Care Bear Costume Crochet Baby Dress Pattern for Beginners

Ready to crochet the cutest outfit ever? Let me introduce my Care Bear Crochet Baby Dress Pattern! Designed for all baby sizes, from 0-3 months through 24 months, this pattern is perfect for your little one. It even includes a step-by-step video tutorial to guide you through the process.

Imagine your baby looking adorable in this charming Care Bear dress, perfect for any occasion. Let’s get started and bring some nostalgic magic to your baby’s wardrobe! The free crochet pattern is below.

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Lovable Loops free Care Bear Crochet Baby Dress Pattern

Free Care Bear Costume Crochet Baby Dress

The Care Bears bring back so many wonderful memories for those of us who grew up watching the classic cartoon. Their adventures in the magical land of Care-a-Lot were filled with friendship, love, and colorful fun.

Each bear had its own unique personality and special “belly badge” power, teaching us important lessons about caring and sharing. Creating a Care Bear crochet baby dress is a lovely way to share that nostalgia with the next generation.

Imagine dressing your little one in a costume inspired by these beloved characters, and reliving those joyful moments together. It’s a beautiful way to blend the past and present with love and creativity.

Crochet Project Materials Needed

Crochet hook sizes:
I-9 5.5 mm (dress) or size needed for gauge
H-9 5 mm (rainbow and heart appliques)
Yarn: Worsted weight yarn #4 in pink, dark pink, white, blue, green, orange, and yellow.
Yarn needle: Use this to weave in your ends.
Scissors: Use scissors to fasten off your yarn.
Stitch marker(s): Optional. Use these to help keep track of your stitches.

Crochet Baby Dress Pattern Information

This Care Bear crochet baby dress isn’t just perfect for your little one; it also makes a fantastic baby shower gift. Handmade gifts are always cherished, and this dress is no exception. Imagine the joy on a new parent’s face when they receive such a thoughtful and unique present.

Additionally, this dress is a great item to make and sell at craft fairs. With its nostalgic charm and adorable design, it’s sure to attract attention and delight customers. Whether you’re gifting it or selling it, this Care Bear dress is a wonderful way to share your creativity and love.

Skill Level

Intermediate. Projects may include involved stitch patterns, color work, and/or shaping.

Size Chart

Size	Chest	Waist	Hips	Back Length	Crossback	Armhole Depth
0-3 Months	16″	18″	19″	6″	7.25″	3.25″
3-6 Months	17″	19″	20″	7″	7.75″	3.5″
6-12 Months	18″	20″	20″	7.5″	8.25″	3.75″
12-18 Months	19″	20.5″	21″	8″	8.5″	4″
18-24 Months	20″	21″	22″	8.5″	8.75″	4.25″

Baby Dress Size Chart in Inches

Gauge

15 stitches and 11 rows = 4 inches

Crochet Terms

dc = double crochet
sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
tc = treble crochet
sc2tog = single crochet (decrease)
ch/chs = chain/chains
ch-sp = chain space
st/sts = stitch/stitches
sl st = slip stitch
rnd/rnds = round/rounds
rem = remaining

Crochet Pattern Notes

Rounds 1-9 of the dress are the same for the 0-3 and 3-6 months sizes.
Rounds 1-12 of the dress are the same for the 12-18 and 18-24 months sizes.
The chain at the beginning of each round does not count as your first stitch.
Join each round with a slip stitch to the first stitch made in that round.
Repeat instructions between the asterisks (*) for the rest of the round.
You are crocheting in the round from the top of the dress down.
The pattern is written in US terms.

Special Stitches

v-stitch: in the same chain/stitch make (dc, ch 1, dc)

Crochet Baby Dress Pattern Instructions

Using dark pink yarn, make your starting chain and join in the round.

Dress Size	Starting Chain
0-3 Months & 3-6 Months	Chain 64 and join in the round
6-12 Months	Chain 72 and join in the round
12-18 Months & 18-24 Months	Chain 76 and join in the round

0-3 & 3-6 Month Crochet Baby Dress Pattern

Rounds 1-9 are the same for the 0-3 and 3-6 months sizes.

Rnd 1: Ch 2, dc 8, v-stitch, dc 14, v-stitch, dc 16, v-stitch, dc 14, v-stitch, dc 8, join

Rnd 2: Ch 2, dc 9, v-stitch, dc 16, v-stitch, dc 18, v-stitch, dc 16, v-stitch, dc 9, join

Rnd 3: Ch 2, dc 10, v-stitch, dc 18, v-stitch, dc 20, v-stitch, dc 18, v-stitch, dc 10, join

Rnd 4: Ch 2, dc 11, dc in v-stitch sp, ch 1 and dc in next v-stitch sp, dc 22, dc in v-stitch sp, ch 1 and dc in next v-stitch sp, dc 11, join (48 stitches)

Switch to pink yarn.

