There are so many gorgeous jumpsuits around at the moment. I
just love those mid calf sparkly ones, great for the season's parties.
Unfortunately, I couldn't find any suitable sparkly yarn for these so chose a
mix of trendy colours instead. I used Sirdar Snuggly which is a lovely
soft yarn and not too thick, (some budget yarns knit up a lot
bigger)
The suit is knit from the
neck down with a back fastening for ease of fit, and a belt. I've given
instructions for a basic model Barbie with variations for Curvy and Tall
Fashionistas. These can be made in the round quite easily. I made
the raspberry suit on 3.75 circular needles using the magic loop method.
Instructions can be found here:
how to knit magic loop
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You will need:
approx 20g double knitting yarn (I used Sirdar Snuggly)
Needles size 3.25 and 3.75mm (either spns or dpns) 2 small buttons for back fastening, 2 small buttons for front decoration
Tension: 28sts
and 32rows over 4 in (stocking stitch) using 3.75 needles
Abbreviations: See side panel
The pattern fits a regular Barbie with variations for Curvy
Barbie in brown and Tall Barbie in
green
knit from the top down, rows start at centre back
Using 3.75 single point needles cast on 38sts
Row 1 k2,
purl to last 2sts, k2
Row 2 buttonhole (right side) k2tog, yf, k3,
kfb, k7, kfb, k8, kfb, k7, kfb, k7 42sts
Row 3 k2, p7, cast off 7sts, p12, cast off
7sts, p5, k2
Row 4 k7, cast on 3sts, k12, cast on 3sts, k9 34sts
Row 5 k2,
purl to last 2sts, k2
Row 6 knit
Row 7 to
14 as rows 5 to 6, making 2nd
buttonhole as before on row 10
Row 15 cast
off 2sts, purl to end* 32sts
For Tall Barbie work 2 extra rows stocking stitch
For Curvy Barbie work 2 extra rows as follows:
Row 16 (kfb, k1) 3 times k to
last 6sts, (kfb, k1) 3 times
Row 17 purl 38sts
Shape back
Row 1 kfb, k to last 2sts, kfb, k1
Row 2 purl
Repeat last 2 rows to 48sts (Curvy Barbie 52sts)
Divide for legs
K24, (Curvy Barbie 26sts) turn,
leave remaining sts on a holder
Continue for right
leg
** Work 28 rows stocking stitch for shorter legs
I did 28 rows
brown set, 18 rows green set and 32 rows rasberry, but check the length on your
doll
Cast off.
Left leg
Rejoin yarn to remaining 24sts, (Curvy Barbie 26sts) at
centre front, knit to end Continue as right leg from **
For tapered
trousers
As trousers above to **
For each leg work 32 rows stocking stitch, dec 1 stitch
at each end of 9th then every 4th row to 14sts. cast off
For Curvy Barbie dec 1 stitch at each end of 5th and then every
4th row to 14sts.
Belt
Using 3.25 spnds cast on 60sts,
Cast off.
Fasten off ends and press lightly to flatten
To finish
Sew leg and back seams. Slip stitch under flap of back opening in
place. Sew 2 buttons to match
buttonholes at the back
Make loops to keep the belt in place. With the jumpsuit on the doll, tie belt
around doll. On each side of the waist
sew a loop around the belt and secure at the reverse side of the jumpsuit.
I sewed 2 small buttons on the front bodice for decoration
To knit on double
point needles
Use single point needles to shape back then change to dpns
Rounds start at centre back. Follow pattern working in knit stitches only