Joy's Night Out

                                    Joy's Night Out@2003 Designed by Millie Sunkel

This is the first place winner in our first Barbie Design Contest 2003  

Finished size: Fits 11 1/2' Fashion Doll 

Materials: 

size 10 cotton thread 

 3 Or 4 small snaps 

No 7 steel hook 

 sewing needle 

 Basic Stitches; Chain , slip stitch, half double crochet, double crochet .

 Special stitches cr cr st (Criss cross stitch); skip first dc, dc in next dc, dc in st skipped. 

Bodice; 

With lavender thread, and No.7 hook ch 29, Sc in second ch from hook sc in each ch across, turn.(28) 

Row 2: ch 1, ch in each st across. Turn 

 Row 3: ch 3, sk I st and dc in 'next st, dc in skipped st* skip next st and dc in next st. dc in skipped st, (cross st made.)* repeat across row. turn. 

Row 4: & 5 Repeat row 2 and 3 Row 6: ch !, sc in first 6 sts, 2 sc in next st. sc in next 15 sts, 2 sc in next st Sc in remaining sts. Turn. 

Row 7 Ch 1 in first st. 2 sc in next st. sc in next 12 sts. 2 sc in next st sc in remaining sts. Turn 

Row 8; Ch 3 Counts a 1st dc. dc in next 4 sts. 2 dc in next st dc in next 3 sts.* sk 1st st, dc in next st dc in skipped st. (criss cross st made) * repeat between *'5 times. dc in next 3 sts 2 dc in next st. dc in each remaining st Turn. 

 Row 9: ch 1 sc in next 5 sts. 2 sc in next st. sc in next 3 sts. 2 sc's in next st. sc in next 14 sts 2 sc in next st, Sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st,sc in each remaining sts. Turn. 

 Row 10: sc in next 14 sts. *hdc in next st, 2 dc's in each of the next 3 sts, hdc in next st , sc in next st* repeat once between *' 5 sc in remaining sts, with 2 sc in end st. Turn. 

Row 11:ch 1 Sc in first 14 sts. sk next st, dc in next 6 sts, sk next hdc, and sc in sc. skip next hdc, dc in next 6 sts. sk next st and sc in remaining sts. Turn. 

 Row 12: Ch 1, sc in each st across. Turn (41) 

 Row 13: Ch 1 Sc in next 20 sts. sc over top of row 12 to row 11, sc in remaining 20 sts. Fasten off.

 Skirt; (Bottom Part of Dress) 

Row 1; holding top with wrong side facing you join thread at opposite end of row 1 of top. Sc in each st across (30 sts) Turn. 

 Row 2: ch 1 *sc in next 5 sts. 2 sc in next st *Repeat across Turn. (34) 

 Row 3: sl st in first sc, ch 3, dc in each st across. turn 

 Row 4: ch 3, dc in same st, dc in next st * 2 dc in next st, dc in next st. dc in next 3 sts *. Repeat across to last 4 sts dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st and dc in last sL Turn. 

 Row 5; ch3, dc in next 9 sts. 2 dc in next st dc in next 22 sts 2 dc in next st. dc in remaining sts across. turn. 

 Row 6: ch 1: sc in first 5 sts. 2 sc in next st.sc in next 5, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 22 sts. 2 sc in next st. Sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st. sc in next 5 sts join with st in first sc of row:  (working in rounds now.) 

 Round 1: ch 3, dc in next st * sk next st and dc in next one. dc in st skipped. .* (cross stitch ) repeat around. Join in ch 3 st 

 Round 2: repeat round 1. 

 Round 3: ch I Sc in same place as sI st. sc in each st around . join Continue Rnd 1,2 ,and 3 in order 7x. (or till length you desire) ending with row #3 Fasten off. 

 Trim: Attach cream color thread in first st on bottom of skirt. ch 1 and sc in same st * sk next st and 3 dc's in next st. skip next st and sc in next st* Repeat around. Join with sl st in first sc. fasten off. 

 Top neckline trim: Join cream thread to back left side of top with sl st in first sc,and sc around to center sc. sI st in this st and continue sc in each remaining st to end. Fasten Off. Place 3 or 4 snaps evenly down back opening.

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