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Today I’m sharing the pattern and tutorial for making a cute little raglan-sleeved T-shirt (sometimes spelled tee shirt) and casual pajama pants to fit Elf on the Shelf dolls. The shirt was designed to fit Skipper, but the pants were designed to fit GI Joe and Broad Ken.
So I think it would be safe to say that the Elf on the Shelf has a very unique build! I would also like to point out (as shown below), that he came with bent knees (see Figure 1) and feet that are pointy like toothpicks.
And since his feet are super pointy, they don’t exactly stick out from under his pajama pants (see Figure 2). Furthermore, I had to prop him up, using straight pins at the back of his legs (Figure 3).
And his little zig-zag collar (see Figure 4 up above) makes an awkward “boob shelf” in this Skipper-sized T-shirt. So there’s that. But hey, if you don’t mind all these quirks, this pajama set will definitely work for your Elf on the Shelf dolls!
You can even make the pants out of less pajama-like fabric, to pull off a jeans-and-tee-shirt look, if that’s what you want!
To make the raglan sleeve tee, you will need some jersey fabric and size 4/0 Dritz snaps. To make the pull-on pants, you’ll need some cotton fabric and 1/8 inch elastic.
Today’s T-shirt patterns will fit these dolls:*
- Disney Princess 10 inch dolls
- Elf on the Shelf
- Momoko dolls
- Petite Barbie dolls
- Skipper dolls
- Project MC Squared Dolls
- Spin Master Liv dolls
*(Note: the pants will only fit Elf on the Shelf, vintage Tammy, and various Ken dolls/GI Joe action figures)
Here are your free, printable PDF sewing patterns:
- Free printable PDF sewing pattern for a 3/4 sleeve raglan-style T-shirt (Note: those pants won’t fit your Elf on the Shelf though)
- Free printable PDF sewing pattern for pajama pants to fit Elf on the Shelf and GI Joe
- Tutorial video showing how to make the shirt
- Tutorial video showing how to make the pajama pants
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Skipper and Petite Barbie dolls are products offered by Mattel, which holds the registered trademark for them (™). Please visit the Mattel Toys website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.
Momoko dolls are products offered by Petworks, which holds the trademark for them (™). Please visit the Momoko Dolls website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.
Disney Princess dolls are products offered by the Disney corporation, which holds the trademark for them (™). Please visit the Disney Toys website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.
Project MC Squared dolls are products offered by MGA Entertainment, which holds the trademark for them (™). Please visit the Project MC Squared website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.
My Elf on the Shelf is made by the Lumistella company, and they own the registered trademark for these toys. Please visit their website to learn more about Elf on the Shelf and his accessories.
Liv dolls were products designed and distributed by the Spin Master company, which still makes dolls and toys today (although the Liv dolls are no longer in production at the time of this blog post). The Spin Master company held the trademark for the Liv Dolls (™). Please visit the Spin Master Toys and Games website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys and games. Please be aware that the Chelly Wood animated doll is a Spin Master Liv doll that has been re-painted and had its wig colored to appear to look like the real doll clothing designer, Chelly Wood. This was done as a creative project by Chelly’s daughters, and the Spin Master Toys and Games company was not involved in the doll’s makeover in any way.