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Free Unicorn Dolls Dressing Gown Crochet Pattern
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Thanks for checking out my unicorn dolls dressing gown crochet pattern. As you may know I’ve been designing clothes for 18″ dolls over the last few weeks. Its so addictive and the look on the children’s faces seeing them is truly priceless! This week I’ve designed a unicorn themed dressing gown and I’m so pleased with how its turned out.

Dolls dressing gown description

The unicorn dressing gown is designed to fit 18″ child style dolls. The dressing gown is made using two yarns held together making it thick and cosy. Don’t be put off if you haven’t used two yarns together before. It’s just as easy as crocheting with a single yarn and there’s something quite satisfying about watching the colours merge together. The hooded dressing gown ties at the waist and is big enough to fit over your dolls pyjamas. The dressing gown has a pretty unicorn theme, Its hood is topped with unicorn ears, cone and crochet roses.

How to crochet a dolls dressing gown

The unicorn dolls dressing gown is easy skill level. You’ll need to know basic crochet stitches, simple increases and decreases as well as be able to work into the back loops and magic ring. The pattern involves some basic sewing, to be more specific you’ll need to sew on the ears, cone, roses and belt. It works up super quick and uses DK (weight 3) yarn. The dressing gown is made using two strands of yarn held together and a 6.5mm hook. The roses and cone uses a 4mm crochet hook. You will need a very small amount of toy stuffing to fill the unicorn cone. Gauge is very important for this pattern as you want you doll clothes to fit. The dolls dressing gown uses approximately 160g (449m/492yd) of yarn.


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Hook sizes

4mm crochet hook

6.5mm crochet hook

Yarn

DK (weight 3) yarn

DK (weight 3) yarn. I used King Cole Pricewise DK in the following colours and approximate amounts:

A – blue – 76g (213m/233yd)

B – pink – 76g (213m/233yd)

C – yellow – 3g (9m/10yd)

D – white – 5g (14m/16yd)

Total – 160g (449m/492yd)

Terminology

USA

Click here for U.K. translation

Abbreviations

ch – chain

sl st – slip stich

st / sts – stitch / stitches

sp – space

sc – single crochet

sc2tog – decrease (single crochet 2 together)

2sc – Increase (2 single crochet in one space)

hdc – half double crochet

2hdc – increase (2 half double crochet in one space)

hdc2tog – decrease (half double crochet 2 together)

dc – double crochet

tr – treble crochet

blo – back loop only

Gauge / tension

Gauge is important as everyone crochets with a different tension. Therefore, if your 2” swatch doesn’t match up you can change your hook size to suit your tension.

4mm hook – 2” x 2” = 10 rows of 9 sc

6.5mm hook – 2” x 2” = 5 rows of 6 hdc

Finished sizes (small/medium)

Length excluding hood – 25cm

Length including hood – 46cm

Width – 16cm

Underarm to wrist – 9cm

Pattern notes

I do not count chains or finishing slip stitches in my stitch count. Numbers in brackets are the number of rows/stitches.

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.

Supplies

You will need the following supplies to complete the crochet project (links will take you directly to my recommended supplies) 

– Crochet hooks 

– Tapestry needle

– DK yarn

– Stitch markers (optional)

– Scissors

– Tape measure

– toy stuffing

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Body of dolls dressing gown

• Use yarn colour A & B (blue and pink) use both yarns together as if they were one

• Use 6.5mm crochet hook

Row 1

• ch x 25 then start in 2nd ch from hook

• (2hdc, hdc x 2) 8 times

• ch 1 & turn

(32 sts)

Row 2

• (2hdc, hdc x 3) 8 times

• ch 1 & turn

(40 sts)

Row 3

• (2hdc, hdc x 4) 8 times

• ch 1 & turn

(48 sts)

Row 4

• (2hdc, hdc x 5) 8 times

• ch 1 & turn

(56 sts)

Row 5

• (2hdc, hdc x 6) 8 times

• ch 1 & turn

(64 sts)

Row 6

• (2hdc, hdc x 7) 8 times

• ch 1 & turn

(72 sts)

Row 7

The skipped stitches will be the arm holes

• hdc x 10, skip 16 sts, hdc x 20, skip 16 sts, hdc x 10

• ch 1 & turn

(40 sts)

Rows 8 – 25

• hdc x 40

• ch 1 & turn

• Fasten off after row 25 & weave in ends

(18 rows of 40 sts)

Hood

• Use yarn colour A & B (blue and pink) use both yarns together as if they were one

• Use 6.5mm crochet hook

Row 1

• Attach both yarns to the left side of row 1 chains

• hdc x 24 in all chain spaces

• ch 1 & turn

(24 sts)

Rows 2 – 16

• hdc x 24

• ch 1 & turn

(15 rows of 24 sts)

Row 17

• hdc x 10, hdc2tog x 2, hdc x10

• ch 1 & turn

(22 sts)

