Chest circumference of finished dress is 56 cm/22 inches and length is 44 cm/17.25 inches
Gauge:
18 dc and 10 rows = approximately 4 inches. Change hook if needed to obtain gauge.
Note:
The pattern is written using standard American terms.
The pattern is written for the 1-3 month size, increase for rest of the sizes is given within parenthesis, 6-12 months in green, 12-18 months in red and 18-24 months in blue.
Row 1: Ch 38 (42/46/50), dc in 4th
ch from hook and in rest of chs across. Turn. 36 (40/44/48) sts)
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as
1st st), dc in rest of the sts across. Turn. 36 (40/44/48) sts
12 to 18 months only
Repeat row 2 one
more time.
18 to 24 months only
Repeat row 2 two
more times.
Shaping armhole
Row 1: Sl st in 4 sts, ch
2, dc in next st (together counts as dc2tog), dc in next 26 (30/34/38) sts, dc2tog, Turn.
(28/32/36/40) sts.
Row 2: Ch 2, dc in next st
(together counts as dc2tog), dc in next 24 (28/32/36) sts, dc2tog, Turn.
(26/30/34/38) sts,
Row 3 to 7 (8/9/9): Ch 3 (counts as
1st st), dc in rest of the sts across, Turn. (26/30/34/38) sts,
Shaping neck (side 1)
Row 1: Ch 3 (counts as
1st st), dc in next 5 (6/8/9) sts, hdc in next
st, sc in next st, sl st in next st, Turn. (8/9/11/12) sts excluding sl
st
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in sc, hdc
in hdc, dc in next 6 (7/9/10) sts, Turn. (8/9/11/12) sts
Row 3: Ch 3, dc in next 5
(6/8/9) sts, Cut off yarn.
(6/7/9/10) sts
Shaping neck (side 2)
Turn and join yarn
at the other end and repeat side 1.
Upper Part -Back
Same as front up to first
8 (9/11/12) rows.
From the next row
we’ll be splitting the back into 2 sides.
Side 1
Row 1: Ch 3 (counts as
1st st), dc in next 12 (14/16/18) sts. Turn. (13/15/17/19) sts. Turn.
Row 2 and 3: Ch 3 (counts as
1st st), dc in next 12 (14/16/18) sts. Turn. (13/15/17/19) sts.
18 to 24 months only
Repeat one more row.
Shaping neck
Row 4: Sl st in 5 (6/6/7) sts, sc in next
st, hdc in next st, dc in the rest of the 6 (7/9/10) sts. Cut off yarn.
Side 2
Join yarn at the
other end and repeat side 1.
Joining front and back pieces
Place the back and
front pieces one on top of the other with the right sides inside facing each
other and seam the first 2 rows at the sides and 7 sts in the shoulders. Pull
the right side out.
Join yarn at the top
of back neck opening and ch 8 or more depending on the button size, sc in same
st (forms a loop) and work sc coming down the side and going up the other side
up to the top and cut off yarn. Weave in the ends.
Sew a button on the opposite side.
Lower Part
Join yarn in any stitch at a joint
in row 1 of the upper part.
Round 1: Ch 4 (counts as
dc + ch 1), dc in same st, skip next st, **[dc, ch 1, dc] in next st, skip
next st** Repeat from ** to ** around. Join with a sl st to the 3rd
ch.
Round 2: Sl st in next ch-1
space, ch 3, 2 dc in same space, work 3 dc in each ch-1 space around. Join with
a sl st to the 3rd ch.
Round 3: Sl st in next st,
ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1), dc in same st, repeat [dc, ch 1, dc] in the
2nd dc of each 3-dc set. Join with a sl st to the 3rd ch.
Repeat rounds 2 and
3 until the total length of the dress is about (35/38/41/44) cm from shoulder
to hem.
Ruffle
Row 1: Join yarn at one
end of the neck opening at the front and work [ch 3, skip next st, sc in next
st] right up to the other end. Turn.
Row 2: Into each ch-3
space work [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc]. Turn.
Row 3: Sl st in 2 sts, sl
st in ch-3 space, into each ch-3 space work [3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc a ]. Cut off yarn. Sew the ends of collar
to the shoulder joint on both the sides.
