Summer Dress and Peplum Jacket

Kruselings Halter Sundress with Peplum Jacket

Materials: 1.00 mm (US – 12; UK – 6 1/2) steel crochet hook

                 DMC Cebelia #30

Tension: 11 sc per 1”/2.5cm

Stitches and abbreviations used: 

Chain (ch)

Single crochet (sc)

Slip stitch (sl st)

Double crochet (dc)

Increase (inc)

Decrease (dec)

Reverse single crochet (rev sc): Work a sc in each stitch, but working backwards across row instead of forward, as would be usual.

Shell pattern: 1) sc in first stitch, *skip 1 stitch, 3 dc in next stitch, skip 1 stitch, sc in next stitch,* repeat from star to star for first row.

2) Chain 3 (counts as first dc), work 1 more dc in first stitch, *skip next dc, sc in top of centre dc of shell below, in next sc work 3 dc shell,* ending with 2 dc in last stitch.  Repeat from star to star for second row. 

Repeat rows one and two for pattern.

Note: When working in single crochet, each row of sc begins with a chain one.  Turn at the end of each row unless otherwise indicated.

Sundress

Beginning with Dress Bodice:

Chain 43.

1. sc in second ch from hook, and in each chain across. (42 sc)
2. To 5) Work 4 rows even in sc.

6)    Sc 10, inc by working two sc in next stitch, sc 20, inc, sc 10.

7).   Sc across.  End off thread.

Complete Dress Bodice:

1. Skip the first 14 stitches of next row.  Rejoin thread and work as follows: sc 1, dec by working the next two stitches together, sc 10, dec, sc 1
2. Sc 14
3. Sc 1, dec, sc 8, dec, sc 1
4. Sc 12
5. Sc 1, dec , sc 6, dec, sc 1
6. Sc 1, dec, sc 4, dec , sc 1
7. Sc 1, dec, sc 2, dec, sc 1
8. Sc 1, dec, dec, sc 1
9. Sc 1, dec, sc 1.  End off thread.

Dress Skirt:

Right side facing, and working across the bottom 42 stitches of bodice, sc in first stitch, *ch 2, sc in next stitch,* Repeat from star to star to end of row.

1. Ch 1, sc in first ch two loop, *in next ch two loop work 3 dc shell, sc in next ch two loop,* repeat from star to star to end of row.
2. Beginning with row two of shell pattern, continue in shell pattern for five more rows.

7)   (Wrong side should be now facing), sc in each stitch across row

8)   Sc across row

9)   Sc in first stitch, *ch 2, skip next stitch, sc in next stitch,* repeat from star to star to end of row.

10)  Ch 1, sc in first ch two loop, *in next ch two loop work 3 dc shell, sc in next ch two loop,* repeat from star to star to end of row.

11) to 16) Beginning with row two of shell pattern, continue even in shell pattern for six more rows.

17)  (Wrong side should be now facing), Sc in each stitch across row

18)  Sc across row

Repeat rows 9 to 16, once more.  At end of last row, do not turn.  Join last stitch to first stitch of row with a sl st.  Work one row of rev sc.  End off thread.

Sew centre back seam across bottom two ruffled tiers of skirt, ending at the bottom of ruffled tier one.

Complete Dress:

Left Back Placket:

Right side facing and beginning at top edge, sc down left edge of back opening.  Work four rows even in sc.  End off thread.

Right side facing and beginning at lower edge of right back, work one row of sc across right back to corner, work 3 sc in next stitch, and continue to sc across the top of the bodice and left placket, until you reach the left back edge.  Work one row of rev sc back across bodice and down right back edge.  End off thread.

Sew bottom of left placket to inside of skirt.  Sew in all loose threads.  Sew snaps or hook and loop tape to back opening.

Neck Tie for Halter Top of Bodice:

Chain 50, sl st in second ch from hook, and each ch across.  Do not end off.  Ch 50, sl st in second ch from hook, and each ch across.  End off thread.  Use loose threads at centre of tie to sew tie to centre of bodice at neck edge.

Peplum Jacket

Chain 29. Beginning at neck edge:

1. Sc in second ch from hook, sc 5, inc by working (sc 1, ch 2, sc 1) in next stitch, sc 1, inc, sc 11, inc, sc 1, inc, sc 5
2. Sc 6, inc in ch 2 space, sc 3, inc in ch 2 space, sc 13, inc in ch 2 space, sc 3, inc in ch 2 space, 6 sc.  (Continue to work all increases in ch 2 spaces as established)
3. Sc 7, inc, sc 5, inc, sc 15, inc, sc 5, inc, sc 7
4. Sc 8, inc, sc 7, inc, sc 17, inc, sc 7, inc, sc 8
5. Sc 9, inc, sc 9, inc, sc 19, inc, sc 9, inc, sc 9

Divide for front and back:

First Front Piece:

6. Sc 10, sc 1 stitch in next ch 2 space.  Turn.
7. To 14) Work 8 more rows in sc.  End off thread.

Back:  

8. Skipping stitches of sleeve, rejoin thread in next ch 2 space, ch 1, sc in same ch 2 space, sc 21, sc 1 stitch in next ch 2 space.
9. To 16) Work 8 more rows in sc.  End off thread.

Second Front Piece:

10)  Skipping stitches of sleeve, rejoin thread in next ch 2 space, ch 1, sc in same ch 2 space, sc 10.

11) to 18)  Work 8 rows even in sc.  Do not end off.

Begin Lower Body of Jacket:

1. Sc 11, ch 1, sc across 23 stitches of back, ch 1, sc 11 across other front piece
2. Sc in each stitch and chain across row

Peplum of Jacket:

1. Sc 1, *(ch 2, sc in next st) 2 times, ch 2, skip next stitch, sc in next stitch,* repeat from star to star to last two stitches, (ch 2, sc in next stitch) 2 times.
2. To 10) Work 9 rows even in shell pattern, ending with a wrong side row.  Do not end off.

Right Front Placket:

3. With right side facing, ch 1, sc across right front edge of jacket
4. Buttonhole row: Sc 1, (ch 2, skip two stitches, sc 4) 2 times, ch 2, skip two stitches, sc to end of row
5. Sc across row.  End off thread.

Left Front Placket:

1. Starting at top of left front, work sc across left front edge
2. To 3) Work 3 rows even in sc, ending at lower corner of left placket.  Do not end off.
3. Work one row of sc across hem edge of jacket.  Work one row of rev sc around entire jacket.

Sleeves (Work both sleeves alike):

1. Right side facing and beginning at bottom of armhole, sc 30 stitches around armhole edge
2. Dec, sc 3, skip 1, 3 dc shell in next stitch, *skip 1, sc in next stitch, skip 1, 3 dc shell in next stitch,* repeat from star to star to last three stitches, skip 1, dec, join with a sl st. Turn.
3. Ch 3, dc in same stitch, continue around row in shell pattern, ending with a dc in first st, join with a sl st to top of ch 3.  Turn.
4. To 7) Continue to work even in shell pattern for 4 more rows, turning at the end of each row.  Do not end off.

8)   Right side facing, work one row of sc.

9)   Right side facing, work one row of rev sc.

Sew in all loose threads.  Sew buttons to left front placket to correspond to buttonholes made in right front placket.

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