🧶 VANILLA CROCHET BABY DRESS – 0 to 3 MONTHS (With Size Adjustments)

Here’s a detailed step-by-step guide on how to make a Vanilla Crochet Dress for babies from 0 to 3 months, along with guidance on adjusting for all sizes. This dress is usually made top-down and is seamless for comfort. The instructions will cover materials, stitches used, construction steps, and how to size up or down.

🧶 VANILLA CROCHET BABY DRESS – 0 to 3 MONTHS (With Size Adjustments)

✅ MATERIALS NEEDED:

• Yarn: Soft baby cotton or acrylic (weight: DK/light worsted/3)

  • 100g for 0-3 months, more for bigger sizes

• Hook: 4.0 mm (G) crochet hook (adjust if needed)

• Stitch markers

• Tapestry needle (for weaving in ends)

• Scissors

• Optional: Buttons or ribbon for the back

🧵 STITCHES USED (US Terms):

• Ch – Chain

• Sl st – Slip Stitch

• Sc – Single Crochet

• Dc – Double Crochet

• V-stitch – (Dc, ch 1, Dc) in same stitch

• Shell – 5 Dc in one stitch

PART 1: YOKE (Top of the Dress)

Step 1: Start with Foundation Chain

Make a foundation chain that matches this yoke structure:

• Ch 60 (for 0-3 months)

• Join with a sl st to form a circle (or leave a small gap and work flat with back buttons)

Yoke structure (based on Raglan increases):

• 10 (front) + 10 (back) + 5 (each sleeve) + 2 ch (each corner) = 60

Step 2: Yoke Increases (Rows 1–8)

You’ll increase at 4 corners to shape the yoke:

Row 1:

• Ch 2 (counts as dc), dc in each st to corner, in corner ch space: (dc, ch 2, dc), repeat around

• Place stitch markers in corner ch spaces

Repeat this row, increasing in each ch-2 space, for 7–9 rows (until it fits the baby’s chest: ~14–15” for 0-3 months)

PART 2: SEPARATE BODY & SLEEVES

Step 3: Body Separation

• Work dc across front, skip sleeve stitches (or chain underarm ch ~6), continue on back

• You’ve now created armholes

PART 3: BODY OF THE DRESS

Step 4: Skirt Pattern (Choose One)

Option A: Simple Shell Skirt

• Row 1: Ch 3, skip 1 st, 5 dc in next, skip 1, sc in next, repeat

• Continue for ~20–25 rows or desired length

Option B: V-Stitch Pattern

• Row 1: Ch 3, skip 2, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next, repeat

• Keep even increases if you want a flared skirt

PART 4: SLEEVES (Optional)

Step 5: Add Sleeves

• Rejoin yarn at underarm, work dc or shell rounds

• Continue for 3–5 rows for cap sleeves or longer if desired

• Optional: add scallop edging

PART 5: FINISHING

Step 6: Edging and Buttons

• Work sc or shell edging around neck and back

• Add buttonholes or attach ribbon

• Weave in all ends securely

🎯 SIZING GUIDE FOR OTHER AGES:

📌 TIPS:

• Use a soft, washable yarn for baby clothes.

• Block the dress for a neater finish.

• For summer, keep it sleeveless. For winter, use full sleeves and thicker yarn.

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