bbreviation,
US terms:
Sc
Single crochet
Dc
Double crochet
Inc
2 sc in one stitch
Sl.St.
Slip stitch
Dec.
decrease, invisible decrease or 2 stitches together
Ch
Chain
Blo
back loops only
Flo
front loops only
Materials
used:
2
mm crochet hook
8
ply cotton yarn in various colors
felt:
black (for eye
lashes and under the button placement)
pink
(cheeks)
Black
embroidery thread for designing the lips
Two
7 mm buttons
Embroidery
and darning needles for sewing up the parts and designing the face
Wire
(for legs and arms – to make them flexible and mobile)
P.T.F.E.
thread seal tape to secure the wire ends
Stuffing
of your choice for the head and body
Finished
size of this doll is 23 cm (9 inches)
Gauge
per 1 inch (2,5 cm): 9stx8rows
Head
In
skin color of your choice:
R1
sc6 in the magic ring (work in continuous round)
R2
Inc6 (12 sts)
R3
*Inc1, sc1* x6 (18 sts)
R4
*Inc1, sc2* x6 (24 sts)
R5
*Inc1, sc3* x6 (30 sts)
R6
*Inc1, sc4* x6 (36 sts)
R7
*Inc1, sc5* x6 (42 sts)
R8
*Inc1, sc6* x6 (48 sts)
R9
*Inc1, sc7* x6 (54 sts)
R10
*Inc1, sc8* x6 (60 sts)
R11
*Inc1, sc9* x6 (66 sts)
R12-R19
sc66 sts
R20
*Dec1, sc9* x6 (60 sts)
R21
*Dec1, sc8* x6 (54 sts)
R22
*Dec1, sc7* x6 (48 sts)
R23
*Dec1, sc6* x6 (42 sts)
R24
*Dec1, sc5* x6 (36 sts)
R25
*Dec1, sc4* x6 (30 sts)
R26
*Dec1, sc3* x6 (24 sts)
R27
*Dec1, sc2* x6 (18 sts)
Begin
stuffing the head. Stuff it nice and firm.
R28
*Dec1, sc1* x6 (12 sts)
Tie
off. Finish stuffing.
Body
Working
on the panties. Choose the color you want panties to be.
R1
sc6 in magic ring (work in continuous round)
R2
Inc6 (12 sts)
R3
*Inc1, sc1* x6 (18 sts)
R4
*Inc1, sc2* x6 (24 sts)
R5
*Inc1, sc3* x6 (30 sts)
R6
*Inc1, sc4* x6 (36 sts)
R7-R9
sc36 sts
Change
color to one you are using for skin.
R10
sc36 sts
R11
*Dec1, sc4* x6 (30 sts)
R12
sc30 sts
R13
*Dec1, sc3* x6 (24 sts)
R14
sc24 sts
R15
*Dec1, sc2* x6 (18 sts)
R16
sc18 sts
At
this point begin stuffing the body
R17
*Dec1, sc1* x6 (12 sts)
R18
sc12 sts
Tie
off and leave long end for sewing the body to the head.
Finish
stuffing the body
Legs
(x2)
Working
with yarn in skin color of your choice
R1
sc4 in magic ring (working in continuous rounds)
R2
Inc4 (8 sts)
R3-32
sc30 8sts
Tie
off and leave long end for sewing
Arms
(x2)
Working
with yarn in skin color of your choice
R1
sc4 in magic ring (working in continuous rounds)
R2
*inc1, sc1* x2 (6 sts)
R3-R4
sc6 sts
R5
ch3, sl.st2 (to this chain you have just made – we are making thumb
here), *sc2, inc1* x2 (8 sts)
R6-R25
sc8 sts
Tie
off and leave long end for sewing the arm to the body later
Now
take the legs and hands and wire you have prepared.
Measure
the length from one end to another (for leg and arm) and cut wire in
same length.
Now
use a little bit of stuffing, wrap it tightly on the top of each side
of the wire. You can tighten it with some thread if it will be easier
for you, take the seal tape and start wrapping it around ends,
through the middle, towards the other end, until you have this nice
looking, safe piece, with both ends closed and secured.
Here
is the photo of materials used in my Oopsie doll and how this “stick”
looks like before put into arm or leg.
As
you finish all four of the sticks place them inside the limbs.
Make
another one short though, about 5 cm ( 2 inches) long. This one
make little bit thicker (If the wire is narrow as mine, fold it twice
and twist it a little before wrapping it and making it safe. This
piece we will use for head-body connection so the head doest wobble
around.
Now
you can start sewing the body parts together.
Start
with head and body first.
Place
the “stick” (wire) in the middle of both parts and sew the head
and body nicely through all of 12 stitches. Add some stuffing if
needed.
Legs:
Sew
the legs on the bottom of the body, starting at R2-R6 at each side.
Safety
pin them, check them twice and sew them nicely.
Arms:
Place
arms on the sides of the body. Place them second row below from where
the head and body are sewed together. Sew them through two rows,
nicely. Be aware to place the thumb pointing front.
we
can start working on hair
Hair
In
color of your choice
R1
sc6 in the magic ring (work in continuous round)
R2
Inc6 (12 sts)
R3
*Inc1, sc1* x6 (18 sts)
R4
*Inc1, sc2* x6 (24 sts)
R5
*Inc1, sc3* x6 (30 sts)
R6
*Inc1, sc4* x6 (36 sts)
R7
*Inc1, sc5* x6 (42 sts)
R8
*Inc1, sc6* x6 (48 sts)
R9
*Inc1, sc7* x6 (54 sts)
R10
*Inc1, sc8* x6 (60 sts)
R11
*Inc1, sc9* x6 (66 sts)
R12-R15
sc66 sts
Tie
off and leave long end for sewing the hair to the head.
Ringlets
I
have done mine in pair of two bunches, but then sewed them all
together to look as made in one piece.
You
can do the hair many different ways. You can make ringlets longer or
shorter. You can make them thicker or thinner. You can make them less
or more in numbers.
