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LaceDress2
I wanted this to be a short-waisted dress, with a bit of fullness in the skirt (the lace part), so the lace is about one-and-a-half times longer (around) than the dolls waist.
To get an idea of how many stitches it takes to fit around the dolls waist, work chain stitches slightly loose until they fit around the doll where you want the bodice to fit, and count the number of stitches. For this example, using size 8 perle cotton and a size 8 steel hook, 40 stitches was about right.
So, with a contrasting color I am now working 40 sc evenly across the top of the lace.
LaceDress2
I wanted this to be a short-waisted dress, with a bit of fullness in the skirt (the lace part), so the lace is about one-and-a-half times longer (around) than the dolls waist.
To get an idea of how many stitches it takes to fit around the dolls waist, work chain stitches slightly loose until they fit around the doll where you want the bodice to fit, and count the number of stitches. For this example, using size 8 perle cotton and a size 8 steel hook, 40 stitches was about right.
So, with a contrasting color I am now working 40 sc evenly across the top of the lace.