Crochet Dolls

CROCHET PATTERN | JULY 2018

 SWEET

DOLLS

DESIGNER

CROCHET PATTERN TOY ASSEMBLY DESIGN

 DIANA PATSKUN its cozy...

GOOD DAY, DEAR FRIENDS!

You have purchased this pattern, then you are ready to plunge into the magical world of amigurumi. In order to create yout own little miracle, you just need to find the most cozy place in your house, stock up on cup of fragrant coffee or tea, hook, magical balls of yarn and good mood! I'm sure you'll get something special in the result!

Best wishes

D. Patskun

WE WILL NEED FOLLOWING MATERIALS & SUPPLIES: 1. Main color yarn - Milk. I recommend 55% cotton/45% acrylic 160m (175 yd)/50g (1,75oz) or 100% cotton 50g (1,75oz)/125m (137yd), 1 skein. Additional color yarn (preferably of the same composition and thickness) - for hairdo and shoes, 1/2 skein 2. Hook size 2mm (metal US,UK 1) 3. Fiber filling 4. Black sewing thread for embroidering eyes or 2 black plastic beads 5. Tulle 6. Any acrylic, wool or semi-wool yarn for knitting blouse or cardigan 7. Tapestry needle for sewing details, scissors. 8. Fabric for pants

*Size of the toy is about 25 cm/ 9,8 in

ABBREVIATIONS: MR - magic ring Ch – chain Sc – single crochet Hdc - half double crochet Dc – double crochet Tr - treble crochet Dtr - double treble crochet St – stitch Inc – increase (2 sc or 2 dc in one st) Dec – invisible decrease (crochet next 2 st together) BLO - back loops only [n] Inc/Dec – increase/decrease [n] times in a row Sl st – slip stitch R – row/round () x... - repeat instructions in brackets … times Number in () at the end of the Row indicates number of st in that Row

DESIGNER - DIANA PATSKUN

SWEET DOLLS WORLD OF CROCHET TOYS IS THE WORLD OF JOY, WARMTH AND COZINESS. CREATE HARMONY AROUND YOURSELF!

So, my dear friend, are you ready to start our small adventure? I promise that the process won't be boring at all,on the contrary it will wake up your imagination and make you achieve a desirable result. It is a kind of a quest when you finish it you will be surprised and willing to do it again and again! :) Well, my little friend, get all the necessary materials, which you should have already prepared out of the bins , take your place on your lovely sofa and don't forget to make a cup of aroma coffee or tea and let’s begin.

Head: Work with main color yarn - Milk.  R1: 6 sc in MR R2: 6 inc (12) R3: (1 sc, inc) х 6  (18) R4: (2 sc, inc) х 6  (24) R5: (3 sc, inc) х 6  (30) R6: (4 sc, inc) х 6  (36)

R7: (5 sc, inc) х 6  (42) R8: (6 sc, inc) х 6  (48) R9: (7 sc, inc) х 6  (54) R10: (8 sc, inc) х 6  (60) R11-20 (10 rounds):  60 sc R21: (8 sc, dec) х 6  (54) R22: (7 sc, dec) х 6  (48) R23: (6 sc, dec) х 6  (42) R24: (5 sc, dec) х 6  (36) R25: (4 sc, dec) х 6  (30) Stuff. R26: (3 sc, dec) х 6  (24) R27: (2 sc, dec) х 6  (18) Stuff the head firmly to the top. Form nice and smooth ball. Hide yarn tail inside the detail.

Hairdo: Work with Brown color yarn (or any other color of your choice). R1: R2: R3: R4: R5: R6: R7: R8:

6 sc in MR 6 inc (12) (1 sc, inc) х (2 sc, inc) х (3 sc, inc) х (4 sc, inc) х (5 sc, inc) х (6 sc, inc) х

6  6  6  6  6  6 

(18) (24) (30) (36) (42) (48)

R9: (7 sc, inc) х 6  (54) R10: (8 sc, inc) х 6  (60) R11-18 (8 rounds):  60 sc R19: 12 sc, (2 sc, 2 hdc, 2 dc, 2 tr, 2 dtr, 2 tr, 2 dc, 2 hdc, 2 sc) х 2, and 12 sc (60) Sl st in the end of the round. Cut the yarn leaving long tail for assembly.

