my special Kelly dress

Make this Kelly dress, my pattern (Aka Annie)
 Kelly Dolls are for the Toy Drive in Florence Oregon at Christmas time. I find them in Garage sales, in thrift stores and look for the great deals. People donate Kelly for me to make these clothes for good causes, for little girls who need a small friend. I make sewn clothing as well and putting them into packages. This is my cause for life, to make small lil girls happy, as I only had sons and doing this makes me happy.
I also make clothing for Barbie and Skipper and if they are decent and new looking or if I can clean them spotless. Some i have collected have been loved a bit too much... and stay with me.


The 3" to 4" Doll request to make clothes
Crochet by MeriluOriginals ( your lil ole Annie)
  
This is a Kelly Doll, she is 4"- inches small. 
Materials I used. You may want smaller hooks.
I have a sz 7 metal hook.
and I used fingerling baby  yarn in pink. 
*I also want to mention*: ****When you go down with st's and ch and then turn and go back, use a reverse crochet stitch. In case one does not know how to do this, its simple, go thru the post on the bottom row instead of thru the loop(s). I used this method on both dresses I believe, for sure the one on the right. This covers the ridge made when you leave the back open and ch1 and turn and go back...***


Ch 21 loosely, turn, skip 1st ch
R1 - sc back in each ch to end (you should have 20 sc's)

R2 - sc -sc- 2 sc in of the next 5 (this will make 10 sc in 5 st's) 6 sc's down the row and then again 2 sc in the next 5 st's, 3 sc's to the end, ch 1 and turn <30 sts>

R3- sc in each st across and ch1 and turn

R4 - Confusing, here's where you just do it, do not read ahead.. one at a time. 4 sc, 2sc in next st, sc,  2sc in next st, sc,  2sc in next st,  9 sc across the front,  2sc in next st, sc,  2sc in next st, sc,  2sc in next st, sc to end, ch 1 and turn

R5 - 4 sc, ch3, and skip 10 st,  8 sc, ch3, and skip 10 st, sc to the end. ch1 and turn (this sets the sleeves in. ) i lost count of st's, play it by ear.

R6 - This is the start of the skirt. You have to increase so it fits around and hangs right on the doll. So 2 sc in one st and then 1 sc, repeat. EXCEPT that ch 3 just make sc in each of the st in both of the ch 3. 
do that repeat across, now ch2 and turn

R7 and down thru all the rows, they are all te same. 1st - try it on your dolly. does it fit? like in my pix, that was what i was doing, making sure it fit.
Now I like to make HDC = yarn over and pull thru all three loops, still going thru the post for the reversed stitch. It looks nicer... repeat this R7 down, long as far as you like it to be.


The Last row
I like a finish look so i will scallop the bottom edge. in each st make sc-hdc-sc or every other st. up to you..I even sometimes go around the sleeve edge. Just to give that extra touch of finishing.
Annie