Crocheted Betsy Ross for 11 1/2 and 18" Girl Dolls by Virginia Lakin

Crocheted Betsy Ross for 11 1/2 and 18" Girl Dolls

Crochet
January 1976
11.5-inch or 18-inch female fashion doll
US
English

The pattern includes the dress and the mob cap.

Materials for 11.5-inch doll with measurements of 5.5”/3.5”/4.75”

  • Knit-Cro-Sheen #10 thread in red, white, and blue
  • #2 hook for skirt
  • #5 hook for bodice

Gauge of 8 sc per inch with #5 hook

Materials for 18-inch doll with measurements of 8”/5”/5”

  • knitting worsted in red, white, and blue
  • #0 hook

Gauge of 5 sc per inch.

The body of the dress is worked in one piece. The skirt is worked sideways, the bodice is worked bottom-up. The sleeves are made separately and sewn in.

The mob cap is worked in the round in one piece. It has a crocheted chain used as a drawstring.