Crochet lace Dress Pattern
If you’re a fan of crochet and love beautiful and delicate designs, then a crochet lace dress pattern is the perfect project for you. Not only is the finished dress stunning and eye-catching, but it’s also versatile and can be dressed up or down for any occasion.
Whether you’re attending a wedding, a fancy dinner, or just want to feel pretty on a casual day out, a crochet lace dress is a wardrobe staple that will never go out of style.
There are so many things I love about this design, from it being a very easy pattern with repeats of basic stitches. This is a repeat of the first few rows!!! Also, you can never go wrong with your color choice(s) for this crochet lace dress pattern, never!!! Just take a look at the beautiful colors my Testers used here.
This lace dress pattern is appropriate for all weather, just layer it up in fall. Since the weather is still warm, this dress can also double up as a beach cover-up dress.
Sizing available for this crochet lace dress pattern
The Beach cover-up is written and tested in 9 different sizes from bust 28 – 62″ There are instructions in the Pattern to help you tailor your dress for a better fitting.
Sizes/Color – XS (S, M, L, XL, 2Xl, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)
Bust: 30 (34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62)”
Name Inspiration – I’ve named this beauty the simple beach dress, simply because it’s a simple design and is perfect for a cover-up on your swim suite. The Brava convertible scarf and wide-sleeve top are designs made using similar crochet stitches.
Don’t you just love the stitch definition in this dress? It’s one of my favorites.
The best yarn for a crochet lace dress
The best yarn for a crochet lace dress includes any lightweight, fine yarn from sport to DK weight yarn and good drape that will work well for crocheted lace dresses. Some commonly used yarns for crochet lace include cotton, linen, silk, and blends of these fibers.
When picking yarn for your crochet lace dress, look for yarns with good stitch definition that won’t split easily when working with small crochet hooks. You may also want to consider a yarn with a subtle sheen, as this can add a lovely shimmer to your finished dress.
It’s always a good idea to do a gauge swatch with different yarns and hook sizes before starting your project.
Materials for this crochet dress pattern
Stylecraft Special DK, #3 lightweight (100% Acrylic 322 yards/295 m per 3.5 oz/100g Ball)
Color A; 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4) Balls in Sky Blue
Color B; 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4) Balls in Blue
If you love the simple crochet lace dress, you should check out the inspiration behind the beautiful stitch also. The convertible Beanie and Cowl pattern is here.
Estimated Yardage
XS = 4 Balls/14 oz/ 400 g /914 m / 1000 yards
S = 4 Balls/14 oz/ 400 g /1051 m / 1150 yards
M = 4 Balls/14 oz/ 400 g /1177 m / 1288 yards
L = 6 Balls/ 21 oz / 600 g / 1645 m / 1800 yards
XL = 6 Balls/ 21 oz / 600 g/ 1770 m / 1932 yards
2XL = 8 Balls /21 oz / 800 g / 2084 m / 2280 yards
3XL = 8 Balls /28 oz / 800 g / 2148 m / 2350 yards
4XL =8 Balls/ 28 oz / 800 g / 2194 m / 2400 yards
5XL = 8 Balls/ 28 oz / 800 g/ 2336 m / 2576 yards
Hook and other Materials
US size G (4 mm) Crochet Hook
Yarn needle
Get the PDF in my Ravelry store or in my Etsy store.
Crochet Lace Dress Pattern Notes
- Please kindly read through the pattern before starting.
- Similar #3 weight yarn can be substituted, please check the gauge.
- Chains at the beginning of the rows count as a stitch.
- Stitches between [] are meant to be skipped.
Difficulty Level – Intermediate
Terms – US Terminology
Stitches Abbreviations
Chain(s) – ch(s)
Single Crochet – sc
Double crochet – dc
Special Stitches needed for the crochet lace dress
V stitch – (dc, ch 1, dc) in indicated stitch.
