My first Crochet Baby Dress with Matching Hat and Booties

After months of making crochet booties ( got almost 15 orders on booties alone), I got an opportunity of making a cute little crochet dress for a customer. I hadn't tried one before. I was not sure how its done and how many yards of yarn it would consume, how long it would take and the most important thing, whether I'l be able to make it?? :)

Here's the story:

Not sure of all these questions, I made a research of all available crochet dresses and types. I found so many free patterns as well. I also searched Etsy for patterns.

I finally came across this pattern in Etsy and I was so in love with it. I immediately wanted to try the dress out. And guess what? I completed the dress in two days (well, I could have completed it in a day. I was kinda busy with some other work as well). It was so simple and easy and the dress came out so well.

I used Blue and White Yarn with 3.5mm and 5mm crochet hook.

I used a different flower pattern and attached a matching blue button on its centre. I tied a satin ribbon in white across and also attached a piece under the flower.  

Back to being normal. :) I made a matching booties for the dress and attached a smaller version of the same flower pattern with smaller blue buttons on each. 

And finally I made a matching hat to complete the set :)

Free Crochet Pattern: Ribbed-Bow Strap Beanie

Hello everyone. This is my second free crochet pattern. I made this one for my customer’s 2 year old daughter. It is simple to make and looks so cute when complete. 

Materials:

• Peach and Cream Cotton Yarn {I used Laura Knitting Cotton}
• 4mm crochet hook
• Tapestry needle

Abbreviations:

• Ch- chain
• ss- slip stitch
• dc- double crochet
• hdc- half double crochet
• fpdc- front post double crochet
• tr (tc)- treble (triple) crochet

Procedure:

BEANIE: {Use Peach Yarn}

NOTE: Chain 3 in the beginning of rounds is not considered as DC

1. Chain 4. Join with 1st chain made to form a ring. 
2. Chain 3. DC 8 in the ring. SS with 1st DC made. [8]
3. Chain 3. 2 DC in the same stitch as chain. 2 DC into every stitch around. SS with the first DC. [16]
4. Chain 3. 1 DC in the same stitch as chain. 2 DC into the next stitch. *(1 DC in the next, 2 DC in the next)* . Repeat from *to* till the end. SS with the first DC. [24]
5. Chain 3. 1 DC in the same stitch as chain. 1 DC into the next stitch. 2 DC into the next stitch. *(1 DC in the next two stitches, 2 DC in the next)* . Repeat from *to* till the end. SS with the first DC. [32]
6. Chain 3. 1 DC in the same stitch as chain. 1 DC into the next two stitches. 2 DC into the next stitch. *(1 DC in the next three stitches, 2 DC in the next)* . Repeat from *to* till the end. SS with the first DC. [40]
7. Chain 3. 1 DC in the same stitch as chain. 1 DC into the next three stitches. 2 DC into the next stitch. *(1 DC in the next four stitches, 2 DC in the next)* . Repeat from *to* till the end. SS with the first DC. [48]
8. Chain 3. 1 DC in the same stitch as chain. 1 DC into the next four stitches. 2 DC into the next stitch. *(1 DC in the next five stitches, 2 DC in the next)* . Repeat from *to* till the end. SS with the first DC. [56]
9. Chain 3. 1 DC in the same stitch as chain. 1 DC into the next five stitches. 2 DC into the next stitch. *(1 DC in the next six stitches, 2 DC in the next)* . Repeat from *to* till the end. SS with the first DC. [64]
10. Chain 3. 1 DC in the same stitch as chain. 1 DC into every stitch around. SS with first DC. [64]
11. Repeat round 10 - 3 times. 
12. Chain 2. 1 HDC in the same stitch as chain. 1 HDC into every stitch around. SS with first HDC. [64]
13. Chain 2. 1 HDC in the same stitch as chain. 1 FPDC into next stitch (next HDC post of previous round). *(1 HDC in the next, 1 FPDC in the next)*. Repeat from *to* till end. SS with first HDC. [64]
14. Repeat Round 13 - 6 or 7 times.
15. Fasten off and weave in the ends.

STRAP: {Use Cream Yarn}

• Ch 64 to 66 (chain and place around the hat before the ribbed portion of the hat. It should be a 2 to 4 chains longer).
• SC on the second chain from hook. SC in each chain across. 
• Slip the strap through the last double crochet round (4 DC behind the strap and 1 DC above the strap) as shown the image below. 
• Slip stitch both the ends of the strap.
• Fasten off and weave the ends.

