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A stunning, everyday outfit with a cute little blouse  

Model 0178D TONNY - Blouse, pants, cap and shoes
(This pattern fits 17" - 18" dolls like American Girl doll, Baby born (Zapf), Hannah (Götz) and Alexander doll)

I started knitting a cute little blouse in white.

The blouse has blue and beige stripes along the edges. The puffed sleeves are short. The neckband has stripes in white and beige and end up knitting st st in blue before casting off sts.

A sneak peek at this pattern ...

Blouse
Cast on 80 sts in beige and knit 3 rows ga.  Change to white and knit 2 rows ga.  Change to blue and knit 2 rows st st. Change to white and knit 2 rows ga. Continue knitting in the round and knitting 2 rows st st.  On next row increase  ... 
Front: Continue knitting st st and decrease 1 sts at each side = 36 sts on row before knitting st st until work measures 13.5 cm.  On next row cast off the 8 sts for neckline and knit the sides separately.  Cast off ...
Back: Purl back. Continue knitting 6 rows st st and at the same time decrease 1 sts at each side on the 1^st row.  Then split work and knit each side separately to get an opening along the back.  Continue knitting st st and 3 sts ga along the opening over the first 18 sts on row. When work measures ...
Sleeves: Cast on 60 sts in blue and knit 1 row. Change to beige. Next row: K2tog across row = 30 sts on row. Knit next row.  Change to blue and knit 2 rows ga.  Change to white and knit 2 rows ga inside 2 sts ga at each side = edge sts.  On next row do the following increases:...

Together with this blouse, I knitted a knee-high pants in blue. The pants has stripes in white and beige around the legs and around the waist.

This time I have knitted the back over only 28 sts to get the buttoning around the waist along each side back of the pants. The yoke is at the back and finished off in 2 suspenders. The suspenders are buttoned front. The pants can be knitted in any color. If you wish the pants can be knitted at any length you prefer. Lastly I crocheted small flowers in white and sewed them to the legs.

A sneak peek at this pattern ...

Knee-pants
1^st leg
Cast on 40 sts in beige and knit 3 rows ga. Change to white and knit 2 rows ga. Change to blue and knit 2 rows st st. Change to white and knit 2 rows ga.  Change to blue and knit 2 rows st st.  On next. row increase 1 sts in every second sts = 60 sts on row.  Continue knitting st st in blue until work measures 10 cm.  Put work aside and knit the other leg in the same way.
Knit both legs onto a circular ndl or 4 double pointed ndls  and continue knitting in the round   ...
Back: Put 14 sts from each side of center back on a new ndl. (28 sts altog). Continue knitting st st and 3 sts ga at each side over these sts 8 rows altog. On next row decrease 1 sts at each side inside edge sts like this: K3, k2tog, knit until 5 sts are left on row, k2tog TBL, k3.  Continue knitting st st and edge sts and repeat decreases like these every ...
Front: Continue knitting 2 rows ga in white.  Change to blue and knit 2 rows st st inside 2 edge sts ga at each side and at the same time knit 2 buttonholes like this: ...

Then I knitted a lovely cap with stipes around the edge. It has a long decrease at each side at the top. The top is folded back and sewed to the back.

A sneak peek at this pattern ... Cap Cast on 80 sts in beige and knit 3 rows ga.  Change to white and knit 2 rows ga. Change to blue and knit 2 rows st st. Change to white and knit 2 rows ga. Change to blue and continue knitting st st in the round until work measures 7 cm. On next row do the following decreases at each side: Knit until 2 sts are left on 1st row, k2tog TBL. On 2nd ndl ktog at the beginning of the ndl  ...

Then I made 3 chords, 1 beige, 1 white and 1 blue. I formed them to bows and sewed them to the back on the folded top.

Finally I sewed 2 two flowers similar to the flowers on the pants front above the stripes.

This cap was perfect together with the blouse and the pants.

A pair of lovely, warm socks ... ... perfect together with the blouse and the pants. A sneak peek at this pattern ... Shoes Start knitting an edge in white ga like this: Cast on 6 sts and knit 64 rows ga altog. Next row: Knit a buttonhole like this: K2, k2tog, yon, k2. Knit 5 rows ga and cast off sts. For the other shoe knit a buttonhole like this at the beginning like this: Knit 6 rows ga. On next row knit a buttonhole like this, k2, k2tog, yon, k2 before knitting 64 rows ga. Cast off sts. Knit up 32 sts along the edge inside buttonhole in beige and knit 1 row (= 1 ridge on the RS).  Change to white and continue knitting 12 rows st st over the 10 center sts.= the flap.  Pick up 6 sts along each side of the flap and knit 5 rows st st before decreasing for the sole like this: 1st row: K3, k2tog TBL, k10, k2tog TBL, k10, k2tog, k10, k2tog, k3. 2nd row:   ... Knit american girl doll clothes 0178D TONNY - Blouse, pants, cap and shoes

Your doll will be so happy with this outfit.

Model 0178D TONNY - Blouse, pants, cap and shoes

0178D TONNY Blouse, pants, cap and shoes Knit american girl doll clothes (Fits 18" dolls like American Girl doll, Baby born and Alexander doll.) Click on the picture to view pictures in the Photo Gallery   $8,15