"Happily Ever After" Crochet Pattern for Fashion Dolls

At last... the crochet pattern for fashion dolls you have all been waiting for is finally available for purchase!


From wedding gowns to the runway, this pattern has everything you need to create the perfect dresses and tops for your 11½" fashion dolls!  

All you have to do is mix & match necklines with silhouettes, and you'll discover thousands of possibilities...


BUY NOW HERE: "Happily Ever After" Crochet Pattern for Fashion Dolls.


Learn more about this incredible design, the story behind it's journey, and discover some of the unique variations in store below...

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The Story Behind this Design

A few years back, I created two incredibly stunning wedding sets - one for each of my two youngest sisters (see Little Miss' Wedding Set or Boo Bear's Wedding Set).  I absolutely adore both of them, and I couldn't wait to have a reason to make another one.  So, when I was commissioned last year to make another (see Crochet Barbie Wedding Set for Isabel), I was beyond ecstatic!

I had a wedding dress that I had started to work on before this that I thought would be perfect for her, but after making the bridesmaid dresses - each a high-low, but with different necklines - I got to thinking how much nicer it would be for the wedding dress to use the same stitching.  Thus, the concept for this pattern was born.

Now, I had been planning to make a barbie bride pattern ever since I started designing crochet patterns last year.  So, when the commission inspired the idea to mix and match necklines and silhouettes, I just knew I had to do it...

In January, I began researching different necklines and silhouettes, taking notes of all this.  Then, I started playing around with crocheting the necklines.  I knew from my notes that I would have anywhere from 16-20 necklines.  However, nothing prepared me for the number of silhouette options I would uncover... I thought that I would have to repeat silhouettes to showcase all the necklines, and instead it ended up being the other way around!

I officially started crocheting the dresses on Valentine's Day - how fitting, right?  In that first week, I had crocheted 4 dresses (one was tweaked later) and was almost finished with a 5th.  By the following week I had finished 4 more (again I ended up tweaking another one here).

The next 2 high-low dresses took me much longer to design, and I ended up tweaking them some more too.  Let's just say that a lot of "frogging" was involved with these.

After those challenging dresses, I decided to give my brain a little break by crocheting 2 more A-Line dresses and 2 Ball Gowns. 

By the end of March, I had realized 18 of the 20 necklines, and I had finished the last 2 A-Line Dresses and 2 more Ball Gowns.  A few days later, I rounded up all 18 dresses I had completed up to here.

I was a girl on a mission in April!

I finished 3 fun party dresses and the first Trumpet dress next.  Shortly after that, I had 3 stylish wedding gowns with trains completed. 

I took about a week break from crocheting to start writing up the pattern.  Apart from this, I also created two crochet stitch video tutorials that will come in handy for this pattern and many others... see Bobble of 2 and Cluster of 2. 

Next, I started tweaking 2 of the high-lows and the fishtail dresses.  Right after that I whipped up 4 very fashionable dresses, and closed the month of April with the last 4 dresses plus 2 tops.

All that remained was to finish up with the pattern, take the final pictures and edit them all into beautiful collages, create the listings and of course this post. And least I forget to mention, I also had 1 more crochet stitch tutorial to do for this pattern... see Invisible Decrease.

It is so hard to believe that over 11 weeks have passed since I began this project, and that I crocheted 36 dresses and 2 tops in this time.

Before I showcase all the designs below, I just want to say a huge THANK YOU to all of my wonderful fans for your support and patience throughout this time!  It is for all of you that I do this.  I know it wasn't easy to wait 4 long months for this pattern to be ready, but I am sure that you all will agree that it was definitely worth the wait.  I look forward to seeing all your designs...

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Necklines

There are 20 necklines you can match with any of the following silhouettes and variations.

These are numbered in accordance to how they appear in the pattern.  The numbers in () at the end is the order they appear in the picture above...

1. Straight-Across in white (1)
   
2. Sweetheart in blue (6)
3. Square in light blue (14)
   
4. Spaghetti Strap Square in purple (15)
5. Off-the-Shoulder in purple (9)
   
6. Capped-Sleeves in red (10)
7. Bateau in white (5)
8. Scoop in white (3)
   
9. Low Scoop in mint (13)
10. Sweetheart Scoop in lavender (8)
11. Left Asymmetrical in pink (18)
    
12. Right Asymmetrical in orange (19)
13. Halter Strap in yellow  (2)
14. Sweetheart Halter Strap in plum (7)
15. Halter in light pink (12)
16. Jewel in light yellow (4)
    
17. V-Neck in black (20)
18. Straight-Across Illusion in white (11)
    
19. Sweetheart Illusion in ivory (16)
    
20. Queen Anne in white (17)

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Column Dresses & Tops

Here's just a small example of the tops & column dresses you can make with this crochet pattern.

There are 7 suggested lengths - two are for tops, and the rest are for dresses - though there several stopping points in between each of these.  This gives you 10 basic variations.

Tops and column dresses can be made with a straight edge by ending on an even row, OR you can add a nice lacy trim by stopping after an odd row and continuing to the A-Line Silhouette or using whatever edging you prefer.  These dresses can have either loose fit or snug fit.

1. Column Short & Sweet Silhouette in black - paired with the V-Neckline
   
2. Column Knee Silhouette in peach - paired with the Low Scoop Neckline
   
3. Column Full Length Silhouette in red & black - paired with the V-Neckline
   
4. Column Mid-Thigh Silhouette in orange - paired with the Right Asymmetrical Neckline
   
5. Column Mid-Calf Silhouette in green - paired with the Halter Neckline
   
6. Fitted Column Knee Silhouette in red - paired with the Capped-Sleeves Neckline
   
7. Normal Top Silhouette in yellow - paired with the Sweetheart Scoop Neckline
   
8. Fitted Column Ankle Silhouette in purple - paired with the Off-the-Shoulder Neckline
   
9. Long Top Silhouette in blue - paired with the Bateau Neckline
   
10. Fitted Column Mid-Calf Silhouette in black - paired with the Low Scoop Neckline
    

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A-Line/Princess Dresses

Here's just a small example of the a-line/princess dresses you can make with this crochet pattern.

