With the arrival of summer, the beautiful half of humanity is happy to update their wardrobe. This can be done not only in clothing stores, but also while sitting at home, using yarn and a hook. Knitting a sundress is quite easy, such things are knitted quickly and require little yarn.

Knitted summer sundresses are the best option:

• firstly, summer models are always light and openwork;
• secondly, you can come up with your own unique model: length, design, decor;
• thirdly, the thing is very easy to make and does not require much experience.

This is also a great opportunity to learn how to knit or improve your skills.

Sundresses are different and they are knitted in different ways, some models begin to be knitted from the top, others from the middle (from the waist down and then from the waist up), sundresses can be knitted from motifs, combining them in the process of work. There are many options. The more openwork the pattern you choose, the more through holes there will be in the clothes, so it is advisable to sew a lining under these types of sundresses.

Lovers of loose and wide clothes are recommended to opt for a spacious model. A tight-fitting bodice and a loose bottom will be as comfortable as possible for you. You can emphasize the advantages of your figure with the help of a fitted model. The sundress can be decorated with a knitted belt. Maxi sundresses are perfect for girls with thin legs. By choosing the right combination of yarn colors, you can visually “round” your figure.

How to learn to crochet a sundress

Materials and tools

The technology of crocheting a summer sundress allows you to obtain spectacular and original patterns by simply combining loops and stitches. And the bright colors of the threads will make the product colorful and unique. The sundress will turn out airy and light if you choose the right hook and yarn.

• Choose a hook with a smooth and polished surface, with a head that is not sharp and not blunt. With such a tool you will not get hurt; it easily passes into the canvas and captures the thread, which will slide well over the tool. For a summer sundress, it is better to use a thin metal hook.
• Summer clothes are knitted from summer yarn, so pay attention to: cotton, mercerized cotton, viscose, fine acrylic, bamboo, linen. Thin yarn allows you to make the product weightless and perfectly breathable.
• The skein label usually indicates the number of the corresponding hook. If you don’t have it, you can ask the sellers (such stores always employ knitters with extensive experience). There are also tables on the Internet that can be used to determine the hook number in relation to the length of the skein, its weight and composition.
• As a rule, the thickness of the tool is selected 1.5 times thicker than the thread used. For a summer sundress it is better to use a hook No. 1.5-2 mm.

Sundress pattern: construction, measurements, where to get it

The pattern is needed to ensure that the product fits well on the figure, to knit without errors and to model the sundress correctly (for example, when assembling parts from Irish lace).

Where can I get the pattern?

• Do it yourself or order from professional designers;
• Finished drawings are sold in special stores and published in magazines;
• Special electronic programs have been developed that allow you to create a drawing;
• You can use other things that fit well;
• The easiest option is to look for sundress patterns on the Internet. For example, the article provides a sundress pattern and a detailed description of knitting. At the end of the article there are several ideas for knitting sundresses with your own hands: patterns, diagrams and a detailed description of knitting.
• Perhaps the most difficult option is to develop a pattern yourself. You need to create a drawing based on the measurements: chest girth, waist girth and length. The construction of the pattern will depend on the style of the sundress. If you have no experience in creating patterns, you can use one of the proposed options. There are many forums and websites on the Internet where knitters share their experience in creating drawings for knitted products.
• A pattern is not needed if you have been knitting for many years (it is enough for you to take measurements) and if the product model does not require it.

Knitting patterns and how to understand them

If the pattern of the sundress is supposed to be openwork, then it is hardly possible to do without a pattern. It is she who gives an understanding of the number of loops in rapport and the basic techniques of crocheting. Even for beginners, symbols cannot cause difficulties since they are deciphered in the diagrams.

If there are no transcripts in the schematic recording, it means that it is designed for an “advanced” level of needlewoman. But this does not mean that a beginner will not be able to complete this pattern. All crochet designations are usually identical.

For example:

• air loops are always indicated by a dot or a small oval;
• half-columns are depicted with a stick;
• Single crochets are a small cross;
• The double crochets are marked in the form of a stick with a line through them; the number of transverse lines is the number of double crochets that need to be knitted.

The process of knitting a sundress, design, final processing

You only need to work with clean hands so that there are no greasy marks, stains or odors left on the knitted fabric.

1. Before starting knitting, it is recommended to knit a small sample of yarn in order to correctly calculate the number of loops, according to the pattern (if available). Some needlewomen also wash it to see how the yarn reacts to water. Do not forget to constantly apply the knitted fabric to the drawing and adjust the number of loops by decreasing or increasing.
2. Follow the pattern and description of the model. In order not to get confused in the number of loops and in the rows, especially those who knit for the first time, you can write them down in a special notebook. Thus, if a sundress consists of several identical parts, you can knit the rest in exactly the same way as the first.
3. The straps of the sundress will be knitted last; you can use the remaining yarn on them.
4. At the end of the work, if desired, the product can be decorated. For example, by adding a belt or sewing on a few buttons, by the way, they can also be crocheted. Brooches, sequins, beads, beads - any accessories will decorate your product. In the absence of accessories, the product can be beautifully tied, which will also give it an original look.
5. After finishing knitting, do not rush to put on the sundress right away; it needs to be washed and dried properly. The product should be washed in accordance with the requirements indicated on the yarn label. As a rule, knitters do this by hand and add a special conditioner to warm water. It will add softness to a cotton product. You need to let the water drain, then dry it in a horizontal position.

