Barbie Colonial Outfit Crochet

Barbie is getting ready to celebrate the Fourth of July by getting in historical costume. This is a free Betsy Ross Barbie crochet pattern. I have Ken and Skipper finished and will be sharing their pictures soon. I am trying to see if I can adapt a Kelly pattern to let her join in the festivities, too. I need to get the package finished so it can be mailed before the holiday.

I used Red Heart and Caron One Pound Yarn to make her outfit. The pattern required an e hook. Barbie also needs four inches of 1/4" elastic for her waist band.

The cap was a great find. I have been looking for a simple pattern for this for a while now. One simple change I made to the pattern was to split the first row into two. Instead of sc 14 stitches into the circle I did seven and then increased two before moving on to the next row. I found I could not make the 14 sc work correctly for me. Others may have a different experience in making the pattern work. I also increased the pattern by alternating the dc with 2dc to make the hat larger for Barbie's head. My stitches may be tight, but I found the hat was tight when I added the tie before I added the increases. Again, others may have a different experience. I liked the outcome.

Barbie and American Girl Doll Free Patterns are listed on my blog at these locations:

Barbie Crochet and Sewing Page

Barbie Knitting Page

Ken Page

Kelly/Skipper Page

American Girl Doll Crochet and Sewing

American Girl Doll Knitting

Additional Doll Patterns also Available on the Holiday Blogs:

Valentines

Easter

Graduation

Patriotic

Halloween Page

Thanksgiving

Christmas

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Little Barbie on the Prairie

While never a fan of the tv show, I was a huge fan of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Little House book series as a child. I read the books before the series and our teachers brought the books alive with costumes, plays, and events designed to engage us not just in the stories, but the time period that surrounded the life the family led.

When I saw this pattern online, it was a chance to share with the next generation not only my love of the stories, which I have by making sure each family has a complete set of the books, but to share the fun of engaging in the play that goes along with the stories.




This outfit was challenging because I was substituting Luster Sheen for thread. I played with the gauge and thought I had the correct hook for the project based on the gauge requirements. Unfortunately, the arms are larger than I wanted. For the next one I will use the same hook for the body of the dress but decrease hook size for the arms.

For those looking for the pattern it is an out of print Annie’s Fashion Doll Club Pattern, Prairie Dress FC20-01. From my searches, it appears to be frequently available on most vintage fashion doll pattern resale sites.

If you are looking for free Barbie patterns please see the Barbie Fashion Doll Page for links to free patterns.


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