Crochet Christmas Gifts - Rows 'o Ruffles Dress by Treva McCain
With Christmas quickly approaching, I have been crocheting my little heart out trying to get all my gifts completed. This is the first year I will be giving crochet or handmade gifts. I started out with a pretty ambitious list and have had to cut or switch some projects around in order to fit them all in before Christmas. I am really enjoying making all these gifts. I just hope those who receive them will love them as much as I have loved making them.
I began my Christmas gift list with projects for the young girls in my family. I knew I wanted to crochet something for them, but I wasn't sure what they would like. I searched patterns for days trying to find the perfect pattern. I finally came across the Rows 'o Ruffles Dress pattern by Treva McCain for Caron. I wasn't thrilled with the colors, but I fell in love with the design immediately. I was especially thrilled with the pattern because the recommended yarn is one of my favorites to work with--Caron Simply Soft.
The first dress I made was crocheted in Caron Simply Soft in Persimmon and Light Country Peach. I followed the pattern directly for this dress, making the body of the dress in two pieces and sewing the pieces together.
I began my Christmas gift list with projects for the young girls in my family. I knew I wanted to crochet something for them, but I wasn't sure what they would like. I searched patterns for days trying to find the perfect pattern. I finally came across the Rows 'o Ruffles Dress pattern by Treva McCain for Caron. I wasn't thrilled with the colors, but I fell in love with the design immediately. I was especially thrilled with the pattern because the recommended yarn is one of my favorites to work with--Caron Simply Soft.
The first dress I made was crocheted in Caron Simply Soft in Persimmon and Light Country Peach. I followed the pattern directly for this dress, making the body of the dress in two pieces and sewing the pieces together.
I am really happy with the dress. However, I really do not enjoy sewing pieces together. So I decided to try to make the next dress all in one piece. It was not very difficult to do this after already making one and seeing how the dress was constructed. So the second dress was made in the same colors but all in one piece with a slightly larger hook. I also moved the ruffles a row closer together to give the dress more of a tutu look. I am pretty pleased with this dress also.
Both dresses turned out great. I really liked the result of putting the ruffles a little closer together.
For the third dress I chose different colors. I used Caron Simply Soft in Plum Perfect and Plum Wine. As purple is one of my favorite colors, this turned out to be my favorite of the three dresses. This one was made all in one piece with the ruffles closer together as well.
Overall I am extremely happy with the results and I can't wait to see the girls in their adorable dresses!