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The crochet RAINBOW SUMMER DRESS TUNIC for girls! 

The RAINBOW SUMMER DRESS TUNIC is a gorgeous and cheerful outfit. 

If you are looking for an amazing crochet RAINBOW SUMMER DRESS TUNIC is beautiful and elegant, this one is for you.

You can easily customise the width and length of this dress. Make it a mini or a maxi.

The pattern is easy and can be completed by an experienced beginner, there are basic stitches used.

The pattern is for teenage girls or XS women. However, there are directions on increasing and decreasing the size.

The entire dress is only one piece as its crocheted in the round from the neck down and there isn’t any extra seaming to join the dress together. 

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If you’re looking for a cute summer dress tunic for the spring and summer or something more suited to special occasions, this is a perfect choice.

CROCHET RAINBOW SUMMER DRESS TUNIC WATERMELON DIRECTIONS 
The pattern uses only basic crochet stitches - single and double crochets, trebles and chains.
This dress is crochet from the top down.
The direction shown are for TEENAGE GIRLS SIZE OR XS women size, 150 cm, but can be easily converted into bigger size or smaller size. 
It is a highly adaptable pattern that you can easily make in any size.
Work in rounds from the top to bottom.

Yarn: RAINBOW SPAGOYARN

https://www.vlnika.cz/z20256-prize-rainbow-spago

250g / 100 m, 55% cotton + 45 acryl, 1 skein

For this pattern you will need 3.0 mm crochet hook.
Scissors and tapestry needle
4 STITCH markers

Difficulty Level: Level 2 – Easy, for ADVANCED beginners

US crochet term:
SlSt – slip stitch
CH/s – chain/s
SC – simple crochet
HDC - half double crochet
DC - double crochet
TR - treble
DC2TOG = double crochet 2 stitches together
SK - skip
T - turn
ST/s - stitch(es)
REP - repeat

Special stitches: 

Special stitches: 
DC2TOG = double crochet 2 stitches together

Pattern Notes
1) Before you start take a neckline circumference and a bust circumference measurement.
I started with 40 loops chains for neckline.

2) This pattern is for teenage girls size or XS women size but you can changed to bigger size by making more or less chains of the foundation chain. Remember that when making your dress bigger you will need more yarn.

3) This dress is created from the top and down so the body and skirt length/width are customizable.

I suggest trying on the dress at the end of the ‘YOKE’, ‘BODY/WAIST’ and ‘SKIRT’ instructions. You can add or remove rounds after each stage to customize fit.

4) The dress is perfectly symmetrical.

5) The entire dress is only one piece as its crocheted in the round from the neck down and there isn’t any extra seaming to join the dress together. Since this is a neck down crochet pattern, it’s very easy to alter so that this dress can fit your body.

6) Instructions between two asterisks should be repeated for the remainder of the round

7) Measurement:

Neckline: 65 cm / 23.5 inch
Bust: 88 cm / 34 inch
Armhole depth: 22 cm / 8.6 inch
Sleeve circumference: 38 cm / 15 inch
Waist: 76 cm / 30 inch
Skirt length: 33 cm / 13 inch
Bottom border: 120 cm / 47 inch
Dress length: 67 cm / 26 inch

*Measurements are taken from the garment lying flat, before the yarn has stretched out/dropped.
I suggest trying on the top. The corners markers should meet underneath your arms on both sides. The top should fit over your bust.

