Everyone Needs Playtime

In our hectic, modern lives, many of us focus so heavily on work and family commitments that we never seem to have time for pure fun. Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, we stopped playing.

When we carve out some leisure time, we’re more likely to zone out in front of the TV or computer than engage in fun, rejuvenating play like we did as children. But play is not just essential for kids; it can be an important source of relaxation and stimulation for adults as well.

There doesn’t need to be any point to the activity beyond having fun and enjoying yourself. By giving yourself permission to play with the joyful abandon of childhood, you can reap oodles of health benefits throughout life.

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Moss Stitch Dress for 13" Dianna Effner Dolls

Designed by Xanadu Dolls for 13" Dianna Effner dolls or dolls with a similar size body. This is a simple dress to knit and would be suitable for a novice or an experienced knitter.

Please feel free to copy and knit for your own dolls or to make to sell.
PLEASE DO NOT SELL THE PATTERN!

Materials Required: 
50g ball Fingering Weight yarn.
I used Knit Picks Palette to make mine.
Wind off a small amount of yarn for 2nd sleeve.
Size 2.25mm needles.
7 tiny buttons.
Optional:
A small amount of two contrasting yarns. 

Sleeves: (Please note these are 3/4 sleeves, if you require them to be longer, add rows after R34 and before R35 keeping to the pattern.)
Using both balls of your main yarn, work both sleeves simultaneously. Cast on 23 stitches.
Row 1 to 34: Knit 1, Purl 1, to the end. 
Row 35: K1, P1, make 1, then K1, P1, to the last 3 stitches, make 1, K1, P1. (25 sts) 
Row 36: K1, P1, K2, then P1, K1, to last 4 stitches K2, P1, K1. 
Row 37: Cast off 3 stitches, then K1, P1 to the end. 
Row 38: Cast off 3 stitches, then K1, P1 to the end, (you should have 19sts left for each sleeve). Break yarn and place remaining stitches on stitch holders.

Dress Body: Cast on 71 stitches. 
Row 1 to 10: K4, *P1, K1, repeat from * to last 4 stitches K4. 
Row 11(buttonhole row): K1, K2 tog, YON, K1, *P1, K1, repeat from * to last 4 stitches K4. 
Row 12 to 20: K4, *P1, K1, repeat from * to last 4 stitches K4. 
Row 21(buttonhole row): K1, K2 tog, YON, K1, *P1, K1, repeat from * to last 4 stitches K4. 
Row 22 to 30: K4, *P1, K1, repeat from * to last 4 stitches K4. 
Row 31(buttonhole row): K1, K2 tog, YON, K1, *P1, K1, repeat from * to last 4 stitches K4. 
Row 32 to 40: K4, *P1, K1, repeat from * to last 4 stitches K4.
Row 41(buttonhole row): K1, K2 tog, YON, K1, *P1, K1, repeat from * to last 4 stitches K4. 
Row 42 to 50: K4, *P1, K1, repeat from * to last 4 stitches K4. 
Row 51(buttonhole row): K1, K2 tog, YON, K1, *P1, K1, repeat from * to last 4 stitches K4. 

Divide for armholes: 
Row 52: K4, P12, cast off 6 stitches, P 27, (including the stitches left on the needle after cast off), cast off 6 stitches, P12, K4.
(Should you want to use contrasting colours as I have done, knit row 53 and 54 in a second colour, then continue with a third colour for rows 55 onwards.)
Row 53: K16, knit across the 19 stitches of sleeve 1, K 27, knit across the 19 stitches of sleeve 2, K16. (97sts) 
Row 54: (and every alternate wrong side row) K4, purl to last 4 stitches, K4. 
Row 55: K14, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K 15, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K 23, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K 15, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K 14 = 89 stitches. 
Row 57: K13, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K 13, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K 21, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K 13, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K13 = 81 stitches 
Row 59: K12, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K 11, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K 19, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K 11, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K12 = 73 stitches. 
Row 61(buttonhole row): K 1, K2 tog, YON, K8, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K 9, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K 17, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K9, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K11 = 65 stitches. 
Row 63: K10, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K 7, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K15, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K 7, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K10 = 57 stitches. 
Row 65: K9, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K 5, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K 13, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K 5, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K9 = 49 stitches.
Row 67: K8, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K 3, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K 11, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K 3, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K8 = 41 stitches.
Row 69: K7, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K1, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K9, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K1, K2 tog TBL, K2 tog, K7= 33 stitches.
Row 71(buttonhole row): K 1, K2 tog, YON, K3, K2 tog TBL, K3, K2 tog, K7, K2 tog TBL, K3, K2 tog, K6. = 29 stitches.
Row 72 & 73: Knit both rows. 
Cast off knit wise (not too tightly). 
Sew up sleeves, sew in loose ends and sew on buttons.

Terms: 
K1 = knit one stitch. 
P1 = purl one stitch. 
YON = yarn over needle (to make a stitch leaving a hole). 
K2 tog TBL = knit two stitches together through the back of the stitches. 
M1 = make a stitch. Using your right-hand needle, lift the yarn that’s between the stitches onto the left-hand needle to create a stitch, then knit into the back of that stitch (this twists the yarn to make a stitch without leaving a hole) .

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