Fairy Princess Dress by Brenda K. B. Anderson

Fairy Princess Dress

Crochet
December 2014
Sport (12 wpi) ?
2.75 mm (C)
3.5 mm (E)
Finished chest: 221⁄2 (24, 251⁄2)" (57 [61, 65] cm). Finished length: 14 (15, 16)" (35.5 [38, 40.5] cm) from waist to bottom edge of tulle. Dress was designed with 0–2" (0–5 cm) of ease at chest.
English

I designed this dress for my niece who loves wearing tutus. Her super-smart mom actually gave me the idea for how to construct the tulle skirt. You just tie long strips of tulle to the inside of the dress—genius! When your fairy princess gets dressed, she can step into it from the top and then tie the straps at the shoulders, adjusting the length for a good fit.

GAUGE
103⁄4 V-sts and 15 rows = 4” (10 cm) in V-st pattern using smaller hook. 8 V-Ch st and 12 rows = 4” (10 cm) in V-Ch pattern using larger hook.

YARN
Red Heart Luster Sheen #620 lime, 3 (3, 4) skeins (MC); 1 skein of each of the following: #770 hot pink (A), #251 orange (B), #825 mid blue (C), and #560 violet (D).

NOTIONS

  • Two Lime Green Glimmer Tulle Spools (each spool is 25 yd 23 m of 6” 15 cm wide tulle). 1 Fuchsia Glimmer Tulle Spool (each spool is 25 yards 32 m of 6” 15 cm wide tulle).
  • Stitch markers.
  • Row counter.
  • Yarn needle.
  • Quilters pins.