Things have always remained in fashion. Nowadays they are on store shelves, and you can also knit them yourself. A good combination of knitted elements will never go out of style. You can knit almost anything with this handicraft tool, from napkins to sundresses. Crocheted dresses are in great demand. Summer crochet sundresses are light, airy, openwork and very romantic outfits for women who prefer a feminine style. This is the perfect outfit for hot days. I'll tell you how to knit - diagrams and instructions included.

How to crochet a sundress

In summer clothes, modern fashionistas often prefer crocheted dresses, especially since you can easily knit such a thing yourself. To do this you will need a hook, threads to taste and patience, because knitting is a very painstaking task.

If you are just starting to knit, first decide which technique you do best. Don't jump into complex patterns right away. Choose a simpler scheme. You might want to simply crochet an openwork sundress in the form of a mesh. It knits very quickly and easily. And this should be worn with a slip or thin underdress, or over a swimsuit on vacation.

So, let’s see which technique and pattern of a crocheted summer sundress to choose.

Knitting patterns for a summer sundress - options

There are many crochet techniques. To create a summer sundress, knitting with crossed stitches is most suitable.

Advantages:

• Airiness and volume
• Ease of execution
• Possibility of creating individual ornaments using this knitting
• Using any thread

The process begins with knitting a chain of air loops, then three loops are knitted for lifting. The first stage ends with the creation of a single crochet stitch, before which one loop is skipped in the row. Now the exact same stitch is knitted, only in the previous loop. The entire row is knitted in this way.

Beginning craftswomen are offered a simpler technique. A beautiful sundress can be knitted with a regular single crochet stitch. To do this, a regular chain is knitted with air loops, and then each loop is knitted by threading a hook and pulling the thread from the reverse side.

More experienced needlewomen can experiment with creating a canvas by tying together individual elements. They can consist of mini-patterns that are knitted either in circles or in square pieces, in the middle of which there must be an original ornament. There are floral, diamond and linear patterns to choose from.

There is a technique that involves combining diamond patterns with regular stitches; such patterns can be combined with regular stockinette stitch and alternated throughout the knitting process.

The ideal style for a women's crochet sundress

Knitted items have never gone out of fashion, but in recent years, models decorated with knitted fabric are striving for her Olympus. On the catwalks of prestigious fashion shows, slender girls and boys often demonstrate clothing models with hand-knitted elements. In the summer season, a sundress made using the hand knitting technique can be an excellent model for a walk on the beach or relaxing in the shade of the garden.

Crochet sundress - a challenge for craftswomen

Only an experienced craftswoman can master the execution of such a model, because, as a rule, a sundress needs to be crocheted using decorative finishes, changing patterns, and creating an accurate pattern. On our resource you can choose a ready-made model to suit your figure, and it is advisable to knit all the designs on test squares.

Using an example, you can evaluate whether your thread is ideal, whether your hook matches and whether the calculation of the number of loops will be accurate for your figure. When a sundress is crocheted, every little detail is taken into account, because in the summer every seam is visible.

Knitting patterns for sundresses

You can crochet a light, flowy sundress for the summer or a thick one for the office; a mix of knitted fabric with sections of fabric looks beautiful. The Boho style, which is very fashionable these days, dictates interesting models of sundresses with a fluffy floor-length skirt.

It is better to knit the top of the sundress with a denser knitting, perfectly fitting it to the figure, and when making a skirt there is an opportunity for a riot of imagination. You can use openwork knitting, fillet knitting, or include elements of Irish lace in the fabric of the skirt. Such a skirt will attract attention and no one will have a second one like it. Under an openwork sundress, they sometimes sew a lining in the form of a small dress, in tone with the color of the thread; this is done with a very light openwork, where there are large holes.

Our patterns for knitting sundresses explain in some detail and clearly the sequence of actions, row by row, highlighting individual complex moments of knitting into independent zones. Typically, patterns for knitting sundresses include a description of the sequence of execution of the model, pattern repeats, recommend the order of knitting and joining its individual parts, post-sewing treatment with an iron or steam, conditions for washing and caring for the finished product.

What to wear with a knitted sundress? Listening to the recommendations of fashion designers, a knitted sundress can be beautifully complemented with a straw hat, leather sandals, or a messenger bag. If the sundress is long, then the shoes should be without heels.

White summer crocheted sundress for girls with pink ruffles on the skirt and sleeves

Crocheted summer sundress for girls

White and pink crocheted summer sundress for girls from Katerina Mushin.

