CROCHET DRESS AND HAT

This simply charming outfit is comfortable to wear and very washable! She’ll wear it throughout the holiday season with or without a top underneath. Snowflake pockets add just the right merry touch!

What you will need:

RED HEART® Soft®: 2 (3, 3, 4) balls of 9925 Really Red A and 1 ball of 4601 Off White B
Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 5.5mm [US I-9] Pompom maker, stitch markers, yarn needle
GAUGE: 12 sts = 4″ [10 cm]; 8 rows = 4″ [10 cm] in pattern stitch (1 row worked in hdc and 1 row worked in dc).
CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.

RED HEART® Soft®, Art. E728 available in solid color 5 oz (141 g), 256 yd (234 m), print 4 oz (113 g), 204 yd (187 m), and heather 4 oz (113 g), 212 yd (194 m) balls

Dress directions are for size 2 years; changes for sizes 4, 6 and 8 years are in parentheses.
Hat directions are for Small; changes for Large are in parentheses. .
Dress
Finished Chest: 21 (24, 25, 28)” [53.5 (61, 63.5, 71) cm] Finished Length: 18 (20, 22, 24)” [45.5 (50.5, 56, 60.5) cm] Hat
Hat circumference at bottom edge: 18 (20)” [46 (51 cm] Notes
1. Dress is worked in back and forth in rows in one piece from neck edge to lower edge. Dress is sewn closed along back seam. Stitches are increased every row for Sleeves and Body.
2. Snowflake is worked in rounds with right side facing throughout.
3. Hat is worked in joined rounds but work is turned every round.
4. Mark center stitch at corner increases of Dress so increases are centered each row. Move marker to center stitch each row.
SPECIAL TECHNIQUE
Fsc (foundation single crochet): Ch 2, insert hook in 2nd chain from hook and draw up a loop (ch stitch made) *yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook (sc made), insert hook in ch stitch and draw up a loop; repeat from * for as many Fsc as called for in pattern.
SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS
Picot: Ch 3, slip st in 3rd ch from hook.
DRESS
With A, work 46 (50, 50, 54) Fsc loosely.
Set Up Row (Right Side): Ch 2 (does not count as a st here and throughout), turn, dc in next 7 (8, 8, 9) sts for one side of back, 3 dc in next st, place marker in center dc as corner st, dc in next 8 sts for sleeve, 3 dc in next st, place marker in center dc as corner st, dc in next 12 (14, 14, 16) sts for front, 3 dc in next st, place marker in center dc as corner st, dc in next 8 sts for sleeve, 3 dc in next sc, place marker in center dc as corner st, dc in next 7 (8, 8, 9) sts for opposite side of back – 54 (58, 58, 62) sts; 8 (9, 9, 10) sts in each back section, 10 sts in each sleeve section, 14 (16, 16, 18) sts in front section and 4 marked corner sts.
Row 1 (Wrong Side): Ch 1, turn, [hdc in each st to marked center st, 3 hdc in marked st] 4 times, hdc in each st to end of row – 62 (66, 66, 70) sts; 9 (10, 10, 11) sts in each back section, 12 sts in each sleeve section, 16 (18, 18, 20) sts in front section and 4 marked corner sts.
Row 2: Ch 2, turn, [dc in each hdc to marked st, 3 dc in marked st] 4 times, dc in each st to end of row – 70 (74, 74, 78) sts; 10 (11, 11, 12) sts in each back section, 14 sts in each sleeve section, 18 (20, 20, 22) sts in front section and 4 marked corner sts.
Repeat Rows 1-2 for 2 (2, 3, 3) more times, then work Row 1 for 0 (1, 0, 1) time – 102 (114, 122, 134) sts total on last row worked; 14 (16, 17, 19) sts each back section, 22 (24, 26, 28) sts in each sleeve section, 26 (30, 32, 36) sts front section and 4 marked corner sts. Piece should measure 4½ (5, 5½, 6)” [11.5 (12.5, 14, 15) cm] from beginning.

