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a swing dress

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A 1950s-style swing dress with a fitted bodice and a wide, flared skirt. The bodice is sleeveless with a rounded neckline, and the skirt flares out from the waist to mid-calf length.

Overall Progress

0 of 201 rows completed

Materials

Yarn

WORSTED

Acrylic

200 yd

Main ColorMain

Crochet Hooks

6mm

Additional Notions

Tapestry needle

Stitch markers

Gauge

17 sts × 20 rows = 4in × 4in

in single crochet

Stitch Glossary

4 stitches

Abbreviations and descriptions for all stitches used in this pattern

Instructions

Skirt

In the Round0/130

Row 1374 sts

Ch 375, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across. (374)

Row 2373 sts

[Sc 373, dec] repeat around. (373)

Row 3371 sts

[Sc 185, dec] repeat around. (371)

Row 4370 sts

[Sc 370, dec] repeat around. (370)

Row 5369 sts

[Sc 369, dec] repeat around. (369)

Row 6368 sts

[Sc 368, dec] repeat around. (368)

Row 7366 sts

[Sc 183, dec] repeat around. (366)

Row 8365 sts

[Sc 365, dec] repeat around. (365)

Row 9364 sts

[Sc 364, dec] repeat around. (364)

Row 10363 sts

[Sc 363, dec] repeat around. (363)

Row 11361 sts

[Sc 180, dec] repeat around. (361)

Row 12360 sts

[Sc 360, dec] repeat around. (360)

Row 13359 sts

[Sc 359, dec] repeat around. (359)

Row 14358 sts

[Sc 358, dec] repeat around. (358)

Row 15356 sts

[Sc 178, dec] repeat around. (356)

Row 16355 sts

[Sc 355, dec] repeat around. (355)

Row 17354 sts

[Sc 354, dec] repeat around. (354)

Row 18353 sts

[Sc 353, dec] repeat around. (353)

Row 19351 sts

[Sc 175, dec] repeat around. (351)

Row 20350 sts

[Sc 350, dec] repeat around. (350)

Row 21349 sts

[Sc 349, dec] repeat around. (349)

Row 22348 sts

[Sc 348, dec] repeat around. (348)

Row 23347 sts

[Sc 347, dec] repeat around. (347)

Row 24345 sts

[Sc 172, dec] repeat around. (345)

Row 25344 sts

[Sc 344, dec] repeat around. (344)

Row 26343 sts

[Sc 343, dec] repeat around. (343)

Row 27342 sts

[Sc 342, dec] repeat around. (342)

Row 28340 sts

[Sc 170, dec] repeat around. (340)

Row 29339 sts

[Sc 339, dec] repeat around. (339)

Row 30338 sts

[Sc 338, dec] repeat around. (338)

Row 31337 sts

[Sc 337, dec] repeat around. (337)

Row 32335 sts

[Sc 167, dec] repeat around. (335)

Row 33334 sts

[Sc 334, dec] repeat around. (334)

Row 34333 sts

[Sc 333, dec] repeat around. (333)

Row 35332 sts

[Sc 332, dec] repeat around. (332)

Row 36330 sts

[Sc 165, dec] repeat around. (330)

Row 37329 sts

[Sc 329, dec] repeat around. (329)

Row 38328 sts

[Sc 328, dec] repeat around. (328)

Row 39327 sts

[Sc 327, dec] repeat around. (327)

Row 40325 sts

[Sc 162, dec] repeat around. (325)

Row 41324 sts

[Sc 324, dec] repeat around. (324)

Row 42323 sts

[Sc 323, dec] repeat around. (323)

Row 43322 sts

[Sc 322, dec] repeat around. (322)

Row 44320 sts

[Sc 160, dec] repeat around. (320)

Row 45319 sts

[Sc 319, dec] repeat around. (319)

Row 46318 sts

[Sc 318, dec] repeat around. (318)

Row 47317 sts

[Sc 317, dec] repeat around. (317)

Row 48315 sts

[Sc 157, dec] repeat around. (315)

Row 49314 sts

[Sc 314, dec] repeat around. (314)

Row 50313 sts

[Sc 313, dec] repeat around. (313)

Row 51312 sts

[Sc 312, dec] repeat around. (312)

Row 52311 sts

[Sc 311, dec] repeat around. (311)

Row 53309 sts

[Sc 154, dec] repeat around. (309)

Row 54308 sts

[Sc 308, dec] repeat around. (308)

Row 55307 sts

[Sc 307, dec] repeat around. (307)

Row 56306 sts

[Sc 306, dec] repeat around. (306)

Row 57304 sts

[Sc 152, dec] repeat around. (304)

Row 58303 sts

[Sc 303, dec] repeat around. (303)

Row 59302 sts

[Sc 302, dec] repeat around. (302)

Row 60301 sts

[Sc 301, dec] repeat around. (301)

Row 61299 sts

[Sc 149, dec] repeat around. (299)

