Saturday 4 February 2012

MY DOLL PATTERN
 
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FREE  PATTERN   of   CROCHET  DOLL

* Work in continuous rounds, do not join the rounds.
* Use a row marker OR mark your first stitch with short piece of wool at the beginning of every round, easy to keep count of rounds.

.  -  ch  -  chain
I  -  dc  -  double crochet = US sc single crochet
V  - inc  -  increase
A  -  dec  -  invisible decrease
st(s)  -  stitch(es)
R  -  round
o  -  magic ring  /  or  /  chain 2, 6dc in second chain from hook

SMALL DOLL – used crochet thin yarn
BIGGER DOLL – used wool

HEAD 
R1 - (6sts) = 6 dc in magic ring     (OR chain 2, 6 dc in second chain from hook)
R2 - (12sts) = dc 2 in each st around
R3 - (18sts) = (dc 1, 2 dc in next st) repeat  6 times
R4 - (24sts) = (dc 2, 2 dc in next st) repeat 6 times
R5 - (30sts) = (dc 3, 2 dc in next st) repeat 6 times
R6 – R13 = dc around (30sts)
R14 - (24sts) = (dc 3, dec 1) repeat 6 times
R15 - (18sts) = (dc 2, dec 1) repeat 6 times
R16 - (12sts) = (dc 1, dec 1) repeat 6 times
R17 - (6sts) = (dec 1) repeat 6 times

when you finish R15:
*   Attached safety eyes between rounds 11 and 12 (6 sts free between eyes)
*   Embroider smile with embroidery floss (on round 14)
*   Begin stuff & shape head
when you finish R17: 
*   fasten off, leave a short end, weave in end.

head of BIGGER DOLL from wool:
R17 - (8sts) = (dc 1, dec 1) repeat 4 times
R18 - (8sts) = dc around

ARM (make 2)
R1 - (6sts) = 6 dc in magic ring     (OR chain 2, 6dc in second chain from hook)
R2 – R10 = (6sts) = dc around

*   fasten off, leave a long ends for sewing arms to body

LEG (make 2)
R1 - (6sts) = 6 dc in magic ring     (OR chain 2, 6dc in second chain from hook)
R2 - (6sts) dc around
R3 - (6sts) dc around
R4 - (7sts) = dc 2 in first st, dc 5
R5 - (7sts) dc around
R6 - (7sts) dc around
R7 - (8sts) dc 2 in first st, dc 6
R8 - (8sts) dc around
R9 - (8sts) dc around
R10 - (9sts) dc 2 in first st, dc 7
R11 - (9sts) dc around
R12 - (9sts) dc around

* crochet 1st leg – stuff the leg - fasten off, leave a shortend
* crochet 2nd leg – stuff the leg - when leg is finished, do not fasten off (cut yarn), continue with BODY

BEGGINING OF BODY:
* flatten the last round of the second leg - crochet 4 slip stitches to close leg opening,
flatten the last round of the first leg – crochet another 4 slip stitches to close leg opening.
The legs are together NOW in 1 row, 4sts for each leg, total of 8 stitches in the last row to create the bottom of the body
* legs can bend, so doll can sits
* legs are not stitched separately to the body

BODY
R1 - dc in a back loop of each st – (8 dc on back body) /// turn the body and ///
        dc in a front loop of each st - (8 dc on front body), total of 16sts,
        do not join, again work in rounds – use a row marker
R2 - (16sts) dc around
R3 - (16sts) dc around
R4 - (16sts) dc around
R5 - (16sts) dc around
R6 - (16sts) dc around
R7 - (16sts) dc around
R8 - (16sts) dc around
R9 - (14sts) (dec 1, dc 6) repeat 2 times
R10 - (10sts) (dec 1, dc 2, dec 1, dc 1) repeat 2 times
R11 - (8sts) (dec 1, dc 3) repeat 2 times

R12 - when using wool BIGGER DOLL - (8sts) dc around

* Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing body to head.

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(picture below - dolls made from crochet thin yarn)


Once - not enough body colour - so I used WHITE colour on body R2 - R10 (see dolls below - made from wool)

(see more photos on the bottom of page)

Sew body to head.
Sew arms to body.
Hair.

Now, you have finished doll.
If there are any questions, please leave a comment below or leave a message on my facebook wall - katkas creations
If you try to make this doll, PLEASE let me know how do you understand this pattern, if it was easy enough to fallow.
PLEASE, could you share your photo of doll on my facebook wall - katkas creations ?

