Faux Fur Trimmed Coat for American Girl Doll

Difficulty level: Easy

Free Knitting Pattern

Materials: Blue Red Heart Sport acrylic yarn - 1 skein.
White Lion Brand® Fun Fur Yarn - 1 skein.

Needles: 9 (5.5 mm) OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE
Crochet hook 1 (2.75 mm)

Gauge: 16 st x 20 rows = 4" x 4" (10 x 10 cm)

Patterns:

Garter Stitch
all rows - knit sts

Back
Cast on 38 sts (including edge stitches).
Knit 8 rows. In the 9th row decrease 1 sts at the beginning and at the end of the row.
Knit 6 rows, In the 15th row decrease 2 sts, one after 12th and one st after 24th st. Repeat 2 times in the in the 21st (1 sts at the beginning and at the end of the row) and 27th (one after 12th and one st after 24th st) rows, knitting 48 rows.
In the 49th row cast off 2 sts at the beginning of the row and 2 sts at the beginning of the 50th row for arm holes.
Knit 22 rows. Total is 70 rows. Cast off.

Right Front
Cast on 22 sts (including edge stitches).
Knit garter stitch 48 rows decreasing each 6th row alternatively 1 sts at the beginning of the row or in the middle of the row.
Cast off 3 sts at the beginning of the 49th row. Knit 20 rows.
To shape neck hole line in the 69th row cast off 2 sts once, in the 71th row 1 st once.
Continue for 11 rows. Total 82 rows. Cast off remaining stitches.

Left Front
Knit as right front.

Sleeve:
Cast on 26 sts (including edge stitches).
Knit garter stitch for 28 rows. .Decrease 1 st on both sides in the 5th and the 7th rows. To shape arm hole line in the 29th row cast off 2 sts at the beginning of the row and 2 sts at the beginning of the 30th row, in the 31st row 1 st once on both sides.
Knit 20 rows. From the 49rd row cast off 2 sts at the beginning of the row and 2 sts at the beginning of the 50th row, and 1 st once in the 51th row on both sides to shape the head of the sleeve. Knit 2 more rows. Total 54 rows.
Cast off remaining stitches.

Finishing:
Join shoulder seams.
Set in sleeves and join side seams.
With white Fan Fur yarn trim the center sides of the front, neck line and hem edge with 3 rows of single crochet.
Sew 3 hooks and loops.

Enjoy!