
Thanks for checking out my Summer dolls clothes crochet pattern. With summer fast approaching and the spring weather getting warmer I got inspired to create a little summer outfit for my daughters 18″ child doll. The set includes a top, shorts and little shoes.
Summer dolls clothes description
The Summer dolls clothes crochet pattern bundle includes a crop top, short and even a cute pair of shoes! The outfit is made using the shell stitch for a lovely texture and beachy theme. The crop top has a halter neck which ties up around the neck and a button to secure the main part. The summer shorts features a draw string style belt allowing them fit a wider variety of dolls. The little shoes have a double sole keeping them firmer and more realistic. The dolls clothes are designed to fit 18″ child dolls and can be adjusted slightly for smaller or larger waists by adjusting hook sizes.
How to crochet summer doll clothes
The Summer dolls clothes crochet pattern is easy-intermediate skill level. You’ll need to know basic crochet stitches, increase and decrease. The pattern uses the shell stitch which is super easy to follow. The crochet pattern involves very minimal sewing, to be more specific you will need to sew up the crotch of the shorts while weaving in the ends. The dolls outfit works up super quick and uses DK (weight 3) yarn. I used a 4mm crochet hook to make my doll clothes but I recommend using a 4.5mm hook if your 18″ doll has a larger waist. More detailed information on sizing is included in the pattern. Gauge is very important for this pattern as you want you doll clothes to fit. The doll’s crochet clothes set uses approximately 38g (111m/122yd) of yarn.

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Crochet pattern information
Supplies
- 4mm crochet hook for small doll (waist 8″-11″ / hips 11″-12″)
- 4.5mm crochet hook for large doll (waist 11″-14″ / hips 12″-13″)
- 18″ doll
- Light worsted yarn
- 15mm button
- Sewing needle
Yarn
- Weight – DK / Light worsted / #3 DK
- Brand – King Cole pricewise DK
- A – Blue: 80 yards
- B – White: 42 yards
- Total – 122 yards
Abbreviations
USA Terminology (U.K. translation)
- ch – chain
- dc – double crochet
- 5dc – increase/shell (5 double crochet in one space)
- hdc – half double crochet
- 2hdc / 5hdc – increase (2 or 5 half double crochet in the same space)
- sc – single crochet
- 2sc – increase (2 single crochet in one space)
- sc2tog – decrease (single crochet 2 together)
- sl st – slip stich
- st / sts – stitch / stitches
Sizes & Gauge
- 4mm hook – 2” x 2” gauge swatch = 10 rows of 9 sc
- 4.5mm hook – 2” x 2” gauge swatch = 9 rows of 8 sc
- Shorts – Small L11cm x W15cm / Large L12cm x W16cm
- Top – Small L7cm x W25cm / Large L8cm x W26cm
- Shoes – Small L7cm x W4cm / Large L8cm x W4.5cm
Pattern notes
- Chains and finishing slip stitches are not included in stitch counts.
- Stitches separated with a comma are to be made in separate spaces. eg. (sc, inc) would mean sc in first stitch then inc in next stitch. eg. (sc x 2, inc) would mean sc in first stitch, sc in second stitch, then inc in next stitch.
