LFFF Dish Detergent Dress
fits 24-25 oz bottle
Materials Needed:  About 1 1/2 oz of main color (varigated peach used here) and small amount of cc (off white used here), worsted weight cotton yarn.  Size H crochet hook.  Yarn needle for weaving in ends.Special Stitches:  Beginning Cluster (BegCL):  Ch 2, (yo, insert hook in stitch indicated, draw up a loop draw through two loops on hook) twice,  YO and draw through all three loops on hook.  Cluster (CL):  (YO, insert hook in stitch indicated, draw up a loop. draw through two loops on hook) three times, YO and draw through all four loops on hook.
With Main Color, ch 15, join to form a ring
Rnd 1:  ch 1, 20 sc in ring.  Join with a sl st to first sc (20 sc
)Rnd 2:  Ch 2 (counts as hdc now and throughout unless starting a cluster), HDC in next st and each st around.  Join with a sl st to 1st hdc.  (20 HDC)
Rnd 3:  Ch 2, HDC in same st, 2 HDC in each st around.  Join with a sl st to 1st hdc (40 HDC).
Rnd 4:  Ch 2, HDC in BLO of each st around Join with a sl st to 1st hdc (40 HDC)
Rnd 5-6-7:  Ch 2, hdc next st and each st around.  Join with a sl st to 1st hdc (40 hdc)
Rnd 8:  Ch 5 (counts as 1st dc and ch 2 sp), sk next st.  *DC in next st, ch 2, sk next st*  Repeat * around.  Join with a sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch 5.
Rnd 9-17:  Sl st in next ch 2 sp, BegCl in same sp, ch 2.  *CL in next ch 2 sp, ch 2*  Repeat * around.  Join with a sl st to top of BegCL.
Rnd 18:  Sl st in next ch 2 sp.  Ch 2, 6 hdc in same sp.  Do 7 hdc in each ch 2 sp around.  Join with a sl st to 1st hdc.
Finish off and weave in ends.
Top of Dress:
Rnd 1:  Join color B with a sl st in any front loop from round 3.  Ch 2, hdc in next 3 st.  5 hdc in next st.  *hdc in next 4 st, 5hdc in next st.*  Repeat * around.  Join with a sl st to 1st hdc.
Rnd 2:  Ch 3 (counts as first dc).  DC in next 3 st, 5 DC in next st.  *DC in next 4 st, 5 DC in next st*  Repeat * around.  Join with a sl st to 1st dc.
Finish off and weave in ends.
Belt:Ch 100, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across. 
Finish off and weave in ends.  Weave belt through ch 2 spaces from rnd 8. (refer to photo)  Tie in a bow.  A piece of ribbon can easily be substituted for the crocheted chain.

Copyright Laurie Clark, 2001