Sweatheart Plaid Sweater for Barbie

 

 Here is another pattern to get your Barbie ready for Valentines Day.  Today’s offering is a cute little plaid sweater with a v neck and short, scalloped edge sleeves.

This pattern came about when I was messing around with the plaid technique one evening and it somehow turned into a doll sweater.  I will warn you though, all those color changes in such a small space can be a bit fiddly!

One note about finishing off the ends.  Because there are about a million of them, I tied them together in pairs inside the sweater and then gave some of them a quick tuck.  It was so much easier than trying to weave in every single end!  Also, all those ends getting woven in would have lead to a lot of extra bulk in the sweater.

Stitches used
Chain (ch)
Slip Stitch (sl st)
Single Crochet (sc)
Double Crochet (dc)
*This pattern assumes that you have knowledge of how to carry thread and do color changes.

#1/Fingering Yarn in red, white, and pink
0/3.25 mm steel hook

With white, ch 32, join with sl st to beginning ch.
R1) Ch 2, dc in next stitch and next 2 stitches, [with pink- dc in next 4 stitches, with white- dc in next 4 stitches], repeat [] around, ending with 4 pink stitches. Join with sl st to beginning ch.
R2) Repeat round 1.
R3) With pink, ch 2, dc in next stitch and next two stitches. [With red- dc in next 4 stitches, with pink- dc in next 4 stitches], repeat [] around, ending with 4 red stitches. Join with sl st to beginning ch.
R4) Repeat round 3.
R5-6) Repeat round 1.
R7) Repeat round 3.

Back 1- (left back if you are right handed, right back if you are left handed)
R1) With pink, ch 2, dc in next stitch, dc in next two stitches. With red, dc in next two stitches. Finish off red.
R2) With pink- turn, ch 2, dc in next stitch. With white, dc in last 4 stitches.
R3) With white, turn, ch 2, dc in next stitch, dc in next two stitches. With pink, dc in last two stitches. Finish off both colors.

Front- skip 4 stitches from back 1,
R1) Join pink in 5’th stitch, ch 2, dc in next stitch. With red, dc in next 4 stitches, with pink, dc in next 4 stitches, with red, dc in next two stitches. Finish off red.
Front 1- (left front for right handed, right front for left handed)
R2) Turn. With pink, ch 2, dc in next stitch. With white, dc in next 4 stitches, turn.
R3) With white, ch 2, dc in next stitch and next two stitches. With pink, dc in last two stitches. Finish off both colors.
Front 2- (right front for right handed, left front for left handed)
R2) In top of beginning ch from row 1, join white, ch 2, dc in next stitch. With pink, dc in next 4 stitches.
R3) Turn. With pink, ch 2, dc in next stitch and next two stitches. With white, dc in last two stitches.

Back 2- (right back if you are right handed, left back if you are left handed.
skip 4 stitches from front 1,
R1) Join pink in 5’th stitch, ch 2, dc in next stitch. With red, dc in next 4 stitches. Finish off red.
R2) Turn. With pink, ch 2, dc in next stitch and next two stitches. With white, dc in last two stitches.
R3) Turn. With white, ch 2, dc in next stitch. With pink, dc in last 4 stitches. Finish off both colors.

Turn sweater inside out, stitch sweater together at shoulder seams. Tie off or weave in all ends of yarn. Turn sweater right side out.

Neckline- with white
Join with sl st at back of neckline, ch 1, sc in same space and evenly around, (approx 24 sc). Join with sl st to beginning stitch, finish off.

Sleeves- with white
R1) Join with sl st at bottom of sleeve, ch 1, sc in same space and evenly around (16 sc). Join with sl st to beginning stitch.
R2) Ch 1, sc in same space, [skip next stitch, 3 dc in next stitch, skip next stitch, sc in next stitch]. Repeat [] around, ending with 3 dc and a skipped stitch, sl st to beginning sc. Finish off.
Repeat for other side.

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Heart Table Runner

 

(Originally published Feb 8, 2018) Valentines Day is just around the corner and, while most of us don’t decorate all that much, why not whip up a pretty table runner for the occasion?  I found this graph the other day while I was wandering around on pinterest.  It’s designed to be a bookmark, but I thought with a few adjustments it would be a nice table runner.  There aren’t many written directions with the graph, and I made a few changes to make it a table runner, so I am posting it here as a written pattern.

My runner measures 30″ long and 8″ wide.

