Crocheted Blouse and Striped Skirt by McCall Pattern Company

Crocheted Blouse and Striped Skirt

Crochet
January 1963
11.5" female fashion doll
US
English

The pattern includes the blouse, skirt and belt.

Materials for skirt:

  • 1/2 oz. “blue ombre” worsted-weight yarn (No further identifying information is given for this yarn.)
  • small amount plain blue worsted-weight yarn
  • small amount of round elastic for waist
  • #3 steel crochet hook (US)

Materials for blouse:

  • 1/2 ounce fingering-weight yarn
  • three snap fasteners
  • #3 steel crochet hook (US)

Gauge::

  • 7 st/inch, 11 rows/2 inches for blouse
  • 5 st/inch, 5 rows/inch for skirt

Construction:

  • The skirt is worked top-down, in-the-round, seamless. It has an elastic waist. There are specific instructions to make the blue ombre colors line up.
  • The blouse is worked bottom up, flat, with seams. It fastens in the back with snaps.
  • The belt is a crocheted chain.

Sized for a Barbie-type doll with the 1960s figure: 5.5”/3.125”/5”. The fit may vary on modern dolls.