Barbie Jumpsuit

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

I love my hobby of designing patterns and posting them online.  But I often can’t find anyone who has the time to test my patterns, although I do knit them up a few times myself.  So mistakes can slip by, especially typos when transferring the pattern to my blog.  So, please, please, if you find and errors or have any queries, let me know either by commenting below or contacting me via the contact form.   Thanks

Here's a link for the pattern to download and print.  Unfortunately this doesn't always work with mobile devices, thats why I post the full pattern on this page

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To fit: 12” Regular Barbie, Curvy and Tall Barbie Fashionista dolls

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 2^nd 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 9^th then every 4^th row to 14sts. cast off

For Curvy Barbie dec 1 stitch at each end of 5^th and then every 4^th 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 

Baby Annabell Festive Dress

While browsing online for ideas, I came across a lovely red and white fairisle knitted baby dress for sale.  As there aren't any babies in my family to knit for, (don't they grow up so fast) I made this for Annabell.  Then I found some bright yellow yarn in my stash so along with cream and a touch of green knitted up the second dress.  Now, as I may have mentioned before, I love knitting socks, especially tiny little socks like these which complete the outfit.

Iv'e given instructions for single point needles, but the dress can easily be adapted to knit in the round.  I knit the yellow dress and socks on 4mm circular needles which worked well

The sleeves are made first, then the dress in one piece to armhole shaping, the pieces are then joined to knit the yoke.  There is a small back opening for ease of fit.

There are two patterns for the socks;  one on spnds and the other dpns.  I found the pattern easier to write this way and avoids confusion.  

The socks are quite short but can easily be lengthened by adding a few more rows or a rib.  

I love my hobby of designing patterns and posting them online.  But I often can’t find anyone who has the time to test my patterns, although I do knit them up a few times myself.  So mistakes can slip by, especially typos when transferring the pattern to my blog.  So, please, please, if you find and errors or have any queries, let me know either by commenting below or contacting me via the contact form.   Thanks

To fit:  14”/36cm Baby Annabell doll

Actual measurements:

Dress:            Chest 14”, sleeve seam 3”, length from shoulder to hem 8”

You will need: 

Dress and socks:  50g red and 10g white dk yarn, 4mm and 3.25 needles, 1 small button

Tension (Gauge):  24sts x 28 rows using 4mm needles in stocking stitch over 10cm 

Abbreviations    

k: knit, p: purl, st(s): stitch(es),  tog: together, garter stitch: every row knit, yf: yarn forward, yb: yarn back, ssk: slip next 2 sts onto right hand needle, insert left hand needle into the front loops of both stitches then knit them together (or use s1,k1,psso) inc: increase by knit into first loop then knit into back loop of same stitch (kfb), m1: pick up loop between sts and knit into back of it.

If knitting in the round reverse stitches on alternate rows.  There is a separate pattern for socks knit in the round. 

Dress

Sleeves

Using 3.25mm needles, and red, cast on 26sts and knit 6 rows garter stitch

Change to 4mm needles and stocking stitch, follow rows 1 to 4 of chart

Fasten off white

Work 14 rows stocking stitch inc 1 stitch at each end of next and following 5^th row    30sts

Cast off 3sts at beginingof next 2 rows

Fasten off yarn and leave 24sts on holder

Front and back

Rows start at centre back

Using 3.25mm needles and red, cast on 120sts and knit 6 rows garter stitch

Change to 4mm needles and stocking stitch, work 2 rows

Follow rows 1 to 15 of chart

Fasten off white

Continue in stocking stitch until work measures 5”

Change to 3.25 needles

Decrease row:    k4, (k2tog) 26 times, k8, (k2tog) 26 times, k4   68sts

knit 6 rows garter stitch

Change to 4mm needles

Divide for armholes

(wrong side facing)  p14, cast off 6sts, p28, cast off 6sts, p14

Join sleeves (right side facing)

Row 1:   K14, knit across 24sts of first sleeve, k28, knit across 24sts of second sleeve, k14   104sts

Row 2:   purl

Shaping

Row 3:   k11, (K2tog, ssk, k22) 3 times, K2tog, ssk, k11                   96sts

Row 4:   p11, (k2, p22) 3 times,, k2, p11

Row 5:   k10, (K2tog, ssk, k20) 3 times, K2tog, ssk, k10                   88sts

Row 6:   p10, (k2, p20) 3 times,, k2, p10

Continue decreasing as set to 72sts ending on a wrong side row

Divide for back opening.  If knitting in the round change to rows here

Row 11: cast on 3sts, k10, (k2tog, skk, k14) 3 times, K2tog, skk, k7     67sts

Row 12: k3, p4, (k2, p14) 3 times, k2, p9, k1

Row 13: change to 3.25 needles:  k5(k2tog, k3) 11 times, k2tog, k5     55 sts

Row 14: buttonhole k2tog, yf, knit to end

Work 2 rows garter stitch,   fasten off red and join white

Knit one row, cast off.

