American Girl Doll Mohair Glamour Dress with Ruffles and Detached Lace Collar

Transcription

1 Pattern is copyright ABC Knitting Patterns. All rights reserved. Do not copy, share, re-sell, reproduce or otherwise distribute this pattern without permission. This pattern is available for free at American Girl Doll Mohair Glamour Dress with Ruffles and Detached Lace Collar Difficulty level: Intermediate Free Doll Dress Knitting Pattern

2 This doll dress features evenly spaced ruffles. I used a contrasting, fuzzy mohair yarn for these. I used the same yarn for the lace at the sleeves and the detachable collar. The dress is knitted seamlessly, top-down, in stockinette stitch. It is worked back and forth to about the waist (forming the rear opening). After that, it is worked in rounds to form the skirt. It features raglan-style sleeves. The ruffles are added to the dress afterwards. Materials: Knit Picks Palette fingering weight 100% wool yarn 231 yds (210 m)/ 50 g 2 balls Super Kydd by Ellan lace weight yarn (70% Super Kid Mohair 30% Nylon) 25 g 237 m/259 yds 1 ball 4 stitch markers, 2 pieces of waste yarn, sewing thread of contrast color and of matching color, sewing needle, tapestry needle, 14" long piece of ¼" wide satin ribbon Sew-on plastic or metallic snaps Needles: US # 1 (2.25 mm) circular needles and double pointed needles (dpn) for sleeves, and US # 2 (2.75 mm) circular needles and dpn for ruffles and collar, OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE. Gauge: 30 sts x 40 rows = 4" x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) Abbreviations: k - knit p - purl k2tog - knit 2 together ssk slip, slip, knit (left slanting decrease) kfr&b - knit into front and back pu&k- pick up and knit yo yarn over m1 - make 1 increase - I used the increase described by Elizabeth Zimmerman: make a backward loop over the right-hand needle and in the next row/round purl/knit as a regular stitch. RS - right side WS - wrong side Pattern Notes: Stockinette in rows: Row 1 (RS): knit Row 2: purl Repeat 2 rows. Stockinette in rounds: All rounds knit. Garter stitch in rows: All rows sts knit Garter Stitch in rounds: Round 1: purl Round 2: knit

3 Repeat 2 rounds. The selvedge/edge stitches are worked as follows: knit the first st and purl the last one. Raglan increases: Increase for raglan by making 1 st (m1) on each side of marked stitch. Dress The dress is worked top-down back-and-forth, then in-the-round with raglan sleeves and button band on the back. The button band is worked in garter stitch. The sleeves are worked on dpn in the round. The dress is worked on # 1 (2.25 mm) needles, the ruffles and the collar are worked on # 2 (2.75 mm) needles. With smaller circular needles (2.25 mm) and main yarn, cast on 52 sts. Yoke Knit 2 rows Distribute the stitches and place stitch markers: 1 edge, 3 button band, 4 right back, 1 raglan (place the marker), 10 sleeve, 1 raglan (place marker), 12 front, 1 raglan (place marker), 10 sleeve, 1 raglan (place marker), 4 left back, 3 button band, 1 edge. Row 3 (RS) and all odd rows knit. Starting with Row 3 make raglan increases before and after each raglan stitch. In this way you'll increase the number of stitches in each odd row by 8. Row 4 and all even rows: knit 4 (1 edge and 3 button band), purl all sts to the last 4 sts, knit 3 (button band), purl 1 (edge). Work as established, in stockinette, 24 rows in all.

4 Divide for the sleeves and bodice: Row 27: 1 edge, k 20, transfer the next 34 sts to a piece of waste yarn, cast on 3, k 38, transfer the next 34 sts to a piece of waste yarn, cast on 3, k 20, p 1(edge).

5 Bodice Row 28: 1 edge, k 3, purl all sts including the cast-on ones, to the last 4, k 3, p 1. Thread needle with the sewing thread of the contrast color and pull it through all stitches on the knitting needles, do not pull off the needle. In this way, we are marking the row to which we'll later attach a ruffle. Row 29 : k 4, *k 1, kfr&b - repeat from * 39 times, k 3, p1. = 125 sts Rows work as established - odd rows: knit, even rows: k4, purl all sts to the last 4, k 3, p 1. Row 51/round 1: transfer the last 4 sts (button band) to a spare needle, position them under the 4 beginning sts (button band), hold the left needle and the spare one in left hand, with the right needle: insert it in the first st on the left needle, then in the first st on the spare needle and knit both sts together. Repeat with the remaining 3 sts. In this way, we close the dress seamless into a round. Place the marker after the first 2 sts of the button band (that is, in the middle of the button band). This will be the beginning of the round. Knit the round to the end. Insert thread of a contrast color into the stitches of the 1st round. Round 2: *k1, kfr&b - repeat to the end of the round. = 141 sts Work as established 24 more rounds. Insert thread of the contrast color into the stitches on the 25th round. Work rounds in garter stitch : even rounds purl, odd round knit. Bind off.

6 Sleeve Sleeves are worked on dpn 2.25 mm: Transfer 34 sts from the waste yarn and distribute them on dpn, pu&k 3 sts underarm, place marker on the second underarm stitch, this will be the beginning of the round = 37 sts Knit 45 rounds. Bind off. Ruffles: With circular needles # 2 (2.75 mm) and mohair yarn, pick up and knit (pu&k) the stitches in the first marked row. DO NOT pick up stitches of the button band. Please note that in this photo the ruffles are knit with blue wool Row 2 purl. Row 3: k 1, *k1, kfr&b - repeat across to the last st, purl the last st. Row 4: k 1, purl the rest. Row 5: knit to the last, purl the last st. Ruffles in the round With needles # 2 (2.75 mm) and mohair yarn, pu&k the stitches in the marked rounds, hem and sleeve hems (on sleeves work with dpn). Mark the beginning of the round. Round 2 knit. Round 3: *k1, kfr&b -repeat across. Knit 2 more rounds. Bind off. Finishing Weave in all yarn ends. Sew on snaps to the button band.

7 Collar Collar is worked with mohair yarn on 2.75 mm needles Cast on 9 sts and knit 2 foundation rows. Row 1: k 2, yo, k2tog, k 3, yo twice, p2tog = 10 sts Row 2: k 1, p 1, k 7, p 1 = 10 sts Row 3: k 2, yo, k2tog, k 2, p 4 = 10 sts Row 4: ssk (slip the first st, knit the second, put the fist st over the second one), k 7, p 1 = 9 sts Repeat rows 1-4 until the piece measures 11". Work 2 rows in garter st. Bind off. Finishing Weave in yarn ends. Insert ribbon in eyelet row. Enjoy!

8

9