Happier Than A Pig In Mud: Patriotic Barbie Dress-Crochet

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Patriotic Barbie Dress-Crochet

How about a new Barbie dress for the summer holidays... This cute dress whips up in no time and of course could be made in any color(s), but I love the red, white and blue!

I started with this free pattern from Crochet Spot HERE and it's actually the first crochet pattern I could follow 100%. What I mean by that is, if I can do it... Any 10 year old should be able to do it:@) I even used the F hook as recommended (instead of going up a size)

I did make some changes though: I used a hairband instead of rubber band and crocheted into the back loop only. I also encountered my first "ugly" yarn (the red). All inexpensive yarns are not created equal... So to speed the project up I started using double crochet for the skirt, winged the increases and maybe made it a little shorter.

I say it all the time folks, I love these funky little $1 yarns from AC Moore! The blue is so much fun. I decided to trim the bottom of the dress with it using double crochet, figured I'd never be able to see the stitches to make additional rows:@)