You
need:
about 3/4 oz of pink or brown
4 ply worsted yarn for dolly
1/4 oz of 4 ply worsted weight
yarn for clothes
Size G Crochet hook
carded wool or polyester fiberfill
Needle for stitching pieces
together
DOLLY is made in small rectangles, fold in half and stitch up to form body parts
LEGS:
Make 2
Ch 14
Rows 1-8 sc in every st, ch
1, turn (13 sts)
end off - leave 5" tail for
stitching
ARMS:
Make 2
Ch 11
Rows 1-7 sc in every st, ch
1 turn (10 sts)
end off - leave 5" tail for
stitching
BODY:
Make 2 pieces
(front and back)
Ch 15
Rows 1-9 sc in every st, ch
1, turn. (14 sts)
end off - leave 8" tail for
stitching
HEAD:
Make one piece
Ch 11
Rows 1-13 sc in every st,
ch 1, turn. (10 sts)
end off - leave 5" tail for
stitching
FINISHING
1) Fold legs in half lengthwise,
and stitch down side and across foot. Leave top open for
stuffing.
Stuff.
2) Do the same with arms...
3) Place body rectangles together.
Start stitching at top and
go down about 1/4 ", insert one arm about 1/4" inside the 2 rectangle,
and stitch it in place. Continue stitching down the side (both pieces
together)
until you get to the bottom. Place a leg about 1/4" inside the
opening
and stitch that in place, do the same with the 2nd leg. (They
will
be next to each other.)
4) Stitch up the other side
until you reach the place where the 2nd arm will be inserted and stitch
it in place.
5) Finishing stitches to the
top of body.
6) Insert head into the middle
of the top of the body.
7) Stitch from shoulder in
to head and secure head on top with stitches around it.
FINISHING FEATURES ON DOLLY
Use brown, blue, or green
to stitch a couple of eyes on face.
Use small piece of red yarn
to stitch a little mouth.
Make a couple of body color
stitches for a nose.
Use colored yarn for hair. I just stitched several pieces of yellow yarn and tied them off and snipped them. Then I opened the yarn to make it look more like fuzzy hair.
CLOTHES
HAT:
Ch 14
Rows 1-21 sc in the back loop
only of every st, ch 1, turn. (13 sts)
End off leaving a tail.
Fold in half and stitch up side. Gather the top of the hat and make a
pompom
for the top. Add that.
SCARF:
Ch 40
Rows 1 and 2. Sc in
both loops across and ch 1, turn. (39 sts)
End off. Tuck in tails of
yarn.
DRESS:
Ch 40
Rows 1-7: Sc in each stitch
across. (39 sts) As
you are single crocheting, decrease 2 sts in each row. (This gives the skirt
it's
shape)
End off.
Row 8: Add a contrasting color
and dc around. End off.
Row 1 of bodice: Add contrasting
color 2 sts from the center of the front of skirt.
Row 2 of bodice: Make
8 dc. Ch 3, turn.
Row 3 of bodice: Make 8 dc,
ch 1, turn.
Row 4 of bodice: Sc across
row.
Make a ch of 9 and sc it to
the middle back of the dress top. Ch 9 and sc to opposite side of
bodice.
Add a sc ruffle around the
bottom of the dress if you wish.
Blanket:
Make a granny square or shell
st small blanket that will wrap around dolly. Fold in half and
stitch
across bottom of blanket, then back to middle and back up 3/4
way.
This should be enough to form a sleeping bag for Dolly.
Enjoy
making Dolly, and creating
new clothes for her.