Ken Doll Free Patterns

Ken now has enough of his own free pattern links to earn his own blog page. As always as more patterns are found you can find them here.

Please check out the other blog pages for free Barbie, Kelly, and Skipper Patterns

Barbie Crochet and Sewing

Barbie Knitting

Kelly and Skipper


Ken:

Crochet:

Outfits:

Ken Basic Outfit Patterns

Costumes Historical and Other Ken's have K in front of Title

Ken Tux

Ken Tux Thread

Ken Vest

Character or Historical Costumes:

Ken Baseball Hat

Ken Camelot Heartland Prairie currently not available with Wayback machine

Ken Colonial Outfit

Ken Cowboy


Ken Edwardain Outfit

Ken Egyptian Outfit Page 2

Ken Gypsy

Ken Knight thread

Ken Native American

Ken Prince

Ken Prince 2

Ken Riker from Star Trek

Ken Riverboat Gambler

Ken Sailor

Ken Sports Outfits and Period Costumes

Ken Turn of the Century

Knitting:

Bulky Sweater

Car Coat

Slacks and Cardigan

Sock Yarn Sweater

Striped Polo Shirt

Swim Trunks

Tennis Outfit

Winter Clothes

Sewing:

Molendrix Couple of Ken Outfits Obi Wan, Celebron





I am only starting to find GI Joe Patterns so until there are enough he will be hanging out here with Ken.

GI Joe

Knit:

Pants

Sewing:

Kilt


Check out the Holiday Blogs for more free Barbie and Ken Patterns

Valentine's Day Knit and Crochet

St. Patrick's Day

Easter

Halloween

Patriotic

Graduation

Thanksgiving

Christmas






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Barbie and Fashion Doll Free Knitting Patterns

Barbie has outgrown her original blog page and requires more space. I will be setting up blog pages for Ken and Kelly to make more space on the original page. As always when I find new patterns I will add them here.

The Original Barbie Blog Page with Free Crochet and Sewing Patterns can be found here.

Ken Patterns

Kelly and Skipper

Knitting for Barbie:

Pattern Sites for Barbie Clothes:

ABC Knitting Patterns

Allcrafts

Bev's Country Cottage

Kiwi Several Knit Patterns

Knitting n Crochet 4 Fun Barbie Outfit

Knitting on the Net

Knitting Patterns

Knitty Chick

Jessica Tromp

Vintage Patterns

Woolworks Pattern Collection no pictures

Rescued from the Wayback Machine:

Grandmother's Dollhouse Scroll Down for Index



Dresses and Outfits:

Bikini

Cruise Outfit

Dress and Stole

Holiday Dress

Lacy Party Dress

Long Skirt and Sweater Set

Marilyn Monroe Dress

Pink dress click for English PDF directions

Party Dress

Prairie Skirt

Rainbow Gown

Rainbow Top

Skating Outfit

Skirt and Shell

Skirt and Top Click for English PDF

Summer Outfit with Skirt

Sundress for Barbie or Skipper Scroll Down

Tube Dress

Zigzag Dress Click for English PDF

Sweaters, Pants, Capes, Ponchos, Pants, Jackets

Craftbits Sweater

Raglan Sweater

Shrug

Shrug

Sweater Basic Pattern

Top Down Seamless Pants

V Neck Sweater

Vintage Coat Pattern

Hats, Socks, Shoes, Undergarments

Barbie Undies

Ragg Hiking Socks

Loom Knitting:

Poncho

Check out the Holiday Blogs for more free Barbie Patterns

Valentine's Day Knit and Crochet

St. Patrick's Day

Easter

Halloween

Patriotic

Graduation

Thanksgiving

Christmas




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Fashion Doll Outfit Packaging

I make fashion doll clothes as gifts and I am finding as I get them ready to wrap that some are more complicated than others for children to put on the doll. When I was working on the outfits I had the completed pattern picture to work from when crocheting the project and then dressing the doll. I realized my recipients might also benefit from assistance so I decided to package the gifts so that the recipient could see how the outfit was supposed to look on the doll, not just have a series of clothing pieces.




During a discussion with my Aunt, she suggested this was a great idea to share with others, so I decided to take some pictures of the Pilgrim outfit packaging before it begins its journey. It is nothing fancy, but it does give the girl a picture of how the doll outfit looks when worn.

The process was as simple as printing the digital photograph I had already taken for the blog and sliding it into a storage bag. I had no idea that copy paper would even fit in a storage bag without needing to be sized. The baggie protects the dress for shipping or even provides simple storage. The child can keep the picture or not, just as they do with commercial packaging.

Fashion Doll Shorts and Top

One thing I have discovered working on fashion doll and Barbie clothes is that I end up with other outfits as I work on new patterns. When I started, working on the gauge for the Peasant outfit Barbie ended up with several summer tops and I realized it actually made a cute top pattern. I was looking for an additional birthday gift so I crocheted a pair of shorts that I wrote about recently to give with the new top. I even made an additional top to keep for a Christmas present. The original top unfortunately was a clear indication that the hook and yarn I was using did not match the gauge I was attempting. I ended up increasing the top hook by two sizes and keeping the skirt size as listed for best fit.

The top in this picture was created using the upper part of the Polish Peasant Dress in Fashion Doll Wardrobe International 87D10. The shorts are from Leisure Arts Hawaiian Honeymoon Fashion Doll Wardrobe, 2132. I am actually considering using the long sleeved shirt to go with a pair of ski pants I have made. I will post a picture and details if I complete that task.

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Barbie Spring Dress

This was created using the Springtime Sun Dress pattern created by Joyce Bishop. The pattern can be found in Annie's Pattern Club Fashion Doll Quick and Easy, 87D20.

I made two of these for Easter. The one pictured was crocheted using Bernat Satin sport yarn and the other in traditional pink sports yarn. This was one of my more challenging fashion doll projects to date. The yarn choices were interesting. The pink sports yarn presented certain challenges, the Satin others. The Satin slid through some of the tighter areas, but frayed more around the edges. That proved challenging during assembly and presents concerns for wear since these will be used for kids’ toys.

The Ken shorts made with the Satin did not create nearly the same challenges. This was likely because the stitches were much simpler and there were fewer edges requiring finishing. Further research should help me become better acquainted with using the Satin in these projects.

For practice purposes, I think I will create the next few in traditional sports yarn to master the actual technique before adding more challenges to the project.

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