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American Girl Boa Evening Gown
ree Crochet Pattern

MATERIALS:

2-1\2” skeins Black Boa yarn, size 10 crochet thread in Scarlet (red), H & 7 hook or hook to obtain gauge, 2 small snaps, needle and thread.

GAUGE: 3 hdc sts = 1”, 2 rows hdc = 1”

FINISHED SIZE: Fit 18” American Girl doll or look alike doll.

DRESS SKIRT:

ROW 1: With black boa and H hook ch-42, hdc 3rd ch from hook, hdc ea ch across, ch-1, turn. (40 sts)

ROW 2: Sl sl next 2 sts, hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn. (38 sts)

ROW 3: (Hdc next 12 sts, 2 hdc next st) twice, hdc next 12 sts, ch-1, turn. (40 sts)

ROW 4: Hdc next 12 sts, 2 hdc next, hdc next 13, 2 hdc next, hdc last 12 sts, ch-1, turn. (42 sts)

ROW 5: (Hdc next 7 sts, 2 hdc next st) 5 times, hdc last 2 sts, ch-1, turn. (47 sts)

ROW 6: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn.

RND 7: Sl st in 1st st row 6 and last st row 6 to join ends, ch-1, hdc ea st around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (47 sts)

RND 8-25: Rep row 6. End row 25 fasten off.

DRESS TOP:

ROW 1: With black and H hook join in end st bottom row 1 of skirt, ch-1, hdc same st as beg ch-1, hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn. (40 sts)

ROW 2-4: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn.

ROW 5: Hdc next 9 sts, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn. (9 sts)

ROW 6-7: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn.

ROW 8: Hdc next 3 sts, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn. (3 sts)

ROW 9-10: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn. End row 10 fasten off.

ROW 11: With black and H hook join last st end row 4, ch-1, hdc same st

By Donna Collinsworth
of Donna’s Crochet Designs