FunThreads Designs: PG Tips Ballerina Tutorial

As promised, here’s a tutorial for the ballerina outfit for a PG Tips 6” monkey.

This is crochet using an E needle

Abbreviations
sl st – slip stitch
ch - chain
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
tr – triple crochet

You will be crocheting a tube. If you need detailed help here is a great photo tutorial.

BODICE
1. Chain 34
2. Without twisting the chain, slip stitch in the first chain from the hook creating a ring.
3. Chain 1 (do not turn). Single crochet in each stitch around. At the end sl st in the chain 1. You will have 34 stitches in your row.
4. Repeat step 3 three more times. You will have a total of 4 rows.

after step 5 you will have this

5. Chain 1 and do the following:

1 sc in the next 13 stitches
1 hdc in the 14th stitch
1 dc, 1 tr, 1 dc in the 15th stitch
1 hdc in the 16th stitch
1 sl st in the 17th stitch
1 hdc in the 18th stitch
1 dc, 1 tr, 1 dc in the 19th stitch
1 hdc in the 20th stitch
1 sc in the next 14 stitches
sl st in the chain 1 from previous round, tie off and hide your tails

after step 6 you will have this

SKIRT

You will need a 1/4 yard of tulle. You can make it all one color or alternate strips of two different colors.

1. Cut 34 strips from the tulle approximately 1 1/2” wide and 7” long.
2. Insert the crochet hook through a sc from the inside of the bodice (A). Fold the tulle strip in half and pull it through the sc (A-B). Then pull the “tails” of the tulle through the loop you created (C). Pull the knot snug (D).