REQUIREMENTS:
YARN: 2-ounces of Baby Yarn, Pompadour or Nylon (color)
1-ounce of white for trimming
CROCHET HOOK: 1-Bone #3
8-inch Plastic Dolls
Note: For one doll, purchase half the amount of yarn.
BOY'S PANTS: Starting at the waist line, make a chain of 30 sts. Join with a slip stitch. Ch 1, make 1 s c in each of the chain sts. Mark the beginning of the round with a colored thread as an aid in counting the rounds. Make 9 rounds more of s c (stitch for stitch). Chain 8, skip 15 sts, s c in next st (beginning of leg). Next round: S c across 15 s c, 1 s c in each of the 8-chain sts. Now make 17 rounds of s c. Break colored yarn. Tie in white and make 4 rounds more of s c. End last round with a slip st. Break yarn and fasten off. 2nd leg: Tie in color at first s c at crotch; make 1 s c in each of the 15 sts, 1 s c in each of the 8 sts on crotch (23 sts). Work to correspond to first leg.
BOY'S JACKET: Starting at the neck edge and using the color, make a chain of 35 sts, turn; 1 s c in 2nd st from hook, 1 s c in each of the remaining chain sts (34 sts). Ch 1, turn. 2nd row: 1 s c in each st across row. Ch 1, turn. 3rd row: 1 s c in each of the next 6 sts, chain 6, skip 6 sts, 1 s c in next 10 sts, chain 6, skip 6 sts, 1 s c in last 6 sts. Ch 1, turn. 4th row: 1 s c in next 6 sts, 1 s c in each of the 6-chain sts, 1 s c in next 10 sts, 1 s c in each of the 6-chain sts, 1 s c in last 6 sts. Ch 1, turn. 5th to 14th rows inclusive: Make 1 s c in each st across row. Break color. Tie in white yarn at corner of neck edge with the right side of the work facing you, make 14 s c down front edge, 2 s c in corner st, 1 s c in each st across bottom of jacket, 2 s c in corner st, 14 s c up 2nd front. Ch 1, turn. Make 1 row of s c over these sts, placing 2 sts in the two corner sts. Ch 1, turn. 3rd row: 1 s c in first st, * ch 3, skip 1 st, 1 s c in next 4 sts; repeat from * once more; ch 3, skip 1 st, complete row with s c placing 2 sts in corner sts. Ch 1, turn. 4th row: 1 s c in each st, placing 1 s c over the ch-3 space and 2 s c in corner sts. Continuing around the neck edge, make 1 row of s c skipping every 3rd st. Ch 1, turn. Make 3 rows of s c around neck edge. Break yarn and fasten off.
SLEEVES: Tie yarn at the underarm edge and make 17 s c around armhole. Join and make 2 rounds of s c. 4th to 9th rounds inclusive: Work in s c decreasing 1 st on each round. Break color. Tie in white and make 4 rows of s c without decreasing. Break yarn and fasten off. Make the other sleeve the same way.
HAT: Chain 4, join with a slip st to form a ring. Make 6 s c into ring. 2nd rd: 2 s c in each st around. Mark the beginning of the round as an aid in counting. 3rd rd: 2 s c in each st around. 4th rd: 1 s c in next st, 2 s c in next st; repeat around once. 5th to 14th rounds inclusive: 1 s c in each st around. Break color. Tie in white and make 4 rows of s c. Break yarn and fasten off.
BOOTIES: Chain 3, join to form a ring. Make 8 s c into ring. Now make 4 rounds of s c, stitch for stitch. Ch 2, turn. 1 s c in next 7 sts, ch 2, turn. Next row: 1 s c in next 7 sts, ch 2, turn. Repeat last row 2 times more. Break yarn leaving 5-inches. Sew up back of bootie. Run a piece of white yarn around top and tie in a bow at front of bootie.
GIRL'S DRESS: Using the color, make a chain of 30 sts. Join with a slip st. Ch 1, make 1 s c in each of the chain sts, join with a slip st (30 sts). 2nd rd: Ch 1, 1 s c in each st around. Join round. 3rd-4th-5th-6th rds: Repeat 2nd round. Ch 1. 7th round: 2 s c in every st (60 sts); join with a slip st. Ch 1. 8th rd: 1 s c in each st around. Ch 1. 9th rd: * 1 s c in next 3 sts, 2 s c in next st; repeat from * around once. Join round. Ch 1. 10th to 14th rounds inclusive: Make 1 s c in each st around. Break off color. Tie in white and make 4 rounds of s c. Break yarn and fasten off.
GIRL'S JACKET: Follow directions as for boy's until 6 rows of s c have been made from the underarm. Break off color. Tie in white, make 1 s c in each row up the front, 2 s c in corner st, * 1 s c in next 2 sts along neck edge, skip 1 st; repeat from * across neck edge; 2 s c in corner st, 1 s c in each row down 2nd front. Ch 1, turn. 2nd row: Make 1 row of s c in each stitch, placing 2 s c in corner stitches. Ch 1, turn. 3rd row: 1 s c in next 5 sts, ch 3, skip 1 st, 1 s c in next 4 sts, ch 3, skip 1 st, 1 s c in each stitch to end of row. Ch 1, turn. 4th row: Repeat row 2. Break yarn. SLEEVES: Make as on boy's.
GIRL'S PANTIES: Using the color, make a chain of 30 sts; join with a slip st. Ch 1, make 1 s c in each chain st (30 s c). Join round. Ch 1. 2nd rd: Make 1 s c in each st around. Join round. Ch 3. 3rd-4th-5th rounds: Make 1 d c in each st around. Join rounds. 6th rd: Ch 4, skip 14 sts, slip st in next st (beginning of leg); ch 3, 1 d c in next 14 sts and 1 d c in each of the 4-chain sts; join with a slip st in top of ch-3. Break yarn and fasten off. 2nd leg: Tie yarn in first st of the ch-4; ch 3, 1 d c in each of the next 3-chain sts; 1 d c in each of the 15 sts; join with a slip st. Break yarn and fasten off.
BOOTIES: Follow directions for booties as on the boy doll.
BONNET: Using the color, make a chain of 4 sts; join with a slip st to form a ring. Ch 3, make 11 d c into ring. Join with a slip st (12 d c). 2nd rd: Ch 4, 1 d c in same place as ch-4; 2 d c in top of each st (24 sts). Join round. 3rd rd: Ch 3, * 2 d c in next st, 1 d c in next st; repeat from * around (36 d c). Join round. Ch 3, turn. 4th row: 1 d c in next 31 sts (leaving 4 sts for back of neck). Ch 3, turn. 5th and 6th rows: 1 d c in each st across row. Ch 3, turn. Frill: Picking up the front loop only, make 1 d c in each st across row. Break off color and tie in white. Ch 3, turn. Next row: 1 d c in next 3 sts, 2 d c in next 24 sts, 1 d c in next 3 sts, 1 d c in top of turning chain. Break yarn and fasten off. Trim with ribbon.