100 grams of cotton or cotton blend worsted weight yarn {I used (2) balls of Classic Elite Yarns Summer Set- 50 gr/95 yards each}
J/6mm hook

Stitches used
Chain (ch)
Slip Stitch (sl st)
Single Crochet (sc)
Double Crochet (dc)
Foundation Double Crochet (fdc)

Ch 12
R1) Dc into fourth ch from hook and each ch across. (10 stitches) Ch 5, turn.
R2) Dc into fourth ch from hook and each ch/stitch across. When working the last dc into the starting ch, insert hook, pull up a loop, ch 1, then finish the stitch as normal. Fdc 3. (16 stitches) Ch 5, turn.
R3) Dc into fourth ch from hook and the next 8 stitches. Ch 2, skip the next two stitches, dc into each remaining stitch. When working the last dc into the starting ch, insert hook, pull up a loop, ch 1, then finish the stitch as normal. Fdc 3. (22 stitches) Ch 5, turn.
R4) Dc into fourth ch from hook and the next 8 stitches. [Ch 2, skip the next two stitches, dc into next stitch], repeat [] two more times. Dc in each remaining stitch. When working the last dc into the starting ch, insert hook, pull up a loop, ch 1, then finish the stitch as normal. Fdc 3. (28 stitches) Ch 5, turn.
R5) Dc into fourth ch from hook and the next 8 stitches. [Ch 2, skip the next two stitches, dc into the next stitch], repeat [] 4 more times. Dc into each remaining stitch. When working the last dc into the starting ch, insert hook, pull up a loop, ch 1, then finish the stitch as normal. Fdc 3. (34 stitches) Ch 3, turn.
R6) Dc into second stitch and next 5 stitches. [Ch 2, skip the next two stitches, dc into the next stitch], repeat [] 6 more times. Dc into each remaining stitch. Ch 3, turn.
R7) Repeat Row 6.
R8) Dc into second stitch and next 8 stitches. [Ch 2, skip the next two stitches, dc into next stitch]. Repeat [] one time. Dc in next 3 stitches. Repeat [] two more times. Dc into each remaining stitch. Ch 3, turn.
R9) Dc in each dc across, work 2 dc into each ch 2 space. (34 stitches) Ch 3, turn.
R10) Dc in second stitch and next 14 stitches. Ch 2, skip the next two stitches, dc into the next stitch. Dc into each remaining stitch, ch 3, turn.
R11) Dc in second stitch and next 11 stitches. [Ch 2, skip the next two stitches, dc into the next stitch.] Repeat [] two more times. Dc into each remaining stitch across. Ch 3, turn.
R12) Dc in second stitch and next 8 stitches. [Ch 2, skip the next two stitches, dc into the next stitch.] Repeat [] 4 more times. Dc into each remaining stitch across. Ch 3, turn.
R13) Dc in second stitch and next 5 stitches. [Ch 2, skip the next two stitches, dc into the next stitch.] Repeat [] 6 more times. Dc into each remaining stitch across. Ch 3, turn.
R14) Repeat row 13.
R15) Dc into second stitch and next 8 stitches. [Ch 2, skip the next two stitches, dc into next stitch]. Repeat [] one time. Dc in next 3 stitches. Repeat [] two more times. Dc into each remaining stitch. Ch 3, turn.
R16) Dc in each dc across, work 2 dc into each ch 2 space. (34 stitches) Ch 3, turn.
R17-23) Repeat rows 10-16.
R24-30) Repeat rows 10-16.
R31-37) Repeat rows 10-16.
R38-44) Repeat rows 10-16.
R39-43) Repeat rows 10-14. On row 43, end with a ch 1 and turn.
R44) Sl st into first 4 stitches, ch 3. Dc into next stitch and next 5 stitches. [Ch 2, skip the next two stitches, dc into next stitch]. Repeat [] one time. Dc in next 3 stitches. Repeat [] two more times. Dc into next 6 stitches. (28 stitches) Ch 1, turn.
R45) Sl st into first 4 stitches, ch 3. Dc into next stitch and next 20 stitches. (22 stitches) Ch 1, turn.
R46) Sl st into first 4 stitches, ch 3. Dc into next stitch and next 14 stitches. (16 stitches) Ch 1, turn.
R47) Sl st into first 4 stitches, ch 3. Dc into next stitch and next 8 stitches. (10 stitches) Ch 1, turn.

Work sc around entire runner, working 1 sc into the base of each stitch, and 2 sc into the side of each stitch. Join with sl st to beginning sc, finish off.

You may not reproduce or copy my pattern or images in any way. You may link to my pattern from another site. You may sell items made from my pattern as long as you give me credit.