Cabled Top For Dolls by Svetlana Kolesova

Cabled Top For Dolls

Knitting
July 2022
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
42 stitches and 56 rows = 4 inches
US 0 - 2.0 mm
16 - 33 yards (15 - 30 m)
English
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The pattern includes instructions for knitting a top for 1:6 Barbie-size doll (adult and teenager) and includes calculations for two variants of yarn.

The tops are knitted in the round top down, so the length can be easily adjusted for whichever one you need: crop top, hip-length top or dress.

Required skills:
Cast on, Bind off
Knit, purl
Increases
Cables (1x1 left-leaning cables)
Work in the round

For Sock, Fingering or Sport Yarn:
Yarn: e.g. Scheepjes Our Tribe, Valley Yarns Huntington, Garnstudio DROPS Fabel
16-25 meters (18-28 yards)
Gauge:
42 stitches and 56 rows = 10 cm (in pattern)
Needles:
№2 (US 0) – № 2.25 (US 1), depends on knitting tension

For Thread or Lace Yarn:
Yarn: e.g. Rico Design Essentials Crochet
17-28 meters (19-30 yards)
Gauge:
45 stitches and 60 rows = 10 cm (in pattern)
Needles:
№1.5 (US 000) – №1.75 (US 00), depends on knitting tension

Approximate “unstretched” finished sizes depending on variant of doll:
Adult, like Barbie Fashionistas or Bellatrix Lestrange Doll:
Length: 7.5cm (3“)
Length from underarm to bottom: 5.5 (2⅛“)
Width (underarm to underarm): 5cm (2“)
Teenager, like Hermoine Granger Doll from Mattel:
Length: 5cm (2“)
Length from underarm to bottom: 3.5 (2⅜“)
Width (underarm to underarm): 4.4cm (1¾“)

In my photos tops were worn on these dolls:
Raquelle (Barbie Fashionistas Clutch Wave 2): tall – 29cm (11½”), chest – 13cm (5⅛”), waist – 8.2cm(3¼”), hip – 13cm (5⅛”)
Bellatrix Lestrange (Harry Potter Mattel Doll): tall – 30cm (11¾”), chest – 12.5cm (4⅞”), waist – 8.8cm(3½”), hip – 12.5cm (4⅞”)
Hermoine Granger (Harry Potter Mattel Doll): tall – 25cm (10⅞”), chest – 9.5cm (3¾”), waist – 7cm(2¾”), hip – 10.3cm (4¹⁄₁₆”)


Please, feel free to contact me if you have any questions.


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