What little girl doesn't love tutus? Use this crochet pattern to make an adorable no-sew tutu with crochet waistband for your baby or little girls. This tutu fits 18-month olds and up to 3T.
My niece Olivia has a birthday coming up. The party theme is going to be princess/ballerina. So what better gift could I create other than her very own tutu. <3
This is how I made my band. I am just telling you how I created mine. Every size would be different. Your stitch doesn't have to be the star stitch. You can make your band with a simple stitch like HDC or even DC.
I used a 5 MM hook and medium weight “I love this yarn”
CH 85
HDC across the CH (once the band was finished. This is the row I added my tulle through)
and add 2 rows of Star stitch
Turn to go down the edge of the band to create the button loops/holes.
SC, CH 2, skip 2 spaces, slip stitch into next two spaces, CH 2, skip 2 spaces, SC, slip stitch into corner. finish off.
Now the fun part! Tulle!! I didn't measure mine, I actually used my table as a guide for length. My guess is that my tulle is cut into about 2.5 foot long strips.
Insert hook through the HDC (bottom row of tutu)
Fold tulle in half over the hook.
Pull hook through the stitch, making a loop with the tulle.
Pull the tulle through the loop you just made.
Tug to make nice and snug.
Work the entire way across. Beautiful!
Next I made my pretty little bows. To do this I just tied tulle into bows and then attached them over every 20th strip of tulle. Check out my step by step instructions for making and adding tulle bows. 🙂
Add some pretty buttons. I made two rows so that the band was adjustable. Thanks Debbie Dearest for the great idea!
Why not make a cute matching princess crown to go with it!? 🙂
I absolutely LOVE this idea!! Thank u so much for sharing!! I do have one question though. I’m not sure how exactly to make the bow and wondered if you have any details about the actual bow making process. Also I know you said you added the bow with the same stitch where the tulle was I’m a little confused about that. would you undo the knot you made and attach the bow and then secure the knot after or is there another way to attach the bow to the tulle?? I look forward to trying this out I love crochet and have actually been wanting to make a tutu skirt! 🙂
I will take some pics to see if I can show you 🙂 Its hard for me to explain it with words lol
http://stitch11.com/make-and-add-a-tulle-bow-to-a-tutu/# Here you go Christina!!
Thank you so much for the step by step instructions on how to make the bow! I now am ready to make this project! I was worried you might not understand what I meant as well it is hard to explain in words at times. lol thank you again for helping me learn how to make the bow. I will let you know how my finished piece turns out! 😀
http://SewUniqueByTink.blogspot.com I’m just staring my blog out but I am going to add u to my favorite blogs 🙂
Awesome! I cant wait to see! Im following you now too 🙂
I love your tutu, My granddaughter, who will be three in August, will love this. I can’t wait to make her a couple. She loves anything “princess”. Thanks for sharing.
Great tutorial! This is fantastic! I’ve linked to it from my blog this morning for a Halloween roundup: http://www.mooglyblog.com/crochet-halloween-costumes-for-kids/ if you want to check it out. Thanks so much for sharing your pattern!
I love this tutu! How wide would you say the strips of tulle were? Thanks!
Hmm, maybe 6-8 inches.
Hi Corina,
This little tutu is stunning!! Exactly what I’m looking for for my little girl’s 1st birthday.
I have just started up a little (tiny) home business selling crocheted booties & other hand-crafted baby goods. I have 3 children under 5 at the moment so it’s very much a little thing on the side to make a few extra dollars to put towards the bills. I was wondering if you possibly give permission for people to use your pattern to sell completed items? I have no idea if I would actually sell any… Just wanted to check with you before I put it out there. Thanks. 😉
You can make and sell as many items made from using my patterns as you wish <3 The only thing I ask, do not copy the patterns to share them.. just link people to the pattern. Thanks and good luck!!! Be sure to check out my fb page! People are always looking to buy items and I don't usually sell so I direct them to everyone else <3
I am in same situation! I am starting an Etsy shop. Love this pattern! May I recreate for sale? Bravo on your inventiveness! This is adorable!!!!!
Thank you so much! I always link people back to where I get my patterns on – it’s only fair. 😉 I will go over to your fb page, now.
Have a great day! x
Hi,
How wide are your strips of tulle?
I bought the rolls of tulle from Hobby Lobby. I think they are about 8 inches wide.
I love this I am making it for the flower girl in my sons wedding. Only have a few questions, how wide was your tulle for the strips and for the bow how wide and how long was it?
I bought the rolls of tulle for this.. I would guess they were about 5-6 inches wide.
une très bonne idée c’ est super sympa beau tuto aussi merci du partage bisous a bientôt
love it. Turned your pattern into adult tutu. I added shell stitch to hide top of the tulle.