American Girl Doll Classic Suit (Sweater and Skirt)

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Free Doll Suit Knitting Pattern

Materials:Bernat Satin 100% acrylic yarn worsted weight, color - Forest Mist, 149 m (163 yds)/100 g - 1 skein.
Bernat Satin 100% acrylic yarn worsted weight, color - Silk, 149 m (163 yds)/100 g - 1 skein. You can use any white yarn of the same weight as you'll need only a small amount of it.

Needles:
4 (3.50 mm) OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE.

Gauge:18 st x 24 rows = 4" x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) for stocking stitch

Patterns:

Rib:
1 k, 1 p

Garter Stitch
all rows - knit sts

Stocking Stitch
1 row and all odd rows - knit sts
2 row and all even rows - purl sts

Sweater

Front
With white yarn cast on 28 sts (including edge stitches).
Knit garter stitch for 4 rows.
Change to green yarn and knit stocking stitch for 20 rows.
Row 25: cast off 8 sts in the middle of the front and continiue knitting the left and right parts of the front separately. There will be 10 sts on each side remaining.
Rows 26-32: stocking stitch. Cast off.

Right Back
With white yarn cast on 15 sts (including edge stitches).
Knit garter stitch for 4 rows.
Change to green yarn and knit stocking stitch for 23 rows.
Row 28: cast off 5 sts. There will be 10 sts remaining.
Rows 29-32: stocking stitch. Cast off.

Left Back
With white yarn cast on 15 sts (including edge stitches).
Knit garter stitch for 4 rows.
Change to green yarn and knit stocking stitch for 22 rows.
Row 27: cast off 5 sts. There will be 10 sts remaining.
Rows 28-32: stocking stitch. Cast off.

Sleeve
With white yarn cast on 20 sts (including edge stitches).
Knit garter stitch for 4 rows.
Change to green yarn and knit stocking stitch for 24 rows. Increase for 1 sts on both sides in 7th, 13th, 19th and 25th rows.
Cast off.

Finishing:
Join shoulder seams.
With white yarn pick up 42 sts along the neckline and knit 5 rows of of garter stitch for the collar. Cast off.
Join side seams and sleeve seams. Set in sleeves.
Sew 4 sew-on snaps to the back opening.

Skirt
With green yarn cast on 52 sts (including edge stitches).
Rows 1-5: Rib 1 k, 1 p.
Row 6 (wrong side): increase for 1 st at each k stitch (adding 25 sts).
Rows 7-17: 1 k, 2 p (even rows 1 p, 2 k)
Row 18 (wrong side): increase for 1 st in each 2 k group (adding 25 sts).
Rows 19-28: 1 k, 3 p (even rows 1 p, 3 k)
Rows 29-34: garter stitch. Cast off.

Finishing:
Join the back seam.

Enjoy!

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