Crochet Dress Pattern: Beach cover up
Ladies, What’s your go to crochet dress pattern? I have always loved crochet garments especially with lace or one full of Texture! So, Designing a Lacy Crochet Dress was as a result of this passion.
There are so many things I love about this design, from its been 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 dress pattern, never!!! Just take a look at the beautiful colors my Testers used here.
This Crochet Dress Pattern is appropriate for all weather, just layer it up in falls. Since the weather is still warm, this dress can also double up as a Beach cover up.
Sizing available – 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 to have a better fitting.
Name Inspiration – I’ve named this beauty the simple beach dress, simply because its a simple design and perfect for a cover up on your swim suite.
Don’t you just love the stitch definition in this Dress? Its one of my favourite.
Materials for this crochet dress pattern
- Yarn
Stylecraft Special DK, #3 light weight (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 Beach Dress, you should checkout the inspiration behind the beautiful stitch also. The convertible Beanie and Cowl pattern here.
Estimated Yardage
4 Balls/14 oz/ 400 g /914 m / 1000 yards
4 Balls/14 oz/ 400 g /1051 m / 1150 yards
4 Balls/14 oz/ 400 g /1177 m / 1288 yards
6 Balls/ 21 oz / 600 g / 1645 m / 1800 yards
6 Balls/ 21 oz / 600 g/ 1770 m / 1932 yards
8 Balls /21 oz / 800 g / 2084 m / 2280 yards
8 Balls /28 oz / 800 g / 2148 m / 2350 yards
8 Balls/ 28 oz / 800 g / 2194 m / 2400 yards
8 Balls/ 28 oz / 800 g/ 2336 m / 2576 yards
Hook and other Materials
US size G (4 mm) Crochet Hook
Yarn needle
Pattern Notes
- Please kindly read through the pattern before starting.
- Similar #3 weight yarn can be substituted, please check gauge.
- Chains at the beginning of the rows counts 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
V stitch – (dc, ch 1, dc) in indicated stitch.
Shell – 5 dc in indicated stitch
Finished Measurements
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)”
Modeled garment is shown in Medium with 2” of positive Ease.
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Simple beach Dress on LoveCrafts
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