A crochet dress gifted to a vivacious girl
shoulder to lowest point : 14.5 in length
chest circumference: 22 inches
Promenade: French for a leisurely outdoor stroll.
The wavy stitch pattern and yarn/hook size choice give this colorful dress a flowy and lively movement.
I used Stylecraft Special yarn and a bigger hook size then the recommended 4 mm. I decided on a 5 mm hook, to give this crochet baby dress a flowy swing.
I like Stylecraft special yarn. I made numerous crochet blankets with this yarn. The yarn is light weight, super soft and glides nicely on the hook. And the color choice is vast. the only drawback is after use and wash the finish crochet items tend to have some fuzziness.
I’m now working on a top for Leyla with the same stitch design and Paintbox yarn 100% cotton. It’s superb! I’ll share the result in a later post.
The promenade Crochet dress pictured is for a 12 month girl. The yoke can be adjusted for bigger size. It’s just a matter of working enough rows to create the needed armhole opening.
Then for the bottom of the crochet dress, you’ll have to play with the placement of the waves. See below how to center the wave pattern.
Step by Step Instruction
ch 58
row 1: 1 dc in 4th ch, 7 dc, (1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc) in next ch, 10 dc, (1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc) in next ch, 16 dc, (1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc) in next ch, 10 dc, (1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc) in next ch, 8 dc
row 2: ch 3, 1 dc on each dc to ch 2 at corner, (1dc, ch 2 ,1 dc) in ch 2 space, repeat all round, turn
repeat row 2 four more times
Joining corners to form armhole opening
ch 3, 1 dc in each dc to ch 2 corner, 1 dc in ch 2 space, skip to next ch 2 corner, 1 dc in that ch 2, repeat around. Finish the last dc with the color of next round turn work
Stitch wave pattern
when cutting the yarn after changing color leave a tail long enough for sewing close the crochet dress
Abbreviation
all sc2tog and ldc are worked on back loop only. The only time you work both loop is the 1st and last stitches of row 2 and like
ldc long double crochet (yarn over, insert hook in back loop of the designated stitch, bring yarn thru and pull loop the length of 5 dc, yarn over, pull thru 2 loops, yarn over pull thru 2 loops
sc2tog insert hook in back loop of designated stitch, pick up and pull yarn thru, insert hook in backloop of next stitch, pick up and pull yarn thru, yarn over, pull thru all 3 loops
row 1: ch 5, 5 ldc (ldc =long double crochet) in next st, (1 ldc in next st) twice, (sk 1 st, 1 ldc in next st) 4 times, 1 ldc in next st, 5 ldc in next st, 1 ldc in next st, 5 ldc in next, (1 ldc in next st) twice, (sk 1 st, 1 ldc in next st) 5 times, 5 ldc in next st, 1 ldc in next st, 5 ldc in next , 1 ldc in next st, (sk 1 st, 1 ldc in next st) 5 times, 1 ldc in next st,
5 ldc in next st, 1 ldc in next st, 5 ldc in next, (1 ldc in next st) twice,
(sk 1 st, 1 ldc in next st) 5 times, 5 ldc in next st, 1 ldc in next st. Finish last ldc with the color of next round.
ldc = yarn over insert hook in designated stitch, pick up yarn and draw up the height of a ch 5 then work the rest as a dc 
end of row 1
crochet dress – end of row 2
at back of dress: 1 group of 5ldc at begining and end
on each side: 2 groups of 5 ldc separated by 1 ldc
At middle front: 2 groups of 5 ldc separated by 1 ldc
row 2: ch 1, 1 sc in same space, sc2tog same 1st st (where you just put a sc) & 2nd st, sc2tog 2nd and 3 rd st, sc2tog 3 rd and 4th st… etc to end, 1 sc in 5th ch of ch 5, turn (Note that you will inserting the hook in same stitch twice. That is what creates the knoted stitches beween rows of ldc, turn
end of row 2 
look at the knotted stitch created by row 2 (the Promenade crochet top)
How to center the wave pattern
What you’re doing in rows 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13 is to make sure the middle ldc between the 2 groups of 5 ldc are aligned from row to row. This way the waves are balanced.
