Miss polka dot ( knitting pattern.)
Materials:
A pair of USA #2 knitting needles
Worsted yarn: red, white, light brown and black
Poly fill for stuffing
Cardboard pieces to insert inside the shoes
White felt to make polka dots.
Two circles of black and white felt for the eyes
Blush or red colored pencil to color the checks
Ribbon
Tapestry needle.
Aleene's fast grab tacky glue or any other craft glue.
'F' or 3.75mm crochet hook to make the shoe lace and the back bow.
Measures: approximately 8 1/2" in height excluding the cap. The doll can stand without any support once the cardboard soles are inserted and it can sit when it's leaned against a wall etc.
Skills required : cast on, cast off, knit, purl, increase and decrease.
Method:
Shoes and legs (make two alike )
Begin at the sole and using Red color cast on 8 sts.
Row 1: increase knit wise into every stitch 16 sts
Row 2: purl
Row 3: knit
Row 4: purl
Row 5: increase knit wise into every stitch (32 sts)
Row 6: purl
Row 7: k 10, (k2tog,k2) 3 times, k10 - 29 sts
Row 8: purl
Row9: k10,(k2tog, k1) 3times, k10 - 26 sts
Row10: purl
Row11: k 10, ( k2tog) 4 times , k 8 - 22 sts
Row 12: purl
Break off the yarn and join white color for the socks .
Continue and work in st-st for 8 rows beginning with a k row.
Next row: k1, (k2tog to last st) ,k1 -12 sts
Next row: k2tog, k8, k2tog - 10 sts
Break off the yarn and join light brown for the legs.
Increase knit wise into every st 20sts
Beginning with a purl row work in st-st for 17 rows
Cast off.
To make up :
Join the row ends together, leaving the top open for stuffing. Place the leg on a cardboard and trace the sole, cut four pieces in order to get stiff sole. Insert two cardboard pieces for the sole for each leg and then stuff the legs firmly, but do not fill the legs completely. At the top edge leave 1/8th inches with out filling in order to insert the legs easily inside the body. Keep these aside for now till they are required .
Shoe lace ( make two )
With white yarn and using a crochet hook make a chain of single crochet for about 6 to 7 inches or a twisted chord. Make a bow and sew in the front of the shoes.
Body and Head.
Begin at the lower body of the doll and with white color cast on 40 sts.
Beginning with the knit row st-st for 11 rows .
Break the yarn and join red color for the upper body.
Beginning with a purl row st-st for 11 rows .
Next row (k1,k2tog to last st )k1 - 27 sts.
Purl 1row
Break the yarn and join light brown color for the head.
Next row : (k1, inc 1 to last st, )k1 -40sts
Purl one row.
Next row: (k5, inc knit wise in the next st ) 6 times, k4 -46 sts.
Beginning with the purl row st -st for 17rows.
Next row: (k2, k2tog to last 2 sts) k2 - 35 sts.
Purl 1 row.
Next row:( k1, k2tog to last st, )k2- 24 sts.
Purl 2tog to end 12 sts.
Leave the sts on the needle and cut the yarn leaving a long tail, and with the tapestry needle draw the stitches and gather tightly and fasten off.
To make up :
Join the row ends,but leave 3 inches open near the head for easy stuffing. Also do not close the bottom yet.
Insert the legs at the bottom of the body and sew in place. Now stuff the body and the head firmly and sew the gap near the head. The enter seam is the back of the doll.
To form the neck :
Take a length of the yarn matching to the face and gather around the first knitted row of the head and pull the stitches tightly and fasten off.
Neck edging:
For the neck edging use white yarn and cast on 40 sts and cast off. Sew this around the neck.
Frilly skirt:
Using red cast on 110 sts.
G-St for 2 rows
Beginning with a knit row St -St for 12 rows.
Next row k2tog to end-55 sts.
Cast off.
