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You will need:
Cotton yarn white color
Cotton yarn black color
Cotton yarn yellow color
Cotton yarn red color
Crochet hook 3.5mm
Needle for sewing
Fiberfill
Safety eyes
Wire
Stitch guide:
chain (ch): Yarn over and pull through loop.
Single crochet (sc): Insert hook in stitch. Yarn over and pull up a loop. Yarn over and draw through 2 loops.
Slip stitch (slst): Insert hook in stitch yarn over and pull through 2 loops.
Single crochet increase (inc): 2 single crochet in the same stitch follow the instructions.
Single crochet decrease (dec): insert hook in front loop of the next 2 stitches. Yarn over draw through 2 loops.
Doll size: 9.5 inch (24 cm)
Notes:
- Can be made from any LovLim yarn kit
- Creation instructions:
Start with the legs then continue with the body, head and wing.
-This pattern is worked in a continuous spiral without closing off each round. Please mark the first stitch of each round and move the marker up as you work.
The pattern:
Legs (make 2):
With white color
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (MR)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc across (12)
Rnd 3: (sc in next 1 stitches, inc) repeat 6 times (18)
Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 stitches, inc) repeat 6 times, change to black color on the last stitch (24)
Rnd 5: 24 sc blo (24)
Rnd 6-7: 24 sc, repeat for 2 rounds (24)
Rnd 8: sc in the next 6 stitches, (dec) repeat 6 times, sc in the next 6 stitches (18)
Rnd 9: 18 sc (18)
Rnd 10: (sc in next 1 stitches, dec) repeat 6 times (12)
Rnd 11: 12 sc (12)
Rnd 12: sc in the next 3 stitches, (dec) repeat 3 times, sc in the next 3 stitches (9)
Rnd 13-19: 9 sc, repeat for 7 rounds, (9)
Fiberfill the legs.
Don't fasten off and cut the yarn after finishing the second leg , squeeze the leg and close it with 4 sc
ch 2, Then continue with the other leg, squeeze and close the leg with 4 sc
Don't cut the yarn, continue crocheting in a spiral with black yarn, starting the body
Body and Head:
Rnd 1: ch 1, sc flo in the next 4 stitches, inc repeat 2 times (in the ch2 from the previous round), sc flo in the next 4 stitches, continue to the other side of the legs, sc blo (the other side of the sc) in the next 4 stitches, sc in the next 2 stitches (in the ch2 from the previous round), sc blo in the next 4 stitches (22)
Rnd 2: sc in the next 5 stitches, (inc) repeat 2 times, sc in the next 15 stitches, change to yellow color in the last stitch (24)
Rnd 3-4: 24 sc, repeat for 2 rounds, change to black color in the last stitch (24)
Rnd 5: 24 sc (24)
Rnd 6: (sc in next 3 stitches, inc) repeat 6 times, change to yellow color in the last stitch (30)
Rnd 7-8: 30 sc, repeat for 2 rounds, change to black color in the last stitch (30)
Rnd 9-10: 30 sc, repeat for 2 rounds, change to yellow color in the last stitch (30)
Rnd 11: (sc in next 8 stitches, dec) repeat 3 times (27)
Rnd 12: (sc in next 7 stitches, dec) repeat 3 times, change to black color in the last stitch (24)
Rnd 13: (sc in next 4 stitches, dec) repeat 4 times (20)
Rnd 14: (sc in next 3 stitch, dec) repeat 4 times (16)
Rnd 15: (sc in next 2 stitch, dec) repeat 4 times (12)
Rnd 16: (sc in next 1 stitch, dec) repeat 4 times (8)
Continue with the head, and stuff the body firmly with fiberfill while crocheting
Rnd 17: 2 sc in each sc across (16)
Rnd 18: (sc in next 1 stitches, inc) repeat 8 times, change to yellow color in the last stitch (24)
Rnd 19: (sc in next 4 stitches, inc) repeat 4 times, sc in the next 2 stitches, (inc) repeat 2 times (30)
Rnd 20: (sc in next 5 stitches, inc) repeat 5 times (35)
Rnd 21: 35 sc (35)
Rnd 22: (sc in next 6 stitches, inc) repeat 5 times (40)
Rnd 23-28: 40 sc, repeat for 6 rounds (40)
Rnd 29: (sc in next 8 stitches, dec) repeat 4 times (36)
Add wire to the head and neck for extra stability (optional)
Rnd 30: (sc in next 4 stitches, dec) repeat 6 times (30)
Assemble safety eyes between rounds 26/27, leave 7 stitches between the eyes
Rnd 31: (sc in next 3 stitches, dec) repeat 6 times (24)
Rnd 32: (sc in next 3 stitches, dec) repeat 6 times (18)
Rnd 33: (sc in next 2 stitches, dec) repeat 6 times (12)
Stuff the head firmly with fiberfill while crocheting
Close the head with sewing
Wings (make 2):
With White color
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc across (12)
Rnd 3: 12 sc (12)
Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 stitches, inc) repeat 4 times (16)
Rnd 5: 16 sc (16)
Rnd 6: (sc in next 3 stitches, inc) repeat 4 times (20)
Rnd 7: 20 sc (20)
Rnd 8: (sc in next 3 stitches, dec) repeat 4 times (16)
Rnd 9: (sc in next 2 stitches, dec) repeat 4 times (12)
Assemble the wings to the body:
Tentacles (make 2):
With black color
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (MR)
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times (12)
Rnd 3: 12 sc (12)
Rnd 4: (dec) repeat 6 times (6)
Rnd 5-7: 6 sc, repeat for 3 rounds (6)
Fasten off leaving yarn for sewing.
Add wire for extra stability and assemble the tentacles to the head (sew):
Arms (make 2):
With yellow color
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (MR)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc across (12)
Rnd 3-4: 12 sc, repeat for 2 rounds (12)
Rnd 5: (sc in next 2 stitches, dec) repeat 3 times (9)
Rnd 6: sc in the next 7 stitches, dec, change to black color (8)
Rnd 7-8: 8 sc, repeat for 2 rounds, change to yellow color (8)
Rnd 9-10: 8 sc, repeat for 2 rounds, change to black color (8)
Rnd 11-12: 8 sc, repeat for 2 rounds, change to yellow color (8)
Rnd 13-14: 8 sc, repeat for 2 rounds, change to black color (8)
Rnd 15: 8 sc, sl st (8)
Fasten off leaving yarn for sewing, fiberfill the hand only do not fiberfill the arms.
Assemble the arms to the body
Sting -
With black color
Rnd 1: 4 sc in magic ring (MR)
Rnd 2: (sc in the next stitch, inc) repeat 2 times (6)
Rnd 3: 6 sc (6)
Rnd 4: inc, sc in the next 5 stitches (7)
Rnd 5-7: 7 sc, repeat for 3 rounds (7)
Fasten off leaving yarn for sewing.
Sew the sting to the body:
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