To finish

Sew sleeve seam,   Sew back seam to beginning of opening, stitch back flap to underside, sew on button to match buttonhole

Fasten off all ends

Socks

Left sock   knit from toe up

Rows begin at inner leg

Using 4mm needles and red cast on 14sts

Row 1:  k1, m1, k5, m1, k2 m1, k5, m1, k1

Row 2:  purl

Row 3:  k1, m1, k7, m1, k2 m1, k7, m1, k1    (22sts)

Beg with purl row work 9 rows ss*

Instructions for wrap and turn to shape the heel

Knit row   yf, sl st from left hand needle onto right hand needle, yb, sl st back onto left hand needle turn

Purl row   yb, sl st from left hand needle onto right hand needle, yf, sl st back onto left hand needle turn

This will be abbreviated to wrt in the pattern
When wrapping stitches pull the wrapped st firmly to avoid a hole

Shape heel      right side facing

Row 1:  K8, wrt

Row 2:  p5, wrt

Row 3:  k4, wrt

Row 4:  p3 wrt

Row 5:  k4, wrt

Row 6:  p5, wrt

Row 7:  k6, wrt

Row 8:  purl to end

Work 7 rows stocking stitch inc 1 stitch at each end of next and following 4^th row   (26sts)

Wrong side facing - Join in white and work first 2 rows of chart fasten off red

Using white purl one row

Cast off

Right sock

As left sock to *

Shape heel      right side facing

Row 1:   Knit to last 3sts, wrt

Row 2:   p5, wrt

Continue as left sock

Sew toe and side seams.  Fasten of ends

For plain socks omit chart rows and work 3 rows k1, p1 rib

Socks in the round  (both the same)  knit from toe up

Rounds begin at centre back

Using 4mm needles and red cast on 14sts, join into round

Round 1:  k1, m1, k5, m1, k2 m1, k5, m1, k1

Round 2:  knit

Round 3:  k1, m1, k7, m1, k2 m1, k7, m1, k1    (22sts)

Rounds 4 to 9:  knit

Shape heel      

Round 1:   K3, yf, sl st from left hand needle onto right hand needle, yb, sl st back onto left hand needle, turn (wrt)

Round 2:   p6, yb, sl st from left hand needle onto right hand needle, yf, sl st back onto left hand needle turn  (wrt)

Round 3:  k5, wrt

Round 4:  p4, wrt

Round 5:  k5, wrt

Round 6:  p6, wrt

Round 8:  k3   (this should be at the beg of round)

Work 1 round

Next round: k3, m1, k to last 3sts, m1, k3

Work 3 rounds

Next round: k4, m1, k to last 4sts, m1, k4

Work 1 round

Join in white and work first 2 rounds of chart, fasten off white

Work 1 round.   Cast off

Sew toe seam and fasten off all ends

For plain socks omit chart rows and work 3 rounds k1, p1 rib.

Chart

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Annabell garter stitch jacket

I was looking through the baby clothes at Marks and Spencer for ideas when I came across a lovely garter stitch jacket.  This is my version.  The jacket is knit in garter stitch throughout, with the back and sides knit in one piece then sleeves joined to knit the yoke.  If you want a longer jacket just follow the colour pattern by knitting a few more rows in blue then the same in the striped pattern.   There's a downloadable PDF pattern at the end of this post if you want a printed version

I love my hobby of designing patterns and posting them online.  But I often can’t find anyone who has the time to test my patterns, although I do knit them up a few times myself.  So mistakes can slip by, especially typos when transferring the pattern to my blog.  So, please, please, if you find and errors or have any queries, let me know either by commenting below or contacting me so I can amend the pattern.  Thanks

Actual measurements: 

Jacket:  Chest 14”, Length centre back 6.5”, Sleeve seam 3”

Materials: 50g dk blue 50g dk white

Needles size 3.25, 3.75 and 4mm, 4 small buttons

Tension: 22sts - 28 rows to 10cm (4in) in garter stitch using no 8 needles

Abbreviations:  inc: increase, dc: decrease, beg: beginning, sts: stitches, tog: together, re: repeat. Yf: yarn forward, ssk: slip next 2 sts onto right hand needle, insert left hand needle into the front part of both stitches then knit them together (or use s1k1psso), m1: slip loop between sts onto left hand needle and knit into back

