Women's Long Maxi Dress 1140 - Crochet Pattern PDF- Instant Download -Marle & Row

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Maxi/Mini Crochet Dress with Bib Neckline (4-ply or DK, UK terms) — A open-lace crochet dress offered in two lengths (maxi or mini) and two yarn weights (4-ply or double knitting), featuring a shaped front opening with a neat bib and picot edging; written in UK terminology.

What you’ll make: A sleeveless crochet dress with gentle A-line skirt, centre-front split finished with a separate bib panel, optional lower hem edging, and simple armhole trims; choose 4-ply for a lighter drape or DK for a quicker, denser fabric.

Sizing / measurements: Bust sizes 34, 36, 38 in (approx); finished lengths: Maxi ~56–57 in depending on size; Mini ~33–34 in.

Yarn: Wool 4-ply version (approx): Maxi 19/20/21 x 50 g balls; Mini 11/12/13 x 50 g balls. DK version (approx): Maxi 26/27/28 x 50 g balls. Use yardage equivalents if substituting.

Hook & notions: 4.50 mm and/or 4.00 mm hooks as specified in pattern (use size that meets gauge); 3.50 mm hook for specified DK rows; 4 buttons; 2 press studs.

Tension (gauge): 4-ply: 5 patterns = 5 (4½, 5) in (per size line). DK: 4 patterns = 5 (4½, 5) in. Make a swatch in pattern and adjust hook to meet gauge.

Recommended yarn: Sirdar Country Classic 4 Ply.

Yarn suggestions (by weight, wool or wool-blend; any brand OK if gauge matches):
4-ply (fingering): Sirdar Snuggly 4 Ply (soft handle); Sirdar Country Classic 4 Ply (wool-rich); Stylecraft Special 4 Ply; Stylecraft New Wondersoft 4 Ply; Malabrigo Sock (superwash merino; check drape).
DK (double knitting): Cascade 220 Superwash (DK to light-worsted; check gauge); Cascade 220 Superwash Hand Paints; Stylecraft Special DK (easy-care); Sirdar No.1 DK (smooth crepe); Bendigo Woollen Mills Classic 8 Ply (100% wool; AU/NZ).

Construction notes: Worked flat in two pattern rows with periodic shaping rows; Back to armholes, then Front divides at centre and is worked in two sides with clearly separated

Shape Neck — First side and Shape Neck — Second side sections; separate bib panel is worked and attached; simple round-based lower edging and armhole rounds complete the finish. Skill level: Confident beginner to intermediate (comfortable with UK double crochet, treble, working into chain spaces, and consistent row counting).

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