This dress should fit a 7-9 pound newborn baby.
H hook
light WW cotton yarn like Peaches & Creme
Bodice-
Ch 36
row 1: DC in 4th CH from hook and next 3 chs,
(1 DC, CH 1, 1 DC) in next ch,
DC in next 5 chs,
(1 DC, CH 1, 1 DC) in next ch,
DC in next 10 chs,
(1 DC, CH 1, 1 DC) in next ch,
DC in next 5 chs,
(1 DC, CH 1, 1 DC) in next ch,
DC in last 5 chs. Ch 2, turn.
rows 2-5: DC in each DC across, putting 1 DC, CH 1, 1 DC in next ch, in center CH 1 space of corner below.
Ch 2, turn. (to increase size of dress add rows to this section, 2 added rows equals about 1 1/2 to 2 inches of increase around the chest)
row 6: DC across to CH 1 space of corner group, ch 4, dc in CH 1 of second corner group,
DC across to CH1 space of third corner group, ch 4, DC in last CH 1 space of corner group, DC to end.
Ch 2, turn.
rows 7-9: HDC in first st and each st across. Ch 2, turn. (I switch colors for rows 9 and 10)
Join at end of row 9
Skirt- worked in rounds (another color change)
round 1: Ch 2, 2 DC in same st as CH, skip next, *3 DC in next stitch, skip next* around, join
round 2: slip stitch in next 2 (to center of cluster) Chain 2, 2 DC in same stitch, *3 DC in center stitch of cluster” around, join
rounds 3-11 : repeat round 2 (you can increase the length by adding rows here)
round 12 : CH 2, HDC in each chain around, fasten off
Back and neck trim- (another color change)
Join yarn in the back opening of the left side, ch1, sc up the side, 3sc in corner, sc around neck, (1sc, ch 3, 1sc) in corner for button hold.
This is a very sweet pattern. Thanks for sharing it.