AG Sun Dress Set-Free Pattern
American Girl Sundress Outfit
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Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies: 2 ½ ounces color 1 Sugar and Cream cotton yarn, 2 ounces color 2 Sugar and Cream cotton yarn, F, G and H crochet hook, 2-5/8″ button, Optional-5 satin roses, 40 inches of 1 ½” ruffled lace
Stitches Used: ch, sl st, sc, dc, fpdc (front post dc), bpdc (back post dc), shell (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc)
Gauge: 4 sc per inch, 4 rows per inch
Directions for Dress-G hook
Rnd. 1: ch 44, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, ch 5, turn. 43 sc
Rnd. 2: sc in each sc across, ch 1, turn. 43 sc
Rnd. 3: repeat rnd. 2. 43 sc
Rnd. 4: sc in each sc across, ch 5, turn. 43 sc
Rnds. 5-6: repeat rnd. 2. 43 sc
Rnd. 7: sc in each sc across, join to beginning sc. 43 sc
Rnd. 8: change to H hook, color 2, attach yarn, ch 3, skip next sc, *shell in next sc, skip next sc*, repeat 20 times, join with sl st to top of beginning ch 3, do not turn (in this and following rnds.) 21 shells
Rnd. 9: ch 3, *shell in ch 1 sp of next shell*, repeat 20 times, join. 21 shells
Rnds. 10-13: repeat rnd. 9. 21 shells
Straps-color 1-F hook
Rnd. 1: With right side facing, attach yarn at 5th ch from left center back of dress, ch 3, dc in next 2 ch, ch 3 (counts as first dc in next rnd), turn. 3 dc
Rnd. 2: fpdc in next dc, dc in next dc, ch 3, turn. 3 dc
Rnd. 3: bpdc in next dc, dc in next dc, ch 3, turn. 3 dc
Rnd. 4: repeat rnd. 2. 3 dc
Rnd. 5: repeat rnd. 3. 3 dc
Rnd. 6: repeat rnd. 2. 3 dc
Rnd. 7: repeat rnd. 3. 3 dc
Rnd.8: repeat rnd. 2. 3 dc
Rnd. 9: repeat rnd. 3. 3 dc
Rnd. 10: repeat rnd. 2. 3 dc
Rnd. 11: repeat rnd. 3. 3 dc
Rnd. 12: repeat rnd. 2. 3 dc
Rnd. 13: repeat rnd. 3, fasten off leaving 12″ tail.
2nd Strap
Rnd. 1: with right side facing, attach yarn at 8th ch from right center back, ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, ch 3, turn. 3 dc
Rnds. 2-13: repeat rnds. 2-13 of left strap.
Whip stitch right strap at 16th, 17th and 18th ch.
Whip stitch left strap at 27th, 28th and 29th ch.
Matching buttons to ch 5-buttonholes, sew buttons in place.
Sew lace around bodice top, sew 1 rose to each strap.
Directions for Shoes-Make 2-F hook-color 1
Rnd. 1: ch 6, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 3 ch, 3 sc in next sc, working down back loops, sc in next 4 ch, join with sl st to beginning sc. 12 sc
Rnd. 2: ch 1, sc in first sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc, join to beginning sc. 16 sc
Rnd. 3: ch 1, sc in first sc, 2 sc in next 2 sc, sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next 2 sc, sc in next sc, 2 sc in next 2 sc, sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next 2 sc, join with sl st to beginning sc. 24 sc
Rnd. 4: ch 1, working in back loops, sc in each sc around, join with sl st to beginning sc. 24 sc
Rnd. 5: ch 1, sc in each sc around, join with sl st to beginning sc. 24 sc
Rnd. 6: ch 1, sc in first 8 sc, dec sc over next 2 sc (4 times), sc in next 8 sc, join with sl st to beginning sc. 20 sc
Rnd. 7: sc in each sc around, join with sl st to beginning sc, ch 1. 20 sc
Rnd. 8: ch 18, sl st in first sc, ch 1, sl st in 18 ch, join with sl st to beginning sc of previous rnd, fasten off.
