Barbie Aran

Aran Jacket

Sweater 

This is an easy aran pattern of stocking stitch with 4 rows cable repeat.  
The sweater has a back neck fastening for easy fit.  I sewed the side seams to the end of the rib which gives it a more up to date look.  If you want a longer sweater, or even a dress, just do a few more rows of pattern.

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Materials:  30g double knitting yarn, small button for sweater, 4 small buttons for cardigan, Needles size 3.25 and 3.75mm, cable needle

Measurements: to fit 11/12” fashion doll, and Barbie Fashionista dolls

Tension: 24sts x 32rows over Stocking stitch x 4” using no 3.75 needles

Special Abbreviations: C4b: slip next 2sts onto cable needle and leave at back of work, k2, then k2 from cable needle.

Sweater

Front

Using 3.25 needles cast on 20sts

Work k1, p1 rib for 3 rows

Next row:  rib 5, pfb, kfb, rib 6, pfb, kfb, rib 5   (24sts)

Change to 3.75 needles

Row 1:   k4 (p1, c4b, p1, k4) 2 times

Row 2:   p4 (k1, p4, k1 p4) 2 times

Row 3:   k4 (p1, k4, p1, k4) 2 times

Row 2:   p4 (k1, p4, k1 p4) 2 times

These 4 rows form the pattern, rep 3 times then rows 1 and 2 (total of 18 patterns rows)

Armhole shaping

Keeping pattern correct, cast off 2sts at beg of next 2 rows    20sts*

Work a further 8 rows in pattern

Shape neck

Row 1:  patt 5, k2tog, turn

Continue on 6sts for left front

Row 2:  patt to end

Row 3:  patt to last 2sts, k2tog      5sts

Row 4:  patt to end

Cast off 5sts, leave a thread for sewing shoulder seam.

With right side facing, slip next 6st onto a thread, re-join yarn and continue for right front

Row 1:  k2tog, patt to end    6sts

Row 2:  patt to end

Row 3:  k2tog, patt to end   5sts

Row 4:  patt to end

Cast off 5sts, leave a thread for sewing shoulder seam

Back

As front to *

Work a further 12 rows in pattern

Cast off 5sts at beg of next 2 rows

Do not fasten off yarn, continue for neckband

Right side facing, change to 3.25 needles

Knit across 10sts of back, pick up and knit 6sts down left front, knit 6sts left on thread, then 6sts up right front.  28sts

Row 1:  cast on 3sts, (for back fastening) k1, p1 rib to end  31sts

Row 2:  rib to last 2sts, yon, k2tog

Cast off in rib

Sew left shoulder seam, sew right shoulder seam to rib. 

Sleeves

With right side facing and no 3.75 needles pick up and knit 18sts around arm edge excluding cast off sts. see photo

Work 19 rows ss, placing a marker at each end of 3^th row

Change to 3.25 needles and work 3 rows k1, p1 rib

Cast off in rib, leave a thread for sewing seam.

To finish

Sew up sleeve seam to markers, Sew side (i sewed the side seam to rib) and underarm seams

Sew on small button to correspond with buttonhole on neck

Finish off all ends

Cardigan

Back

As back of sweater. Fasten off yarn and leave 10sts on holder

Left front

Using 3.25 needles cast on 10sts

Work k1, p1 rib for 3 rows

Next row:  rib 3, pfb, kfb, rib 5    (12sts)

Change to 3.75 needles

Row 1:  k4, p1, c4b, p1, k2

Row 2:  p2 k1, p4, k1 p4

Row 3:  k4, p1, p4, p1, k2

Row 2:  p2 k1, p4, k1 p4

These 4 rows form the pattern, rep 3 times then rows 1 and 2 (total of 18 patterns rows)

Armhole shaping

Keeping pattern correct, cast off 2sts, patt to end 10sts

Work a further 8 rows in pattern

Shape neck

Row 1: ws, cast off 3sts, patt to end   7sts

Row 2: patt to last 2sts, k2tog

Row 3: patt to end

Row 4:   patt to last 2sts, k2tog

Row 5:   patt to end

Cast off 5sts

Leave a thread for sewing seam

Right front

Using 3.25 needles cast on 10sts

Work k1, p1 rib for 3 rows

Next row:  rib 5, pfb, kfb, rib 3    (12sts)

Change to 3.75 needles

Row 1:  k2, p1, c4b, p1, k4

Row 2:  p4 k1, p4, k1 p2

Row 3:  k2, p1, p4, p1, k4

Row 2:  p4 k1, p4, k1 p2

These 4 rows form the pattern, rep 3 times then rows 1 to 3 (total of 19 patterns rows)

Armhole shaping

Keeping pattern correct, cast off 2sts, patt to end 10sts

Work a further 8 rows in pattern

Shape neck

Row 1: rs, cast off 3sts, patt to end   7sts

Row 2: patt to end

Row 3: k2tog, patt to end

Row 4:  patt to end

Row 5:  k2tog, patt to end

Cast off 5sts leave thread for sewing

Sleeves as sweater

Neckband

Sew shoulder seams

using 3.25 needles, beg at right front edge, right side facing pick up and knit 6sts up right front, k10 across back, pick up and knit 6sts down left front.  22sts

work 3 rows k1, p1 rib,  cast off

Left front band

Using 3.25 needles, rs facing, pick up and knit 28sts along left front edge, from neck to hem.  Work 3 rows k1, p1 rib   cast off

Right front band

Using 3.25 needles, rs facing, pick up and knit 28sts along right front edge, from hem to neck.  Work 1 row k1, p1 rib

Buttonhole row:  p1, (k2tog, yf, rib 6) 3 times, k2tog, yf rib 1

Work 1 row rib.     cast off

To finish

Sew up sleeve seam to markers, Sew side and underarm seams

Sew on small buttons to correspond with buttonholes

Finish off all ends

  

Hat

Using 3.25 needles cast on 32sts and

work 7 rows k1, p1 rib

Rib 3, (pfb, kfb, rib 6) 3 times, pfb, kfb rib 3    40sts

Change to 3.75 needles

Row 1:   k2, (p1, c4b, p1, k4) 3 times, p1, c4b, p1, k2

Row 2:   p2, (k1, p4, k1, p4) 3 times, k1 p4, k1, p2

Row 3:   k2, (p1, k4, p1, k4) 3 times, p1, k4, p1, k2

Row 4:   p2, (k1, p4, k1, p4) 3 times, k1 p4, k1, p2

These 4 rows form the pattern. Rep rows 1 and 2

Shape top

Row 1:   k2tog, (p1, k4, p1, k2tog, skk) 3 times, p1, k4, p1 skk      32sts

Row 2:   p1 (k1, p4, k1, p2) 3 times, k1, p4, k1, p1

Row 3:   k2tog (c4b, k2tog, skk) 3 times, c4b, skk          24sts

Row 4:   p2tog across row   12sts

Row 5:    k2tog across row    6sts

Fasten off yarn and thread yarn through remaining 6sts pull firmly, sew seam

Finish all ends

Make a small pompom and sew on top of hat

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