Free knitting pattern for doll wrap

Notions:

30g Dk weight yarn

Needles: US 3 / 3 mm. (or those you need to obtain gauge)

Darning needle.

Stitch holder or waste yarn.

Abbreviations:

Co: cast on.

Bo: bind off.

K: knit

P: purl

St-stitch: Sts- stitches

Co 31sts

1: P1, (k5, p1,) x4, k6.

2: P1, knit to end of row.

3- 20: as rows 1-2.

21: P1, k5, p1, k5, p1, (kfb,)x5, p1, k5, p1, k6.

22: P1, k12, (k1, place one stitch on holder,)x5, k13.

The 5sts on holder are used to work the tab separately. They should be held on the front side of work.

23: P1, (k5, p1,) x4, k6.

24: P1, knit to end of row.

25-30: as 23-24.

Place 5sts from holder onto a needle, Join separate yarn and knit 8rows. Start working on main piece again joining tab as follows:

31: P1, k5, p1, k5, p1, (k1st from tab with one from wrap,)x5, p1, k5, p1, k6.

32: P1, knit to end of row.

33-40: As rows 1-2.

Start short row section:

A: P1, k5, p1, k5, p1, k5, p1, k5, p1, turn work, k25. (Just leave the other sts on the needle, no need to wrap.)

B: P1, k5, p1, k5, p1, k5, p1, turn work, k19.

C: P1, k5, p1, k5, p1, turn work, k13.

D: P1, k5, p1, turn work, k7.

E: P1, k5, p1, k5, p1, k5, p1, k5, p1, k6, turn work, p1, k30.

Repeat from row A for a total of 20 repeats.

Start working straight once more:

1: P1, (k5, p1,) x4, k6.

2: P1, knit to end of row.

3-40: as rows 1-2.

Bind off.

Weave in yarn ends.

Leg warmers.

Cast on 30 sts.

1-3: K1, p1, to end.

4-7: Knit.

8: Purl.

9-13: Knit.

14: Purl.

15-19: Knit.

20: Purl.

21-23: Knit.

24-26: K1, p1, to end.

Bind off in rib.

Sew sides together to form back seam. Weave in yarn ends.

Patricia Renwick © Copyright January 2018.

All rights reserved. You may sell items made from this pattern but not the pattern. Please respect my design rights. 

Ellowyne Wilde Summer Madness.

Summer has arrived and I have finally been doing a little bit of sewing. 
There was a sew-along on the Ravelry Ellowyne group using a free pattern: Holiday Madness. 

She always looks so dramatic! No simple dresses for her!

Even with a simple dress she looks special.

I sewed it as for pattern and then as my Ellowyne is such a drama queen I added a ruffle to the hem! I think she looks lovely! (and so does she! Lol!)

Now to get sewing some things for my other dolls so I brush up my sewing knowhow. I feel I have forgotten all I ever knew!

I hope to show some other clothes soon!

Lacy Shrug for 13-16 inch dolls

Lacy Shrug:

Notions:

lace weight yarn.

Needles: US 0/ 2mm. (or those you need to obtain gauge)

Darning needle.

Stitch markers or waste yarn.

Difficulty:

Gauge: 8 sts x 16 rows = 1 inch. In garter stitch

Garter stitch section is 4”.

Width is 8”.

Abbreviations:

Co: cast on.

Bo: bind off.

K: knit

St-stitch: Sts- stitches

K2 tog: Knit two stitches together as one stitch.

K3 tog: Knit three stitches together as one stitch.

Double yo: double yarn over. Wrap yarn twice around needle. This stitch will be knit as one stitch through one yo on following row. It only gives a slightly bigger yo for a lacier effect.

Stitch count varies from row to row. You should have 60sts again after row 20. (Counting double yo as one stitch!)

Cast on 60sts.

1: K2, double yo, k2tog, k3; turn.

2: K7.

3: K1, k2tog, double yo, k2tog, k3, k2tog, double yo, k1, k2tog, double yo, k47.

4: K2, double yo, k2tog, k3; turn.

5: K7.

6: K1, k2tog, double yo, k2tog, k3, k2tog, double yo, k1, k2tog, double yo, k46.

7: K1, k2tog, double yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, double yo, k1, k2tog, double yo, k47.

8: K1, k2tog, double yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, double yo, k1, k2tog, double yo, k46.

9: K1, k2tog, double yo, k3tog, double yo, k1, k2tog, double yo, k2; turn.

10: K10.

11: K2, double yo, k1, double yo, k2tog, k1, double yo, k2tog, k47.

12: K1, k2tog, double yo, k3tog, double yo, k1, k2tog, double yo, k2; turn.

13: K10.

14: K2, double yo, k1, double yo, k2tog, k1, double yo, k2tog, k47.

15: K2, double yo, k3, double yo, k2tog, k1, double yo, k2tog; turn.

16: K11.

17: K2, double yo, k5, double yo, k2tog, k1, double yo, k2tog, k45.

18: K2, double yo, k3, double yo, k2tog, k1, double yo, k2tog; turn.

19: K11.

20: K2, double yo, k5, double yo, k2tog, k1, double yo, k2tog, k47.

Repeat rows 1-20 for a total of 8 times.

Knit one row. (60 sts).

Bind off loosely.

Sew lace edges together. I used a simple overcast stitch. Look at photo. The same row is joined start and end forming arm opening.

Patricia Renwick © Copyright March 2017.

All rights reserved. You may sell items made from this pattern but not the pattern. Please respect my design rights. 

Belle

I have been busy working on uploading a new pattern today. I decided to call the dress "Belle" like one of my Disney Animator dolls. As usual it is available on Ravelry.

