How to knit clothes for a doll with knitting needles and crochet

A girl with a doll in her hands is a cute picture. If the doll is dressed in unusual clothes, it is much nicer. This happens when things are made by hand.

Specifics of knitting doll clothes

Doll clothes are crocheted or knitted. The end result is miniature items that take little time to make. Little yarn is needed, usually what is left over from knitting adult items is used.

Teenage girls are usually attracted to creativity - the skills they acquire will be useful later in life. Knitting is a fascinating process. It develops the needlewoman's creativity, fine motor skills of the hands, which is useful for both young ladies and older ladies. Usually, grandmothers get girls interested in knitting, for example, when they show the first master class.

Adults show the basics of the business, explain the principles of creating clothes with your own hands. Then the imagination cannot be stopped. You can use many finishing and decorative elements: ribbons, lace, beads.

Crochet and knitting needles are easy to create incredible outfits for Barbie, Baby Mon, Monster High or porcelain dolls. Knitting lessons start with something simple. The best mannequin for a beginner needlewoman is usually Barbie. The first dress on knitting needles is knitted with English elastic - in an even row, the front and back loops are alternated, in an odd row, they are swapped. The resulting fabric is sewn from the inside out, and flounces of tulle or lace are sewn on at the bottom. The top can be decorated with beads or seed beads.

The experience gained is transferred to more complex things for Baby Born. Girls love babies, dress up dolls like newborns in rompers, bonnets, booties, overalls. It is easier to work with a crochet hook here. It is suitable for knitting small decor: straps, pockets.

A crochet hook and knitting needles work wonders – dolls get smart and original clothes, colorful lacy ones – for going out, warm ones – for walks in doll strollers. For the summer, little girls’ “girlfriends” dress up in elegant hats, bathing suits, and flowing skirts.

Materials and tools for work

The fabric obtained by knitting from threads using loops is called knitwear. This is the oldest method of obtaining fabric for clothing and other household needs.

Knitwear is elastic, stretches well, and then takes its original shape. It is soft to the touch and comfortable for the body fabric. It is made by hand from a special material, using special tools.

Spokes

The canvas will depend on the choice of knitting needles. They are numbered according to the thickness of the tool in millimeters. The number is applied to the rounding at the end of the tool.

Knitting needles are chosen twice as thick as the thread. But this is not a mandatory rule. Sometimes during work the needle number is changed. Thick needles are used to knit loose and voluminous places where the loops are located freely. Patterns are knitted more densely, the needles are taken thinner.

The work requires different knitting needles:

• Long knitting. They are needed when knitting fabric with front and back rows. Visually narrowing towards one edge, have limiters at the other end.
• Stocking. The set consists of short (15-20 cm) knitting needles, with points on both ends. They are used for knitting in a circle (socks, mittens).
• Flexible. Designed for things that do not fit on the knitting needle in width. On one side, as an extension, there is a fishing line.
• Circular. These are two rigid needles connected by a flexible line.

Hooks

Clothes for dolls are often crocheted. They also come in numbers - from 0.5 to 12 mm. The standard length is 120-160 mm. They are made of plastic, wood, stainless steel. Bone and aluminum hooks are produced.

The thicker and fluffier the thread, the larger the number used in the work. The most common are steel hooks.

Yarn

Knitting for dolls begins with choosing yarn. The easiest to work with is woolen thread. Unlike vegetable (linen and cotton), it is easier to work with because it is more elastic. It feels and forms pellets - these are disadvantages.

Knitted elegant dresses for dolls are made from silk threads, as well as unusual types of boucle and melange yarn. Openwork lace items come out well from cotton yarn.

Auxiliary tools

A needlewoman cannot do without a tailor's tape measure to take measurements from dolls and make patterns. "Braids" are knitted using auxiliary knitting needles to cross loops.

Buy a knitting mace to temporarily drop a few stitches onto. You will need scissors with pointed edges and a knitting thimble.

An important tool is a needle for sewing together clothing parts. It is required with a large eye for thick threads and a blunt tip.

Popular knitting patterns and models

Girls dress their dolls in what they like themselves. Popular headdresses are bear, cat, and fox hats. It is not difficult to crochet an original thing. They knit a winter coat, fur coat, or warm jacket for it. For the feet, they wear boots or felt boots with flowers on the sides and multi-colored stripes. They are knitted with stocking needles. The master class for all of this can be found on the Internet.

Dresses are worn with a narrow bodice and a lush bottom. Models with long sleeves "Gooseberry", "Peach", "Snowflake", "Sea wave" are considered fashionable. Summer outfits often include sundresses made of thin threads, strapless tops, shorts, panamas, luxurious hats with large brims.

Popular patterns include:

• "Rows of Spiders". Dense pattern with turning rows for knitting bags, scarves.
• A relief three-color pattern for a blanket. It can be used for scarves and pillows. The colors are chosen to be contrasting or in tone.
• "Relief diamonds". A simple technique, as only front and back loops are used. Knit with knitting needles, the relief does not disappear under the iron.
• "Falling leaves". With them, the number of loops in the rows does not change. This is a simple openwork pattern for little needlewomen. Having mastered it, they move on to more complex techniques.
• "Leaves". They look good on the yoke of a doll's dress. The loops in the rows are added from top to bottom - this creates the effect of a smooth expansion of the fabric.
• "Bells". Bell inflorescences will decorate blouses, sundresses, doll dresses.

"Lace net", "Pineapples" - there are many patterns for doll wardrobe. You can knit polka dots in a checkerboard pattern, all sorts of zigzags.

Description of the work process and knitting and crochet patterns for dolls

The knitting process begins with casting on the required number of stitches. Cast on 2 needles at a time so that the first row is not too tight.