HOW TO CROCHET RAINBOW SUMMER DRESS TUNIC WATERMELON DIRECTIONS 
THE WRITTEN PATTERN

PART 1: YOKE
Pick up the 3.0 mm crochet hook.
Make a slip knot

R1: repeat crocheting loops around: *(ch3, 1dc in 1st ch you just made) repeat from * to * around, close the round with sl st in 1st dc at the beg of round. (40 loops)

I would recommend you to have a number of loops divided by 3 + 4 loops for corners.
Divide the row into 4 parts and 4 corners:
40 loops – 4 loops to create 4 corners = 36 loops
36 loops / 3 = 12 loops to create front and back part
12 loops / 2 = 6 loops to create 2 sleeves

Important note: start crocheting in the middle of the back part

Back part: 6
Corner: 1
Sleeve: 6
Corner: 1
Front part: 12
Corner: 1
Sleeve: 6
Corner: 1
Back part: 6 (12 in total)

R2 = V-stitch
ch2, *(1dc, ch1, 1dc)* repeat from * to * in each loop till corner loop (6 times V-st)
1st corner st: (1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc) in corner loop, place the marker in mid-dc
*(1dc, ch1, 1dc)* repeat from * to * in each loop till corner loop (6 times V-st)
2nd corner st: (1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc) in corner loop, place the marker in mid-dc
*(1dc, ch1, 1dc)* repeat from * to * in each loop till corner loop (12 times V-st)
3rd corner st: (1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc) in corner loop, place the marker in mid-dc
*(1dc, ch1, 1dc)* repeat from * to * in each loop till corner loop (6 times V-st)
4th corner st: (1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc) in corner loop, place the marker in mid-dc
*(1dc, ch1, 1dc)* repeat from * to * in each loop till end of round (5 times V-st)
close the round with 1dc in last loop, ch1 and sl st in 2nd ch (last V-st) at the beg of round. Turn.

You made 36 V-stitches and 4 corner stitches.
You have the stitch markers in the corners on the 2nd dc in group of (1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc)

R3 = 3dc groups-stitch
1 sl st to move in middle of V-st
ch2(1dc) and 2 dc in 1st loop, *(3dc in each ch1sp)* repeat from * to * till corner loop (7 3dc-groups)
1st corner: ch2, place the marker in ch2sp
*(3dc in ch1sp)* repeat from * to * in each loop till corner loop (8 3dc-groups)
2nd corner: ch2, place the marker in ch2sp
*(3dc in ch1sp)* repeat from * to * in each loop till corner loop (14 3dc-groups)
3rd corner: ch2, place the marker in ch2sp
*(3dc in ch1sp)* repeat from * to * in each loop till corner loop (8 3dc-groups)
4th corner: ch2, place the marker in ch2sp
*(1dc, ch1, 1dc)* repeat from * to * in each loop till end of round (7 3dc-groups)
close the round with sl st in 2nd ch at the beg of round. Turn.

You made 44 3dc-groups and 4 corner stitches.

R4: puff stiches
ch2, puff in between 3dc groups, ch2, skip 3dc-group *(puff st, ch2, sk 3dc-group)* repeat from * to * till corner space (7 puff st)
1st corner: (puff st, ch2, puff st) in ch2sp
ch2, ch2, skip 3dc-group *(puff st, ch2, sk 3dc-group)* till corner sp (7 puff st)
2nd corner: (puff st, ch2, puff st) in ch2sp
ch2, skip 3dc-group *(puff st, ch2, sk 3dc-group)* till corner sp (13 puff st)
3rd corner: (puff st, ch2, puff st) in ch2sp
ch2, skip 3dc-group *(puff st, ch2, sk 3dc-group)* till corner sp (7 puff st)
4th corner: (puff st, ch2, puff st) in ch2sp
ch2, skip 3dc-group *(puff st, ch2, sk 3dc-group)* till end of round (6 puff st)
close the round with sl st in 2nd ch at the beg of round. Turn.

You made 40 puff stitches and 4 corner stitches (puff st, ch2, puff st).

