This dress will fit just about any size fashion doll because the yarn is elastic. The pattern uses less than a half ounce of Fixation yarn. The pattern will not work with a non-elastic yarn.

Materials: Cascade Fixation about 0.45 oz, size 4 9” circular knitting needles (or dp needles), yarn needle

Skirt
Starting from the bottom, cast on 42 st with long-tail cast on, pm
Rnd 1-purl around
Rnd 2-knit around
Rnd3-purl around
Rnd 4-knit around
Rnd 5-(p2, k17, p2)2x
Rnd 6-k2, (k2tog)x3, (yo, k1)x5, yo, (k2tog)x3, k2, rep from
Rnd 7-Repeat rnd 5
Rnd 8-knit around
Repeat rnds 5-8 until skirt is at desired length when the top of the work is at the point where the doll’s hips are going to decrease in size. Model has 9 yo rounds.
Top
Rnd 1-(p2, k17,P2)x2
Rnd 2 decrease round-k2, (k3tog)x2, yo, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, (k3tog)x2, k2, repeat from. 30 sts
Rnd 3-(p2, k11, p2)x2
Rnd 4-knit around
Rnd 5-repeat rnd 3
Rnd 6-k2, (k2tog)x2, (yo, k1)x3, yo, (k2tog)x2, k2, repeat from
Rnd 7-repeat rnd 3
Rnd 8-Repeat rnd 4
Repeat rnds 5-8 4 more times (6 rows total with 4 yo’s front and back_
Top Border
Rnd 1-p around
Rnd 2-k around
Rnd 3-p around
Rnd 4-k around, bind off
Weave in ends