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Special Occasion Fashions for 18-inch Dolls
Special Occasion Fashions for 18-inch Dolls
Special Occasion Fashions for 18-inch Dolls
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Special Occasion Fashions for 18-inch Dolls

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What little girl doesn't like to dress up her favorite doll? These 6 outfits for 18-inch dolls will provide hours of fun. Designs include a beautiful bridal gown with pearl accents and comes complete with a pearl accented veil and voluminous petticoat. To complete the wedding party, there is a lavender bridesmaid dress that is a sweet compliment to the gown. More special occasion outfits include a cozy Christmas Coat, a Fairy Princess Halloween costume complete with wings, a Ballerina set perfect for the dance recital, and a sweet Easter Sunday ensemble. Designs are made using size 10 crochet thread, DK-, light-, and worsted-weight yarns.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherAnnies
Release dateMar 15, 2016
ISBN9781590125342
Special Occasion Fashions for 18-inch Dolls

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    Special Occasion Fashions for 18-inch Dolls - Lisa Gentry

    Charts

    Ballerina Outfit

    Skill Level

    Finished Size

    Fits 18-inch doll

    Finished Measurements

    Leotard: 11 inches wide x 8 inches long

    Tutu: 11 inches wide x 4¾ inches long

    Materials

    •Berroco Comfort DK light (DK) weight nylon/acrylic yarn (1¾ oz/178 yds/50g per ball):

    2 balls #2705 pretty pink

    •Aunt Lydia’s Classic Crochet size 10 crochet cotton (350 yds per ball):

    3 yds #332 hot pink

    •Sizes E/4/3.5mm and F/5/3.75mm crochet hooks or size needed to obtain gauge

    •Size 5/1.90mm steel crochet hook

    •Tapestry needle

    •Sewing needle

    •½-inch pink buttons: 3

    •8½ yds 6-inch-wide pink tulle

    •Pink sewing thread

    Gauge

    Size F hook and pretty pink: 22 sc and 28 sc rows = 4 inches

    To save time, take time to check gauge.

    Pattern Notes

    Weave in loose ends as work progresses.

    Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

    Chain-2 at beginning of round counts as first half double crochet unless otherwise stated.

    Special Stitches

    Beginning shell (beg shell): Ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in indicated st.

    Shell: (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in indicated st.

    Beginning 4-treble crochet cluster (beg 4-tr cl): Ch 4, yo twice, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice (2 lps on hook), *yo twice, insert hook in same st, yo, draw up a lp, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] 3 times (4 lps on hook), yo and draw through all 4 lps on hook.

    Picot: Ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook.

    4-treble crochet cluster (4-tr cl): Yo twice, insert hook in indicated st or sp, draw up a lp, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice (2 lps on hook), *yo twice, insert hook in same st or sp, draw up a lp, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice, rep from * twice, yo and draw through all 5 lps on hook.

    Flower

    Make 10.

    With size 5 hook and hot pink, ch 4, join (see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form ring, ch 1, [sc in ring, ch 5] 5 times, join in first sc. Fasten off.

    Leotard

    Lower Front

    Row 1 (RS): Starting at front crotch with size F hook and pretty pink, ch 7, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each rem ch across, turn. (6 sc)

    Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each sc, turn.

    Rows 3 & 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in each sc to last sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn. (10 sc)

    Row 5: Rep row 2.

    Rows 6–14: Rep row 3. At end of last row, fasten off. (28 sc)

    Lower Back

    Row 1 (RS): With RS facing, join (see Pattern Notes) in first ch of foundation ch, ch 1, sc in same ch as beg ch-1, sc in each of next 5 chs, turn. (6 sc)

    Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.

    Row 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in each sc to last sc, 2 sc in last sc. (8 sc)

    Row 4: Rep row 2.

    Rows 5–16: Rep row 3. Do not fasten off. (32 sc at end of last row)

    Body

    Note: Body is joined at end of each rnd and then turned.

    Rnd 1 (RS): Now working in rnds, ch 1, sc in each sc across Lower Back and in each sc across Lower Front, join in beg sc, turn. (60 sc)

    Rnds 2 & 3: Ch 1, sc in each sc around, join in beg sc, turn.

    Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc dec (see Stitch Guide) in first 2 sc, sc in each of next 30 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc, sc in each of next 30 sc, join in beg sc, turn. (58 sc)

    Rnds 5 & 6: Rep rnd 2.

    Rnd 7: Ch 1, sc dec in first 2 sc, sc in each of next 29 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc, sc in each of next 29 sc, join in beg sc, turn. (56 sc)

    Rnds 8 & 9: Rep rnd 2.

    Rnd 10: Ch 1, sc dec in first 2 sc, sc in each of next 28 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc, sc in each of next 28 sc, join in beg sc, turn. (54 sc)

    Rep rnd 2 until piece measures 5½ inches from crotch, ending with a WS row. Do not fasten off.

    Upper Back

    Row 1 (RS): Now working in rows, sl st in each of first 2 sc, ch 1, sc in each of next 27 sts, turn. (27 sc)

    Row 2: Ch 1, sc dec in first 2 sc, sc in each sc across to last 2 sc,

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