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Lottie Doll basic body
I have been asked many times how to make my dolls and is there a pattern. Each doll is unique and special but over the course of finding the right look for my dolls, I have compiled notes to the basic body of a Lottie Doll, for my doll group on Raverly "We Make Dolls". These notes are for the body only, and top hat. With this body you can make any doll your imagination can come up with. Clothing can be made searching Raverly data base for doll clothes.BE CREA TIVE!Make your LottieSHINE!
Materials:
-Any yarn of your choice, one colour for skin, and as many colours as you chose for legs, arms and torso (I like chunky yarn and mill end yarn has many interesting textures perfect for dolls) yes... I said Mill end yarn. Awesome for dolls. - Bernat Soft Bouclé- colour of your choice for hair (you can use any yarn for hair but is recommended it be a textured yarn)- 4 double pointed needles (size Us 7 -4.5mm to obtain 21-28inch doll) - tapestry needle to sew parts together - stuffing of your choice (I use polyester Stuffing) -1 stitch markers for beginning of round - stitch holder or waste yarn -crochet hook similar in size to your needles
Abbreviations:
K = knit Ktog= knit two together P = purl Kfb= knit into the front loop and back loop C/o=Knit two stitches on the right hand needle- with left needle pull first stich back and over the second stitch leaving one stitch- repeat till you have one stitch left, pull yarn through and weave in the ends.
Knitted head
CO 6 sts. Divide sts between needles and join to begin working in the round Row 1: [Kfb] Row 2 knit entire row Row 3: (K1, kfb) Row 4 knit entire row Row 5: (K2, kfb) Row 6 knit entire row Row 7: (K3, kfb) Row 8 knit entire row Row 9:(K4, kfb) Row 10 knit entire row Row 11: (K5, kfb) Row 12 knit entire row Row 13: (K6, kfb) Row 14 knit entire row Row 15,( K7, kfb) Row 16 knit entire row Row 17: [K8, kfb] Row 18 knit 2 entire row Row 19 (k9, kfb) Knit 8 rows Round 28: [K9, k2tog] Row 29 knit entire round K8,k2tog Knit row ROw 30 [K7, k2tog] Round 31 knit entire round Row 32 :[K6, k2tog] Row 33 knit entire round. Round 34: [K5, k2tog Row 35 knit entire round. Round 36: [K4, k2tog] Row 37 Knit entire round Round 38: [K3, k2tog]-- This is a good time to stuff head and add eyes. Remember the open top of the head is the TOP of your dolls head. I place eyes low and shape my face by scrunching it. You should have a slight peak at the bottom I like to use that as a chin. Don't be afraid, shape that head and give it personality -poke your fingers where you think you want eyes. Bend that head and squish that chin forward Row 39 (knit 2, k2tog)
Row 40 knit entire row Row 41 (Knit 1, k2tog) Row 42 (k2together) Cut yarn weave through remaining stitches pull tight and weave in ends.
If you need to use some yarn to keep the eyes indented. Do it. Tie the loose yarn in the back if you have to it will be covered later anyways. I take the yarn that I sewed up hole and pull it down towards eyes weave out near one eye then through the other and pull (yarn is hidden underneath eyes. This gives a more indented look. I have pictures with my Tinka doll and also in the crochet version but it is the same thing, showing what I mean. Take your needle and fluff his head up to shape it better also. Don't be afraid to shape his/her head the way you want, remember he is going to have a skull cap covering most of his/her head that will be used as the bases of his hair. So go nuts and shape your Lottie Doll! Skull capWith crochet hook Row 1-magic loop 6 sc Row 2- (sc1, 2 sc) Row 3 (sc in next 2, 2 sc) Row 4 (sc in next 3, 2sc) Row 5, (sc in next 4, 2sc) Row 6 (sc in next 5, 2 sc) If cap does not cover entire crown of head - (sc in next 6, 2 sc) Crochet sc entire row and continue sc every row till cap covers entire back (Sew cap to head.
