Afternoon Dress for Corolle Les Cherie Doll

Clara, the lovely Corolle Les Cherie is dressed in a hand knit Afternoon Dress that I knit.  The pattern is a vintage pattern from a book entitled Knitted Outfits for Teenage Dolls published by Faber & Faber in 1974.  The book has a collection of outfits that are knit and crocheted. The introduction states "There are so many beautiful fashion garments which can be made for teenage dolls-dolls like Sindy, Tressy, Action Girl and Daisy which can be seen in almost any good toyshop and which measure around 12 ins high"



 Here's the original photo from the book.

My version is knit on U.S. size 6 knitting needles using Joyoland Tonic, a Machine washable yarn that is 85% acrylic and 25% wool.  The fit is nice although I'll knit the next one using a U.S. size 5 needle and a lighter weight yarn.  This dress is knit in pieces with raglan sleeves and the rolled collar is knit using the stitches from each of the four pieces.  There are no buttons of snaps, making it great for young children and it does stretch sufficiently to make it easy to put on and take off the doll.