BEAUTIFUL LOTUS DRESS FOR BARBIE
This project
started off in an odd way. One lovely
lady was working on my Exquisite lotus dress for a baby and got stuck on one of
the rounds towards the end. I only
recalled that this project was a really beautiful one (and is being shared a lot on Facebook) but I could
not really help her with the pattern off hand.
I just *had* to make it.. so I came up with the idea of making this
dress for the sadly neglected dolls neatly stashed in my daughter’s cupboard ;)…
and I am thrilled at how it has turned out.. beautiful, isn’t it?
and thanks to Johana, I now have a dolls crochet dress to my repertoire of crochet work :)
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Materials used : Today I’ve used our lovely Indian Red rose knitting cotton with a 1.3 mm crochet hook ; embroidery needle
For Indians : You could use Anchor , 4-ply knitting cotton , or unbranded knitting cotton or White Rose or bamboo knitting cotton , Milk cotton ; Silk yarns as well as Vardhaman acrylic yarns ; Baby soft acrylic yarn , Ganga Spectrum as well
General yarn info : The yarn used today is not specific to this pattern.
You can use any yarn with a suitable hook to make this project to any size.
International yarns : Among the international yarns I have used in this thickness, I’d suggest Aunt Lydia Cotton 10, Aunt Lydia Bamboo-Viscose 10, DMC Petra, Sullivans knitting cotton (Australia), Milford Soft, Hilaza Rustica Eclat , Alize cotton yarn and Alize bamboo yarn , Lily Sugar n' Cream cotton yarn, Caron Simply Soft , Bernat Softee chunky.
Skill level : Advanced
The original pattern is an Intermediate to Advanced skill, but here as we’re making this so much smaller, there are calculations that increase the skill requirement. Sorry.
Stitches used :
Starting slip knot : Here’s how you start with a slip knot. https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw
Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : This is a neat new way to start your work without a slip knot. https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs
Instructions : (Using U.S terminology)
Please remember that as usual, I have lots of ideas and tweaks thrown in, so do read through all my wordsy explanations. After all, I am taking the trouble of thinking all this through :)
My earlier blog
for this creation is at https://shyamanivas.blogspot.com/2016/08/beautiful-lotus-baby-dress.html
Just changing the hook and yarn size makes all the difference in the project size.
and the original inspiration is this beauty..
After having successfully made this into a Barbie doll dress, I have used it as a soap dispenser dress cover as well as a wine bottle cover. This project has been my most downloaded and created project. Thanks guys :)
I will just give you ideas on how you can go about this – I cannot give you exact numbers as I am not sure what size doll you’re going to work with.
1. So the first part is
for the yoke. I chose the yoke pattern
numbers off the link given in the original pattern but worked it in half. So for the 1st neckline it’s a 40
stitch start, and the 2nd is a 46 st start, so I tried both the 20
and the 23 stitch start and I think the 23 stitch start worked for my doll.
2. I worked in hdc all
through my pattern
3. The pattern repeat
for the skirt is specified / given as 9, but if we work in multiples of 9, we
are not going to get a decent frilly base.. so I just worked in every stitch
all around, in pattern.
4. Once you have that
first round for the skirt portion done, then you do not have to worry about the
stitch count in multiples of 9, and the pattern falls in place quite
beautifully.
5. Note though that you
get the 4-dc sets and the panels alternating properly.. and if they do not
work, then you will need to tweak such that they do. So how do you tweak? Well, if it does not work using every stitch
in pattern, then you change it every other stitch, and skip stitches in
between. At the end of the round, if you
have the pattern ending the way it is intended, then you will get the skirt
falling the way it should too.
I am quite sure that you are going to
have a lot of fun creating this.. I may add that working with a thinner thread
and hook, and with hdc is not the easiest thing to do in the evenings and
nights.. so there was quite a bit of rip rip rippin that happened along the
way.. and many frustrated ‘chuck this project’ threats that followed too.. but
I am glad that I persevered .. and I love love love the end result
Finallllly I will need to let you in
on a secret ;) Tweak # n100
The makers of this wonderful Barbie
doll have broken even the ‘myth’ of the Size zero’ and this madam has no waist !! Our yoke and
waist therefore need to be pulled in.. so while I was working (and ripping) my
project, I forgot this – but I know that the lovely Doris Chan has an awesome
way of tightening and cinching finished crochet garments – If you have an idea
of how she does that, then yaay.. else you’ll do what I did.. Tie a sash around
and neatly arrange the extra material, such that the skirt billows beautifully,
the sash neatly disguises and no one really notices..
Now come come.. you aren’t going to
go back to the photograph and check this out now, are you?? ;)
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Here are some of my other dress patterns..
I have a few girls dresses already made, and just in case you want a dekho at those free patterns … here you go
and here are a few skirt patterns that you can use your belt for..
Here are some of my tops
Here are some of my bolero / jacket / vest creations. Have fun with these free patterns too
Here is a list of my earlier miscellaneous home use projects. Enjoy