To make up: join the row ends together, turn the skirt right side out and now place the skirt near the waist and catch two sts at a time while sewing in order to get the frills all around the waist, so that the skirt should fit correctly near the waist. Make sure the center seam is at the back of the doll.
Waist band :
Using white cast on 55 sts and cast off. Sew this around the waist.
Back bow :
With white yarn and using a crochet hook make a chain of single crochet for about 6 to 7 inches or a twisted chord. Make a bow and sew at the back of the frock at the center of the waist band as shown in the illustration.
Polka dots:
To make polka dots cut small circles using white and glue them here and there all around the dress .
Arms: ( make two )
With light brown cast on 7 sts
Next row : purl
Inc k wise into every stitch - 14 sts
Continue in st-st and work 16 rows
Break off the skin color and join white for the sleeve edging
G -st for 2 rows , break off white and join red for the sleeves
Next row: Inc k wise into every stitch- 28 sts
Continue in the st- st and work 5 rows.
Next row : k2tog to end - 14 sts .
Leave the stitches on the needle leaving a long tail, and then with a tapestry needle draw through the stitches and pull the stitches tightly and fasten off.
To makeup :
Join the row ends together leaving the bottom of the hand open. Stuff the hands firmly and then gather the stitches at the bottom and pull them tightly.
Sew the hands in front of the body just 2 sts below the neck edging.
Face :
Eyes :
Cut two small circles With black and white felt. First put some glue on the white felt glue them at the enter of the face 8 rows above the neck. Then glue the black felt little bit below the white felt. ( note : Aleene's fast grab tacky glue is best to glue the felt )
Mouth: with black yarn embroider a small 'V' shape 4 rows above the neck.
Nose: use the skin color or a darker shade than the skin color and make two small horizontal stitches just below the eyes.
Hair:
Main piece:
Using black cast on 80 sts.
Next row : k1, insert the right hand needle K wise into the next st on the left hand needle, yarn over twice and then draw through all the three sts,continue this way till the last st and K1
Next row : K1, K2tog to end,K1
Cast off.
Place this on the dolls hair 7 rows above the head forming a 'U' shape such that some hair is hanging below the shoulder. Now sew the hair in place all over except the hair falling below the shoulder.
Now again cast on 80 sts and repeat the process and arranging the rows of hair till the head is completely covered by the hair leaving the hair to dangle below the shoulder.
Now with the hair that is dangling tie two ponytails on either sides and secure the ponytails with a piece of black yarn. Once the ponytails are secure tie a piece of ribbon on either sides of the ponytails.
Front piece of the hair.
With black cast on 10 sts,
Next row : k1, insert the right hand needle K wise into the next st on the left hand needle, yarn over twice and then draw through all the three sts,continue this way till the last st and K1
Next row : K1, K2tog to end,K1
Cast off.
Place the castoff edge in front of the forehead and sew the castoff edge to the main piece of the hair.
Hat
Using white cast on 50 sts.
Beginning with a K row st-st for 6 rows.
Shape the hat.
K3,k2tog to end - 40 sts.
Purl
K2,K2tog to end - 30 sts,
Purl
K1, K2tog to end - 20 sts,
Purl
K2tog to end.- 10 sts.
Leave the sts on the needle and cut the yarn leaving a long tail. With a tapestry needle draw through all the sts and pull tightly and fasten off.
Hat front :
With white cast on 50 sts.
G- St for 2 rows.
Cast off.
To make up :
Join the row ends of the hat, turn the hat right side out , stuff the hat a little and place on the doll's head and sew in place.
Join the row ends of the hat front turn it right side out and sew the cast on edge to the hat.
Hat band:
Using red Cast on 50 sts and cast off. Sew this around the hat.
Flower :
Cast on 10 sts using red .
Cut the yarn leaving a long tail, with the tapestry needle draw through all the stitches, forming a shape of a flower. Sew this in the front of the hat just above the hat band.
With green yarn embroider some stitches in the middle of the flower.