If 2 topknots, then:  R1: 6 sc in MR R2: 6 inc (12) R3: (1 sc, inc) х 6  (18) R4: (2 sc, inc) х 6  (24) R5-7:  24 sc R8: (2 sc, dec) х 6  (18) R9: (1 sc, dec) х 6  (12)

Topknot: Work with Brown color yarn (or any other of your choice). R1: 6 sc in MR R2: 6 inc (12) R3: (1 sc, inc) х 6  (18) R4: (2 sc, inc) х 6  (24) R5: (3 sc, inc) х 6  (30) R6-9:  30 sc R10: (3 sc, dec) х 6  (24) R11: (2 sc, dec) х 6  (18) R12: (1 sc, dec) х 6  (12) Stuff. Cut the yarn leaving a long tail for sewing.

Make 2 details. Stuff. Cut the yarn leaving a long tail for sewing

Arms: Work with main color yarn - Milky. Make 2 details. Stuff till R25. R1: 5 sc in MR R2: 5 inc (10) R3-31:  10 sc Fold edges together and single crochet them (5 sc)

Legs + Body: Start working with Brown yarn (color of shoes you've chosen).  R1: 6 sc in MR R2: 6 inc (12) R3: (3 sc, inc) х 3  (15) R4-9 (6 rounds): 15 sc Change yarn color to Milky (main one).

R10-34:  15 sc Cut the yarn. Stuff. Crochet second leg the same way only don't cut the yarn in the end. Start to join legs: R35: ch 9, join first leg and place a marker. That will be first stitch of the round now. Crochet 15 sc on the 1st leg, 9 sc on the chain, 15 sc on the 2nd leg, 9 sc on the other side of the chain. You should have 48 sc totally. R36-55 (20 rounds):  48 sc R56: (6 sc, dec) х 6  (42) R57-58:  42 sc

R59: (5 sc, dec) R60-61:  36 sc R62: (4 sc, dec) R63-64:  30 sc R65: (3 sc, dec) R66-67:  24 sc R68: (2 sc, dec)

х 6  (36) х 6  (30) х 6  (24) х 6  (18)

Cut the yarn leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff the body firmly.

THERE IS A SOLE IN HANDMADE THINGS!

DESIGNER - D.PATSKUN

Assembly: Sew head to the body previously securing it with pins. When we have small hole left, stuff the area between head and body tight enough, so our head don't hang out. Then sew details to the end. Hide yarn tail inside the detail.

Sew arms on the sides of the body previously securing them with pins.

Then sew wig and topknot to the head.

Finish face. You can embroider eyes or sew beads. Embroider nose by making 3-4 st with main color yarn. You can also make a blush on cheeks if you wish. Or you can sew crochet one: 6 sc in MR, sl st in the end.

ART IS CONTAGIOUS, SPREAD IT AROUND

DESIGNER D.PATSKUN

Well, our doll is almost ready! The main thing is to collect all your patience, concentrate on the process of sewing all the details together and add your imagination to achieve the best results! I’m sure they will exceed all your expectations.

KNIT BLOUSE: Our blouse has 2 parts: front and back. We will knit back apart in the beginning, so it is easy to put it on the doll. Knit the sample stockinette stitch from your yarn: 10 rows x 10 st. Measure the sample. I've got 3 cm/1,18 in width and 2,5 cm/0,98 in length.

Then take measurements from the doll. Measure girth of the largest part of the body. I've got 18 cm/7,08 in. And length of the blouse, I have 6 cm/2,36 in

We will knit stockinette stitch 2 rectangular details: front and back. Let's find out how many stitches need to be casted on for one detail. For this 10 st of the sample x 9 cm (half of body girth) and devide by 3 cm (width of the sample). I've got 30 st. Then we'll find out how many rows we'll need to knit. For this 10 rows of the sample x 6 cm (length of the blouse) and devide by 2,5 cm (length of the sample). I've got 24 rows. Thus we need to cast on 30 st and knit 24 rows. First and last 4 rows knit Rib 1:1 (1 knit, 1 purl). Knit back of the blouse the same way only first 10 stitches knit apart. Then join and continue to knit.

