Serena Dress (3 - 6T)
Hook: 4mm Yarn: Red Heart Crazy Wool \*\*Important: Turn - remember turn from right to left r1 (RS): ch 73 (for 3T & 4T), ch 79 (for 5T & 6T), draw up 5 loops from 2"d ch from hook and the next 4 sts (6 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through all loops and ch 1), \*draw up a loop from the center hole (ch1), the 5t loop just made, the same st from 5"h loop and next 2 sts (6 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through all loops and ch 1)\*, repeat \* to \* across, hdc in last st and turn
How to make the star stitch:
r2 (WS) - dec: ch 2, 1 hdc in next center hole (dec), 2 hdc in next center hole across and 1 hdc in last center hole (dec), hdc in last st (on the top of the previous ch) and turn r3: (RS):ch 3, draw up a loop from 2"d ch from hook and a loop from 3rd ch from hook and the next 3 sts (6 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through all loops and ch 1), \*draw up a loop from the center hole (ch1), the 5"h loop just made, the same st from 5th loop and next 2 sts (6 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through all loops and ch 1)\*, repeat \* to \* across, hdc in last st and turn r4: (WS): ch 2, 2 hdc in every center hole across and hdc in last st (on the top of previous ch) and turn Rep r3 & r4 until r42 except dec on r12, 18, 24, 30 & 36 (these dec rows please rep r2)
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Maybe it is not clear where I wrote “In r55 skip this st'. It means when you make a star stitch in r55, only draw loops from 2"d , 3rd ch from hook and the next 3 ch (no need to draw a loop from the previous hdc stitch)
rl: insert the yarn to the side of r43 and ch 1(where there is triangle marked in the chart of \*Neckline & Armhole"), sc across and join with sl st in the beginning of ch 1 r2: 2 sc in every st on the side of r43 - 48, 2 hdc in every st on the side of r49-52, 2dc in every st on the side of r53 - 56, 2 tdc in every st on the side of r57 - 62, (the other side) tdc in every st on the side of r62 - 57, 2 dc in every st on the side of r56 - 53, 2 hdc in every st on the side of r52 - 49, 2 sc in every st on the side of r48 - 43 ( now please check whether the ruffle of the sleeve is match with the other side), then sl st across until where it starts 2sc in a st (no joining) r3: sc in each sc, hdc in each hdc, dc in each dc, tdc in each tdc, dc in each dc, hdc in each hdc, sc in each sc, sl st until where it starts sc r4: sc in each sc and hdc, dc in each dc, tdc in each tdc, dc in each dc, sc in each hdc and sc, sl st in the previous sl st. cut off the yarn and fasten off Finishing Neckline and Bottom of the Dress ch 1, sc across and join with sl st in the beginning of ch 1 Copyright H.Y. Schultschik, 2014, all rights reserved Flower (Variation 1) magic ring, 10 sc in the ring, join with sl st rl: sl st in next st, \*ch 10, sl st in next 2 sts\*, rep \* to \*, the last pedal only sl st in next St. r2: \*sc in pedal, hdc, 11dc, hdc, sc, sc in next pedal\*, rep \* to \*, sl st in previous sc. Cut yarn and fasten off. Flower (Variation 2) magic ring, 10 sc in the ring, join with sl st rl: sl st in next st, \*ch 10, sl st in next 2 sts\*, rep \* to \*, the last pedal only sl st in next St. r2: \*sc in pedal, hdc, 5dc, 1tr, 5 dc, hdc, sc, sc in next pedal\*, rep \* to \*, sl st in previous sc. Cut yarn and fasten off. Sew the flower and the pearl to the dress. Done!!!
