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Rock and roll!<\/strong><\/p>\n These little outfits are inspired by the rock and roll era of the 1950s. Get ready for school, prom, or a sock hop with this 18″ doll fashion pattern pack.<\/p>\n This pattern, Simplicity 8072, includes a sweet classic cardigan sweater. For a sweater knit you can repurpose a fine gauge sweater or socks as shown on the pattern photo.<\/p>\n Below is a brief tutorial on how use sweaters and socks to make these sweet separates.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Make sweaters with socks<\/strong><\/p>\n An extra special doll sweater can be made using an adult crew sock or a fine gauge sweater.\u00a0Strategically place the pattern hemlines as shown below.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Use\u00a0one pair of crew or long socks for a short sleeve doll sweater. Notice hemlines are placed along the finished edges of socks where possible. Carefully plan layout to fit pattern pieces.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n Use\u00a0two pairs of adult crew or long socks for a long sleeve sweater.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n Make a doll sweater with a thrift store find<\/b><\/p>\n This is cut from a fine gauge sweater found at the thrift store. The cutting layout above is planned to utilize\u00a0the sweater’s\u00a0ribbing for a realistic look.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n Rock and Roll!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rock and roll! These little outfits are inspired by the rock and roll era of the 1950s. Get ready for school, prom, or a sock hop with this 18″ doll fashion pattern pack. This pattern, Simplicity 8072, includes a sweet classic cardigan sweater. For a sweater knit you can repurpose a fine gauge sweater […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4786,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" \u00a0<\/p> Rock and roll!<\/strong><\/p> These little outfits are inspired by the rock and roll era of the 1950s. Get ready for school, prom, or a sock hop with this 18\" doll fashion pattern pack.<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> Make sweaters with socks<\/strong><\/p> An extra special doll sweater can be made using an adult crew sock or a fine gauge sweater.\u00a0Strategically place the pattern hemlines as shown below.<\/p> \u00a0<\/p>[caption id=\"attachment_4804\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"250\"] \u00a0<\/p>[caption id=\"attachment_4806\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"250\"] \u00a0<\/p>![\"sock](\"http:\/\/elaineheigldesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/sock-2.jpg\")
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<\/a><\/a><\/p><\/a> Use\u00a0one pair of crew or long socks for a short sleeve doll sweater. Notice hemlines are placed along the finished edges of socks where possible. Carefully plan layout to fit pattern pieces.[\/caption]<\/a> Use\u00a0two pairs of adult crew or long socks for a long sleeve sweater.[\/caption]