This pattern will make two items for a female doll in both 1:12th scale (dolls house) and 1:6th scale (Barbie). This pattern was originally published as the 2019 buttercup Miniatures Advent Calendar.

The item can be made in 1:12th scale to fit a 5½-inch/14 cm tall female dolls house doll and 1:6th scale to fit a 29 cm/11-½ inch tall doll (including Curvy Barbie).

The design of the knitting looks very complex, but by working a few rows a day this should give knitters more confidence to tackle a complex looking design and find out it is not as difficult as it appears.

Both items are knitted flat on two needles and then sewn up, the dress is knitted in stocking stockinette stitch with one or two colours and has some simple shaping, so this should be within the abilities of most knitters from beginners to experienced alike. The overskirt is lace. The lace knitting may look complex, but if you follow the pattern exactly as it is written this again should be within the abilities of most knitters.

Materials required
1:6th scale: 2.00 mm knitting needles (for Curvy Barbie you may prefer to use 2.50 mm knitting needles), approximately 100 metres No 10 crochet cotton in main colour and 70 metres No 10 crochet cotton in contrast colour.
1:12th scale: 1.00 mm knitting needles, approximately ¼ x 5 g ball No 80 crochet cotton in each of two strongly contrasting colours, 15 cm length 2 mm wide ribbon (optional)

Finished measurements
1:6th scale
Overskirt: 3.5 cm across waist, 12 cm across hem, 11.5 cm waist to hem. (Skirt for curvy Barbie knitted on larger needles 6 cm across waist, 15 cm across hem, 14.5 cm waist to hem.)
Belt: 25 cm long, 1 cm wide.
Dress: 5 cm across waist, 14 cm back neck to hem, 8.5 cm across hem

1:12th scale
Overskirt: 2.5 cm across waist, 5.5 cm across hem, 6 cm waist to hem.
Belt: 15 cm long, 0.4 cm wide or alternatively use 2 mm ribbon if a thinner belt is required.
Dress: 2.5 cm across waist, 6.5 cm back neck to hem, 4.5 cm across hem

Gauge:
1:12th scale - Gauge is not given as most people will not be able to see the stitches to count them.
1:6th scale - worked over stocking stitch: 7 rows and 6 sts = 1 cm

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