Shell – 5 dc in indicated stitch
Finished Measurements of the crochet lace dress
Sizes/Color – XS(S, M, L, XL, 2Xl, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)
Bust: 30 (34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62)”
Hip: 36(40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68)”
Length – 34(34, 36, 36, 38, 38, 40, 40, 42)”
Sleeve Opening – 18(18, 18, 18, 19, 19, 19.5, 19.5, 20)”
The modeled garment is shown in Medium with 2” of positive Ease.
Simple beach Dress on LoveCrafts
I would love to see your makes from my Pattern, do tag me with yours.
Crochet Lace dress pattern
Section 1: Front Panel
With A, Chain 82 (92, 102, 112, 122, 132, 142, 152, 162)
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each ch across, turn. 81 (91, 101, 111, 121, 131, 141, 151, 161) sc
Row 2: Ch 3(counts as dc here and throughout), dc in next st, ch 3, skip next 3 sts, V stitch in next, ch 3, skip next 3 sts, dc in next 3 sts, ch 3, skip next 3 sts, V stitch in next, ch 3, repeat from to last 5 sts, skip
next 3 sts, dc in last 2 sts, turn. 16 ch 3 sp/8 V st/25 dc (18 ch 3 sp/9 V st/28 dc, 20 ch 3 sp/10 V st/31 dc, 22 ch 3 sp/11 V st/34 dc,
24 ch 3 sp/12 V st/37 dc, 26 ch 3 sp/13 V st/40 dc, 28 ch 3 sp/14 V st/43 dc, 30 ch 3 sp/15 V st/46 dc, 32 ch 3 sp/16 V st/49 dc)
Row 3: Ch 3, dc in next st, ch 4, 5 dc in ch 1 space, ch 4, *skip next ch and first dc, dc in next st, ch 4, skip next dc and ch sp, 5 dc in
ch 1 space, ch 4 repeat from * to last 2 sts, dc in last 2 sts, turn. 16 ch 4 sp/8 shell/11 dc (18 ch 4 sp/9 shells /12 dc, 20 ch 4 sp/10
shell/13 dc, 22 ch 4 sp/11 shell/14 dc, 24 ch 4 sp/12 shell/15 dc, 26 ch 4 sp/13 shell/16 dc, 28 ch 4 sp/14 shell/17 dc, 30 ch 4 sp/15 shell/18 dc, 32 ch 4 sp/16 shell/19 dc
To save you some stress, after Row 3, measure your panel to make sure it’s about 15 (17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31)” wide.
Too Small/wide = Go down/Up a size or Hook size to
achieve the desired measurement
Row 4: Ch 3, dc in next st, ch 4, skip next ch sp, dc in next 5 sts, *ch 7, skip next [ch 4 sp, next dc, and ch 4 sp], dc in next 5 dc, repeat from * to last 2 sts, ch 4, dc in last 2 sts, turn. 9 ch sp/44 dc (10 ch sp/49 dc, 11 ch sp/54 dc, 12 ch sp/59 dc, 13 ch sp/64 dc, 14 ch sp/69 dc, 15 ch sp/74 dc, 16 ch sp/79 dc, 17 ch sp/84 dc)
Row 5: Ch 3, dc in next st, ch 3, skip next ch 4 sp and first dc, dc in next 3 sts, skip next dc, ch 3, *V stitch in 4th chain, ch 3, skip remaining chs and next dc, dc in next 3 sts, skip next dc, ch 3, repeat from * to last 2 sts, dc in last 2 sts, turn. 16 ch 3 sp/7 V st/28 dc (18 ch 3 sp/8 V st/31 dc, 20 ch 3 sp/9 V st/34 dc, 22 ch 3 sp/10 V st/37 dc, 24 ch 3 sp/11 V st/40 dc, 26 ch 3 sp/12 V st/43 dc, 28 ch 3 sp/13 V st/46 dc, 30 ch 3 sp/14 V st/49 dc, 32 ch 3 sp/15 V st/52 dc)
