Thursday, 19 June 2008

Maggie's Dress




Bottom:
Chain 122
Row 1: DC in 3rd chain from hook and each chain; sl to join, making sure the row isn’t twisted. Chain 3. Do not turn.
Row 2: DC in first 18 st; 3DC in next st. DC in next 19 st; 3DC in next st five times; sl to join. Chain 3
Row 3-16: Repeat row two, except 3DC in the middle st of the previous 3DC each time.
Row 17: 21DC (including turning chain); (ch2, skip 2DC, DC in next st, ch2, skip 2DC); 21DC; 3DC in next st six times; sl to join. Chain 3
Row 18: 22DC (including turning chain); (chain 2, sc in ch2 space, chain 3, sc in ch2 space); 22DC; 3DC in next st six times. sl to join. Chain 3
Rows 19-20: Repeat pattern formed by rows 17 & 18, continuing 3DC increases as before.
Row 21: * 10DC (including turning chain);(chain 2, sc in ch2 space, chain 3, sc in ch2 space)* x3, 10DC to next 3DC increase* * six times
Rows 22-35 continue patterns
Rows 36-37 DC in each DC, 2DC in chain 2 spaces, 3DC in middle DC of 3DC of row before
Row 38 shells across bottom: skip 2 dc, 7dc in next dc, skip 2 dc, sc in next dc all the way around
Top:
Row1: Pick up and dc in each original chain, but with 2dc in every 6th chain (140 dcs)
Note that the rest of top is done in two halves, or else turn after each row since when you get to the shoulders the right side/wrong side change will look goofy.
Row2-4: chain 4, skip 1 dc, dc in next st; chain1, skip 1dc, dc in next st 34 times to the halfway point. (three rows of mesh made - this is where the ribbon is threaded through)
Rows 5-15: chain2, 1hdc in next st, skip next dc, hdc, ch1, hdc in next st, skip next dc to last two st. hdc in last two stitches
Rows 6-15: chain3, 1hdc in next st, hdc, ch1, hdc in ch1 space, skip next hdc to last two sts. hdc in last two stitches
Row 16 sl st in 1st 3 st, hdc, continue pattern to last four st, hdc, turn.
Row 17-24: continue pattern
Row 25-34: shoulder straps - pattern 4 times, hdc, turn. sew the sides and shoulders together.
Weave 1/4” satin ribbon through the mesh, with lots for a bow at the back.