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Barbie - Miss May 1993
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The finished lady at the beach. She is enjoying the view.
The finished lady at the beach. She is enjoying the view.
1. I started with the cape using regular treble stitches.
1. I started with the cape using regular treble stitches.
2. Side Panel. I didn't like the separate treble stitches so I decided to use joint treble stitches.
2. Side Panel. I didn't like the separate treble stitches so I decided to use joint treble stitches.
3. Bustle pad.
3. Bustle pad.
4. The hat is pretty small. I will embellish it with flowers and a feather
4. The hat is pretty small. I will embellish it with flowers and a feather
5.The parasol is soooo big. But I managed to have it look similar to the pattern one
5.The parasol is soooo big. But I managed to have it look similar to the pattern one
6. The train with the first flower and leaf spray.
6. The train with the first flower and leaf spray.
7. The bottom inner part of the pillow form
7. The bottom inner part of the pillow form
8. See how small the mock up became? I had to increase the number of stitches to get it better.
8. See how small the mock up became? I had to increase the number of stitches to get it better.
9. Here is the dress with the sleeves missing.
9. Here is the dress with the sleeves missing.
10. The bodice is now finished too.
10. The bodice is now finished too.
11. The flower spray of the skirt.
11. The flower spray of the skirt.
12. The outfit is done! Now onto the Barbie herself.
12. The outfit is done! Now onto the Barbie herself.
13. This hair was horrible! Just awful!
13. This hair was horrible! Just awful!
14. So I cut it all short. Then I heated the head and removed it from the body.
14. So I cut it all short. Then I heated the head and removed it from the body.
15. I pulled all the hair out of the head and then continued to remove the paint with nail polish remover.
15. I pulled all the hair out of the head and then continued to remove the paint with nail polish remover.
16. I painted the head in a dark brown tone similar to the tone of the hair that I bought.
16. I painted the head in a dark brown tone similar to the tone of the hair that I bought.
17. Such gorgeous long brown hair!
17. Such gorgeous long brown hair!
18. The hair from the back.
18. The hair from the back.
19. It took a long time, but it is so rewarding.
19. It took a long time, but it is so rewarding.
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Finished
May 19, 2019
August 28, 2019

Barbie - Miss May 1993

Project info
Miss May 1993 by Annie Potter
Victorian Lady Centennial Pillow Form
Crochet
Doll Clothes → Fashion doll
Hooks & yarn
2.5 mm
Notes

May 28, 2019

Even though I have like a gazillion other projects that are unfinished, I just had to start this one.
She is so lovely!

Where I do like the pink and the purple together, I did want to change the collor setting to purplish and aqua-ish.

Currently I have 1 panel finished, as well as the hat, the parasol and the cape. Will have to put up some pictures today.

May 29, 2019

It seems to me that the parasol is bigger than what I would have expected drom the pattern pictures. But I managed to create it.
Pictures are attached to the project now.
Next I am making the pillow form.

July 3, 2019

I have made a lot of progress in the evenings but haven’t posted anything here yet.

The hat, parasol and cape were finished quickly. After this I finished the pillow form and all of the roses and the ribbons. The train had taken a lot of my evening time and travel times, and it is done. It only needs the flowers and ribbons attached.

The bustle pad is also done and stuffed.

Currently I am vividly working on the skirt. Just 5 more rows before the hem row. Yay!

There is one thing though. The measurements that are in the pattern. I am apparently a tight crocheter and the lady from Annie’s Attic is well… not a tight crocheter. I am using a 4/0 (2.5 mm) hook to get a similar size as is stated in the pattern.

For the bodice however I am still having issues. It just won’t fit the model. I have created a mock-up to check what I would have to do to make it fit. It seems that when I would add 4 stitches on either side of the back, the bodice would fit all around. I would also have to add a few more stitches for the bust in row 18 and make the armholes a little bigger.

This means that I would have to alter the sleevs and the peplum as well. I will figure that out once I get to them.

July 3, 2019

I almost forgot to add that I am rerooting a 1980s Barbie as my model had the worst hair ever and the color was not how I wanted the color to be.

Will post pictures on that as well.

August 21, 2019

Well I am almost done with the project. I only need to do the hair. Need to buy some teeny tiny elastic bands for that.

I used joint double and treble crochet stitches for almost all of the pieces as it gave a more fabric like effect rather than having all those gaps between the stitches. I like the effect!

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Finished
May 19, 2019
August 28, 2019
About this pattern
Miss May 1993
by Annie Potter
from The Victorian Lady Centennial Collection, May
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  • Project created: May 20, 2019
  • Finished: August 28, 2019
  • Updated: January 31, 2022
  • Progress updates: 4 updates