Lil Cutesies Christmas Dress

The Lil Cutesies doll is next up for a Christmas outfit. I went back to the Petite Doll's outfit I wrote about last week changing to Christmas colors and making the corrections in the skirt following the directions for a dc ch dc v-stitch to a 2 dc ch 2 dc v-stitch in the second row which makes for a puffier skirt.

The dress and shoes are made using a Petite Designs pattern that can be purchased here. The hat is again adapted from the free Barbie Santa hat available here.

Notes:

I've started to use size 3 thread for some of the smaller baby doll dresses as I'm fining them to be a bit large with the sport baby yarn. The red sport I have is slightly heavier than current baby yarn which makes it even less helpful for these outfits.

The white and red are Aunt Lydia's. The green is Thread Art. When I start buying thread again I'm going to need some darker greens in all numbers if I want to do the Christmas project again for next year's donation.

I did rows 1 and 2 skippped to 4

I join all rows no need to close back.

I decreased the panty rows down to 3 and this made for a better fitting panty. It reduced the width for the front of the panties but this was not a huge issue as they tend to be incredibly bulky in full.

Hat:

I needed a chain of 50 to get the hat to fit around the doll's head. Over the white base rows I reduced to the original count and the thread stretched quite well. I was then able to follow the pattern as written.

The pom pom continues to be the pattern I've used for all of these dolls and then sewn on to the hat. I've never been great at making traditional pom poms and these don't tend to shed.

Lots to Love 10 Inch Baby Doll Sleep Sack

December turned out to be an appointment month which allowed me to finish off another sleep item for the donation a little less than ten days before Christmas.

This is a free pattern you can find here.

Notes:

I used an I hook for this project.

I add an extra row before the final row for this doll.

The yarn is Herrschners' Worsted 8 Baby Stripes Pastel Rainbow. I found this yarn works a little better for the smaller dolls than the Red Heart yarn. I still use traditional worsted for the larger 16 inch baby dolls.

Lil Cutesies Dress, Hairband and Shoes Set

December was a busy month for starting the 2026 project. I'm preposting into January as I'm working on some Christmas outfits and thought it would be better to post them closer to the holiday when possible.

With this project finished Lil Cutesies enters the 2026 donation project.

I've been working on adapting Petite Doll Designs so they fit the Little Cutesies doll a bit better. I love being able to use yarn over thread but over the years I've come to realize that these projects can be a bit bulky with the baby yarn and I've been working on using thread. I realized I actually converted one to size 10 thread last year. I really do need to read my notes before tackling these projects. I took notes on my phone this year and then printed the changes I made to add to my pattern sleeve for this pattern.

This is a Petite Creative Design pattern available for purchase here.

Notes:

I changed to size 3 thread this year and liked that it was a little less bulky. I noticed in another post for a different pattern that I tried size 10 with a few changes and it worked and I'd think about that for next year.

I did rows 1 and 2 skippped to 4

I join all rows no need to close back.

I needed to decrease the crotch to 4 stitches to get the panties to fit. This is another reason to consider using size 10. Even size 3 is bulky.

Increase to 12

Sew to waist

Do additional top rows in sc

Skirt row 1 and 2 are not the same it changes look of skirt

This is why this verstion doesn't flow as well. Not sure I'll have a chance to come back and try it again this year but an important not for future projects.

Finish legs

5 dc rather than 7 crochet shell for bottom of skirt. If I follow the change of skirt pattern the 7 dc would likely fit.

Finish top of bodice with alternate color