I feel like Hawaii is always calling, so I decided to crochet the Aloha Dress and Bag for Barbie to get ready for that next trip to tropics. This is an easy crochet project and you will learn to crochet granny squares and granny stitch.
The dress and bag are made in 5 steps:
- 2 granny squares
- Granny stitch rounds
- Lower sides of dress
- Bottom edge and neck string
- Bag
How about celebrating 4th of July in this red-white-blue dress!
VIDEO TUTORIAL OF BARBIE ALOHA DRESS AND BAG
WRITTEN PATTERN OF BARBIE ALOHA DRESS AND BAG
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I use 5 colors of DMC Pearl Cotton size 8. One ball has 10g of thread and one ball of each color is enough. My colors are pale yellow (color A), dark blue (color B), pink (color C), light blue (color D) and white (color E). Crochet hook is size 1.75 mm.
Abbreviations: ch = chain sl st = slip stitch hdc = half double crochet dc = double crochet sc = single crochet sc2tog = single crochet 2 together
2 GRANNY SQUARES
- With color A ch 4, sl st in 1st ch to make a ring.
- Round 1 = ch 2, hdc 2 in the ring, ch 2, (hdc 3, ch 2) 3 times, sl st in 2nd beg ch, cut off and fasten off color A.
- Round 2 = join color B with dc in 1st ch2-space, dc2 + ch2 + dc3 in same space, ch 2, *in next ch2-space dc3 + ch2 + dc3, ch 2, repeat from*, sl st in 1st dc, cut off and fasten off color B.
- Round 3 = join color C with dc in one of the corner ch2-spaces, dc2 + ch2 + dc3 in same space, ch 2, dc 3 in next ch2-space, ch 2, *in next corner ch2-space dc3 + ch2 + dc3, ch 2, dc 3 in next ch2-space, ch 2, repeat from*, sl st in 1st dc, cut off and fasten off color C.
- Round 4 = join color D with dc in corner ch2-space, dc2 +ch2 + dc3 in same space, ch 2, (dc 3 in next ch2-space, ch 2) twice, *in next corner ch2-space dc3 + ch2 + dc3, ch 2, (dc 3 in next ch2-space, ch 2) twice, repeat from*, sl st in 1st dc, cut off and fasten off color D.
- Round 5 = join color E with dc in corner ch2-space, dc2 + ch + dc3 in same space, ch 1, (dc 3 in next ch2-space, ch 1) 3 times, *in next corner ch2-space dc3 + ch + dc3, ch 1, (dc 3 in next ch2-space, ch 1) 3 times, repeat from*, sl st in 1st dc, cut off and fasten off color E.
- Repeat rounds 1-4 for 2nd granny square.
- Round 5 = join color E with dc in corner ch2-space, dc 2 in same space, ch 1, (dc 3 in next ch2-space, ch 1) 3 times, in next corner ch2-space dc 3, place 1st square against 2nd square wrong sides facing, insert hook through corner ch2-space on 1st square and sl st, dc 3 in same space on 2nd square, ch 1, (dc 3 in next ch2-space, ch 1) 3 times, in next corner ch2-space dc3 + ch + dc3, ch 1, (dc 3 in next ch2-space, ch 1) 3 times, in next corner ch2-space dc 3, then insert hook through corresponding corner ch2-space on 1st square and sl st, then sl st in 1st dc, don’t cut off thread.
GRANNY STITCH ROUNDS
- Round 1 = with color E sl st in next 2 dc and in next ch1-space, ch 3 (counts as 1st dc), dc 2 in same space, ch 2, (dc 3 in next ch1-space, ch 2) 3 times, in corner ch1-space dc3 + ch2 + dc3, ch 2, (dc 3 in next ch1-space, ch 2) 3 times, dc 3 in next ch1-space, skip next 6 dc, dc 3 in next ch1-space, ch 2, (dc 3 in next ch1-space, ch 2) 3 times, in corner ch1-space dc3 + ch2 + dc3, ch 2, (dc 3 in next ch1-space, ch 2) 3 times, dc 3 in next ch1-space, sl st in 3rd beg ch.
- Rounds 2-6 = sl st in next 2 dc and in next ch2-space, ch 3 (counts as 1st dc), dc 2 in same space, ch 2, (dc 3 in next ch2-space, ch 2) 3 times, in corner ch2-space dc3 + ch2 + dc3, ch 2, (dc 3 in next ch2-space, ch 2) 3 times, dc 3 in next ch2-space, skip next 6 dc, dc 3 in next ch2-space, ch 2, (dc 3 in next ch2-space, ch 2) 3 times, in corner ch2-space dc3 + ch2 + dc3, ch 2, (dc 3 in next ch2-space, ch 2) 3 times, dc 3 in next ch2-space, sl st in 3rd beg ch. At the end of 6th round cut off and fasten off color E.
