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.

Materials

Yarn

WORSTED · 200yd

Hook

6mm

Notions

Tapestry needle

Stitch markers

Gauge

17 sts × 20 rows = 4in × 4in (in single crochet)

Stitches Used

sc = single crochet
ch = chain
inc = increase
dec = decrease

Pattern

Skirt

R1Ch 375, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across. (374)(374 sts)
R2[Sc 373, dec] repeat around. (373)(373 sts)
R3[Sc 185, dec] repeat around. (371)(371 sts)
R4[Sc 370, dec] repeat around. (370)(370 sts)
R5[Sc 369, dec] repeat around. (369)(369 sts)
R6[Sc 368, dec] repeat around. (368)(368 sts)
R7[Sc 183, dec] repeat around. (366)(366 sts)
R8[Sc 365, dec] repeat around. (365)(365 sts)
R9[Sc 364, dec] repeat around. (364)(364 sts)
R10[Sc 363, dec] repeat around. (363)(363 sts)
R11[Sc 180, dec] repeat around. (361)(361 sts)
R12[Sc 360, dec] repeat around. (360)(360 sts)
R13[Sc 359, dec] repeat around. (359)(359 sts)
R14[Sc 358, dec] repeat around. (358)(358 sts)
R15[Sc 178, dec] repeat around. (356)(356 sts)
R16[Sc 355, dec] repeat around. (355)(355 sts)
R17[Sc 354, dec] repeat around. (354)(354 sts)
R18[Sc 353, dec] repeat around. (353)(353 sts)
R19[Sc 175, dec] repeat around. (351)(351 sts)
R20[Sc 350, dec] repeat around. (350)(350 sts)
R21[Sc 349, dec] repeat around. (349)(349 sts)
R22[Sc 348, dec] repeat around. (348)(348 sts)
R23[Sc 347, dec] repeat around. (347)(347 sts)
R24[Sc 172, dec] repeat around. (345)(345 sts)
R25[Sc 344, dec] repeat around. (344)(344 sts)
R26[Sc 343, dec] repeat around. (343)(343 sts)
R27[Sc 342, dec] repeat around. (342)(342 sts)
R28[Sc 170, dec] repeat around. (340)(340 sts)
R29[Sc 339, dec] repeat around. (339)(339 sts)
R30[Sc 338, dec] repeat around. (338)(338 sts)
R31[Sc 337, dec] repeat around. (337)(337 sts)
R32[Sc 167, dec] repeat around. (335)(335 sts)
R33[Sc 334, dec] repeat around. (334)(334 sts)
R34[Sc 333, dec] repeat around. (333)(333 sts)
R35[Sc 332, dec] repeat around. (332)(332 sts)
R36[Sc 165, dec] repeat around. (330)(330 sts)
R37[Sc 329, dec] repeat around. (329)(329 sts)
R38[Sc 328, dec] repeat around. (328)(328 sts)
R39[Sc 327, dec] repeat around. (327)(327 sts)
R40[Sc 162, dec] repeat around. (325)(325 sts)
R41[Sc 324, dec] repeat around. (324)(324 sts)
R42[Sc 323, dec] repeat around. (323)(323 sts)
R43[Sc 322, dec] repeat around. (322)(322 sts)
R44[Sc 160, dec] repeat around. (320)(320 sts)
R45[Sc 319, dec] repeat around. (319)(319 sts)
R46[Sc 318, dec] repeat around. (318)(318 sts)
R47[Sc 317, dec] repeat around. (317)(317 sts)
R48[Sc 157, dec] repeat around. (315)(315 sts)
R49[Sc 314, dec] repeat around. (314)(314 sts)
R50[Sc 313, dec] repeat around. (313)(313 sts)
R51[Sc 312, dec] repeat around. (312)(312 sts)
R52[Sc 311, dec] repeat around. (311)(311 sts)
R53[Sc 154, dec] repeat around. (309)(309 sts)
R54[Sc 308, dec] repeat around. (308)(308 sts)
R55[Sc 307, dec] repeat around. (307)(307 sts)
R56[Sc 306, dec] repeat around. (306)(306 sts)
R57[Sc 152, dec] repeat around. (304)(304 sts)
R58[Sc 303, dec] repeat around. (303)(303 sts)
R59[Sc 302, dec] repeat around. (302)(302 sts)
R60[Sc 301, dec] repeat around. (301)(301 sts)
R61[Sc 149, dec] repeat around. (299)(299 sts)
R62[Sc 298, dec] repeat around. (298)(298 sts)
