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Vintage 1941 Girl’s
Ruffled Lace Party Dress #C102
Quick & easy to
crochet this charming dress with it‘s matching hair ornament…lacy shell stitch
pattern skirt with a lovely, loopy, ruffled yoke…perfect for very special
occasions!
SIZE: Directions are for size 2 to 4. Instructions are for size 2 with changes for
size 4 in brackets. Larger sizes may be
achieved by increasing size of hook & weight of yarn.
MATERIALS:
Clark’s
ONT or J & P Coats Mercerized Crochet, Size 30
SMALL
BALL:
Clark’s
ONT: White 12 [15] balls, or Solid Color
18 [22] balls; & Multi-Color 8 [9] balls
J
& P Coats: White 9 [11] balls, or
Solid Color 12 [15] balls; & Multi-Color 5 [6] balls
BIG
Ball:
J
& P Coats: White 5 [6] balls, or
Solid Color 6 [8] balls; & Multi-Color 3 [3] balls
3
Small Buttons
Ribbon
Rosette Trim for Dress
1yd
Matching Ribbon for Hair Ornament ¼” wide
#8
& #11 Steel Crochet Hooks
MEASUREMENTS:
Shoulder
to bottom of skirt: 17” [19”]
Width
at hem: 48” [53”]
GAUGE:
For
Dress: 1 patt [shell & cluster] =
½”; 4 rnds = 1”
For
Yoke: 13 sts = 1”; 4 rows dc & 4 rows sc [8 rows total] = 1”
STITCHES:
BET = Between
CH = Chain
DC = Double
Crochet
DEC = Decrease
MEAS = Measure
REP = Repeat
SC = Single
Crochet
SK = Skip
SL
ST = Slip
Stitch
ST = Stitch
SKIRT:
Start at bottom of dress with solid color
& #8 hook, make ch [11 ch sts = 1”] to meas 55” [60”].
1ST
ROW: Dc in 5th ch from hook,
ch 2, dc in same place as last dc, * sk 2 ch, dc in next ch, sk 2 ch, in next
ch make 2 dc with ch 2 bet [shell made].
Rep from * across until row meas 48” [53”], end with shell. Join with sl st to top of turning ch at beg
of row, be careful not to twist work.
Work is now done in rnds.
2ND
RND: Draw up loop on hook to meas ¼”,
then make cluster around turning ch as follows:
* yo, insert hook from right to left behind turning ch, bring it out bet
turning ch & next dc & draw loop thru.
Rep from * 2 more times, yo & draw thru all 7 loops on hook, ch 1
[cluster made]. ** Make shell in sp of
next shell then make cluster around bar of single dc bet shells. Rep from ** around.
3RD
RND: Work in same manner as for 2nd
rnd, make cluster around cluster, & shell in sp of shell.
Rep 3rd rnd until piece meas 11
½” [13”]. Insert marker for beg of
rnd.
SHAPE
ARMHOLES:
Work across for front, for 23”
[25”] from marker. Fasten off.
NEXT
ROW: Attach thread at marker & work
same as last row. Fasten off.
Rep
last row until pieces meas 1 ½” from beg of armhole.
Skip 4 shells with 3 clusters bet for
armhole, attach thread, & work back in same way, leave opening for 2nd
armhole to correspond.
YOKE:
Start at outer edge of center back opening,
with multi-color, & #11 hook, make ch to meas approx 32” [35”].
1ST
ROW: Dc in 4th ch from hook
& in each ch across, dec 1 st after every 2 ½” [2 ¾”], until 10 sts have
been dec. [To dec st, work off 2 sts as
1.]
Now
dc in each st across until outer [foundation edge meas 28 ½” [31 ½”].
Cut
off rem ch. Ch 1, turn.
2ND
ROW: Hold hook bet thumb &
forefinger of left hand, wind thread twice around left forefinger, insert hook
in 1st dc & under both loops just wound around forefinger, yo
& draw loop thru 1st dc [2 loops left on hook], yo & draw
thru both loops on hook [double-loop-sc made].
Make double-loop-sc in each st across.
Ch 3, turn.
Divide
work into 6 equal sections & mark sections with pins.
3RD
ROW: Dc in each st across, dec 2 sts on
1st section [back section], 5 sts on next section [this is shoulder],
2 sts in each of next 2 sections [front], 5 sts in next section [other
shoulder], & 2 sc in next section [other back section]--18 sc dec
total. Ch 1 turn.
4TH
ROW: Make double-loop-sc in each st
across. Ch 3, turn.
Rep
3rd & 4th rows until neck meas 12 ½” [14”], end with
4th row.
Loop background
should meas 3” in depth.
Work
1 row of sl st along neck edge. Fasten
off.
FINISHING:
Press dress with hot iron thru damp
cloth.
Shirr [gather] top of skirt back
& front, & sew to bottom of yoke as in photo.
Opening
of yoke is at center back. Leave approx
4” of yoke free at both sides for shoulders.
Work
3 buttonloops at right side of back opening.
Sew
on ribbon rosette & buttons.
HAIR
ORNAMENT [LOOPY ROSETTES]:
With
multi-color & #11 hook, make ch to meas 5”.
Work
as for yoke, omit decs, for 6 rows [3 loop rows]. Fasten off.
Make
one more like this.
Cut
three 8” lengths of ribbon for across head.
Gather
each rosette into circle & sew them to ends of ribbon.
Attach
elastic.
ENJOY!
