Here’s a perfect summer dress for the little girl in your life. Designed for Swedish Midsommar celebrations, but wearable whenever and wherever the sun shines, this dress has a cheery overall floral pattern, an empire waist and a slightly bell-shaped skirt.
The dress is knit bottom up, starting with larger needles and the knit with smaller needles to give the dress it’s subtle bell shape. There is a dramatic decrease at the top of the skirt and then the bodice is worked back and forth. To shape the armholes, the work is split and the front and the back are worked flat separately. The top of the shoulders are joined with a 3-needle bind off. The armholes, neckline, and buttonhole are all finished with a single crochet chain.
Sizes
Girls 2T, 3T, 4T, 5, 6-7
Yarn
Berroco Modern Cotton
809-1422 yards (740-1300m)
2T - 2 skeins of each color
3T - 2 skeins of each color
4T - 3 white, 2 yellow
5 - 3 white, 3 yellow
6-7 - 4 white, 3 yellow
Needles
US 6 (4mm), US 2.5 (3mm) (or gauge-sized needles)
Additional Materials
4mm or G Crochet hook, darning needle
Gauge and Swatch
Hem: 4mm 20 stitches = 4 inches or 10 centimeters
Skirt: 3mm 24 stitches = 4 inches or 10 centimeters
Bodice: 3mm with two strands of yarn, 16 stitches = 4 inches or 10 centimeters
Skills Used
Long-tail cast on
Joining in the round
Knitting in colorwork in the round
K2tog
Knitting flat in stockinette
Three-needle bind off
Single crochet (double crochet UK)
