Lots to Love 14 Inch Doll Sweet Little Girl Romper

This is another one of Amy Carrico's doll patterns. She has a tendancy to rotate patterns she sells. This one is not currently available. As I've done previously should she list it again, I will add it to this post for anyone who might be interested in purchasing the pattern.

I titled this one Little Girl because she has another pattern with a similiar name that has a sweater and has the title Sweet Baby Boy Romper. When I made it the pattern was no longer available but later became available after I posted a blog about making the outfit in pink and yellow. When I saw it come online again I added the link to the post.

There are some designers that just seem to write the way I crochet. Amy's patterns for the most part seem to fall into that category. While I generally don't love crocheting pants with the legs first and joining, I can make it work for her footed pants when I've failed with other opened pants patterns.

I used Bernat Baby Sport yarn for this outfit with an E hook. The only adjustment I made was using an F hook for the headband as it was slightly challenging to get on and off with the e hook.

Lots to Love 14 Inch Baby Doll Bib

I mentioned in the previous Rag Doll Post that I'd been searching the Annie's Doll DVD Rom for new patterns and come across the Needlecrafts Shop's Sweet Cuddles 971016 leaflet that I adapted to make the sweater for that doll outfit.

While I was there I noticed a pattern for a baby bib that might be my solution for a smaller baby bib that would fit the Lots to Love Babies 14" Doll instead of adapting the pattern I'd used with the JC Toys 16-inch Soft Baby Dolls .

Notes:

Baby yarn created a very small bib so I moved up to worsted weight 4 yarn. I also added a few rows to the body of the bib to make it long enough. I added the trim and then used the trim yarn to make the ties.

Lots to Love 14 Inch Doll Hoodie and Pants

After I made the last outfit for the Lots to Love Babies 14" Dolland I couldn't find the pattern online I did more digging and found the designer had a limited presence on Etsy. I proceeded to buy the patterns that would work for the donation dolls. She has a few bed dolls that while pretty aren't right for this donation project. I left her a message asking if she will be offering any of her other doll patterns as I would love to buy them. The two I've made so far have me hooked on her style. You can purchase the Hoodie Short set pattern here.

I used Bernat Baby Big Ball Sport Yarn in Baby Blue and the variegated Baby Baby for this outfit. The suggested e hook worked for the entire outfit.

Notes:

I did add some extra rows to the top of the pants. This doll comes wearing a diaper and with that on the pants are too short at the top but fit fine for the rest of the doll. I would consider using a smaller hook for the hood next time as I did find it was a little larger than I'd expected. I accidently shifted from hdc to sc while making the first leg so I continued this pattern into the second leg and they were even. I'd already finished off the ends with trim so frogging seemed a waste when the pants fit.

After I took the first found of pictures something struck me as being off about the finished outfit and sure enough in my rush to finish I'd forgotten to make the booties. That would have been a shame because these really are a perfect shoe for this doll. They work up quickly and they fit really well. Doll shoes are always a challenge and when you find a pair that fits the doll it is a great blessing. I left this pattern in my working binder as I may be back to use the shoes again for patterns that either don't include shoes or have shoes that don't fit well.

I have to decide what outfit to experiment with to fit the rag doll as that is the only donation doll I haven't any specific patterns set up to make. It will be an interesting experiment for this year's donation. I'm looking forward to seeing how it plays out.

Lots to Love 14 Inch Doll Sweet Baby Romper

Updated to add pattern link for purchase. I keep checking back on her site and in the late summer 2021 I found there had been a bunch of patterns added to Amy Carrico's online Etsy store for purchase and thought I'd share the link for anyone interested in purchasing. The Sweet Baby Boy Romper Pattern is available here for purchase.

The JC Toys, Lots to Love Babies 14 inches Baby Doll is a new addition to the doll project this year. After working with the 8 and 10 inch dolls last year it seemed a logical next step in how to increase the donation and keep the project new and interesting for me. I don't mind repeating projects each year for the dolls but I do like trying new things as well.

As I've added more sizes of baby dolls this year I've made an effort to sort through the baby doll patterns and put them in binders by size with an eye to patterns that can work for multiple sizes. In doing so I came across a pattern I'd been gifted in 2014, Sweet Baby Boy Romper Set, by a Crochetville Fairy Godmother. The pattern was then available on Ravelry. Sadly, the designer seems to have greatly reduced her online presense and sells a much more limited selection of patterns on Etsy here. This pattern is not one of those offered. I am hopeful of getting her hoodie pattern as I do like her focus on reducing the amount of added sewing that needs to be done. I only wish I'd had the chance to make this one earlier and then picked up more of her other 8 and 14 inch patterns when they were available.

This was a great pattern to use the Red Heart Comfort Sport yarn I stocked up on when it was on clearance at Mary Maxim a while back and then didn't use. It matched the pattern guage and hook size exactly. I went with pink and yellow as I didn't have white and I liked the dark pink. I was sad to see this yarn discontinued as the range of colors at this weight in acrylic was amazing and I've not found anything like it in other brands.