Row 6: Ch 3, dc in next st, ch 4, skip next ch 3 sp and first dc, dc in middle st, skip next dc and ch 3 sp, *ch 4, 5 dc in ch 1 space, ch 4, skip first dc, dc in middle st, skip next dc and ch 3 sp, repeat from * to last 2 sts, ch 4, dc in last 2 sts, turn. 16 ch 4 sps/7 shell/12
dc (18 ch 4 sp/8 shell/13 dc, 20 ch 4 sp/9 shell/14 dc, 22 ch 4 sp/10 shell/15 dc, 24 ch 4 sp/11 shell/16 dc, 26 ch 4 sp/12 shell/17 dc, 28 ch 4 sp/13 shell/18 dc, 30 ch 4 sp/14 shell/19 dc, 32 ch 4 sp/15
shell/20 dc)
Row 7: Ch 3, dc in next st, ch 7, skip next [ch 4 sp, dc, and next ch 4 sp], *dc in next 5 sts, ch 7, skip next [ch 4 sp, dc, and next ch 4 sp],
repeat from * to last 2 sts, dc in last 2 sts, turn. 8 ch 7 sp/39 dc (9 ch 7 sp/44 dc, 10 ch 7 sp/49 dc, 11 ch 7 sp/54 dc, 12 ch 7 sp/59 dc, 13 ch sp/64 dc, 14 ch sp/69 dc, 15 ch sp/74 dc, 16 ch sp/79 dc)
Row 8: Ch 3, dc in next st, ch 3, V stitch in 4th chain, ch 3, *skip next chs and first dc, dc in next 3 sts, ch 3, skip last dc, V stitch in 4th
chain, ch 3, repeat from * to last 2 sts, dc in last 2 sts, turn. 16 ch 3 sp/8 V st/25 dc (18 ch 3 sp/9 V st/28 dc, 20 ch 3 sp/10 V st/31
dc, 22 ch 3 sp/11 V st/34 dc , 24 ch 3 sp/12 V st/37 dc, 26 ch 3 sp/13 V st/40 dc, 28 ch 3 sp/14 V st/43 dc, 30 ch 3 sp/15 V st/46 dc, 32 ch 3 sp/16 V st/49 dc)
Row 9: Repeat Row 3
Row 10: Repeat Row 4
Repeat Rows 5 to 10, 4 (4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7) more times.
Next, Repeat Rows 5 and 6
Fasten off A, join B
Note – You can change colors at any point but make the color change in Row 7
Section 2: Waist /Hips – for the lace dress
You can skip the increase meant for the hips if you have similar bust/hip measurements.
Simply continue your repeats as in Section 1 and ignore the increase meant to add few more inches to the hips
Row 1: With B, ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in next st, ch 7, skip next ch 4 sp, dc and next ch 4 sp, *dc in next 5 sts, ch 7, skip next [ch 4 sp, dc, and next ch 4 sp], repeat from * to last 2 sts, 2 dc in last 2 sts, turn. 8 ch 7 sp/43 dc (9 ch 7 sp/48 dc, 10 ch 7 sp/53 dc, 11 ch 7 sp/58 dc, 12 ch 7 sp/63 dc, 13 ch sp/68 dc, 14 ch sp/73 dc, 15 ch sp/78 dc, 16
ch-sp/83 dc)
Row 2: Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in next st, 2 dc in next, dc in next, ch 3, V stitch in 4th chain, ch 3, *skip next chs and first dc, dc in next 3 sts, ch 3, V stitch in 4th chain, ch 3, repeat from * to last 4 sts, dc in next st, 2 dc in next, dc in next, 2dc in last st, turn. 16 ch 3 sp/8 V st/33 dc (18 ch 3 sp/9 V st/36 dc, 20 ch 3 sp/10 V st/39 dc, 22 ch 3 sp/11 V
