Proud as a Peacock Baby Dress

I haven't checked in with you guys in a while with a new crochet project, but you're really going to like the one I have for you today! I recently made a handmade crochet baby dress for a very special little girl, and I'm proud as a peacock over how this one came out for two reasons:

1. The original pattern was written for a solid color of yarn, but I chose a variegated yarn, which created a finished product that I think looks similar in color to a peacock's plumage. With its various purples, blues, and greens, the colors in this dress are really beautiful.
2. I finished the dress in 2 days flat - start to finish - ends woven in - buttons sewn on - inaugural wash and dry - photos taken - and wrapped for gift giving! How awesome is that?!?

I used the Little Sweetie free crochet pattern and followed the directions for a size 12 months. (Directions for size 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, and 24 months are included with the pattern.) The only modification I made was the color of yarn I used. I chose Red Heart Super Saver Stripes Parrot Stripes to complete the pattern, and it's a beautiful variegated yarn that does all of the color blending for you!

(Some of you might remember that I chose Red Heart Super Saver Stripes Grape Fizz for my Mermaid Tail Afghans that I made for all the kiddos one Christmas.) This yarn comes in many ombre colorways that would make good choices for this dress!

I know the name of the yarn I chose for this dress is Parrot Stripes, and I have lovingly called this dress Proud as a Peacock - I have switched birds on you! But with good reason!

Once I completed the last round of stitches at the bottom of the dress, I really thought the pattern in this colorway turned out to look like peacock feathers. Take a look at some close up photos:

Don't let the beautiful stitching at the bottom of the dress fool you - this really is a simple pattern to follow! This YouTube Video Tutorial will walk you through working every step of the pattern if you think it looks hard to make. (But it's really just a long written pattern because it includes multiple size options.)

Long time readers of the blog might recognize this pattern because I've made it before for niece Lexi for her first birthday! At that time, I changed the color scheme to transform it into a Retro Cherry Dress. Make sure to read all about the pattern modifications to make that version too!

Retro Cherry Baby Dress Free Crochet Pattern

You can add this pattern to your Ravelry queue here:

Little Sweetie Dress
Retro Cherry Baby Dress

Have fun making your own version of this crochet baby dress!

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