Hey Sara Dress

## SEAM & EDGE

### SHOULDER SEAMS

(RS): Align the front and back pieces so that the shoulders line up (right sides of the garment facing each other). Slst {SHOULDER_STS} to join the right side (making sure all stitches line up perfectly). Fasten off and weave in ends. Repeat for the left side.

^Alternately you may choose to sew the shoulder seams together.

### RUFFLE EDGING

(Work once for the Left Side and once for the Right Side)

^The instructions below use Treble Crochet (tr) for a standard ruffle, which begins with a Chain-4. If you want a longer, more dramatic ruffle, you can substitute every 'tr' for a taller stitch. Just be sure to change your starting chain length on Row 1 to match your new stitch height:

• Double Treble (dtr): Start with Chain 5

• Triple Treble (trtr): Start with Chain 6

• Quadruple Treble (quad tr): Start with Chain 7

• Quintuple Treble (quin tr): Start with Chain 8 (If you prefer a shorter ruffle, substitute with Double Crochet (dc) and start with Chain 3).

Step 1: Join Yarn

For Wearer's Left Side: With RS facing, join yarn at the Front Bottom ribbing corner.

For Wearer's Right Side: With RS facing, join yarn at the Back Bottom ribbing corner.

Step 2: Work Ruffle

Row 1: Ch4 (counts as first tr), work 16 tr evenly across the ribbing section. Then continue as follows:

Ascending to Waist: Work 4 tr around the post of the next dc row, then work 3 tr into the edge of the next sc row. Repeat this pattern until you reach the first Waistband.

First Waistband: Work 5 tr evenly across the Waistband stitches.

Ascending to Shoulder: Work 4 tr around the post of the next dc row, then work 3 tr into the edge of the next sc row. Repeat this pattern until you reach the last sc row before the shoulder seam. Work 3 tr in the last sc row.

Shoulder Crossing: Cross the shoulder seam. Work 3 tr in the first sc row of the other side.

Descending to Waist: Work 4 tr around the post of the next dc row, then work 3 tr into the edge of the next sc row. Repeat this pattern until you reach the next Waistband.

Second Waistband: Work 5 tr evenly across the Waistband stitches.

Descending to Hem: Work 4 tr around the post of the next dc row, then work 3 tr into the edge of the next sc row. Repeat this pattern until you reach the bottom ribbing section.

Ribbing: Work 17 tr evenly across the ribbing section. Turn.

Row 2 (Picot Edge): Ch1, sc in first st, *picot, sk next st, sc in next st; rep from * to end. Fasten off.

### NECKLINE EDGING

Row 1 (RS): Pull up your thread in the stitch that is in between the 2 stitch markers at the bottom of the V-neckline, hdc 1 in the same stitch, hdc 1 in the next stitch.

Work hdc evenly up the side of the V-neck (approx. 3 hdc in the sc rows, 4 hdc around the dc posts).

Work hdc {BACK_NECK_STS} across the unworked stitches on the top of the back piece.

Work hdc evenly down the other side of the V-neck (approx. 3 hdc in the sc rows, 4 hdc around the dc posts), hdc 1 in the marked st, join.

Row 2 (RS): Slst all the way around, fasten off and weave in all ends.