A funny little princess with a round smiling face, long black hair, a pink sundress with a frilly skirt and laced pink boots. Give her a crocheted crown or a big satin bow – a cheerful doll for children and a lovely gift.
A crochet pattern by Svetlana Pertseva with step-by-step instructions and photos. Many crafters have made her with different hair – use any colour and texture you like.
This listing is for an INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF PATTERN, not a finished project.
LANGUAGE:
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The pattern is in English.
SKILL LEVEL:
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Intermediate
FINISHED SIZE:
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Approx. 16 cm (6 inches) high.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
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Magic ring
Crochet in rounds
Single crochet
Increasing
Decreasing
Slip stitch
Double crochet
Treble
Bobble stitch
MATERIALS AND TOOLS:
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• Body: sport / 5 ply yarn (wool, wool blend or acrylic; 350 m / 100 g), about 30–40 g.
• Sundress, boots and soles: light fingering / 3 ply yarn (600 m / 100 g, ideally with some stretch) – about 20 g for the sundress and boots, 3 g for the soles.
• Hair: cobweb / 1 ply yarn in the colour and texture you like (cotton, rayon etc. – not wool; 1600 m / 100 g), 30–50 g.
• Optional: leftovers of yellow (or metallic) yarn for the crown, about 20 g of thin white cobweb yarn for the underskirt, a little pink yarn for the tongue.
• Crochet hook 1.75 mm (US steel 6, UK steel 3 1/2).
• Two black beads (6–7 mm) for the eyes (or position eyes, half beads or safety eyes); a small piece of felt for the eyes.
• Narrow ribbon for the boot laces – 1 m.
• Tapestry needle for sculpting; stuffing.
• A small piece of plastic for the boot soles (e.g. a plastic lid).
ABOUT THIS PATTERN:
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The pattern is written using US terminology (UK differences are explained).
17 pages of step-by-step instructions with tips and photos illustrating the process.
