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Materials List Yarns: Amigurumi-friendly, non-pilling cotton yarns (such as Gazzal Baby Cotton or Alize Cotton Gold): Skin Color: For the head, body, arms, and legs. Pink (Dress color): For the dress, headband, shoe laces, and the large flower. Brown: For the hair, shoes, and the center of the flower. White: For the socks, daisy embroideries on the dress, and the small daisies on the ground. Yellow: For the centers of the daisies. Crochet Hook: 2.00 mm or 2.20 mm depending on your yarn thickness. Eyes & Face: Black embroidery thread (for the closed eyes), pink blush (for the cheeks). Stuffing: High-quality polyester fiberfill. Skeleton (Optional but recommended): Electrical wire or craft wire extending from the body into the head to keep the doll upright and support the heavy flower. Flower Stem: A thick wooden stick (skewer) or thick wire. ???? Abbreviations (US Terms) MR: Magic Ring sc: Single crochet inc: Increase (2 single crochets in the same stitch) dec: Decrease (Invisible decrease using two stitches together) w: 3 single crochets in the same stitch BLO: Back Loop Only FLO: Front Loop Only ch: Chain dc: Double crochet hdc: Half double crochet sl st: Slip stitch ???? Step-by-Step Instructions & Stitch Counts 1. Arms (Make 2) Start with the skin color yarn. Stuff very lightly at the bottom; leave the top part empty. Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6) Round 2: (1\text{ sc}, 1\text{ inc}) \times 3 = 9\text{ sc} (9) Rounds 3-5 (3 rounds): 9 sc (9) Round 6: 1 dec, 7 sc = 8 sc (8) Rounds 7-24 (18 rounds): 8 sc (8) Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing (or you can crochet them directly onto the body later).
2. Legs and Body Joining Shoes and Legs (Make 2) Start with the brown yarn. Round 1: ch 6. Starting from the 2nd chain from hook: 4 sc, 3 sc in the last chain space, turn to work along the opposite side of the chain: 3 sc, 1 inc = 12 sc (12) Round 2: 1 inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc = 18 sc (18) Round 3: 1 sc, 1 inc, 4 sc, 1 inc, (1\text{ sc}, 1\text{ inc}) \times 2, 4 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc, 1 inc = 24 sc (24) Round 4: BLO 24 sc (24) Rounds 5-6: 24 sc (24) Round 7: 7 sc, 5 dec, 7 sc = 19 sc (19) (The front of the shoe begins to shape) Round 8: 6 sc, 3 dec, 7 sc = 16 sc (16) Change to white yarn (for the socks). Round 9: BLO 16 sc (16) Rounds 10-12 (3 rounds): 16 sc (16) Round 13: FLO (3\text{ ch}, 1\text{ sc}) in every stitch around to create the sock ruffle. Fasten off. Reattach the skin color yarn to the remaining BLO loops of Round 9. Rounds 14-30 (17 rounds): 16 sc using skin color (16) Finish the first leg and fasten off. Move on to the second leg, but DO NOT cut the yarn after finishing it; we will continue to the body. Joining the Body From the end of the second leg, ch 3 and connect it to the inner middle part of the first leg with a slip stitch. Round 31: 16 sc around the 1st leg, 3 sc along one side of the chain, 16 sc around the 2nd leg, 3 sc along the other side of the chain = 38 sc (38) Rounds 32-38 (7 rounds): 38 sc (38) You can switch to pink here to create a garment underlayer, or keep using skin color. Skin color is recommended since she wears a full dress. Round 39: Decrease 1 stitch on each side (front and back) = 36 sc (36) Rounds 40-44 (5 rounds): 36 sc (36) Round 45: (4\text{ sc}, 1\text{ dec}) \times 6 = 30\text{ sc} (30) Rounds 46-50 (5 rounds): 30 sc (30) Round 51: (3\text{ sc}, 1\text{ dec}) \times 6 = 24\text{ sc} (24) Round 52: In this round, line up the arms with the sides of the body and crochet them together using 3 stitches on each side = 24 sc (24) Round 53: Decrease the remaining stitches: (2\text{ sc}, 1\text{ dec}) \times 6 = 18\text{ sc} (18) Rounds 54-56 (3 rounds): 18 sc for the neck (18). Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. (Don't forget to insert the wire skeleton inside).
