stitchcraft
Ole! Everybody loves a doll, and Rosa, our little Spanish dancer, is so pretty and quirky, she will dance her way into your heart. projec t LIESL KLEU
DIFFICULTY: adventurous beginner/ intermediate TIME: 12-15 hours YOU WILL NEED ♥ 1 ball African Expressions Harmony in each of the following colours: A ‒ 2029 (Sand), B ‒ 2281 (Watermelon), C ‒ 2126 (Teal Blue), D ‒ 2131 (Cherry Red), E ‒ 2132 (Plum), F ‒ 2011 (Fresh) ♥ Nurturing Fibres Eco Lush in Lime ♥ Fibra Natura Papyrus ‒ 229-26 (Black) ♥ scissors ♥ darning needle for sewing and working yarn ends away ♥ crochet hooks in the following sizes: 3mm, 3,5mm and 4mm ♥ 2 x 9mm safety eyes ♥ polyester toy stuffing ♥ stitch marker ♥ bamboo skewer, about 15cm TENSION Tension is not important for this project, but the tighter the crochet fabric of Rosaʼs body, the better. So if you tend to crochet loosely, rather drop down a hook size. ABBREVIATIONS (US crochet terms) beg ‒ begin(ning) bl ‒ back loop ch ‒ chain dc ‒ double crochet hdc ‒ half double crochet
80 IDEAS May/June 2022
MR ‒ magic ring rep ‒ repeat
after the end of rnd 2 and pull it forwards or backwards between your sts.
rnd ‒ round RS ‒ right side
Start with your MR, do not join the rnd with a sl st. Do not start the second
sc ‒ single crochet
rnd with a ch, instead insert your
sl st ‒ slip stitch st(s) ‒ stitch(es)
hook straight through the first st and work the required number of sts.
tog ‒ together SPECIAL STITCHES STACKED DC When you reach the end of the row, turn and work a sc in the first st. Turn your work slightly, and you will see the strands of yarn on the side of the sc forming a ʻVʼ. Insert the hook under the two strands of yarn that are forming the ʻVʼ to make another sc st. JOGLESS STRIPES Step 1 Before finishing last st of the rnd, pull new colour through the last 2 loops on your hook instead of the old colour. Step 2 Make a sl st instead of a sc in the first st of the rnd in the new colour, and complete the rnd as normal. Rep steps 1 and 2 whenever you need to change colour. PICOT ch 2, sl st back into base of first st CROCHETING IN A SPIRAL Crocheting in a spiral creates a nice, even fabric without a seam where the rnd ends. To keep track of the beg and end of your rnd, position a piece of waste yarn
2SC TOG Insert hook, yarn over and pull up a loop, insert hook into next st, yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and pull through all sts. 3SC TOG Insert hook, yarn over and pull up a loop, insert hook into next st, yarn over and pull up a loop, insert hook into next st, yarn over and pull up a loop (4 loops on hook), yarn over and pull through all sts. 4SC TOG Insert hook, yarn over and pull up a loop, insert hook into next st, yarn over and pull up a loop, insert hook into next st, yarn over and pull up a loop, insert hook into next st, yarn over and pull up a loop (5 loops on hook), yarn over and pull through all sts. TO CROCHET HEAD AND BODY Using 3,5mm crochet hook and colour A, beg by making a MR. Work 6sc into MR. Rnd 1: (2sc into next st) 6 times (12sc). Rnd 2: (1sc, 2sc into next st) 6 times (18). Rnd 3: (2sc, 2sc into next st) 6 times (24).
