Last week I finished this knitted dress for my 1 year old toddler. It looks pretty good, so I’m going to share my pattern here. Please forgive me if I made mistake with the pattern. You can share your opinion in the comment section.

Charlotte’s Dress Knitting Pattern

Pattern written on: September 30th, 2014
by: Effi GratiaProject.com

Size: 1 year old (as a dress), or 1.5 – 2 years old (as a tunic)

Yarn: 100% cotton, light worsted (I used local cotton yarn with no label and information on it. But I think 400 meter should be more than enough.)

Needle: Circular needles/DPNs, US size 7 or 4.5mm

Gauge: 2 x 2 inches = 10 stitches x 15 rows

Crochet hook size 5mm

Pattern is working from bottom to top, join in the round from the bottom until ribbed section, and then working in flat for the top area, started from the front and then the back part.

INSTRUCTIONS

1: Cast on 144, join in the round
2: k72, place marker, k72, place marker
3: p until last stitch
4 – 23: Working in stockinette stitch until about 3 inches from cast on (mine is 20 rows)

Start lacy pattern:

24 – 28: *(k2tog, yo), repeat *

29: *(k4, k2tog), repeat * (120 stitches)

30 – 38: Working in stockinette stitch until about 6 inches from cast on

39 – 56: Working in ribbing k2, p2 until about 8 inches from cast on

Arm holes

Working in the front part (60 stitches)

1: k1, k2tog, k until last 3 stitches, ssk, k1 (58)
2: p1, p2tog, p until last 3 stitches, ssp, p1 (56)
3: k1, k2tog, k until last 3 stitches, ssk, k1 (54)
4: p1, p2tog, p until last 3 stitches, ssp, p1 (52)
5: k1, k2tog, k until last stitches (51)
6: p1, p2tog, p until last stitches (50)
7: k1, k2tog, k until last stitches (49)
8: p1, p2tog, p until last stitches (48)
9: k1, k2tog, k until last 3 stitches, ssk, k1 (46)
10: p1, p2tog, p until last 3 stitches, ssp, p1 (44)
11: k1, k2tog, k2tog, k until last 5 stitches, ssk, ssk, k1 (40)
12: p1, p2tog, p2tog, p until last 3 stitches, ssp, ssp, p1 (36)

13-22: working in stockinette stitch

23: k8, bind off 20 stitches, k8

24-31: stockinette stitch, ending with wrong side
32: bind off, cut the yarn

Join new yarn to the other side. Repeat step 24-32.

Working in the back part (60 stitches)

1: k until last stitch (60)
2: p until last stitch (60)
3: k1, k2tog, k2tog, k until last 5 stitches, ssk, ssk, k1 (56)
4: p until last stitch (56)
5: k1, k2tog, k2tog, k until last 5 stitches, ssk, ssk, k1 (52)
6: p until last stitch (52)
7: k until last stitch
8: p until last stitch
9: k1, k2tog, k until last 3 stitches, ssk, k1 (50)
10: p1, p2tog, p until last 3 stitches, ssp, p1 (48)
11: k1, k2tog, k until last 3 stitches, ssk, k1 (46)
12: p1, p2tog, p until last 3 stitches, ssp, p1 (44)
13: k1, k2tog, k until last 3 stitches, ssk, k1 (42)
14: p1, p2tog, p until last 3 stitches, ssp, p1 (40)
15: k1, k2tog, k until last 3 stitches, ssk, k1 (38)
16: p1, p2tog, p until last 3 stitches, ssp, p1 (36)

17-22: working in stockinette stitch

23: k8, bind off 20 stitches, k8
24-31: stockinette stitch, ending with wrong side
32: bind off, cut the yarn

Join new yarn to the other side. Repeat step 24-32.

Finishing

Using crochet hook, add the single crochet to the arm opening and bottom part of the dress.

Weave in ends. Blocks.

Enjoy your new dress.

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