American Girl Doll Vintage Lace Bolero

Free Doll Bolero Crochet Pattern

This stylish lace bolero will be easy for your doll to shrug in and out as she makes her way around a fashionable evening party.

This is a very quick project. The bolero is crocheted in 2 stages. The jacket is worked first, and consists of a rather basic mesh of double crochets. The lace edging is what really makes this item, featuring a scalloped motif going all the way around the neck, where it acts as a collar, down the front of the bolero and down around the hem.

The bolero features raglan-style sleeves. If you like, you can add a button or snap closure to the front. I didn't use one.

Materials: Aunt Lydia (affiliate link)'s Classic Crochet Thread size #10 (100% mercerized cotton), color white – 1 ball

Hook: 0 (1.75 mm) OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE

Gauge: 28 dc = 4" (10 cm)

Abbreviations and special stitches:
Dc - double crochet
Sc - single crochet
Ch - chain
V-stitch - (1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc) in the same indicated stitch or space
V-stitch in V-stitch - V stitch in the ch-1-space of the V-stitch
Sl st - slip stitch

Bolero

The bolero is worked top-down, side-to-side, then the edge lace is worked in rounds.

Chain 42.

Row 1: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), insert hook in the fifth chain from the hook, 1 dc in each of the next 2 chains, V-st (1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc) in the next chain, 1 dc in each of the next 10 chains, V-st in the next chain, 1 dc in each of the next 12 chains, V-st in the next chain, 1 dc in each of the next 10 chains, V-st in the next chain, 1 dc in each of the last 3 chains.

Row 2 and all the following rows: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc, *1 dc in each dc, V-st in ch-1-space of the V-st - repeat 4 times, 1 dc in each of the last dc. In each row you increase the number of stitches by 8.

Work 8 rows.

Divide for Sleeves and Bodice:

Row 9: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in each of the next dc till the first ch-2-space of the V-st, 1 dc in the first chain-2-space, chain 5, fold the working piece, skip all dc till the second ch-2-space of the second V-st, 1 dc in the second ch-2-space, 1 dc in each dc till the third ch-2-space of the third V-st, chain 5, skip all dc till the forth ch-2-space of the forth V-st, 1 dc in the forth ch-2- space, 1 dc in each dc to the end. Turn.

Edge Lace:

Round 1: ch 1, sc in each dc and chain of the row 9. Do not cut thread, continue along the edges of the shrug: 3 sc in the corner and 18 sc along the front edge, 3 sc in the corner, 42 sc along the neckline, 3 sc in the corner, 18 sc along the second front edge, 3 sc in the corner, connect the round with sl. st.

Round 2: *chain 3, skip 1 sc, sc in the next sc- repeat to the end of the round. Slip st into the first sc.

Round 3: 2 slip stitches into the first ch-3 space, ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc in the same ch-3-space, * V-st in the next ch-3-space, 3 dc in the next ch-3-space - repeat to the end of the round, V-st in the last ch-3-space. Join with sl st to the top of ch 3.

Round 4: sl st to the second dc, ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), *5 dc in V-st, 1 dc in the second dc of the 3-dc-group- repeat to the end of the round, 5 dc in the last V-st, join with sl.st

Round 5: ch 4 (counts as 1 dc and ch 1), (dc 1, ch 1) in each of the next 4 dc,*skip the next dc, (dc 1, ch 1) in each of the next 5 dc - repeat to the end of the round. Join with sl. st.

Round 6: *chain 3, skip ch-1-space, 1 sc in dc repeat to the end of the round. Tie off.

Enjoy!