My daughter loves to play with her barbies. She used to ask for my help dressing them, but she’s now old enough to do that herself. Now she’s asking me for some warm barbie clothing! This is my first Barbie design and I hope you’ll enjoy this Barbie cardigan crochet pattern.
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Materials
- 1 skein drops fabel yarn
- crochet hook size 2.5 mm
- 2 press studs size about 5 mm
Abbreviations U.S.
- st = stitch
- sl st = slip stitch
- ch = chain
- mr = magic ring
- sc = single crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
- dc = double crochet
- inc = increase (crochet 2 stitches in one stitch)
- dec = decrease (crochet 2 stitches together)
Gauge: 28 sc in width x 35 sc vertically = 4” x 4” (10 x 10 cm)
Barbie cardigan crochet pattern
Chain 42
| Row | Instructions |
|---|---|
| Row 1 | dc in 3rd loop from the hook. Dc in the other stitches. Now you have 38 dc. Ch 3 (they don’t count as a stitch, so you start the new row with a stitch in the first stitch. This goes for the rest of the pattern) Turn. |
| Row 2 | Crochet in the front loops only: a dc in each stitch. Ch 3 and turn. |
| Row 3 | Dc in each st (not the front loops this time, only use front loops when mentioned). Ch 3 and turn. |
| Repeat row 2 and 3 another 4 times. Don’t fasten off, but continue with the left front: |
Left front
| Row | Instructions |
|---|---|
| Row 1 | Crochet in the front loops: ch 1 and 1 sc in the first stitch. Hdc in the next stitch. Dc in the next 6 stitches. Ch 3 and turn. |
| Row 2 | Dc in the first 4 stitches. Hdc in the next stitch. Sc in the next stitch. Ch 1 and turn. |
| Row 3 | Crochet in the front loops: hdc in the first stitch. Dc in the next 4 stitches. Fasten off. |
Back
Now we continue with the back of the cardigan. Skip two stitches from the left front and attach the yarn in the front loop of the third stitch.
| Row | Instructions |
|---|---|
| Row 1 | Crochet in the front loops: dc in the first 18 stitches. Ch 3 and turn. |
| Row 2 | Dc in each stitch. Ch 3 and turn. |
| Row 3 | Crochet in the front loops: Dc in the first 6 stitches. Hdc in the next 6 stitches. Dc in the last 6 stitches. Fasten off. |
Right front
Now we continue with the right front. Skip another two stitches, from the back and attach the yarn.
| Row | Instructions |
|---|---|
| Row 1 | Crochet in the front loops: dc in the first 6 stitches. Hdc in the next stitch. Sc in the last stitch. Ch 1 and turn. |
| Row 2 | sl st in the first 2 stitches. Sc in the next, hdc in the next, dc in the last 6 stitches. Ch 3 and turn. |
| Row 3 | Crochet in the front loops: dc in the first 4 stitches. Hdc in the next, sc in the next, sl st in the last stitch. Fasten off. |
Sew the shoulder seams. Use four stitches, don’s use the sc and the hdc from the left and right front.
Bottom
Now we crochet the hem, which will be sewn to the bottom of the cardigan. Chain 7.
| Row | Instructions |
|---|---|
| Row 1 | sc in the second loop from the hook. Sc in the other loops. You have 6 sc at the end of the row. Ch 1 and turn. |
| Row 2 | Sc in the back loops of the 6 stitches. Ch 1 and turn. |
| Repeat row 2 until the length of the hem is the same as the bottom of the cardigan. Sew together. |
Finishing front
Attach the yarn at the bottom of the right front and crochet a row of single crochets along the right front, the back and the left front of the cardigan.
Ch 1, turn, sc in the back loop of the first stitch and all the other stitches. Repeat this row another 4 times and fasten off.
Sleeves
Attach the yarn at the bottom of the armhole and crochet 16 sc along the hole. From here we work in continuous rounds. In the last column you can see the amount of stitches you have.
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 – 5 | 1 hdc in each st | 16 |
| Round 6 | *6 hdc, 1 dec. Repeat one time | 14 |
| Round 7-11 | 1 hdc in each st | 14 |
| Round 12 | *5 hdc, 1 dec. Repeat one time | 12 |
| Round 13-14 | 1 hdc in each st. Close with a sl st | 12 |
| Round 15 | Crochet in each st: ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc |
Fasten off and weave in the ends.
Sew a press stud at the bottom of the cardigan. Sew another at the top, at the part before the cardigan was divided in two fronts and a back.
Hat
Close each round with a slip stitch, but don’t turn.
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Magic ring with 6 sc | 6 |
| Round 2 | 2 hdc in each st | 12 |
| Round 3 | * hdc, inc. Repeat 5 times | 18 |
| Round 4 | * 2 hdc, inc. Repeat 5 times | 24 |
| Round 5 | * 3 hdc, inc. Repeat 5 times | 30 |
| Round 6 -8 | 1 hdc in each st | 30 |
| Round 9 | hdc and dc in the first st. Hdc and dc in the next 11 stitches. |
Fasten off and weave in the ends.
Your barbie cardigan is finished. I hope you enjoyed this barbie cardigan crochet pattern.
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