Work sc around the sleeve
opening on both sides. Weave in all the
loose ends of yarn.
Row 1:Ch 42, sc in 2nd
ch from hook, **ch 6, skip 4 ch, sc in next ch** Repeat from ** to ** across. Turn.
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc),
4 dc in next ch-6 space, 5 dc in each ch-6 space except the last, 4 dc in last
space, dc in last sc. Turn. (40 sts) Row 3:Ch 1, sc in same st,
ch 6, skip next 4 sts, sc in the next space between the sts, ch 6, **skip next
5 sts, sc in the next space between the sts, ch 6** Repeat from ** to ** across,
skip next 4 sts, sc in the last st. Turn. Repeat rows 2 and 3.
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Round 1: Work 5 sc up to the marked st. (5th
st will be worked in the marked st), work 42 sc up to the next marker
working the last st in the marked st, 12 sc along the slanted part, 3 sc at the
tip, 12 sc along the slanted part on the opposite side, 42 sc from marked st to
just before the next marked st, 5 sc from marked st up to the top, sc in each
of the next 5 sts. (5+42+12+3+12+42+5+5 =126 sts). Do not join.
Round 2 (work into
back loops only): Place marker at the 1st st
and work sc in the back loop of each sc around. (126 sts)
Round 3 to 5: Sc in each st
around. (126 sc).
Round 6 to 12: Pull black through
the loop and work sc in each st around using black. (126 sc).
Round 13: Pull yellow through the loop and work sc in each st around. Cut off
yarn.
Deck
Using brown work
rows 1 to 60 of base and the 1st round of body. You’ll have 126 sts.
Place a marker at the last st and cut off yarn leaving a long tail which will
be used later for sewing.
Accommodation
Side 1
Row 1: Using white, ch 27,
sc in 2nd ch from hook and in rest of the chs across. Turn. (26 sts)
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in 24 sts,
sc2tog. Turn (25 sts)
Row 3: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in
rest of the 23 sts. Turn (24 sts)
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in 22 sts,
sc2tog. Turn (23 sts)
Row 5: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in
rest of the 21 sts. Turn (22 sts)
Row 6: Ch 1, sc in 20 sts,
sc2tog. Turn (21 sts)
Row 7: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in
rest of the 19 sts. Turn (20 sts)
Row 8: Ch 1, sc in each st
across. Turn. (20 sts)
Top
Row 9 (back loops
only): Pull brown through the loop, ch 1, sc in the back loops of each
st across. Turn. (20 sts)
Row 10 to 24: Ch 1, sc in each st
across. Turn. (20 sts)
Side 2
Row 25 (back loops
only): Pull white through the loop, ch 1, sc in the back loops of each
st across. Turn. (20 sts)
Row 26: Ch 1, sc in each st
across. Turn. (20 sts)
Row 27: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st
st, sc in rest of the sts across. Turn. (21 sts)
Row 28: Ch 1, sc in 20 sts, 2 sc in the last st.
Turn. (22 sts)
Row 29: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in
rest of the sts. Turn. (23 sts)
Row 30: Ch 1, sc in 22 sts, 2 sc in the last st.
Turn. (24 sts)
Row 31: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in
rest of the sts. Turn. (25 sts)
Row 32: Ch 1, sc in 24 sts, 2 sc in the last st. Cut off yarn. (26 sts)
Side 3
Row 1: Join yarn at the
center brown part on one side and work 16 sc across the brown part.
Row 2 to 8: Ch 1, sc in each st
across. (16 sc). Cut off yarn.
Side 4
Similarly join yarn
at the other side of the brown part and repeat as the opposite side.
Cut out pieces of
cardboard to match each part (one center square and 4 sides)
Sew all the 4
corners together on the wrong side and then pull the right side out.
Glue the cardboard
pieces to the top and 3 sides leaving out the slanted front part.
Attaching
accommodation to the deck
There are horizontal
lines or ridges visible on the deck. From
the curved part (stern) of the ship count 7 ridges and mark the 7th
ridge where the straight part of the accommodation will be placed. Place the
accommodation and sew the straight back part to the 7th ridge.