We are going to stop here until doll body is complete. I have discovered that adding the hair AFTER the body is complete keeps it from getting frizzy. So we will do the hair section later. For now our little orphan has a skull cap for hair. As you can see the head is pretty much a basic kind of ROUND ball, just slightly altered so it can be shaped like a head and the beginning can be used as a chin. TOP Hat KNIT: ROW 1. co 6 stitches. Divide on double pointed needles and JOIN IN ROUND Row 2: Knit Row 3: (kfb every stitch -- you will have 12 stitches) Row 4: Knit Row 5: (K1,kfb) Row 6: Knit Row 7: (K2,kfb), Row 8: Knit Row 9: (K2, Kfb) Row 10,knit Row 11, k3,kfb Row12-17- PURL 6 ROWS Knit SIXTEEN ROWS (If you want taller Top hat knit25 rows) Row 42: Switch to another colour- knit. Row 43: PURL Row Switch to BACK TO MAIN COLOUR Row 44 (K3, kfb) Row 45: Purl Row 46: (k4, kfb) Row 48: Purl BIND OFF- I-cord bind-off as follows: Cast on 3 stitches at the beginning of the first needle. Beginning with the new stitches, K2, K2tog. Slip the three worked stitches back onto the left needle. Repeat from until all stitches are bound off. Weave in ends
Doll torso Knit Cast on 25 stitches Divide between double pointed needles --PLEASE READ BEFORE CONTINUING!!! WARNING YOU WILL HAVE extra STITCHES ON THE END--- JUST KNIT THEM and continue with PATTERN on NEW round. When the extra stitches "Catch up" then they can be knitted as in pattern. Row I: K all sts. Row 2: (K3, kfb) Row 3-5: K all sts Row 6: (K4, kfb Row 7-10: K all sts Row 11: (K5, kfb) Row 12-16: K all sts Row 17: (K6, kfb) Row 18-23: K all sts. Row 24: (K7, kfb) Row 25-44: K all sts. Row 45: (K7, k2tog) Row 46. Knit all sts Row 47: (K6, k2tog) 48 knit all stitches Row 49: (K5, k2tog) Row 50 knit all sts. Row 51: (K4, k2tog) Row 52 knit all stitches Round 53: (K3, k2tog) Row 54. Knit all stitches Row 55: (K2, k2tog) Row 56 knit all stitches Row 57: (K1, k2tog) Row 58: (K2tog) Row 59 (K2tog) UNTIL yOU HAVE 6 sts REMAINING Cut and draw yarn through remaining sts, pull tight. weave in end Neck stabilizer Crochet - Crochet chain 6, sc in each chain until it is long enough to wrap around neck, DO NOT MAKE IT SUPER LONG, just enough to wrap around neck FIRM, then sew around neck between Head and torso. This will make head more stable and not so wobbly.
Knit hands- Make two Cast on 15 stitches, join to knit in round Rounds 1-50 K all sts Fingerless gloves (change to colour you want for fingerless glove) Round 51 Knit round Round 52- purl round Round 53knit round Round 54- purl round Round 55- : K6, kfb, k remaining stitches Round 56: K5, kfb, k2, kfb, knit remaining stitches Round 57: Kfb, k4, kfb, place next 4 sts on st holder or waste yarn, kfb, k4, kfb knit remaining stitches Rounds 58-62- Knit all stitches- (THIS IS KNITTING 5 COMPLETE ROWS) 63-purl all stitches 64-knit all stitches 65-purl all stitches Change to skin colour 66-knit round Round 67: K2tog Round 68: K2tog Weave needle through remaining stitches pull tight and weave in ends. Thumb: put stitches held on waste yarn on double-point needle with RS facing, using skin colour knit 3 rounds in I-Cord. Weave needle through remaining stitches pull tight and weave in ends. You can add buttons to the side or whatever you want for your fingerless gloves. Stuff (you can stuff your hand before you do the ktog rows if you wish) the top will be open, secure this to NECK of torso (where the neck stablizer is sew to the side of head) Knit Legs- Make 2 Cast on 20 stitches, join to knit in the round K 50 rounds Change colour to boot colour Row 51-knit round Row52-purl round Knit 8 rounds (NOTE IF yOU WANT A SHORTER BOOT Knit less rounds here BUT if you want it the same length add those extra rounds to the above 50 rounds-- ie. if you want shorter boot K 55 rounds and after your purl row knit 3 rounds) does that makesense??? FEET Row 61- (k8,kfb)-- IF yOU WANT BIG FEET BEGIN HERE Row62-knitround Row 63-(k7,kfb)-- IF YOU WANT MEDIUM FEET BEGIN HERE Row 64-Knit round Row 65- (k6,kfb)--- IF yOU WANT SMALL FEET KNIT H Row 66--(K5,kfb) Row 67--Knit round Row 68--(K4,kfb) Row 69-Knit round Row 70- (K3,kfb) Row 71-knit round Row 72- (K2,kfb) Row 73-Knit round BIG FEET ONLY- (Knit 1 kfb) ALL FEET -- KNIT TWO ROUNDS (K8, k2tog)--BIG FEET ONLY Knit round (k7,k2tog)--- MED feet only knit round--- (k6,k2tog)--- All feet--Small feet start here knit round (k5,k2tog) knit round (K4,k2tog) knit round (K3,k2tog) knit round (k2,k2tog)--- Stuff feet here and shape nice and firm. knit round (k1,k2tog) K2together until you have 6 stitches left on needle, thread needle through 6 stitches draw tight and weave in ends Go back to top of boot colour to purl row. Join yarn and kfb in each purl. ) rows, bind off and weave in ends. Using contrast colour weave in laces for boot Top of leg will be open, sew to bottom of torso stuffing opening as you go so it is nice and firm. HAIR-- cut strands and rug hook into skull cap, don't go over board because hair can easily over take the doll but do it random and sit your doll back and look at it to see if the hair is doing what you want. Now you have your own basic Lottie Doll. Get creative and dress him/her in fun, funky Clothes!
Copyright 2012 Deena Thomson-Menard
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