This adorable girl’s summer dress is crocheted , with cute pockets and a darling little frilled collar. Sweet geometric fun! Checks and Circles are the soul of 60s patterns.
Have fun with the stranded colourwork changes by picking your own playful colours. Choose 2 ultra contrasting shades to really make the colour pop.
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Designed by Paintbox Yarns this pattern will make a girl’s summer dress sized to fit age 2 years to 11 years. Recommended for intermediate crocheters. The body is worked in 2 panels which are seamed up the sides from bottom to armhole. The shoulders are created with a frilled ruffle. A hem is added to the bottom to finish.
The pattern uses yarn from the Paintbox Baby DK collection. Paintbox Yarns Baby DK is a gentle blend of acrylic and nylon that is perfect for the newest newborns and comes in a palette of 25 shades! Want more colors! Paintbox Yarns also offers a 100% acrylic Simply DK and 100% Cotton DK. Paintbox is Nana’s favorite yarn!!
To make the girl’s summer dress, you will need the following supplies:
- 2-4 50g balls of Paintbox Yarns Baby DK or equivalent DK yarn in main color (shown as pillar red in photo). Quantities are based on the size of the dress. Please check pattern
- 2-6 50g balls of Paintbox Yarns Baby DK or equivalent DK yarn in contrasting color (slate grey in photo).
- US Size G6 (4 mm) crochet hook
- Yarn needle
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