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Crocheted Dress for American Girl Doll


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December 10, 2015

Crocheted Dress for American Girl DollThis little dress will fit an American Girl Doll or any 18" doll remake. Put a smile on your favorite little girl's face and expand her baby's wardrobe! This project uses a simple double crochet stitch only and is suitable for beginners.

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Total Time: Under 2 hours

Supplies:

  • "I" crochet hook
  • about 175 yards #4 worsted weight yarn
  • scissors
  • embroidery needle for weaving in ends
  • button

Steps:

  1. Ch 28.
  2. Crocheted Dress for American Girl Doll - First row
     
  3. 1 dc in 3rd ch from hook and next 2, (dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch, 1 dc in each of the next 3 ch, (dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch, 1 dc in each of the next 9 ch, (dc, ch 2, dc) in the next ch, 1 dc in each of the next 3 ch, (dc, ch 2, dc) in the next ch, 1 dc in each of the last 4 ch.
  4. Crocheted Dress for American Girl Doll - Crocheting the top of the dress.
     
  5. Ch 2, turn. 1 dc in each dc and ch 2 space until the end.
  6. Crocheted Dress for American Girl Doll - Crocheting the top of the dress.
     
  7. Ch 2, turn. 1 dc in each of the next dc and 1 dc ONLY in the first ch 2 space. Ch 4, 1 dc in the next ch 2 space, **first armhole made**
  8. Crocheted Dress for American Girl Doll - Crocheting the top of the dress.
     
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  9. Dc in each stitch until next ch 2 space, 1 dc in ch 2 space, ch 4, 1dc in last ch 2 space, 1 dc in each remaining dc.
  10. Crocheted Dress for American Girl Doll - Crocheting the top of the dress.
     
  11. Ch 2 turn, 1 dc in each dc, and each ch of the armhole until end.
  12. Crocheted Dress for American Girl Doll - Crocheting the top of the dress.
     
  13. Ch 2, turn. 1 dc in each dc until the end.
  14. Repeat last step 2 times more, but at the end of this row, you will join the dress in a circle. You will do this by joining with a slip stitch to the ch 2 from the beginning of this row.
  15. Crocheted Dress for American Girl Doll - Crocheting the top of the dress.
     
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  16. You will now be working in rounds for the remainder of the dress. Ch 2, do not turn, work 1 dc in same space as ch 2, 2 dc in each stitch around until the end. Join with a slip stitch to your ch.
  17. Crocheted Dress for American Girl Doll - Crocheting the dress, about half way done.
     
  18. Ch 3, work 1 dc in next stitch and each around, join with a slip stitch to your chain.
  19. Crocheted Dress for American Girl Doll - Crocheting the dress, about half way done.
     
  20. Repeat the last step 8 times more. Fasten off and weave in ends.
  21. Crocheted Dress for American Girl Doll - Crocheting the bottom portion of the dress.
     
  22. Sew a button with your yarn tail to the top of the back to fasten. Simply push through the stitches on the other side to secure.
  23. Crocheted Dress for American Girl Doll - adding a button
     
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  24. To make a ribbon, ch 84 in a contrasting color and weave through the row at the waist. Tie in a bow and you're all set! :)
  25. Crocheted Dress for American Girl Doll - the finished dress
     
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January 19, 20170 found this helpful

Something is wrong with Row 3 and Row4

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February 18, 20210 found this helpful

Thank you for the beautiful pattern. Perfect for my grandaughter's doll!
Is there a mistake in Step 3? In each ch 2 space shouldn't there be a dc ch2 dc?

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