Then sew the sides
joining 26 sts on the sides of the accommodation to the 26 sts on the deck from
the 7th ridge. Sew both the sides.
You’ll have the
front slanted part remaining. Fill the accommodation space with fiberfill or
any other stuffing pushing in as much as possible without distorting the shape.
Then place the
cardboard inside the slanted part and sew the front side of the accommodation
shut.
The front part will
be on the 10th ridge from the pointed tip (bow) of the ship.
Railing
Bow of ship (pointed
front part)
The pointed part of
the deck will have 2 sts at the tip. Count 15 sts from each one and place a
marker at the 15th st on both the sides. The markers will be between
the 7th and 8th ridge from the top. You’ll have 30 sts
from one marker to the next.
Row 1: Join white at a
marked st and work sc into the back loops of each st up to the next marked st.
Turn. (30 sts)
Row 2 and 3: Ch 1, sc in each st
across. (30 sts)
Ch 1, work 3 sc
coming down along the side, then work sc in the back loops of 4 sts on the
deck. Turn.
Row 4: Ch 1, sl st in each
of the 4 sts on the deck, sl st in 3 sc going up and in next 30 sts, ch 1, work
3 sc going down the side, sc in the front loops of 4 sts on the deck. Turn.
Ch 1, sl st in 4 sc
on the deck and in the 3 sc going up. Fasten off.
Stern of ship
Place markers at
both the ends of the 5th ridge from the top. You will have 20 sts.
Row 1: Join white at a
marked st and work sc into the back loops of each st up to the next marked st.
Turn. (20 sts)
Row 2 and 3: Ch 1, sc in each st
across. (20 sts)
Ch 1, work 3 sc
coming down along the side, then work sc in the back loops of 2 sts on the
deck. Turn.
Row 4: Ch 1, sl st in each
of the 2 sts on the deck, sl st in 3 sc going up and in next 20 sts, ch 1, work
3 sc going down the side, sc in the front loops of 2 sts on the deck. Turn.
Ch 1, sl st in 2 sc
on the deck and in the 3 sc going up. Fasten off. Join all the loose ends of
yarn.
Joining deck to the
base of the ship
Fold the base of the
ship vertically and place a marker at the tip of the pointed part dividing the
body of the ship into 2 vertical halves each having 63 sts (total number of sts
is 126)
Similarly divide the
deck into 2 vertical halves.
Place the deck on
top of the bottom part of ship and place markers aligning the sts.
Place cardboard at
the bottom of the ship and sew the edges together.
When half completed
fill with stuffing and place the cardboard and complete the sewing.
Chimneys (make 4)
Round 1: Using yellow make a
magic ring, ch 1 and work 8 sc into ring. Do not join.
Round 2 (back loops
only): Sc in the back loops of each st around (8 sts)
Round 3 to 10: Sc in each st
around.
Round 11 to 14: Pull black through
the loop and continue the rounds using black. Fasten off and weave in the loose
ends of yarn.
Roll out a thin
piece of card and insert it into the chimneys.
Sew the chimneys to
the top of the accommodation.
Cut out tiny squares
of black felt sheet and glue them to the sides and front of the cabin.
Lifeboats (make 6)
Round 1: Using white ch 5,
sc in 2nd ch from hook, 2 sc in next 2 ch, 2 sc in the last ch, 2 sc
in next 2 ch on the other side, sc in next st.
Round 2: Sc in the back
loops of each st around (12 sts)
Round 3: Sl st in each st
around. Join and cut off yarn.
Sew or attach with
glue the lifeboats on both the sides of the chimneys.
Mast
Apply glue at about
an inch below the top end of the pole and wrap the thread a few times around
the pole and make few knots to secure tightly leaving long pieces of thread at
both ends.
Then attach the bamboo
sticks to the front and back of the deck. You can insert one end of the stick
through the sts and glue it to the cardboard underneath the surface of the
deck.
Secure the ends of
thread to the sides of the deck. Do this for both the poles. Tie a thread
between the 2 poles. Instead of thread you can also use metal wires.