Sew front and back together leaving hole for the head and arms.

In order to make sleeves, crochet sleeves stitches around: R1: ch 3, 2 dc in each stitch, slip st in the end to join. R2: ch 3, 1 dc in each stitch of previous round, sl st to join.

TUTU SKIRT: We will need tulle and elastic for tutu skirt.  Measure doll's waist circumference and cut the elastic of this length. Then measure length from the waist line to the desired length of the skirt and multiply it by 2. We'll find out length of the tulle stripes. Width of the stripe is 3 cm/ 1,18 in. Cut needed quantity of stripes and attach to the elastic one by one. Do it on the doll till you fill all elastic to the end.

HOODED CARDIGAN: ABBREVIATION: K - knit stitch P - purl stitch YO - yarn over sl1k – slip 1 knitwise First knit the sample from your yarn and measture it. I've got 4 cm/1,57 in width and 3 cm/1,18 in length. Measure doll's neck girth. I have 12 cm/4,72 in. And also the length of raglan line - 3 cm/1,18 in in my case.

Now we'll make raglan pattern. In order to find out quantity of stitches in 12 cm/4,72 in: multiply 10 by 12/4,72 (neck girth) and devide by 3/1,18 (sample width). I've got 30 stitches. Then calculate how many raglan rows need to be knitted. 10 sample rows multiply by 3 cm/1,18 in (raglan length) and devide by 3 cm/1,18 (sample length). I've got 10 rows. 30-4 (raglan st) = 26. Then we take 3 st for each sleeve, 26-6=20 Remaining 20 st devide in half for front and back. We get 10 stitches. As our cardigan will be knitted apart, 10 st /2 = 5 st for two front parts. Schematically it looks like this:

Start to knit. Cast on 30 stitches + 2 edge st. R1: sl1k, K5,  P1 (raglan st),  K3, P1, K10,  P1,  K3, P1, K5, always purl last  R2: Purl all knit st of previous row, 4 purl (raglan) st – Knit. R3: sl1k, K5, yo, P1 (raglan st), yo, K3, yo, P1, yo, K10, yo, P1, yo, K3, yo, P1, yo, K5, purl last. R4: Purl all knit st of previous row, 4 purl (raglan) st – Knit. R5-10: alternate similarly to  R3-4.

Continue to knit stockinette stitch 2 parts of the front and back of the cardigan till needed length. Slide sleeves stitches off the needles and place them on the thread. Finish knitting front and back of the cardigan 4 rows Rib 1:1 (K1, P1).

Then continue to knit sleeves. I knit them on double pointed sock needles in order not to sew then. Knit till needled length. Finish knitting with 4 rows Rib 1:1 as well.

Then knit borders to front parts. One border (left) knit 4 rows stockinette stitch for sewing buttons. Make holes for buttons on the right part of front.

Measure girth of doll's head front for hood. I've got 21 cm/8,27 in. That means 10 st of the sample multiply by 21 cm (head girth) and devide by 4 cm (sample width). I've got around 52 stitches. Cast on 52 st and knit 30 rows stockinette stitch. First 4 rows knit Rib 1:1.

Sew ready hood as shown on the picture and then sew it to the cardigan.

Pants: Print and cut out pants' pattern (attached in the end of the pattern). Fold fabric in half, so the bend line on the paper pattern matches bend line of fabric. Pin the pattern to fabric and mark it with pencil around. Draw allowance line beside in the distance 0,5 cm/ 0,2 in from the pattern line on the sides and 1,5 cm/0,6 in on top and bottom of the pants. Cut out 2 details. Hsndle top and bottom of the pants. Make 2 tucks on each detail. Fold two details together and sew sides. Unfold and sew in the middle. Turn out.

DESIGNER - DIANA PATSKUN Translated by Svitlana Pustovit

2018 Diana Patskun (Chudo_tsatsa) All rights reserved. This pattern is only for PERSONAL USE! The pattern can not be wholly or partly reproduced, published (online or printed), modified, translated into other languages or resold. You can sell the finished products, if they are made by you, and in imited quantities by giving a credit to the designer.

Well, my friend, our little adventure has come to the end. I hope you are happy with the result! And you will come back to get new emotions.