- Round 7 = join color A with dc in 1st ch2-space after 6dc on dress side, dc 2 in same space, ch 2, (dc 3 in next ch2-space, ch 2) 3 times, in corner ch2-space dc3 + ch2 + dc3, ch 2, (dc 3 in next ch2-space, ch 2) 3 times, dc 3 in next ch2-space, skip next 6 dc, dc 3 in next ch2-space, ch 2, (dc 3 in next ch2-space, ch 2) 3 times, in corner ch2-space dc3 + ch2 + dc3, ch 2, (dc 3 in next ch2-space, ch 2) 3 times, dc 3 in next ch2-space, sl st in 1st dc, cut off and fasten off color A.
- Rounds 8-10 = repeat round 7 with colors B, C and D. Cut off and fasten off each color at the end of each round.
LOWER SIDES OF DRESS
- Row 1 = join color E with dc in 1st ch2-space after corner, dc 2 in same space, (ch 2, dc 3 in next ch-space) 3 times, skip next 6 dc, (dc 3 in next ch-space, ch 2) 3 times, dc 3 in last ch-space (before corner).
- Row 2 = turn, skip 1st dc, sl st in next 2 dc and in next ch2-space, ch 3, dc 2 in same ch-space, (ch 2, dc 3 in next ch-space) twice, skip next 6 dc, (dc 3 in next ch-space, ch 2) twice, dc 3 in last ch-space (before corner).
- Row 3 = turn, skip 1st dc, sl st in next 2 dc and in next ch2-space, ch 3, dc 2 in same ch-space, ch 2, dc 3 in next ch-space, skip next 6 dc, dc 3 in next ch-space, ch 2, dc 3 in last ch-space (before corner).
- Row 4 = turn, skip 1st dc, sl st in next 2 dc and in next ch2-space, ch 3, dc 2 in same ch-space, skip next 6 dc, dc 3 in next ch-space, cut off and fasten off color E.
- Repeat rows 1-4 on the other side, don’t cut off thread.
BOTTOM EDGE AND NECK STRING
- Turn to face the right side of dress, *ch 4, hdc in 3rd and 4th ch from hook, skip next 4 dc, sl st in space between middle and last dc on next 3dc (=between 5th and 6th dc from beginning), (ch 4, hdc in 3rd and 4th ch, skip next 2 dc, sl st in space between 2nd and 3rd dc) 3 times, ch 4, hdc in 3rd and 4th ch, sc in next ch2-space (=it’s the corner space of color D), ch 4, hdc in 3rd and 4th ch, skip color D dc3, sl st in space between 1st and 2nd dc of color E, (ch 4, hdc in 3rd and 4th ch, skip next 2 dc, sl st in space between 1st and 2nd dc of next 3dc) 3 times, repeat from*, sl st in space below beginning 4ch. Cut off and fasten off color E.
- Weave in all ends.
- Ch 80 for neck string, weave in both ends, weave the string through upper corner space of front granny square, then through the upper corner space of backside granny square.
BAG
- Rounds 1-3 = repeat granny square rounds.
- Round 4 = join color D with dc in corner ch2-space, dc2 +ch2 + dc3 in same space, ch 2, (dc 3 in next ch2-space) twice, ch 2, *in next corner ch2-space dc3 + ch2 + dc3, ch 2, (dc 3 in next ch2-space) twice, ch 2, repeat from*, sl st in 1st dc, cut off and fasten off color D.
- Round 5 = join color E with dc in corner ch2-space, dc2 + ch2 + dc3 in same space, ch 2, dc 3 in next ch2-space, skip 6 dc, dc 3 in next ch2-space, ch 2, *in next corner ch2-space dc3 + ch2 + dc3, ch 2, dc 3 in next ch2-space, skip 6 dc, dc 3 in next ch2-space, ch 2, repeat from*, sl st in 1st dc.
- Rounds 6-8 = sl st in next 2 dc and in ch2-space, ch 3, dc2 + ch2 + dc3 in same space, ch 2, dc 3 in next ch2-space, skip 6 dc, dc 3 in next ch2-space, ch 2, *in next corner ch2-space dc3 + ch2 + dc3, ch 2, dc 3 in next ch2-space, skip 6 dc, dc 3 in next ch2-space, ch 2, repeat from*, sl st in 3rd beg ch.
- Round 9 = sc in next 2 dc, sl st in corner ch2-space, ch 12 for the 1st handle, sl st in next upper corner ch2-space, sc in next 3 dc, sc in ch2-space, sc in next 2 dc, sc2tog in next 2 dc, sc in next 2 dc, sc in ch2-space, sc in next 3 dc, sl st in corner ch2-space, ch 12 for the 2nd handle, sl st in next upper corner ch2-space, sc in next 3 dc, sc in ch2-space, sc in next 2 dc, sc2tog in next 2 dc, sc in next 2 dc, sc in ch2-space, sc in next dc, sl st in 1st sc, cut off and fasten off color E.
- Weave in all ends.
If you enjoyed making this outfit, check out all my Barbie outfit patterns.
HAPPY CROCHETING!
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