Description

Doll Suit in Two Versions – 1980s Knitting Pattern: Instant PDF Download

Size: Fits 15″–16″ dolls

This 1980s vintage knitting pattern bundles up 15″–16″ dolls for a snowy getaway with two coordinating cold-weather wardrobes. Knit in soft sport weight yarn, the boy’s version features a cabled sweater front while the girl’s set is trimmed in a classic blue-and-white stripe, and both come complete with a turtleneck, pants, hat or bonnet, mittens, and a fringed scarf. With its cozy winter styling, it’s a natural choice for a Christmas gift or holiday-themed toy knitting project.

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Design & Construction Details

Skill Level: Intermediate.
Construction: Sweater back and front knit flat with raglan shaping (cable panel on the boy’s front, stockinette with a stripe panel on the girl’s); sleeves knit flat and set in; turtleneck collars picked up and worked in ribbing; pants knit in the round with a stockinette leg and picot-edge waist, threaded with elastic; hat, bonnet, mittens, and scarf worked separately and finished with crocheted chain ties and pompoms.
Finished Measurements: Fits dolls 15″–16″ tall.
Pattern Style: Written in standard US knitting terms, with a charted cable repeat for the boy’s sweater.
Stitches: Knit, purl, k1p1 ribbing, stockinette stitch, garter stitch, cable stitch (worked with a cable needle), raglan decreases.

Recommended Materials & Tools

Yarn: Sport weight yarn such as Debbie Bliss Eco Baby — approximately 2 skeins (4 oz / 113 g) in main color (blue for the boy, red for the girl), plus small amounts of white and blue for contrast trims.
Knitting Needles Size: US #4 (3.5 mm), plus US #2 double-pointed and 24″ circular needles (or size needed to obtain gauge).
Notions: Size H crochet hook, tapestry needle, cable needle, stitch holder, ¾ yard of ¼” elastic.
Gauge: 10 sts = 2″.

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