Cozy Knitted "Winter Angel" Lace Dress Pattern for 14-inch Dolls — Top-Down Yoke & Raglan Sleeves

This Knitted Winter Angel Lace Dress is a charming top-down pattern designed to fit 14–14.5-inch dolls (fits American Girl WellieWishers, Glitter Girls, Ruby Red Fashion Friends and similar). It combines a delicate lace motif with a cozy knitted yoke and raglan shaping to create an elegant, slightly A-line winter dress. The pattern is worked seamlessly from the top down and includes instructions for sleeves worked in the round on double-pointed needles.

Quick facts: Size: fits 14–14.5" dolls. Yarn: Alize Angora Gold lace weight (80% acrylic, 20% wool) — 1 ball (100 g / ~601 yd). Needles: circular and dpn US #1 (2.25 mm) or size to obtain gauge. Gauge: 24 sts x 40 rows = 4" x 4" (10 x 10 cm) in stockinette.

Skills required: knit & purl, cast on & bind off, increases (YO, M1, kfb), decreases (k2tog, ssk, k3togtbl), working in the round on dpn, working lace patterns, picking up stitches. Notions: yarn needle, 4 stitch markers, sew-on snaps, sewing needle & matching thread, small embellishments (optional).

Knitted Winter Angel Lace Dress displayed on a 14-inch doll — lace yoke and A-line skirt with raglan shaping.

Below are full pattern notes, stitch abbreviations and step-by-step instructions. Follow the lace repeats and raglan increase rows carefully to shape the yoke and the flared skirt. Button bands are worked in garter stitch at the front; sew-in snaps are used to fasten the back.

Abbreviations

• k - knit
• p - purl
• k2tog - knit 2 together
• k2tog tbl - knit 2 together through back loop
• k3tog tbl - knit 3 together through back loop
• kfr&b - knit into front and back
• yo - yarn over
• pu&k - pick up and knit
• m1 - make 1 increase (make a backward loop over the right-hand needle; in the next row/round purl/knit as a regular stitch)
• RS - right side
• WS - wrong side
• sm - slip marker
• pm - place marker
• rm - remove marker

Pattern Notes

Stockinette in rows: Row 1 (RS): knit. Row 2 (WS): purl. Repeat 2 rows. Garter stitch in rows: all rows knit.

Lace Pattern (4-row repeat)

Row 1 (RS): p1, *yo, k2togtbl, k1, k2tog, yo, p1 - repeat from *

Row 2 (WS): k1, *p5, k1 - repeat from *

Row 3 (RS): p1, *k1, yo, k3togtbl, yo, p1 - repeat from *

Row 4 (WS): k1, *p5, k1 - repeat from *

Repeat rows 1–4 for the lace pattern.

Raglan Increases

In every RS row, work until marker, make 1 (m1), slip marker (sm), knit 1 (k1), m1. There are 4 raglan lines; repeating this on each raglan increases the stitch count by 8 sts on RS rows. Selvedge/edge stitches: knit the first stitch and purl the last one. Button bands (bb) are worked in garter stitch on 3 sts at the beginning and end of each row.

Short Overview

The dress is worked top-down, seamlessly, back and forth until the hem. The yoke is in stockinette with garter button bands and raglan increases. Sleeves are worked in rounds on dpn. The A-shape is achieved by increasing the number of stitches between lace repeats; increases are made in the third row of the lace pattern.

Dress

Cast on 39 sts: 1 edge st - 3 sts right button band (bb) - 3 sts right back - 1 st raglan (place the first marker before this st) - 6 sts right sleeve - 1 st raglan (place the second marker before this st) - 9 sts front - 1 st raglan (place the third marker before this st) - 6 sts left sleeve - 1 raglan (place the fourth marker before this st) - 3 sts left back - 3 sts left bb - 1 st edge.

Work 2 foundation rows in garter stitch: both rows knit.

