Cute Daisy Crochet Girl Dress | 8 Sizes

Start the crochet girl dress here. First, we create the squares and set them aside. Then, sew them together to make the bodice, leaving the back open. Next, you crochet the waistline and skirt. And finally, the shoulder and back straps.

Step 1: Creating the daisy squares

Make 14 (16, 16, 18, 20, 30, 33, 36) squares. Depending on the size, the bodice of this Crochet Girl Dress will feature two or three rows of squares (more on the bodice below). 

Start this daisy square dress pattern by creating all the squares and sewing them together to form the bodice.

Rnd1: 12 sc in a mc with C1, sl st to join. Cut the yarn. FO. As an alternative to the mc, you can ch 2 and place the sc 12 sts in the 2nd ch from the hook.

Rnd2: Attach C2 – ch 3 (counts as the first dc st for the first dc cluster), then complete the 1st dc cluster, ch 1 (dc cluster st, ch 1) 11 more times, sl st to the first cluster to join. Cut the yarn. FO. [12 dc clusters]

Crocheting a 4-dc cluster: *yarn over, insert the hook in the stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through two*. Repeat the instructions between the asterisks three more times, then yarn over and pull through all five loops on the hook to complete the cluster.

Rnd3: Attach C3 to any of the ch 1 sp, (ch 4, dc 3) in that same sp, 3 hdc in each of the next 2 ch 1 sp, *(dc 3, ch 1, dc 3) in the next ch 1 sp, 3 hdc in each of the next 2 ch 1 sp. Rep from the asterisk two more times, dc 3 in the same sp as the initial ch 4, then sl st into the top of the ch 3 to join.

Finish up by cutting the yarn and leaving a 15-20” tail to sew the squares together later.

Step 2: Putting the bodice together

Sew the squares together to form a rectangle for the bodice, leaving the ends unsewn for the back strap. We are creating 2 (2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3) rows of squares, with 7 (8, 8, 9, 10, 10, 11, 12) squares per row. 

Any joining method can be used for the squares in this girl’s dress pattern. However, I recommend the whipstitch hand-sewing method because it creates a clean and delicate finish. 

Whipstitch explanation:

• Thread the needle with the yarn tail from one of the squares.
• Then, pair two squares, the wrong side with the wrong side.
• Next, insert the needle under two “v” loops of the first stitch in the bottom square, from the right to the wrong side.
• Bring it back from the wrong to the right side under the two “v” loops of the corresponding stitch in the top square.
• Repeat the previous steps with all stitches until all sides needed to form the band are sewn. It doesn’t matter in which order the squares are sewn.

Bodice adjustment tip: You can use a single row of squares if you want a high-waisted dress, which is also super cute. In this case, more rows will be needed at the bottom of the skirt.

Step 3: Waistline and skirt

Attach the yarn (C3) to the right side of the corners of the bodice band you sewed together in the previous step. From here, we will crochet in the round.

Rnd1: sc 7 sts per square, totaling 98 (112, 112, 126, 140, 140, 154, 168) sc, then ch 14 (14, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16) at the end of the band and sl st to the first sc st to join and create a loop. 

Pro Tip: the chains at the back will provide room to add more stitches that add extra size to the chest circumference of this crochet girl dress. They also anchor the straps’ ends and help cinch the skirt to the bodice when the dress is on.

Rnd2: (ch 3, sk 1 st, sc in next st) across. This is the base for the skirt stitches.

Note: initial ch-4 does not count as a dc st in every round from here.

Rnd3: sl st in the first ch of the first ch 3 sp, (ch 4, dc 3) in first ch 3 sp, (dc 3, ch 1, dc 3) in every ch 3 sp across, dc 3 in the first ch 3 sp to complete the first shell st, sl st to join.

Rnd4-11 (13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 27, 29): (ch 4, dc 3) in first ch 1 sp, (dc 3, ch 1, dc 3) in every ch 1 sp across, dc 3 in the first ch 1 sp to complete the first fan st, sl st to join.

Pro Tip: Add or subtract rows here to adjust the length of the dress.

Step 4: Crochet Girl Dress bodice top row

This is a single row of sc and picot sts. Start by attaching the yarn (C3) to the corner of the square (at the back opening).

Then, picot st in the first sc st, *sc in the next 3 sts, picot st in the 3rd sc st, rep from the asterisk to the other back corner. Cut the yarn. FO.

Creating a picot st: chain 3, slip stitch in the third chain from the hook. 

Step 5: Making the shoulder straps

These are shoulder tie straps. We are making four of them: two for the front and two for the back.

• Choose any of the four spots and attach the yarn (C3) to one of the dc or hdc sts in the top row about 2.5 inches (2.5, 2.5, 3, 3, 3.5, 4, 4) from the underarm edge for the front straps, and another half to one-inch inwards for the back straps
• Then, ch 41 (47, 53, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80) and sl st into the back bump of the second ch and every ch across. Anchor the last sl st in another st at the edge of the top row to secure it well. Cut the yarn. FO.
• Repeat these steps with the remaining straps.

Step 6: Crocheting the back-tie string

There is no exact way to create the back string crisscross on the back of this crochet girl dress. To make it like the photo, we’ll need a 30-40-inch string of 166 (166, 166, 166, 214, 214) chains. Then, sl st into the back bump of the second ch and every ch across. Cut the yarn. FO.

Place the tie-back string using the traditional shoelace crisscross method, starting at the top and working down the waist. Use the spaces between the granny stitches in the back of this crochet girl dress. The ends of the strings will go in and then out in the back center chain sts (see the 2nd photo below).

Step 7: Finishing the crochet girl dress

Finish this cute Daisy Crochet Girl’s Dress by neatly weaving in the yarn ends. I hope your little princess rocks her style with this outfit.