Here’s one for the cat lovers, statement dress wearers, and intarsia adventurers.
The Meow Dress is a playful, oversized crochet dress featuring a bold intarsia cat motif and generous pockets that are as functional as they are cute.

Need extra help? Check out my step-by-step youtube tutorial, which walks you through the pattern with tips and visuals for extra support!

⭐️ Free version is available in my YouTube tutorial:
https://youtu.be/b7Oe0cScAcI

Materials

…Yarn
A: DROPS LOVES YOU 9, recycled cotton, Yarn group A (sport weight), color 105 (sand);

500 (550, 650, 700, 750, 850) g / 1250 (1375, 1625, 1750, 1875, 2125) m
17.6 (19.4, 22.9, 24.7, 26.5, 30) oz / 1367 (1504, 1777, 1913, 2051, 2325) yd

B: DROPS LOVES YOU 9, recycled cotton, Yarn group A (sport weight), color 101 (white);

100 (100, 100, 150, 150, 150) g / 250 (250, 250, 375, 375, 375) m
3.5 (3.5, 3.5, 5.3, 5.3, 5.3) oz / 273 (273, 273, 410, 410, 410) yd

C: DROPS LOVES YOU 9, recycled cotton, Yarn group A (sport weight), color 107 (mustard);
2 m / 2.2 yd for the eyes

…Other
Hook: 4 mm
Yarn Needle, Scissors, Measuring Tape, Stitch Markers

Gauge

16 hdc x 10 rows = 10 x 10 cm

Finished Measurements

XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL)

Shoulder to Shoulder:
45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70 cm / 17¾, 19¾, 21¾, 23½, 25½, 27½ in
Bust Circumference:
90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140 cm / 35½, 39¼, 43¼, 47¼, 51¼, 55 in
Body Panel Width:
75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100 cm / 29½, 31½, 33½, 35½, 37½, 39¼ in
Length:
76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 96 cm / 30, 31½, 33, 34¾, 36¼, 37¾ in
Armhole Depth:
20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26 cm / 7¾, 8¼, 8¾, 9½, 9¾, 10¼ in

Specialty Stitch & Technique Key

Invisible Half Double Crochet Decrease

Stitch Key (US terminology)

ch = chain
dc = double crochet
hdc = half double crochet
hdc2tog = half double crochet two stitches together
RS = right side
slst = slip stitch
st = stitch
sts = stitches
yo = yarn over
WS = wrong side

Notes

This pattern includes a full video tutorial designed to clarify any techniques or steps that are better demonstrated visually than explained in writing.

You’ll begin by making two bust panels (front and back), followed by two body panels that you’ll attach to the bust. Next, sew the shoulders together. Work the pockets directly onto the body panels, then seam the sides of the dress and the pockets. Finish with a bottom band, and add one round of hdc around the neckline and armholes.

This pattern uses intarsia crochet. Intarsia crochet involves using separate yarn bobbins or small balls for each color block, ensuring that yarn is not carried across the back of the work. Follow the color chart carefully and manage yarn changes neatly to maintain a clean finish.

Row 1 on Body - Front Panel is foundation half double crochet.

Ch 2 doesn’t count as a stitch.

You will be working with hdc: when instructions say “(B) x 7” it means 1 hdc in the next 7 sts with yarn B.

Each size has a link to the “Progress Tracker” for easy to follow instructions.

For hdc2tog make invisible hdc2tog.