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L’ amour Dress


12/24/2025


Level of difficulty

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Sizes: S (M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL)


Materials: 

  • Anne – 8 (9, 10, 12, 13, 14) balls - color 3528 (Carmine);

  • Crochet hook 2 mm or size to obtain gauge;

  • Scissors;

  • Measuring tape;

  • Tapestry needle;

  • 1 button (approx. 0.40” dia);

  • Sewing thread and needle;

  • 1 zipper in the same color of dress – 14.25 (14.5, 15, 15.25, 15.75, 16.25) in / 36 (37, 38, 39, 40, 41) cm;

  • Fabric to line dress.


Gauge: Rosette C - chart 3 = 4.5” x 4.5” using hook 2 mm.


Stitch glossary and abbreviations:

stitch: st

make: mk

skip: sk

chain: ch

slip st: sl st

single crochet: sc

half double crochet: hdc

double crochet: dc

2 dc cluster: 2 dc closed tog in the same base st.

dc3tog: 3 dc closed tog in different base sts.

picot: ch 3, 1 sl st into ch 1.

Increase: inc

decrease: dec

round: rnd

end of row/rnd: eor.

Rosette A - follow chart 1

Rosette B - follow chart 2

Rosette C - follow chart 3

Rosette D - follow chart 4

Rosette E - follow chart 5

Motif to join rosettes - follow chart 6

Half-rosette - follow chart 7

Rosette F - follow chart 8


Pattern notes: use hook 2 mm and Anne to make all Rosettes and motifs according to amount mentioned for each one.

 

Instructions


Rosette A - make 4:

Crochet in the round. Close rnds with 1 sl st.

Make a magic ring.

R1: ch 3, 15 dc.

R2 onwards follow chart 1 until you reach a width x height of 6.75 ( 7.5, 8.75, 9.75, 10.75, 11.5) in / 17 (19, 22, 25, 27, 29) cm

 

Rosette B - make 58:

Crochet in the round. Close rnds with 1 sl st.

Make a magic ring.

R1: ch 3, 15 dc.

R2 onwards follow chart 2 until you reach a width x height of 6 (6.75, 7.5, 8.25, 9, 9.5) in / 15 (17, 19, 21, 23, 24) cm

 

Rosette C - make 17:

Crochet in the round. Close rnds with 1 sl st.

Make a magic ring.

R1: ch 3 + 1 dc closed tog, ch 2, 2 dc cluster rep from to 6 more times, ch 2, 1 sl st.

R2 onwards follow chart 3 until you reach a width x height of 3.5 (4.25, 5, 6, 6.75, 7.5) in / 9 (11, 13, 15, 17, 19) cm

 

Rosette D - make 6:

Crochet in the round. Close rnds with 1 sl st.

Make a magic ring.

R1: ch 3, 15 dc.

R2 onwards follow chart 4 until you reach a width x height of 5.5 (6.25, 7, 7.75, 8.75, 9) in / 14 (16, 18, 20, 22, 23) cm

 

Rosette E - make 6:

Crochet in the round. Close rnds with 1 sl st.

Make a magic ring.

R1: ch 3 + 1 dc closed tog, ch 2, 2 dc cluster rep from to 6 more times, ch 2, 1 sl st.

R2 onwards follow chart 5 until you reach a width x height of 2.25 (3.25, 4, 4.75, 5.5, 6.25) in / 6 (8, 10, 12, 14, 16) cm

 

Motif to join rosettes - Chart 6 - make 141 (1.25” x 1.25”) / (3 cm x 3 cm)

Crochet in the round. Close rnds with 1 sl st.

Make a magic ring.

R1: ch 1, 1 sc, ch 4, 1 sc, ch 4 rep from to 2 more times, 1 sc, 1sl st.

 

Half-rosette - make 2 (2” x 3.5”) / (5 cm x 9 cm):

Crochet in the round. Close rnds with 1 sl st.

Make a magic ring.

R1: ch 5, 2 dc cluster, ch 2 rep from to 3 more times, 1 dc.

R2 - 4: crochet back and forth, follow chart 7.

 

Rosette F - make 8 (2” x 2”) / (5 cm x 5 cm):

Crochet in the round. Close rnds with 1 sl st.

Make a magic ring.

R1: ch 3 + 1 dc closed tog, ch 2, 2 dc cluster rep from to 6 more times, ch 2, 1 sl st.

R3: follow chart 8.

 

Dress assembly: after you completed all the motifs follow assembly chart and join motifs with 1 sl st. Leave 6.25 (6.75, 7, 7.5, 7.75, 8.25) in / 16 (17, 18, 19, 20, 21) cm open on each side for armholes and 14.25 (14.5, 15, 15.25, 15.75, 16.25) in / 36 (37, 38, 39, 40, 41) cm open on back to sew zipper.

Note: The length and width measurements are suggestions and can be adjusted to suit your body. To do this, simply remove or add one or more motifs.

Furthermore, the final measurements may vary depending on your tension and the elasticity of the yarn.

 

Back opening finishing: work around the back opening in sc. Switch to sewing thread and needle and sew zipper onto back and sew button onto neckline right side.

 

Lining: use crochet dress as a template to make slip. Sew onto shoulders, neckline and back opening.



Designer: Samara Varela


 Disclaimer: measurements are approximate due to differences between centimeters and inches, needle sizes and tension. All care has been taken to allow accurate completion of the pattern.


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