DROPS crochet dress in “Ice” or in “Paris”. ~ DROPS Design

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Crochet tension: Ice: 8.5 dc in the width and 10 rows in the height using hook size 8 mm = 10 x 10 cm. Paris: 14 dc in the width x 18 rows in the height using hook size 5 mm = 10 x 10 cm.
Crochet info: Turn each row with a ch
Decreasing tips-1 (for the slope of the side): Dec 1 st each side as follows: Crochet the 2 outer most dc tog. Push hook through the first st and pick up the thread, then push hook through the second st and pick up the thread (= 3 st on hook), make a yo and pull the thread through all 3 sts on hook.
Casting off tips ( apply for the armholes and the neck shaping):
Cast off as follows at the end of round: Turn when the number of sts equal the number of sts to be cast off.
Cast off as follows at beg. of round: Crochet sl sts over the number of sts to be cast off.

The dress can either be crochet in Drops Ice using hook size 8 mm or in Paris using hook size 5 mm. The number in the () applies to Paris.
Front piece: Crochet loosely 40-42-45-47-49 (66-69-73-77-81) ch – incl 1 ch to turn with using hook size 8 mm (5 mm) with ice blue. Crochet first row as follows: 1 dc in the second ch, *1 dc in each of the following 6 ch skip 1 ch*, repeat from *-* a total of 5-5-6-6-6 (9-9-10-10-11) times, crochet 1 dc in each of the last 3-5-1-3-5 (1-4-1-5-2) ch = 34-36-38-40-42 (56-59-62-66-69) dc. Now crochet 1 dc in each dc – read crochet info.
When the piece measures 15-15-16-16-17 cm dec. 1 dc – see decreasing tips each side on every 7th (4th) cm a total of 4 (6) times = 26-28-30-32-34 (44-47-50-54-57) dc. When the piece measures 46-48-50-52-54 cm cast off 3 (4) dc each side for the armholes – see decreasing tips. Now cast off 1 dc each side for arm holes on the following 1-2-2-2-3 (3-4-4-5-6) rows =18-18-20-22-22 (30-31-34-36-37) dc. When the piece measures 50-52-54-56-58 cm crochet only over the 6-6-6-7-7 (11-11-11-12-12 dc each side - the mid 6-6-8-8-8 (8-9-12-12-13) dc = neck line. Continue the to cast off 1 dc towards the neck on every row 1 (2) times = 5-5-5-6-6 (9-9-9-10-10) dc left for the strap. Crochet until the piece measures 62-65-68-71-74 cm, insert a marking thread (MT) in the piece = mid top shoulder. Continue to crochet – the strap will be sewn to the back piece. When the strap measures 3 cm from the MT inc. 1 dc – see increasing tips towards the neck side on each row 1 (2) times = 6-6-6-7-7 (11-11-11-12-12) dc. Cut the thread when the strap measures 6 cm from the MT.

Back piece: Crochet as front piece. Cast off for armholes as done for front piece = 18-18-20-22-22 (30-31-34-36-37) dc. Crochet until the piece measures 56-59-62-65-68 cm, cut the thread.

Assembly: Sew the side seams in the outer most part of the edge to avoid a chunky seam. Sew the straps from the front piece to the back piece. Crochet 1 row of dc around the armholes and the neck line. Sew overcast stitches around the armholes and the neckline with white – the stitches should be sloping from the RS, sew also a row of the same stitches around the waist, i.e. 9-10 cm below the casting off edge for the arm holes.

Crochet decorations: Crochet a ch-row with white approx. 40 cm long. Make a bow and sew it to the mid front piece approx. 2 rows below the overcast stitches.
Do also crochet a buckle to sew onto the back piece in white as follows: crochet 12 (18) ch – incl. a ch to turn with. Crochet 1 dc in each ch, turn with 2 ch, crochet 3 dc in the first dc, 1 dc in each of the next dc until 1 dc left, 3 dc in the last dc.(for Paris now crochet 2 rows with 1 dc in each dc). Turn with 2 ch, crochet the first 3 dc tog. as follows: Push hook through the first dc and pick up the thread, then push hook through the second dc and pick up the thread and then through the third dc and pick up the thread, make a yo and pull the thread thought all 4 loops on hook. Continue to crochet 1 dc in each dc until 3 dc left, crochet these 3 dc tog. as explained earlier for the beginning of row, turn with 1 ch and crochet 1 dc in each of the left dc, cut the thread. Sew the buckle tight at the middle of the back approx. 2 rows below the overcast stitches. Sew a button each end of the buckle.

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