The jacket is knit in garter stitch (every row knit) throughout

  

Sleeves

Using 3.75m needles and blue cast on 29sts

knit 8 rows

Change to 4mm needles

Knit 8 rows, increasing 1 stitch at each end of first row   31sts

Join white

Knit 2 rows white

Knit 2 rows blue

Repeat last 4 rows 4 times   (20 striped rows in total)

Fasten off blue and continue with white 

Shape Armholes

Cast off 3sts at beg of next 2 rows

Leave 25sts on a holder

Back and fronts  - knit in one piece

Using no 3.75 needles and blue cast on 87sts

knit 4 rows

Change to 4mm needles

Knit 16 rows

For a longer jacket knit 4 more rows here and 4 more rows of stripes

Join in white

Starting with white, work 16 rows of striped pattern as given for sleeves

Buttonhole row:  k1, k2tog, yf, k7, yf, k2tog, knit to end

Work 4 rows following striped pattern

Fasten off blue and continue with white

Shape Armholes (wrong side facing)

k21, cast off 6sts, k33, cast off 6sts, k21

Join in sleeves and shape raglan

Row 1    k21, knit across 25sts of first sleeve, k33, knit across 25sts of second sleeve, k21   125 sts

Row 2    and every alternate row: knit

Row 3    k19, k2tog, ssk, k21, k2tog, ssk, k29, k2tog, ssk, k21, k2tog, ssk, k19     117sts   

Row 5    k18, k2tog, ssk, k19, k2tog, ssk, k27, k2tog, ssk, k19, k2tog, ssk, k18     109sts

Row 7    (buttonhole) k1, k2tog, yf k7,yf, k2tog, k5, k2tog, ssk, k17, k2tog, ssk, k25, (k2tog, ssk, k17) 2 times   101sts

Row 9    k16, k2tog, ssk, k15, k2tog, ssk, k23, k2tog, ssk, k15, k2tog, ssk, k16     93sts

Row 10   knit

Row 11   cast off 10sts, k5, k2tog, ssk, k13, k2tog, ssk, k21, k2tog, ssk, k13, k2tog, ssk, k15    

Row 12   cast off 10sts, knit to end   65sts

Row 13   k2tog, k2, k2tog, ssk, k11, k2tog, ssk, k19, k2tog, ssk, k11, k2tog, ssk, k2, k2tog     55sts

Row 14   knit

Row 15   k2tog, k2tog, ssk, k9, k2tog, ssk, k17, k2tog, ssk, k9, k2tog, ssk, k2tog      45sts

Row 16   knit

Row 17   k2tog, ssk, k7, k2tog, ssk, k15, k2tog, ssk, k7, k2tog, ssk       37sts

Row 18   k3, (k2tog, k4) 5 times, k2tog, k2    31sts 

Fasten off yarn and leave 31sts on holder

Hood

Using 4mm needles and right side facing re-join white yarn at right front neck edge, miss 8 cast off sts, knit into each of next 2 cast off stitches, then pick up and knit 5sts up right front, knit across 31sts on holder as follows:  k10, inc in next 11sts, k10, pick up and knit 5sts down left front, knit into each of next 2 cast off stitches     (56sts) 

Next row : knit

Shape sides

Row 1:   k7 *yf, sl st from left hand needle onto right hand needle, yb, sl st back on to left hand needle turn**  (from * to ** will be referred to as wrt - wrap and turn)

Row 2:   knit

Row 3:   k10, wrt

Row 4    knit

Row 5:   knit across all stitches

Row 6 to 10:   repeat rows 1 to 5

Knit 34 rows

Shape top

K26, k2tog, ssk, k26

Next row    knit

Continue decreasing as set in last 2 rows to 48sts

Cast off using 3 needle cast off

Or cast off and sew top seam

Ears

Using 3.25 needles and white cast on 13sts

Row 1:   knit

Row 2:   K6, m1, k1, m1, k6      15sts

Row 3:   knit

Row 4:   K6, m1, k3, m1, k6      17sts

Row 5    knit

Row 6:   k6, m1, k5, m1, k6      19sts

Row 7:   knit

Row 8:   K6, m1, k7, m1, k6      21sts

Cast off.  Leave a strand of yarn for sewing

To finish
Sew sleeve seam, sew on 4 small buttons to match buttonholes

Fold ears and sew up cast on edge.  Fold sides into centre to make an ear shape and slip stitch in place along bottom edge.  Sew ears onto hood as shown in photo.

Fasten off all ends

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