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Our granddaughters, Keri, Brenna and Shaela love their American Girl dolls.I crocheted these cute retro vests and hats as Christmas gifts for them following a free pattern from Red Heart. There is also a matching bag in their downloadable instructions.  Click the link to visit and check out the many other free patterns shared there.
The above vest and hat were made using the recommended RED HEART® “Soft Yarn.The other two sets were made using yarn I had in my stash and resulted in a slightly larger garment but still fitting nicely. I used a "G" hook for all crocheting. 
Lacy Leaf Hat
(Retro Doll Accessories Crochet Pattern from Red Heart)

Special Abbreviation
V-st = (dc, ch 1, dc) in same space.

Ch 3; join with a slip st to form a ring.Round 1: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1 throughout), [dc in ring,ch 1] 7 times; join with a slip st in 3rd ch of ch-4 – 8 ch-1spaces.Round 2: Slip st in next ch-1 space, ch 1, (sc, ch 3, sc) insame space and in each ch-1 space around; join with aslip st in first sc – 8 ch-3 spaces.Round 3: Slip st in next ch-3 space, ch 4, V-st in samespace, [(dc, ch 1, V-st) in next ch-3 space] 7 times; join in3rd ch of ch-4 – 16 ch-1 spaces.Round 4: Repeat Round 2 – 16 ch-3 spaces.Round 5: Slip st in next ch-3 space, ch 4, dc in samespace, [V-st in next ch-3 space] 15 times; join in 3rd ch ofch-4 – 16 V-sts.Round 6: Repeat Round 2.Round 7: Slip st in next ch-3 space, ch 1, (sc, ch 3, sc) innext ch-3 space and in each ch-3 space around; join.Round 8: Slip st in next ch-3 space, ch 1, 2 sc in samespace and in each ch-3 space around; join – 32 sc.Round 9: Ch 1, sc in each sc around; join.Brim-Round 10: Ch 1, sc in first sc, 2 sc in next sc, hdc innext sc, 2 hdc in next sc, dc in next sc, 2 dc in next 2 sc,dc in next sc, 2 hdc in next sc, hdc in next sc, 2 sc in nextsc, sc in next sc; TURN leaving remaining sts unworked.Brim Edging
Row 1: Ch 1, sc in first st, sc in next st, 2 sc in next st, hdc
in next 2 sts, 2 hdc in next st, dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next
2 sts, dc in next 2 sts, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts, 2
sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts. Fasten off.
Finishing
With sewing need and thread, sew buttons to front of brim
following photo as guide. Weave in ends.

Spring Stripes Vest
(Retro Doll Accessories Crochet Pattern from Red Heart)

Special Abbreviations
V-st = (dc, ch 3, dc) in same st or space
sc2tog = [draw up a loop in next st] twice, yo and draw
through all 3 loops on hook.

Row 1 (Right Side): Beginning at lower edge, ch 49; sc in
2nd ch from hook and each ch across; turn – 48 sc.
Rows 2-6: Ch 1, sc in each sc across; turn.
Row 7: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in each sc to last 2 sc; sc2tog;
turn – 46 sc.
Rows 8 and 9: Repeat Row 2.
Row 10: Repeat Row 7 – 44 sc.
Rows 11-14: Repeat Row 2.

Divide for Left Front
Row 1: Ch 1, sc in first 10 sc; TURN leaving remaining sts
unworked.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each sc across; turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in each sc across; turn – 9 sc.
Rows 4-6: Repeat Row 2.
Rows 7-14: Repeat Rows 3-6 twice more – 7 sc. Fasten off.

Back
Row 1: With right side facing, skip next 2 sc of last long row,
join yarn with sc in next sc, sc in next 19 sc; TURN – 20 sc.
Rows 2-14: Ch 1, sc in each sc across. Fasten off.

Right Front
Row 1: With right side facing, skip next 2 sc of last long row,
join yarn with sc in next sc, sc in next 9 sc; turn – 10 sc.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each sc across; turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in each sc to last 2 sc, sc2tog; turn – 9
sc.
Rows 4-6: Repeat Row 2.

Rows 7-14: Repeat Rows 3-6 twice more – 7 sc. Fasten off.
Lower Border
Row 1: With right side facing, working in remaining loops
of beginning ch, join yarn with sc in first st, * V-st in next
st, skip next st, sc in next st **, skip next st; repeat from *
across, end at **; turn – 12 V-sts.
Row 2: Ch 6 (counts as dc, ch 3), dc in first sc, [sc in ch-3
space of next V-st, V-st in next sc] 12 times; turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, slip st in ch-3 space of first V-st, ch 1, sc in
same space, [V-st in next sc, sc in ch-3 space of next V-st]
12 times; do not turn but pivot to work Front Edging.

Front Edging and Button Loops
With right side still facing, ch 1, working over post of st at
row ends, sc in first row, 2 sc in next row, sc in next row;
for button loops [(sc, ch 3, sc) in next row, sc in next 2
rows] 3 times; sc in each row to back neck, sc in each st
across back, working in row ends of opposite side, sc in
each row to last 2 rows on Lower Border, 2 sc in next row,
sc in last row. Fasten off.

Armhole Edging
Round 1: With right side facing, join yarn with sc in first
skipped sc at underarm, sc in next sc, working over post
of st at row ends, sc in each row around armhole opening;
join with a slip st in first sc – 30 sc.
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in first sc, skip next 2 sc, V-st in next
sc, skip next 2 sc, [sc in next sc, skip next 2 sc, V-st in next
sc, skip next 2 sc] 4 times; join in first sc.
Round 3: Ch 6 (counts as dc, ch 3), dc in same sc, sc in
ch-3 space of next V-st, [V-st in next sc, sc in ch-3 space
of next V-st] 4 times; join in 3rd ch of ch-6. Fasten off.
Finishing
With sewing needle and matching thread, attach buttons to
left front aligned with button loops. Weave in ends.