Sweater for 21cm Miniland Doll

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This top-down raglan style jumper is made to fit the 21cm Miniland Doll or any doll with the following measurements:
Chest Circumference: 19cm
Arm length: 6cm
Torso Length: 8cm

It is knit in the round and requires only a small amount of seaming under the arms.
The sweater has a relaxed fit, therefore making it easy for little hands to dress and undress their dolly.

A$2.00

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MATERIALS
Yarn: 40 grams of Bendigo Woollen Mills Luxury 8ply or any DK weight yarn 80 metres / 87 yards
Gauge: 20 stitches & 21 rows per 10cm/4” of stockinette in the round on 4.5mm needles
Needles: 4.5mm DPNs, 4.0mm DPNs
Notions: stitch markers, waste yarn or small flexible stitch holders, darning needle

SKILLS REQUIRED
Knitting in the round
Increasing and decreasing

ABBREVIATIONS
DPNs - Double Pointed Needles CO - Cast on
BOR - Beginning of Round
SM - Slip Marker
K - Knit
PM - Place Marker
st – stitch
sts - stitches
m1r - make-1 right (Insert the left needle from back to front under the bar between stitches and knit into the front loop of the bar)
m1l - make-1 left (Insert the left needle from front to back under the bar and knit into the back loop of the bar)
(this is a great demonstration of m1r and m1l - https://youtu.be/XygPZ2cWBeA)
ssk - Slip 2 sts purlwise and then insert left needle into the front of the two slipped stitches and knit together
k2tog - insert right needle into the front of the first two stitches on the left needle and knit together

Sweater for 21cm Miniland Doll © 2020 Belinda Piper. All rights reserved.
​FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.
Please do not copy or sell my pattern. Small batch sales of finished items made from this pattern are permitted, but you must use your own photographs. Credit must be given to rose+dot co and link to roseanddotco.com on your listings

INSTRUCTIONS

NECK
Using a long tail cast on method (I love the Twisted German Cast On by Andrea Mowry) and 4.5mm DPNs, CO 40 stitches. Being careful not to twist your work, join in the round and place a marker at the BOR.
Round 1: *K1,P1* repeat from * to* until you come to BOR marker Round 2-3: repeat Round 1

SHOULDER SHAPING
Setup Round: SM, K6, PM, K8, PM, K12, PM, K8, PM, K6 to BOR
Round 1: *K to one st before marker, m1r, K1, SM, K1, m1l, repeat from * three more times and knit to BOR
Round 2: Knit
Repeat Rounds 1-2 for a total of 6 times until you have 88 stitches.

SEPARATE SLEEVES
Round 1: *Knit to marker, remove marker, place 20 sleeve stitches on a piece of waste yarn, remove marker, repeat from * once more and knit to BOR

BODY
Rounds 1-3: Knit
Switch to 4mm needles
Rounds 4-6: *K1, P1* repeat from * to *
Cast off using a stretchy bind off method. (I like to use this one: *K1, P1, Knit those two stitches together. Repeat from * until all stitches are cast off.)

SLEEVES
Pick up stitches from waste yarn using 4.5mm DPNS and knit the following rounds, inserting BOR marker at the start of the round. Leave a 15cm tail for seaming later.

Round 1: *K1, k2tog, K to last 3 sts, ssk, K1* repeat from * to *
Round 2: Knit
Round 3: *K1, k2tog, K to last 3 sts, ssk, K1* repeat from * to *
Switch to 4mm needles
Rounds 4-6: *K1, P1* repeat from * to *
Cast off using a stretchy bind off method. (I like to use this one: *K1, P1, Knit those two stitches together. Repeat from * until all stitches are cast off.)

FINISHING
Using the tail, close the gap under the arms by picking up a few stitches and weave in the ends. Weave in the ends on the neck, cuffs and hem. Gently block if required.

For any pattern queries or errata, please contact me below.

Happy knitting!

Belinda x

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