Row 62298 sts

[Sc 298, dec] repeat around. (298)

Row 63297 sts

[Sc 297, dec] repeat around. (297)

Row 64296 sts

[Sc 296, dec] repeat around. (296)

Row 65294 sts

[Sc 147, dec] repeat around. (294)

Row 66293 sts

[Sc 293, dec] repeat around. (293)

Row 67292 sts

[Sc 292, dec] repeat around. (292)

Row 68291 sts

[Sc 291, dec] repeat around. (291)

Row 69289 sts

[Sc 144, dec] repeat around. (289)

Row 70288 sts

[Sc 288, dec] repeat around. (288)

Row 71287 sts

[Sc 287, dec] repeat around. (287)

Row 72286 sts

[Sc 286, dec] repeat around. (286)

Row 73284 sts

[Sc 142, dec] repeat around. (284)

Row 74283 sts

[Sc 283, dec] repeat around. (283)

Row 75282 sts

[Sc 282, dec] repeat around. (282)

Row 76281 sts

[Sc 281, dec] repeat around. (281)

Row 77279 sts

[Sc 139, dec] repeat around. (279)

Row 78278 sts

[Sc 278, dec] repeat around. (278)

Row 79277 sts

[Sc 277, dec] repeat around. (277)

Row 80276 sts

[Sc 276, dec] repeat around. (276)

Row 81274 sts

[Sc 137, dec] repeat around. (274)

Row 82273 sts

[Sc 273, dec] repeat around. (273)

Row 83272 sts

[Sc 272, dec] repeat around. (272)

Row 84271 sts

[Sc 271, dec] repeat around. (271)

Row 85270 sts

[Sc 270, dec] repeat around. (270)

Row 86268 sts

[Sc 134, dec] repeat around. (268)

Row 87267 sts

[Sc 267, dec] repeat around. (267)

Row 88266 sts

[Sc 266, dec] repeat around. (266)

Row 89265 sts

[Sc 265, dec] repeat around. (265)

Row 90263 sts

[Sc 131, dec] repeat around. (263)

Row 91262 sts

[Sc 262, dec] repeat around. (262)

Row 92261 sts

[Sc 261, dec] repeat around. (261)

Row 93260 sts

[Sc 260, dec] repeat around. (260)

Row 94258 sts

[Sc 129, dec] repeat around. (258)

Row 95257 sts

[Sc 257, dec] repeat around. (257)

Row 96256 sts

[Sc 256, dec] repeat around. (256)

Row 97255 sts

[Sc 255, dec] repeat around. (255)

Row 98253 sts

[Sc 126, dec] repeat around. (253)

Row 99252 sts

[Sc 252, dec] repeat around. (252)

Row 100251 sts

[Sc 251, dec] repeat around. (251)

Row 101250 sts

[Sc 250, dec] repeat around. (250)

Row 102248 sts

[Sc 124, dec] repeat around. (248)

Row 103247 sts

[Sc 247, dec] repeat around. (247)

Row 104246 sts

[Sc 246, dec] repeat around. (246)

Row 105245 sts

[Sc 245, dec] repeat around. (245)

Row 106243 sts

[Sc 121, dec] repeat around. (243)

Row 107242 sts

[Sc 242, dec] repeat around. (242)

Row 108241 sts

[Sc 241, dec] repeat around. (241)

Row 109240 sts

[Sc 240, dec] repeat around. (240)

Row 110238 sts

[Sc 119, dec] repeat around. (238)

Row 111237 sts

[Sc 237, dec] repeat around. (237)

Row 112236 sts

[Sc 236, dec] repeat around. (236)

Row 113235 sts

[Sc 235, dec] repeat around. (235)

Row 114234 sts

[Sc 234, dec] repeat around. (234)

Row 115232 sts

[Sc 116, dec] repeat around. (232)

Row 116231 sts

[Sc 231, dec] repeat around. (231)

Row 117230 sts

[Sc 230, dec] repeat around. (230)

Row 118229 sts

[Sc 229, dec] repeat around. (229)

Row 119227 sts

[Sc 113, dec] repeat around. (227)

Row 120226 sts

[Sc 226, dec] repeat around. (226)

Row 121225 sts

[Sc 225, dec] repeat around. (225)

Row 122224 sts

[Sc 224, dec] repeat around. (224)

Row 123222 sts

[Sc 111, dec] repeat around. (222)

Row 124221 sts

[Sc 221, dec] repeat around. (221)

Row 125220 sts

[Sc 220, dec] repeat around. (220)

Row 126219 sts

[Sc 219, dec] repeat around. (219)

Row 127217 sts

[Sc 108, dec] repeat around. (217)

Row 128216 sts

[Sc 216, dec] repeat around. (216)

Row 129215 sts

[Sc 215, dec] repeat around. (215)

Row 130214 sts

[Sc 214, dec] repeat around. (214) Stuff lightly. Fasten off.

