Construction
The dress is worked from the top down

Fit
This dress is meant to be fitted. Make the size that is nearest to the child’s chest measurement, even if the measurement is smaller than their chest. The key hole in the back gives the dress some extra space. The dress is easily lengthened or shortened. Just add length to the skirt

Materials:
3.5mm (U.S E-4) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
DK or Lightweight number 3 yarn. I used Rico Essentials Cotton DK in the colours Bronze (53) and Nude (52)

Gauge:
23sts/25rows 10cmX10cm (4X4 inch) square in alternating single crochet/chain 1 or Granite/Moss stitch

Stitches and abbreviations used:
st or sts- stitch or stitches
ch- chain stitch
sl st- slip stitch
sp- space
ch1/sk1- chain 1 and skip 1 stitch
sc/ch2/sc- single crochet, chain 2, single crochet all in the same stitch
or in the chain 2 space
sc- single crochet
hdc- half double crochet
RS- right side
WS- wrong side
In- increase
granite stitch- single crochet in the chain space,
chain one and skip the single crochet below

PSM- place stitch marker
RSM- remove stitch marker