Crochet Dungaree Pattern

Making things for babies and toddlers is always a pleasure for me,  I love searching the web for new patterns and idea’s. There are so many beautiful free patterns to be found but most of them are for little girls, I always find it harder to find nice boy patterns especially in crochet so I have made this pattern for the little boys, but of course they would be fine for little girls too. 

This is a very simple pattern and very easy and quick to work up, I have included all measurements so that if your tension is different it won’t matter so much.

Measurements
To fit child 1 year-18 months.

Length: - 41cm from beg

Width:-25cm across beg of armhole shaping.

Materials

Size 4mm hook

Approximately 100grm Dk wool, I used Robin DK and extra yarn in another shade for the trims.  It took exactly 100grm for the main shade so if you are making these in one colour you will need an extra ball of yarn. 

Abbreviations

(The pattern is written in UK terms)          

Ch= chain                                                                           

Dc= double crochet (sc US terms)

Htr= half double treble (hdc US terms

Front and back work two alike

First Leg

Ch 26,

Row 1:- htr in 3^rd ch from hook and in each chain across =24 htr

Continue until 6 rows have been worked 2 chain turn.

Row 7:- htr in first st, 2 htr in next stitch, htr to end (25 htr)

Work until 10^th row has been completed. (8cm) fasten off.

Second Leg

Work as for first leg to 7^th row, hdtr to last 2 sts, 2htr in next st, htr in last st. ( 25 htr)

Work until 10^th row has been completed 2ch turn

Row 11:-htr across all sts,  ch1, then all sts on first leg (ensuring straight sides are on the outside and shaping on the inside) =51 htr

Work straight until 32 rows have been completed and work measures 25cm from beg

Row 33:- dec 1 st at each end of next row (49htr)

Dec at each end of next following 4^th row twice (45htr)41 rows.

Cont until 43 Rows have been completed and work measures 34cm.

Armholes.

Row 44:-Turn, ss into next 4 htr, work to last 4htr and leave unworked (37htr) 2ch turn

Row 45:-Dec 2 sts at beg and end of next row =33htr

Work one row

Row 47:-Dec 2 sts at beg and end of next row = 29htr

Work one row

Row 49:-Dec 1st at beg and end of next row = 27htr

Work one row

Row 51:-Dec 1^st at beg and end of next row = 25htr

Work 3 rows

Armholes should measure 8cms.

Work 3 rows in dc using contrast colour making two button holes in 2^nd row thus

Work 2 dc, ch2, miss 2 dc, dc to last 4 dc, ch 2, miss next 2 dc, dc in last 2 dc, 1ch turn

Dc to end fasten off. 

Finished measurement= 41 cm from beg.

Pockets

Chain 15

Htr in 3^rd chain from hook htr in each chain to end (13 htr)

Work 9 Rows htr and one Row dc to finish off, in contrasting shade if liked.

Straps make two.

7 ch, htr in 2^nd ch from hook, htr across (5 htr) work 20 rows each strap should measure 15cm.

To Complete

Place pockets 14 rows up from the bottom and approx 6 htr from the centre and sew into place.

Join leg and side seams.

With contrasting shade, front right side facing beg at armhole join, dc up first side of armhole, 3 dc in corner, dc across top of dungarees 3 dc in corner then around armhole, 3dc in corner dc across top back of dungarees, 3 dc in corner, dc down armhole, ss into first dc and break yarn.
Sew straps onto back and add buttons.

You can embellish these little dungarees in any way you please or just leave them plain.  There are all sorts of free beautiful crochet appliqué to be found. The link for the little car appliqué can be found here

The little dog appliqué is in chart form and can be found here (I have added it below as it was hard to find on Le blog de Anna)

I do hope some of you will try these out and give some feedback and don't forget to show me photo’s of any that you make.  If you have any queries or if you find any mistakes please leave me a comment.

Find pattern for newborn to 3 months here

Dungaree Galleries

Thank you to piehan17 from Ravelry for giving me permission to show photo's of her completed dungarees.

 Here is her sweet little baby modelling them for us, so cute :)

Thank you to Allisonfc  for allowing me to show you her daughter modelling her dungaree's

So cute! Allison made these for a Halloween costume her sweet little daughter is 13 months old.

Show me your picture's when you have completed yours so that I can add them here.