Creative Knitting

SUN DRESS AND HAT

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SKILL LEVEL

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WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Yarn

Dress

3, 4, 4, 5, 5 balls 50gm Patons Cotton Blend 8ply in main colour (M) White 1

1 ball 50gm Patons Cotton Blend 8ply in colour 1 (C1) Coral 26 1 ball 50gm Patons Cotton Blend 8ply in colour 2 (C1) Flamingo 25

Hat

2 balls 50gm Patons Cotton Blend 8ply in Coral 26

Needles and Tools

3.50mm crochet hook

4.00mm crochet hook

wool sewing needle

Tension

Dress

18 sts and 15 rows over Skirt Patt, on 4.00mm hook to 10cm

Hat

18.5dc and 23 rows over dc fabric, on 3.50mm hook to 10cm

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MEASUREMENTS

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GETTING STARTED

NOTE: Australian/ UK terminology used throughout.

WORKING PATTERN

BODICE (make 2 pieces alike) MOTIFS (make 4)

DRESS FIRST MOTIF

Using 3.50mm hook and M, make 3ch and join with a sl st in first ch to form a ring.

Round 1: 3ch, 2tr in ring, 1ch, (3tr in ring, 1ch) 3 times, sl st in 3rd ch at beg. Fasten off.

Round 2: Join C2 with a sl st in any ch sp, (3ch, 2tr, 1ch, 3tr) in same ch sp, * (3tr, 1ch, 3tr) in next ch sp, rep from * twice, sl st in 3rd ch at beg. Fasten off.

Round 3: Join C1 with a sl st in any corner sp, (3ch, 2tr, 1ch, 3tr) in same corner sp, * miss 3tr, 3tr in sp before next tr, (3tr, 1ch, 3tr) in next corner sp, rep from * twice, miss 3tr, 3tr in sp before next tr, sl st in 3rd ch at

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