My Life Dress with Ribbed Waist

After making the Ribbed Skirt I realized it had been a while since I checked the designers store to see if I had all the patterns I wanted for the donation. For some reason I had missed downloading the free pattern for this dress. You can find it here.

I needed a break from adapting Barbie patterns and this seemed like a great break as it is a very straight forward pattern.

Notes:

I used an I hook for this pattern.

This was a chance to use some of the yarn I found stashed behind my donations that I have vowed to use up this year. I believe this is Caron Simply Soft.

An additional note related to that I likely would think about using an H hook with a heavier yarn like Super Saver or Pounder. Herschnerrs likely would need the I hook. I can't ever remember being able to use the suggested G hook for the 18 inch doll and getting it to fit on any pattern. It's all about our own gauge.

Another personal note the count for Row 1 is correct. Don't count the spaces in the V stitches as this throws it off. I add notes for myself because I will sometimes be fine the next time I make a project or sometimes it becomes a chronic issue I need to remind myself to watch.

There is no pattern for the hairband but having made another one recently I kept chaining until I could make a bow I liked. I know it was slightly less than 200.

I finished the back with an H hook and used a snap to close the dress.

The shoes are my go to shoes for the 18 inch dolls and come from Sweet Silver Creation's Sailor Doll Pattern that can be purchased here. It was slightly more challenging with the lighter Caron yarn but I didn't have heavier yarn that would work with this color. I use an H hook for the shoes. The pattern calls for sport yarn which I use for the dress but the shoes don't fit for me unless I use worsted 4, clearly not on the lighter side of 4.