R5: ch3-loops

ch1 (1sc) in ch2 sp ch3, 1sc in same ch2sp *(sk puff st, 1sc, ch3, 1sc) in next ch2sp* repeat from * to * till corner (7 ch3-loops)
1st corner: ch3, sk puff st, (1sc, ch3, sc) in ch2sp, ch3 (3 ch3-loops)
*skip puff st, (1sc, ch3, 1sc) in next ch2sp* repeat from * to * till corner (8 ch3-loops)
2nd corner: ch3, sk puff st, (1sc, ch3, sc) in ch2sp, ch3 (3 ch3-loops)
*skip puff st, (1sc, ch3, 1sc) in next ch2sp* repeat from * to * till corner (14 ch3-loops)
3rd corner: ch3, sk puff st, (1sc, ch3, sc) in ch2sp, ch3 (3 ch3-loops)
*skip puff st, (1sc, ch3, 1sc) in next ch2sp* repeat from * to * till corner (8 ch3-loops)
4th corner: ch3, sk puff st, (1sc, ch3, sc) in ch2sp, ch3 (3 ch3-loops)
*skip puff st, (1sc, ch3, 1sc) in next ch2sp* repeat from * to * till end of round (7 ch3-loops)
sk puff st and close the round with sl st in 1st ch at the beg of round. Turn.

You made 44 loops and 4 corner stitches (ch3, sk puff st, (1sc, ch3, sc) in ch2sp, ch3 (3 ch3-loops).

R6 = R2 = V-stitch
ch2, 8 times V-st
1st corner st: (1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc) in corner ch3sp loop, place the marker in mid-dc
10 times V-st, corner st, 16 times V-st, corner st, 10 times V-st, corner st, 7 times V-st
close the round with 1dc in last loop, ch1 and sl st in 2nd ch (V-st) at the beg of round. Turn.
You made 52 V-stitches and 4 corner stitches.
You have the stitch markers in the corners on the 2nd dc in group of (1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc)

R7 = R3 = 3dc groups-stitch
1 sl st to move in middle of V-st
ch2(1dc) and 2 dc in 1st loop, 9 times 3dc-groups
1st corner: ch2, place the marker in ch2sp
12 times 3dc-groups, corner st, 18 times 3dc-groups, corners st, 12 times 3dc-groups, corners st, 9 times 3dc-groups, close the round with sl st in 2nd ch at the beg of round. Turn.
You made 60 3dc-groups and 4 corner stitches.

R8 = R4: puff stiches
ch2, 9 times (puff st, ch2, sk 3dc-group),
1st corner: (puff st, ch2, puff st) in ch2sp
11 times (puff st, ch2, sk 3dc-group), corner st, 17 times (puff st, ch2, sk 3dc-group), corner st, 11 times (puff st, ch2, sk 3dc-group), corner st, 8 times (puff st, ch2, sk 3dc-group), close the round with sl st in 2nd ch at the beg of round. Turn.
You made 56 puff stitches and 4 corner stitches (puff st, ch2, puff st).

R9 = R5: ch3-loops
ch1, 9 times ch3-loops
1st corner: ch3, sk puff st, (1sc, ch3, sc) in ch2sp, ch3 (3 ch3-loops)
12 times ch3-loops, corner st, 18 times ch3-loops, corner st, 12 times ch3-loops, corner st, 9 times ch3-loops, corner st, close the round with sl st in 1st ch at the beg of round. Turn.
You made 60 loops and 4 corner stitches (ch3, sk puff st, (1sc, ch3, sc) in ch2sp, ch3 (3 ch3-loops).

R10 = R6 = R2 = V-stitch
ch2, 10 times V-st
1st corner st: (1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc) in corner ch3sp loop, place the marker in mid-dc
14 times V-st, corner st, 20 times V-st, corner st, 14 times V-st, corner st, 9 times V-st
close the round with 1dc in last loop, ch1 and sl st in 2nd ch (V-st) at the beg of round. Turn.
You made 68 V-stitches and 4 corner stitches.
You have the stitch markers in the corners on the 2nd dc in group of (1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc)

R11 = R7 = R3 = 3dc groups-stitch
1 sl st to move in middle of V-st
ch2(1dc) and 2 dc in 1st loop, 11 times 3dc-groups
1st corner: ch2, place the marker in ch2sp
16 times 3dc-groups, corner st, 22 times 3dc-groups, corners st, 16 times 3dc-groups, corners st, 11 times 3dc-groups, close the round with sl st in 2nd ch at the beg of round. Turn.
You made 76 3dc-groups and 4 corner stitches.

