Part 2: Fashion Doll Period Ensembles – The 1940s “Moody Blue, Designed by Holly Fields, Crochet World, December 2007My very first crochet projects were Barbie clothes. My Barbie was the very best dressed Barbie in the neighborhood. I still love to make these tiny clothes with tiny hooks, tiny snaps, tiny beads, and tiny accessories. I made these for a co-worker’s granddaughters.
This particular pattern was very frustrating. I don’t know if it was me or the pattern, but I had a difficult time getting the pattern to work and still fit the doll. In order to get anywhere close to the gauge, I had to use a size 2 steel hook instead of the size B suggested. The size B aluminum hook was just too lose, but the steel hook seemed to work better. There are also many other adjustments I made to the pattern. Again, I don’t know if there are errors in the pattern, or I just crochet funny. Anyway, because of copyright laws, I don’t want to put the corrections here, but I’ve got them saved.
Right now, I have two projects going – a hairpin lace baby blanket and eighteen pairs (yes eighteen) of pedicure socks – all need to be completed before Christmas.
