Ballerina for 18 Inch Dolls by Pam McGhee for Shady Lane

Ballerina for 18 Inch Dolls

Crochet
September 1997
English
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Ballerina, #1797. Your very own ballerina is all ready for her recital in this body suit, tutu, tights, slippers, hair ornament and carry-bag. Made from cabled cotton (or substitute worsted weight acrylic), perle cotton and #10 thread (interchangeable).

Materials: Sizes E, F, & G hooks and size 7 steel hook or sizes needed for gauge; three size #3 snaps; hot pink ribbon--48” of 1/4” and 20” of 3/8”; worsted weight mercerized cotton--275 yds. pink, 225 yds. hot pink; 100 yds. pink #5 perle cotton; 225 yds. light pink #10 cotton thread; 50 yds. Gold Rush 14 metallic yarn, #40 silver.

With E hook and worsted weight cotton: 5 sc and 5 1/2 sc rows = 1 inch.
With F hook and worsted weight cotton: 9 sc and 10 sc rows = 2 inches.
With G hook and worsted weight cotton: 4 sts and 2 dc or 3 hdc rows = 1 inch.
With E hook and metallic: 6 sc = 1 inch.
With size 7 steel hook and #5 perle cotton: 8 sc and 9 sc rows = 1 inch.
With size 7 steel hook and #10 cotton thread: pattern st of (hdc in next sp, ch 1, skip next sp) 5 times, hdc in next sp and 6 pattern st rows = 1 inch.