of dc.

Here's where the panel splits for the heart.

First half:

R1: ch 2, dc in next 50 sts, dc2tog, turn

R2: ch 2, sk first st, dc in each st across the row, turn

R3: ch 2, dc in each st till you have 2 sts left, dc2tog, turn

Repeat R2-3 till you reach the number of rows as for the first panel minus 2 rows, cut yarn off and weave in the ends. Place a stitch marker in the last stitch you made; you'll be attaching yarn in this stitch to finish the heart.

Heart point:

Ch 3

R1: 2 dc in first ch, turn

R2: ch 2, 2 dc in each st, cut yarn off and weave in the ends.

Second half of heart:

Go back to the fifth dc row, skip one st and attach yarn to the next st.

R1: ch 2, dc in next and in each st across the row, turn

R2: ch 2, dc in each st till you have 2 sts left, dc2tog, turn

Repeat R1-2, you should end up with as many rows as you did for the first half of the heart.

Attach yarn to the stitch you placed a stitch marker in and ch 2, dc in each st of the first half of the heart, ch 8, (attaching the heart point) 2 dc in first st of the heart point, dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in last st of the heart point, ch 8, dc in first and in each st of the second half of the heart, turn

Last row:

Ch 2, dc in each st till you reach the ch 8, dc in next 4 chs, sk 1, dc in next 3 chs, dc in next 6 sts, dc in next 3 chs, sk 1, dc in next 4 chs, dc in each st till the end of the row, cut yarn off and weave in the ends.

Repeat the same steps for the straps you did for the front panel.

Sew the straps and the panels together.

Edging of the heart (with a 3 mm hook):

Note: every vertical dc counts as two stitches

Attach yarn to the right dc at the bottom of the heart, sc in same st, sk next dc and sc in each st across the left side of the heart, sk first 2 chs, sc in each st till the heart point, (sc, ch 2, sc) in the point, sc in next 6 sts, sk 2, sc in each st across the right side of the heart, sl.st into first sc, cut yarn off and weave in the ends.

Neckline edging:

Lay the dress with the right side facing up and attach yarn to the st closest to the strap ( attach yarn to the back of the project).

Sc in each st of the straps and sl.st in each st of the flat sides

Repeat the same steps for both armholes.

Bottomline edging (3.5 mm):

Attach yarn to any st at the bottom of the dress,

R1: ch 2 and dc in each st, sl.st into first dc

R2: Repeat R1

R3:ch 1 and crab stitch (reversed sc) in each st across. sl.st into first st, finish off.