st/42 dc , 24 ch 3 sp/12 V st/45 dc, 26 ch 3 sp/13 V st/48 dc, 28 ch 3 sp/14 V st/51 dc, 30 ch 3 sp/15 V st/54 dc, 32 ch 3 sp/16 V
st/57 dc
Row 3: Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in next 5 sts, ch 4, 5 dc in ch 1 space, ch 4, *skip next chs and first dc, dc in next st, ch 4, 5 dc in ch 1 space, ch 4 repeat from * to last 6 sts, dc in next 5 sts, 2 dc in last st, turn. 16 ch 4 sps/8 shell/21 dc (18 ch 4 sp/9 shells /22 dc, 20 ch 4 sp/10 shell/23 dc, 22 ch 4 sp/11 shell/24 dc, 24 ch 4 sp/12 shell/25 dc, 26
ch 4 sp/13 shell/26 dc, 28 ch 4 sp/14 shell/27 dc, 30 ch 4 sp/15 shell/28 dc, 32 ch 4 sp/16 shell/29 dc)
After Row 4, measure your panel to make sure you have about 18 (20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34)”
If your panel isn’t this wide or your hip measurement is more than this, continue to increase for a better fit around your hip. Remember
this value is half your final Hip measurement as this is just the front Panel.
“Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in next sts, and follow the pattern sequence.”
Row 4: Ch 3, dc in next 6 sts, ch 4, skip next ch sp, dc in next 5 sts, *ch 7, skip next [ch 4 sp, dc, and ch 4 sp], dc in next 5 sts, repeat from * to last 7 sts, ch 4, dc in last 7 sts, turn. 9 ch sps / 54 dc (10 ch sp/59 dc, 11 ch sp/64 dc, 12 ch sp/69 dc, 13 ch sp/74 dc, 14 ch sp/79 dc, 15 ch sp/84 dc, 16 ch sp/89 dc, 17 ch sp/94 dc)
Row 5: Ch 3, dc in next 6 sts, ch 3, skip next ch 4 sp and first dc, dc in next 3 sts, skip next dc, ch 3, *V stitch in 4th chain, ch 3, skip remaining chs and next dc, dc in next 3 sts, skip next dc, ch 3, repeat from * to last 7 sts, dc in last 7 sts, turn. 16 ch 3 sps/7 V st/38 dc (18 ch 3 sp/8 V st/41 dc, 20 ch 3 sp/9 V st/44 dc, 22 ch 3 sp/10 V st/47 dc, 24 ch 3 sp/11 V st/50 dc, 26 ch 3 sp/12 V st/53 dc, 28 ch 3 sp/13 V st/56 dc, 30 ch 3 sp/14 V st/59 dc, 32 ch 3 sp/15 V st/62 dc)
Row 6: Ch 3, dc in next 6 sts, ch 4, skip next ch 3 sp and first dc, dc in middle st, skip next dc and ch 3 sp, *ch 4, 5 dc in ch 1 space, ch 4, skip first dc, dc in middle st, skip next dc and ch 3 sp, repeat from * to last 7 sts, ch 4, dc in last 7 sts, turn; 16 ch 4 sps/7 shell/22 dc (18 ch 4 sp/8 shell/23 dc, 20 ch 4 sp/9 shell/24 dc, 22 ch 4 sp/10 shell/25 dc, 24 ch 4 sp/11 shell/26 dc, 26 ch 4 sp/12 shell/27 dc, 28 ch 4 sp/13 shell/28 dc, 30 ch 4 sp/14 shell/29 dc, 32 ch 4 sp/15
shell/30 dc
Row 7: Ch 3, dc in next 6 sts, ch 7, skip next [ch 4 sp, dc, and next ch 4 sp], *dc in next 5 sts, ch 7, skip next ch 4 sp, dc and next ch 4 sp, repeat from * to last 7 sts, dc in last 7 sts, turn. 8 ch 7 sp/49 dc (9 ch 7 sp/54 dc, 10 ch 7 sp/59 dc, 11 ch 7 sp/64 dc, 12 ch 7 sp/69 dc, 1 ch sp/74 dc, 15 ch sp/79 dc, 16 ch sp/84 dc, 17 ch sp/89 dc)
