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DEIRDRE
Materials
Silky Soft yarn 3 oz skeins - 2 lt. blue
Red Heart Baby yarn 1.75 oz skeins - 1 white
3 snaps
small bunch of spring flowers
15" fashion doll
doll stand
Crochet hooks sizes F & G

Panties
Use Panties for Fashion Doll.
There is no slip required for this doll.

Bodice
Row 1 - With lt. blue and using size G hook, ch 37, sc in 2nd ch from hook & in ea ch across, ch 1, turn. (36 sc)
Row 2 - sc in ea sc across, ch 1, turn. (36 sc)
Row 3 - (armholes) sc in next 6 sc, ch 3, sk next 6 sc, sc in next 12 sc, ch 3, sk next 6 sc, sc in last 6 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 4 - sc in ea sc & ch across, ch 1, turn. (30 sc)
Row 5 - sc in next 3 sc, (dec over next 2 sc) twice, sc in next 2 sc, (dec over next 2 sc) 6 times, sc in next 2 sc, (dec over next 2 sc) twice, sc in last 3 sc, ch 1, turn. (20 sc)
Rows 6 - 10 - Repeat Row 2. At end of Row 10, ch 3, turn. (20 sc)

Skirt
Row 11 - 2 dc in ea sc around, join w/sl st in top of beg ch 3, ch 3 (does not count as dc). (40 dc)
Note: You will now be working in Rnds instead of Rows.
Rnds 12 - 14 - dc in ea dc around, join, ch 3. (40 dc)
Rnd 15 - Working in BLO, * dc in next 7 dc, 2 dc in next dc. Repeat from * around, join, ch 3. (45 dc)
Rnds 16 - 18 - Repeat Rnd 12. (45 dc)
Rnd 19 - Working in BLO, * dc in next 8 dc, 2 dc in next dc. Repeat from * around, join, ch 3. (50 dc)
Rnds 20 - 22 - Repeat Rnd 12. At end of Rnd 22, ch 4. (50 dc)

Bottom Ruffle
Rnd 23 - 3 trc in ea dc around, join, ch 4.
Rnd 24 - trc in ea trc around, join, ch 4.
Rnd 25 - Repeat Rnd 24. At end of Rnd, fasten off blue.
Rnd 26 - Using size F hook, join baby yarn in same sp as joining,ch 1, * sc in next trc, sk 1 trc, 5 dc in next trc, sk 1 trc. Repeat from * around, join in beg sc. Fasten off.

Middle Ruffle
Rnd 1 - Join lt. blue w/sl st in first unused lp of Rnd 19, ch 4, 3 trc in ea lp around, join, ch 4.
Rnds 2 - 4 - Repeat Rnds 24 - 26 of Bottom Ruffle.