BOW: {Use Cream Yarn}

• Ch 5. 
• 4 Tr (treble crochet) in the first chain made. Ch 4 and SS in the first ch.
• (Working on the opposite side of the chain) Ch 4, 4 Tr in the first chain made. Ch 4. SS in the chain. 
• Fasten off leaving a long tail and weave in the ends.
• Wrap around the tails on the centre of the bow and attach the bow onto the strap where the strap joint was made.

Ta da. Crochet Ribbed beanie with Bow Strap is now ready :)

Happy Hookin !!!

Free Crochet Pattern: Crochet Ribbed Baby Booties with Button Strap

Hello everyone.

Its been a month since my last post. I had been busy, AGAIN !!! Once out from that, I was assigned a project to complete and I thank them for letting me try something different and new which turned into this lovely and easy pattern.

I have made this cute little baby booties using a ribbed effect in two rounds with an extra shine added to it.

Materials Required:

1. Maroon & Red Cotton Yarn (I used Laura Knitting Cotton)

2. DMC Metallic embroidery thread (SHADE:30326)

3. White buttons - 4

3. 4mm Crochet Hook

4. Tapestry Needle (to sew the ends)

5. Sewing Thread (Red)

6. Sewing Needle (to sew the buttons onto the strap)

Abbreviations:

• ch- chain
• sc- single crochet
• hdc- half double crochet
• dc- double crochet
• fpdc- front post double crochet
• hdc2tog- half double crochet 2 together
• dc2tog- double crochet 2 together
• ss- slip stitch

Procedure:

BOOTIES:

1. With Maroon yarn: Ch 10. SC in the second chain from the hook (place stitch marker). 1 SC into each of seven chains. 5 SC into the last chain (while working on the other side of chain). 1 SC into each of seven chains. 2 SC into the last chain. SS with the first SC.  {22}
2. Ch 2. 1 HDC in the same stitch as chain. 1 HDC into each of 7 stitches. 2 HDC in each of 5 stitches. 1 HDC into each of 7 stitches. 2 HDC in each of last 2 stitches. SS with top of Ch 2. {30}
3. Ch 2. 1 HDC in the same stitch as chain. 1 HDC into each of 12 stitches. 2 HDC in each of 3 stitches. 1 HDC into each of 12 stitches. 2 HDC in each of last 2 stitches. SS with top of Ch 2. {36}
4. Ch 2. 1 HDC in the same stitch as chain. 1 HDC into every stitch around. SS with first HDC.
5. Combine Metallic thread to the Maroon Yarn: Ch 2. 1 HDC in the same stitch as chain. 1 FPDC into the next HDC from previous round. *(1 HDC in the next stitch, 1 FPDC into the next stitch)*. Repeat *to* till the last stitch. SS with the first HDC made. {36}
6. With Red yarn: Repeat Round 5. {36}
7. Ch 1. 1 SC in the same stitch as chain (Place stitch marker here). 1 SC into each 11 stitches. HDC2TOG twice. DC2TOG twice. HDC2TOG twice. 1 SC into each of next 12 stitches. SS with the first SC made. {30}
8. Ch 1. 1 SC in the same stitch as chain (Place stitch marker here). 1 SC into each 11 stitches. HDC2TOG once, DC2TOG once. HDC2TOG once. 1 SC into each of next 12 stitches. SS with the first SC made. {27}
9. Ch 1. 1 SC in the same stitch as chain (Place stitch marker here). 1 SC into every stitch around. SS with the first SC made.

BUTTON STRAP:

• Ch 10. 5 DC in the third chain from the hook. 1 SC into each of 6 chains. 6 DC into the last chain (Working on the other side of the chain) 1 SC into each of 6 chains. SS with top of chain before the first DC.
• With the DMC Metallic Thread (double it to make it thicker): Surface stitch on every stitch of the strap loosely (making a glittery border on it).
• Sew the buttons onto the strap and sew the strap itself onto the booties.

Make another one just like this and your Crochet Ribbed Baby Booties are now ready to use. This fits 0-3 months baby with bootie length 3.5". 

Hope you liked them.

Please try them and give your suggestions :)

Happy crocheting !!! :)