Hat-H hook
Rnd. 1: ch 2, work 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook, do not join this or following rnds, mark beginning sc. 8 sc
Rnd. 2: 2 sc in each sc. 16 sc
Rnd. 3: *sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat around. 24 sc
Rnd. 4: sc in each sc. 24 sc
Rnd. 5: *sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat around. 32 sc
Rnd. 6: *sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat around. 40 sc
Rnds. 7-10: repeat rnd. 4. 40 sc
Rnd. 11: sc in each sc around, join with sl st to beginning sc, ch 1, do not turn. 40 sc
Rnd. 12: working in front loops, sc in each sc around, join with sl st to beginning sc, ch 3. 40 sc
Rnd. 13: dc in same st, *2 dc in next sc*, repeat 38 times, join with sl st to top of beginning ch 3. 80 dc
Rnd. 14: dc in each dc around, join with sl st to top of beginning dc, join with sl st to top of beginning ch 3, fasten off.
Sew lace and roses as shown in pictures.
February 16, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Is there a pattern for the crochet hat on the AG doll with the sundress? I downloaded the pattern, but would like the hat also. Thanks, Sandy
February 16, 2009 at 6:08 pm
It should be on page 3 and 4 of the pattern download. It looks like the complete file did load, but if not, I can reload it. I also sent you an email with the pattern attached.
April 15, 2009 at 2:14 pm
I, too, am making clothes for my granddaughter’s American Girl Doll. I have made the sundress and we love it, but I am not having good luck with the hat and shoes. I have gotten to rnd 4 on the hat w/24 sc and the directions tell me to repeat rnd 2, which is 2 sc in ea. sc. The directions say that should still be 24 sc. If I sc in ea. 24 sc that would be 48. Where am I going wrong? I can’t get past the first round with the shoes. Am I starting with the sole and turning around the initial ch 6? I am stumped. Please help. We love your patterns.
April 17, 2009 at 12:52 pm
I am currrently without internet…..moving….yuk..on the shoes……you do work in the round off the first 6 ch, the pattern should read….ch 6, sc in same stitch, sc in next 3 sc, 3 sc i8n next sc, sc in last 4…..that should make the 12 sc…….on the hat…..I will have to recheck….as soon as I am back on line…..I will get you the corrections…..so sorry about that….I know what a pain an error can be!
April 20, 2009 at 3:41 pm
HELLO! SUCH A CUTE PATTERN. I AM STARTING IT THIS MORNING FOR MY GRANDAUGHTER’S 9TH BIRTHDAY THIS SUMMER. IWOULD ALSO LIKE THE HAT PATTERN. SURE WOULD APPRECIATE YOU E MAILING IT TO ME. THANKS.GOD BLESS,
SHARON
April 21, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Does anyone have some patterns for American doll–Bitty baby clothes?
June 7, 2009 at 6:53 am
I’m looking for a simple single crochet blanket pattern for an American Doll. I need to know the size hook to use and how much sport weight yarn to use. And what would the finished size of it be? I’ve made an affhan fo my granddaughter and would like to make one for her American Doll to match, but do not know how to cut the size down for her doll. Thank you for whatever help you can provide. I need it finished by the end of this month, June, 2009.
Thanks,
Jane
June 7, 2009 at 3:10 pm
If you want to copy your grandaughters afghan….I would use infant wt. or sports wt. yarn and a F or E hook. For a 15 inch by 20 inch blanket with a gauge of 5 sc per inch and 5 sc rows per inch, you would need about: rnd. 1: ch 76, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across///rnd. 2: sc in each sc, ch 1, turn.
Repeat rnd 2 about 100 times or to the desired length. With a gauge of 4 sc per inch, you would ch 61 to start…….hope this helps!
Carol
June 16, 2009 at 3:29 am
I am having trouble with round 4 of the hat — is it 48 stitches? Someone commented on this earlier. And then should the instructions read 8 sc in the next 2 sc of round 5? There is an asterisk missing in that round.
The dress and shoes went together beautifully. I’m a new crocheter. I’m making this for my granddaughter as a surprise and hope to finish it before our trip to WA next week.
Thank you
July 18, 2009 at 11:46 pm
This was so cute and quick to make.
I used “I Love this Cotton” yarn by Hobby Lobby for a softer feel.
