Barbie Once Upon a Time

Still playing catch up with my fall donation projects I couldn't post without access to a computer.

I did get through the final donation box yesterday. I'm always amazed at how many amazing goodies people can fit into a mailing box, especially when I try to put the stuff back in the box. Sunday I finished my final doll project for the 2024 donation. Now I need to pack everything up and finish posting my notes so I can revisit these projects when I get stuck another time.

One of my goals for the Barbie donation was to visit some of my pattern collections and try some of the outfits I'd never made before. Clearly I'd bought the patterns for a reason. It was time to actually try them.

This pattern comes from Annie's Fashion Doll Crochet CLub. I mentioned previously I'd love to find an original complete binder as I do love these patterns for the donation. Some are more practical than others but I've found many to be useful for the donation.

This is a Joyce Bishop pattern number FCC07-04 Once Upon a Time.

I finished this one before Halloween and it was fun to work on a costume theme before the holidays. I used a combination of no longer available Red Heart Sport Yarn and Lion Brand Ice Cream Yarn for this project.

I used a G hook for the overskirt for the first row only and dropped to a C hook for the remaining rows. It is an odd combo but it made the skirt fit her hips without the skirt being too big.

I ended up adding a tie to fully close the back of the skirt. Different yarns can create different outcomes.

This was a fun Barbie princess outfit. I'd like to play with it more for the 2025 donation.