Materials: 3 oz Red Heart Super Saver yarn in Aran and Light Blue, 2 oz in Black, 1 oz in Pale Plum and Bright Yellow, size H crochet hook, needle to take yarn, 9 snaps, sewing needle and sewing thread.
Finished Size: Will fit 16”-20” stuffed bear or other like animal.
Gauge: 4 hdc sts = 1”, 3 hdc rows = 1”
Top of Dress:
Row 1: With Aran and H hook ch-73, hdc 3rd ch from hook, hdc ea ch across, ch-1, turn. (71 sts)
Row 2: Hdc next 12 sts, hdc dec next 2 sts, leave remaining sts unworkd, ch-1, turn. (13 sts)
Row 3: Hdc dec next 2 sts, hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn. (12 sts)
Row 4-6: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
Row 7: Hdc next 3 sts, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn. (3 sts)
Row 8: Hdc ea st across, fasten off.
Row 9: With Aran and H hook join end row 1, ch-1, hdc same st as beg ch-1, hdc next 11 sts, hdc dec next 2 sts, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn. (13 sts)
Row 10-15: Rep row 3-8. End row 15 fasten off.
Row 16: With Aran and H hook join 9th st end row 2, ch-1, hdc dec same st and next st, hdc next 23, hdc dec next 2 sts, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn. (25 sts)