It is a pretty lacy dress which is relatively quick and easy to make. Knit flat topdown with a simple lace pattern on the skirt. 

These dolls are so much fun to dress. It can become addictive. 

Now I need to start working on some other projects though! Be back soon!

Blue Tits and Mulan!

The weather has recently been cold with rain, hail and snow. Most unusual for us.

I started feeding the birds from my window. Although it is hard to take a photo I managed to snap this one. 

There are several who come. Most are blue tits but others arrive as well. 


My doll collection is still growing. I found Mulan on Ebay. Description said she was dirty and ok for "spare parts!" Well I just couldn't allow that! I put in an offer for half of the small amount they were asking and it was accepted within minutes. I wondered just how dirty and poor condition she was!

She arrived yesterday. Actually the only thing wrong was her matted hair!

A wash and combing session soon fixed that. Boo lent her a clean dress until I have time to make her something especially for her! 

Here she is:

Isn't she beautiful now? I think she is really happy to have arrived here!

Elf on a Shelf Hat

Elf on a Shelf Hat:

Made for my Hopscotch Hill doll using fingering yarn with size 2.5 needles.If you use bigger needles and thicker yarn it will fit American Girl size dolls.

Knitted flat version:

Cast on 46 sts.

1: Knit.

2: Purl.

3-16: As rows 1-2.

17: K1, (k9,k2tog)x4, k1. (42sts)

18: Purl.

19: Knit.

20: Purl.

21: K1, (k8, k2tog)x4, k1. (38sts)

22: Purl.

23: Knit.

24: Purl.

25: K1, (k7, k2tog)x4, k1. (34sts)

26: Purl.

27: Knit.

28: Purl.

29: K1, (k6, k2tog)x4, K1. (30sts)

30: Purl.

31: Knit.

32: Purl.

33: K1, (k5, k2tog)x4, K1. (26sts)

34: Purl.

35: Knit.

36: Purl.

37: K1, (k4, k2tog)x4, K1. (22sts)

38: Purl.

39: Knit.

40: Purl.

41: K1, (k3, k2tog)x4, K1. (18sts)

42: Purl.

43: Knit.

44: Purl.

45: K1, (k2, k2tog)x4, K1. (14sts)

46: Purl.

47: Knit.

48: Purl.

49: K1, (k1, k2tog)x4, K1. (10sts)

50: Purl.

51: Knit.

52: Purl.

53: K1, (k2tog)x4, K1. (6sts)

54: Purl.

55: Knit.

56: Purl.

57: K1, (k2tog)twice, K1. (4sts)

58: Break yarn and thread through remaining sts to close. Sew seam neatly.

Knitted in the round version:

Cast on 44 sts. Join to knit in the round.

1: Knit.

2: Knit

3-16: As rows 1-2.

17: (k9,k2tog)x4, (40sts)

18-20: Knit.

21: (k8, k2tog)x4. (36sts)

22-24: Knit.

25: (k7, k2tog)x4. (32sts)

26-28: Knit.

29: (k6, k2tog)x4. (28sts)

30-32: Knit.

33: (k5, k2tog)x4. (24sts)

34-36: Knit.

37: (k4, k2tog)x4. (20sts)

38-40: Knit

41:(k3, k2tog)x4. (16sts)

42-44: Knit.

45: (k2, k2tog)x4. (12sts)

46-48: Knit.

49: (k1, k2tog)x4. (8sts)

50-52: Knit.

53:(k2tog)x4. (4sts)

54-56: Knit.

Break yarn and thread through remaining sts to close. Sew seam neatly.

Sew a bell to top of hat.

Ariel's hair styling session.

I recently bought a couple of dolls on UK Ebay for the grand amount of £1.50. The postage cost me more. 
The one I was interested in was a Disney Merida (more about her another time) but there was an Ariel doll included which was a bit worse for wear. Together they cost far less than other Merida dolls available so I placed a bid and won them. A great deal.

Ariel's hair was in a really bad state so I decided to try my hand at restyling it. I am NOT good with hair at all, but figured that it couldn't turn out worse than it was! 

So armed with dish-soap, fabric conditioner, straws, clips and tissues I started! 


First I washed her hair with some normal dish-soap. Rinsed well and then treat it with fabric softener in fairly hot water. Let it soak a while and then combed and divided it into sections. This was the part I found hardest to do as I wasn't sure how it was best to divide the locks.


Then I rolled it with a little tissue paper onto the cut off straws and secured the curls with a hairgrip. 

Dipped her hair into warm water again once finished and left to dry. 

Today I took out the "curlers"and Tada!:

I think she looks far better! 

DD has already commented that she will style it better for me but I am really happy with the result. Not bad for a first try. Her hair feels really soft and is shiny. It was dry and not nice to touch! 

Ellowyne Simply Ella.

I have been working on some patterns recently. Finally I have another one available in my Ravelry store and I will be adding them to Etsy as soon as I find time! 

Ellowyne Wilde dolls are such lovely models. Really fun to knit for.

So elegant!

Ready to go out!

Simply Classical.

Dreary days.

Simply Ella.

Ellowyne.

Another look.

Blue eyes.

Happy Valentine's day!

I wonder how many of you celebrate Valentine's day. I don't but my daughter made these delicious cupcakes! 

It has been Busy Busy here!
There has been no time to update things on the blog recently. 

 I did  manage  to make Ellowyne a Valentine dress. My younger daughter made her the little necklace and bracelet to go with it. 
The dress will be a pattern once testing is complete. 

What I did publish was the "Biased" skirt for AG dolls. I have also made a matching sweater which is still being checked. 

Lots of projects being prepared so I hope to have news soon!