Laura Griffin Designs

Here is the second gift I made for my friend’s new baby girl.

I’d been wanting to try this dress pattern by Candi Jensen for years, ever since she demonstrated it on the Carol Duvall show. Here is a link to the pattern online. You can also get it in Candi’s book here along with some other darling crochet patterns for children.

I used Grace 100% cotton sport-weight yarn in Rose for the shell stitch top, and a cotton toile fabric for the skirt.

I modified the pattern a bit by taking a length of wide satin pink ribbon and fusing it to the inside of the dress where the crochet & fabric gathers meet. That way it is soft against the baby’s skin.

Similar to the bunny rabbit in my last post, this is a great project for the beginning sewer or crocheter. You don’t even need a sewing machine for this one!