July 19, 2009 at 3:52 pm
I love working with “I Love This Cotton”! Since moving to the country, it’s so hard to come by until we go to the “big city”!
August 19, 2009 at 3:53 pm
I am having trouble with the hat. Rows 7-10: should I really be crocheting two sc’s in each sc for each row? It says that after I am done with row 10, I still only have 40 sc’s. I am confused!!
August 22, 2009 at 6:45 pm
I, too, have to agree with Veronica Fish about Rows 7-10. I got the total of 40 stituches in row 6. I’m presuming that in rows 7-10 you single crochet in each stitch, without increasing. Then row 11 you single crochet again? I don’t have an American Girl doll to “model” what I’ve done so far, until Monday (hopefully my granddaughter will bring her’s). I’m going to do what the pattern says and see how it turns out…..definately will leave the marker in the last stitch of round 10. I may make two rows of double crochet for the brim to make it a bigger sunbonnet. I loved the sundress pattern. But, being my granddaughter just got her doll last week, I didn’t know the body was cloth. So, I sort of improvised the top to be covered completely. Haven’t tackled the shoes yet…..still thinking about it. lol
Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and happy crocheting! Even have my husband doing the laundry! Hey…I’m a grandmother of 9, and only married to my wonderful husband for two years…2nd marriage.
August 22, 2009 at 6:51 pm
I just read the pattern above. In rounds 7-10 it states: Rnds. 7-10: repeat rnd. 4. 40 sc
Round 11 you slipstitch so that you can have a “baserow” (at least that’s what I call it) to so that you can crochet a sc in the FRONT loop only! Then continue on your merry way!
Someone changed the pattern of the hat since I printed mine over a week ago!
Ok…I think I’m unconfused now….hope everyone else is too!
Happy Crocheting!!!
August 22, 2009 at 7:22 pm
The pattern was changed after my post so that rounds 7 – 10 repeat round 4 (sc only). I finished my hat and it is beautiful! I do not have a doll at home to model it; so I hope the outfit looks as beautiful as the pictures look with a doll. YIKES! I did not realize that American Girl dolls have a cloth body? How does that work?? Anyway, for those of you that try this whole outfit, it really is beautifu.
August 22, 2009 at 8:21 pm
Hi Veronica……glad the pattern worked out for you. The doll does have a fabric body. I did a blouse in cotton thread but did not write down that pattern. I hope to redo it soon and get that pattern posted. The dress can also be worked with a bib front instead of straps.
You can eliminate the straps and work a “bib” type top in the front of the dress, working 8-10 sc across the front center, and decreasing by 2 sc in
every-other row until you get down to either 2 or 4 sc, fasten off. For the neck tie……ch 3, work 2 dc in 2nd ch from hook, holding last loop
back of each dc, then yo, pull through all loops on hook, ch 15, sc in next 2-4 sc on top, ch 18, work 2 dc in 2nd ch from hook, holding last loop back,
yo, pull through all loops on hook and fasten off.
Hope this helps!
August 25, 2009 at 9:01 pm
I am not the world’s greatest crocheter, but I love making these little clothes. I made the sundress outfit for my one granddaughter and am making a second one for my other granddaughter. I thought I would make them a little different by using the bib type you described to Veronica. I made the bib; however, I am at a loss as to what to do for the neck tie. I assume I attach the yarn to one side of the bib, then ch 3, etc. What do you mean by “holding last loop back of each dc, then yo, pull through all loops on hook?” In fact, I’m having a hard time understanding most of the neck tie instructions. They are always the hardest part for me. Does it just tie in the back? Any help would be appreciated. Sorry I’m so thick…
August 26, 2009 at 11:52 am
Carol,
Thank you so much for taking time to respond to my question. This makes perfect sense to me now and so easy. I was making it much more difficult than was necessary.
I love the patterns you provide on your website. I’m making these little outfits for my granddaughters’ Christmas, to go along with the American Girl doll I have for each of them. They are going to be so excited! I have never had so much fun crocheting as I have with these clothes. So quick to do and such a sense of accomplishment when finished!!
You are very gifted to be able to design these clothes!
Thanks again,
Dory
August 26, 2009 at 1:31 pm
May I ask what the response to Dory’s question was? Thanks!