Doll dresses Summer '23, knitting pattern

Cute little summer dresses with matching shoes for dolls.

Anni and Olivia are ready for holidays: In their cute little dresses they are
enjoying a day on the beach and are ready to share a scoop of strawberry ice cream!
The clothes fit my dolls Mathilda, Anni and Olivia.

INCLUDED IN THIS SET

• chevron dress
• polka dot dress
• shoes

PLEASE NOTE

• The set doesn't include the body pattern!
• The clothes fit my dolls Anni, Olivia and Mathilda

You can find the pattern for the basic doll body here:
https://www.crazypatterns.net/en/items/89401/summer-wardrobe-for-dolls-knitting-pattern

Or you decide on the nice price bundle including patterns for body and the summer wardrobe: https://www.crazypatterns.net/en/items/89408/summer-girls-knitting-pattern-set-for-doll-and-summer-dresses

All my doll pattern are listed here:
https://www.crazypatterns.net/en/users/view_collection/2994/puppen-dolls

Skills Required / What You'll Receive

The pattern is written for knitters with a bit of experience. Nevertheless, if you are a beginner who wants to learn more, these small projects might be perfect to add to your skills. Please be aware that the wardrobe is mainly knitted in the round using a set of double pointed needles.

The pattern is written out round by round, and includes a lot of pictures where necessary. Additionally, you will find a useful appendix with all used knitting techiques that go beyond the very basic skills.

Size Information

I designed the dresses for my dolls Anni and Olivia. In order for them to fit the dolls, the dresses must be knitted with the same yarn (or a yarn that has a similar gauge) that is used for the doll bodies. A good gauge for the yarn mentioned below would be 27 stitches x 38 rows = 10 x 10 cm = 4 x 4 inches

The doll bodies have a height of 40 cm when knitted from the reference yarn – so the dresses can also be knitted for other dolls that have this size. Knitted with thinner yarn (e.g. sock wool) the dresses will be smaller.

Materials List

• Original yarn: Lana Grossa Cool Wool Merino Superfein (100 % Merino wool, 175 yards (160 m) per 1.76 ounces (50 g))
• Yellow dress: YELLOW approx 0,5 skein (25 g) leftovers in WHITE, POWDER PINK, ORANGE, LIGHT BROWN, LIGHT BLUE
• Blue dotted dress: BLUE (CYAN) approx 1 skein (50 g), leftovers in RED and BLUE
• Mary Janes: ORANGE or RED approx 20 g, LIGHT PINK or BLUE (shue sole) approx 5 g
• 1 button to match the yellow dress
• 2 buttons to match the blue dress
• Circular needle and set of double pointed needles
• size 3 US (3 mm) and size 4 US (3.5 mm)
• Crochet hook 3 mm
• 2 stitch holders or big safety pins
• Darning needle, embroidery needle, sciccors

Additional Details by the Author

I hope you enjoy knitting these sweet little dresses!
All the best from
Yours Steffi