Divide for Underarms
Keeping in pattern stitch, work across back sts to marked st, remove marker and work marked st, ch 3, skip 22 (24, 26, 28) sleeve sts, remove marker, work marked st and across 26 (30, 32, 36) front sts to marked st, remove marker, work marked st, ch 3, skip 22 (24, 26, 28) sleeve sts, remove marker, work marked st, work to end of row – 58 (66, 70, 78) sts and two ch-3 spaces. Mark center ch of each ch-3 for side seam.
Body of Dress
Keeping in pattern stitch, work in each st and ch to end of row – 64 (72, 76, 84) sts. Mark center st worked in ch-3 space. Work one row even.
Increase Row: [Work to 2 sts before marked st, work 2 sts in next st, work 3 sts keeping marker in center st, work 2 sts in next st] twice, work to end of row – 68 (76, 80, 88) sts. Keeping in pattern, repeat Increase Row every 4th row 6 (7, 8, 9) times – 92 (104, 112, 120) sts on last row worked. Work in pattern stitch until piece  measures 13 (14½, 16, 17½)” [33 (37, 40.5, 44.5) cm] from underarm or ½” [1.5 cm] shorter than desired length, end with a wrong side row.
Bottom Edging Row (Right Side): Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, ch 2, 2 hdc in same st as sc, skip next st, [sc in next st, ch 2, 2 hdc in same st as sc, skip next st] to end of row, sc in last st. Fasten off, leaving a tail long enough for sewing up back seam.
Armhole Edging
With right side facing, join yarn at center of underarm with a slip st, ch 1, sc in same st, ch 2, 2 hdc in same st as sc, skip next st, [sc in next st, ch 2, 2 hdc in same st as sc, skip next st] to end of row, slip st in first st. Fasten off.
SNOWFLAKE POCKETS
(make 2)
With B, ch 5, slip st in first ch to form a ring.
Round 1: Ch 1, work 12 sc in center of ring, slip st in first sc – 12 sc.
Round 2: Ch 1, work 2 sc in each sc, slip st in first sc – 24 sc.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in next sc, [ch 7, skip next 3 sc, sc in next sc] 5 times, ch 7, skip next 3 sc, slip st in first sc – 6 ch-7 spaces and 6 sc.
Round 4: Slip st in first ch-7 space, ch 1, [(sc, hdc, 2 dc, tr, picot, 2 dc, hdc, sc) all in ch-7 space] 6 times, slip st in first sc. Fasten off.

FINISHING
Sew back seam. Sew pockets in place. Weave in ends.
HAT
Round 1 (Right Side): With A, ch 3 (counts as dc here), work 8 dc in 3rd ch from hook, slip st in top of beginning ch-3 – 9 dc.
Round 2: Ch 1, turn, work 2 hdc in each dc, slip st in first hdc – 18 hdc.
Round 2: Ch 1, turn, [dc in next hdc, 2 dc in next hdc] 9 times, slip st in first dc – 27 dc.
Round 3: Ch 1, turn, [hdc in next 2 dc, 2 hdc in next dc] 9 times, slip st in first hdc – 36 hdc.
Round 4: Ch 1, turn, [dc in next 3 hdc, 2 dc in next hdc] 9 times, slip st in first dc – 45 dc.
Round 5: Ch 1, turn, [hdc in next 4 dc, 2 hdc in next dc] 9 times, slip st in first hdc – 54 hdc.
Large Size Only
Round 6: Ch 1, turn, [dc in next 8 hdc, 2 dc in next hdc] 6 times, slip st in first dc – 60 dc.
Both Sizes
Keeping in pattern stitch (work 1 round in dc and 1 round in hdc), work until Hat measures 6½ (7)” [16.5 (18) cm] or desired height, end with a wrong side row.
Edging Round (Right Side): Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, ch 2, 2 hdc in same st as sc, skip next st, [sc in next st, ch 2, 2 hdc in same st as sc, skip next st] around, slip st in first sc. Fasten off.
Pompom
Using Pompom maker and B, make a 2″-3″ [5-7.5 cm] pompon. Sew on top of Hat. Weave in ends.
ABBREVIATIONS
A, B, C = Color A, B, C; ch = chain; cm = centimeters; dc = double crochet; hdc = half double crochet; mm = millimeters; sc = single crochet; st(s) = stitch(es); tr = triple or treble crochet; [ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified; ( ) = work directions
in parenthesis the number of times specified.