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???? Required Materials and Abbreviations Materials Skin Color: For the head, arms, and feet. Blue & Gray/White: For the striped sweater and overalls. Brown: For the hair and the puppy's ears/spots. Cream/White: For the puppy's body and the sole of the shoes. Safety Eyes: 12-14 mm black safety eyes for the doll (or with felt details), 8 mm safety eyes for the puppy. Crochet Hook: 2.00 mm or 2.20 mm Other Supplies: Blue pacifier (or amigurumi pacifier), 2 small wooden buttons, a small piece of gray fabric/knitted piece for the overalls pocket, fiberfill stuffing, wire (optional, to keep the body stable). Abbreviations (US Terms) MR: Magic Ring | Sc: Single crochet | Inc: Increase (2 sc in one stitch) | Dec: Decrease (sc 2 stitches together) BLO: Back loop only | FLO: Front loop only W: 3 sc in the same stitch | Ch: Chain ???????? PART 1: THE BABY BOY PATTERN ???? The Head (Skin Color) The eyes will be placed between rounds 22 and 23, leaving a space of 9-10 sc between them. 6 sc in MR (6) 6 inc (12) (1 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (18) (2 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (24) (3 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (30) (4 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (36) (5 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (42) (6 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (48) (7 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (54) (8 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (60) (9 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (66) 12-21. Sc around (66) [10 rounds] 24 sc, 1 inc, 3 sc, 1 inc, 10 sc, 1 inc, 3 sc, 1 inc, 22 sc (70) (For cheek definition) 23-26. Sc around (70) (Insert safety eyes during these rounds) 24 sc, 1 dec, 3 sc, 1 dec, 10 sc, 1 dec, 3 sc, 1 dec, 22 sc (66) (9 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (60) (8 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (54) (7 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (48) (6 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (42) (5 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (36) – Start stuffing with fiberfill. (4 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (30) (3 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (24) (2 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (18) – Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Facial Sculpting Note: After securing the eyes, use skin-colored yarn to slightly pull the eye sockets back to create depth. Use thin brown yarn to embroider the eyebrows and eyelid lines, and white yarn for the whites of the eyes. Fasten a pacifier onto the mouth area as seen in 1000105357.jpg.
???? Feet and Legs (Toe and Sole First) Although the doll appears to be wearing sandals, to make it easier, the sole is crocheted in cream, the foot in skin color, and the sandal straps are added on later. Sole of the Foot (with Cream Color - Make 2): Ch 8. Starting from the 2nd ch from hook: 6 sc, W (3 sc) in the last ch, turn to work on the other side of the chain: 5 sc, 1 inc (16) 1 inc, 5 sc, 3 inc, 5 sc, 2 inc (22) 1 sc, 1 inc, 5 sc, (1 sc, 1 inc)*3, 5 sc, (1 sc, 1 inc)*2 (28) Change to skin color. BLO: 28 sc. 5-7. 28 sc (3 rounds) 8 sc, 6 dec, 8 sc (22) (The front of the foot narrows) 7 sc, 4 dec, 7 sc (18) 10-14. 18 sc (5 rounds) – Stuff firmly. Legs (Skin Color and Striped Pants Detail): In the image, skin-colored legs and overalls cuffs are visible. We can transition the leg directly into the overalls color here: 15. Change to cream color (for the cuff fold): BLO: 18 sc 16-17. 18 sc 18. Change to blue (overalls color): 18 sc 19-30. 18 sc (12 rounds) Do not cut the yarn after finishing the second leg. Ch 3 at the end of the second leg to join it to the first leg and proceed to the body. ???? The Body (Blue Overalls Color) Join the legs with 3 chains: 18 sc (first leg) + 3 sc (along the chain) + 18 sc (second leg) + 3 sc (along the chain) = 42 sc 2-12. 42 sc (11 rounds with blue for the bottom part of the overalls) Change to striped sweater colors (Gray/White) in BLO. (Alternate colors every 2 rounds for the striped sweater effect). (5 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (36) 14-22. 36 sc (9 rounds without decreasing, keeping the stripe pattern) (4 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (30) 24-27. 30 sc (3 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (24) Change to skin color (Neck): BLO: 24 sc 30-32. 24 sc – Insert heavy stuffing, a plastic frame, or wire to support the head. Fasten off.
???? Arms (Striped Upper, Skin Color Hands - Make 2) Start with the striped colors (Gray and White): 6 sc in MR (6) 6 inc (12) (3 sc, 1 inc) * 3 (15) 4-18. 15 sc (Alternate colors every two rounds to make stripes) Change to skin color (Wrist and Hand): BLO: 15 sc 20-23. 15 sc (3 sc, 1 dec) * 3 (12) 6 dec (6) – Close the opening and leave a tail for sewing. ???? Overalls Straps and Bib Attach the blue yarn to the leftover FLO loops of row 13 on the body. Front Bib: Crochet back and forth over the center 12 stitches for 8 rows of single crochet. Sew a small knitted gray square onto it to mimic the chest pocket. Straps: Starting from the back with blue yarn, chain enough to reach over the doll's shoulder to the front (approx. 25-30 chains). Work one row of half double crochet (hdc) back down. Secure them to the front bib using small wooden buttons. ???? Hair Wig (Brown) 6 sc in MR (6) 6 inc (12) (1 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (18) (2 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (24) (3 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (30) (4 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (36) (5 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (42) (6 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (48) 9-16. 48 sc (You can increase the number of rows depending on how it fits the head). Hair Strands: When you reach the front part of the wig, chain about 8-10 stitches and work single crochets back down to form slight side bangs, then pin and sew them onto the head.
???? PART 2: THE PUPPY PATTERN ???? Head and Body (Worked as One Piece - Cream/White and Brown Patches) The puppy has brown ears and patches around the eyes. You can switch colors while crocheting for the patch effect, or simply crochet it in solid cream and sew on felt/crocheted brown patches later. 6 sc in MR (6) 6 inc (12) (1 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (18) (2 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (24) (3 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (30) (4 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (36) 7-12. 36 sc (6 rounds) (Insert safety eyes in round 9 with 6 sc between them) (4 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (30) (3 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (24) (2 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (18) – Head is complete, continuing down to the body. (2 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (24) (3 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (30) 18-24. 30 sc (33 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (24) (2 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (18) (1 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (12) 6 dec (6) – Fasten off and close. ???? Muzzle (White) 6 sc in MR 6 inc (12) (1 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (18) 4-5. 18 sc – Add a tiny bit of fiberfill and sew it to the lower front portion of the head. Embroider a black nose on top. ???? Ears (Brown - Make 2) 6 sc in MR 6 inc (12) (1 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (18) 4-12. 18 sc (Crochet flat to create floppy ears, fold them in half, and sew to the sides of the head). ???? Legs (Cream - Make 4) 6 sc in MR 6 inc (12) BLO: 12 sc 4-7. 12 sc – Stuff with fiberfill and sew to the bottom and front sides of the body.
???? Assembly and Finishing Touches Doll Head and Body: After inserting the neck support wire, sew the head tightly to the body. Add extra stuffing around the neck while sewing to keep it completely sturdy. Arms: Sew them symmetrically to the left and right sides of the body, just below the neck row. Details: Lightly apply pink blush to the doll's cheeks to achieve the lively, sweet expression shown in 1000105357.jpg. For the puppy, chain a few stitches using mustard yellow/brown yarn to make a small collar, and add a small circular crocheted piece to resemble the medallion.