Crochet a stylish striped sweater for your doll!
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Materials
- #3 DK Yarn
- E (3.50 mm) hook
- Row counter
- Stitch markers
- Yarn needle
- Sew on snap closures
- Sewing needle and thread
- Scissors
Yarn
- Black-Cascade Yarns Ultra Pima 1 skein in True Black (3754)
- Cream-Cascade Yarns Ultra Pima 1 skein in Natural (3718)
Gauge 24 sc over 28 rows=4” square. Be sure to check your gauge to ensure fit. Adjust hook or yarn size if necessary.
Stitch Abbreviations
- Sc-single crochet
- Hdc-half double crochet
- Dc-double crochet
- Inc-increase
- Dec-decrease
- Sl st-slip stitch
- St-stitch
- Ch-chain
Directions
Front Panel
With black, ch 38.
Row 1. Sc in the second ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch 1, turn. (37 sc)
Row 2. Sc in each st across. Change to cream. Ch 1, turn. (37 sc)
Row 3-20. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (37 sc)
Row 21. Sc in each st across. Change to black. Ch 1, turn. (37 sc)
Row 22. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (37 sc)
Row 23. Sc in each st across. Change to cream. Ch 1, turn. (37 sc)
Row 24-26. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (37 sc)
Row 27. Sc in each st across. Change to black. Ch 1, turn. (37 sc)
Row 28. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (37 sc)
Row 29. Sc in each st across. Change to cream. Ch 1, turn. (37 sc)
Row 30-32. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (37 sc)
Row 33. Sc in each st across. Change to black. Ch 1, turn. (37 sc)
Row 34. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (37 sc)
Row 35. Sc in each st across. Change to cream. Ch 1, turn. (37 sc)
Row 36-38. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (37 sc)
Row 39. Sc in each st across. Change to black. Ch 1, turn. (37 sc)
Row 40. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (37 sc)
Row 41. Sc in each st across. Change to cream. Ch 1, turn. (37 sc)
Row 42. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (37 sc)
Row 43. Sc in the next 13 sts, dec. Leave remaining sts unworked. Ch 1, turn. (14 sc)
Row 44. Dec, sc in the next 12 sts. Ch 1, turn. (13 sc)
Row 45. Sc in the next 11 sts, dec. Change to black. Ch 1, turn. (12 sc)
Row 46. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (12 sc)
Row 47. Sc in each st across. Change to cream. Ch 1, turn. (12 sc)
Row 48. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (12 sc)
Row 49. Sc in each st across. (12 sc)
Fasten off. With cream, create a slip knot and count over to the 8th stitch from the unworked stitches from row 43.
Row 50. Dec, sc in the next 13 sts. Ch 1, turn. (14 sc)
Row 51. Sc in the next 12 sts, dec. Ch 1, turn. (13 sc)
Row 52. Dec, sc in the next 11 sts. Change to black. Ch 1, turn. (12 sc)
Row 53. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (12 sc)
Row 54. Sc in each st across. Change to cream. Ch 1, turn. (12 sc)
Row 55. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (12 sc)
Row 56. Sc in each st across. (12 sc)
Fasten off. Weave in ends.
Back Left Panel
With black, ch 19.
Row 1. Sc in the second ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 2. Sc in each st across. Change to cream. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 3-20. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 21. Sc in each st across. Change to black. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 22. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 23. Sc in each st across. Change to cream. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 24-26. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 27. Sc in each st across. Change to black. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 28. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 29. Sc in each st across. Change to cream. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 30-32. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 33. Sc in each st across. Change to black. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 34. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 35. Sc in each st across. Change to cream. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 36-38. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 39. Sc in each st across. Change to black. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 40. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 41. Sc in each st across. Change to cream. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 42. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 43. Sc in the next 13 sts, dec. Leave remaining sts unworked. Ch 1, turn. (14 sc)
Row 44. Dec, sc in the next 12 sts. Ch 1, turn. (13 sc)
Row 45. Sc in the next 11 sts, dec. Change to black. Ch 1, turn. (12 sc)
Row 46. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (12 sc)
Row 47. Sc in each st across. Change to cream. Ch 1, turn. (12 sc)
Row 48. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (12 sc)
Row 49. Sc in each st across. (12 sc)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Back Right Panel
With black, ch 19.
