Granny Hexagon Dress

A new season always makes me want to make something new. This time, it was a dress. Something loose and colorful, with room to move and a few ruffles around the edges.

Why I Chose Cotton

I reached for cotton, which is often my choice because I like natural fibers and want my projects to stay affordable. There’s a lot of time and care in a handmade dress, but the yarn doesn’t have to be expensive.

That’s how my Granny Hexagon Dress began.

A Mix of Colors

Burgundy runs through the dress, with beige, soft pinks, avocado green, and turmeric yellow bringing in lighter moments. The two halves use different color combinations, so they sit together without looking exactly alike. As the stripes travel around the shoulders and then across the body, the simple granny stitch creates its own pattern.

How the Dress Comes Together

The construction starts with two crochet hexagons. They look wavy while you’re working on them, which is completely normal. Once folded, they form the beginnings of the body and sleeves. You then add rows along the front, bottom, and back, join the pieces, and continue the body and sleeves to your chosen length.

It’s an easy crochet project built mostly from double crochet and chains. There’s plenty of repetition once you find your rhythm, with color changes to keep things interesting along the way.

The Double Ruffles

The double ruffles finish the neckline, cuffs, and hem. They add a little movement to the edges and soften the lines of the stripes. With the roomy sleeves and relaxed fit, they give the dress a playful feel without needing much else.

Made to Fit You

Like my other made-to-measure designs, this dress is fitted to your own measurements, so no standard size chart is needed. You can adjust the width, neckline depth, sleeve length, and overall length. My sample falls at mid-thigh, but yours can be shorter or longer.

Yarn and Hook

For my size S sample, I used approximately 500 g (17.6 oz), or 1,200 m (1,312 yd), of Omoiut Milk Cotton Yarn in sport weight. I used a 3 mm hook for a denser fabric with smaller gaps, rather than the yarn’s recommended 3.25–4 mm hook.

You can use any yarn with a suitable hook. Your choice of fiber will influence how the dress feels and which seasons you wear it in, so make a small swatch first. The amount of yarn you need will also depend on your size and the length you choose for the body and sleeves.

Make Your Own Granny Hexagon Dress

The written pattern includes photos, construction instructions, and made-to-measure fitting guidance to help you create your own version.

I’d love to see which colors find their way into yours. You might keep the burgundy, choose softer shades, or take the whole dress in a completely different direction.

Crochet Along: Full YouTube Tutorial

If you’d like to crochet along with me, the full step-by-step video tutorial takes you from the first hexagon to the final ruffles. You can follow the video on its own or use it alongside the written pattern.

👀 Want All the Pattern Details?

See the pattern page for the tutorial, photos, materials list, gauge, sizing guidance, stitch key, specialty stitches, notes, FAQs, and reviews.