This is an adorable and unique crochet pattern for cable crochet tights for 18” dolls.

Skill level: Intermediate to advance
This pattern uses mostly simple stitches with post stitches, but with the cables, working in sides of stitches and switching between rows and rounds I consider this pattern to be an intermediate to advanced pattern but I have included several diagrams and photographs to help along the way.

Designers Notes:
Tights are worked from the bottom up, working mostly in the round (joining at the end of each round and then turning), making the feet first, the heels are then worked in rows. The legs are then made working in the round, then the legs are joined. Afterwards the front and back crotch area are worked separately in rows, finally the rise is worked in the round and waistband is made by crocheting over elastic the same as you would carry yarn under your stitches.
The stitch pattern is a base of single crochet stitches with cable stiches.
Pattern is in US terminology.

Diagrams:
There are 7 diagrams and 7 images to help with following this pattern, diagrams and images can be found on pages 7-11 with each section indicating in blue whether there is an image or diagram to illustrate the pattern.

Materials:
Lace weight yarn, 1.75 oz/325 yds (sample made Yarn-Loops & Threads/ Woolike)
Steel Hook size 6US, 1.80mm
11” of 1/8” elastic
Yarn needle
Stitch markers (optional)

Gauge: (please be sure to take the time to check gauge so it will fit properly adjust hook acordingly)
Rnds 1-8 on foot measure 1.5” X 2”
17 sts and 21 rows =2” in sc

Stitches used:
Ch=chain, Sl st=slip stitch, Sc=single crochet, fpdc=front post double crochet, Fptrc= front post treble crochet
Other abbreviations

Skills used:
Working in rows, working in the round, increasing, working in short rows, working post stitches, turning while working in the round, carrying elastic under stitches

Stitches used
Ch=chain, Sl st=slip stitch, Sc=single crochet, fpdc=front post double crochet, Fptrc= front post treble crochet

Special stitches
Post st (what I am calling all front post stitches to make things easier)
4fpdc or 2fpdc= work front post double crochet around the post crochet stitch below it (4 times or 2 times)
C4= skip next 2 post stitches, work fptrc around post of next 2 sts, work fptrc around post of 2 skipped stitches