Rnd 5: Ch 2, dc 12, 2 dc in ch-sp, dc 24, 2 dc in ch-sp, dc 12, join (52 stitches)

Rnd 6: Ch 2, dc 13, 2 dc in next st, dc 25, 2 dc in next st, dc 12, join (54 stitches)

Rnd 7: Ch 2, dc 13, 2 dc in next st, dc 26, 2 dc in next st, dc 13, join (56 stitches)

Rnd 8: Ch 2, dc 14, 2 dc in next st, dc 27, 2 dc in next st, dc 13, join (58 stitches)

Rnd 9: Ch 2, dc 14, 2 dc in next st, dc 28, 2 dc in next st, dc 14, join (60 stitch

0-3 Month Crochet Baby Dress Pattern

Rnds 10-12: Ch 2, dc in each st, join (60 stitches)

Rnd 13: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next st*, join (90 stitches)

Switch to dark pink yarn for rounds 25- 28.

Rnd 14- 28: Ch 2, dc in each st, join (90 stitches)

Rnd 29: Ch 1, sc in each st, join and fasten off (90 stitches)

3-6 Month Crochet Baby Dress Pattern

Rnd 10: Ch 2, dc 15, 2 dc in next st, dc 29, 2 dc in next st, dc 14, join (62 stitches)

Rnd 11: Ch 2, dc 15, 2 dc in next st, dc 30, 2 dc in next st, dc 15, join (64 stitches)

Rnd 12: Ch 2, dc in each st, join (64 stitches)

Rnd 13: Ch 2, dc in each st, join [64 total]

Rnd 14: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next st*, join (96 total)

Switch to dark pink yarn for rounds 27- 30.

Rnd 15- 30: Ch 2, dc in each st, join (96 total)

Rnd 31: Ch 1, sc in each st, join and fasten off [96 total]

6-12 Month Crochet Baby Dress Pattern

Rnd 1: Ch 2, dc 9, v-stitch, dc 16, v-stitch, dc 18, v-stitch, dc 16, v-stitch, dc 9, join

Rnd 2: Ch 2, dc 10, v-stitch, dc 18, v-stitch, dc 20, v-stitch, dc 18, v-stitch, dc 10, join

Rnd 3: Ch 2, dc 11, v-stitch, dc 20, v-stitch, dc 22, v-stitch, dc 20, v-stitch, dc 11, join

Rnd 4: Ch 2, dc 12, dc in v-stitch sp, ch 1 and dc in next v-stitch sp, dc 24, dc in v-stitch sp, ch 1 and dc in next v-stitch sp, dc 12, join (52 stitches)

Switch to pink yarn.

Rnd 5: Ch 2, dc 13, 2 dc in ch-sp, dc 26, 2 dc in ch-sp, dc 13, join (56 stitches)

Rnd 6: Ch 2, dc 14, 2 dc in next st, dc 27, 2 dc in next st, dc 13, join (58 stitches)

Rnd 7: Ch 2, dc 14, 2 dc in next st, dc 28, 2 dc in next st, dc 14, join (60 stitches)

Rnd 8: Ch 2, dc 15, 2 dc in next st, dc 29, 2 dc in next st, dc 14, join (62 stitches)]

Rnd 9: Ch 2, dc 15, 2 dc in next st, dc 30, 2 dc in next st, dc 15, join (64 stitches)

Rnd 10: Ch 2, dc 16, 2 dc in next st, dc 31, 2 dc in next st, dc 15, join (66 stitches)

Rnd 11: Ch 2, dc 16, 2 dc in next st, dc 32, 2 dc in next st, dc 16, join (68 stitches)

Rnds 12- 14: Ch 2, dc in each st, join (68 stitches)

Rnd 15: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next st*, join (102 stitches)

Switch to dark pink yarn for rounds 32- 35.

Rnds 16- 35: Ch 2, dc in each st, join (102 stitches)

Rnd 36: Ch 1, sc in each st, join and fasten off (102 stitches)

12-18 & 18-24 Month Crochet Baby Dress Pattern

Rounds 1-12 are the same for the 12-18 and 18-24 months sizes.

