Sunset Tide Beach Dress — Crochet Pattern (PDF)

An ombré sunset mini dress in airy brick mesh — spaghetti straps, a deep scalloped lace hem and sculpted plumeria blooms.

This little beach dress is a sunset you can put on. Terracotta melts into flame orange, softens to sandy cream and dips into ocean turquoise at a deep, wavy lace hem. The body is an easy, meditative brick mesh that grows quickly and drapes like a dream; slender contrast straps pick up the hem colour, and a pair of sculpted plumeria blooms with leaves turns the front into wearable art. Perfect over a swimsuit, sublime over a slip dress at a beach dinner.

Why you'll love making it

• Simpler than it looks. Construction is two identical flat panels worked bottom-up with easy decreases — no set-in sleeves, no fitted shaping. The showstopper hem and flowers are added at the end, so every "hard" part is optional and adjustable.
• Meditative mesh, fast reward. Brick mesh is a soothing two-stitch rhythm that flies off the hook — you'll watch the sunset gradient grow row by row.
• The shortcut is built in. Swap the four shades for a single sunset-to-sea ombré yarn cake and skip every colour change — the pattern tells you exactly how.
• Wearable art. The sculpted 3D plumeria appliqués are little masterpieces on their own — and they'd look just as lovely on a bag or a sun hat.

What you'll learn

• Brick mesh worked flat, with invisible ombré colour transitions
• A-line shaping and a V bodice in mesh fabric
• A filet-style open-square neckline band
• A deep three-tier scalloped lace hem
• Sculpted 3D plumeria petals, leaves and cord straps

Details

• Skill level: Adventurous Improver
• Sizes: S/M (fits bust 81–97 cm / 32–38″) and L/XL (fits bust 102–117 cm / 40–46″) — a loose, swingy trapeze fit
• Yarn: Sport-weight (#2 Fine) 100% cotton in four sunset shades, approx. 1150 (1400) m total — or one ombré yarn cake
• Hook: 3.5 mm (US E/4)
• Terminology: US crochet terms
• Format: 14-page PDF with step-by-step photo tutorial — yours instantly, crochet at your own pace, forever

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This is a digital crochet pattern (instant PDF download), not the finished dress. Due to the digital nature of the product, all sales are final.