Size: fits 11.5" fashion doll
Materials: crochet cotton Clea #262
1.75mm steel crochet hook
5mm pearl
Gauge: 12 sts=1"
5dc rows=1"
Instructions:
Notes: beg ch does not count as st
Dc2tog: (yo, insert hk in next st, yo, draw up a lp on hk, yo, draw thru 2 lps on hk) twice, yo, draw thru all 3 lps on hk.
Skirt
Row 1: ch28, sc in 2nd ch from hk and ea ch across, turn. (27sc)
Row 2: ch1, sc in ea sc across, turn (27sc)
Row 3: ch1, 2sc in first 13 sc, sc in next sc, 2sc in last 13 sc, turn (53 sc)
Row 4: wrk in back lps for this rnd only, ch2, 2dc in same st, sk next sc, sc in next sc, sk next sc, *in next sc wrk, 2dc, ch1, 2dc: shell made, sk next sc, sc in next sc, sk next sc; rep from * across, 2dc in last sc, turn, (12 full shells)
Row 5: ch1, sc in same st, shell in next sc, * sc in ch1sp of shell, shell in next sc; rep from * across, sc in last dc, turn (13 shells).
Row 6: ch2, 2dc in same st, sc in next ch1sp, *shell in next sc, sc in next ch1sp; rep from * across, 2dc in last sc, turn (12 full shells).
Row 7-8: Rep rows 5&6. At end of row 8, ch1, join to first dc with sl st, turn.
Row 9: ch1, wrk sc in ch1sp, in next sc wrk shell, *sc in next ch1sp, shell in next sc; rep from * around, join with sl st to first sc, turn (12shells).
Rnd 10: ch2, 2dc in same st as joining, sc in next ch1sp, *wrk shell in next sc, sc in next ch1sp; rep from * around, 2dc in same st as first 2dc, ch1, join to first dc, turn (12 shells)
Rnd 11- 18: Rep rnds 9 & 10. At end of rnd 18, finish off.
Top
Join thread to left of back opening in unused lps of beg ch.
Row 1: ch1, sc in ea ch across, turn (27sc).
Row 2: ch2, dc2tog twice, dc in next 8sc, 2dc in next sc, 2dc in next sc, dc in next 8sc, dc2tog twice, turn. (25 dc)
Row 3: ch2, dc2tog twice, dc in next 7dc, 2dc in next dc, dc in next dc, 2dc in next 7, dc2tog twice, turn (23 dc)
Row 4: ch2, dc2tog twice, dc in next 6dc, 2dc in next dc, dc in next dc, 2dc in next dc, dc in next 6, dc2tog twice, turn (21dc)
Row 5: ch2, dc2tog twice, dc in next 5dc, 2dc in next dc, dc in next dc, 2dc in next dc, dc in next 5, dc2tog twice, turn (19 dc)
Row 6: ch2, dc2tog twice, dc in next 2dc, 4dc in next 2 dc, dc in ea of next 3dc, 4dc in next 2 dc, dc in next 2 dc, dc2tog twice, turn (27dc)
Row 7: ch2, dc2tog twice, dc in next 2 dc, 2dc in ea of next 3 dc, dc in next 9 dc, 2dc in ea of next 3 dc, dc in next 2 dc, dc2tog twice, turn (29 dc)
Row 8: ch2, dc2tog twice, dc in next 2 dc, dc2tog 3 times, dc in next 5dc, dc2tog 3 times, dc in next 2 dc, dc2tog twice, turn (19 dc)
Row 9: ch2, dc2tog twice, dc in next 2 dc, dc2tog once, dc in next 3dc, dc2tog once, dc in next 2dc, dc2tog twice, turn (13 dc)
Row 10: ch2, dc2tog 3 times, dc in next dc, dc2tog 3 times, turn (7 dc)
Row 11: ch2, dc2tog, dc in next 3 dc, dc2tog, turn (5 dc)
Row 12: ch2, dc2tog once, dc in next dc, dc2tog once, turn (3 dc)
Row 13: ch2, dc in ea dc, ch40, sl st in ea ch , sl st across to first dc, ch40, sl st in ea ch. Finish off & weave in ends.
Button
To make buttonhole, join thread at waist, ch4, sl st in end of row 2 of skirt. Finish off and weave in ends. Sew pearl opposite to buttonhole.