Rnd 1: Ch 2, dc 10, v-stitch, dc 17, v-stitch, dc 19, v-stitch, dc 17, v-stitch, dc 9, join

Rnd 2: Ch 2, dc 11, v-stitch, dc 19, v-stitch, dc 21, v-stitch, dc 19, v-stitch, dc 10, join

Rnd 3: Ch 2, dc 12, v-stitch, dc 21, v-stitch, dc 23, v-stitch, dc 21, v-stitch, dc 11, join

Rnd 4: Ch 2, dc 13, dc in v-stitch sp, ch 1 and dc in next v-stitch sp, dc 25, dc in v-stitch sp, ch 1 and dc in next v-stitch sp, dc 12, join (54 stitches)

Switch to pink yarn.

Rnd 5: Ch 2, dc 14, 2 dc in ch-sp, dc 27, 2 dc in ch-sp, dc 13, join (58 stitches)

Rnd 6: Ch 2, dc 14, 2 dc in next st, dc 28, 2 dc in next st, dc 14, join (60 stitches)

Rnd 7: Ch 2, dc 15, 2 dc in next st, dc 29, 2 dc in next st, dc 14, join (62 stitches)

Rnd 8: Ch 2, dc 15, 2 dc in next st, dc 30, 2 dc in next st, dc 15, join (64 stitches)

Rnd 9: Ch 2, dc 16, 2 dc in next st, dc 31, 2 dc in next st, dc 15, join (66 stitches)

Rnd 10: Ch 2, dc 16, 2 dc in next st, dc 32, 2 dc in next st, dc 16, join (68 stitches)

Rnd 11: Ch 2, dc 17, 2 dc in next st, dc 33, 2 dc in next st, dc 16, join (70 stitches)

Rnd 12: Ch 2, dc 17, 2 dc in next st, dc 34, 2 dc in next st, dc 17, join (72 stitches)

12-18 Month Crochet Baby Dress Pattern

Rnds 13- 15: Ch 2, dc in each st, join (72 stitches)

Rnd 16: Ch 2, 2 dc, dc in next st*, join (108 stitches)

Switch to dark pink yarn for rounds 37- 40.

Rnds 17- 40: Ch 2, dc in each st, join (108 stitches)

Rnd 41: Ch 1, sc in each st, join and fasten off (108 stitches)

18-24 Month Crochet Baby Dress Pattern

Rnd 13: Ch 2, dc 18, 2 dc in next st, dc 35, 2 dc in next st, dc 17, join (74 stitches)

Rnd 14: Ch 2, dc 18, 2 dc in next st, dc 36, 2 dc in next st, dc 18, join (76 stitches)

Rnds 15 & 16: Ch 2, dc in each st, join (76 stitches)

Rnd 17: Ch 2, 2 dc, dc in next st*, join (114 stitches)

Switch to dark pink yarn for rounds 39- 42.

Rnds 18- 42: Ch 2, dc in each st, join (114 stitches)

Rnd 43: Ch 1, sc in each st, join and fasten off (114 stitches)

Sleeves for the Crochet Baby Dress Pattern

Use dark pink yarn.

Ch 2 and make 2 hdc in each st and in between the stitches in the bottom of the armhole, join and fasten off.

Rainbow Applique Pattern

Use an H-8 5 mm crochet hook.

Blue yarn
Row 1: Magic ring, 8 dc, turn (8 stitches)

Green yarn
Row 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in each st, turn (16 stitches)

Yellow yarn
Row 3: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next st*, turn (24 stitches)

Orange yarn
Row 4: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 2 sts*, turn (32 stitches)

Pink yarn
Row 5: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 3 sts*, fasten off leaving a long tail (40 stitches)

White yarn
Row 6: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 4 sts*, when you get to the end, ch 1 (to turn) and continue to work around the bottom of the rainbow. Make 3 dc in each end of each color arc and make 3 dc in the magic ring, ch 1 (to turn) and join to the first st

Row 7: Ch 2 and loosely dc around the entire rainbow. In the two bottom corners you will make dc, ch-1, dc.

Sew the rainbow to the front of the dress.

Heart Applique Pattern

Use an H-8 5 mm crochet hook and dark pink yarn.

Magic ring, ch 2, 4 dc, 2 tc, ch 3, sl st, ch 3, 2 tc, 4 dc, join to top of first dc, fasten off.

Sew the heart to the back of the dress in the “butt” area.

Finishing the Care Bear Crochet Baby Dress Pattern

Fasten off and then weave in the ends.

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