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Pretty Little Preemie Dress
Copyright
Beverly A. Qualheim 2006, 2008 - all rights reserved
Instructions given for a large preemie -
3.5 - 5 lbs
3 oz
Caron's Simply Soft yarn (or a soft sport weight yarn)
Size I
crochet hook
Some
pretty ribbon, iron on appliques, tiny ribbon roses added to the front
are fun.
5 or 6 3/8" buttons for the back.
Mini- DC-shell [1
dc, ch 1, 1 dc]
Mini- HDC-shell [1
hdc, ch 1, 1 hdc]
Gown is open all the way down the back...
Row
1: Start at neckline - top, Chain 32, DC in 4th chain from
hook. Dc in next 2 dc. Work Mini- DC-shell [1
dc, ch 1, 1 dc] in
next
chain. *dc in next 6 ch, mini-dc-shell in next chain.
Repeat from * two MORE
times. Dc in last 4 chs; ch 2 and turn.
Row
2: Dc in
each st to ch 1 space - work a Mini-
DC-shell [1
dc, ch 1, 1 dc] in the ch 1
space. Repeat
from * three
more times. hdc in
each remaining stitch. CH 2, Turn.
Row
3- 6: *hdc in each st to ch 1 space - work a Mini-
HDC-shell [1
hdc, ch 1, 1 hdc] in CH
1 space. Repeat from * three more times. hdc in
each remaining stitch. CH 2, Turn.
Row 7 This
row forms the sleeves - hdc in each stitch to
the
chain 1
space; put your yarn over the hook, insert hook in 1st CH 1 space
and then
fold the dress so you can finish the hdc st through the 2nd CH 1 space
-
complete the hdc into the ch 1 space. Now Hdc in each stitch to
next Ch 1
space; join 3rd and
4th CH 1 spaces in same manner as first two. Hdc in remaining
stitches to end. Ch 1, Turn.
Row 8 : Sc in
each st, ch 1 and
turn.
Row 9: 2 sc in each
sc
across, ch 3 and turn. (This is a good row to change colors if
you wish)
Rows 10- 20:
You will be
using a shell
st back and forth on each row, till the final length of
the gown from neck to bottom of skirt is about 12"
SHELL STITCH
for SKIRT:
Row 1 of
shell: Make 2 dc into the same stitch as the ch 3,
skip one st, *sc into next, skip one st and make 3 dc into next.
Repeat from * across row.
Rest of shell:
2 dc in lst sc. *1 sc in the center
dc of the next shell, make 1 shell of
3 dc in next sc. * Rep the sts between (*) across the row. End
with
1 sc. Ch 3, turn.
FINISHING TOUCHES
Sew 5 or 6 little buttons down the back of the dress, evenly
spaced. You don't need to make button holes because the shell
stitch has large enough 'holes' for the buttons to thread through.
Thread a ribbon through the first sc row in bodice, leave ties in the
back for the nurses to tie the gown shut if they wish.
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MATCHING HAT, diaper cover AND BOOTIES
Here's one for booties - you may wish to use a size F hook to make them
slightly smaller. Preemie booties for a 4 lber would be about
2.5" in length.
http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/shell-booties.html
and Toni's hat or bonnet
http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/tonis-hats.html
and offsite, diaper cover patterns to choose from
http://www.borntolove.com/pattern.html
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