Simply Crochet - UK (2019-11)

BEACH DRESS

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NOTES

TheDressis madefromMotifs,whichare

assembledasshownintheLayoutDiagram.

Thefrontandbackareidentical.Thereis an

extraMotifateach side, which is folded to

formthesides.

EachMotifis workedbackandforthinrows.

Once2 rowshavebeenworked,thepattern

forms5 ( 6 : 7 ) ‘blocks’accordingtothesize

youareworking,whicharerepeatedto

formsquaresof5x5,6x6and7x7blocks

respectively(seeMotifTable).TheMotifsare

squarewhenlaidflatona surface,butwhen

drapedwillstretchtoformdiamondshapes.

ThewidthacrossthediagonaloneachMotif

willdeterminethebustwidthoftheDress.

Thismeasurementis shownontheMotif

TableforeachsizeofMotif.Thefinishedbust

widthoftheDresswillbeapprox4 times

thediagonalwidthofoneMotif,soyoucan

usethistoadjustthesizeoftheDressif you

wish,byworkingusinga differenthooksize

tochangethesizeofeachMotif.Thismay

affecttheyarnquantitiesrequired.If youdo

this,bearinthemindthatthelengthwillalso

change.The‘length’diagonaloftheMotif

stretchesmorethanthe‘width’diagonal

whenit is hanging.Thefinishedlengthofthe

Dresswillbeapprox3.5timesthe‘length’

diagonalofoneMotif,measuredfrom the top

ofthebustpiece to the hem.

DRESS

MOTIF 1 MAKE 26 

Make 12 with Cherry as Yarn A and White as

YarnB.

Make 14 with White as Yarn A and Cherry and

YarnB.

With Yarn A, ch32( 38 : 44 ).

Row1 (RS)Dcinsecondch,*ch6,dcinsecond

chfromhook,htrinnextch,tr innextch,dtr in

nextch,ttrinnextch.Skipnext5 chof

foundationch,dcinnextch;repfrom* 4 ( 5 : 6 )

timesmore,workinglastdcinlast ch, turn.

[5( 6 : 7 ) triangles(halfblocks)]

Row 2 Ch5(countsasttr),*dcintotopofnext

triangle,dc,htr,tr,dtr,ttrintotheothersideof

thechalongtheedgeofthetriangle;repfrom*

4 ( 5 : 6 ) timesmore,workinglastttruntilthere

are2 loopsleftonthehook,thenworking

anotherttrintothelastdc,leaving1 loopon

thehooksothatyoucanworktheselast2 sts

togetherasa ttr2togwithyrhanddraw

throughtherem3 loops on the hook, turn.

[5( 6 : 7 ) blocks]

Row 3 Ch1(doesnotcountasst),dcinttr2tog,

*ch6,dcinsecondchfromhook,htrinnextch,

tr innextch,dtrinnextch,ttrinnextch.Skip

next5 sts,dcinnextttr;repfrom* 4 ( 5 : 6 ) times

more,workinglastdcintopofbeg ch-5, turn.

[5( 6 : 7 ) triangles(halfblocks)]

Row 4 AsRow2.[2rowsof5 ( 6 : 7 ) blocks]

Repeat(Rows3-4)3 ( 4 : 5 ) timesmore,withthe

central1 ( 2 : 1 ) row(s)ofblocksinYarnB.There

willbe 10 ( 12 : 14 ) rowsintotalforeachMotif.

SeeMotifTableforanexampleofhowthe

MotiffortheSmallsizeis madeup,andreferto

theMotifTable for the pattern of blocks for the

othersizes.

Fastenoff and weave in ends.

MOTIF 2 MAKE 6 

Make4 with Cherry as Yarn A and White as Yarn

B.

Make2 with White as Yarn A and Cherry as Yarn

B.

FollowthepatternforMotif1, workingthefirst

2 ( 2 : 3 ) rowsofblocks[4( 4 : 6 ) rowsofpattern]in

YarnA .Onthenex t1 ( 2 : 1 ) row(s)ofblocks,

workthelast3 ( 4 : 4 ) blocksinYarnB andthe

restinYarnA.Forthefinal2 ( 2 : 3 ) rowsof

blocks,workthecentral1 ( 2 : 1 ) blockinYarnB

andtherestinYarnA.Referto the Motif Table

forthepatternofblocks.

Fastenoff and weave in ends.

Squaresectionsjointogethertomakethis

cleverlydesigneddress.TheDROPSyarnis a

cotton,viscoseandlinenblendtogivegood

drape,whiletieshoulders,a fittedwaistand

flaredskirtwillensurea flatteringfit.All

that’s missing now is your favourite beach.

YOUWILLNEED
QDROPSBelle(53%cotton,33%
viscose,14%linen, 50g/120m)
White(01)
Cherry(12)
Seetableformeasurements and
yarnquantities
QA 4mm(USG/6)hook
Foryarnstockistscontact
WoolWarehouse 01926882818
http://www.woolwarehouse.co.uk

TENSION
OneMotif,workedwitha 4mm(US
G/6)hook,laidflatwillforma square,
withthemeasurementofeachside
accordingtotheMotifTableonpage
43;seeNotesaboutthediagonal
measurement,whichwillformthe
bustwidthofthegarment

ABBREVIATIONS
For a full list, see page 92

DK

WEIGHT

4MM

HOOK

A BIT

TRICKY

TO FIT BUST

cm

in

81-86 91-97 102-112

32-34 - 40-42

ACTUALBUST

APPROX

cm

in

86 10 0 116

34 39  45 

LENGTH

cm 91 107 126

in 35  42 49 

WHITE 50g 6 8 11

CHERRY 50g 6 8 11

SIZE S M L

Tomakethispatterneasier to follow, we’ve colour-coded the sizing instructions – simply follow the

relevant column.

Busta: 43 ( 50 : 58 )cm,
17 ( 19 : 22 )in
Lengthb: 91 ( 107 : 126 )cm,
35 ( 42 : 49 )in

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a