R12 = R8 = R4: puff stiches
ch2, 11 times (puff st, ch2, sk 3dc-group),
1st corner: (puff st, ch2, puff st) in ch2sp
15 times (puff st, ch2, sk 3dc-group), corner st, 21 times (puff st, ch2, sk 3dc-group), corner st, 15 times (puff st, ch2, sk 3dc-group), corner st, 10 times (puff st, ch2, sk 3dc-group), close the round with sl st in 2nd ch at the beg of round. Turn.
You made 72 puff stitches and 4 corner stitches (puff st, ch2, puff st).

R13 = R9 = R5: ch3-loops
ch1, 11 times ch3-loops
1st corner: ch3, sk puff st, (1sc, ch3, sc) in ch2sp, ch3 (3 ch3-loops)
16 times ch3-loops, corner st, 22 times ch3-loops, corner st, 16 times ch3-loops, corner st, 11 times ch3-loops, corner st, close the round with sl st in 1st ch at the beg of round. Turn.
You made 76 loops and 4 corner stitches (ch3, sk puff st, (1sc, ch3, sc) in ch2sp, ch3 (3 ch3-loops).

R14 = R10 = R6 = R2 = V-stitch
ch2, 12 times V-st
1st corner st: (1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc) in corner ch3sp loop, place the marker in mid-dc
18 times V-st, corner st, 24 times V-st, corner st, 18 times V-st, corner st, 11 times V-st
close the round with 1dc in last loop, ch1 and sl st in 2nd ch (V-st) at the beg of round. Turn.
You made 84 V-stitches and 4 corner stitches.
You have the stitch markers in the corners on the 2nd dc in group of (1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc)

R15 = R11 = R7 = R3 = 3dc groups-stitch
1 sl st to move in middle of V-st
ch2(1dc) and 2 dc in 1st loop, 13 times 3dc-groups
1st corner: ch2, place the marker in ch2sp
20 times 3dc-groups, corner st, 26 times 3dc-groups, corners st, 20 times 3dc-groups, corners st, 13 times 3dc-groups, close the round with sl st in 2nd ch at the beg of round. Turn.
You made 92 3dc-groups and 4 corner stitches.

R16 = R12 = R8 = R4: puff stiches
ch2, 13 times (puff st, ch2, sk 3dc-group),
1st corner: (puff st, ch2, puff st) in ch2sp
19 times (puff st, ch2, sk 3dc-group), corner st, 25 times (puff st, ch2, sk 3dc-group), corner st, 19 times (puff st, ch2, sk 3dc-group), corner st, 12 times (puff st, ch2, sk 3dc-group), close the round with sl st in 2nd ch at the beg of round. Turn.
You made 88 puff stitches and 4 corner stitches (puff st, ch2, puff st).

R17 = R13 = R9 = R5: ch3-loops
ch1, 13 times ch3-loops
1st corner: ch3, sk puff st, (1sc, ch3, sc) in ch2sp, ch3 (3 ch3-loops)
20 times ch3-loops, corner st, 26 times ch3-loops, corner st, 20 times ch3-loops, corner st, 13 times ch3-loops, corner st, close the round with sl st in 1st ch at the beg of round. Turn.
You made 92 loops and 4 corner stitches (ch3, sk puff st, (1sc, ch3, sc) in ch2sp, ch3 (3 ch3-loops).

