Ever since I first saw Calico Critters, I’ve loved them. I love the little pieces, the cute figures, and the different furniture sets. However, I noticed that they don’t really make extra clothes for the figures.

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Today, I’m sharing my Calico Critter V-stitch sundress pattern.  I created the pattern a few months ago for my younger sister’s much loved Calico Critter figures as a birthday present.

This pattern fits the child and toddler figures. The child figure in the pictures is the Susie Silk Cat from the Camping set and the baby / toddler is Sophie from the Sophie’s Love ‘n Care Nursery set.

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You will need:

• Mercerized cotton crochet thread (I’m using Aunt Lydia’s in French Rose)
• 10/1.30mm crochet hook (Boye steel crochet hooks)
• Cord elastic (for the headband; I’m using THIS elastic by Dritz)
• Needle to weave in ends

Glossary:

ch = chain      sl-st = slip stitch        sc = single crochet            sts = stitches       V-stitch = dc, ch 1, dc in same stitch         dc = double crochet         hdc = half-double crochet       sk = skip 

Note: For the baby’s skirt, use half-double crochet instead of double crochet for the V-stitches.

Child figure:

Bodice:

ch 28, join w/ sl-st to first chain

Rnd 1: ch 1, sc in each ch around, join w/ sl-st to first sc.

Rnd 2-3: ch 1, sc around, join w/ sl-st.

Rnd 4: ch 1, sc in next 4 sts, ch 10, sk 6, sc in next 8 sts, ch 10, sk 6, sc in next 4 sts, join w/ sl-st.

Rnd 5: ch 1, sc around, join. Fasten off.

Skirt:

Rnd 1: join w/ sl-st to underside of foundation ch of bodice, ch 3 (counts as dc +ch 1) and dc in same space as sl-st, *sk 1 ch, V-stitch in next ch*, repeat from * to * until last 3 chains, ch 3 (this is the tail hole), join w/ sl-st to 2nd ch of starting ch 3 space.

Rnd 2: ch 3 (counts as dc + ch 1), dc in ch 1 space, V-stitch in each ch 1 space around to chain 3, V-stitch in second ch of tail hole ch, join to starting ch.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Headband:

ch 35, join w/ sl-st to first ch.

Rnd 1: ch 1, crocheting over elastic and in back-bump of starting chain, sc in each ch around, join to first sc. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Optional: I added a little crochet flower appliqué to mine. I used THIS free pattern from JJCrochet.com and crocheted it with sewing thread.

Baby figure:

Bodice:

ch 18, join to first ch.

Rnd 1: ch 1, sc in each chain around, join to first st.

Rnd 2: ch 1, sc in next 3 sts ch 6, sk 4, sc in next 5 sts, ch 6, sk 4, sc in next 2, join to first st.

Fasten off.

Skirt:

Rnd 1: Join w/ sl-st to the foundation ch of bodice, ch 2 (counts as hdc and ch 1), hdc in same space as sl-st, *sk 1 ch, V-stitch in next stitch*, repeat from * to * 8 more times, join.

Rnd 2: ch 2 (counts as hdc + ch1), hdc in ch 1 space, V-stitch in each ch 1 space around, join to 2nd ch of ch 3.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Pattern is for personal use only, not for commercial use.

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