I knitted socks for my Barbies with the MTM body. They fit both standard and curvy bodies. I used 0.7 mm circular needles (magic loop).
Short pattern:
Cast on 20 stitches using an elastic cast-on.
Work 7 rows of 2×2 rib.
Knit 2 rows.
Decrease 2 stitches on the first needle (heel side).
Knit 4 rows.
Decrease 2 stitches on the second needle (front of the sock).
Knit 5 rows.
German short-row heel: 3–2–3 (work 2 smoothing rows in the round in the middle of the heel).
Knit 2 rows to finish working all short-row stitches.
Foot: knit 12 rows.
Toe: Decrease 4 stitches (2 on each needle).
Knit 3 rows.
Decrease 4 stitches (2 on each needle).
Finish with Kitchener stitch.
15 Comments
cabbage@piefed.social · 21 pts · 212d
I had no idea it was possible to knit anything this tiny. Crazy!!
Looks like a great fit as well! It makes me question what I'm doing making poorly fitting clothes for real people.
unknown@piefed.social · 12 pts · 212d
MTM is throwing me and it clearly doesn't stand for 'Male to Male', can somebody enlighten me?
Cute socks btw, those stiches are immaculate!
Shatur@lemmy.ml · 12 pts · 212d
It stands for "Made to Move" 😅 A type of body for Barbie with movable joints.
unknown@piefed.social · 5 pts · 212d
Lmao, thank you!
pageflight@piefed.social · 7 pts · 212d
Apparently it's "Made to Move." But I think they're still typical Barbie size.
Impressive knitting!
QuandaleDingle@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 212d
That...is the cutest thing I've ever seen.
ramenshaman@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 212d
Very impressive... Is she wearing leather pants?
Yaraverse@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 212d
She is wearing synthetic leather pants made by a local maker.
WhiteRice@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 211d
From where do they source their tiny synthetic cows?
Emotional_Series7814@piefed.zip · 2 pts · 211d
Knitting for dolls must be amazing bite-size practice for bigger projects. And quick results for the dopamine hit of a project done.
Yaraverse@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 211d
I used to knit a lot for people before switching to dolls, and I don’t think needles smaller than 2.0 mm are the best choice for practice 😅
Emotional_Series7814@piefed.zip · 2 pts · 211d
Makes sense. Have not knit in awhile now and I was never quite good at it, so it seems I made a wrong assumption. Thank you for letting me know better
FanCityKnits@troet.cafe · 0 pts · 212d
@Yaraverse
0.7 mm circular needles - I didn't expect such a needle size to even exist. I knew DPN's are available smaller than 1 mm, but circs ... Wow
Yaraverse@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 212d
Hiya Hiya needles are available in this size :)
FanCityKnits@troet.cafe · 1 pts · 212d
@Yaraverse
Cool to know.
If I ever need some
😆