Easy Peasy Toddler Dress Pattern

Easy Peasy!  That's what I love about this pattern and it turns out quite cute!

If you find a problem with this pattern, please comment so I can fix it!

Yarn: About 1.5 skeins of Caron Simply Soft in Country Blue (approximately 500 yards) with Cascade Superwash  in Violet (about 50 yards or so) for the trim (Just what I had on hand).

Hook:  Bottom Skirt Use F Hook, then Switch to D Hook

Gauge: for skirt 14 tr and 5 rows is a 4 inch square. For bodice 20 dc and 10 rows is a 4 inch square.  Finished project is about size 4T

Notes:  Start from bottom and work your way up to the top.  Shaping of skirt is done only by changing stitch and hook.  No decreases!!!  Yeah!  (Until you get to the top).  Turn your work after every round. (I find this keeps the joins straighter, otherwise they start going diagonally on me if I don't turn my work, may just be me, so if you can keep your joins straight by all means, don't turn!).

Skirt.

Foundation Row: Ch. 120 sl st to join in a circle without twisting.

Row 1.  Ch. 3. (counts as first stitch) Tr. around. (120 Tr.) sl st to join. ch. 3 Turn.

Repeat Round 1 for 7 inches. At the end of the last Tr. round, ch 2 and Turn.

Dc around (120 dc) ch 2 Turn.

Repeat Dc around for 4 inches.  At the end of the last Dc round, ch 1 and turn.

hdc around for 2 inches. (120 hdc)  At the end of the last hdc round, ch 1 and turn.

Switch to D hook.

sc around for 1 inch (120 sc).  You are done with the skirt! Do NOT FASTEN Now wasn't that easy!  And look how it is just shaped perfectly!

Trim

Switch to CC.

Round 1: with WS facing, 2 dc in blo around (240 dc)  (make sure MC yarn is in the inside of the skirt before you join).  Join with sl st. ch 2 turn.

Round 2: 2 dc in each stitch (480 dc).  Fasten off.

Top

With MC and WS facing, sc around in flo.  (120 sc). sl st. to join, ch. 2 and turn.

Dc around, do not join from here on out.  (120 dc) ch 2 turn.

Dc around again, ch. 2 turn (120dc).

Now for the sleeve openings:

Dc 30, ch. 30, dc 60, ch 30, dc 30 (180 stitches)  ch 2, turn.

dc around (180 dc) ch 2 turn.

Now for a decrease row:

Dc 2, dc 2tog, *(dc3, dc 2tog)* repeat from * to * around. (145 dc) ch 2 turn

dc around (145 dc) ch 2 turn

dc around (145 dc) ch 2 turn

Another decrease row:

Dc 2, dc 2tog, *(dc3, dc 2tog)* repeat from * to * around. (116 dc) ch 2 turn

dc around (116 dc) ch 2 turn

dc around (116 dc) ch 2 turn

Another decrease row (with more decreases):

Dc, dc 2tog, *(dc2, dc 2tog)* repeat from * to * around. (88 dc) ch 2 turn

dc around (88dc) ch 2 turn

dc around (88dc)   and you are DONE!!!  Well almost.

Note: I think my dress would fit my daughter better if I did one more decrease round and then an extra just regular dc round. 

Finishing:

Fasten and weave all ends. 

For bottom and neck trim.  With cc, sl stitch in.  ch 3, sk st. sc, repeat around.

For buttons. with mc. On right side, sl in bottom of opening, sc up to neck, ch1 turn, sc down again.  fasten and weave.  On other side, sl in bottom of opening, sc up to neck, ch 1, 2 sc, 2 ch, sk 2 repeat down to bottom of opening, fasten and weave.

Attach buttons. 

Now you are really done!!