This crochet dress is for a girl about one year old. Stitch pattern which I used for it is pattern #5 from Easy-crochet-pattern page.
Take time to check your gauge.
I used a hook 2.5 mm to make a swatch. My gauge is: 1 cm = 2 sts. 1 cm = 1 row.
Don't be upset if you have slightly different numbers.
The dress has a simple pattern and doesn't require exact match. In case the difference is significant, you should recalculate number of stitches necessary to match a crochet dress pattern.
Crocheting Basics page explains how to do it.
To crochet this dress you will need to make two parts - a skirt (pattern #5) and coquette (double crochets). Follow description below.
Chain 175 sts = 87.5 cm. Follow the stitch pattern until piece measures 8 cm = 8 rows. In the 9th row make 13 decreases evenly distributed through 175 stitches (Make increases inside every group of 7 stitches crocheting 4th and 5th sts together): 175 sts - 13 sts = 162 sts
Continue until piece measures 17cm (17 rows). In the 18th row make 13 decreases evenly distributed through 162 stitches (Make increases inside every group of 6 stitches crocheting 3rd and 4th sts together): 162 sts - 13 sts = 149 sts
In the 27th row make 13 decreases evenly distributed through 149 stitches (Make increases inside every group of 5 stitches crocheting 3rd and 4th sts together): 149 sts - 13 sts = 136 sts
Crochet 4 more rows. Separate a piece into three parts: 34 sts (1/2 back), 68 sts (front), 34 sts (1/2 back). Crochet them separately (two more rows) making decreases for armholes according to a crochet dress pattern above: work two dc together at the beginning and at the end of every row. Total width of the dress skirt at the top is 120 sts (60 cm).
Crochet 93sts + 3 sts for the turning chain. Crochet coquette
the description:
1st row: 94 double crochets (dc)
2nd : *5 double crochets, work two dc into one
stitch*. Repeat from * to * to the end of the row. 94 sts +
15 sts = 109 sts.
3d : 109 double crochets (dc)
4th : *6 double crochets, work two dc into one
stitch*. Repeat from * to *. 109 sts + 15 sts = 124
sts.
5th : 124 double crochets (dc)
6th : *8 double crochets, work two dc into one
stitch*. Repeat from * to *. 124 sts + 13 sts = 137
sts.
7th : 137 double crochets (dc)
8th : *10 double crochets, work two dc into one
stitch*. Repeat from * to *. 137 sts + 12 sts = 149
sts.
9th : 149 double crochets (dc)
10th : *12 double crochets, work two dc into one
stitch*. Repeat from * to *. 149 sts + 11 sts = 160
sts.
11th : 169 double crochets (dc)
Crochet sleeves : (39 sts) Crochet two rows for every sleeve adding 1 dc at the beginning and at the end of the row. 39 sts + 2 x 2 sts = 43 sts. Finish a sleeve with one row: after each 3d stitch work two stitches together.
It was not that difficult to crochet this dress for your little girl, was it? Happy crocheting!