Many people enjoy lmaking dolls and their clothes.  It is an art that has been enjoyed for centuries.  One of the ways to make clothes for these popular toys is to crochet them!

My Grandma has been crocheting for many years.  One of the traditions she has is to make each of us granddaughters a dress for a Barbie doll.  She also enters dolls in the county fair and often wins a large ribbon for her work. 

She gets the patterns from Paradise Publications.  There are some really pretty outfits!  Each of us girls, six in all, has a wish list for the doll outfits we like best.

Here is a picture of one of the dolls that my grandma made for me:

When you decide to begin crocheting doll clothes, Crochet Pattern Central has more than enough patterns to choose from. 

Knitting is another way to make doll clothes.  My Grandma uses a knitting machine to do that.  Generally though, all of the knitted outfits look like winter apparel.