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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.

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[–] cabbage@piefed.social 15 points 2 months ago

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 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It stands for "Made to Move" 😅 A type of body for Barbie with movable joints.

[–] unknown@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago

Lmao, thank you!

[–] pageflight@piefed.social 6 points 2 months ago

Apparently it's "Made to Move." But I think they're still typical Barbie size.

Impressive knitting!

[–] QuandaleDingle@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

That...is the cutest thing I've ever seen.

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Very impressive... Is she wearing leather pants?

[–] Yaraverse@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

She is wearing synthetic leather pants made by a local maker.

[–] WhiteRice@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago

From where do they source their tiny synthetic cows?

[–] Emotional_Series7814@piefed.zip 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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 points 2 months ago

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 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@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 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hiya Hiya needles are available in this size :)

[–] FanCityKnits@troet.cafe 1 points 2 months ago

@Yaraverse

Cool to know.

If I ever need some
😆