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Materials Needed:

Size E Crochet Hook

Small amount of 4 Ply Yarn – Soft White - Black - [Kids] Periwinkle

¼" Elastic - 4" long - sewn into a circle

Dress

Starting at upper edge - with Soft White yarn – ch 22 – join to form a circle - ch 3.

R1-R3: Dc in @ st across – join - ch 3. End of R3 – finish off white yarn. (22 dc)

R4: Join Black yarn to the lower center back st with a ch 2 - working over an elastic circle at the same time – sc in @ st around – join – finish off black yarn.

R5: Join Periwinkle yarn to the lower center back st with a ch 3 - dc in @ st around – join – ch 3.

R6-R10: Dc in @ st around - join - ch 3. End of R10 - ch 2.

R11-R13: Working in back loops only - sc in @ st around - join - ch 2. End of R13 - ch 3.

R14: Working in the back loops only - * 2dcs in the next st - dc in the next st * - repeat around - join - ch 3. (33) sts

R15: * 2 dcs in the next st - dc In the next 4 sts * - repeat 7 times total - 2 dcs in the next st - dc in the remaining st - join - finish off blue yarn.

Straps

R1: Join Soft White yarn to upper center back st with a ch 2 – sc in next 2 sts – ch 8 – skipping the next 5 sts – sc in the next 6 sts – ch 8 – skipping the next 5 sts – sc in remaining 3 sts – join – finish off. (40) sts

Sleeves

R1: Join Soft White yarn to center underarm st with ch 3 – * dc the next [2] st together - dc in the next st *- repeat around - join - ch 3. (9) sts

R2: Dc in @ st around - join - c h 3.

R3: Dc the next [2] sts together - dc in @ st around - join - ch 3. (8)sts

R4: Dc in @ st around – join – ch 2.

R5-R6: Working in back loops only - sc in @ st around - join - ch 2. End of R6 - ch 3.

R7: Working in the back loops only - * 2 dcs in the next st - dc in the next st * - repeat around - join - finish off white yarn. (12) sts

Repeat for 2^nd Sleeve

Shoulder Bag

With Black yarn - ch 7 - turn - sc in the 3^rd ch from hook.

R1: Sc in the next 4 sts - turn - ch 3. (5) sts

R2-R4: Dc in @ st across - turn - ch 3.

R5: Working in the back loops only - dc in @ st across - turn - ch 3.

R6-R7: Dc in @ st across - turn - ch 3. End of R7 - ch 2.

R8: Sc in @ st across - fold crocheting together at R4/R5 - sl st into beginning ch of R1 - ch 2.

R9: Edging - [hdc - ch 2] in the same space - working through both layers - * [2 hdcs - ch 2] in the center of all dcs of edge rows * (8) sts - turn - [2 hdcs - ch 2] in the corner st - skipping the next st - [2 hdcs - ch 2] in the next st - skipping the next st - [2 hdcs - ch 2] in the corner st (6) sts - turn - repeat *---* up 2^nd outside edge (8) sts - ch 20 (Strap) - join to the top of beginning ch - finish off black yarn.

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