Sticks and Stones Baby Dress
3-6 month old, by Allison Zink

This precious dress is accented with very feminine puffed sleeves and flower motifs. It works up fairly quickly, because the predominant stitch used is the double crochet. Please note that the baby in the picture is three and a half months old. This pattern includes stitch counts at the end of every applicable row, notes and instructions to minimize confusion, large photos, and contact information. I hope that you enjoy this dress as much as I do! Sincerely, Allison

Measurements:
Shoulder to bottom of skirt: 14”
Shoulder to shoulder: 9”
Shoulder: 2.5”
Chest width: 9.5”
Armhole opening: 4”
Sleeve opening: 3”
Sleeve length at top: 4”
Sleeve length at bottom: 3”
Neck width (buttoned): 4”
Skirt flare (width): 18”
Neck opening (back): 2”

Difficulty:
Intermediate

Supplies:
#3 Cotton Thread, 7.4oz
F/5 3.75mm
Button, optional (instructions for flower button at end)
Hook for flowers: 7/1.65mm

Yarn Used 78.75 yards per oz
Project: 7.4 oz, about 590 yards
Color A - Valley Cottons 3/2 mercerized perle cotton, White: (estimated one tenth of project) .74oz, about 60 yards
Color B - Valley Cottons 3/2 mercerized perle cotton, Eggplant: (estimated nine tenths of project) 6.67oz, about 530 yards

Gauge:
4” square: 10 rows of 16 dc
2” square: 5 rows of 8 dc

Stitches Used (US):
ch, sl st, sc, Rsc, dc, fpdc, dc3tog, tr, bo