Row 8: Ch 3, dc in next 6 sts, ch 3, V stitch in 4th chain, ch 3, *skip next chs and first dc, dc in next 3 sts, ch 3, V stitch in 4th chain, ch 3, repeat from * to last 7 sts, dc in last 7 sts, turn. 16 ch 3 sp/8 V st/35 dc (18 ch 3 sp/9 V st/38 dc, 20 ch 3 sp/10 V st/41 dc, 22 ch 3 sp/11 V st/44 dc, 24 ch 3 sp/12 V st/47 dc, 26 ch 3 sp/13 V st/50 dc, 28 ch 3 sp/14 V st/53 dc, 30 ch 3 sp/15 V st/56 dc, 32 ch 3 sp/16 V st/59 dc
Row 9: Ch 3, dc in next 6 sts, ch 4, 5 dc in ch 1 space, ch 4, *skip next chs and first dc, dc in next st, ch 4, 5 dc in ch 1 space, ch 4 repeat from * to last 7 sts, dc in last 7 sts, turn. 16 ch 4 sp/8 shell/21 dc (18 ch 4 sp/9 shells /22 dc, 20 ch 4 sp/10 shell/23 dc, 22 ch 4 sp/11 shell/24 dc, 24 ch 4 sp/12 shell/25 dc, 26 ch 4 sp/13 shell/26 dc, 28 ch 4 sp/14 shell/27 dc, 30 ch 4 sp/15 shell/28 dc, 32 ch 4 sp/16 shell/29 dc)
Row 10: Ch 3, dc in next 6 sts, ch 4, skip next ch sp, dc in next 5 sts, *ch 7, skip next [ch 4 sp, dc, and ch 4 sp], dc in next 5 sts, repeat from * to last 7 sts, ch 4, dc in last 7 sts, turn; 9 ch sp/54 dc (10 ch sp/59 dc, 11 ch sp/64 dc, 12 ch sp/69 dc, 13 ch sp/74 dc, 14 ch sp/79 dc, 15 ch sp/84 dc, 16 ch sp/89 dc, 17 ch sp/94 dc)
Repeat Rows 5 – 10 till the desired length.
Section 3: Back Panel
Join A with sl st to the start of Row 1
Row 1: Ch 1, dc in next 10 (15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50) sts, chain 61 (61, 61, 61, 71, 71, 71, 71, 71) skip next 61 (61, 61, 61, 71, 71, 71, 71, 71) sts, dc in last 10 (15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50) sts, turn
Row 2: Ch 2, dc in each st across, turn. 81 (91, 101, 111, 121, 131, 141, 151, 161) dc
Repeat from Row 2 of section 1 to end as with the Front panel.
Do not fasten off.
Make sure to have a color change at the same point and a similar length.
Finishing
• Edging – turn, Crocheting on the right side, upwards towards the neck, and across the front panel on the sides, sc in each st.
• Repeat on the other side.
• Fasten off.
• Block your panels.
Armpit Opening
• Fold the panels over each other.
• Measure 9 (9, 9, 9, 9.5, 9.5, 9.5, 9.5, 10)” away from the shoulder tip.
• Place stitch markers on either side.
• Check to make sure it’s a good fitting for you, if not, adjust your
placements of stitch markers.
Joining
• With both panels on each other, join
yarn with a sl st to the stitch with the marker, sc on both sides
downwards.
• Repeat on the other side.
• Optional, you can leave a few inches as splits on the body of your Dress.
I can’t wait to see your beautiful makes! Come share your projects with me and the crochet community on Facebook and on Instagram.
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