I especially love doll fashion because such a small project like this Fashion Doll Twisted Loop Fringe Tube Top gives you so much room to experiment with colours, textures, yarns, and unusual details. This tube top starts with a simple double crochet base and finishes with long twisted crochet loops that create a playful fringe along the bottom. It is a cute piece to pair with tiny skirts, shorts, jeans, or other handmade doll clothes.
Supplies
For this project, you will need:
- Crochet yarn of your choice
- Crochet hook suitable for your yarn
- Scissors
- Yarn needle for weaving in the ends
You can experiment with different yarn colours and textures to give the top a completely different look. Cotton yarn can create a neat, structured little top, while a slightly softer or shinier yarn can make it feel dressier and more playful.
Fashion Doll Twisted Loop Fringe Tube Top Crochet Tutorial
Step 1: Make a Slip Knot
Begin by making a slip knot and placing it onto your crochet hook.
Step 2: Chain 26
Chain 26.
This foundation chain will form the starting width of the tube top.
Rows 1–3: Double Crochet
For Row 1, begin working in the 4th chain from your hook.
Make 1 double crochet into every stitch across the row.
Continue working in double crochet for Rows 2 and 3, making 1 double crochet into every stitch across.
At the end of Row 3, you should have a small rectangular crochet piece.
Step 3: Join the Tube Top
Fold your crocheted rectangle in half, bringing the two short sides together.
Connect both sides using slip stitches, making 1 slip stitch into each corresponding stitch along the edges.
This creates the tube shape of the top.
Once the sides have been joined, turn your project inside out so that the joined seam is on the inside.
Row 4: Create the Twisted Loop Fringe
Now it is time to add the long twisted loops that give this little tube top its special fringe detail.
Chain 1.
Make 1 slip stitch into the first stitch.
Move to the following stitch and begin another slip stitch, but this time continue pulling the yarn loop upward instead of completing a regular short slip stitch.
Pull the loop until it reaches your desired fringe length. For my top, I pulled the loop to approximately half the length of my MacBook Air.
Once you have your long loop, twist the loop 20 times.
Then make another slip stitch into that same stitch to secure and complete your twisted loop stitch.
Step 4: Continue the Fringe Pattern
Continue working around the entire bottom edge using this pattern:
1 regular slip stitch into the next stitch, followed by 1 twisted loop stitch in the following stitch.
For each twisted loop stitch:
- Insert your hook into the stitch.
- Begin making a slip stitch.
- Pull the loop out until it reaches your desired length.
- Twist the long loop 20 times.
- Make another slip stitch into the same stitch to secure the twisted loop.
Continue alternating 1 slip stitch and 1 twisted loop stitch until you have worked all the way around the tube top.
Step 5: Join the Row
When you reach the end of Row 4, slip stitch to join and complete the row.
The twisted loops should now hang from the bottom of the tube top to create the decorative fringe.
Step 6: Fasten Off
Cut your yarn, leaving a small tail.
Pull the yarn through the final loop and tighten it to fasten off.
Use your yarn needle to carefully weave in all remaining yarn ends.
Your Fashion Doll Twisted Loop Fringe Tube Top is finished!
Styling Your Fashion Doll Tube Top
This tiny top can be styled in lots of fun ways. Pair it with a handmade mini skirt for a cute party outfit, tiny denim-style pants or shorts for a more casual look, or a long skirt for a dramatic doll fashion ensemble. You can also make several tops in different colours so your dolls have their own little collection.
The twisted fringe is also a fun detail to experiment with. Try making the loops shorter or longer, changing the number of twists, or using sparkly, metallic, pastel, variegated, or brightly coloured yarn. Small changes can make the same simple pattern look completely different.
I hope you enjoy making this little Fashion Doll Twisted Loop Fringe Tube Top and adding it to your handmade doll wardrobe. Doll clothes are such lovely small projects for experimenting with crochet techniques and creating something imaginative without needing a large amount of yarn. Keep visiting and browse the blog to download more free doll clothes sewing patterns, free doll clothes crochet patterns, and check out my beautiful dollhouse and my Barbie doll reviews. There are always more tiny fashions, doll projects, and creative ideas to discover!
