Baby Tutu

Hey there ya'll!  I'm back with another ORIGINAL pattern!  I've looked everywhere for a cute crochet tutu pattern and I haven't found a damn thing.  So, I made my own.  My little lady is turning one in July and I wanted to make her a birthday tutu and birthday crown to wear for her party.  I really hope ya'll can understand the pattern.  I took a ton of pictures along the way so that I could easily explain how I did it.  So I won't keep you waiting any longer!  HERE IT IS IN ALL IT'S CUTENESS!

What you need: Worsted weight yarn, H hook, J hook, Yarn needle


Waistband:
With H hook.  Ch 7.
Row 1- sc into 3rd ch from hook and in each ch across.  (6 sc)  ch2.  turn.
Row 2- in BLO sc in each sc across. (6 sc)  ch2.  turn.
- Repeat row 2 until strip measures circumference of baby's waist minus 2.5 inches.  do not fasten off.  ch1 and work a sc border around entire strip, working 3 sc into each corner.
Put  right sides together and sl st ends together to form a ring.  Fasten off.

Turn ring inside out so that right sides are facing.

Base:

With J hook.  Join with sl st to last st made.  *ch 3.  dc in each sc around.  join with sl st to top of ch 3.  repeat from * 5 times.  fasten off.  (you should have 5 rows of dc)

Ruffles:

With J hook. 

Rnd 1: join with sl st around post of ch3. 

Ch3.  dc around post of each dc around.  join with sl st to top of ch3.
Rnd 2:  ch3.  2 dc in each dc around.  join with sl st to top of ch3.
Rnd 3:  ch3. 2 dc in each dc around.  join with sl st to top of ch3.  Fasten off.  (you should have 3 rows of dc.  it should look ruffled)

repeat rounds 1 - 3 on the next 3 rows of base.
leave 5th row unworked.  (You could continue the ruffles to the 5th row, I just chose not to.  It seemed to give it more structure.)

weave in all ends and put it on your little lady and take LOTS of pictures  :)

NOTE:  Please do not claim my patterns or my pictures as your own.  I don't mind if you share this but please post a link back to my site.  Feel free to sell any finished item you make using my pattern but, PLEASE DO NOT SELL THE PATTERN ITSELF!  Thank you.

HAPPY HOOKING!