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Are you ready for yet another quick and fun doll dress crochet project?  This week, we're working the Oh Snap 18" Doll Dress.  This is another cute little dress with a simple 1 stitch repeat for the skirt section making it a great project to work while watching your favorite show.  

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Continue below to follow the written pattern or scroll to the bottom to follow along with the full video tutorial.

The best thing about doll clothes is they create a great opportunity to use up my scrap yarn stash.  These crochet patterns typically only take 1-2 hours to make and are perfect for "On the go" projects as they fit easily into a small craft bag or purse.

If you have little girls who love dressing up their dolls, this crochet pattern is for you.  The Shell Brook doll dress pattern is a quick and easy project using less than a skein of yarn.  It's great for travel projects, great to use up scrap yarn and great for filling in the time with quick results.  
This dress is worked from the neck down giving you the option to turn it into a fun doll shirt or work it longer for a full gown.

Stitch Abbreviations:
st(s) - stitch(es)
sl st - slip stitch
ch - chain
yo - yarn over
hdc - half double crochet
dc - double crochet
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Special Stitches:

Hdc Foundation Chain: This is shown in the video at the bottom of this post
You can also view the photo & video tutorials HERE

V Stitch - (hdc, ch 2, hdc) in indicated stitch

7 Shell - 7 dc in indicated stitch

Notes:
1. Beginning ch-2 is not counted as a stitch unless otherwise indicated
2. Photos showing stitch placement are included below
3. When changing colors, do so in the last step of the last stitch of the row before the color change
4. This pattern is worked from the neck down
5. If you prefer to start with a basic chain, chain 37, turn, hdc in 2nd chain from hook & each chain across for a total of 36 hdc

A full video tutorial is available at the bottom of this post.

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With all the Christmas Tree Skirt crochet patterns that I've designed (found HERE), I've wanted to create coordinating Christmas Stockings but haven't had the time.  A few weeks ago, I had an "Ah Ha" moment and decided that for the joys of little kids, I needed to design a Basic Christmas Stocking that would be easy to customize.  It may be hard to find just the right Christmas stocking that every little child wants as theirs but we have SO many wonderful Appliques that can help solve that problem.  ​

My thought behind this pattern is simply Service.  I really enjoy service projects through the holiday season especially.  Kids have my heart and my goal this year is to crochet as many Christmas stockings as I can and hopefully have them filled with goodies and gifts for kids who are in our local foster system.  When I reached out to our local Little Lambs Foundation to see if they thought this would work, they let me know that they're excited for this option.  They host a Christmas event for Foster kids each year and this would be a great addition for their event.  I can't imagine how hard the holidays are for these kids!!
They let me know that they are including low income families this year so the total they're expecting is between 200-250 kids.  That is a big undertaking for me to do alone as I work full time and have a husband and kids to take care of too.  So, I've asked some other ladies in my community and church for their help and hopefully we'll not only be able to crochet enough stockings but fill them too.
 
This Basic Christmas Stocking crochet pattern has been created to be quick and easy with the ability to add appliques or embellishments to make them fun and unique for kids of all ages.  Something to put a smile on their face in a time of struggle.  Something of their own to know that they matter, they are important and they are loved.

Are you ready for another fun blanket crochet pattern?  This is another one that I designed years ago that ended up in a tote when I started working full time.  Originally, I made it in full pink for a baby gift.  I would work on it late at night after everyone went to bed and I could watch a movie or listen to a book while crocheting without any distractions.  When I finally pulled that pink baby blanket out of the tote to take photos, I noticed that the shades of pink were slightly off - Ugh!!  
Not to worry though, it gave me a good opportunity to crochet another one, double check the instructions and work it in stripes.  This is another fun project that could be worked in a variety of colors or a rainbow of stripes and all of them would look great!
What do you think?  Do you prefer solid color blankets or stripes?

Whether you're wanting to make a baby blanket or a king sized throw, this pattern will work for you.  You can easily adjust your foundation to the size you'd like and crochet your heart away.  
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Last year, I wanted to design something new with the Kenitra stitch but I also wanted something with texture.  I played around with the stitch and came up with the Textured Ribbon Candy Stitch that I used in the Textured Ribbon Candy Christmas Tree Skirt pattern.  The blanket was designed first but somehow I missed releasing it. 
It's a really simple repeat section that can be worked quickly once you understand the stitch placement.  It has a wonderful texture and is so comfy to wrap up in!

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