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USING PICTURE PATTERN:

HEAD
magic ring    
R1 - I              (6sts)   =   (OR chain 2, 6dc in second chain from hook)
R2 - A             repeat 6 times (12sts)
R3 - I A           repeat 6 times (18sts)
R4 - I I A         repeat 6 times (24sts)
R5 - I I I A       repeat 6 times (30sts)
R6 - I I I I I      repeat 6 times (30sts)
R7 – R12 =      (30sts)
R13 - I I I I I    repeat 6 times (30sts)
R14 - I I I V     repeat 6 times (24sts)
R15 - I I V       repeat 6 times (18sts)
R16 - I V         repeat 6 times (12sts)
R17 - V           repeat 6 times (6sts)

head of BIGGER DOLL from wool:
R16 - I V        repeat 6 times (12sts)
R17 - I V        repeat 4 times (8sts)
R18 - I            (8sts)

ARM
magic ring    
R1 -              I              (6sts)   =   (OR chain 2, 6dc in second chain from hook)
R2 – R10 =   I              (6sts)

LEG
magic ring    
R1  - I I I I I I              (6sts)   =   (OR chain 2, 6dc in second chain from hook)
R2  - I I I I I I              (6sts)
R3  - I I I I I I              (6sts)
R4  - A I I I I I             (7sts)
R5  - I I I I I I I            (7sts)
R6  - I I I I I I I            (7sts)
R7  - A I I I I I I           (8sts)
R8  - I I I I I I I I          (8sts)
R9  - I I I I I I I I          (8sts)
R10 - A I I I I I I I       (9sts)
R11 - I I I I I I I I I       (9sts)
R12 - I I I I I I I I I       (9sts)

BODY
beggining -  flatten the last round of the second leg - crochet 4 slip stitches to close leg opening,
         flatten the last round of the first leg – crochet another 4 slip stitches to close leg opening.
         The legs are together NOW in 1 row, 4sts for each leg, 
         dtotal of 8 stitches in the last row to create the bottom of the body
R1 - dc in a back loop of each st – (8 dc on back body) /// turn the body and ///

     - dc in a front loop of each st - (8 dc on front body), total of 16sts
R2  -  I                    16 times (16sts)
R3  -  I                    16 times (16sts)
R4  -  I                    16 times (16sts) 
R5  -  I                    16 times (16sts) 
R6  -  I                    16 times (16sts)
R7  -  I                    16 times (16sts)
R8  -  I                    16 times (16sts)
R9 - V I I I I I I     2 times (14sts)
R10 -   V I I V I      2 times (10sts)
R11 -     V I I I        2 times (8sts)

R12 - I                     8 times (8sts)  =   (when using wool - BIGGER DOLL)


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I made lots of different little dresses.

The mermaid dress can be taken off.

If anyone is interested, I can type patterns for dresses, jumper and trousers too.

 The same pattern - small dolls from thin crochet yarn.

 The same pattern - bigger dolls from wool.
 

Thursday 2 February 2012

Hello everyone

My name is Katka, I am from Slovakia, I live in England since 2004. Sorry, if my Enlish isn't perfect.


I love crafts (crochet, knit, dressmaking, macrame, papermache..)

Mostly, I make crochet toys - amigurumi.
Amigurumi is the Japanese craft of making stuffed crochet or knit toys.

I opened facebook account at the end of September 2011.
I was really surpriced how many lovely pages are there.
My facebook page is: katkas creations - you can see more creations of mine there...

 
I would love to show people that no matter how old they are, crocheting is not only for grandmothers.. 
Really, it is quite easy, just try it !!!
 
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ABOUT ME

I learnt to knit and crochet when I was about 8 to 10 years old. My grandmother showed me bacis.
 
When I was at school, I was knitting jumpers (without patterns) for myself, sewing dresses, shirts, trousers, even made one underlined skirt suit.
 
For few years, mostly I was crocheting doilies and crochet angels for Christmas tree..
 
I knew people were knitting toys, but never know people were making crochet toys...

About 8 years back, I saw first ami ever in our Slovak magazine, it was little Easter bunny, there was written pattern, but also picture pattern (used in German magazines to make doilies). So I tried picture pattern to make bunny, I couldn't do anything from written pattern before.
It was really hard, I used embroidery cotton, I made one bunny, I said to myself  "no more"...
I tried it and that was enough for me. I went back to making crochet angels, doilies.. 
I had a very hard & busy job, I did all the accounts for a big company, making doilies made me more relaxed.
 
2007, I saw big crochet ami doll in magazine. But I couldn't follow English written pattern. So I made my first crochet doll. I made my first dolls from crochet yarn - there are quite small.

 
I didn't write down my pattern, so I tried again and I made even smaller dolls (see picture below).

 

Autumn 2010, I made lovely square crochet blanket for my 2nd baby boy. I didn't have any pattern, so I just design it as I was making it. I was afraid how it would turn out, but it is quite lovely. I kept my notes, so I made the same blanket for my mum, because she saw it... (see picture below)
January 2011 - I made bigger crochet dolls, I used the same pattern, but made dolls from wool (see picture below).
 
 
November 2011 - I made pink tiny bunny from English written pattern. 
Pattern was from: Stephanie - All About Ami.  
Hooray, made my first amigurumi from written pattern... (see picture below).
 
I will share my patterns soon. I will type and post them here.
Bye for now, Katka