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Pattern Book "Sew Baby Doll Clothes" by Joan Hinds - $22.99

Knitting Pattern for Doll Clothes - Butterfly Kisses

Butterfly Kisses, a knitting pattern for doll clothes

A knitted sweater with matching cap and booties is a baby doll wardrobe staple. This knitting pattern for doll clothes has charming little butterflies knit along the lower edge of the sweater. The bodies of the butterflies are made with a duplicate stitch since they are so small. The sweater closes at the neck with a snap and a decorative butterfly button on top. You can decide to knit in buttonholes if you prefer (as usual with a knitting pattern for doll clothes, if you have difficulty in getting a proper fit, try a different needle size or adjust the gauge). The pants are made on the sewing machine and have cuffs that are sewn from a contrasting print fabric. The outfit is complete when the cap and booties are added.

The knitting needles are a size 2 and fingering weight yarn is used. A crochet hook, size C or D, is also needed.

The knitting pattern for doll clothes can be modified slightly for antique and vintage dolls. Butterfly designs were not particularly popular in times past, so the sweater can be made without them. Also, the colors in this pattern, especially the purple and pink, were not popular in the past. The sweater would look very authentic if the color remained green and all the contrast was done in white, or if the sweater, cap and booties were entirely green. All the soft pastel baby colors were popular in the past.

In these modern times we sometimes forget how important hand knitted clothes were for warmth in the past. Many an expectant mother and grandmother would spend their evenings knitting because they knew that the garments were critical to the warmth and health of the baby.

In fact, these hand knit garments were critical to the warmth and health of everyone. Houses were not heated to the extent they are today and often only the kitchen and living room were heated.

Also, people of all ages spent far more time outside exposed to the weather. Warm knitted wool garments were critical for keeping warm. During World War I, the United States government asked the women of the country to knit wool socks, sweaters and others garments for the soldiers. Women donated hundreds of thousands of knitted garments to help with the war. And it did make a tremendous difference for the survival of our soldiers.

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The model is Bitty Baby® by the Pleasant Company.

The patterns in this book are sized to fit 12" to 22" baby dolls with categories for sizes small, medium, large and extra large. Here are some of the specific dolls these patterns will fit: Götz Muffin®, Corolle Cailin®, Zapf Creation®, Bitty Baby®, Bitty Twins®, Lee Middleton®, Götz Maxi-Muffin® and Adora Doll®. However, the patterns will also fit many other baby dolls and reborn dolls.

Infinite Freedom and Sally Robertson are not associated with any of the above named dolls or companies in any way.

Pattern Book "Sew Baby Doll Clothes" by Joan Hinds - $22.99

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