navy long dress Blue Sequin-Lace Formal Dress: La Femme 31836 Navy / 4 this stunning gown features gathering around the bust for a flattering shape Adora 3147 Pleated Long Formal

How does that work, indeed

In centimeters Inches Gauge 20 half double crochet stitches equal 10 cm / 4 16 rows equal 10 cm / 4 Stitches used Dress : st: stitch ch: chain sl st: slip stitch hdc: half double crochet fhdc: foundation half double crochet Border : fphdc: front post half double crochet bphdc: back post half double crochet bpdc: back post double crochet Notes This pattern is written in US terminology The dress is worked bottom-up The dress is worked in joined rounds The chain 1 at the start of every row does not count as a stitch You can find more information about calculating the increases and decreases here I used a special method to make the seam on the back more straight

Is a Hat a Must

Add a splash of water if needed to loosen it up

When I did it a couple of times I was psyched