R18 = R14 = R10 = R6 = R2 = V-stitch
ch2, 14 times V-st
1st corner st: (1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc) in corner ch3sp loop, place the marker in mid-dc
22 times V-st, corner st, 28 times V-st, corner st, 22 times V-st, corner st, 13 times V-st
close the round with 1dc in last loop, ch1 and sl st in 2nd ch (V-st) at the beg of round. Turn.
You made 100 V-stitches and 4 corner stitches.
You have the stitch markers in the corners on the 2nd dc in group of (1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc)

R19 = R15 = R11 = R7 = R3 = 3dc groups-stitch
1 sl st to move in middle of V-st
ch2(1dc) and 2 dc in 1st loop, 15 times 3dc-groups
1st corner: ch2, place the marker in ch2sp
24 times 3dc-groups, corner st, 30 times 3dc-groups, corners st, 24 times 3dc-groups, corners st, 15 times 3dc-groups, close the round with sl st in 2nd ch at the beg of round. Turn.
You made 108 3dc-groups and 4 corner stitches.

R20 = R12 = R8 = R4: puff stiches
ch2, 15 times (puff st, ch2, sk 3dc-group),
1st corner: (puff st, ch2, puff st) in ch2sp
23 times (puff st, ch2, sk 3dc-group), corner st, 29 times (puff st, ch2, sk 3dc-group), corner st, 23 times (puff st, ch2, sk 3dc-group), corner st, 14 times (puff st, ch2, sk 3dc-group), close the round with sl st in 2nd ch at the beg of round. Turn.
You made 104 puff stitches and 4 corner stitches (puff st, ch2, puff st).

R21 = R17 = R13 = R9 = R5: ch3-loops
ch1, 15 times ch3-loops
1st corner: ch3, sk puff st, (1sc, ch3, sc) in ch2sp, ch3 (3 ch3-loops)
24 times ch3-loops, corner st, 30 times ch3-loops, corner st, 24 times ch3-loops, corner st, 15 times ch3-loops, corner st, close the round with sl st in 1st ch at the beg of round. Turn.
You made 108 loops and 4 corner stitches (ch3, sk puff st, (1sc, ch3, sc) in ch2sp, ch3 (3 ch3-loops).

R22 = no increase V-stitch
ch2, 119 times V-st, close the round with 1dc in last loop, ch1 and sl st in 2nd ch (V-st) at the beg of round. Turn. You made 120 V-stitches.

R23 = no increase 3dc-groups-stitch
1 sl st to move in middle of V-st
ch2(1dc) and 2 dc in 1st loop, 119 times 3dc-groups, close the round with sl st in 2nd ch at the beg of round. Turn. You made 120 3dc-groups.

R24 = no increase puff stiches
ch2, 120 times (puff st, ch2, sk 3dc-group), close the round with sl st in 2nd ch at the beg of round. Turn. You made 120 puff stitches.

R25 = no increase ch3-loops
ch1, 120 times ch3-loops, close the round with sl st in 1st ch at the beg of round. Turn. You made 120 loops.

*Note – You can remove Round 6 and Round 7 or add more rounds of Round 6 and Round 7 to make the top part shorter or longer.
Don’t cut the yarn.

TIME TO DIVIDE DRESS INTO 4 PARTS AND CREATE THE SLEEVES OPENINGS:
Directions:
Divide your work into 4 parts – easy to count loops:
Front and Back panels = 40 loops  
Arm holes = 20 loops

Let's ASSEMBLY FRONT and BACK PANEL and make a DRESS BODY.
Don't turn your work, work on right side
With the same yarn and the same crochet hook.
Important note: start crocheting in the middle of the back part.

R1: 1 sl st to move in middle of ch3sp, Ch3(1dc) and 2 dc in 1st ch3sp, *(3dc in each ch3sp)* repeat from * to * 20 times till corner loop, skip 20 loops, 3dc-groups)
*(3dc in each ch3sp)* repeat from * to * 40 times till corner loop, skip 20 loops, 3dc-groups)
*(3dc in each ch3sp)* repeat from * to * 20 times till corner loop, close the round with sl st in 3rd ch at the beg of round. Turn.

You just finished the first part of your amazing RAINBOW SUMMER DRESS TUNIC WATERMELON!

The second part - how to crochet the body, waist and skirt - will come soon! Happy crocheting and stay in touch! 

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