working on back loop only 
end of row 3
row 3: ch 5, 5 ldc in next st, *1 ldc in next st, (sk 1 st, 1 ldc in next st) 7 times, 5 ldc in next st, 1 ldc in next st, 5 ldc in next*, repeat from * to * two more times, 1 ldc in next st, (sk 1 st, 1 ldc in next st) 7 times, 5 ldc in next st, 1 ldc, turn
row 4 as row 2
What you’re doing in row, 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13 is to make sure the middle ldc between the 2 groups of 5 ldc are aligned from row to row. This way the waves are balanced.
row 5: ch 5, 5 ldc in next st, *1 ldc in next st, (sk 1 st, 1 ldc in next st) 7 times, 1 ldc in next st, 5 ldc in next st, 1 ldc in next st, 5 ldc in next, (1ldc in next st) twice, (sk 1 st, 1 ldc in next st) 7 times, 5 ldc in next st, 1 ldc in next st*, 5 ldc in next st, repeat from * to * once
row 6 as row 2
row 7: ch 5, 5 ldc in next st, *1 ldc in next st, (sk 1 st, 1 ldc in next st) 8 times, 5 ldc in next st, 1 ldc in next st, 5 ldc in next*, repeat from * two times more, 1 ldc in next st, (sk 1 st, 1 ldc in next st) 8 times, 5 ldc in next st, 1 ldc turn
row 8 as row 2
row 9: ch 5, 5 ldc in next st, *1 ldc in next st, (sk 1 st, 1 ldc in next st) 8 times, 1 ldc in next ch, 5 ldc in next st, 1 ldc in next st, 5 ldc in next*, repeat from * to * once, (1 ldc in next st) twice, (sk 1 st, 1 ldc in next st) 7 times, 5 ldc in next st, 1 ldc in next st, 5 ldc in next, 1 ldc in next st, (sk 1 st, 1 ldc in next st) 8 times, 5 ldc in next st, 1 ldc, turn
row 10 as row 2
row 11: ch 5, 5 ldc in next st, 1 ldc in next st, (sk 1 st, 1 ldc in next st) 8 times, 1 ldc in next st, 5 ldc in next st, 1 ldc in next st, 5 ldc in next, (1 ldc in next st) twice, *(sk 1 st, 1 ldc in next st) 8 times, 5 ldc in next st, 1 ldc in next st, 5 ldc in next, 1 ldc in next st*, repeat from * to * once, (sk 1 st, 1 ldc in next st) 7 times, 1 ldc in next st, 5ldc in next st, 1 ldc, turn
row 12 as row 2
row 13: ch 5, 5 ldc in next st, 1 ldc in next st, (sk 1 st, 1 ldc in next st) 8 times, 5 ldc in next st, 1 ldc in next st, 5 ldc in next, 1 ldc in next st, (sk 1 st, 1 ldc in next st) 8 times, 1 ldc in next st, 5 ldc in next st, 1 ldc in next st, 5 ldc in next, 1 ldc, (sk 1 st, 1 ldc in next st) 8 times, 5 ldc in next st, 1 ldc in next st, 5 ldc in next, 1 ldc in, (sk 1 st, 1 ldc in next st) 8 times, 5 ldc in next st, 1 ldc in next st, turn
row 14 as row 2. Fasten off. Sew the middle back together.
Neckline border
start from bottom left of back opening 
Attach yarn 
1 sc, ch 1 
1 sc in next dc space 
continue with 1 sc, ch 1, 1 sc 
a view of skipping the 2 dc after ch 1 
at corner left: 1 sc, ch 1, 1 sc in same sp
at right corner: 1sc, ch 3, 1sc in same space (the ch 3 is for the botton hole, if using a bigger button make the opening bigger by chaining 4, 5… between the 2 sc
view of the back neck border 
view of the front neck border
Voila!! you just finished making your Promenade Crochet Dress
HookofLove 
Can you make the dress bigger to fit a 3yrs old please?regards lynn.
LikeLike