CROCHET DRESS

Sizes: Small, Medium

Materials Required:

AMERICAN THREAD

“DAWN” KNITTING WORSTED or DAWN “SAYELLE”®

3 (4)—4 oz. skeins White

1—4 oz. skein each Leaf Green or Premier Green and Lt. Raspberry or Folly Pink

1 oz. Orange or Burnt Orange

Plastic Crochet Hook size H OR ANY SIZE HOOK WHICH WILL RESULT IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW.

GAUGE: Each motif measures about 4 inches.

Directions are given for small size. Changes for medium size are given in parentheses.

MEASUREMENTS:

Width across bust at underarm:

17, 18 inches

MOTIF: With Orange ch 5, join to form a ring, ch 1, 8 s c in ring, cut yarn, attach White, join (When changing colors always complete last half of st with next color). 2nd ROUND: Ch 7, working into single loop of each ch work 3 s c in 2nd st from hook and in each remaining st of ch (petal), sl st in back of 7th s c from beg of petal, s c in next s c of 1st round, repeat from beg 7 times (8 petals), join, cut yarn. 3rd ROUND: Attach Leaf Green in s c between petals, ch 3, 2 d c in same space, * ch 1, 3 d c in next s c between petals, repeat from * all around, ch 1, join. 4th ROUND: 5 d c (shell) in center d c, sl st in ch 1 space, repeat from beg all around, join, cut yarn.

Work a 2nd motif in same manner, but use Lt. Raspberry for 2nd round and join 2nd motif to 1st motif in last round as follows: 3 d c in center d c, * drop loop from hook, insert hook in any center d c of last round of 1st motif, pick up dropped loop, 2 d c in same space of 2nd motif, sl st in ch 1 space, 3 d c in next center d c, repeat from * once inserting hook in next center d c of 1st motif, then complete last round same as 1st motif. Continue working and joining motifs alternating colors until there are 10 (12) motifs in strip. Work 1 more round of motifs alternating White and Lt. Raspberry motifs joining last motif to opposite center d c’s arranging colors as pictured.

JOINING MOTIF: With Orange ch 5, join to form a ring, ch 1, s c in ring, * ch 3, drop loop from hook, insert hook in joining of the 2 motifs, pick up dropped loop and pull through, ch 3, s c in ring, repeat from * 3 times ending sl st in 1st s c, cut yarn. Work a joining motif in each space all around.

1st ROUND: Starting at lower edge of skirt above border; attach White between any 2 motifs, ch 4, 2 trc in same space, * 3 d c in next sl st, 5 s c in center of next shell, 5 s c in center of next shell, 3 d c in next sl st, 3 trc between next 2 motifs, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join in 4th st of starting ch, ch 1, turn. 2nd ROUND: Sl st to center d c, * ch 2, sl st in center s c of next s c group, ch 3, 2 d c, ch 3, sl st in same space, repeat from * once, ch 1, sl st in center d c of next d c group, ch 1, sl st in center of next trc group, ch 3, 2 d c, ch 3, sl st in same trc, ch 1, sl st in next center d c, repeat from 1st * all around ending to correspond, join, cut yarn, turn. 3rd ROUND: Attach yarn and * sl st to 3rd st of ch, ch 4, yo hook twice, insert hook in same st, yo, pull through st (4 loops on hook), yo, pull through 2 loops, yo, skip 2 d c, insert hook in next st (top of ch), yo, pull through (5 loops on hook), yo, work off all loops 2 at a time, ch 2, d c in center where sts cross, ch 4, sl st in top of same ch already worked, ch 2, repeat from * all around, join, turn. 4th ROUND: Sl st to ch 2 loop at top, * ch 3, 2 d c, ch 3, sl st in same loop, ch 2, sl st in top of next ch 2 loop, repeat from * all around, join to correspond, turn. 5th ROUND: Repeat 3rd round from 1st *. 6th ROUND: Repeat 4th round. Repeat last 2 rounds 4 times. NEXT 6 ROUNDS: Work in pattern having ch 1 instead of ch 2 between each pattern to shape waist. NEXT 3 ROUNDS: Work in pattern having ch 2 between each pattern. NEXT ROW: Divide for back. SHAPE ARMHOLES: Sl st across 1 pattern, work across next 13 (16) patterns, ch 2, sl st in top of next ch 2 loop, ch 1 to turn this and next row. Repeat last row once, having 2 patterns less 11 (14) patterns. Continue in pattern (always sl st to top ch 2 loop at beg of each 4th pattern row) until armholes measure 7 inches ending with 3rd pattern row. SHAPE SHOULDERS AND NECK: Work across 3 (4) patterns for shoulder, ch 2, * 2 s c in next ch 2 loop of next pattern, ch 2, repeat from * 4 (5) times for neck, work in pattern to end of row for other shoulder. NEXT ROW: Sl st to top of ch, * 1 sc in each d c, sl st in top of ch, ch 2, sl st in top of ch, repeat from * 2 (3) times, then work 2 s c in each space and 1 s c in each s c of row below across neckline, complete shoulder same as 1st shoulder, cut yarn.

