Fashion Doll Top-Down Shirt

Materials: #10 crochet cotton, steel crochet hook size 7, small snaps, matching sewing thread, sewing needle, scissors.

Gauge: Fits most fashion dolls

Special stitches: Foundation dc, foundation joined dc (ch 4, do not yo, draw up a lp in 2^nd ch from hook and in 4^th ch from hook, (yo and through 2 lps)2x, sc dec (draw up a lp in each of next 2 sts, yo and through 3 lps). Dc dec (yo hook draw up a lp in stated st, yo and through 2 lps. Yo hook, draw up a lp in next stated st, yo and through 2 lps. Yo and through 3 lps.)

Note: Starting ch-3 counts as 1^st dc of row or round.

First side:

Row 1-Make a foundation dc row of 17 sts, turn.

Row 2-Ch 3, joined dc in 1^st st, 2 dc in next 10 sts, dc in last 6 sts, turn. 28 sts

Row 3-Ch 3 as first dc, dc in each st across, end off.

Second side-

Row 1-Ch 4, joined foundation dc in 4^th ch from hook, 15 more foundation dc, turn. 17 sts

Row 2-Ch 3, dc in next 5 sts, 2 dc in each st across, turn. 28 sts.

Row 3-Ch 3, joined dc in next st, dc in each st across, turn.

Row 4 (Make armholes, join sides)-Ch 3, dc in next 7 sts, 3 dc in next st, ch 4, sk next 10 sts, 3 dc in next st, dc in next 8 sts. Now take the first side and continue row 4 with dc in next 8 sts of first side, 3 dc in next st, ch 4, sk next 10 sts, 3 dc in next st, dc in last 8 sts, turn. 52 sts.

Row 5-Ch 3 as 1^st dc, dc in each dc and in back lp of each ch across, turn.

Row 6-Ch 3 as first dc, dc in next 3 sts, 2 dc in next st, dc in next 17 sts, 2 dc in each of next 2 sts, dc in next 4 sts, 2 dc in each of next 2 sts, dc in next 17 sts, 2 dc in next st, dc in last 4 sts, turn. 58 sts

Rows 7-11- Ch 3 as 1^st dc, dc in each st across, turn.

Row 12-[shape waist]-Ch 1, sc in 1^st 2 sts, *(sc dec over next 2 sts)8x, sc in next 3 sts*, repeat between **’s, (sc dec over next 2 sts)8x, sc in last 2 sts, turn. 34 sts

Row 13-Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.

Row 14-Ch 3 as first dc, dc in next st, (2 dc in next st)30x, dc in last 2 sts, turn. 64 sts

Rows 15-17-Ch 3 as 1^st dc, dc in each st across, turn. End off after row 17.

Sleeves-

Join yarn on other side of starting ch in 3^rd skipped st at either underarm. WS of dc should be facing out on row 5 so stitch pattern continues.

Round 1-Ch 3, joined dc in next ch, dc dec up side of next dc of row 4, dc in each dc, dc dec down side of dc of row 4, dc in last 2 ch of underarm, join to top of ch 3, turn. 16 sts

Round 2-Ch 3, joined dc in next st, dc in each st around, join to top of ch 3, turn.

Repeat round 2 for desired length (model has 16 rounds). End off at last row.

Repeat for 2^nd sleeve.

Finishing: Weave in ends, sew snaps to secure back.

See Ravelry.com for photos of this project. The red-haired doll with braids is wearing this version of the top. (The first version had too much of an overlap on the back.)