The Barbie Musician Collection is now complete with the elegant Barbie Saxophonist Dress! 🎷✨ This new crochet design brings a touch of jazz-inspired glamour to your doll wardrobe with a stylish silhouette, beautiful details, and a fun musical theme. Whether you love crocheting Barbie clothes, collecting handmade doll fashions, or simply enjoy miniature crochet projects, this dress is a wonderful addition to your collection.
In this tutorial, you’ll find both the full step-by-step video tutorial and the written crochet pattern to help you create your own Barbie Saxophonist Dress with ease. The pattern is beginner-friendly and the skill level is easy if you are comfortable working with fine crochet thread and a small hook. It’s also a perfect project for using small amounts of yarn or thread from your stash.
This design also completes my Barbie Musician Collection, alongside the Barbie Violinist Dress, Barbie Singer Dress, and Barbie Banjo Dress. Together, they create a beautiful set of performance-inspired crochet outfits for Barbie dolls and music lovers alike.
So grab your hook and yarn, and let’s crochet one more fashionable stage-ready look for Barbie! 🎶
VIDEO TUTORIAL OF BARBIE SAXOPHONIST DRESS
WRITTEN PATTERN OF BARBIE SAXOPHONIST DRESS
MATERIALS:
- As with the other dresses in the Musician Collection, I use DMC Pearl Cotton size 8. One ball has 10 grams, and one of each color is enough. My colors are:
- Light grey (color A)
- Pink (color C)
- Color B is a gold thread by Anchor Crafts
- Crochet hook 1.5 mm
- Small bead or button for neckline closure
- The doll featured in my tutorial is Barbie The Movie Doll
Abbreviations:
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
sl st = slip stitch
blo = back loop only
hdc = half double crochet
beg = beginning
ch-sp = chain space
yo = yarn over
dc = double crochet
Pattern notes:
– The dress is worked from top down.
– The pattern starts with rows, the middle section is worked in rounds, and the skirt is worked in rows.
DRESS TOP
- With color A ch 21.
- Row 1 = sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each next ch (20 sc), ch 4 (buttonloop), sl st in last sc, cut off, fasten off.
- Row 2 = holding the piece with ch4-loop on the right, count 6 sc to skip, sc in next 8 sc.
- Row 3 = ch, turn, sc 2 in 1st sc, sc in next 6 sc, sc 2 in last sc (10 sc).
- Row 4 = ch turn, sc 2 in 1st sc, sc in next 8 sc, sc 2 in last sc (12 sc).
- Row 5 = ch turn, sc 2 in 1st sc, sc in next 10 sc, sc 2 in last sc (14 sc).
- Row 6 = ch turn, sc 2 in 1st sc, sc in next 12 sc, sc 2 in last sc (16 sc).
- Row 7 = ch turn, sc 2 in 1st sc, sc in next 14 sc, sc 2 in last sc (18 sc).
- Ch 30, sl st in 1st sc of last row, forming a ring, cut off, fasten off.
MIDDLE SECTION
- Round 1 = count 15 ch from right to skip, join color B with sc in next ch, sc in next 14 ch, sc in next 18 sc, sc in next 15 ch (48 sc), sl st in 1st sc, cut off, fasten off.
- Round 2 = join color C with sc in 1st sc, sc blo in each sc (48 sc), sl st in 1st sc, cut off, fasten off.
- Round 3 = join color A with sc in 1st sc, sc blo in each sc (48 sc), sl st in 1st sc.
- Rounds 4-10 = ch, sc in each sc, sl st in 1st sc.
- Round 11 = ch 3, *skip next sc, hdc in next sc, ch, repeat from*, insert hook in 2nd beg ch, make a slip knot with color B, pull it through ch and loop on hook, don’t cut off color A.
- Round 12 = with color B ch, sc in same st, sc in each ch-sp and in each st (48 sc), sl st in 1st sc, cut off, fasten off.
- Round 13 = insert hook in 1st sc, yo with color A, pull it through sc, ch 3, *skip next sc, dc in next sc, ch, repeat from*, sl st in 2nd beg ch.
- Rounds 14-16 = ch 3, *skip next sc, dc in next sc, ch, repeat from*, sl st in 2nd beg ch.
- Round 17 = ch, sc in same st, sc in each ch-sp and in each st (48 sc), sl st in 1st sc.
- Round 18 = ch, sc in each st, sl st in 1st sc.
- Round 19 = ch, sc in each st, insert hook in 1st sc, make slip knot with color C, pull it through sc and loop on hook, don’t cut off color A.
- Round 20 = with color C ch, sc in each st, sl st in 1st sc, cut off, fasten off.
- Round 21 = join color B with sc in 1st sc, sc blo in each sc, sl st in 1st sc, cut off, fasten off.
- Round 22 = insert hook in 1st sc, yo with color A, pull it through sc, ch, sc in same st, sc blo in each sc, sl st in 1st sc.
- Rounds 23-35 = ch, sc in each st, sl st in 1st sc, at the end of 35th round – cut off, fasten off.
SKIRT WITH SLIT
- Row 1 = count 12 or 13 sc to right from last sc, join color A with sc in 12th (grey dress) or 13th sc (black dress), sc in each st (48 sc).
- Rows 2-32 = ch, turn, sc in each st.
- Cut off, fasten off.
FINISHING
- Trim = join color B with sc at the top of the back opening of the slit.
- Work 1 sc in the end space of every other row, 2 sc in the corner st, sl st in each sc along the bottom edge, 2 sc in the next corner st, then 1 sc in the end space of every other row up the front opening of the slit.
- Cut off, fasten off.
- Use the trim tail to make a few small reinforcing stitches around the slit corner to make it smoother and more finished.
- Sew on the bead or tiny button for neckline closure, to match the ch4-loop.
- Weave in all ends.
If you enjoyed making this dress, check out all my Barbie outfit patterns.
HAPPY CROCHETING!
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