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Ruffled V-Neck Dress

Materials Needed:

Size E Crochet Hook

Small amount of 4 Ply Yarn – Pale Blue

8" – 1/8" Satin Ribbon - [Optional]

4" - ¼" elastic – sewn into a circle

Dress

Starting at the upper edge - with Pale Blue yarn - ch 22 – join – ch 3.

R1-R2: Dc in @ st around – join – ch 3. End of R3 – ch 2. (22) sts

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

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

R5: Dc in @ st around – join – ch 3.

R6: Dc in the next st - * 2 dcs in the next st – dc in the next 2 sts * - repeat around – join – ch 3. (44) sts

R7-R8: Dc in @ st around – join – ch 4.

R9: Working in back loops only – * skip the next st – [sc – ch 3] in the next st * - repeat around – join – finish off. (22) loops

Bra Top

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

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

Ruffle – Join yarn to 20^th st of chain on left tie – working in front loops only of @ ch - ch 3 - * sc in next ch – ch 2 – sc in next ch – ch 3 – sc in next ch – ch 3 – sc in next st – ch 3 – working in front loops only of tr – sc in 1^st loop – ch 3 - ** skipping next loop – sc in next loop – ch 3 ** - repeat 1 time - *** working through top bars of the dc in row below – sc – ch 3 *** - repeat 1 time – working in outside loops of 2^nd tr – repeat from **-** through *-* with reverse shaping – finish off.

Purse

Ch 7 – turn - dc in 4^th ch from hook – dc in the next 2 sts – 2 dcs in the end ch – turn – working in unused loops of beginning ch – dc in the next 4 sts – join – ch 3.

R2: Flap – Working in back loops only – tr in the next 3 sts – ch 3 - sl st into the next st – finish off.

Tie: Attach either a 8" piece of 1/8" satin ribbon or a piece of 8" matching yarn to center st of opening row – draw one end through center bar of flap – tie into bow.

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