Violet Gown

 
Good evening beautiful people!

Wow talk about drama trying to get this pattern up! The card reader in my PC decided it would be a great time to not read cards! I had to get Mr Mamma to open it up and sort it out for me. Thankfully, so far so good. Fingers crossed we have no further issues. I guess when you use a computer daily it's bound to have some issues eventually, especially after 2 years!

So without further ado, here is the Violet gown! Lovely ripples paired with picots make this dress an absolute stunner. I love that it is soft and delicate but also packs a little more UMPH in the visuals. It's a very quick dress too with easy repetitions. Sized as it it'll fir 26-28 Weeks gestation and is fully open at the back. I hope you love making this one as much as I did!

Violet Gown

Supplies:
3.5mm hook
4ply Fingering weight yarn
Buttons for closure (2-3)

Special Stitches:
Picot: ch3, slst into the 3rd chain from hook.

Sized To Fit:
26-28 Weeks Gestation.

Start with main colour.

1: Ch36, dc in the 3rd chain from hook and each across. - 34dc

2: Ch3, turn, 2dc in the next stitch, *dc in the next stitch, 2dc in the next stitch*, repeat across. -51dc

3: ch3, turn, dc in the next stitch, 2dc in the next stitch, *dc in the next 2 stitches, 2dc in the next stitch*, repeat across. -68dc

4: Ch3, turn, dc in the next 11 stitches, skip the next 14 stitches, ch4, dc in the next 16 stitches, ch4, skip the next 14 stitches, dc in the last 12 stitches. -40dc, 8ch

Change to contrasting colour.

5: Ch1, turn, sc in each stitch and chain across. -48sc

6: Ch1, turn, 2sc in the next stitch, *sc in the next stitch, 2sc in the next stitch*, repeat across. -72sc

Change to main colour.

7: Ch3, turn, dc in the next 4 stitches, skip the next 2 stitches, dc in the next 4 stitches, *ch2, dc in the next 4 stitches, skip the next 2 stitches, dc in the next 4 stitches*, repeat across until there are 7 stitches left, skip the next 2 stitches, dc in the next 2 stitches, 2dc in the next stitch, dc in the last stitch.

8: Ch3, turn, dc in the next stitch, 2dc in the next stitch, dc in the next 2 stitches, skip the next 2 stitches, *dc in the next 4 stitches, ch2, dc in the next 4 stitches, skip 2*, repeat across until there are 4 stitches left, dc in the next 2 stitches, 2dc in the next stitch, dc in the last stitch.

9: Ch3, turn, dc in the next stitch, 2dc in the next stitch, dc in the next stitch, *skip the next 2 stitches, dc in the next 4 stitches, ch2, dc in the next 4 stitches*, repeat across until there are 7 stitches left, skip the next 2 stitches, dc in the next 2 stitches, 2dc in the next stitch, dc in the last 2 stitches.

10-11: Repeat rows 8-9

12: Ch3, turn, dc in the next stitch, 2dc in the next stitch, dc in the next 2 stitches, *skip the next 2 stitches, dc in the next 3 stitches, 2dc in the next stitch, ch2, 2dc in the next stitch, dc in the next 3 stitches*, repeat across until there are 6 stitches left, skip the next 2 stitches, dc in the next 2 stitches, 2dc in the next stitch, dc in the last stitch.

13: Ch3, turn, dc in the next stitch 2dc in the next stitch, dc in the next stitch, *skip the next 2 stitches, dc in the next 5 stitches, ch2, dc in the next 5 stitches*, repeat across until there are 7 stitches left, skip the next 2 stitches, dc in the next 2 stitches, 2dc in the next stitch, dc in the last 2 stitches.

14: Ch3, turn, dc in the next stitch, 2dc in the next stitch, dc in the next 2 stitches, *skip the next 2 stitches, dc in the next 5 stitches, ch2, dc in the next 5 stitches* repeat across until there are 6 stitches left, skip the next 2 stitches, dc in the next 2 stitches, 2dc in the next stitch, dc in the last stitch.

15-18: Repeat rows 13-14 twice.

Change to contrasting colour.

19: Complete this row crocheting in the back loops only of the stitches. Ch2, turn,*hdc in the next 2 stitches, dc in the next 4 stitches, hdc in the next 2 stitches, sc in the next stitch, sc in the ch2 gap, sc in the next stitch* repeat across, sc in the last 2 stitches.

20: ch2, turn, hdc in each stitch across,

21: ch1, turn, sc in the next stitch, *picot, sc in the next 2 stitches*, repeat across, sc in the last stitch. End off, weave in ends.

Sleeves:
1: With main colour, join yarn to any unworked stitch on the sleeve, ch2, hdc evenly around the arm hole for 26 stitches, join to the first hdc.

2: Ch2, hdc in each stitch around, join to the first hdc.

Change to contrasting colour

3: Ch1, *sc in the next 2 stitches, picot*, repeat around, join to the first sc.

End off and weave in all tails.

Attach buttons to the back of the dress, or ties if that's what you like.