Croatia Lace Skirt

It's divided into two parts: the main piece and accessories. The main piece consists of five sections: the dress body, motifs, skirt border, edging around the openings, and the waist. Start by crocheting the dress body, then crochet the motifs and join them together. Next, crochet the skirt border, and finally, crochet the edging around the openings and the waist. Once completed, attach the accessories.

The handcrafted measurements may have an error of 1 to 2 cm. Due to variations in individual tension, the size of the sample is for reference only.
Materials: Susan's Family Combed 5# Lace, Susan's Family Gem Twist

Hook: 1.75 mm crochet hook
 

Chart Key

sl: slip stitch

ch: chain

dc: double crochet

sc: single crochet

hdc: half double crochet

dc2-in-1: 2 double crochets into the same stitch

dc2-bobble: double crochet 2 stitches into the same stitch and crocheted together

ch3 sl picot: chain 3, and then join with one slip stitch into both the front loop of the previous stitch and the front leg strand of the previous stitch.

Note:
 1. This pattern is making in Chinese crochet pattern terms, and the stitch name is written using American terminology. All measurements in charts are in cm.  

Step 1 Skirt body 01' 17'' ​

Start with a foundation chain. Work back and forth in rows for the first few rows. Then crochet in rounds for the remaining parts. Please refer to the video demonstration for specifics.

Note: 
1. Due to the size of the complete chart, only a portion of it is shown here.
2. Rows 1-18 are worked back and forth in rows, and starting from Round 19, you will crochet in rounds, but you still need to turn the workpiece for each round, working both sides.
3. If you need to adjust the length of the skirt, increase or decrease the number of rounds at the marked positions.
 

Step 2 Motifs section 24' 26'' ​

It's made up of two different motifs. Both motifs start with a chain ring, and then you work in rounds, crocheting counterclockwise. You need to switch colors during the crocheting process, and for the last round, you work and join simultaneously. Please refer to the video demonstration for more details.

Step 3 Skirt hem 59' 17'' ​

Join the yarn at the connection point of the motifs, and crochet in rounds along the motif section. Please refer to the video demonstration for specifics.

Note: You need to turn the workpiece at the end of each round, working both sides.

Step 4 Opening edging 66' 47'' ​

Work back and forth along the edges of double crochets on both sides of the opening. Please refer to the video demonstration for specifics.

Note: With the right side of the dress facing you and the starting point at the bottom, begin by crocheting the edging along the right side opening, then crochet the other side.

Step 5 Waist 71' 33'' ​

Work back and forth along the edge of the dress body and the top of the opening. While crocheting, you need to increase stitches at one end to create an extra section and leave two buttonholes. Finally, sew on the buttons at the corresponding positions of the buttonholes. Please refer to the video demonstration for details.

Note: After completing the second row of the waist, you can try it on to check the size. If the waist is too big or too small, you can adjust the number of single crochet decreases in the first round and re-crochet.

Step 6 Accessories (Bleached Sand Style: Combed 5# Lace 02# Bleached Sand, Red Clay Style: Combed 5# Lace 22#Red Clay) 81' 23'' ​

After the main part of the dress is crocheted, sew the zipperF1​, liningF2​, and lace trimF3​ separately in their corresponding positions. First, join the beginning and ending with matching sewing thread to form a ring, then sew it onto the edge of the skirt. Please refer to the video demonstration for details.