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crocheted dress for Betsy McCall by Lise H. copyright May 2003
Materials Needed: baby yarn and an E hook
Instructions: starting at neckline to make yoke, chain 17
1: sc across=16 sts. ch 3 turn 2:dc in beg chain, 2 dcs in each st=32 sts. ch 3 turn 3: ch-3 counts as 1 dc, dc in first st=2 dcs, 1 dc in next st, (2dc, 1dc across)=48 sts, ch 3 turn
Now front and back of yoke is done, do not cut yarn.
Next row makes the armholes:
4: dc in next 7 sts (back), ch 3, skip 8 sts, dc in next 15 sts (front), ch 3, skip 8 sts, dc in next 8 sts (back), ch1 turn.
Next row makes spaces to weave ribbon thru:
5: sc in 1st st, ch 1, ski st, sc in next, follow this across the row. ch 3 turn
6: using the v-stitch, work across: dc, ch 1, dc in each ch-1 space, ch 3 turn. you should have 18 v-sts across.
7 and 8: work v-stitch in center of each v-st in row before, ch 3 turn. at the end of row 8, connect to the top of ch 3. from now til the end of the dress, you will work in rounds.
9: ch 3, work v-st in each v-st, connect at the end of the row. ch 3
10: work v-st in each st, but this time the v-st is dc, ch 2, dc, this will make increases and make the skirt start to widen. ch 3
11: in each st work: 2 dcs, ch1, 2 dc and connect at the end.
12-15: work the same as row 11, always working in the ch2 space.
end off, and trim as you like. I weaved ribbon thru the chain 1 spaces and added a satin rose.
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