Doll Gold

Doll Gold

If you can crochet, you can make Barbie doll clothes

Most people who have made crochet mats, motifs, edgings or insertions at some time. If you do this, you can easily turn into beautiful clothes for a Barbie doll. The wonderful thing about crochet is that you can easily change the size using smaller thread or a small hook. If you have a pattern that I love you, but find the subject is too large, you can make it smaller, and vice versa. These are ideas that use many times in recent years to make doll clothes.

Remember, there are many varieties of yarn, ecru, white, pastels, brightly colored metal.
Beading gives a wonderful touch of Barbie clothes. The tape is run through small holes and either tied or you can place a small piece of velcro on each end.

Any occasion can be filled or very fit, simply place the lace motif on a piece of lining fabric and the corners tack.

Barbie dimensions are:
Bust: 6 "
Waist: 3 3 / 4 "
Hips: 5 "

To a layer:

Crochet any square motif.
You want an inch wider than the shoulders of Barbie.
Crochet a beading row and run ribbon through the small beads.
Tie around Barbie's shoulders.

To make a skirt:

Each skirt will or thread elastic at the top to make a skirt or sew back 1 "from the top and put ribbon beading around the top.
Remember that the elastic must go over Barbie's hips so you should measure 5 1 / 2 "when stretched.
Also remember to leave enough elastic to tie. After a tie, run ends back through the top and cut leaving at least 1 / 2 ". I put a little liquid sewing the ends to prevent fraying.

Crochet two motifs larger than Barbie hips and join.
or
Crochet several small motifs and join (this can be done in different colors for a mosaic look.)

A crocheted lace edges or ruffles around the bottom.

To make an apron apron:

Crochet one large motif to the bottom of the platform and a small reason for the bib apron.
Crochet beads on top of each motif and bind to two reasons.
Run the tape through the accounts of the links.

To make an easy cover:

Use your favorite pattern insertion. Crochet two, each measuring 6 1 / 2 "wide and long and short or as desired, depending on whether you want the long abdomen, waist or more Join the sides. Armpits and join the inserts on top with only one or two points so you pull over your head.

A slinky dress or top of elastic thread:

Using elastic thread (gold metallic is fashionable right now), crochet a square in sc 5 3 / 4 "wide and choose the length (from waist mini, knee or long term). This sleeveless dress and slip on Barbie. It should be narrower than her bust or slide down. Add a gold ribbon around his waist.

To make Beading:

Join the thread corner, * ch 2, sk 2 channels, DC in the next chapter, repeat from * across.
Run ribbon through beading.

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