Why make just one cute crochet newborn dress when you can also make a crochet cardigan to go over it? This little set is so precious. The free pattern includes three sizes, starting with newborn. The dress can be worked as a simple shift dress or you can add a fuller skirt using the included instructions.

Crochet shells can be used in different ways to create entirely different styles of dresses. In this newborn dress, the top is structured with simple stitches while the shells make for a flowing sundress-style skirt. This pattern comes in four sizes from age 0 - 2.

Crochet shells and post stitches provide detail and texture for this beautiful summer sundress. Enhance the detail with the crochet flower, a design that can also be used as an applique in other projects. This dress is available in seven sizes, starting with newborn and going through age 4.

This simple crochet dress is designed as part of a candy corn costume. It's definitely perfect for baby's first Halloween or even Thanksgiving. However, you can also change up the colors to create a newborn crochet dress for any season of the year.

This is one of those staple pieces for a wardrobe: comfortable, cute, easy to wear. You'll even want one as an adult! Although there isn't an adult size for you, there are six dress sizes from preemie through age 3. Your newborn will wear this easily all summer long.

Lovable Loops, a crochet designer with patterns available through Ravelry, has a great collection of themed crochet newborn patterns. You'll find a crochet unicorn dress, a crochet cupcake dress, and others including this crochet watermelon dress. This is the perfect newborn dress for summer, and it comes along with a matching crochet headband pattern.

This crochet dress is a top choice for baby's first Christmas or Valentine's Day. Of course, that bright red color is also going to be the star of the show anytime that baby wears this dress. The pattern uses basic crochet stitches in combination with the crochet v-stitch for some extra detail.

This is another really smart crochet pattern design. It can be made into a baby romper, with closed legs, or left open as a dress. As a dress, it can be made to be worn alone or as more of a tunic top with leggings. The instructions for the romper pattern start at age 0 and go up to age 2, with additional tunic instructions for ages up to 8. This is definitely a crochet pattern to bookmark and use more than once.

There are many different ways to construct a crochet dress. This one uses a ruffled halter at the top, which is a really unique design, and it is beautifully complemented by the ruffle at the bottom. It comes in two versions - short and long - and is sized for ages 0-5, so it's a very versatile crochet dress pattern that can be used again and again.