Crocheting a princess baby dress is a beautiful and rewarding project! Below is a step-by-step guide to help you create an elegant and adorable dress for a baby girl.
Materials Needed:
- Yarn: Soft baby yarn (e.g., cotton, acrylic, or bamboo) in desired colors
- Hook: Size suitable for your yarn (usually 3mm-4mm for baby projects)
- Scissors
- Stitch markers
- Buttons or ribbons (optional for decoration)
Below, you’ll find a crochet baby dress free pattern in sizes 0-3 months.
This design is suitable for beginners and advanced crocheters.
0-3 months:
Neck circumference = 25 – 30 cm
Shoulder Length = 6.5 – 7 cm.
Dress length = 35 cm.
Ch – chain
St/sts – stitch/stitches
Sl st – slip stitch (Insert hook into stitch. Yarn over and pull through both the stitch and loop on the hook).
Sc – single crochet (Insert hook into stitch. Yarn over pull through two loops).
Dc – double crochet (Yarn over. Insert hook into stitch. Yarn over pull through stitch. Yarn over pull through two loops. Yarn over pull through two loops).
Lacy Shell Stitch – (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) all in the same stitch ( 2 ch space).
P – picot stitch
If the number is written before the stitch 2 dc work 2 dc into the same stitch. If the number is written after the stitch dc 2 work dc into next 2 stitches.
Repeat what is written in the () as many times as it’s written right after the (). For example Repeat (2 dc, dc 1) 5 times. It means that you have to repeat the sequence work 2 dc st into the same st. 1 dc into the next one 5 times. And you will get 5 additional stitches by doing that.
Ch 3 does count as a stitch and the 2nd stitch should be in the next stitch.
At the end of each round/row please count how many sts do you have at the end of that round/row.
THE GAUGE: Work 20 chain stitches and 8 rows in Dc using a 3.5 mm crochet hook to measure 10 x 10 cm (4′ x 4′).
WHITE COLOR:
Start with 54 chain sts (30 cm) you can do 25 cm. Neck circumference = 30 (30, 30) cm.
Round 1: Dc in the 4th ch from the hook, 1 Dc in next 2 Ch, Dc 2 in the same next Ch, Now repeat (1 Dc in next 3 Ch, 2 Dc in next Ch) around, 2 Dc in the last Ch. {65}
Round 2: Ch 3, Dc in next 3 sts, 2 Dc in next st, Now repeat (Dc in next 4 sts, 2 Dc in next st) around, 2 Dc in the last st. {78 Sts}
Round 3: Ch 3, Dc in next 4 sts, 2 Dc in next st, Now repeat (Dc in next 5 sts, 2 Dc in next st) around, 2 Dc in the last st. {91 Sts}
Round 4: Ch 3, Dc in next 5 sts, 2 Dc in next st, Now repeat (Dc in next 6 sts, 2 Dc in next st) around, 2 Dc in the last st. {104 Sts}
Round 5: Ch 3, Dc in next 6 sts, 2 Dc in next st, Now repeat (Dc in next 7 sts, 2 Dc in next st) around, 2 Dc in the last st. {117 Sts}
Round 6: Ch 3, Dc in next 7 sts, 2 Dc in next st, Now repeat (Dc in next 8 sts, 2 Dc in next st) around, 2 Dc in the last st. {130 Sts}
Round 7: Ch 3, Dc in next 15 sts, now skip 33 sts, Dc in next 32 sts, now skip 33 sts, Dc in next 16 sts, Sl st in the first st. {64 sts}
THE SKIRT:
WITH PINK COLOR:
Round 8: Ch 3, Dc in next st all around, Sl st in the 3rd Ch. {64}
WITH WHITE COLOR:
Round 9: Ch 3, Dc in the same st, ch 1, 2 dc in the same st, ch 1, Skip 1 st, Now repeat (shell st in next st, ch 1, skip 1 st) around, Sl st in the 3rd Ch. {32 Shells}
Round 10: Sl st in next st, sl st in the next chain space, (Ch 3, Dc, ch 1, 2 Dc) all in the same space, Then ch 2, sc in the next ch space (between 2 shells), ch 2, now repeat {shell st in the next shell space, ch 2, sc in next ch space, ch 2}, repeat that around, Sl st in the 3rd Ch. {32 Shells}
Round 11: Sl st in next st, sl st in the next chain space, (Ch 3, Dc, ch 1, 2 Dc) all in the same space, Then ch 1, Now repeat (shell st in next shell space, ch 1) around, Sl st in the 3rd Ch. {32 Shells}
Round 12: Sl st in next st, sl st in the next chain space, (Ch 3, Dc, ch 1, 2 Dc) all in the same space, Then ch 2, sc in the next ch space (between 2 shells), ch 2, now repeat {shell st in the next shell space, ch 2, sc in next ch space, ch 2}, repeat that around, Sl st in the 3rd Ch. {32 Shells}
Now repeat rounds 11 and 12 (6 times)
WITH PINK COLOR:
Round 24:Sl st in next st, sl st in the next chain space, (Ch 3, Dc, ch 1, 2 Dc) all in the same space, Then ch 1, Now repeat (shell st in next shell space, ch 1) around, Sl st in the 3rd Ch. {32 Shells}
Round 25: Sl st in next st, sl st in the next chain space, (Ch 3, Dc, ch 1, 2 Dc) all in the same space, Then ch 2, sc in the next ch space (between 2 shells), ch 2, now repeat {shell st in the next shell space, ch 2, sc in next ch space, ch 2}, repeat that around, Sl st in the 3rd Ch. {32 Shells}
Dress length = 35cm. You can do more than 35 cm by adding more rounds {repeat rounds 12-13}
FASTEN OFF.
WITH PINK COLOR:
The arms: Now insert the hook into one of the sts in the arm. Then make Ch 1, Sc in the same st, Sc in next st, make P st (Ch 3, and Sl St into the 3rd Ch), Sc in next 3 sts, P st, now repeat (Sc in next 3 sts, P st) around, Sl st in the first st. Fasten off
The Neck: Now insert the hook into one of the sts in the neck. Then Sc in the same st, Sc in next 2 st, P sts, now repeat (Sc in next 3 sts, P st) around, Sl st in the same st, Ch 8, Sl st in the same st. Fasten off
Now add your button.
