Seashell Summer Dress for 18-inch Doll

Free Doll Dress Crochet Pattern

Welcome to the Doll Seashell Summer Dress crochet pattern, designed to fit 18-inch dolls. This beautiful dress is perfect for summer days at the beach, with its delicate lace shell pattern and lightweight design. The dress is crocheted top down, without any seams, making it a quick and easy project for crocheters of all skill levels. The dress also features a back opening for easy dressing and removal, and the intricate lace shell pattern creates a stunning texture that will be sure to impress. So grab your crochet hook and some lightweight yarn, and get ready to create a beautiful and unique summer dress for your favorite doll!

Materials: Aunt Lydia (affiliate link)'s 100% Mercerized Cotton fingering weight thread, Size 3, 150yd/138m, color - Maize - 1.5 balls.
3 buttons

Hook: C (2.75mm)

Gauge: 2 shells = 1 3/4" (4.5 cm)

Abbreviations:

ch = chain
st(s) = stitch(es)
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
V-stitch (V-st) - (1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) in indicated stitch
Shell - (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in indicated stitch
Triple-Shell - (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in indicated stitch
4-Shell - (4 dc, ch 1, 4 dc) in indicated stitch
Fan- Shell - 5 dc in indicated stitch

V-st into V-st - V-stitch in/or under ch-1-space of the V-stitch

Shell into shell - shell in/or under ch-1-space of the shell

Fan-Shell into Shell - Fan-shell in/or under ch-1-space of the shell


Dress

The dress is worked top-down in rows with the opening and a seam at the back.

Chain 39.
Row 1: ch 1 (counts as the first sc), 1 sc in each of the 38 chains. Turn
Row 2: ch 3 (counst as 1 dc), *V-st in the next sc, skip 1 sc, repeat from * 18 times to last 2 sc, V-st in the next sc , 1 dc in the last sc. Turn.
Row 3: ch 3 (counst as 1 dc), *V-st into each of the 19 V-stitches. 1 dc in the last dc. Turn.
Row 4: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), *1 shell into each of the 19 V-stitches, 1 dc in the last dc. Turn.
Row 5: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), * 1 shell into each of the 19 shells, 1 dc in the last dc. Turn.
Row 6: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc) , 1 shell in each of the next 3 shells [this is the right back], *1 fan-shell in the next shell, 1 sc into the space between shells - repeat from * 3 times, 1 fan-shell in the next shell [right sleeve], 1 shell in each of the next 5 shells [this is the front], *fan-shell in next shell, 1 sc into the space between shells - repeat from * 3 times, fan-shell in the next shell [this is the left sleeve], 1 shell in each of the next 3 shells [this is the left back], 1 dc in the last dc. Turn.

Divide for sleeves and bodice:

Row 7: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 triple-shell in each of the next 3 shells, skip all four fan-shells, 1 triple-shell in each of the next 5 shells, skip the next four fan-shells, 1 tripple-shell in the last 3 shells, 1 dc in the last dc. Turn.

Row 8: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), * triple-shell in triple-shell, V-st in the space between triple-shells - repeat from* 10 times, triple-shell in the last tripple shell, 1 dc in the last dc. Turn.

Row 9: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), *1 triple-shell in tripple-shell, 1 shell in V-st - repeat from * to last triple-shell, triple-shell in the last tripple-shell, 1 dc in the last dc.

Rows 10-17: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), *1 triple-shell in tripple-shell, 1 shell in shell - repeat from * to last triple-shell, triple-shell in the last tripple-shell, 1 dc in the last dc.

Rows 18-20: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), * 1 triple-shell in triple-shell, 1 triple shell in shell - repeat from * to the last triple-shell, triple-shell in the last triple-shell, 1 dc in the last dc.

Rows 21-22: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), *4-Shell in the triple-shell, triple-shell in the next triple-shell - repeat from * to last triple-shell, 4-Shell in the last triple-shell, 1 dc in the last dc.

Row 23: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), * 4-Shell in the 4-shell, 4-shell in the next triple shell - repeat from * to the last 4-shell, 4-shell in the last 4-shell, 1 dc in the last dc. Don't cut the yarn.


Finishing

Fold the dress right side in, align the edges of the back, and with slip stitches close the seam
from hem to waist. Cut the yarn. Sew 3 buttons on the back above the waist.

Enjoy!

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