American Girl Doll Evening Dress by Elaine Phillips

American Girl Doll Evening Dress

Knitting
December 2009
Sport (12 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
US 2 - 2.75 mm
English
This pattern is available for free.

This is a pretty versatile gown pattern. Depending on the colors you use and how you decorate it, it can be used as a robe for an angel, an evening dress, an outfit for a fairy godmother or even a dressing gown.

The gown is worked from the bottom up as one piece back-and-forth up to the armholes. Then the front and the backs are worked separately. The sleeves are worked as separate pieces then joined to the gown. I used a zipper closure, which I positioned on the back.
I used a metallic yarn for the example you can see in the picture, and this definitely makes for a rather fancy / formal look. You can try different colors for something more casual.

Pattern was updated on September 2, 2018