Barbie summer dress

The dress is knit from the top down with a back fastening for easy fit and a centre back seam.  For the striped dress work 2 rows each of contrasting colours or add a few stripes in the skirt and embellish with a pearl button  The dress will fit Regular Barbie, Curvy and Tall Barbie Fashionista dolls and most other 12" fashion dolls

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You will need:  approx 25g double knitting yarn (I used Sirdar Snuggly)

Needles size 3.25 (US 3) and 3.75mm  (US 5)

Tension:  24 stitches, 30 rows to 10cm/4" (stocking stitch) using 3.75 needles

Abbreviations: see side panel

To knit in the round using double point needles, follow pattern to row 8 then join into round, work in knit sts only and knit one row, purl one row for garter stitch.   Rounds begin at centre back.

Using 3.25 needles cast on 38sts

rows start at centre back

Row 1        k2, purl to last st, k1

Change to 3.75 needles

Row 2        rs, k6, (kfb, k8) 3 times kfb, k2, yf, k2tog      42sts

Row 3        k2, p4, cast off 8sts, p12 (includes st on right hand needle), cast off 8sts, p7, k1

Row 4        k8, cast on 3sts, k12, cast on 3sts, k6          32sts        

Row 5        k2, purl to last st, k1

Row 6        knit                                                  

Row 7        k2, purl to last st, k1

Row 8        cast off 2sts k6, k2tog, k14, k2tog, k6            28sts

Row 9        purl 

(for Tall barbie knit 2 more rows ss)      

Change to 3.25 needles               

Row 10-14  knit 5 rows garter stitch

Row 14      ws, pfb 28 times   56sts

Continue for Skirt

Change to 3.75 needles

Beginning with a knit row work 24 rows ss – adjust length here if you want

Work 4 rows gs   cast off loosely

To finish

Sew centre back seam and slip stitch back fastening in place.  Sew on button to match buttonhole.

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