Taylor Swift wowed the crochet world when she recently wore a crochet dress on a night out. So now you can make your own Taylor Swift inspired crochet dress.

The free crochet pattern here comes with 2 sleeve options – straight sleeves as worn by Taylor Swift, or Handkerchief sleeves for a true 1960s look. It comes in 9 sizes, to fit anyone from a 30 inch to 64 inch chest, and three length options for petite, average and tall fitting.

The pattern is written for worsted weight cotton yarn, but as it is comprised of very simple shapes, it can be adapted to any gauge. If you wish to use a different weight of yarn and calculate your own stitch counts, see ‘customising this pattern’ at the end.

Size 1: Extra Small. Up to a 30 inch/76 centimetres chest.

Size 2: Small. Up to a 34 inch/86 centimetres chest.

Size 3: Medium. Up to a 38 inch/96 centimetres chest.

Size 4: Large. Up to a 42 inch/106 centimetres chest.

Size 5: Extra Large. Up to a 46 inch/117 centimetre chest.

Size 6: 2 Extra Large. Up to a 50 inch/127 centimetre chest.

Size 7: 3 Extra Large. Up to a 54 inch/137 centimetre chest.

Size 8: 4 Extra Large. Up to a 58 inch/147 centimetre chest.

Size 9: 5 Extra Large. Up to a 62 inch/158 centimetre chest.

Materials

Yarn: I used a worsted weight cotton or cotton/linen mix for all samples. The yarns used in the sample shown for adult sizes were a mix of 3 yarn types from my stash, which all work to the same tension. These were:

Drops Paris. 100% cotton. 50g. 75meters/82 yards. (Used for the white stripes)

Hobbii Rainbow. 100% cotton. 50g. 75 meters/ 82 yards. (Used for the yellow stripes)

Performance Linen Touch. 80% Cotton, 20% Linen. 50g. 65 meters/71. yards (used for the blue/green variegated stripes)

Total yarn requirements:

For a dress with straight striped sleeves:

19 (20, 22, 24) (26, 28 30) (32, 33) balls total/1,349 (1,420, 1,562, 1,704) (1,846, 1,988, 2,130) (2,272, 2,343) yards in total of all colours you are using, combined.

For a dress with Handkerchief sleeves, you will need an additional 4 balls in the colour you plan for the sleeve detail.

Abbreviations and Accessibility

This pattern is written without abbreviations, to aid screen reader accessibility and to create a more neurodiverse friendly pattern. A schematic is included, along with photos of specific steps. All information in the schematic and images are repeated in the text.

Note on the terminology

The pattern is written to be read for both US and UK crochet terminology.

Time to make:

25 hours for an experienced crocheter. Your time may vary.

Crochet skills used

This is an Easy level pattern, suitable for a beginner.

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