American Girl Doll Seashell Summer Skirt.
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Materials: Aunt Lydia's 100% Mercerized Cotton fingering weight thread, Size 3, 150yd/138m, color - Blue - 1 ball.

Hook: C (2.75mm)

Gauge: 2 shells = 1 3/4" (4.5 cm)

Abbreviations:

ch = chain
st(s) = stitch(es)
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
V-stitch (V-st) - (1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) into ch 1 of the V-stitch of the prev. row
Shell - (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) into the ch-1 of the prev row shell.

Skirt

The skirt is worked top-down in the rounds.

Chain 60, sl st to the first chain, continue to crochet in rounds.
Round 1: ch 4 (counts 1 dc and 1 ch), *skip 1 ch, 1 dc in the next ch - repeat from * to the end of the round, slip st to ch 4.
Round 2: ch 1 (counts as 1 sc), 59 sc in every ch 1 and dc of the previous round, sl st to ch 1.
Round 3: ch 3, skip 1 st, *V-st, skip 1 st, repeat from * to the end of the round, sl st to ch 3.
Round 4: ch 3, *1 shell (see abbreviations above) into ch-1 of the V-st, from * repeat to the end of the round, sl st to ch 3.
Round 5: ch 3, *1 shell (see abbreviations above) into ch-1 of the shell of prev rounds, from * repeat to the end of the round, sl st to ch 3.
Rounds 6-15: repeat round 5. Tie off and weave in the ends.

Belt

Crochet a chain about 16 inches long (40 cm).
Row 1: sc.
Cut thread and weave in the ends.
Insert the belt in the eyelets along the waist, put the skirt on the doll, pull the ends of the belt to fit
the skirt around the waist of the doll, tie the ends.

Enjoy!


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