Size: 4

Abbreviations:

bpsc = Back Post Single Crochet (Insert the hook horizontally from back to front to back around the post of the sc of the previous rnd/row, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over again, pull through all loops.)

ch = Chain Stitch

dc = Double Crochet (Yarn over, insert the hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over again, pull through all loops.)

dec = decrease

diag = diagram

foll: follow or following

inc = increase

rep = repeat or repetition

rnd = round

rnds = rounds

sc = Single Crochet (Insert the hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over again, pull through all loops.)

sl st = Slip Stitch (Insert the hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, and pull through the loop on the hook.)

st = stitch

sts = stitches

Note:

Pattern Stitch = Follow the diagram.

Gauge: A 3.94″ (10 cm) square in pattern st following the diagram and using a 3.0 mm hook = 26 sts x 16 rows.

Instructions:

Front/Back

They are worked together up to the armhole. Using Seaside yarn #6111 (Fervor), ch 176 and close into a ring with 1 sl st. Close all rnds with 1 sl st and ch 1 to start the next one. Work in pattern st foll the diag and the color sequence: *3 rnds with Seaside #6111 (Fervor), 2 rnds with Seaside #2604 (Deep Sea), 3 rnds with Seaside #8001 (White), 2 rnds with Seaside #2604 (Deep Sea)*; rep from * to * until you finish the work.

At 15.8″ (40 cm) from the beginning, dec in the next 17 rnds: 1 st (8x) and 2 sts (9x). Work 1 rnd with no dec, then inc in the next 17 rnds: 2 sts (9x) and 1 st (8x). When you finish the increases and decreases, divide the sts as following: 88 sts for the front section and 88 for the back. Continue each section separately.

Back

Along the 88 sts of the back, continue in pattern st foll the diag and the indicated color sequence. For the armholes, leave unworked on both sides: 1 st every 2 rows (4x) and 1 st every 3 rows (6x). At 31.1" (79 cm) from the beginning of the work, fasten off.

Front Section

Along the 88 sts of the front section, continue in pattern st foll the diag and the indicated color sequence. For the armholes, leave the same sts unworked on both sides as on the back. After 2 rows, for the neckline opening, divide the sts into 2 equal sections and work each side separately.

Front Section – Right

Ch 4 on the side of the neckline opening and continue in pattern st foll the diag and the indicated color sequence. Work the armhole as on the back. At 3.94″ (10 cm) from the beginning of the neckline opening, leave unworked on the neckline side of each row: 10 sts, 4 sts, 3 sts (2x), and 2 sts. At 31.1" (79 cm) from the beginning of the work, fasten off.

Front Section – Left

Same as the right section but reversing the shaping.

Sleeves

Using Seaside yarn #6111 (Fervor), ch 75 + 3 ch to turn. Work in pattern st foll the diag and the color sequence: *3 rows with Seaside #6111 (Fervor), 2 rows with Seaside #2604 (Deep Sea), 3 rows with Seaside #8001 (White), 2 rows with Seaside #2604 (Deep Sea)*; rep from * to * until you finish the sleeve. At 1.97″ (5 cm) from the beginning of the armhole shaping, leave unworked on both sides of each row: 1 st (21x) and 2 sts (6x). At 8.66″ (22 cm) from the beginning of the work, fasten off.

Finishing

Sew the shoulders. Overlap the right edge of the neckline opening over the left edge at the 4–ch inc from the beginning and sew with invisible sts.

Collar

Using Seaside yarn #6111 (Fervor), sc along the neckline and leave 0.79″ (2 cm) unworked on both sides. Work 23 rows in sc and fasten off. Work 1 rnd in sc along the collar and the neckline, then fasten off. Assemble and sew the sleeves. Using Seaside yarn #2604 (Deep Sea), work 9 rnds in sc along the cuffs and the bottom of the dress, then fasten off.

Designed by: Angélica Schmitt