Doll's Knitted Outfit by McCall Pattern Company

Doll's Knitted Outfit

Knitting
January 1965
Light Fingering ?
US 1 - 2.25 mm
US 2 - 2.75 mm
11.5" female fashion doll
English

The title is “Doll’s Knitted Outfit” in the Needlework & Crafts magazine. It is “Coat and Dress Set” in the Doll Fashions magazine.

The pattern includes the coat, dress and bag.

Materials:
The coat and bag require:

  • 1/2 oz. “Scotch Fingering Tweed” yarn
  • #2 needles
  • one snap fastener
  • tapestry needle
  • 1/4 yd. lining fabric

The dress requires:

  • 1/2 oz. “nylon and wool” yarn
  • #1 needles
  • 12” narrow lace
  • three snap fasteners
  • elastic thread
  • tapestry needle

Gauge: 10 st. and 12 rows per inch with #1 needles, 7 st. and 12 rows per inch with #2 needles

The coat is made in one piece and seamed. It has a hemmed lower edge, front facings and pockets. Both the coat and bag are fully lined. The coat closes at the neck with a snap.

The dress is worked in one piece. The shoulders are joined with Kitchener stitch. There is a placket in the back that closes with snaps. The dress is hemmed and has lace trim around the neck and waist. Elastic thread is run through the stitches at the waist.

Sized for a Barbie-type doll with the 1960s figure: 5.5”/3.125”/5”. The fit may vary on modern dolls.