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Summer dolls clothes – free crochet pattern
Dolls shorts
Round 1
- Use yarn colour A (blue)
- ch x 54 & sl st to first ch to make a circle
- sc x 54
- sl st to 1st st & ch 1
- (54 sts)
Round 2
- (hdc, ch 1 & skip 1) 27 times
- sl st to 1st st & ch 1
- (27 sts)
Round 3
- 2sc x 27 (2 into every chain space)
- sl st to 1st st & ch 1
- (54 sts)
Round 4
- (sc, skip 2, 5dc, skip 2) 9 times
- sl st to 1st st & ch 2
- (54 sts)
Round 5
- (5dc in sc, skip 2, sc in 3rd dc, skip 2) 9 times
- sl st to 1st dc & ch 2
- (54 sts)
Round 6
- (skip 2, sc in 3rd dc, skip 2, 5dc in sc) 9 times
- sl st to 1st sc & ch 2
- (54 sts)
Rounds 7 – 10
- Repeat rounds 5 & 6 – 2 times
- (4 rounds of 54 sts)
Round 11
- Repeat round 5
- (54 sts)
Round 12 (1st leg)
- (skip 2, sc in 3rd dc, skip 2, 5dc in sc) 4 times
- Skip all other sts & st to 1st sc & ch 1
- (24 sts)
Round 13
- Change to yarn colour B (white)
- (5dc in sc, skip 2, sc in 3rd dc, skip 2) 4 times
- sl st to 1st dc & fasten off
- (24 sts)
Round 14 (2nd leg)
- Change to yarn colour A (blue)
- Go back to row 11 & attach yarn into the next unworked sc stitch & ch 2
- (5dc in sc, skip 2, sc in 3rd dc, skip 2) 4 times
- sl st to 1st sc & ch 2
- (24 sts)
Round 15
- Change to colour B (white)
- (skip 2, sc in 3rd dc, skip 2, 5dc in sc) 4 times
- sl st to 1st sc & fasten off
- (24 sts)
Finishing shorts
- Put some colour A (blue) yarn on a tapestry needle and sew up crotch
- Weave in all ends
- Using yarn colour B (white) ch x 90 for a belt
- Weave the belt through round 2’s hdc
Top
Row 1
- Use yarn colour B (white)
- ch x 50 then start in 2nd ch from hook
- (sc, skip 2, 5dc, skip 2) 8 times
- sc in last ch
- ch 2
- (49 sts)
Row 2
- Turn to work on opposite side of chains
- hdc x 49
- ch 1 & turn
- (49 sts)
Row 3
- hdc x 49
- ch 1 & turn
- (49 sts)
Rows 4
- (sc, skip 2, 5dc, skip 2) 8 times
- sc in last st
- Fasten off
- (49 sts)
Row 5
- Turn work to wrong side
- Re-attach yarn to the middle dc of the 3rd shell to begin, sc x 1 in this stitch
- (skip 2, 5dc in sc, skip 2, sc in 3rd dc) 3 times
- ch 2 & turn
- (19 sts)
Row 6
- (skip 2, sc in 3rd dc, skip 2, 5dc in sc) 2 times
- skip 2, dc in 3rd dc
- ch 2 & turn
- (13 sts)
Row 7
- skip 2, sc in 3rd dc, skip 2, 5dc in sc, skip 2, dc in 3rd dc
- ch 1 & turn
- (7 sts)
Row 8
- sl st x 4, ch 40 for neck strap
- Fasten off
- (4 sts)
Row 9
- Staring a new piece, ch x 40
- sl st into the same space as the previous strap
- sl st x 3
- Fasten off & weave in ends
- (4 sts)
Finishing top
- Go back to row 2 and sew a button on the end.
- On the opposite side attach yarn B (white), ch 7 and sl st back into same spot to make a button hoop.
Shoes (make 2)
Round 1
- Use yarn colour A (blue)
- ch x 9 then start in 2nd ch from hook
- 2hdc, hdc x 6, 5hdc
- In opposite side hdc x 6, 3hdc
- sl st to 1st st & ch 1
- (22 sts)
Round 2
- 2hdc x 2, hdc x 6, 2hdc x 5, hdc x 6, 2hdc x 3
- sl st to 1st st, fasten off & weave in ends
- (32 sts)
Rounds 3 – 4
- Repeat rounds 1 & 2 to make another sole
- (2 rounds)
Round 5
- Use yarn colour B (white)
- Put both sides together wrong sides facing each other and hold vertically
- Join both pieces together at the 1st individual hdc on the top left hand side
- sl st x 32 through both soles
- ch x 1 & turn
- (32 sts)
Round 6
- sc x 32 under all sl sts around
- sl st to 1st st & ch x 1
- (32 sts)
Round 7
- sc x 14, sc2tog x 6, sc x 6
- sl st to 1st st & ch x 1
- (26 sts)
Round 8
- sc x 14, sc2tog x 3, sc x 6
- sl st to 1st st & ch x 1
- (23 sts)
Round 9
- sc x 4, sc2tog, sc x 6
- ch 5 for strap
- skip 10 sts, sc x 2
- sl st to 1st st & fasten off & weave in ends
- (13 sts)