Patterns Written in US Terms

MATERIALS:  4 ply yarn in Royal & White, H hook or hook to obtain gauge, 1 small snap, needle and sewing thread.
GAUGE: 4 hdc sts = 1”, 3 rows hdc = 1”
FINISHED SIZE: Will fit 18” American Girl doll or look alike doll.
DRESS-SKIRT:
 ROW 1: With Royal and H hook ch-40, hdc 3rd ch from hook, hdc next 19 ch, join white, hdc next 18 ch, ch-1, turn.  (38 sts)
ROW 2: Hdc next 18 sts, drop white, pick up royal, hdc next 18 sts, leave remaining 2 sts unworked, ch-1, turn.  (36 sts)
 ROW 3: (2 hdc next st, hdc next 5 sts) 3 times, drop royal, pick up white, rep bet () 3 times, ch-1, turn.  (42 sts)
 ROW 4: Hdc next 21 sts, drop white, pick up royal, hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
 ROW 5: (2 hdc next st, hdc next 6 sts) 3 times, drop royal, pick up white, rep bet () 3 times, ch-1, turn.  (48 sts)
 RND 6: Sl st through 1st st row 5 and last st row 5 to join, ch-1, hdc next 24 sts, drop white, pick up royal, hdc ea st around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn.  (48 sts)
 RND 7-11: Hdc ea st in appropriate color dropping and picking up as needed, SL st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn.  End rnd 11 fasten off.
DRESS TOP:
 ROW 1: With royal and H hook count over 10 sts from end row 1-you will now be working royal over white sts-join next st, ch-1, hdc sa st as beg hdc, hdc next 8 sts, join white, drop royal, hdc next 9 sts, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn.  (18 sts)
 ROW 2-8: Hdc ea st in appropriate color dropping and picking up yarns as needed, ch-1, turn.  End row 8 fasten off white yarn.
STRAP:
With royal ch-13, sl st 6th st from end skirt on white st, fasten off.
 With white and H hook join in end white st row 8 of top, ch-13, sl st 8th st from skirt on royal st, fasten off.

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