Next, they master the technique of face and back loops. Any patterns are knitted by combining these basic loops.

Crocheting begins with making a braid from air loops.

Next they master:

• Single crochet.
• Half double crochet.
• Double crochet.
• A column with two or more yarn overs.
• Artesanal column with a yarn over.

Knitting for dolls with knitting needles with diagrams and descriptions is not difficult.

Dresses

The new dress for Baby Born is knitted from 150 g of pink and white yarn, with knitting needles No. 2. For the trim, take a satin ribbon. For a flared raglan dress, take measurements: height, chest, belly, hips and neck. You will also need the shoulder length.

The technique used is stockinette stitch. The process starts from the bottom:

• Hem. Cast on 80 stitches, knit 3 rows, then make yarn overs through 2 stitches, make 4 more rows of stocking stitch with pink threads.
• Stripes. The yarn is changed to white, 10 rows are knitted. Then 2 circles in pink. This is alternated 4 times.
• Shelf. Knit 4 rows with pink yarn, put aside.
• Sleeves. Cast on 26 stitches, first row knit, second row yarn over 2 stitches. Then 5 rows knit.
• Raglan. The sleeves and fronts are connected in a large circle, knitted, and 2 loops are knitted together at the joints of the parts. Continue until there are 10 loops left on the front front. Close the work.

The dress is decorated with a ribbon bow: it is threaded between the loops and a miniature bow is tied.

Overalls

To work you will need a skein of grass yarn, some acrylic threads, knitting needles No. 3. Knit 2 identical fabrics, then sew:

• Cast on 40 stitches.
• Knit a 1x1.3 cm elastic band with acrylic.
• Move to the “grass”, evenly add 6 loops, knit 10 cm.
• Add 8 loops on each side and lead the fabric 20 cm.
• In the middle of the product, 10 loops are closed, each side is knitted separately, making bevels for the neck.
• Knit a second identical, but symmetrical part.
• For the sleeves, cast on 30 loops with acrylic, knit a rib pattern, add 10 loops, and move on to the “grass” pattern.
• Lead the canvas 10 cm and close it.

Headwear

For the hat, cast on 50-60 stitches, knit a 2x2.3 cm elastic band, then 2 rows of purl stitch. Next, make “braids” of 4 loops, crossing them in every second front row. Leave one purl loop between them. Knit a 5-6 cm doll hat, decrease in front rows. Turn the “braids” of 4 loops into 2. Then turn each into a front loop. The result is a 1x1 elastic band. The work is reduced to 6 loops, which are pulled together into a ring.

Sweaters

Doll clothes are not cheap. You can knit an original sweater from the remains of yarn of different colors:

• Cast on 22 stitches. Work is done with 5 knitting needles.
• Knit a 2 cm 1x1 elastic band.
• 2 rows knitwise.
• Then knit 2 loops together, make a yarn over (there will be holes for a thin ribbon here).
• In stocking stitch it is 8 cm.
• The edge stitch is removed, 5 loops are knitted, and 10 loops are also knitted. The remaining 10 are transferred to the right working needle, a colored thread is put on, and the work continues. This is how the collar line is outlined.
• Knit the back 7 cm, create an openwork row.
• Continue with stocking stitch for 1 cm.
• Next, make a 1x1.2 cm elastic band and close the loops.
• Use scissors to remove the colored thread and transfer the stitches to 3 knitting needles.
• For the sleeves, cast on 9 stitches in the center, knit with the main stitch for 5 cm, finish with an elastic band, and close the stitches.
• The collar is knitted with the same 4 cm elastic band.

The parts of the finished product are sewn together.

Trousers

The yarn and knitting needles are thicker if the clothes are winter. The detailed description is as follows:

• Cast on 80 stitches and knit 10 rows in a 2 x 2 circular elastic pattern.
• Row 11 – sock stitch of 20 knit stitches, yarn over, 40 knit stitches, yarn over, 20 knit stitches.
• Row 12 – 20 knits, 1 purl, 40 knits, 1 purl, 20 knits. Knit 30 rows like this.
• Divide the fabric in half, remove one half with a pin (one leg).
• In the other, cast on 7 air loops and knit in a circle for 30 rows.
• Row 61 – decrease 8 loops, knit 2x2 elastic, close.

The second leg is knitted in the same way. The trousers are sewn together from the inside of the legs. The sides are marked with purl loops.

Booties, other footwear

Socks and shoes for a doll require a certain amount of skill and finger dexterity – these are very tiny things. The length of the foot of the “fashionista” is 4-6 cm. How to knit her shoes? For this, craftswomen:

• Cast on a multiple of two stitches – 28.
• First row - purl.
• Second row - front loops.
• The knitting is divided in half (a contrasting thread is pulled through). There are 14 loops on each side.
• 12 are knitted, 13 and 14 are knitted together with a decrease of 1 loop. Then two loops are knitted together again, the remaining 12 are simply knitted.
• This way, knitting is reduced to 22 loops, thereby marking the nose of the product.

For boots with a turn-up, take yarn of a different color, knit further with an elastic band or other knitting. The shoes are sewn with threads of the color with which they were knitted.

Knitting for dolls with a crochet hook or knitting needles is a useful noble activity. It calms and develops imagination. Owners of toy ladies love to dress their girlfriends in colorful fashionable things. It is not necessary to spend a lot of money on a wardrobe. You can use small balls of yarn left over from knitting adult things and make exclusive costumes, cardigans, shoes, handbags, headphones for dolls. Teenage girls are involved in the work, for whom mothers buy tools for needlework, materials for decoration.