Monday 30 October 2017

Barbie Santa dress and hat



I made this Santa dress and hat last Christmas but didn't get round to writing up the pattern.  Its so quick and easy to knit up, with only one back seam.  I used a scrap of Sirdar Snuggly Snowflake yarn I had left and about 25 g of red dk yarn I had in my stash.   There's a back opening for easy fit and I had a lovely black button with a silver edge which is great as a buckle for the belt.  You could use any black or red button or maybe stitch with silver thread.  

Please let me know if you find any mistakes in the pattern so I can amend it. 


To fit 12 in Barbie (latest model)

You will need:  Approx 25g of double knitting yarn in red and 10g white snowflake (I used Sirdar Snuggly snowflake dk) or eyelash yarn, small amount of black dk
Needle size 3.75mm (US5), 2 Small red buttons for back opening, button for belt
Tension 24 sts and 28 rows over 4 in, on 3.75 needles and stocking stitch
Abbreviations: k: knit, p: purl, ss: stocking stitch (one row plain, one row purl), garter stitch: every row knit, inc: increase, dc: decrease, beg: beginning, sts: stitches, slst: slip stitch. tog: together, m1: make one by picking up loop between sts and knit into back, yf: yarn forward

Using white yarn, cast on 60sts
Work 4 rows garter stitch (every row knit) fasten off white
Change to red
Work 20 rows stocking stitch 
Change to black
Dec row: k2tog across row (30sts)
k2, (k2tog, k4) 4 times, k2tog, k2 (25sts)
Work 2 rows garter stich
Change to red
Cast on 2st knit to end
k2, purl to last 2sts, k2, 
Knit
K2, purl, k2
Repeat last 2 rows
(buttonhole row) k12, m1,k1, m1, k3, m1,k1, m1, k8, yf, k2tog (31sts) row 7
Work 3 rows stocking stitch keeping garter st borders
Armhole shaping:
Row 1: k8, cast off 2, k13, cast off 2, k6
Row 2: k2, p4, cast on 7sts, p13, cast on 7sts, p6, k2
Row 3: k6, *k2tog, k7, k2tog,** k4, k2tog, k3, repeat from * to ** k2,yf, k2tog
Row 4: k2, purl, k2
Change to white yarn
Work 2 rows garter stitch.    Cast off  

sew back seam to garter st border, overlap back borders and slst in place. sew on buttons to match buttonholes. sew button on front of belt.  fasten off all ends

Hat
Using white yarn cast on 30sts,
Work 4 rows garter stitch fasten off yarn (leave a length for sewing)
Change to red
Work 4 rows stocking stitch
row 1: k2, (k2tog, k5) 4 times
row 2: purl
row 3: k2, (k2tog, k4) 4 times
row 4: purl
row 5: k2, (k2tog, k3) 4 times
row 6: purl
row 7: k2, (k2tog, k2) 4 times
row 8: purl
row 9: k2, (k2tog, k1) 4 times (10 sts)
row 10: p2 tog across row (5sts)
Break off yarn leaving and thread yarn through remaining 5sts
Secure with a stitch and use yarn to sew up seam
Using white yarn, crochet a few stitches in top of hat for pompom




18 comments:

  1. erg leuk gemaakt,ik ga het ook eens proberen. dank je wel

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  2. This is a lovely outfit, thank you.

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  3. there are a few errors in this and other patterns

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    1. Designing and producing these patterns are a little hobby I have, so, I always ask visitors to my site to point out any errors they find in the patterns (see above). So I would appreciate it if you could tell me what they are so I can amend them. Thanks

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    2. Can you tell me where the errors are as I would like to knit up this dress. Thanks

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    3. Perhaps you could knit this up and let me know if you find any mistakes

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  4. The pattern was easy to follow and our Barbie looks very festive. Pity I can't attach a photo of her.

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    1. If you're on ravelry you could make a project page and link the photo to the pattern. Or send it to me linvyg@gmail.com and I'll put it on here
      Linda

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  7. Thank you, this is perfect!

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  8. Annoying when someone says there are errors but doesn’t say where

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  9. Thank you so much for your patterns. I have used many much to the delight of my grandchildren😀 I think I have found a little error in this one though, on the first button hole row, I think it should start with K8 and not K12. I would have no idea how to start making up a pattern like this so please carry on making crafters and grand children happy!

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  10. Thank you so kind

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  11. I just knit this and I think I have found mistakes also. I ripped out the armhole shaping 3 times and redid it, and it sill looks incorrect. Could you please double-check the pattern instructions for the armhole shaping? Thanks.

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  12. What do you mean by double knitting yarn? Two strands of the same red?

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    1. You can buy yarn in different thicknesses. It will state on the ball of yarn the weight ie: dk, aran, chunky etc. This pattern uses dk

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