Two lovely dresses - same pattern stitch with a completely different look! Both dresses are knit flat from the hem upwards with a back buttoned closure. The stitch used is a vintage shell stitch that I modified so that it forms a crochet like shell stitch.
- Dress 1: The frilly hem of the dress has a 31/4’’ (8.5 cm) of the pattern stitch and 2 rows of the pattern stitch appears over the bodice. The short puffy sleeves are knit first then joined together at the bodice.
- Dress 2: The entire part of the skirt is done in 2 colors. The dress has 3/4 sleeves that you can make longer or shorter.
This PDF Knitting Pattern by Marinda Creations is designed to fit 18" dolls such as American Girl®.
Recommended Yarn: Any Light DK (Double knit ) / Weight 3 yarn or even a Sports weight that will give you the appropriate gauge.
Supplies Needed:
Colors and amounts used in cover examples:
Yarn -
Dress 1:
- Main Color: Stylecraft® Special Double Knit 28 grams = 90.0 yards / 82.3 m. Colorway - White
- Contrast Color: Stylecraft® Special Double knit 40 grams = 126.6 yards / 117.6 m. Colorway - Meadow
Dress 2:
- Main Color: Stylecraft® Special Double Knit 15 grams = 48.2 yards / 44.1 m. Colorway White
- Contrast Color: James C. Brett® Top Value 60 grams = 190.3 yards / 174.0 m. Colorway - Red
Yarns used by testers:
- Baby Georga Luv and size US 3 (2.75 mm + 3 mm) to obtain the right gauge.
- Sirdar Snuggly®
- Luv Baby DK®
- Caron® Simply soft
Other supplies:
- Straight or circular knitting needles sizes US 4 + 5 (3.50 mm + 3.75 mm).
- DPNS size US 4 (3.50 mm) x 2 for the I cord.
- 3/8’’ wide buttons x 5 for dress 1 and 4 for dress 2.
- Row counter or a pencil to tick of the rows as you knit
Skill Level: Intermediate
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