KNITNORTH
a great, easy little mod dress for your blythe.
Molly Dress blythe knit
By knitnorth (mary b) SIZE 12" Blythe Doll NEEDLES: set of four $2.75\:\mathrm{mm}$ [US size #2] needles WOOL: Lang Jawoll sock yarn $[75\%$ superwash wool, $18\%$ nylon, $7\%$ acrylic 206 yards per 50 gram ball] Fingering / 4 ply (14 wpi) I love Jawoll! It is a lighter weight than most sock yarns, which is great for doll clothes. The best thing about it is each skein includes a 5g spool of reinforcement thread \~ perfect to sew on buttons, sequins etc! NOTIONS: · two doll sized buttons · sequins, beads [optional] By Trenz Pruca
Body:
· CO 40 sts. leave a tail aprox 3 inches long · Knit 2 rows. Join - being careful not to twist. · Eyelet Row: \*K2tog YO\* repeat · Knit 10 rows . Reduce row: \*K3, K2tog\* repeat (end up with 32 sts) · KiP1 Rib for 4 rows · Knit 12 rows
Divide for Front:
· K16 turn, P16 (leave other 16 sts on other two needles to “"hold" sts) · K1P1 for 3 (or 4) rows . Cast off Purl wise
Back:
· re-attach yarn (16 sts) · Stockinette 4 rows (K on RS, P on WS) · Next row P on RS · Eyelet Row: \*K2tog YO\* repeat ·P1row · Cast off Purl wise
This sexy little version was knit by Ashley Pagnotta using South West Trading Company Bamboo. FINISHING Use yarn tail from bottom to sew the bottom 2 rows together. Weave in ends. Sew on 2 buttons to the top front edges (use the eyelet holes as button holes) If desired, sew on sequins and/or beads to skirt portion. Weave in ends. Block as desired. photo courtesy of Ashley Pagnotta
Make sure to give your dress a wash before you clothe your girl - you don't want dye from the wool dying your Blythe!
[k]not so short? pattern tweaking
By Knittygirlie "The original pattern makes for more of a long shirt or very very short dress." Fancy a longer dress? Knittygirlie has kindly allowed me to include her tweaks: Follow the pattern above to the eyelet row. Repeat eyelet row 2 more times for a total of 3 eyelet rows. Knit 13 rows (instead of 10 rows) then continue with pattern as written ... "I HIGHLY recommend blocking. Use a little soap/shampoo and water in the sink to get out any extra dye in the yarn to prevent it from staining your girl. Rinse well and blot with towel let dry on a white paper towel or napkin. This will show if there is any more dye bleeding out of garment. If so re-wash and rinse well till NO more color comes out. Let dry on white paper towel or napkin. Then add buttons, sequins, other embellishments" Knittygirlie (below) photo courtesy of Knittygirlie
Thank yous
or how i love ravelry + online knitting I originally posted this pattern on my blog [http:ll knit-north.blogspot.com] in September of 2007. .. and i have to say while i hoped it would be useful i never really expected to see it knit by others!
thank you:
· Rebecca [Knittygirlie] for you tweaks, photos and those inspiring knits (the hand made appliqués are amazing!) · Ashley Pagnotta for the use of your lovely photo
