American Girl Doll Lacy Bolero
Difficulty level: 
Intermediate
Free Doll Knitting Pattern
Materials: Bernat Acrylic fingering weight yarn. You need about 50 gr
Needles: 1 (2.25 mm) OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE
Crochet hook: 1 (2.75 mm)
Gauge:19 st x 13 rows = 4" x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm)
Patterns:
Stocking Stitch
1 row and all odd rows - knit sts
2 row and all even rows - purl sts
Back
Cast on 30 sts (including edge stitches).
Knit stocking stitch for 22 rows. Cast off
Right Front
Cast on 15 sts (including edge stitches).
Knit stocking stitch for 32 rows.
To shape the neckline start decreasing 1 st in every odd row from row 5. Decrease 6 sts. Cast off after row 32.
Left Front
Knit as right front.
Finishing:
Join side and shoulder seams.
Neckline and bottom ruffle
Row 1: Crochet 74 dc along the neckline and center sides of the fronts, crochet 60 sc along the bottom of the back and front.
Row 2: ch 6, skip 1 loop, 1 sc, (ch 5, skip 1 loop, 1 sc) repeat 67 times.
Row 3: *1 sc in the ch 5 from the previous row, ch 5* repeat along the row.
Rows 4: ch 3, 2 dc in the sc from the previous row, ch 1, *3 dc in the sc of the previous row, ch 1" repeat along the row.
Row 5: *1 sc in the middle dc, ch 5* repeat along the row. Tie off.
Arm Bands
Row 1: all sc
Row 2: *1 dc, skip 1 loop, ch 1* repeat along the row. Tie off.
Enjoy!