Size: 5 years.
Chest circumference: 50 cm.
Length: 58 cm.
Materials: yarn YARN ART Begonia (mercerized cotton of medium thickness, 50 g/169 m) – 4 skeins of white and 2 skeins of pink, 1.6 mm hook, button, ribbon, lining fabric.

How to crochet a summer sundress for a girl

Neck: dial 83 air loops.
Start knitting the neck according to the pattern, replacing the first stitch with 3 chain stitches.
Continue knitting rows 1-4 of the pattern.
Divide the work into the front and two parts of the back.

Before: continue knitting rows 5-11 according to the front pattern, where one repeat is added on each side in each row - 7 times = 17 repeats at the end of the 11th row.
Dial 1 v/p. and break the thread, leaving a small end.

1/2 back: continue knitting rows 5-8 according to the back pattern, where the pattern is performed evenly, without additions.
Break the thread, repeat for the other half of the back, but do not break the threads.

Back: knit the 9th row of the back, at the same time knit 3 stitches above the last 3m stitches from the center of the back through the fabrics of both parts.
Next, continue knitting the back with one piece.
Knit until the 15th row of the back, where one repeat is added on each side in each row - 7 times = 17 repeats at the end of the 15th row.
Dial 1 v/p. knit a connecting stitch into the front loop; on the other side, where the thread was left, knit the connecting stitch into the back loop.

Skirt: start making the skirt according to the pattern.
1st row of ruffles = 18 repeats.
2nd row of ruffles: add 2 repeats, i.e. in the 3rd row of the diagram, add 6 arches (3 arches for each repeat), distributing them evenly along the row (approximately alternate 1 repeat with an increase, 2 without adding) - how to add arches in a repeat, see the separate diagram = 20 repeats.
3rd row of ruffles: add 2 repeats (6 arches in the 3rd row of the pattern) in the same way = 22 repeats.
4-11 rows of ruffles = 22 repeats.

Sleeve: Along the sleeve fabric, knit the first row of ruffles according to the skirt pattern of 3 repeats.
The second row of ruffles from 5 rapports.
The third row of ruffles from 6 rapports.
Tie the rest of the armhole with single crochets.
Repeat on the other side.

Final works: tie the back slit and neckline with single crochet stitches and sew on a button.
Use fabric to sew a lining only for the skirt area.
Insert the ribbon in a row between the skirt and the yoke.

Crochet summer sundress for girls, patterns:

The model is made using a very complex random knitting technique. It is impossible to repeat this product, but you can master this technique and knit your own individual item.

The upper part - the cups are made in half double crochets according to the pattern, and in the lower part the author knits individual fragments of arbitrary shape using partial knitting, changing the pattern and direction of knitting. Then, dense and openwork fragments are imposed on the uneven edges of these fragments, somewhere leveling the edge, and somewhere, on the contrary, changing it, building up and creating new bulges or depressions. Some of the patterns are made in the form of circles or their halves. The patterns alternate, one might say, in a random order, creating a completely unique combination of dense and openwork parts. The lower part of the skirt is knitted in the transverse direction. The main difficulty with this type of knitting is to form the product of the desired shape and size. But if you start this kind of knitting, we recommend that you make a life-size pattern for your figure and knit, as often as possible by applying it to the pattern laid out on a flat surface.

First you need to make a life-size pattern and sketch the product using the following recommendations:

1. Draw a life-size pattern according to Fig.1.

2. Connect the front and back fabrics so that you don’t have to adjust the placement of the elements along the side seams later. For a sketch, refer to Fig.1, or show off your artistic side.

3. Knit circle and stripe samples to know the actual sizes of the elements. For example, the size of a part of a circle of 6 rows is easy to calculate for a circle of 8 rows.

4. Outline the location and size of the largest elements. They will be the centers of the composition, so there should not be many of them.

5. Mark the location of the connection strips between the elements and draw medium-sized elements. The direction of knitting these elements can be any. You should not draw the sketch in great detail, since during the knitting process a discrepancy in the sizes of the knitted elements and the drawn ones may be discovered. Perhaps fresh ideas for composition will appear and the drawing will undergo changes.

6. Start knitting with large elements (element 1 on schemes 1 and 1a). The given patterns illustrate the method of knitting a group of elements. For easy visual reading of the pattern, alternate rows of tight knitting with rows of openwork (st. s/n and 1-2 v. p.).

7. From large elements, proceed to knitting medium elements (2-6 per scheme 1 and 2-5 on scheme 1a). The numbering of the elements coincides with the order of their knitting.

8. To align the rounded edge of the element, change the height of the row by knitting part of the row with gullet columns or st. s2/n, st. s3/n.

9. During the knitting process, fill the remaining space with small elements and connecting rows.

10. While knitting, apply the fabric to the pattern more often to control the size of the elements and the entire fabric. Having completed the fabric of the skirt, tie the top with several rows of fillet mesh and thread an elastic band through them.