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Balloon Skirted Dress

Materials Needed:

Size 00 Crochet Hook

2 oz. 4 Ply Yarn – Plum - Victoria

4" of ¼" elastic – sewn into a circle

Dress

With Plum yarn - starting at upper edge – ch 22 – join to form a circle.

R1-R2: Dc in @ st around – join - ch 3. (22 dc)

R3: Working over an elastic circle – sc in @ st around – join – ch 3.

R4: Dc in next 2 sts - * 3 dcs in next st – dc in next 3 sts * - repeat around – 2 dcs in last st – join – ch 3. (33 dc)

R5: Dc in next 3 sts - * 3 dcs in next st – dc in next 5 sts * - repeat around – 2 dcs in last st – join – ch 3. (44 dc)

R6: Dc in next 4 sts - * 3 dcs in next st – dc in next 7 sts * - repeat around – join – ch 3. (55 dc)

R7: Dc in next 5 sts - * 3 dcs in next st – dc in next 9 sts * - repeat around – join – ch 4. (66 dc)

R8: Tr in next 4 sts - * holding last loop of @ tr on hook – tr in next 5 sts – draw yarn through all loops – dc in next 7 sts - * repeat around – cluster last 3 sts – join – finish off.

Bra Top

(A): Join yarn to 7^th st from upper center back st – ch 4 – holding last loop of @ tr on hook – tr in next 4 sts – draw yarn through all loops – ch 25 – finish off.

(B): Join yarn to next unused front st – repeat (A) – finish off.

Jacket

With Victoria yarn – ch 26 loosely – dc in 4^th ch from hook.

R1: Dc in @ ch across – turn – ch 3. (24 dc)

R2: Dc in next 4 sts – ch 6 – skipping next 2 sts – dc in next 10 sts – ch 6 – skipping next 2 sts – dc in last 5 sts – turn – ch 2. (37 st)

R3: * Dc in next st – dc next 2 sts together * - repeat across – turn – ch 2. (22 dc)

R4: Working in front loops only – dc in next 3 sts * dc next 2 sts together – dc in next 2 sts * - repeat across – finish off. (16 dc)

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