# Peach Blossom Toddler Dress Free Crochet Pattern
Every spring I get the urge to crochet something sweet and twirly, and this peach blossom toddler dress is the result, friends. A soft peachy-pink yoke, a floaty shell-stitch skirt, and the prettiest little blossom appliques scattered around the waist — it is pure sunshine in dress form.
I designed this one top-down with a raglan yoke, which means you can try it on your little model as you go and the skirt length is easy to adjust. The blossoms are quick little five-petal flowers you whip up last and stitch on wherever looks cutest. My favorite part? The way the shell skirt flares when she spins. Instant twirl factor.
What You’ll Need
- DK weight yarn in peach or soft coral — approximately 550 (650, 750) yards
- Small amounts of cream and soft yellow DK for the blossoms (about 20 yards each)
- US size G-6 / 4.0 mm hook (main)
- US size F-5 / 3.75 mm hook (edging)
- 3 small buttons (about 1/2 in / 12 mm) for the back
- Yarn needle, stitch markers, scissors
Finished size:
- Chest 19 in / 48 cm (20.5 in / 52 cm, 22 in / 56 cm)
- Total length 18 in / 46 cm (19 in / 48 cm, 20 in / 51 cm)
- Sizes 2T (3T, 4T)
The Pattern
Gauge:
- 16 hdc sts x 12 rows = 4 in / 10 cm (4 sts/in, 3 rows/in) with G-6 hook
Shell: Sk 2 sts, 5 dc in next st, sk 2 sts, sc in next st (one 6-st repeat).
The dress is worked top-down in rounds with a short back opening at the neckline for little heads.
Raglan Yoke
With peach yarn and G-6 hook, ch 64 (68, 72). Join into a ring, taking care not to twist. Place markers: back-left 9 (10, 10) sts, sleeve-right 14 (15, 16) sts, front 18 (18, 20) sts, sleeve-left 14 (15, 16) sts, back-right 9 (10, 10) sts.
Round 1: Ch 2 (does not count as st), hdc in each st around, working (hdc, ch 2, hdc) at each of the 4 markers. Join. (+8 sts)
Rounds 2-10 (11, 12): Repeat Round 1, increasing 8 sts every round at the raglan points.
After the final increase round: back pieces 19 (21, 22) sts each, sleeves 34 (36, 40) sts each, front 38 (40, 44) sts. Total 144 (154, 168) sts.
Checkpoint: Yoke depth ≈ 3.5 (3.75, 4) in from the neckline.
Divide for Body and Sleeves
Divide round: Hdc across back-left sts, place sleeve sts on a holder, hdc across front sts, place sleeve sts on a holder, hdc across back-right sts. Do not join the back opening yet — leave the first and last 2 sts unworked for the button placket. [76 (82, 88) body sts]
Bodice
Rounds 1-3: Ch 2, hdc across body sts, turn each round (working flat to keep the back opening). (76 (82, 88) sts)
Flared Shell Skirt
Join the back opening with a sl st to work in rounds from here.
Round 1 (shell setup): Ch 1, sc in first 2 sts, *shell over next 6 sts* 12 (13, 14) times, sc in last 2 sts, join. [76 (82, 88) sts]
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join.
Rounds 3-24 (26, 28): Repeat Rounds 1 and 2, working shells into the sc between the shells below.
Checkpoint: Skirt should measure about 11 (12, 13) in from the bodice; total dress length 18 (19, 20) in. Add or remove shell repeats to adjust.
Hem edging: With F-5 hook, work 1 round of sc, then a picot round: [sc in 3 sts, ch 3, sl st in first ch] around. Fasten off.
Cap Sleeves (make 2)
Return held 34 (36, 40) sts to the hook and join yarn at the underarm.
Rounds 1-3: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join. (34 (36, 40) sc)
Round 4 (scallops): [Sk 1 st, 5 dc in next st, sk 1 st, sl st in next st] around. Fasten off, weave in ends.
Blossom Appliques (make 5)
With cream yarn: ch 4, join into a ring. (Ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, sl st into ring) 5 times for five petals. Fasten off.
Center: With yellow yarn, work 6 sc into a magic ring, join, fasten off, and stitch to the middle of each blossom.
Sew the blossoms around the waistline — I like three across the front and one on each side. Sew the 3 buttons down the back placket with small chain loops opposite. Give the dress a gentle steam block and let it dry flat.
Sophie’s Tips
- The top-down yoke is your fitting friend — slip it over your toddler’s head after the divide round to check the neckline before committing to the skirt.
- Scatter the blossoms asymmetrically rather than in a perfect row; it looks more like real blossoms drifting down.
- This shell skirt begs to be tried in other colors — a soft mint or lavender version would be just as dreamy.
Go find a sunny day and a willing twirl model — this dress was made for spinning!