Row 1. Sc in the second ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 2. Sc in each st across. Change to cream. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 3-20. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 21. Sc in each st across. Change to black. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 22. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 23. Sc in each st across. Change to cream. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 24-26. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 27. Sc in each st across. Change to black. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 28. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 29. Sc in each st across. Change to cream. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 30-32. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 33. Sc in each st across. Change to black. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 34. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 35. Sc in each st across. Change to cream. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 36-38. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 39. Sc in each st across. Change to black. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 40. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 41. Sc in each st across. Change to cream. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 42. Sc in each st across. (18 sc)
Fasten off. Turn piece over to the wrong side. With cream, create a slip knot and count over 4 sts and pick up that st.
Row 43. Dec, sc in the next 13 sts. Ch 1, turn. (14 sc)
Row 44. Sc in the next 12 sts, dec. Ch 1, turn. (13 sc)
Row 45. Dec, sc in the next 11 sts. Change to black. Ch 1, turn. (12 sc)
Row 46. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (12 sc)
Row 47. Sc in each st across. Change to cream. Ch 1, turn. (12 sc)
Row 48. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (12 sc)
Row 49. Sc in each st across. (12 sc)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Lay out the panels with the wrong sides face up. Whipstitch together at the shoulders across the 12 stitches at the neck of the back panels to the 12 stitches on the front panel at the shoulders. Weave in ends.
Fold the piece over with the right sides facing each other and the wrong side facing you. Starting about 2.25” inches up from the bottom, whipstitch the side seam together changing colors with the stripes and stopping about 2.5” from the top. Repeat for the opposite side. Weave in ends.
Turn right side out.
Sleeves
With cream, create a slip knot and you are going to pick up stitches along the end of each row starting with the first st under the arm.
Row 1. Pick up and sc 32 stitches around the entire opening of the arm. Ch 1, turn.
Row 2-3. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (32 sc)
Row 4. Sc in each st across. Change to black. Ch 1, turn. (32 sc)
Row 5. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (32 sc)
Row 6. Sc in each st across. Change to cream. Ch 1, turn. (32 sc)
Row 7-9. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (32 sc)
Row 10. Sc in each st across. Change to black. Ch 1, turn. (32 sc)
Row 11. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (32 sc)
Row 12. Sc in each st across. Change to cream. Ch 1, turn. (32 sc)
Row 13-22. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (32 sc)
Row 23. Sc in each st across. Change to black. Ch 1, turn. (32 sc)
Row 24. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (32 sc)
Row 25. Sc in each st across. (32 sc)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing. Turn the sleeve inside out and whipstitch the seam together. Weave in ends.
Repeat instructions for the right sleeve.
Turtle Neck
With cream, create a slip knot and on the back of the top, on the left side pick up the first stitch around the neckline.
Row 1. Sc in the first 3 sts, pick up and work 14 sc around the shoulder of the top (one sc at the end of each row), sc in the next 8 sts around the front of the neckline, pick up and work 14 sc around the shoulder of the top (one sc at the end of each row), sc in the next 3 sts. Ch 1, turn. (42 sc)
Row 2. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (42 sc)
Row 3. Sc in each st across. Change to black. Ch 1, turn. (42 sc)
Row 4. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (42 sc)
Row 5. Sc in each st across. Change to cream. Ch 1, turn. (42 sc)
Row 6. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (42 sc)
Row 7. *sc in the next 6 sts, inc. Repeat from * across. Ch 1, turn. (48 sc)
Row 8. Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (48 sc)
Row 9. Sc in each st across. (48 sc)
Rotate and work a sc border down the back panel opening changing colors with the stripes. Fasten off. Weave in ends. Create a slip knot with black and work a sc border up the opposite panel opening changing colors with the stripes. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
With black, create a slip knot and pick up and work a sc border along the split opening on the side of the top. After the first 2 sts, change to cream and continue to sc to the tip, work a slip stitch in the last st and then rotate and work down the opposite side of the opening, working a slip st in the first st and continue to sc down the edge changing to black in the last 2 sts. Repeat for the side opening on the opposite side of the top.
With matching sewing thread and needle, sew the snap closures along the back opening edge.
