Myade the Ballerina is extremely stubborn, but loyal to a fault. She scarcely gives others second chances, but luckily she is very picky about the friends she has. Her favorite number is 3 and she loves gooey chocolate chip cookies straight from the oven.
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Materials
- 2mm crochet hook
- Stylecraft Special DK yarn [Fuchsia Purple, Clematis, Aspen, and Storm Blue]
- Poly-fil stuffing
- Scissors
- Yarn needles
Terms to Know
- MC magic circle, CH2, 6SC in 1st CH
- SC single crochet
- INC increase
- DEC invisible decrease
- FLO front loop only
- BLO back loop only
- CC color change
- CH chain
- HDC half double crochet
- TC triple crochet
- SL ST slip stitch
- BP back post of chain
- FO fasten/ finish off
Pattern
Legs > Body > Head
- Start with Aspen- MC, 6SC
- INC, SC, 3X [9]
- 9SC for 8 rounds
- FO. stuffing the legs are optional. I personally do not.
- Repeat for the 2nd leg, but don’t FO.
- CH3, 9SC around Leg 1, SC in each of the BP of the CH3, 9SC, 3SC [24]
- 24SC for 3 rounds
- BLO 24SC
- 2SC, DEC, 6X [18]
- 18SC for 3 rounds
- Stuff the body halfway.
- SC, DEC, 6X [12]
- 12SC for 2 rounds
- Stuff the body to your preference.
- CC Clematis - 2SC, DEC, 3X [9]
- 9SC
- FLO INC 9X [18]
- 2SC, INC, 6X [24]
- 3SC, INC, 6X [30]
- 4SC, INC, 6X [36]
- 5SC, INC, 6X [42]
- 42SC for 8 rounds
- CC Fuchsia Purple - 5SC, DEC, 6X [36]
- 4SC, DEC, 6X [30]
- 3SC, DEC, 6X [24]
- Stuff the head firmly.
- 2SC, DEC, 6X [18]
- SC, DEC, 6X [12]
- Pull a generous tail out of the last stitch. Cinch to close, tie off and tuck the ends into the head.
Arms [make 2]
- Start with Clematis- MC, 6SC
- INC, SC, 3X [9]
- 9SC
- CC Aspen- 9SC for 6 rounds
- Pinch the opening together and single crochet together. [~3SC]
- Do not stuff the arms.
- FO, leave a long tail to sew to the body.
Bangs
- Start with Fuchsia Purple- leave a generous tail, CH20, crochet 18HDC back to CH1, CH20, crochet 18HDC back to the 1st chain.
- Repeat until there are 7 total strands of 18HDC.
- SC in each 1st HDC of each strand across to create a band. [7]
- FO, leave the same length of tail as the beginning.
Hair (back piece)
- Start with Fuchsia Purple- leave a generous tail, CH16, crochet 15HDC back to CH1, CH1, turn
- BLO, 15HDC, CH1, turn
- Repeat until there are 11 total rows.
- SC down the rows in each of the 1st HDCs.
- FO, leave the same length of tail as the beginning.
Bun
- Start with Fuchsia Purple- MC, 6SC
- INC, 6X [12]
- SC, INC, 6X [18]
- 18SC for 4 rounds
- SC, DEC, 6X [12]
- FO, leave a generous tail.
Bow
- Start with Storm Blue- leave a generous tail, CH4, 3TC in CH1, CH3, SL ST. Repeat. Leave the same length of tail as the beginning.
- Wrap one tail one way 3x around the middle, and the other tail the opposite way. Tie the tails in the back. See assembly.
Tassel
- Start with Storm Blue- leave a generous tail, CH20, crochet 18HDC back to CH1, repeat. [total 2 strands]
- FO, leave the same length of tail as the beginning.
Skirt
- Start with Storm Blue- begin at the back of the doll, with the legs facing away from you. Leave a generous tail, SL ST, SC in the same loop.
- 3SC, INC, 6X [30]
- 30SC
- 3SC in the next stitch, 2SC in the next stitch, repeat this around 15x in total. [75]
- 75SC for 2 rounds.
- FO, leave a generous tail, weave through the inside of the skirt, tie a small knot where the body meets the skirt, and tuck the ends into the body.
Assembly
- Sew on the arms after the skirt.
- Sew on the eyes.
- Sew on the bangs.
- Sew on the back of the hair.
- Sew on the bun. Stuff it firmly.
- Wrap the tassel around the bow.
- Sew the bow on the bun.
The End
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