R63[Sc 297, dec] repeat around. (297)(297 sts)
R64[Sc 296, dec] repeat around. (296)(296 sts)
R65[Sc 147, dec] repeat around. (294)(294 sts)
R66[Sc 293, dec] repeat around. (293)(293 sts)
R67[Sc 292, dec] repeat around. (292)(292 sts)
R68[Sc 291, dec] repeat around. (291)(291 sts)
R69[Sc 144, dec] repeat around. (289)(289 sts)
R70[Sc 288, dec] repeat around. (288)(288 sts)
R71[Sc 287, dec] repeat around. (287)(287 sts)
R72[Sc 286, dec] repeat around. (286)(286 sts)
R73[Sc 142, dec] repeat around. (284)(284 sts)
R74[Sc 283, dec] repeat around. (283)(283 sts)
R75[Sc 282, dec] repeat around. (282)(282 sts)
R76[Sc 281, dec] repeat around. (281)(281 sts)
R77[Sc 139, dec] repeat around. (279)(279 sts)
R78[Sc 278, dec] repeat around. (278)(278 sts)
R79[Sc 277, dec] repeat around. (277)(277 sts)
R80[Sc 276, dec] repeat around. (276)(276 sts)
R81[Sc 137, dec] repeat around. (274)(274 sts)
R82[Sc 273, dec] repeat around. (273)(273 sts)
R83[Sc 272, dec] repeat around. (272)(272 sts)
R84[Sc 271, dec] repeat around. (271)(271 sts)
R85[Sc 270, dec] repeat around. (270)(270 sts)
R86[Sc 134, dec] repeat around. (268)(268 sts)
R87[Sc 267, dec] repeat around. (267)(267 sts)
R88[Sc 266, dec] repeat around. (266)(266 sts)
R89[Sc 265, dec] repeat around. (265)(265 sts)
R90[Sc 131, dec] repeat around. (263)(263 sts)
R91[Sc 262, dec] repeat around. (262)(262 sts)
R92[Sc 261, dec] repeat around. (261)(261 sts)
R93[Sc 260, dec] repeat around. (260)(260 sts)
R94[Sc 129, dec] repeat around. (258)(258 sts)
R95[Sc 257, dec] repeat around. (257)(257 sts)
R96[Sc 256, dec] repeat around. (256)(256 sts)
R97[Sc 255, dec] repeat around. (255)(255 sts)
R98[Sc 126, dec] repeat around. (253)(253 sts)
R99[Sc 252, dec] repeat around. (252)(252 sts)
R100[Sc 251, dec] repeat around. (251)(251 sts)
R101[Sc 250, dec] repeat around. (250)(250 sts)
R102[Sc 124, dec] repeat around. (248)(248 sts)
R103[Sc 247, dec] repeat around. (247)(247 sts)
R104[Sc 246, dec] repeat around. (246)(246 sts)
R105[Sc 245, dec] repeat around. (245)(245 sts)
R106[Sc 121, dec] repeat around. (243)(243 sts)
R107[Sc 242, dec] repeat around. (242)(242 sts)
R108[Sc 241, dec] repeat around. (241)(241 sts)
R109[Sc 240, dec] repeat around. (240)(240 sts)
R110[Sc 119, dec] repeat around. (238)(238 sts)
R111[Sc 237, dec] repeat around. (237)(237 sts)
R112[Sc 236, dec] repeat around. (236)(236 sts)
R113[Sc 235, dec] repeat around. (235)(235 sts)
R114[Sc 234, dec] repeat around. (234)(234 sts)
R115[Sc 116, dec] repeat around. (232)(232 sts)
R116[Sc 231, dec] repeat around. (231)(231 sts)
R117[Sc 230, dec] repeat around. (230)(230 sts)
R118[Sc 229, dec] repeat around. (229)(229 sts)
R119[Sc 113, dec] repeat around. (227)(227 sts)
R120[Sc 226, dec] repeat around. (226)(226 sts)
R121[Sc 225, dec] repeat around. (225)(225 sts)
R122[Sc 224, dec] repeat around. (224)(224 sts)
R123[Sc 111, dec] repeat around. (222)(222 sts)
R124[Sc 221, dec] repeat around. (221)(221 sts)
R125[Sc 220, dec] repeat around. (220)(220 sts)
R126[Sc 219, dec] repeat around. (219)(219 sts)
R127[Sc 108, dec] repeat around. (217)(217 sts)
R128[Sc 216, dec] repeat around. (216)(216 sts)
R129[Sc 215, dec] repeat around. (215)(215 sts)
R130[Sc 214, dec] repeat around. (214) Stuff lightly. Fasten off.(214 sts)

