
The Elizabeth Dress is an adorable and fun textured dress for little girls from newborn to age 24 months. The Elizabeth Dress is worked in the round in with an alternating front post stitch until your reach the gorgeous ruffle trim. Then adding a simple little neck tie to complete the dress. This dress can be made in any color scheme and you could even add princess accessories to create any theme.
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The Elizabeth Dress Crochet Pattern can be found in my pattern store as an ad free and beautifully formatted PDF.
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Materials
- Yarn: Medium, Weight 4; Example made with Vanna’s Choice (Kelly Green)
- Hook: K (6.50mm)
- Tapestry Needle, Scissors and Measuring Tape
Sizing
- Gauge: 12 Stitches and 10 Rows = 4”x4” (hdc)
- These measurements are approximated, measure head to get accurate sizing needed.
Pattern Key
- St/Sts: Stitch(es)
- Sl St: Slip Stitch
- Ch: Chain
- Sc: Single Crochet
- Hdc: Half Double Crochet
- Dc: Double Crochet
Special Stitches:
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FPDC (Front Post Double Crochet): Yarn over, insert hook under post of stitch, yarn over & pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over, pull through last 2 loops.
Notes
- Chain 1 will NOT count as a stitch.
- Joining: When ending the rounds, you will join with a slip stitch into the 1st stitch (not the chain 1).
- Need Help with the Foundation Double Crochet?
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Elizabeth Dress 0-3 Months: (Chest Circumference: 16-18” & Length 11”)
You Need Your K Hook and Your Color Choice of Yarn.
Round 1: Foundation Double Crochet 44, join to make a circle.
Round 2: Ch 1, 1 dc in same st, 1 fpdc next st, *1 dc next st, 1 fpdc next st; repeat from*, join. - 44
Repeat Round 2 until the dress measures 11 inches tall then continue to Edging.
Edging
Round 1: Ch 1, 1 sc in same st, 1 sc in next st and each st around, join. - 44
Round 2: *(In same st, ch 1, sl st, ch 1, 1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc around post of last sc made) repeat 3 times, 1 sl st in same st. Sl st in next st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts, sl st in next st; repeat from*, join
Fasten off and weave in any loose ends.
Elizabeth Dress 3-6 Months: (Chest Circumference: 17-19” & Length 12”)
You Need Your K Hook and Your Color Choice of Yarn.
Round 1: Foundation Double Crochet 56, join to make a circle.
Round 2: Ch 1, 1 dc in same st, 1 fpdc next st, *1 dc next st, 1 fpdc next st; repeat from*, join. - 56
Repeat Round 2 until the dress measures 11 inches tall then continue to Edging.
Edging
Round 1: Ch 1, 1 sc in same st, 1 sc in next st and each st around, join. - 56
Round 2: *(In same st, ch 1, sl st, ch 1, 1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc around post of last sc made) repeat 3 times, 1 sl st in same st. Sl st in next st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts, sl st in next st; repeat from*, join
Fasten off and weave in any loose ends.
Elizabeth Dress 6-12 Months: (Chest Circumference: 18-20” & Length 13”)
You Need Your K Hook and Your Color Choice of Yarn.
Round 1: Foundation Double Crochet 60, join to make a circle.
Round 2: Ch 1, 1 dc in same st, 1 fpdc next st, *1 dc next st, 1 fpdc next st; repeat from*, join. - 60
Repeat Round 2 until the dress measures 13 inches tall then continue to Edging.
Edging
Round 1: Ch 1, 1 sc in same st, 1 sc in next st and each st around, join. - 60
Round 2: *(In same st, ch 1, sl st, ch 1, 1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc around post of last sc made) repeat 3 times, 1 sl st in same st. Sl st in next st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts, sl st in next st; repeat from*, join
Fasten off and weave in any loose ends.
Elizabeth Dress 12-18 Months: (Chest Circumference: 20-21” & Length 15”)
You Need Your K Hook and Your Color Choice of Yarn.
Round 1: Foundation Double Crochet 64, join to make a circle.
Round 2: Ch 1, 1 dc in same st, 1 fpdc next st, *1 dc next st, 1 fpdc next st; repeat from*, join. - 64
Repeat Round 2 until the dress measures 15 inches tall then continue to Edging.
Edging
Round 1: Ch 1, 1 sc in same st, 1 sc in next st and each st around, join. - 64
Round 2: *(In same st, ch 1, sl st, ch 1, 1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc around post of last sc made) repeat 3 times, 1 sl st in same st. Sl st in next st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts, sl st in next st; repeat from*, join
Fasten off and weave in any loose ends.
Elizabeth Dress 18-24 Months: (Chest Circumference: 21-22” & Length 17”)
You Need Your K Hook and Your Color Choice of Yarn.
Round 1: Foundation Double Crochet 72, join to make a circle.
Round 2: Ch 1, 1 dc in same st, 1 fpdc next st, *1 dc next st, 1 fpdc next st; repeat from*, join. - 72
Repeat Round 2 until the dress measures 17 inches tall then continue to Edging.
Edging
Round 1: Ch 1, 1 sc in same st, 1 sc in next st and each st around, join. - 72
Round 2: *(In same st, ch 1, sl st, ch 1, 1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc around post of last sc made) repeat 3 times, 1 sl st in same st. Sl st in next st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts, sl st in next st; repeat from*, join
Fasten off and weave in any loose ends.
Ties: (Make 2)
You Need Your K Hook and Your Yarn Color of Choice
Note - You are going to repeat the ties twice. Lay the dress flat, find the center of the front of the dress (the chest portion), you are going to make the two ties, one on the left side and one right side of the center fpdc.
Join with a sl st, Ch 70 and fasten off.
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~Ashley