Lil Cutesies Dress, Headband and Shoes

This has become one of my go to patterns for the yearly doll donation for the Lil Cutesies doll. It works up quickly and is not too demanding. You can purchase Petite Designs Pattern here.

Notes:

I used a B hook for the entire pattern. In the future the only change I'd make is a larger hook for the flower.

I would love to try this with size 3 thread at some point to see if I could make the panties fit better. They are still big for this outfit.

I join the back rather than using a tie. The doll slides in easily enough.

This is made with Bernat Baby Sport in White, Pink, and Lavendar.

I missed this direction this year and had to pull it out. I leave a row off of the knickers that is added back in when I start to work on the bodice. The pants are long as it is and this helps decrease how long they sag. This let me use the actual first row of the bodice to crochet the row in back loops to allow me to use the front loops later for my my skirt row. Others may not find this necessary but I found it was much easier to get an even starter row for the skirt all around.

I've made notes for years about reading the directions that the first and second skirt directions are different. Oddly this year I followed that direction without an issue. I'll keep it here because each year what I miss is different.

Last year I made the two flowers this year I followed the directions making just one flower. I rather like the two flower look and would consider returning to it in the future.

The shoes continue to be a work in progress. Her feet never change but my crocheting clearly does and each year where I break to add the strap changes and adapts as somehow the shoe isn't fitting. I actually frogged the second shoe and remade it still fiddling with the pattern but I made it work.