Bodice

R1Pick up 177 sc evenly around opening. (177)(177 sts)
R2[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (134)(134 sts)
R3[Sc 66, dec] repeat around. (132)(132 sts)
R4[Sc 65, dec] repeat around. (130)(130 sts)
R5[Sc 64, dec] repeat around. (128)(128 sts)
R6[Sc 63, dec] repeat around. (126)(126 sts)
R7[Sc 62, dec] repeat around. (124)(124 sts)
R8[Sc 61, dec] repeat around. (122)(122 sts)
R9[Sc 60, dec] repeat around. (120)(120 sts)
R10[Sc 59, dec] repeat around. (118)(118 sts)
R11[Sc 58, dec] repeat around. (116)(116 sts)
R12[Sc 57, dec] repeat around. (114)(114 sts)
R13[Sc 56, dec] repeat around. (112)(112 sts)
R14[Sc 55, dec] repeat around. (110)(110 sts)
R15[Sc 54, dec] repeat around. (108)(108 sts)
R16[Sc 53, dec] repeat around. (106)(106 sts)
R17[Sc 52, dec] repeat around. (104)(104 sts)
R18[Sc 103, dec] repeat around. (103)(103 sts)
R19[Sc 50, dec] repeat around. (101)(101 sts)
R20[Sc 49, dec] repeat around. (99)(99 sts)
R21[Sc 48, dec] repeat around. (97)(97 sts)
R22[Sc 47, dec] repeat around. (95)(95 sts)
R23[Sc 46, dec] repeat around. (93)(93 sts)
R24[Sc 45, dec] repeat around. (91)(91 sts)
R25[Sc 44, dec] repeat around. (89)(89 sts)
R26[Sc 43, dec] repeat around. (87)(87 sts)
R27[Sc 42, dec] repeat around. (85)(85 sts)
R28[Sc 41, dec] repeat around. (83)(83 sts)
R29[Sc 40, dec] repeat around. (81)(81 sts)
R30[Sc 39, dec] repeat around. (79)(79 sts)
R31[Sc 38, dec] repeat around. (77)(77 sts)
R32[Sc 37, dec] repeat around. (75)(75 sts)
R33[Sc 74, dec] repeat around. (74)(74 sts)
R34[Sc 36, dec] repeat around. (72)(72 sts)
R35[Sc 35, dec] repeat around. (70)(70 sts)
R36[Sc 34, dec] repeat around. (68)(68 sts)
R37[Sc 33, dec] repeat around. (66)(66 sts)
R38[Sc 32, dec] repeat around. (64)(64 sts)
R39[Sc 31, dec] repeat around. (62)(62 sts)
R40[Sc 30, dec] repeat around. (60)(60 sts)
R41[Sc 29, dec] repeat around. (58)(58 sts)
R42[Sc 28, dec] repeat around. (56)(56 sts)
R43[Sc 27, dec] repeat around. (54)(54 sts)
R44[Sc 26, dec] repeat around. (52)(52 sts)
R45[Sc 25, dec] repeat around. (50)(50 sts)
R46[Sc 24, dec] repeat around. (48)(48 sts)
R47[Sc 23, dec] repeat around. (46)(46 sts)
R48[Sc 45, dec] repeat around. (45)(45 sts)
R49[Sc 21, dec] repeat around. (43)(43 sts)
R50[Sc 20, dec] repeat around. (41)(41 sts)
R51[Sc 19, dec] repeat around. (39)(39 sts)
R52[Sc 18, dec] repeat around. (37)(37 sts)
R53[Sc 17, dec] repeat around. (35)(35 sts)
R54[Sc 16, dec] repeat around. (33)(33 sts)
R55[Sc 15, dec] repeat around. (31)(31 sts)
R56[Sc 14, dec] repeat around. (29)(29 sts)
R57[Sc 13, dec] repeat around. (27)(27 sts)
R58[Sc 12, dec] repeat around. (25)(25 sts)
R59[Sc 11, dec] repeat around. (23)(23 sts)
R60[Sc 10, dec] repeat around. (21)(21 sts)
R61[Sc 9, dec] repeat around. (19)(19 sts)
R62[Sc 8, dec] repeat around. (17)(17 sts)
R63[Sc 7, dec] repeat around. (15)(15 sts)
R64[Sc 14, dec] repeat around. (14)(14 sts)
R65[Sc 6, dec] repeat around. (12)(12 sts)
R66[Sc 5, dec] repeat around. (10)(10 sts)
R67[Sc 4, dec] repeat around. (8)(8 sts)
R68[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (6)(6 sts)
R69[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (4)(4 sts)
R70[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (2)(2 sts)
R71[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (1) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(1 sts)