Skipper Sleeping Bag

With Skipper's sleeping bag finished she is ready to be boxed for the donation!

This is Suzie's Stuff's free fashion doll sleeping bag pattern found here.

Notes:

This was made with an I hook. I use her directions for the shell pattern rather than the sc option. I just love the look and it makes it more doable.

Once the pillow is made and the pattern established I no longer count rows I just crochet until I can cover the feet and comfortable seem the bottom without it being tight for the feet.

This time I started the pattern into the chain. I didn't do an extra row of sc and I think it fits better after joining.

This was made with the Herrschners Baby Striped Worsted Hydrangea I had left over from making the Glitter Girl nightgown. Not done with it yet so it might find its way into a future project. However, I do know I'll be buying more when I have a coupon. Despite my stash I'm trying to finish this works for several of my doll projects and I want to make sure it is in stock for the 2026 donation as well.

Barbie Two Color Sundress

I finished another outfit for the Barbie Pet Vet donation doll. This was made with another free pattern found here. This free pattern uses UK terms so you will need to be aware of that if you are used to US crochet terms.

I made some changes to help with the fit of the dress as I found it was too large with any of the weights of yarn I had on hand. I switched to Aunt Lydia's Fashion Crochet, Cotton Size 3, Warm Rose and Sage. I used a 3mm hook through out the dress and ended up adding a row to the top to reduce it. I would use a c or b hook for the top the next time I try this dress for the top and then use the next size up for the skirt to get a slightly better fit.

I chose not to join as I went and instead sewed the seem up through the first color change. I tried joining but I found it didn't work well. As much as I try to avoid sewing when possible this was a better option for this dress. I closed the top with a snap after finishing the opening.