THE V-ST MESH BABY DOLL TOP CROCHET PATTERN

MATERIALS

• F HOOK & H HOOK
• WORSTED WEIGHT #4 YARN
• TAPE MEASURE
• TAPESTRY NEEDLE
• SCISSORS

ABBREVIATIONS

• CH- CHAIN
• DC- DOUBLE CROCHET
• V-ST - V-STITCH
• SK- SKIP
• SLST - SLIP STITCH 
• SP - SPACE 

 PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS

NOTE : WITH YOUR F HOOK AND YOUR CHOICE OF WORSTED WEIGHT YARN MAKE A CHAIN THAT IS A MULITPLE OF 3 THAT WRAPS AROUND YOUR FULL BUST AREA FOR ME I MADE A CHAIN OF 132.JOIN YOUR CHAIN TO YOUR BEGINNING CHAIN TO FORM A RING, BECAREFUL NOT TO TWIST YOUR CHAIN.

RND 1: CHAIN 4, DC IN THE SAME ST AS CH 4, SK 2 CHS, DC, CH1, DC ALL IN NEXT ST,* SK 2CHS, DC,CH1, DC ALL IN NEXT ST* REP FROM * TO * ARND JOIN TO 3RD CH OF BEG CH4.
RND 2: SLST IN THE CH 1 SP, CH 4, DC IN SAME CH 1 SP, *DC, CH 1, DC IN NEXT CH1 SP,* REP FROM* TO * ARND. JOIN WITH A SLST TO 3RD CH OF BEG CH 4.

RNDS 3-12:  REP RND 2

 RND 13: CH 1, SC IN SAME ST AT CH1, 1 SC IN NEXT CH 1 SP, 1 SC IN NEXT DC * 1 SC IN EVERY CH1 SP AND DC * ARND, JOIN TO TOP OF BEG SC.

RND 14: CH1, 1 SC IN EVERY SC ARND, JOIN WITH A SLST TO TOP OF BEG SC.

RNDS 15-18: REP RND 14

DRESS BODY

INC RNDS

RND 1: CH 4, SK NEXT CH 1 SP, 1 DC IN NEXT DC, * SK NEXT CH 1 SP,CH 1, 1 DC IN NEXT DC* REP FROM * TO * ARND, JOIN TO 3RD CH OF BEG CH 4. CH 4 TURN.

RND 2: PLACE A ST MARKER IN EVERY DC THAT STARTS CH SP 13, ( THERE WILL NOT BE 13 CH SPACES AT THE END OF THE 13TH DC OF THE LAST INC). CH4 , SK NEXT CH 1 SP, 1 DC IN NEXT DC, *CH 1, SK NEXT CH 1 SP, 1 DC IN NEXT DC* REP FROM * TO * TO 1ST MARKED DC. DC, CH 1,DC IN MARKED DC, *CH 1, SK NEXT CH 1 SP, 1 DC IN NEXT DC * REP FROM * TO * TO NEXTED MARKED ST. DC,CH1,DC IN THE MARKED ST. THEN KEEP REPEATING FROM * TO * ALL THE WAY ARND. JOIN WITH SLST TO 3RD CH OF BEG CH 4. CH 4, TURN.

RND 3: REP RND 2

RND 4:  SK NEXT CH 1 SP, 1 DC IN NEXT DC,* CH 1, SK NEXT CH 1 SP, 1 DC IN NEXT DC,* REP FROM * TO * ARND. JOIN TO 3RD CH OF BEG CH 4, CH4, TURN.

RND 5: PLACE A ST MARKER IN EVERY DC THE STARTS CH SP 11, ( THERE WILL NOT BE 11 SPS AT THE END OF THE 13TH DC OF THE LAST INC). CH 4, SK NEXT CH 1 SP, 1 DC IN NEXT DC, * CH 1, SK NEXT CH 1 SP, 1 DC IN NEXT DC,* REP FROM * TO * TO 1ST MARKED DC. DC, CH1, DC, ALL IN THE MARKED DC. * CH 1, SK NEXTED CH 1 SP, 1 DC IN NEXT DC, * REP FROM * TO * TO NEXTED MARKED ST. DC, CH 1, DC IN THE MARKED ST. THEN KEEP REPEATING FROM * TO * ALL THE WAY ARND. JOIN WITH SLST TO 3RD CH OF BEG CH 4. CH 4, TURN.

RNDS 6-14: REPEAT RNDS 4 AND 5 

RNDS 15-31: REPEAT RND 4