American Girl Doll Summer Raglan Dress
Difficulty level: 
Intermediate
Free Doll Dress Crochet Pattern
Materials: Red Heart Classic Crochet 100% cotton thread, size 10, 1000yd / 914m color Ecru- less than 1 ball.
Aunt Lydia's Crochet Cotton Size 10, 350yd / 320m color red - 1 ball
Hook: 1.65mm.
Gauge: 14 dc = 2" (5 cm)
Directions:
The dress is worked from the top to the bottom, yoke and top of the skirt is worked back and forth, bottom of the skirt is worked in rounds without seams.
Yoke
Chain 54 loosely.
Row 1: dc in third ch from the hoop and in next 7 chs, ch 2 (don't skip the ch), 12 dc in next 12 chs, ch 2, 15 dc in next 15 chs, ch 2, 12 dc in next 12 chs, ch 2, 7 dc in the last 7 chs. Place 4 markers at ch 2.
Row 2: ch 2 (counts as 1st dc), 6 dc, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the ch 2 (raglan increase), 12 dc, raglan increase, 15 dc, raglan increase, 12 dc, raglan increase, 8 dc.
Rows 3-8: ch 3, dc in each dc across to raglan increase, raglan increase, repeat 4 times, dc to the end of the row.
Row 9: ch 3, dc in each dc across to raglan increase, 2 dc in ch 2, ch 15, 2 dc in ch 2 of the next raglan increase (skipping right sleeve stitches), dc in each dc across to raglan increase, 2 dc in ch 2, ch 15, 2 dc in ch 2 of the next raglan increase (skipping left sleeve stitches), dc to the end of the row.
Row 10: ch 3, dc in each dc across the round, 15 dc over ch 15.
Skirt
Row 1: ch 3, (dc, ch1) in each dc across the row (doubling the number of sts).
Row 2: ch 3, 4 dc, ch 1, skip 1, (5 dc, ch 1, skip 1) repeat to the end of the row.
Row 3: ch 3, 1 dc in ch 1, 4 dc (1 dc in each dc), ch 1, skip 1 dc, (1 dc in ch 1, 4 dc in each of 4 dc, ch 1, skip 1 dc) repeat to the end of the row.
Row 4: ch 4, 4 dc in each of 4 dc, 1 dc in ch 1, ch 1, skip 1 dc, (4 dc in each of 4 dc, 1 dc in ch 1, ch 1, skip 1 dc) repeat to the end of the row.
Rows 5-9: repeat rows 3-4, moving ch 1 to form a spiral pattern (see drawing). At the end of row 9 join to connect the round. Continue to work in rounds.
Rounds 10-28: (4 dc in each dc, 1 dc in ch 1, ch 1, skip 1 dc) repeat to the end of the round.
Skirt pattern
Ruffle
Round 1: ch 6, sc in next dc, (ch 5, sc in next dc) repeat to the end of the round, end with ch 5, sc in the ch 6.
Round 2: (ch 5, sc in the ch 5), repeat to the end of the round.
Rounds 3-6: repeat round 2. Work round 6 in red.
Round 7: in red, (5 sc in each ch 5), repeat to the end of the round. Tie off.
Sleeve Ruffle
Round 1: ch 6, sc in next dc, (ch 5, sc in next dc) repeat to the end of the round, end with ch 5, sc in the ch 6.
Round 2: (ch 5, sc in the ch 5), repeat to the end of the round.
Rounds 3-4: repeat round 2. Work round 4 in red.
Round 5: in red, (5 sc in each ch 5), repeat to the end of the round. Tie off.
Finishing
Work 1 row of sc along the back opening making 3 button loops along the right back center as follows: ch 2, skip 2.
Sew on 3 buttons.
Thread narrow red ribbon in the 1st round of the skirt.
Enjoy!
Back of the dress
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# 1.
Poster: EG2709
March 28, 2013
Has any one made this. Row 1,what does (don't skip the chain)mean?
# 2.
Poster: Elaine Phillips
May 14, 2013
It means that you shouldn't skip 1 st for the ch 1, this is a raglan increase
