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Strawberry dress

Updated: Mar 30, 2022

A crochet re-imagining of the infamous 2020 Strawberry Dress by Lirika Matoshi that swept across social media.

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Sizes

XS [S, M, L, XL]

36 [38, 40, 42, 44]”/90 [95, 100, 105, 110] cm bust

34 [36, 38, 40, 42]”/85 [90, 95, 100, 105] cm waist


Materials

  • 4 mm hook

  • 720g [760, 800g, 840g, 880g] DK yarn in pink

  • I used Ice Yarns Alara

  • 100g DK yarn in red

  • I used Ice Yarns Lorena

  • 50g DK yarn in green

  • I used Ice Yarns Baby Summer

  • 50 g DK yarn in white

  • I used Ice Yarns Favourite Wool

  • Yarn needle

  • Pins

  • Stitch markers

  • Scissors

  • 2x length of elastic that fits around your upper arm +1cm/½”

  • Sewing needle and thread

  • (Optional) French knitting machine/doll

  • OR leather/suede/rope/ribbon/other cord that can wrap around your waist twice with about 30cm/1 ft of excess


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Stitches

US terms

  • Chain (ch)

  • Slip stitch (sl st)

  • Single crochet (sc)

  • Half double crochet (hdc)

  • Half double increase (hdc inc)

  • Half double decreased (hdc dec)

  • Double crochet (dc)

  • Double crochet increase (dc inc)

Pattern notes

Pattern is worked flat.


The skirt length can be made as long as desired. To add length, keep repeating and incrementing rows in the same fashion.


You do not have to use the aforementioned colours or even strawberries. Any colour scheme and appliqué is fine: let your imagination run wild!


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Lirika Matoshi recently released a cherry dress. To make this design, replace the pink with pastel green, and use the cherry appliqué pattern provided at the end instead of the strawberry one.


Gauge

14 rows and 19 sts of hdc = 10 cm x 10 cm (4” x 4”)

The foundation row should fit around your underbust. If you do not succeed the first time, try again with a different size until you get the fit.



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Special rows


Decrease row: Slst in first st, ch 1, hdc along until one st remains, leave last st unworked, ch 1, turn


Collar decrease row: One stitch is to be lost on the side of the row that is towards the collar/neck of the piece. If the row begins on the armhole-side, leave the last st of that row unworked. If the row begins on the neck-side, begin the row with a slst into the first st, then ch 1. Refer to Top diagram, edges in red are affected by this rule:

Edging motif: (sc, sk 2, 5 dc in next st, sk 2) or (sc, sk 2, 7 dc in next st, sk 2) for a more ruffled look.



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Instructions


Top

In pink, ch 123 [130, 137, 144, 151]

Row 1: skip 2 chs, hdc along, ch 1 turn (121, [128, 135, 142, 149])

You can use a fhdc (foundation half double crochet) for this if you prefer.

Rows 2-7: hdc along, ch 1 turn (121, [128, 135, 142, 149])

Mark the 12, [12, 13, 13, 14] th stitch from each side.

Row 8: *hdc to one stitch before marker, hdc inc, hdc into marker, hdc inc*, repeat **, hdc to end of row, ch 1, turn (125, [132, 139, 146, 153])

Row 9: hdc 63, [66, 69, 73, 77], hdc inc, hdc to end of row, ch 1, turn (126, [133, 140, 147, 154])

Rows 10-13: hdc along, ch 1 turn (126, [133, 140, 147, 154])


Front Left

Mark st #63, [67, 70, 73, 77]

Row 14: hdc dec, hdc to 2 sts before marker, hdc dec, ch 1 turn (61, [64, 68, 71, 75])

Rows 15-16: hdc along, ch 1, turn (61, [64, 68, 71, 75])

Row 17: Decrease row (see pattern notes) (59, [62, 66, 69, 73])

Mark the first stitch of row 17.


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Front left armhole shaping

Row 18: hdc 30, [32, 34, 36, 38], ch1, turn (30, [32, 34, 36, 38])

Row 19: hdc along, ch 1, turn (30, [32, 34, 36, 38])

Row 20: hdc 28, [30, 32, 34, 36], ch 1, turn (28, [30, 32, 34, 36])

Row 21: Decrease row (see pattern notes) (26, [28, 30, 32, 34])

Row 22: hdc along, ch 1, turn (26, [28, 30, 32, 34])

Row 23: hdc 25, [27, 29, 31, 33], ch 1, turn (25, [27, 29, 31, 33])

Row 24: Collar decrease row (24, [26, 28, 30, 32])

Rows 25-27: hdc along, ch 1, turn (24, [26, 28, 30, 32])


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Row 28: Collar decrease row (23, [25, 27, 29, 31])

Rows 29-30: hdc along, ch 1, turn (23, [25, 27, 29, 31])

Row 31: Collar decrease row (22, [24, 26, 28, 30])

Rows 32-34: hdc along, ch 1, turn (22, [24, 26, 28, 30])

Row 35: Collar decrease row (21, [23, 25, 27, 29])

Rows 36-37: hdc along, ch 1, turn (21, [23, 25, 27, 29])

Row 38: Collar decrease row (20, [22, 24, 26, 28])

Rows 39-41: hdc along, ch 1, turn (20, [22, 24, 26, 28])

Row 42: Collar decrease row (19, [21, 23, 25, 27])

Rows 43-44: hdc along, ch 1, turn (19, [21, 23, 25, 27])

Row 45: Collar decrease row (18, [20, 22, 24, 26])

Rows 46-48: hdc along, ch 1, turn (18, [20, 22, 24, 26])

Row 49: Collar decrease row (17, [19, 21, 23, 25])

Sizes S and up

Rows 50-51: hdc along, ch 1, turn (-, [19, 21, 23, 25])

Sizes M and up

Row 52: Collar decrease row (-, [-, 20, 22, 24])