3. Head Work with skin color yarn. Stuff firmly. Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6) Round 2: 6 inc = 12 sc (12) Round 3: (1\text{ sc}, 1\text{ inc}) \times 6 = 18\text{ sc} (18) Round 4: (2\text{ sc}, 1\text{ inc}) \times 6 = 24\text{ sc} (24) Round 5: (3\text{ sc}, 1\text{ inc}) \times 6 = 30\text{ sc} (30) Round 6: (4\text{ sc}, 1\text{ inc}) \times 6 = 36\text{ sc} (36) Round 7: (5\text{ sc}, 1\text{ inc}) \times 6 = 42\text{ sc} (42) Round 8: (6\text{ sc}, 1\text{ inc}) \times 6 = 48\text{ sc} (48) Round 9: (7\text{ sc}, 1\text{ inc}) \times 6 = 54\text{ sc} (54) Round 10: (8\text{ sc}, 1\text{ inc}) \times 6 = 60\text{ sc} (60) Rounds 11-23 (13 rounds): 60 sc (60) Round 24: (8\text{ sc}, 1\text{ dec}) \times 6 = 54\text{ sc} (54) Round 25: (7\text{ sc}, 1\text{ dec}) \times 6 = 48\text{ sc} (48) Round 26: (6\text{ sc}, 1\text{ dec}) \times 6 = 42\text{ sc} (42) Round 27: (5\text{ sc}, 1\text{ dec}) \times 6 = 36\text{ sc} (36) Round 28: (4\text{ sc}, 1\text{ dec}) \times 6 = 30\text{ sc} (30) Round 29: (3\text{ sc}, 1\text{ dec}) \times 6 = 24\text{ sc} (24) Round 30: (2\text{ sc}, 1\text{ dec}) \times 6 = 18\text{ sc} (18) (Matches the neck count). Fasten off. ???? Facial Details: To achieve the closed-eye expression seen in 1000104314.jpg, embroider a gentle U-shaped curve with black thread and add tiny eyelashes on the outer corners. Embroider a tiny nose between the eyes by wrapping skin-colored yarn 3-4 times. Apply a bit of actual makeup blush to give her those rosy cheeks. 4. Hair and Headband Hair Wig Base & Curls Using brown yarn. Follow the exact same pattern as the head for the first 8 rounds (until you reach 48 sc). Round 9 onwards: We will create long chain loops in each stitch to make the wavy hair strands. How to make a strand: ch 45. Starting from the 2nd chain from hook, work 2 hdc into every single chain space all the way back down. This naturally causes the strand to curl. Repeat this process around the edge of the wig base to get about 20-25 curly strands. Sew the wig cap securely onto the head. Bangs (Fringe): For the front sections, chain shorter lengths (around ch 12), work flat single crochets across them, and sweep them to the side before sewing them down.
Headband and Bow Using pink yarn. Band: Chain a length that fits perfectly around the doll's head (approx. ch 65-70). Work 1 row of hdc back across. Bow: ch 15. Work back and forth in hdc rows for about 4 rows to get a flat rectangle. Wrap pink yarn tightly around the middle to pinch it into a bow shape, then sew it onto the band. 5. Dress Using pink yarn. The dress is crocheted separately from top to bottom, with an opening at the back to fit a tiny button. Chain 26 to fit the neck size. Do not join into a circle; work flat. Row 1: Starting from the 2nd chain from hook, 25 sc, ch 1, turn. (25) Row 2 (Yoke/Armhole division): 4 sc, ch 5 (skip 5 stitches for the armhole), 8 sc, ch 5 (skip 5 stitches for the second armhole), 4 sc, ch 1, turn. Rows 3-7 (5 rows): Work sc across all stitches to bring the dress down to waist level. Row 8 (Transition to skirt): Work 2 dc into every single stitch. This will flare out the skirt. Rows 9-18: Join into a circle using sl st and work in rounds. Work 1 dc into every stitch around. Adjust the number of rounds based on your preferred dress length. Dress Hem Border: In the final round, create the scalloped edge by working (5\text{ dc}) into one stitch, 1 sl st into the next stitch, then (5\text{ dc}) into the next, repeating all the way around. Sleeves: Attach pink yarn to the skipped armhole loops and work 12 rounds of sc in a circle. ???? Dress Embroidery: Use white embroidery thread to make tiny lazy-daisy stitch leaves on the dress skirt, then use yellow thread to make a French knot in the center of each to match the embroidered flowers in the image.
6. Large Flower (Sunflower / Daisy) Flower Center Using brown yarn. Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6) Round 2: 6 inc = 12 sc (12) Round 3: (1\text{ sc}, 1\text{ inc}) \times 6 = 18\text{ sc} (18) Round 4: (2\text{ sc}, 1\text{ inc}) \times 6 = 24\text{ sc} (24) Round 5: (3\text{ sc}, 1\text{ inc}) \times 6 = 30\text{ sc} (30) Round 6: BLO 30 sc (30) Round 7: (3\text{ sc}, 1\text{ dec}) \times 6 = 24\text{ sc} (24) Round 8: (2\text{ sc}, 1\text{ dec}) \times 6 = 18\text{ sc} (18) (Stuff tightly with fiberfill) Round 9: (1\text{ sc}, 1\text{ dec}) \times 6 = 12\text{ sc} (12). Fasten off and close. Flower Petals (Make 14-16 pieces with pink yarn) To achieve the full, double-layered look shown in the image, make multiple petals and sew them onto the brown center in overlapping layers. Row 1: ch 12. Row 2: Starting from the 2nd chain from hook: 1 sc, 1 hdc, 7 dc, 1 hdc, 3 sc into the last chain loop to turn the corner. Continuing down the opposite side of the chain: 1 hdc, 7 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc. Close with a sl st. Assembly Wrap your wooden stick or thick wire stem tightly with brown or green yarn, using glue to secure it. Push and glue the tip of the stem safely into the brown center of the flower. Sew all the pink petals around the edge of the brown center. Finally, wrap and sew the doll's hands securely around the flower stem to give her the lovely holding pose.