TOOLS & SUPPLIES
- RED HEART® Super Saver®: 1 skein each 316 Soft White A, 520 Minty B, 324 Bright Yellow C, 334 Buff D, 726 Coral E, 400 Grey Heather F, and 722 Pretty ‘n Pink G
- Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 5mm [US I-9]_x000B_
- Yarn needle, stitch marker, 4 cardboard disks: one each 2" (5 cm) in diameter and 3" (7.5 cm) in diameter; two 4" (10cm) in diameter, polyester fiberfill
- GAUGE: 12 sc = 4" (10 cm); 15 rows = 4" (10 cm). CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
- RED HEART® Super Saver®, Art. E300 available in solid color 7 oz (198 g), 364 yd (333 m); prints, multis and heathers 5 oz (141 g), 236 yd (215 m), flecks 5 oz (141 g), 260 yds (238 m) skeins
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Outfit fits 18" (45.5 cm) doll
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Notes
- To change color, work last stitch of old color to last yarn over. Yarn over with new color and draw through all loops on hook to complete stitch. Proceed with new color. Cut old color._x000B_
- Refer to photograph as a guide for placement of heart and pocket on apron._x000B_
Special Stitches
Cl (double crochet cluster) = Yarn over, insert hook in indicated stitch, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook (2 loops remain on hook); [yarn over, insert hook in same stitch, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops] 3 times, yarn over, draw through all 5 loops on hook.
sc2tog = [Insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop] twice, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.
sc3tog = [Insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop] 3 times, yarn over and draw through all 4 loops on hook.
Special Technique
Join with sc = Place a slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through both loops on hook.
OUTFIT
HAT
With A, ch 2. Round 1: Work 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook; join with slip st in first sc—6 sc. Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st around; join with slip st in first sc—12 sc. Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first st, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around; join with slip st in first sc—18 sc. Round 4: Ch 1, sc in first 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around; join with slip st in first sc—24 sc. Round 5: Ch 1, sc in first 3 sts, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around; join with slip st in first sc—30 sc. Round 6: Ch 1, sc in first 4 sts, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around; join with slip st in first sc—36 sc. Round 7: Ch 1, sc in first 5 sts, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around; join with slip st in first sc—42 sc. Round 8: Ch 1, sc in first 6 sts, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around; join with slip st in first sc—48 sc. Round 9: Ch 1, sc in first 7 sts, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next 7 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around; join with slip st in first sc—54 sc. Round 10: Ch 1, sc in first 8 sts, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next 8 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around; join with slip st in first sc—60 sc. Round 11: Ch 1, sc in first 9 sts, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next 9 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around; join with slip st in first sc—66 sc. Round 12: Ch 1, sc in first 10 sts, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next 10 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around; join with slip st in first sc—72 sc. Round 13: Ch 1, sc in first 11 sts, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next 11 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around; join with slip st in first sc—78 sc. Round 14: Ch 1, sc in first 12 sts, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next 12 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around; join with slip st in first sc—84 sc. Round 15: Ch 1, sc in first 13 sts, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next 13 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around; join with slip st in first sc—90 sc. Round 16: Ch 1, sc in first 14 sts, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next 14 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around; join with slip st in first sc—96 sc. Round 17: Ch 1, sc in first 15 sts, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next 15 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around; join with slip st in first sc—102 sc. Round 18: Ch 1, sc in first 16 sts, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next 16 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around; join with slip st in first sc—108 sc. Round 19: Ch 1, [sc3tog] around; join with slip st in first sc—36 sc. Rounds 20–26: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off.
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APRON
With A, ch 19. Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each remaining ch, turn—18 sc. Rows 2–4: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in each st across to last sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn—24 sc. Rows 5–15: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. Row 16: Ch 1, [sc2tog] twice, sc in each st across to last 4 sts, [sc2tog] twice, turn—20 sc. Row 17: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. Rows 18–21: Repeat Rows 16 and 17 twice—12 sc. Row 22: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in each st across to last 2 sts, sc2tog, turn—10 sc. Rows 23–27: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. Do not turn at end of last row. Row 28: **Ch 35, slip st in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across (neck strap made)**; working in ends of rows of first side, sc evenly spaced across Rows 27–16, *ch 45, slip st in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across (waist strap made)*, sc evenly spaced across Rows 15–2, 3 sc in Row 1; working in opposite side of foundation ch, sc in each ch across; working in ends of rows of other side, 3 sc in Row 1, sc evenly spaced across Rows 2–15; repeat from * to *, sc evenly spaced across Rows 16–27; repeat from ** to **, slip st in first sc of Row 27. Fasten off. Heart With B, ch 2. Round 1: Work 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook; join with slip st in first sc—6 sc. Round 2: Ch 3, 3 dc in first sc, 2 hdc in next sc, (2 sc, dc) in next sc, (dc, 2 sc) in next sc, 2 hdc in next sc, (3 dc, ch 3, slip st) in last sc. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew heart to apron.
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With B, ch 7. Row 1: Ch 1, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in ch across, turn—6 sc. Row 2–5: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in each st across to last sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn—14 sc. Rows 6–11: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Whipstitch pocket to apron.
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BOWL
First Bottom Half
With C, work same as Rounds 1–4 of hat—24 sc. Fasten off. 2nd Bottom Half Rounds 1–4: Work same as first bottom half. At end of Round 4, do not fasten off. Holding first half on top of 2nd bottom half, place 2" (5 cm) disk between halves. Round 5: Working through both thicknesses, repeat Round 5 of hat—30 sc. Rounds 6 and 7: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join with slip st in first sc. Round 8: Repeat Round 6 of hat—36 sc. Rounds 9 and 10: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join with slip st in first sc. Round 11: Repeat Round 7 of hat—42 sc. Rounds 12–14: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off.