Row 1 (RS): *knit till marker, m1, sm, k1, m1 - repeat from * 4 times, knit till last st, p1. +8 sts

Row 2 (WS): k4, purl till last 4 sts, k3, p1.

Repeat rows 1–2 seven more times. The number of sts after each increase row will be:

row 1 = 47, row 3 = 55, row 5 = 63, row 7 = 71, row 9 = 79, row 11 = 87, row 13 = 95, row 15 = 103.

Divide for Sleeves and Bodice

Row 17 (RS): k16, rm, transfer the next 22 sts to a piece of waste yarn, rm, co 2, k27, rm, transfer the next 22 sts to a piece of waste yarn, rm, co 2, k15, p1. = 63 sts

Row 18: k4, p55, k3, p1.

Row 19 (RS): k4, * p1, yo, k2togtbl, k1, k2tog, yo - repeat from * 9 times, p1, k3, p1.

Row 20: k4, * k1, p5 - repeat from * 9 times, k4, p1.

Row 21 (RS): k4, * p1, k1, yo, k3togtbl, yo, k1 - repeat from * 9 times, p1, k3, p1.

Row 22 (WS): like row 20. Repeat rows 19–20 one more time.

Row 25 (RS, increase row): k4, *m1, p1, m1, k1, yo, k3togtbl, yo, k1 - rep from * 9 times, m1, p1, m1, k3, p1. = 83 sts

Row 26: k4, * k3, p5 - repeat from * 9 times, k6, p1

Row 27 (RS): k4, * p3, yo, k2togtbl, k1, k2tog, yo - repeat from * 9 times, p3, k3, p1.

Row 28: like row 26. Row 29: k4, * p3, k1, yo, k3togtbl, yo, k1 - repeat from * 9 times, p2, k3, p1.

Row 30 (WS): like 26. Repeat rows 27–30 two more times (rows 31–39). Repeat rows 27–28 one more time (rows 39–40).

Row 41 (RS, increase row): k4, *m1, p3, m1, k1, yo, k3togtbl, yo, k1 - repeat from * 9 times, m1, p3, m1, k3, p1. = 103 sts

Row 42 (WS): k4, *k5, p5 - repeat from * 9 times, k8, p1.

Row 43: k4, * p5, yo, k2togtbl, k1, k2tog, yo - repeat from * 9 times, p5, k3, p1

Row 44: like row 42. Row 45: k4, * p5, k1, yo, k3togtbl, yo, k1 - repeat from * 9 times, p5, k3, p1

Row 46 (WS): like 42. Repeat rows 43–46 one more time (rows 47–50). Repeat rows 43–44 one more time (rows 51–52).

Row 53 (RS, increase row): k4, *m1, p5, m1, k1, yo, k3togtbl, yo, k1 - repeat from * 9 times, m1, p5, m1, k3, p1. = 123 sts

Row 54 (WS): k4: *k7, p5 - repeat from * 9 times, k10, p1.

Row 55: k4, * p7, yo, k2togtbl, k1, k2tog, yo - repeat from * 9 times, p7, k3, p1.

Row 56: like 54. Row 57: k4, * p7, k1, yo, k3togtbl, yo, k1 - repeat from * 9 times, p7, k3, p1.

Row 58: like 54. Repeat rows 55–58 one more time (rows 59–62) or, if you want a longer dress, repeat this 2–3 times more.

Hem rows 63–68: all rows knit till last st, p1. Bind off. Cut yarn.

Sleeves

Work one sleeve at a time. Transfer 22 sts from waste yarn onto 3 dpn: 7-8-7 sts per needle, pu&k 2 underarm sts = 24 sts. Work 33 rounds, all rounds knit. Bind off, cut yarn. Or work 30 rounds in stockinette (all rounds knit), then work 3 more rounds in garter stitch: rounds 31 and 33 purl, round 32 knit. Bind off.

Finishing

Weave in all yarn ends. Sew invisible plastic snaps on the button bands. Add any optional small embellishments if desired. Have fun!