Row 18

• hdc x 5, hdc2tog, hdc x 8, hdc2tog, hdc x 5

• ch 1 & turn

(20 sts)

Row 19

• hdc x 20

• sl st into first stitch of the row

• Fasten off leaving long tail for sewing

• Turn the hood inside-out

• Sew together the middle loops to complete the hood

(20 sts)

Sleeves

• Use yarn colour A & B (blue and pink) use both yarns together as if they were one

• Use 6.5mm crochet hook

Round 1

• Attach both yarns to the wrong side of the arm hole & ch 1

• hdc x 16 (into all stitches)

• sl st to 1st st, ch 1 & turn

You will be left with a little gap under the arm which you can close up as you weave in the ends later on.

(16 sts)

Rounds 2 – 3

• hdc x 16

• sl st to 1st st, ch 1 & turn

(2 rounds of 16 sts)

Round 4

• (hdc2tog, hdc x 6) 2 times

• sl st to 1st st, ch 1 & turn

(14 sts)

Rounds 5 – 6

• hdc x 14

• sl st to 1st st, ch 1 & turn

(2 rounds of 14 sts)

Round 7

• (hdc2tog, hdc x 5) 2 times

• sl st to 1st st, ch 1 & turn

(12 sts)

Round 8

• hdc x 12

• sl st to 1st st, fasten off & weave in ends

(12 sts)

Round 9 – 16

• Repeat rounds 1-8 for 2nd sleeve.

(8 rounds)

Edging

• Use yarn colour A & B (blue and pink) use both yarns together as if they were one

• Use 6.5mm crochet hook

Row 1

In this row we will work into the raw edge from the bottom, up to the neck, round the hood and back down to the bottom.

• Continue with both yarns

• Re-attach yarn to row 25 of body

• hdc x 88 (1 in the end of every row)

• Fasten off and weave in ends

(88 sts)

Ears

• Use yarn colour A & B (blue and pink) use both yarns together as if they were one

• Use 6.5mm crochet hook

• Make 2

Round 1

• sc x 8 into a MR

• sl st to 1st st & ch 1

(8 sts)

Round 2

• 2sc x 8

• sl st to 1st st & fasten off leaving long tail

• fold the circle in half & sew the bottom together

• Sew onto the hood

(16 sts)

Belt

• Use yarn colour A & B (blue and pink) use both yarns together as if they were one

• Use 6.5mm crochet hook

Round 1

• ch x 81 then start in 2nd ch from hook

• hdc x 80

• fasten off and weave in ends

• sew the middle of the belt to the back of the gown between rows 10 & 11

(80 sts)

Cone

• Use yarn colour C (yellow)

• Use 4mm crochet hook

Round 1

• sc x 6 into a MR

• sl st to 1st st & ch 1

(6 sts)

Round 2

• blo 2sc, sc x 5

• sl st to 1st st & ch 1

(7 sts)

Round 3

• blo sc x 3, 2sc, sc x 3

• sl st to 1st st & ch 1

(8 sts)

Round 4

• blo 2sc, sc x 7

• sl st to 1st st & ch 1

(9 sts)

Round 5

• blo sc x 4, 2sc, sc x 4

• sl st to 1st st & ch 1

(10 sts)

Round 6

• blo 2sc, sc x 9

• sl st to 1st st & ch 1

(11 sts)

Round 7

• blo sc x 5, 2sc, sc x 5

• sl st to 1st st & ch 1

(12 sts)

Round 8

• blo 2sc, sc x 11

• sl st to 1st st & ch 1

(13 sts)

Round 9

• blo sc x 6, 2sc, sc x 6

• sl st to 1st st & ch 1

(14 sts)

Round 10

• blo 2sc, sc x 13

• sl st to 1st st & ch 1

(15 sts)

Round 11

• blo sc x 7, 2sc, sc x 7

• sl st to 1st st & ch 1

(16 sts)

Round 12

• blo (sc2tog, sc x 2) 4 times

• sl st to 1st st & ch 1

(12 sts)

Round 13

• sc2tog x 6

• sl st to 1st st & fasten off leaving long tail

• fill with toy stuffing

• Sew onto the curve of row 19 hood

(6 sts)

Roses

• Make 3

• Use yarn colour A (pink) for 1st, B (blue) for 2nd and D (white) for 3rd

• Use 4mm crochet hook

Round 1

• ch x 25 then start in 2nd ch from hook

• sc x 24

• ch 1 & turn

(24 sts)

Round 2

• (4 sc in one sp, sl st in next sp ) 3 times

• (4 hdc in one sp, sl st in next sp) 3 times

• (4 dc in one sp, sl st in next sp) 3 times

• (4 tr in one sp, sl st in next sp) 3 times

• fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing

• curl up the rose and sew into position

• Sew the roses around the cone to complete

(48 sts)