There are 5 suggested lengths (5 basic variations), though there several stopping points in between each of these. 

The A-Line/Princess Silhouette is also referred to as "Lacy".  So whenever you see any other variation below that says "Lacy", it is because it follows this silhouette, or is more airy.

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1. A-Line/Princess Mid-Thigh Silhouette in turquoise - paired with the Right Asymmetrical Neckline
2. A-Line/Princess Knee Silhouette in purple - paired with the Spaghetti Strap Square Neckline
3. A-Line/Princess Mid-Calf Silhouette in light yellow - paired with the Sweetheart Halter Strap Neckline
4. A-Line/Princess Full Length Silhouette in mint - paired with the Low Scoop Neckline
5. A-Line/Princess Train Silhouette in white - paired with the Straight-Across Neckline (done with beads; 4 corner pics)

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Here's just a small example of the ball gown dresses you can make with this crochet pattern.

There are 5 suggested lengths (5 basic variations), though there several stopping points in between each of these. 

The Ball Gown Silhouette is also referred to as "Flowy".  So whenever you see any other variation below that says "Flowy", it is because it follows this silhouette, or is more full and fluffy.

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1. Ball Gown Mid-Thigh Silhouette in pink - paired with the Left Asymmetrical Neckline
2. Ball Gown Knee Silhouette in yellow - paired with the Halter Strap Neckline
3. Ball Gown Mid-Calf Silhouette in light blue - paired with the Square Neckline
4. Ball Gown Full Length Silhouette in white - paired with the Bateau Neckline (bottom center)
5. Ball Gown Train Silhouette in white - paired with the Straight-Across Illusion Neckline (4 corner pics)

Ball Gown Dresses

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Mermaid Dresses

Here's just a small example of the mermaid dresses you can make with this crochet pattern.

For the mermaid, you will follow the fitted column silhouette up until an odd row before continuing to the mermaid part of the dress.

There are 4 basic variations, which can be expanded on by changing how many rows of the fitted column silhouette you do, and the number of times you do the repeat rows of the mermaid silhouette variations.

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1. Mermaid Lacy Silhouette in white - paired with the Queen Anne Neckline (center top)
2. Mermaid Lacy Train Silhouette in white - paired with the Scoop Neckline (top 4 side pics)
3. Mermaid Flowy Silhouette in yellow - paired with the Jewel Neckline (center bottom)
4. Mermaid Flowy Train Silhouette in white - paired with the Queen Anne Neckline (bottom 4 side pics)

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Here's just a small example of the trumpet dresses you can make with this crochet pattern.

For the trumpet, you will follow the column silhouette up until an odd row before continuing to the trumpet part of the dress.

There are 4 basic variations, which can be expanded on by changing how many rows of the column silhouette you do, and the number of times you do the repeat rows of the trumpet silhouette variations.

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1. Trumpet Lacy Silhouette in white - paired with the Off-the-Shoulder Neckline
2. Trumpet Lacy Train Silhouette in red - paired with the Sweetheart Illusion Neckline
3. Trumpet Flowy Silhouette in light pink - paired with the Halter Neckline
4. Trumpet Flowy Train Silhouette in pink - paired with the Spaghetti Strap Square Neckline

Trumpet Dresses

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High-Low Dresses

Here's just a small example of the high-low dresses you can make with this crochet pattern.

Each of the 3 variations pictured are completely separate from each other.

The "Lacy" version has 3 stopping points.  

The "Flowy" version has 4.

The "Train" version has 1 with the train, and 5 without the train included.

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1. High-Low Lacy Silhouette in lavender - paired with the Sweetheart Scoop Neckline
2. High-Low Flowy Silhouette in blue - paired with the Sweetheart Neckline
3. High-Low Train Silhouette in plum - paired with the Capped-Sleeves Neckline

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Here's just a small example of the 50's high-waist & fishtail dresses you can make with this crochet pattern.

For the 50's high-waist dresses, you start the silhouette sooner than for any other silhouette.

For the fishtail dress, you will follow the fitted column silhouette before continuing to the fishtail part of the dress.  The only other variation for this one, is to use beads.

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1. 50's High-Waist Lacy Silhouette in pink - paired with the Jewel Neckline
2. 50's High-Waist Flowy Silhouette in plum - paired with the Sweetheart Halter Strap Neckline
3. Fishtail Silhouette in ivory - paired with the Sweetheart Illusion Neckline

50's High-Waist & Fishtail Dresses

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As a pattern bonus, Fashion Doll's Panties are also included!

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After I finish working on a commission, I will start making free tutorials on how to make veils, tiaras and bouquets like I did for my wedding sets.  Plus, later I will design a mix & match heels pattern.  All this and more coming soon...

Update:  Free Wedding Accessory Patterns with Links are Ready...

• Part 1: Headpieces - crowns, tiaras and headbands.
• Part 2: Floral Appliques - for accessorizing your veils and dresses. 
  
• Part 3: Veils - styles, lengths, attaching to headpieces, adding crochet trims, etc.  
  
• Part 4: Bouquets - like the ones I did for my wedding sets.
• Part 5: Finishing Touches - like Garters and Necklaces.
*As each new part is created, a new link to it will be formed here...

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What dress or top are you planning to crochet first?  Share with me below...