Bodice

In the Round0/71

Row 1177 sts

Pick up 177 sc evenly around opening. (177)

Row 2134 sts

[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (134)

Row 3132 sts

[Sc 66, dec] repeat around. (132)

Row 4130 sts

[Sc 65, dec] repeat around. (130)

Row 5128 sts

[Sc 64, dec] repeat around. (128)

Row 6126 sts

[Sc 63, dec] repeat around. (126)

Row 7124 sts

[Sc 62, dec] repeat around. (124)

Row 8122 sts

[Sc 61, dec] repeat around. (122)

Row 9120 sts

[Sc 60, dec] repeat around. (120)

Row 10118 sts

[Sc 59, dec] repeat around. (118)

Row 11116 sts

[Sc 58, dec] repeat around. (116)

Row 12114 sts

[Sc 57, dec] repeat around. (114)

Row 13112 sts

[Sc 56, dec] repeat around. (112)

Row 14110 sts

[Sc 55, dec] repeat around. (110)

Row 15108 sts

[Sc 54, dec] repeat around. (108)

Row 16106 sts

[Sc 53, dec] repeat around. (106)

Row 17104 sts

[Sc 52, dec] repeat around. (104)

Row 18103 sts

[Sc 103, dec] repeat around. (103)

Row 19101 sts

[Sc 50, dec] repeat around. (101)

Row 2099 sts

[Sc 49, dec] repeat around. (99)

Row 2197 sts

[Sc 48, dec] repeat around. (97)

Row 2295 sts

[Sc 47, dec] repeat around. (95)

Row 2393 sts

[Sc 46, dec] repeat around. (93)

Row 2491 sts

[Sc 45, dec] repeat around. (91)

Row 2589 sts

[Sc 44, dec] repeat around. (89)

Row 2687 sts

[Sc 43, dec] repeat around. (87)

Row 2785 sts

[Sc 42, dec] repeat around. (85)

Row 2883 sts

[Sc 41, dec] repeat around. (83)

Row 2981 sts

[Sc 40, dec] repeat around. (81)

Row 3079 sts

[Sc 39, dec] repeat around. (79)

Row 3177 sts

[Sc 38, dec] repeat around. (77)

Row 3275 sts

[Sc 37, dec] repeat around. (75)

Row 3374 sts

[Sc 74, dec] repeat around. (74)

Row 3472 sts

[Sc 36, dec] repeat around. (72)

Row 3570 sts

[Sc 35, dec] repeat around. (70)

Row 3668 sts

[Sc 34, dec] repeat around. (68)

Row 3766 sts

[Sc 33, dec] repeat around. (66)

Row 3864 sts

[Sc 32, dec] repeat around. (64)

Row 3962 sts

[Sc 31, dec] repeat around. (62)

Row 4060 sts

[Sc 30, dec] repeat around. (60)

Row 4158 sts

[Sc 29, dec] repeat around. (58)

Row 4256 sts

[Sc 28, dec] repeat around. (56)

Row 4354 sts

[Sc 27, dec] repeat around. (54)

Row 4452 sts

[Sc 26, dec] repeat around. (52)

Row 4550 sts

[Sc 25, dec] repeat around. (50)

Row 4648 sts

[Sc 24, dec] repeat around. (48)

Row 4746 sts

[Sc 23, dec] repeat around. (46)

Row 4845 sts

[Sc 45, dec] repeat around. (45)

Row 4943 sts

[Sc 21, dec] repeat around. (43)

Row 5041 sts

[Sc 20, dec] repeat around. (41)

Row 5139 sts

[Sc 19, dec] repeat around. (39)

Row 5237 sts

[Sc 18, dec] repeat around. (37)

Row 5335 sts

[Sc 17, dec] repeat around. (35)

Row 5433 sts

[Sc 16, dec] repeat around. (33)

Row 5531 sts

[Sc 15, dec] repeat around. (31)

Row 5629 sts

[Sc 14, dec] repeat around. (29)

Row 5727 sts

[Sc 13, dec] repeat around. (27)

Row 5825 sts

[Sc 12, dec] repeat around. (25)

Row 5923 sts

[Sc 11, dec] repeat around. (23)

Row 6021 sts

[Sc 10, dec] repeat around. (21)

Row 6119 sts

[Sc 9, dec] repeat around. (19)

Row 6217 sts

[Sc 8, dec] repeat around. (17)

Row 6315 sts

[Sc 7, dec] repeat around. (15)

Row 6414 sts

[Sc 14, dec] repeat around. (14)

Row 6512 sts

[Sc 6, dec] repeat around. (12)

Row 6610 sts

[Sc 5, dec] repeat around. (10)

Row 678 sts

[Sc 4, dec] repeat around. (8)

Row 686 sts

[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (6)

Row 694 sts

[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (4)

Row 702 sts

[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (2)

Row 711 sts

[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (1) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.