CHERRY PIE
Crust
With D, ch 12. Row 1 (wrong side): Dc in 6th ch from hook (beginning skipped ch count as first dc, ch 1, skipped ch), *ch 1, skip next ch, dc in next ch; repeat from * across, turn—5 dc and 4 ch-1 spaces. Row 2 (right side): Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1 here and throughout), dc in first dc, (ch 1, dc) in each dc across to beginning ch, [ch 1, dc] twice in 4th ch of beginning ch, turn—7 dc. Row 3: Ch 4, dc in first dc, (ch 1, dc) in each dc across to beginning ch, [ch 1, dc] twice in 3rd ch of beginning ch, turn—9 dc. Row 4: Ch 4, dc in next dc, (ch 1, dc) in each ch across to beginning ch, ch 1, dc in 3rd ch of beginning ch, turn. Row 5: Ch 4, skip next dc, dc in next dc, (ch 1, dc) in next 4 dc, ch 1, skip last dc, dc in 3rd ch of beginning ch, turn—7 dc. Row 6: Ch 4, skip next dc, dc in next dc, (ch 1, dc) in next 2 dc, ch 1, skip last dc, dc in 3rd ch of beginning ch—5 dc and 4 ch-1 spaces. Do not turn. Border round: Ch 1, working in ends of rows of first side, 3 sc in each row; working across opposite side of foundation ch, skip first ch-1 space, 3 sc in next 2 ch-1 spaces, skip last ch-1 _x000B_ space; working in ends of rows of other side, 3 sc in each row; working across top row, skip first ch-1 space, 3 sc in next 2 ch-1 spaces, skip last ch-1 space; join with slip st in first sc—48 sc. Fasten off.
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Pie Filling
With E, work same as Rounds 1–8 of hat. Fasten off.
Pie Tin
First Bottom Half With F, work same as Rounds 1–5 of hat—30 sc. Fasten off. 2nd Bottom Half Rounds 1–5: Work same as first bottom half. At end of Round 5, do not fasten off. Hold first bottom half on top of 2nd bottom half, place 3" (7.5 cm) disk between halves. Round 6: Working through both thicknesses, repeat Round 6 of hat—36 sc. Rounds 7 and 8: Repeat Rounds 7 and 8 of hat—48 sc. Round 9: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off.
Crust Edge
Place pie filling between pie tin and crust. Stuff with fiberfill between filling and tin as work progresses. Round 1: Working through all 3 thicknesses, join D with sc in any st, (ch 5, sc) in each st around, ch 5; join with slip st in first st. Fasten off.
CAKE
Disk Cover (make 4) With B, ch 2. Rounds 1–6: Work same as Rounds 1–6 of hat—36 sc. Round 7: Ch 1, sc in first 5 sts, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around; change to G; join with slip st in first sc—42 sc. Round 8: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off.
Sides Place 4" (10 cm) disk between 2 disk covers Round 1: Working through both thicknesses, join G with sc in any st, Cl in same st, (sc, cl) in each st around; change to C; join with slip st in first sc, _x000B_ turn—42 sc and 42 Cls. Round 2: Ch 1, sc in each sc around; change to B; join with slip st in first sc —42 sc. Round 3: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join with slip st in first sc. Round 4: Ch 1, sc in each st around; change to C; join with slip st in first sc. Rounds 5–7: Repeats Rounds 2–4. Round 8: Ch 1, sc in each st around; change to G; join with slip st in first sc. Round 9: Ch 1, (sc, cl) in each st around; join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off.
Bottom of Cake
Stuff cake with fiberfill, then place last disk between remaining disk covers. Position covers on lower edge of sides. With G and working through all 3 thicknesses, whipstitch in each st around. Fasten off.
Candle
With G, ch 2. Round 1: Work 5 sc in 2nd ch from hook—5 sc. Do not join until instructed. Place marker for beginning of round and move marker up as each round is completed. Rounds 2–5: Sc in each sc around. Rounds 6: Sc in each sc around; join with slip st in next st. Fasten off, leaving a long tail.
Flame With C, ch 2. Row 1: (Sc, ch 1, dc, ch 2, slip st in 2nd ch from hook, ch 1, sc) in 2nd ch from hook. Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Sew flame to Round 1 of candle. Sew candle to center of cake.
POT HOLDER (make 2)
With G, ch 15. Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn—14 sc. Rows 2–4: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. Row 5: Ch 1, sc in first 7 sts, Cl in next st, sc in last 6 sts, turn—13 sc and 1 Cl. Row 6: Ch 1, sc in first 7 sts, skip next st, sc in last 6 sts, turn—13 sc. Rows 7 and 8: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. Row 9: Ch 1, sc in first st, [sc2tog] 6 times—7 sc. Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Fold pot holder lengthwise and working through ends of rows and in sts last row, whipstitch edges together.
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FINISHING
Weave in ends.
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ABBREVIATIONS
A, B, C = Color A, Color B, Color C, etc.;
ch = chain(s);
dc = double crochet;
hdc = half double crochet;
sc = single crochet;
st(s) = stitch(es);
( ) = work directions in parentheses into same st;
[ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified;
* = repeat whatever follows the * as indicated.