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Friends and creativity – My First Baby Born dress crochet pattern.

25th February 2012 by Jax Blunt 6 Comments

After a long day in London yesterday, obviously what I needed today was a quiet day at home. Just as obviously that’s not what I’m having ๐Ÿ˜‰ Instead I hauled myself out of bed, staggered through some housework, (never as much as I need to mind), wrangled children out of bed, and drove for an hour and a half so that Big could help a friend celebrate her birthday.

While the birthday girl and her posse were out at the cinema, Small, Smallest and I have been guests. And I’ve been working on the crocheted dress for Smallest’s My Little Baby Born 32cm Doll. I’ve written up my first ever pattern ๐Ÿ™‚

I wrote this up as I was doing a test dress, but I haven’t yet worked through it from scratch to check it’s OK.

(Oh, yarn is I suspect DK, and I’m using a 4.0mm hook, gauge is somewhere around 3sc to a cm. )

chain 34 plus 1 to turn

R1: 5 sc (corner: 1sc ch 1sc into next stitch) 5sc (corner) 10sc (corner) 5sc (corner) 5sc ch to turn.

R2: 6 sc (corner: 1hdc 2ch 1hdc into chain space, skip next sc) 6sc (corner) 11sc (corner) 6sc (corner) 6sc to end ch to turn.

R3: 7 sc (corner: hdc dc 2ch dc hdc into chain space) 7sc (corner) 12sc (corner) 7sc (corner) 7sc ch to turn.

R4: 8 sc (corner: hdc dc 2ch dc hdc into chain space) 8sc (corner) 13sc (corner) 8sc (corner) 8 sc to end turn.

Now you have a rectangle which you’re going to make into a bodice.

R5: 10sc finishing with one into chain space. Fold piece in half. sc through both chain spaces twice. Continue sc along long side – 16sc. sc into chain space and into opposing space twice to join second armhole.

R6: sc round. ch 1 to turn.

R7: sc round ch 1 join.

From now on work in rounds – sl st to join rounds. Ch 1

R8: sc round.

R9: hdc twice, 2hdc into next sc. repeat round. (to flare skirt out). sl to join ch 2.

R10: hdc round sl to join ch 2.

R11: hdc

R12: dc

R13: 2 dc 2dc into next dc repeat.

R14: trc.

R15: sc.

R16: dc.

R17: trc.

R18: trc.

That should make the dress long enough to cover the soft body. You can obviously go longer if you prefer ๐Ÿ™‚

Oh, yarn is I suspect DK, and I’m using a 4.0mm hook, gauge is somewhere around 3sc to a cm.

So there you go. A free dress pattern. That’s not a bad creative achievement for a Saturday afternoon ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  1. Another Goldfish says

    25th February 2012 at 11:05 pm

    I’d love to see a picture of your finished design!

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    • Jax says

      25th February 2012 at 11:46 pm

      I will be putting up a picture, probably tomorrow, when I’m back home and have proper camera and editing software ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  2. Linda says

    26th February 2012 at 7:18 am

    Now madly wishing I could crochet (I could once but have forgotten how to do more than basic chain stitch…) love to see a photo of the finished article too.

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  3. Midlife Singlemum says

    26th February 2012 at 7:40 am

    I’m also eagerly waiting for the photo. One of the simplest doll’s clothing items that my mum once made for my sister and I (one each) as part of our Hanukkah present were ponchos. Two knitted rectangles sewn end to side at both ends (you’ll have to try it with paper). Very effective and easy. She finished them off with some tassles 1970s style because, hey, it was the 1970s.

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  4. kay wilkinson says

    27th February 2012 at 9:41 pm

    I wish I could crochet too! That dress is so cute! By the way, do you realise you have an angel in doll form there? I swear it has a halo!

    Reply
  5. Mary says

    12th March 2012 at 7:59 am

    these patterns are always a mystery to me! – might as well be in a foreign language!!

    Reply

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