Miss France Doll Pattern #7221
A French national costume doll outfit with striped skirt, bodice, sleeves, hat with brim, dress sash, and flag for a 7 or 8-inch doll, worked in DMC pearl cotton.
Materials
- Steel crochet hook · Size 7
Pattern instructions
Skirt
With Blue, ch 33 (about 3¾ inches), 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in each remaining ch (32 sc), fasten off.
Turn, with White, work 1 sc in each sc across, fasten off.
Turn, with Red, rpt row 2.
From right side, with Blue, work 2 tr in back loop of each st around; to join Skirt, slip st in first tr.
Ch 5, skip joined st, [1 tr and ch 1] in each tr around, join (with slip st in 4th ch of ch-5).
Ch 5, 1 tr in first sp, * ch 1, 1 tr in next tr, ch 1, 1 tr in next sp; rpt from STAR around; end, ch 1, join.
Ch 1, slip st in first sp, ch 5, 1 tr in next sp, [ch 1 and 1 tr] in each remaining sp; end, ch 1, join. Rpt rnd 4 three times. Fasten off.
With White, starting at back, work [1 tr and ch 1] in each sp around, join in first tr, fasten off.
With Blue, rpt rnd 8. With White, rpt rnd 8.
With Red, rpt rnd 8. With White, rpt rnd 8.
With Blue, rpt rnd 8 only do not fasten off. Rpt rnd 4, fasten off.
Bodice
With White, working on other side of first row of Skirt, work [1 dc and ch 1] in each of 30 sts, 1 dc in end st (31 dc).
Ch 4, turn, skip first sp, 1 dc in next sp, [ch 1 and 1 dc] in each remaining sp. Rpt row 2 twice. Fasten off.
Turn, skip first 2 dc, with White, 1 dc in next dc, [ch 1 and 1 dc] in each of next 2 dc (2 sps).
Ch 4, turn, 1 dc in 2nd dc, ch 1, 1 dc in next dc.
Ch 4, turn, 1 dc in 2nd dc, ch 1, 1 dc in 3rd ch of ch-4. Rpt row 3 three times. Fasten off leaving 7 inches of thread to sew Strap in place. Skip 4 sps for underarm, sew end of Strap to top of next 2 sps at front of Bodice. Work other Shoulder Strap to correspond.
Sleeves
With White, work [1 dc and ch 1] in each of 4 sps at underarm, [1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 1] in each of 6 sps of Shoulder Strap, join in first dc.
Ch 1, slip st in first sp, ch 4, 1 dc in next sp, ch 1, [1 dc and ch 1] in each remaining sp, join in 3rd ch of ch-4.
Ch 1, slip st in first sp, ch 3, skip next sp, * 1 dc in next sp, skip next sp; rpt from STAR around, join in top of ch-3.
Ch 1, 1 sc in each dc around, join in first sc, fasten off. With White, work a row of sc all around neck edge (about 1 sc in each sp). Ch 5, turn, 1 tr in 2nd sc, [ch 1 and 1 tr] in each remaining sc, fasten off.
Hat
With White, ch 55, 1 dc in 5th ch from hook, [ch 1 and 1 dc] in every 2nd ch across (26 sps).
Ch 4, turn, skip first 2 sps, 1 dc in next dc, [ch 1 and 1 dc] in each dc to last 2 sps; end, ch 1, 1 dc in 3rd ch of turning ch.
Ch 4, turn, skip first 2 sps, 1 dc in next dc, [ch 1 and 1 dc] in each of next 8 dc, ch 1, 1 sc in next dc, [ch 1 and 1 dc] in each of next 9 dc, ch 1, 1 dc in 3rd ch of turning ch.
Ch 4, turn, skip first 2 sps, 1 dc in next dc, [ch 1 and 1 dc] in each dc to sc (at center), ch 1, 1 sc in next sc, [ch 1 and 1 dc] in each dc to last 2 sps, ch 1, 1 dc in 3rd ch of turning ch. Rpt row 5 until 4 sps left in row.
Ch 4, turn, 1 sc in sc (at center), ch 1, 1 dc in 3rd ch of turning ch, fasten off. Fold at center and sew seam at back.
Brim
With Red, work 3 sc in each sp around Hat, join (in first sc), fasten off.
Turn, with White, 1 sc in joined st, ch 1, [1 sc and ch 1] in every 2nd st around, join, fasten off.
Turn, with Blue, [1 sc and ch 1] in each ch-1 sp around, join, fasten off. Turn Brim up.
Dress Sash
With Red, chain for 18 inches, 1 tr in 7th ch from hook, * ch 1, skip next ch, 1 tr in next ch; rpt from STAR across, fasten off.
Turn, with White, work 1 tr in first sp, [ch 1 and 1 tr] in each remaining sp, fasten off.
With Red, rpt row 2. To dress Doll, see patternbook page. Make a bow with Sash and tack at back of dress.
Flag
With Blue, ch 10, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in each of next 8 chs.
Ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each sc across. Rpt row 2 twice. Fasten off.
Turn, with White, 1 sc in each sc across. Rpt row 2 three times. Fasten off.
Turn, with Red, 1 sc in each sc across. Rpt row 2 three times. Fasten off. Sew or cement Blue end of Flag to small end of a toothpick.