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Saturday, August 28, 2010

Annabelle Doll

This is Annabelle. She's a good sort. 


She waited for the train with me. We were having issues with trains that day.


Annabelle has a belly button and is cute as a button too.



This pattern is worked on the round




Tips
Working in the round goes up in spirals. So your beginning point of each round will actually move around the body. E.g. if it starts on the hips on round 8 by round 12 it will be on the back. 

I have a couple examples at the bottom of the page if you need help doing either the popcorn stitch or sc2tog


HEAD

1
Ch 2, 5 sc in 2nd ch from hook (5)
2
[2 sc in same sc] repeat around (10)
3
[2 sc in same sc, 2 sc] repeat around (15)
4
[2 sc in same sc, 3 sc] repeat around (20)
5
[2 sc in same sc, 4 sc] repeat around (25)
6-11
25 sc (25) at this step you can just sc until you get to a count of 150 and then you have done all rows required.
12
[sc2tog, 4 sc] repeat around (20)
13
[sc2tog, 3 sc] repeat around (15)
14
[sc2tog, 2 sc] repeat around (10)

Add stuffing here, stuff tightly

15
[sc2tog] repeat around (5) fasten off and leave a long tail to use to sew the head on the body later.

ARMS (x2)

1
Ch 2, 5 sc in 2nd ch (5)
2
[2 sc in same sc] repeat around (10)
3
10 sc
4
Sc2tog, 8 sc (9)
5
Sc2tog, 7 sc (8)
6-17
8 sc (8) at this step you can just sc until you get to a count of 80 and then you know you have completed all rows required.
Fasten off

LEGS (x2)

1
Ch 2, 5 sc in 2nd ch (5)
2
[2 sc in same sc] repeat around (10)
3
[2 sc in same sc, 2 sc] repeat around (15)
4,5
15 sc (15)
6
2 sc2tog,  11 sc (13)
7
2 sc2tog, 9 sc (11)
8-18
11 sc (11) at this step you can just sc until you get to a count of 110 and then you know you have completed all rows required.
Fasten off first leg, second leg go straight into body part of pattern


BODY

1
7 sc, join with sc in 2nd sc 10 sc, sc in same sc as the join, sc in 7th sc (same as join), 4 sc




2-4
23 sc (23)
5
10 sc, popcorn stitch, 12 sc (22)
6-10
22 sc (22), at this step you can just sc until you get to a count of 110 and then you know you have completed all rows required.


11
6 sc, 7th sc is a join 14th is a join in the same sc as the first join, 10 sc, join with sc, 7 sc, sc in same stitch as first join, 4 sc (36)
12
36 sc (36)
13
8 sc, sc2tog, sc2tog, 14 sc, sc2tog, sc2tog, 6 sc (32)
14
6, 3 sc2tog, 10 sc, 3 sc2tog, 4 sc (26)
15
13 sc2tog (13)
16
7 sc2tog, this technically goes into a new round, but whatever.



Sew on head.


POPCORN STITCH

 2 dc in same sc,
remove hook from loop put hook through last sc,
pull loop through


SC2TOG (single crochet two together) 

Pull loop through like a regular sc (2 looks on hook)
Pull another loop through the next sc (3 loops on hook)
Loop over and pull through all 3 loops on hook 


6 comments:

  1. This doll is cute and I think my little granddaughters will love it!

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  2. Thank you so very much for this pattern! I have been trying to find a neutral doll pattern so that I can make my 3 kids daddy dolls. Their dad will be deploying for a year in just a few months, so I'm glad I stumbled upon your pattern!
    Thanks,
    Jamie

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  3. Jamie, I have done this doll with a man's haircut. It is pretty simple, just start the head pattern with the hair color and then when you get to row 6 just start with the skin color but change colors about 1/2 way around for a few rows.
    That probably didn't make any sense but let me know if I need to write up the pattern for the head with hair.

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  4. Hey! Your doll is adorable. Do you have any clothing patterns for her?

    Hannah

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  5. What size crochet hook did you use? How large is the finished doll? And would it be possible to substitute the popcorn stitch for a sc2tog if we don't want the belly button.

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  6. Is it just me or the pattern for the head is messed up?

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