granny stitch crochet dress free pattern

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Do you wanna know why this easy granny stitch crochet dress pattern is a great alternative to the classic crochet granny square dress?

The reason we all love the classic crochet granny square so much is that they’re so versatile. We can just turn those magic little squares ( I called them the infinity square, lol ) into almost anything, including dresses, shorts, skirts, bags, scarf – you name it!

But yes, not all of us crochet girls love the process of seaming each piece of the granny square together; that is why the granny stitch comes in handy.

The granny stitch crochet simple dress pattern.

As I said, there are so many different styles of crochet dress patterns out there, from crochet maxi dress, sundress, lace dress, and sweater dress to the crochet wedding dress. The list goes on…

But, I want to share my very own design of a mini dress crochet pattern that is made from granny stitch, which is easy for beginners.

This simple dress-free pattern is crocheted from top down; start by measuring your bust size, and we will work it out from there to the skirt.

Clearly, you can see I go with pink color, which is my favorite; moreover, the reason I choose pink to crochet this summer dress is it will be a statement piece of the entire outfit, so all I need is just add a minimal to top off the style.

But honestly, I think a white crochet dress will go so well with everything. Anyway, Pick Your choice of color and have fun with it.

The best yarn for a lacy crochet summer dress.

Cotton yarn: cotton yarn is my all-time favorite for crocheting a dress for summertime; first, cotton fiber gives you a second skin-like garment; second, they do not trap the heat and quickly releases the moisture from the crochet garment.  Third, cotton fiber yarn is lightweight and provides a pretty drape.

Linen, bamboo, and plant fiber: All plant fiber yarn is perfect for summer weather. These plant fibers have a similarity to cotton yarn but are more expensive.

Can I crochet a dress as a beginner?

Yes, absolutely! If you are a less experienced crocheter that, just learn how to crochet basic stitches, like single crochet, double crochet, a chain stitch, and learn how to seam crochet pieces together. That’s all you need to know when u crocheting a dress.

Here are beginners’ tips and tricks for picking free crochet dress patterns, that I put together for you.

1. Pick the Easy pattern: Here is how to spot a simple free crochet dress patterns: first look for a basic shape for a crochet dress, like mmm…the dress that is made from a rectangle, a square, a triangle so basic a simple shape can definitely create a dress.
2. Basic crochet stitch: looking for a basic crochet stitch in those free crochet dress patterns like single, double, chain stitch, and more….. or even a one-row repeat pattern will be perfect for beginners.
3. Easy seam: look for the simple seam or little seam that is best for beginner crocheters.
4. Video tutorial: look for a crochet dress tutorial that has a step-by-step video; it is easy to help for more understanding when you crocheting a dress.

Need more granny stitch patterns to practice?

• Lightweight granny stitch summer top.
• Easy crochet rectangle cardigan with granny stitch.

Supplies & materials.

• I used DK-weight cotton yarn. I use around 1000 yards.
• 4.0 mm crochet hook size.
• Sewing yarn needle.
• Stitch marker.

How to crochet a simple dress with granny stitch step-by-step video.

Gauge: 2 group of granny  stitch  = 1.5inch

Skill and abbreviations.

• You will need to know how to make (American crochet term)
• sc, which means single crochet
• dc, which means double crochet
• ch Chain
• slip knot
• sk  mean skip stitch
• Granny crochet stitch

Finished Size Approximately:

 This crochet dress is made in size small. The other sizes are easy to adjust by just adding more chains to the foundation chain to make it bigger. See the pattern below.

And to watch the video tutorial on how to make it fit in your size.

For me, the model wearing this piece, I am 4’9 feet tall.

Granny stitch mini dress free crochet pattern instruction.

Front and back panel.

Top part Make 2 pieces.

• The measurement of one rectangle.
• 9 inches long
• 15 inches wide

Pick up a crochet hook size 4.0 mm and Start off by making a slip knot. Then make 54+2= 56 chains for size small  (foundation chain multiple of 3+2).

• ( size M 63+2 chain)
• ( size L 81+2 chain) 
• ( size XL 93+2 chain)
•  ( size 2XL 114+2 chain).

After you get the foundation chain, then make sc in each chain across, turn, and start row 1 of the granny stitch.

Row 1:  ch2, then make 1dc in the same stitch * skip 2 stitches, then work 3dc in next stitch*   repeat * to * across until end of the row until you will have 3 stitches remain, skip 2 st, 2dc in the last stitch, ch2 turn.

Row2. now you will work 3dc  in each space ( between double crochet groups) across until the end of the row, then dc in the last stitch,  turn.

Repeat row 2 until you get around 9 inches long. ( for small size)

Then we are going to make lace at the top of the rectangle.

Row1. By  ch2 turn, then * dc,ch1,sk1, then dc in next st* repeat until the end of the row, ch2 turn.

Row2.  *dc in each chain space and ch1 in between * repeat until the end of the row, ch2 turn.

Row3-4. repeat row2.

Create the shoulder for the dress.

After you get a rectangle, now we are going to make a shoulder.

Place stitch marker like in the pic above for an open neck 8 inches.

Then join the new yarn at the endpoint, then  ch2 and dc in each chain space, and ch1 in between the back and forward for 2 rows.

Repeat and make the shoulder for the other side.

Now after we finish the first piece of the front panel, we will repeat the same process for the second piece.

After we have 2 pieces of the front panel and back panel.

Assemble the top part of the crochet dress.

We are going to assemble the top part of the mini dress.

See pic below.

After we finish assembling the top part of the mini dress, we will move on to make the skirt section of the mini dress.

Continue to the skirt section.

Make sc in each stitch around to create the circle.

Now we will start with the first section of the skirt for the dress.

Round1. *1dc in next st ,ch1,sk1 and make 1dc in the next st*  repeat this* to* until the end of the round.

Round2. * dc in each chain space and ch1 in between* repeat* to * around.

Round3. * dc in each chain space and ch1 in between* repeat* to * around.

Round 3.1 Make sc in each stitch around.

Round4. * 2dc in next st, 1dc in next* repeat* to * around.

In round 5-11, we will start to make granny stitches.

After you finish the first section of the skirt done , it will look like this.

Start on the second section of the crochet dress.

Now we will move on to the second section of the skirt by repeating the same process as the first section of the skirt.

From rows 1-4 for lace and row 5-11 ( granny stitch) for the length of the skirt if you want to make a skirt longer, we can do that by adding more rows of the granny stitch, for example, row 5-15, or r0w 5-20.

After you get the desired length, then you will repeat rows 1-4 again for more lacey stuff to the skirt.

All done!

I hope you enjoy making this granny pretty dress!

If you make one, I would love to see your creation tag me on Instagram!