On Ravelry a group of us had fun making our own versions of a doll dress for a Gotz doll which is on a Pinterest board. (There is no pattern available.).
I decided to make something similar for my Les Cheries 2001 dolls Clara and Camille. This is the pattern I came up with. Hope you like it.
Notions:
50 g Light
fingering weight
yarn.
Needles:
US 1.5/2.5mm.
(or
those you need to obtain gauge)
Darning
needle.
Stitch
markers
or waste yarn.
3
small
buttons.
Difficulty:
Gauge: 9
sts
x 11
rows
= 1 inch. In stockinette.
Abbreviations:
Co:
cast on.
Bo:
bind off.
K:
knit
P:
purl
St-stitch:
Sts- stitches
K2
tog: Knit two stitches together as one
stitch.
Ssk:
Slip, slip, knit, slip 2 stitches and knit them together.
Yo:
yarn over
dd:
Slip 1, knit 2sts together and pass slipped stitch over. (Double
decrease)
m1l:
Insert the left-hand needle from front to back under the strand of
yarn which runs between the stitch just worked and the next stitch on
the left-hand needle. Knit this stitch through the back loop.
m1r:
Insert the left-hand needle from the back to front under the strand
of yarn which runs between the stitch just worked and the next stitch
on the left-hand needle. Knit this stitch through the front loop.
Bh:
button hole.
Co
37 sts.
1-2:
Knit.
3:
S1, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, m1r, k1, m1l, k5, m1r, k1, m1l, k11, m1r, k1,
m1l, k5, m1r,k1,m1l, k6.
4:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4. (45sts)
5:
S1, k6, m1r, k1, m1l, k7, m1r, k1, m1l, k13, m1r, k1, m1l,
k7, m1r,k1,m1l, k7.
6:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4. (53sts)
7:
S1, k7, m1r, k1, m1l, k9, m1r, k1, m1l, k15, m1r, k1, m1l,
k9, m1r, k1, m1l, k8.
8:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4. (61sts)
9:
S1, k8, m1r, k1, m1l, k11, m1r, k1, m1l, k4, yo, k3, dd, k3, yo, k4,
m1r, k1, m1l, k11, m1r, k1, m1l, k9.
10:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4. (69sts)
11:
S1, k9, m1r, k1, m1l, k13, m1r, k1, m1l, k6, yo, k2, dd, k2, yo, k6,
m1r, k1, m1l, k13, m1r, k1, m1l, k10.
12:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4. (77sts)
13:
S1, k10, m1r, k1, m1l, k15, m1r, k1, m1l, k8, yo, k1, dd, k1,
yo, k8, m1r, k1, m1l, k15, m1r, k1, m1l, k11.
14:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4. (85sts)
15:
S1, k11, m1r, k1, m1l, k17, m1r, k1, m1l, k10, yo, dd, yo,
k10, m1r, k1, m1l, k17, m1r, k1, m1l, k12.
16:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4. (93sts)
17:
S1, k1, yo, k2tog, k9, m1r, k1, m1l, k19, m1r, k1, m1l, k3,
yo, k3, dd, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, dd, k3, yo, k3, m1r, k1, m1l, k19,
m1r, k1, m1l, k13.
18:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4. (101sts)
19:
S1, k13, k23sts for sleeve, turn work, k23, turn work, bo
23sts. Knit central sts; k5, yo, k2, dd,
k2, yo, k3, yo, k2, dd, k2, yo, k5, k23sts for sleeve, turn work,
k23, turn work, bo 23sts.
20:
S1, k3, p47, k4. (55sts)
21:
S1, k19, yo, k1, dd, k1, yo, k5, yo, k1, dd, k1, yo, k20.
22:
S1, k3, p47, k4. (55sts)
23:
S1, k20, yo, dd, yo, k7, yo, dd, yo, k21.
24:
S1, k3, p47, k4. (55sts)
25:
S1, k11, ssk, k2tog, k7, yo, k3, dd, k3, yo, k7, ssk, k2tog,
k12.
26:
S1, k3, p43, k4. (51sts)
27:
S1, k10, ssk, k2tog, k7, yo, k2, dd, k2, yo, k7, ssk, k2tog,
k11.
28:
S1, k3, p39, k4. (47sts)
29:
S1, k20, yo, k1, dd, k1, yo, k21.
30:
S1, k3, p39, k4. (47sts)
31:
S1, k21, yo, dd, yo, k22.
32:
S1, k3, p39, k4. (47sts)
33:
S1, k46.
34:
S1, k3, p39, k4. (47sts).
Start
knitting skirt in the round.
Knit
together the first 5 and last 5 sts overlapping the buttonhole
border. Continue working as for round 1. (It would be helpful to
place a marker at beginning of round)
1:
*K1, yo, k1, p1, repeat from * to end of round
2:
*K3, p1. Repeat from * to end of round.
3:
*K2, yo, k1, p1, repeat from * to end of round
4:
*K4, p1. Repeat from * to end of round.
5:
*K3, yo, k1, p1, repeat from * to end of round
6:
*K5, p1. Repeat from * to end of round.
Continue
working as before to the desired length. I did 34 rounds.
On
the pink version I added a knit round and a purl round before binding
off. That does help with the drape of the dress.
This
does need blocking to drape well.
I also made this version for my Gotz Hannah doll.
And one failed attempt turned into a cute top for my Disney animator! (One good thing about having different sorts of dolls is that I am sure to find one it does fit even when it doesn't fit who it was supposed to! Lol!)
It isn't always easy to get the correct size and often I have to go back to the drawing board and try again! That is a part of doll kntting designing.
I hope you enjoyed this.
ETA: I have corrected a couple of typos on the skirt instructions.
ETA: I have corrected a couple of typos on the skirt instructions.
