MATERIALS:
2 mm tulip crochet hook
6 mm safety eyes
Fabric glue
Fiberfill
Tapestry needle
Pins and scissor
YARNS:
Milk cotton yarn in
Blush (skin color) – arms, legs, and head
Pink Lemonade – shoes, body, and skirt
Tawny - hair
Mercerized cotton thread
in Black for st marker
ABBREVIATIONS:
RND - round
RNDS - rounds
ch - chain
chs - chains
sc - single crochet
st - stitch
sts - stitches
sl st - slip stitch
inc - increase
dec – decrease
dc – double crochet
hdc – half double crochet
FLO - front loop only
BLO – back loop only
ARMS (make 2)
Starting with skin color yarn
RND 1: Make a magic ring, ch 1, 6 sc inside
Sl st in the 1st st, and ch 1
(Do these in each RND of the arms)
RND 2 - 11: sc all around = 10 RNDS of 6 sc
Flatten the edges, 3 sc through sts of both layers (closing the hole). Fasten off and cut off the yarn leaving a small yarn tail
SHOES and Legs (make 2)
Starting with Pink Lemonade yarn
Stuff as you go
RND 1: Make a magic ring, ch 1 and 6 sc inside
Sl st in the 1st st, and ch 1
(Do these in each RND of the shoes and legs)
RND 2: 2 sc, 1 inc (2x) = 8 sc
RND 3: sc all around = 1 RND of 8 sc
Cut off the yarn leaving a small yarn tail
Continue working on the legs
change the yarn to Skin color, place it in the first st and ch 1
RND 4 - 13: sc all around = 10 RNDS of 8 sc
Sl st in the first st and cut off the yarn leaving a small yarn tail.
change the yarn to Pink Lemonade
Place it in the 1st st of RND 13
RND 14: sc all around = 1 RND of 8 sc
Sl st in the first st and cut off the yarn
Make the other shoes and legs with the same procedures and continue working on the body with the same yarn.
BODY
Ch 6, sl st in the first st of the other legs
RND 1: ch 1, 8 sc around the legs, 1 sc in each 6 chs, 8 sc around of the other legs, 1 sc in each of the other side of 6 chs = 28 sc
Put an st marker in the first st and work in a continuous spiral
RND 2 & 3: sc all around = 2 RNDS of 28 sc
RND 4: BLO, sc all around = 1 RND of 28 sc
Stuff the body as you go
RND 5: 5 sc, 1 dec (4x) = 24 sc
RND 6 & 7: sc all around = 2 RNDS of 24 sc
RND 8: 4 sc, 1 dec (4x) = 20 sc
RND 9: 8 sc, 1 dec (2x) = 18 sc
RND 10 - 14: sc all around = 5 RNDS of 18 sc
Sl st in the first st and cut off the yarn, leaving a short yarn tail.
change the yarn to Skin color and place it in the back loop of the first st and ch 1
RND 15: BLO 3 sc, join the arms on the body 3 sc through sts of both layers, BLO 1 sc in each of the next 6 sts, join the other arms 3 sc through sts of both layers, BLO 3 sc = 18 sc
(Stuff the body as you go)
RND 16: 1 sc, 1 dec (6x) = 12 sc
RND 17: dec (6x) = 6 sc
Continue working on the head with the same yarn
HEAD
RND 1: FLO inc (6x) = 12 sc
Put an st marker in the first st and work in a continuous spiral
RND 2: 1 sc, 1 inc (6x) = 18 sc
RND 3: 1 sc, 1 inc, 2 sc (6x) = 24 sc
Start the RND with 1 sc & 1 inc then continue to 2 sc & 1 inc around (end the RND with 1 sc)
RND 4: 3 sc, 1 inc (6x) = 30 sc
RND 5: 2 sc, 1 inc, 4 sc (6x) = 36 sc
Start the RND with 2 sc & 1 inc then continue to 4 sc & 1 inc around (end the RND with 2 sc)
RND 6: 5 sc, 1 inc (6x) = 42 sc
RND 7 - 10: sc all around = 4 RNDS of 42 sc
Put the st markers to RND 10 in 20 and 28 st (7 sts apart)
RND 11 - 13: sc all around = 3 RNDS of 42 sc
Place the safety eyes where you placed the st markers
RND 14: 5 sc, 1 dec (6x) = 36 sc
RND 15: 2 sc, 1 dec, 4 sc (6x) = 30 sc
Start the RND with 2 sc & 1 dec then continue to 4 sc & 1 dec around (end the RND with 2 sc)
RND 16: 3 sc, 1 dec (6x) = 24 sc
RND 17: 2 sc, 1 dec (6x) = 18 sc
Stuff the head firmly with fiberfill
RND 18: 1 sc, 1 dec (6x) = 12 sc
RND 19: dec (6x) = 6 sc
Sl st in the first st and cut off the yarn leaving a long yarn tail. Weave in the front loops of the rest 6 sts, then pull to close the hole, insert the needle above the head and come out in the middle of RND 8 then embroider the nose in 2 sts only (4 strands of yarn).
Hide the yarn tail in sts and cut off the yarn
HAIR BUN
RND 1: 6 sc in magic ring
Sl st in the 1s st, and ch1
(Do these in each RND of hair bun)
RND 2: inc (6x) = 12 sc
RND 3: 1 sc, 1 inc (6x) = 18 sc
RND 4 & 5: sc all around = 2 RNDS of 18 sc
RND 6: 1 sc, 1 dec (6x) = 12 sc
Continue working on the hair with the same yarn
HAIR
RND 1: FLO, 1 sc, 1 inc (6x) = 18 sc
Sl st in the 1s st, and ch1
(Do these in each RND of the hair)
RND 2: 1 sc, 1 inc, 2 sc (6x) = 24 sc
Start the RND with 1 sc & 1 inc then continue to 2 sc & 1 inc around (end the RND with 1 sc)
RND 3: 3 sc, 1 inc = 30 sc
RND 4: 2 sc, 1 inc, 4 sc (6x) = 36 sc
Start the RND with 2 sc & 1 inc then continue to 4 sc & 1 inc around (end the RND with 2 sc)
RND 5: 5 sc, 1 inc (6x) = 42 sc
RND 6 - 8: sc all around = 3 RNDS of 42 sc
RND 9: ch 3, 1 dc in the same st, 1 dc in each of the next 18 sts, 1 hdc, 1 sl st in each 2 sts, 1 hdc, 1 dc in each of the next 19 sts = 42 sts
Sl st in the 3rd ch, weave the yarn end inside of the hair, and cut off the excess yarn. Stuff the bun with fiberfill firmly
Collar
Crochet with Pink Lemonade yarn
Find the first st of RND 15, insert to front loop, and ch 1
(Work in front loops only)
1 sc in the same st, 1 sc in each of next 2 sts, ch 4 (skip the sts of the arms), 1 sc in each front loops of 6 sts, ch 4 (skip the sts of the other arms), 1 sc in each front loops of 3 sts
sl st in the first st, cut off the yarn and hide the yarn tail.
SKIRT
Crochet with Pink Lemonade yarn
Take the body upside down and find the first st of RND 4, insert to front loop and ch 3 (works in FLO)
(2 dc in the next st, 3 dc in next st) repeat 14x = 70 dc
Consider the ch 3 as 1 dc
sl st in the 3rd ch, cut off the yarn and hide the yarn tail
Hair bun bow:
Cut out a yarn using Pink Lemonade yarn about 15 cm long, wrap it (3x) on the hair bun and tie it to make a bow at the back of the hair bun
For the assembly and embroidery of the nose see the video tutorial above.