Vintage Pineapple Crochet Baby Dress

Free Crochet Pattern: Vintage Pineapple Baby Dress (0-6 Months)

​Welcome back to my craft corner! Today I am sharing the written pattern for my Vintage Pineapple Baby Dress. This dress features a stunning 15-pineapple flare and a delicate round yoke, making it the perfect heirloom gift for a new arrival.

​Watch the Video Tutorial: Vintage Pineapple Crochet Baby Dress

​Pattern Details

• ​Size: 0–6 Months (Instructions for larger sizes below)
• ​Yarn: King Cole Cotton 4-ply (Approx. 3 balls / 510m)
• ​Hook: 3.0mm
• ​Gauge: 3 V-Stitches and 3 Rows = 1 inch
• ​Terminology: US Crochet Terms

​Abbreviations

• ​Ch: Chain
• ​Dc: Double Crochet
• ​Sc: Single Crochet
• ​V-St: V-Stitch (Dc, ch 1, Dc in same stitch)
• ​Shell: (2 Dc, ch 2, 2 Dc in same space)

​Sizing Guide: How to Scale Up

​This pattern uses a multiple of 3 + 3. To make a larger dress, increase your starting chain in steps of 9.

• ​0-6 Months: Chain 63 (20 V-Sts)
• ​6-12 Months: Chain 72 (23 V-Sts)
• ​1-2 Years: Chain 81 (26 V-Sts)

​The Yoke (Worked in Rows)

​Row 1: Dc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across to last 2 sts. Skip next st, ch 1, Dc in last st. Turn.

Row 2 (V-St Row): Ch 3, Dc in ch-1 sp, Dc in next st. *Skip next st, V-St (Dc, ch 1, Dc) in next st. Repeat from * across. Dc in last 2 stitches. Turn.

Row 3: Ch 3, 1 Dc in each Dc and in each ch-1 space across. Turn.

Rows 4–8: Repeat Rows 2 and 3.

​Row 9 (Dividing for Sleeves):

Ch 4, Dc in next V-st. Ch 1, Dc in next V-st. Repeat across the first 8 V-sts (Back). Ch 10, skip next 14 V-sts (Sleeve). Continue working across next 33 V-sts (Front). Ch 10, skip next 14 V-sts (Sleeve). Continue across remaining 8 V-sts (Back).

Join with a Slip Stitch to the first stitch to begin working in the round.

​The Skirt (Worked in Rounds)

​Round 1: Ch 3 (counts as Dc). In ch-1 space, work (Dc, ch 2, Dc). Skip 2 spaces, in next space work 9 Dc. Skip 2 spaces, work Shell in next. Repeat from * around. Join.

Round 2: Sl st to ch-2 sp. Ch 3, work Shell in shell. Dc in next dc, [ch 1, Dc] in each of next 8 dc. Shell in shell. Repeat around. Join.

Round 3: Sl st to shell. Ch 3, Shell in shell. Dc in next dc, [ch 2, Dc] in each of next 8 dc. Shell in shell. Repeat around. Join.

Round 4 (Starting Pineapples): Sl st to shell. Ch 3, Shell (3 Dc, ch 2, 3 Dc). [Sc in ch-2 sp, ch 3] 8 times, Sc in last ch-2 sp. Shell (3 Dc, ch 2, 3 Dc). Repeat around. Join.

Round 5: Sl st to shell. Ch 3, Shell (3 Dc, ch 2, 3 Dc). Ch 2, [Sc in ch-3 loop, ch 3] 7 times, Sc in last ch-3 loop. Ch 2, Shell in shell. Repeat around.

Rounds 6–22: Continue repeating the pineapple decrease pattern as shown in the video.

• ​Increases: From Row 7, make your shells (4 Dc, ch 1, 4 Dc). Add 1 chain to the spaces between shells as the skirt grows.

​Finishing Touches

​Sleeves: Join yarn at the underarm. Work 1 round of (Shell, skip a V, 5 Dc in next V) around the armhole for a ruffled edge.

Buttons: Sew two buttons to the back opening.