Crochet tutu dress pattern for beginners

This crochet tutu dress pattern is a beginner-friendly project that combines a simple crocheted bodice with a soft, colorful tulle skirt. With sizes for 0–3 months and 3–6 months, it’s a sweet handmade outfit for baby photos, special occasions, gifts, or dress-up fun.

Quick answer
This crochet tutu dress pattern is a beginner-friendly project worked from the top down in the round using worsted weight yarn and tulle. It includes sizes for 0–3 months and 3–6 months, with a crocheted bodice and a soft rainbow tulle skirt.

Best for: Beginners
Style: Crochet baby tutu dress with tulle skirt
Includes: Sizing details, written instructions, special stitches, and tulle instructions

Crochet tutu dress pattern details

Here’s a quick overview of the materials, sizing, gauge, and pattern notes before you begin.

Skill level

Beginner — This pattern is worked from the top down using basic stitches and simple shaping, making it a great project for confident beginners.

Materials needed

I-9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook size — or size needed to match gauge
Worsted weight yarn (#4) — in white and purple
Tulle — in pastel colors
Yarn needle — For weaving in ends
Scissors — for cutting the yarn
Rotary cutter and mat — for cutting the tulle
Stitch markers — Optional, but helpful for marking rounds and spacing the tulle evenly

Finished size

0-3 months and 3-6 months

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″

Gauge

15 stitches and 11 rows = 4 inches

Crochet abbreviations

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

Pattern notes

The beginning chain does not count as a stitch.
Rounds 1-5 are the same for both sizes.
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 crochet terms.

Special stitches

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

Crochet tutu dress pattern instructions

Rounds 1-5 are the same for both sizes.

Rounds 1-5

Beginning chain: Chain 64 and join in the round

Round 1: ch 2, dc 8, v-stitch, dc 14, v-stitch, dc 16, v-stitch, dc 14, v-stitch, dc 8, join
Round 2: ch 2, dc 9, v-stitch, dc 16, v-stitch, dc 18, v-stitch, dc 16, v-stitch, dc 9, join
Round 3: ch 2, dc 10, v-stitch, dc 18, v-stitch, dc 20, v-stitch, dc 18, v-stitch, dc 10, join
Round 4: ch 2, dc 11, dc into v-stitch area, ch 1, dc into NEXT v-stitch area (first sleeve made), dc 22, dc into v-stitch area, ch 1, dc into NEXT v-stitch area (second sleeve made), dc 11, join [48 total]

Round 5: ch 2, dc 12, 2 dc under sleeve (you are making those dc around the ch you made in rnd 4), dc 24, 2 dc under sleeve (you are making those dc around the ch you made in rnd 4), dc 12, join [52 total]

0-3 months size

Round 6: ch 2, dc 13, 2 dc in next st, dc 25, 2 dc in next st, dc 12, join [54 total]
Round 7: ch 2, dc 13, 2 dc in next st, dc 26, 2 dc in next st, dc 13, join [56 total]
Round 8: ch 2, dc 14, 2 dc in next st, dc 27, 2 dc in next st, dc 13, join [58 total]
Round 9: ch 2, dc 14, 2 dc in next st, dc 28, 2 dc in next st, dc 14, join [60 total]
Round 10: ch 2, dc in each st, join [60 total]
Round 11: ch 2, dc in each st, join [60 total]
Round 12: ch 2, dc in each st, join [60 total]

Single crochet around neckhole and armholes in light purple yarn. Scroll down for tutu instructions.

3-6 months size

Round 6: ch 2, dc 13, 2 dc in next st, dc 25, 2 dc in next st, dc 12, join [54 total]
Round 7: ch 2, dc 13, 2 dc in next st, dc 26, 2 dc in next st, dc 13, join [56 total]
Round 8: ch 2, dc 14, 2 dc in next st, dc 27, 2 dc in next st, dc 13, join [58 total]
Round 9: ch 2, dc 14, 2 dc in next st, dc 28, 2 dc in next st, dc 14, join [60 total]
Round 10: ch 2, dc 15, 2 dc in next st, dc 29, 2 dc in next st, dc 14, join [62 total]
Round 11: ch 2, dc 15, 2 dc in next st, dc 30, 2 dc in next st, dc 15, join [64 total]
Round 12: ch 2, dc in each st, join [64 total]
Round 13: ch 2, dc in each st, join [64 total]

Single crochet around neck hole and armholes in light purple yarn. Scroll down for tutu instructions.

Cutting and attaching the tulle

I recommend using a rotary cutter and cutting mat to cut the tulle. It’s much faster and easier than using scissors.

Cut approximately 40 strips of tulle per color. For the smaller size, cut each strip about 13 inches long. For the larger size, cut each strip about 15 inches long.

To attach the tulle, divide the skirt evenly by color and use stitch markers if needed to help keep the sections balanced. Fold one strip in half, insert your hook under the next stitch, pull the folded end through to make a loop, then pull the tails through the loop and tighten. Repeat around the skirt, changing colors evenly as you go.

Video tutorial

In this tutorial I show you how to measure & cut your tulle and how to add tulle to a crochet top or bodice to make a crochet tutu tulle dress.

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