Ladybug dress for a little doll
The dress is suitable for a small doll. I have a 16cm tall articulated doll.
Materials:
You can choose yarn at your discretion, with similar color, composition and thickness. Acrylic, cotton will do. Yarn consumption depends on its thickness and a crochet hook size. My dress consumed: around 12g of red colour yarn, 3g of black colours.
I used 100% acrylic yarn, 400 m/100 g, 1,5 mm crochet hook.
Colors: red and black.
- A crochet hook, I have 1,5 mm crochet hook
- A sewing needle, matching sewing threads.
Abbreviations:
ch – chain
st - stitch
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc - double crochet
tr - treble crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in 1 st)
dec – decrease (single crochet two stitches together)
(...) x N times – repeat instructions in brackets N times
Work with black colour yarn. Crochet in rows.
Since we crochet in rows, we make the decreases in both stitch links so that the stitches are not deformed.
Start with the back of the dress.
Work 17 ch.
Row 1. starting from 2nd ch from hook: 16 sc, 1 ch, turn = 16
Row 2. 16 sc, 1 ch, turn = 16
Sleeves & back part.
Row 3. 16 sc, 4 ch, turn = 16 +4 ch
Row 4. starting from 2nd ch from hook: 3 sc, continue along the main stitches: 16 sc, 4 ch, turn = 19+4 ch
Row 5. starting from 2nd ch from hook: 3 sc, continue along the main stitches: 19 sc, 1 ch, turn = 22
Row 6-7. (2 rows) 22 sc, 1 ch, turn = 22
Divide the part into two, make sleeve No1.
Row 8. 8 sc, 1 ch, turn = 8
Row 9. 1 dec, 6 sc, 1 ch, turn = 7
Row 10. 5 sc, 1 dec, 1 ch, turn = 6
Row 11-12. 6 sc, 1 ch, turn = 6
Row 13. 1 inc, 5 sc, 1 ch, turn = 7
Row 14. 6 sc, 1 inc, 4 ch, turn = 8 +4 ch
Make the front part No1 of the dress.
Row 15. starting from 2nd ch from hook: 3 sc, continue along the main stitches: 8 sc, 1 ch, turn = 11
Row 16-18. (3 rows) 11 sc, 1 ch, turn = 11
Row 19-21. (3 rows) 8 sc, 1 ch, turn = 8
Row 22. 8 sc, do not turn!
Row 23. Crochet from A to B 7 sc, crochet from B to C 10 sc, crochet from C to D 14 sc, 1 ch, turn
Row 24. 6 sc, 1 dec, 1 ch, turn = 7
Row 25. 1 dec, 5 sc, 1 ch, turn = 6
Row 26-27. 6 sc, 1 ch, turn = 6
Row 28. 5 sc, 1 inc, 1 ch, turn = 7
Row 29. 1 inc, 6 sc, 1 ch, turn = 8
Row 30. 8 sc, 4 ch, turn = 8 +4 ch
Make the front part No2 of the dress.
Row 31. starting from 2nd ch from hook: 3 sc, continue along the main stitches: 8 sc, 1 ch, turn = 11
Row 32-34. (3 rows) 11 sc, 1 ch, turn = 11
Row 35-37. (3 rows) 8 sc, 1 ch, turn = 8
Row 38. 8 sc, crochet from A to B 7 sc
Fasten off, cut off any excess yarn, hide the end.
Fold the dress in half and sew the sleeves and sides together. Turn outside out.
Skirt
Work with red colour yarn.
Turn the black part upside down (as in the photo). Step back from each edge with 1 stitch (marked with spots 1 and 2 in the photo). Attach the red yarn.
Row 1. Crochet 6 inc evenly along the first shelf of the dress, then 12 inc along the back of the dress, 6 inc evenly along the second shelf of the dress, then connect the edges of the shelves (spots and 1 and 2) and crochet 1 more increase here = 50
Continue in rounds
Rnd 2. 1 sc, (1 inc, 2 sc) х 15 times, 1 inc, 3 sc = 66
Rnd 3-9 (7 rounds). 66 sc
Fasten off, cut off any excess yarn, hide the end.
Hood
Start with black colour yarn. Work in rows.
Work 49 ch
Row 1. starting from 2nd ch from hook: 58 sc, 1 ch, turn = 48
Row 2. 48 sc, 1 ch, turn = 48
Change to red yarn.
Row 3. (6 sc, 1 inc) х 6 times, 6 sc, 1 ch, turn = 54
Row 4-5. (2 rows) 54 sc, 1 ch, turn = 54
Row 6. (7 sc, 1 inc) х 6 times, 6 sc, 1 ch, turn = 60
Row 7-11. (5 rows) 60 sc, 1 ch, turn = 60
Row 12. 11 sc, (1 dec, 5 sc) х 5 times, 1 dec, 12 sc, 1 ch, turn = 54
Row 13. 54 sc, 1 ch, turn = 54
Row 14. 11 sc, (1 dec, 4 sc) х 5 times, 1 dec, 11 sc, 1 ch, turn = 48
Row 15. 48 sc, 1 ch, turn = 48
Row 16. 10 sc, (1 dec, 3 sc) х 5 times, 1 dec, 11 sc, 1 ch, turn = 42
Put an additional marker here - point A.
Row 17. 42 sc, 1 ch, turn = 42
Row 18. 10 sc, (1 dec, 2 sc) х 5 times, 1 dec, 10 sc, 1 ch, turn = 36
Row 19. 36 sc, 1 ch, turn = 36
Row 20. 7 sc, (1 dec, 2 sc) х 5 times, 1 dec, 7 sc, 1 ch, turn = 30
Row 21. 2 sc, (1 dec, 2 sc) х 6 times, 1 dec, 2 sc, 1 ch, turn = 23
Row 22. 2 sc, (1 dec, 1 sc) х 7 times, 1 ch, turn = 16
Row 23. 8 dec, 1 ch, turn = 8
Row 24. 4 dec = 4
Fold the hood in half. Work sc to point A hooking through both sides of the hood.
Fasten off, cut off, cut off leaving a tail for further sewing.
Turn the hood out leaving the seam on the inside.
Attach the hood to the dress with some dressmaking pins along the neckline. Sew it on.
For tying a bow: make a chain of necessary length. Cut off yarn. At the other side make a chain of the same length. Cut off yarn.
Mustache (make 2)
Crochet with black colour yarn in 2 additions.
Row 1. work 9 ch, starting from 3rd ch from hook: 2 hdc in 1 loop, 6 sl st = 8
Fasten off, cut the thread, leaving long tail for sewing.
Attach the mustache and sew them to the hood.
Spots (make 18-20)
Crochet with black colour yarn.
Rnd1. 6 sc in a Magic Ring, join in 1st and the last loops with the sl st.
Fasten off, cut off any excess yarn, hide the end.
Attach the spots and sew them to the skirt and hood. Attach the drawstrings to the hood.
The little ladybug dress is completed!
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