Peaches and Cream Dress

Peaches and Cream dress is written for 12 months.  I used Paton's Bamboo Silk for this dress because of the way it drapes.  It is made using Cross St. and Cluster Stitches. This is one of my favorites.

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Peaches and Cream Dress

Size: 12 months

Material: Patons Bamboo Silk #3 light, I would not use any other yarn
than this. It doesn’t drape right. 1 Button, H hook, Yarn Needle

Special stitches:

Shell (3 dc 1ch 3 dc) (4dc 1ch 4dc)

X-stitch (sk 2 sts, dc in 3rd st, cross over st, dc in previous st)

2-dc cluster uses one st( Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over,
draw yarn through the stitch, yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook,
rep from*once more, Yarn over, pull loop through all 3 loops on hook (this
completes one cluster). Chain 1 to close the cluster.

3 dc cluster: uses next 3 dc
*(Yarn over, insert hook in dc, yarn over pull up a loop, yarn over, draw
through 2 loops on hook) rep from *2 times more, (4 loops on hook), yarn
over draw through last 4 loops on hook to complete the stitch.

Row 1:
Ch 80, dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in next 8 sts, 3 dc in next ch, ( forms corner )
* dc in next 18, 3 dc in next ch ( forms corner ), rep from * 2 more times,
dc in last 10 ch, sl st to last. (86 sts)
Dc to form loop for button
Ch 3 (will count as dc now and throughout) turn
Row 2:
Dc in first 11 sts, 3 dc next st, * dc in next 20 sts, 3 dc in next st, rep from * 2 more
times, dc in last 11 sts Ch 3, turn (94 sts)
Row 3:
Dc in first 12 sts, 3 dc next st, * dc in next 22 sts, 3 dc in next st, rep from * 2 more
times, dc in last 12 sts Ch 3, turn (102 sts)
Row 4:
Dc in first 13 sts, 3 dc next st, * dc in next 24 sts, 3 dc in next st, rep from * 2 more
times, dc in last 13 sts Ch3, turn (110 sts)
Row 5:
Skip 1st dc, dc in the next dc, ch3, work 2-dc cluster in 3rd ch from hook,
*work 3-dc cluster, ch3, work 2-dc cluster in 3rd ch from hook, rep from *
across to last, 3-dc cluster in last st Ch 3, turn
Row 6:
Dc in 1st st, * skip next ch-sp, 3dc in next 3-dc cluster, rep from * across to
last ch-sp, 2dc in last dc Ch3, turn
Row 7:
Dc in 1st 15 sts, 3dc next st, * dc in next 25 sts, 3dc next st, rep from * 2
more times, dc in last 15 sts Ch 3, turn
Row 8:
Dc in 1st 16 sts, 3 dc next st, * dc in the next 27 sts, 3 dc in the next, rep
from * 2 more times, dc in last 16 sts Ch 3, turn
Row 9:
dc in first 18 sts (for first armhole), ch 3, skip 29 sts, dc into next st, dc in
next 30 sts (for second armhole), ch 3, sk 29 sts, dc in next st, dc in last 17
sts Ch 3, turn (67 DCs, 6 Ch3s)
Row 10-11
Dc in the next st, and in each st across sl st to 3rd ch to join ch 3, turn (73 sts)
Row 12-19
Sk 1st 2 dc, (dc into 3rd st, dc into previous st, makes x-stitch), *sk 2 sts,
dc into 3rd st, dc into previous st, rep from * to end sl st to to 3rd ch to join Ch3, turn
Row 20
Sk 1st 2 dc, (dc into 3rd st, dc into previous st, makes x-stitch), *sk 2 sts, dc into 3rd st, dc into previous st, rep from * to end sl st to 3rd ch to join ch4, turn
Row 21
Sc into 3rd st, *ch4, sc into 3rdst rep from * across to end sl st in 1st ch to join ch3, turn
Row 22 (now working in the round)
Sl st to ch 4 sp, (ch 3, 2dc, ch1, 3dc) in same space, ch 4, 3hdc in next ch 4 ch 4, *Shell in next ch 4 sp, ch 4, 3hdc into next ch 4 sp, ch 4, rep from * sl st in 3rd ch to join Ch 4
Row 23
*Shell in ch 1 sp, ch 4, 3hdc in 2nd hdc of previous row, ch 4, rep from * shell in next st, ch 4
sl sl in 3rd ch to join Ch 5
Row 24
*Shell in ch 1 sp, ch 6, 3hdc in 2nd hdc of previous row, ch 6, rep from * shell in next st, ch 6 sl st in 3rd ch to join ch 7
Row 25
*Shell (4dc, ch1, 4dc) in ch 1 sp, ch 7, 4hdc in 2nd hdc of previous row, ch 7, rep from * shell in next st, ch 7 sl st in 3rd ch to join ch 7
Row 26
*Shell (4dc, ch1, 4dc) in ch 1 sp, ch 7, 4hdc in 2nd hdc of previous row, ch 7, rep from * shell in next st, ch 7 sl st in 3rd ch to join ch 7
Row 27
*Shell (4dc, ch1, 4dc) in ch 1 sp, ch 7, 4hdc in 2nd hdc of previous row, ch 7, rep from * shell in next st, ch 7 sl st in 3rd ch to join ch 1
Row 28
Sc in 1st st and each st across sl st to 1st sc to join
Row 29
Sc in 1st 2 sts, *1sc in next st, ch 3, sl st into same st, sc in next 2 sts, rep from * to end.
Fasten off.
Add button or any adornment.

  

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I hope you enjoy this pattern.  Please feel free to comment and share finished pictures with me.  I love to see what you have done!!
Sheri

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