Three cheerful roly-poly dolls in red, orange and yellow, with rosy cheeks, blue eyes, white mittens and pearl buttons – bright potholders or a happy decoration for your kitchen or a child’s room.

An easy pattern by Svetlana Zabelina with step-by-step instructions and photos. Use them as potholders, a table mat or runner, wall decor, coasters or mug rugs, sew two together and stuff them for a small pillow, or crochet them in thin yarn as Christmas tree ornaments. All stitches are explained in the appendix.

This listing is for an INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF PATTERN, not a finished project.

LANGUAGE:

--------------------------------------

The pattern is in English.

SKILL LEVEL:

--------------------------------------

Easy

FINISHED SIZE:

--------------------------------------

Approx. 14 × 22 cm (6 × 9 inches).

SKILLS REQUIRED:

--------------------------------------

Crochet in rounds

Single crochet

Increasing

Slip stitch

Crab stitch (explained in the pattern)

MATERIALS AND TOOLS:

--------------------------------------

•    Cotton yarn, sport / 5 ply (115 m / 50 g): 22 g of thick red cotton, 12 g white, 6 g beige and some light pink and brown.

•    Crochet hook 2 mm (US steel 4, UK 14).

•    Flat eyes for toys (5–7 mm) and glue – or crochet or embroider the eyes with dark yarn.

•    Tapestry needle.

ABOUT THIS PATTERN:

--------------------------------------

The pattern is written using US terminology (UK differences are explained).

12 pages of step-by-step instructions with tips and photos illustrating the process.