FRONT: Attach yarn in 1st free pattern and work same as back until armholes measure 5 inches. NEXT ROW: Work across 3 (4) patterns for shoulder, work neckline same as back across 5 (6) patterns, work across other shoulder. Work and complete 1 shoulder until same length as back, drop yarn. Attach yarn on other shoulder and complete to correspond, cut yarn. Pick up dropped yarn of 1st shoulder and work across shoulders and neckline same as back, cut yarn. FINISHING: Sew shoulder seams. Work 1 row of s c around each armhole, join. Work a sl st in each st, cut yarn. Work a sl st in each st around neck edge. LOWER EDGE OF DRESS: With right side facing, attach White between any 2 motifs, sl st in same space, ** skip next st, 5 d c in next st, * work 5 d c in center st of next shell, repeat from * once, work 5 d c in 2nd st of next shell, sl st between next 2 motifs, repeat from ** all around, join, cut yarn.

Color Cascade

Poncho 1 size fits all

Materials Required:

AMERICAN THREAD

DAWN “SAYELLE”® or “DAWN” KNITTING WORSTED

5—4 oz. skeins Moss or Olive Green

1—4 oz. skein each Burnt Orange and Lemon or Tangerine and Amber

Plastic Crochet Hook Size J OR ANY SIZE HOOK WHICH WILL RESULT IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW

GAUGE: 7 s c = 2 inches

With Moss ch 50, s c in 2nd st from hook and in each remaining st of ch, ch 1 to turn all rows. 2nd, 3rd, 4th ROWS: 1 s c in each s c, drop Moss, pick up Burnt Orange. (When changing colors always complete last half of st with new color.) 5th ROW: 1 s c in 1st s c, * s c in corresponding sc 4 rows below, skip 1 s c, 1 s c in next 5 s c, repeat from * across row. 6th ROW: 1 s c in each of next 4 s c, * s c in corresponding s c 4 rows below, skip 1 s c, 1 s c in each of next 5 s c, repeat from * across row ending s c in corresponding s c 4 rows below, skip 1 s c, s c in last 2 s c. 7th ROW: 1 s c in each of next 3 s c, * s c in next s c 4 rows below, skip 1 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 5 s c, repeat from * across, ending 1 s c in next s c 4 rows below, skip 1 s c, 1 s c in remaining 3 s c, drop Burnt Orange, pick up Lemon. 8th ROW: 1 s c in next 2 s c, * s c in next s c 4 rows below, skip 1 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 5 s c, repeat from * across ending in pattern as established. 9th ROW: 1 s c in each of the next 5 s c, * s c in next s c 4 rows below, skip 1 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 5 s c, repeat from * across ending in pattern. 10th ROW: S c in s c 4 rows below, skip 1 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 5 s c, repeat from beg across row ending last repeat 1 s c in remaining 6 s c, drop Lemon, pick up Moss. 11th, 12th, 13th ROWS: Repeat 5th, 6th, 7th rows, drop Moss, pick up Burnt Orange. 14th, 15th, 16th ROWS: Repeat 8th, 9th, 10th rows, cut Burnt Orange. 17th, 18th, 19th ROWS: With Lemon repeat 5th, 6th, 7th rows, cut Lemon. 20th, 21st, 22nd ROWS: Pick up Moss, repeat 8th, 9th and 10th rows, discontinue pattern, ch 2, turn. NEXT ROW: Work 1 s d c in each s c (s d c: yarn over, insert in st, pull through and work off all loops at one time), ch 2 to turn all s d c rows. Work 64 more s d c rows, working each s d c between each s d c throughout, cut yarn. Work 22 border rows same as beginning and crochet to last row of s d c, cut yarn. Work a 2nd section to correspond.

FINISHING: Block sections. Work a row of s d c all around neck edge working 1 s d c into each st and in each row on sides. 2nd ROW: Work 1 s c in 3 sts, skip 1 st, repeat from beg all around, join. 3rd ROUND: Working into loop in back of each s c, work 1 sl st in each st, join, cut yarn. Weave 1 short end to one long side as illustrated. Finish other end to correspond.

LOWER EDGE: With Moss work 2 s c over 1 row, 1 s c over next row on each long side, work 1 s c in each st across each short side, join, cut yarn.

FRINGE: Cut Moss into 7 inch lengths. Take 3 strands, fold in half, insert hook in st, pick up fringe, pull through st, then pull ends through loop. Work a fringe in every other st all around edge. Trim fringe evenly.

CROCHET ABBREVIATIONS
Chain ch
Stitch st
Slip Stitch sl st
Single Crochet s c
Short Double Crochet s d c
OR Half Double Crochet h d c
Double Crochet d c
Treble Crochet tr c
Double Treble Crochet d tr c
Treble Treble Crochet tr tr c
Increase inc
Decrease dec

Asterisk ... *. This indicates that the directions immediately following are to be repeated the given number of times in addition to the ones already given. Thus “repeat from * 3 times” means 4 patterns in all.

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