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| Pearl Babies |
I promised y'all a freebie and Tee-Dah here she is! Please enjoy and play until your heart is content! <3 Pam
Pearl
Babies
This is an Intermediate
level pattern written in US crochet terms.
Materials Needed:
Worsted Weight Yarn –
Doubled using two strands in Skin Color and in Undies Color
Small Amount of Yarn for
Hair Color Small Amount of
Ribbon for Hair
Small Amount of
Embroidery Floss or Thread for Facial Features
Polyfil Fiber Stuffing 5.5mm
Crochet Hook
Tapestry Needle Stitch
Markers
Gauge is not as
important as crocheting tightly so that the stuffing does not come out. If you
want a smaller baby use 1 strand of Worsted Weight yarn and a 3.5mm hook.
NOTE: The
pattern is worked in a spiral and not joined at the end of each round. Use a
Stitch Marker and mark the last stitch in each round then continue on to the
next round’s directions.
Stitch Legend:
Mgc Rng – Magic Ring Ch –
Chain
SC – Single Crochet FLO
– Front Loops Only
SC2Tog – Single Crochet
Decrease BLO – Back Loops
Only
St – Stitch Sts
– Stitches
FO – Fasten Off *
– Repeat instructions from *
2 DC Cluster – 2 Double
Crochets Joined Together in Same Stitch
Sl St – Slip Stitch
TUTORIALS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMkNQAZ5Si0 Ultimate Finish
from Planet June
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| Pearl Baby |
LET’S BEGIN!
BODY
Round 1: Begin
with White yarn or Undies color yarn and a Mgc Rng, 6 SC into ring, pull yarn
tail to close (6 SC)
Round 2:
*2 SC into next St, Repeat around (12 SC)
Round 3:
*2 SC into next St, SC in next St, Repeat around (18 SC)
Round 4:
*2 SC into next St, SC into next 2 Sts, Repeat around (24 SC)
Round 5:
Working into the BLO, SC around (24
SC)
Rounds 6 – 7: Working into both loops of the Sts, SC around (24 SC)
Round 8: Working into FLO, SC around, join to 1st SC with a Sl St into
the FLO and FO White yarn (24 SC) Weave in your yarn tail and continue to next
round.
Round 9: Attach Skin tone colored yarn into the BLO
of same St as last FO with a Sl St, Working in BLO, SC around (24 SC)
Round 10:
Working into both loops of the Sts,
*SC2Tog, SC in next 2 Sts, Repeat around (18 SC)
Rounds 11 – 13: SC
around (18 SC)
Round 14:
*SC2Tog, SC in next St, Repeat around (12 SC)
STUFF BODY HERE
Round 15:
*SC2Tog, Repeat around (6 SC)
You have now completed the body portion of your doll,
DO NOT break off yarn and continue on to the head.
HEAD
Round 16:
SC around (6 SC)
Round 17:
*2 SC in next St, Repeat around (12 SC)
Round 18:
*2 SC in next St, SC in next St, Repeat around (18 SC)
Round 19:
*2 SC in next St, SC in next 2 Sts, Repeat around (24 SC)
Rounds 20 – 24: SC
around (24 SC)
NOTE: Embroider facial features for eyes, nose and
mouth between rounds 20 – 22.
Round 25:
*SC2Tog, SC in next 2 Sts, Repeat around (18 SC)
Round 26: *SC2Tog,
SC in next St, Repeat around (12 SC)
STUFF HEAD HERE
Round 27:
*SC2Tog, Repeat around (6 SC) FO yarn and leave a long tail for sewing, use the
tapestry needle and the Ultimate finish to close the top of your doll http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMkNQAZ5Si0
ARMS – Make 2
Round 1: Begin
with Skin tone colored yarn and a Mgc Rng, 6 SC into ring, pull yarn tail to
close (6 SC)
Round 2:
*SC in next St, 2 SC in next St, Repeat around (9 SC)
Round 3: SC
around (9 SC)
Round 4:
SC in next 4 Sts, 2 DC Cluster in next St, SC in next 4 Sts (9 Sts)
Round 5:
*SC2Tog, SC, Repeat around (6 SC)
STUFF HAND HERE
Rounds 6 – 12: SC
around (6 SC)
After last St on Round
12, FO yarn leaving a long tail for sewing the arm to the body.
LEGS – Make 2
Round 1:
Begin with Skin tone colored yarn and a Mgc Rng, 6 SC into ring, pull yarn tail
to close (6 SC)
Round 2:
*2 SC in next St, Repeat around (12 SC)
Round 3: Working in BLO, SC around (12 SC)
Round 4:
SC in next 2 Sts, *SC2Tog, Repeat from * 3 more times, SC in next 2 Sts (8 SC)
Round 5:
SC in next 2 Sts, SC2Tog, SC2Tog, SC in next 2 Sts (6 SC)
STUFF FOOT HERE
Rounds 6 – 15: SC
around (6 SC)
After last St on Round
15, FO yarn leaving a long tail for sewing leg to body.
EARS – Make 2
With Skin tone yarn
begin with a Mgc Rng, 3 SC into ring and pull yarn tail to close, Break off
yarn leaving a longer tail for sewing the ears to each side of the head. Align
ears with the top of the eyes and attach each Ear 4 Sts over from the eye on the
side of the head.
ASSEMBLY
Attach Arms to each side
of the body with the “Thumbs” (2 DC Clusters) facing up just below the neck
using the tapestry needle. Be sure to sew around both sides of the arm as they
will be a stress point during play.
Attach legs to bottom of
body with the toes facing forward and so both legs meet at the exact middle of
the Mgc Rng using the tapestry needle. Be sure to sew around both sides of the
leg as they will be a stress point during play.
HAIR
To make the hair, cut 6
pieces of yarn about 4” long. Working around the last 6 Sts of the head, Latch
Knot through each of the 6 Sts at the top of the head, separate the Plies of
each strand of yarn to give them some pizazz using the tapestry needle and
fluff out your hair tuft. Tie a ribbon around the top of your tuft of hair to
pretty it up.
TEE-DAH! You’re finished
and now you have a cute little baby to play with!
PS. Please sell your babies or gift them to new homes
as you see fit! The pattern is mine, but what you make with them is yours! J <3 Pam
