I tried out two different cotton yarns
Turquoise - very soft for 2,5 mm hook (tunic size 1-3 year)
Red-tone yarn - thicker for 3 mm hook (tunic size 2-4 year)
Tunic is good choice because first you can use it like dress, later like tunic and like shirt in the end :)
You will need:
Cotton yarn for 2,5 to 3,5 mm hook (I recommend 2 colors)
14 pearls (not necessary)
Hook (2,5 to 3,5 mm)
2 or 3 buttons (I use 2 buttons)
Good mood :)
Abbreviations
st(s) - stitch (es)
ch - chain
sc - single crochet
sl st - slip stitch
dc - double crochet
hdc - half double crochet
tunic size 2-4 year
tunic size 1-3 year
Chain 101
Hdc - repeat the whole row
Add 14 pearls on the white yarn
Continue with white yarn
7 sc
Chain 11
Pull pearl
Sc into chain 6 from hook (sl st if you don`t want to add pearl)
Chain 5, turn around
Dc into ring
Chain 3, dc into ring (repeat 4 times)
Chain 2, turn around (turn back)
Dc into ring, insert hook into chain 5 from flower chart
2 dc into ring, chain 1, sc into ch between spaces
Chain 1, dc into next space, insert hook into st of first flower
Continue (3dc into space, chain 1, sc into st between spaces, chain 1)
sc into last 8 stitches
This chart I used for bottom of tunic
Next steps - when flower chart row is ready
Change color
Chain 5, sl st into flower chart st, chain 6
Hdc into next st, repeat the whole row
Make 2 or 3 button hole (how big depends on how big button you have)
Continue the whole row by chain 5, sl st into flower chart st, chain 8, sl st into flower chart st
Make other side the same way like button hole side
Next step - when the other side is ready
5 hdc into chain 5 space, 8 hdc into chain 8 space
Mark 24 st for back of tunic(from both sides)
Mark 46 for front of tunic
Leave rest of st for shoulders (about 48 st for each)
Hdc into next st(s) until marker, chain 10 (for armpit), hdc into next marker st
(repeat until the end of row)
Change color
Chain 3, 3 dc into same st, skip 2, sl st, chain5, skip 2, sl st, chain 5, skip 2, sl st (repeat around)
It was difficult to figure out how to connect rounds and I forgot to take pic but it is easy when you remember to leave 2 chain 5 spaces! (every second round you will need to make 3 sl st back way into st(s) of chain 5)
You start second row by making 2 sl st back way into chain 5 st(s) and sl st into chain 5 space.
3 dc into chain 3 space of row 1, chain 3, sl st on the top of 3 dc, chain 5, sl st into chain 5 space, chain 5, sl st into chain 5 space. (repeat around)
Make 25 rounds (you can make more if you want it to look like a dress)
Last two rows before changing the color
chain 5, sl st into st (top of 3 dc) or chain 5 space (repeat around)
4 dc into each chain 5 space
Change color and start flower chart (make 10 sc between flowers or 11 if you have more st(s))
Remember to connect last flower to first flower
Change color and repeat the same way you made top of tunic
chain 5, sl st into flower chart st, chain 8, sl st into flower chart st
5 hdc into chain 5 space, 8 hdc into chain 8 space
Bottom of tunic
Chain 3, 3 dc into same st, skip 3, sl st (repeat around)
If something remained unclear feel free to ask
Pattern by Dii Dii
