Camellia Baby Dress

Carolus Linnaeus named a flower with the name Camellia after Georg Joseph Kamel, a pharmacist who has dedicated himself for 20 years finding new remedies sourced from local native plants. Likewise, I named this baby dress pattern with Camellia, because it provides a remedy for my self-healing. When I knitted this baby dress, I felt less worried about the current pandemic condition. It also happens that the yarn color I use is like the color of camellia.

This pattern combines 2 techniques at once (work flat and work in round) with crocheted edges. It is done in a top-down direction. Give it a try! Please share the pattern with friends and family, but please do not resell it and do not use the pattern to sell the baby dress. Let me know your result by mentioning me on Ravelry (Restidiah) or Instagram @restidia.

Camellia Baby Dress

Skill : Beginner to Intermediate

Yarn : Stone Washed Milk Cotton Yarn, 50 gr (Recommendation : Scheepjes Stone Washed Yarn)

Notions : Single Point Needle/SPN (3,5 mm), Circular Needle/CN (3,5 mm), Tapestry Needle, Crochet Hook (2,5 mm), Stitch Marker, Buttons

Width : 21 cm  Length : 30 cm (infant 0 – 3 months)

Gauge : 8 sts and 9 rows stockinette = 1 inch (2,5 cm)

Abbreviations : K = knit, P = purl, Rep = repeat, K2tog = knit two together, Yf = yarn forward, Psso = past slip stitch over, Rep = repeat, Rnd = round, SSK = slip slip knit, SC = single crochet, DC = Double Crochet, CH = chain

Cast on 104 sts, work flat

Row 1 & 2 : k1, p1, repeat till the last stitch

Row 3 & 4 : p1, k1, repeat till the last stitch

Row 5 : k1, p1, k1, p1, k till the last 4 stitches, k1, p1, k1, p1

Row 6 : k1, p1, k1, p1, p till the last 4 stitches, k1, p1, k1, p1

Row 7 : p1, k1, p1, k1, k till the last 4 stitches, p1, k1, p1, k1

Row 8 : p1, k1, p1, k1, p till the last 4 stitches, p1, k1, p1, k1

Row 9 & 13 : rep row 5

Row 10 & 14 : rep row 6

Row 11 & 15 : rep row 7

Row 12 & 16 : rep row 8

Change the SPN to the CN, put stitch marker on the right needle and move the first stitch from the left needle to the right needle. The pattern would be worked in round.

Rnd 17 – 35 : k till the last stitch

Rnd 36 : k20, m1, *(k21, m1), rep * 3 times more (109 sts)

Rnd 37 and every alternate row : k till the last stitch

Rnd 38 : k1, *(yf, sl1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yf, k1), repeat * till the last stitch

Rnd 40 : k1, *(yf, k1, sl1, k2tog, psso, k1, yf, k1), repeat * till the last stitch

Rnd 42 : k1, *(k2tog, yf, k1, yf, sl1, k1, psso, k1), repeat * till the last stitch

Rnd 44 : k2tog, *(k1, yf, k1, yf, k1, sl1, k2tog, psso), repeat * till the last 5 sts, k1, yf, k1, yf, k1, ssk

Rnd 45 – 76 : rep rnd 37 – 44

Rnd 77 – 80 : rep row 1 – 4

Simple stretchy bind off. Put the button on and make button hole by crochet chain as you want. Make 14 cm long strap twice and put them on the top of the dress. You can finish the dress here, or continue with the edge

Edge (Crochet) :

Rnd 1 : sc till the last stitch

Rnd 2 : dc till the last stitch

Rnd 3 : *(ch3, sc), rep * till the last stitch