Jane Austen Crochet Doll

Jane Austen Crochet Doll Pattern

Written and created by Amanda M. Ward

 Materials:

* Worsted weight acrylic yarn in light blue, brown, cream, and a colour for skin tone of your choice.

* Size G (4.25 mm) crochet hook

* Size H (5.00 mm) crochet hook

* Size K (6.50 mm) crochet hook

* Polyester fiberfill

* blunt yarn needle (for sewing doll parts together)

* felt in 4 colours (red, white, colour for eyes, colour for eyebrows (to match hair).

* A hot glue gun and glue

*At least 10” of lace edging

*At least 35” of 3/8” ribbon in dark blue

*Small faux flower with stem

Size: Finished doll measures approx. 15" tall.

Abbreviations:

sc= single crochet

inc= increase (work 2 sc stitches in the next stitch)

dec= decrease (always made in front loops only throughout pattern).

st=stitch

ch= chain

Important Notes: Stuff all pieces as you work to make stuffing the doll easier! Do not over stuff doll as this may stretch the stitches.

Pattern

Head and Torso:

Starting from the top of the head, using yarn of your choice for skin tone:

1          1.  6 sc in magic ring. (6 sc)

2          2.  Inc in each sc around (12 sc)

3          3.  (2 sc, inc) repeat around 4 times (16 sc)

4          4.  (3 sc, inc) repeat around 4 times (20 sc)

5-9. Sc in each sc around (20 sc)

10. 2 sc, dec 4 times, 10 sc (16 sc)

11. Sc in each sc around (16 sc)

12. Dec, 6 sc, dec, 6 sc (14 sc)

13. 8 sc, dec 3 times (11 sc)

14. Dec, 9 sc (10 sc)

Torso (Switch to cream coloured yarn):

15. Sc in each sc around (10 sc)

16. 1 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 3 sc (12 sc)            

17. 2 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc (14 sc)

18. 3 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 5 sc (16 sc)

19. (Inc, 3 sc) 4 times (20 sc)

20. 4 sc, inc, 10 sc, inc, 4 sc (22 sc)

21. 5 sc, inc, 10 sc, inc, 5 sc (24 sc)

22. Join with slip stitch to 1^st sc. Ch 1, sc 1 in same stitch, sc around, join with a slip stitch to 1^st sc (24 sc).

Blue Dress (Switch to light blue coloured yarn):

23. Ch 1, 1 sc in same stitch, 24 sc around. (24 sc)

24-27. Sc in each stitch around (24 sc)

28. Dec around (12 times) (12 sc)

29. Sc in each stitch around (12 sc)

30. Inc in each stitch around (24 sc)

31-34. Sc in each stitch around (24 sc)

35. 11 sc, inc, 11 sc, inc (26 sc)

36-37. Sc in each stitch around (26 sc)

38. 12 sc, inc, 12 sc, inc (28 sc)

39. Sc in each stitch around (28 sc)

40. 13 sc, inc, 13sc, inc (30 sc)

41-43. Sc in each stitch around (30 sc)

44. 14 sc, inc, 14 sc, inc (32 sc)

45-46. Sc in each stitch around (32 sc)

47. Switch to H hook, sc in each stitch around (32 sc)

48-49. Sc in each stitch around (32 sc)

50. 15 sc, inc, 15 sc, inc (34 sc)

51-53. Sc in each stitch around (34 sc)

54. 16 sc, inc, 16sc, inc (36 sc)

55-59. Sc in each stitch around (36 sc)

slip stitch twice, fasten off. Weave in yarn tail.

Arms (Using size G hook and light blue yarn) Make 2:

1          1.  6 sc in magic ring (6 sc)

2          2.   Inc in each stitch around (12 sc)

3-5. Sc in each stitch around (12 sc)

6.(Dec, 3 sc) 3 times (9sc)

7          7.   Switch to skin tone yarn. Sc in each stitch around (9 sc)

8-13. Sc in each stitch around (9 sc)

14. Dec twice, 5 sc (7 sc)

15-20. Sc in each stitch around (7 sc)

Using yarn needle, sew up the end of the hand by threading the needle through the last 7 stitches, pulling the yarn, and gathering the stitches together to close hole. Leave a long tail of yarn at the end of one arm for sewing the hands together later.

Hair (Using G hook, and brown yarn or colour of your choice):

1          1.  6sc in magic ring (6 sc)

2          2.  Inc in each stitch around (12 sc)

3-4. Sc in each stitch around (12 sc)

5          5.  Dec, 5 sc, dec, 5 sc (10 sc)

6          6.  Inc, 5 sc, inc, 5 sc (12 sc)

7          7.  Inc in each stitch around (24 sc)

8-11. Sc in each stitch around (24 sc)

Fringe: Chain 3, slip stitch back along chain, 8 sc, (chain 3, slip stitch in 1^st ch, sc in next stitch) 3 times. (Chain 4, slip stitch back along chain, sc in next sc) twice. (Chain 3, slip stitch in 1^st chain, sc in next stitch) 3 times.

Legs (Using G hook and off white yarn, make 2):

1          1.  6 sc in magic ring (6 sc)

2-9. Sc in each stitch around (6 sc)

10. Inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc (8 sc)

11-19. Sc in each stitch around (8 sc)

20. 3 sc, inc, 3sc, inc (10 sc)

21-25. Sc in each stitch around (10 sc)

26. 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc (12 sc)

27-31. Sc in each stitch around (12 sc)

Fasten off first leg. Set aside. Make second leg in the same way, but do not fasten off second leg. You will continue by joining the two legs together as follows:

10 sc along second leg, join to inside of first leg with 1 sc, sc again in same stitch, sc around first leg until you get to the spot where you first joined the two legs, sc again in the stitch where you first joined the legs, 2 sc in next stitch of the second leg, 12 sc around second leg (29 sc). The two legs are now joined together. Continue torso as follows:

32-34. Sc in each stitch around (29 sc)

35. 1 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec, 6 sc dec, 3 sc (25 sc)

36. 1 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 3 sc (21 sc)

37. 1 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 4sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 1 sc (17 sc)

38. 1 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 3 sc dec, 4 sc (14 sc)

Slip stitch twice to fasten off. Leave a 12” tail of yarn for sewing the legs to the body.

Putting the Doll together and embellishing:

Cut one 3” length of lace edging for around neck. Glue where skin tone and off white yarn meet. Cut one 7” length of lace edging for bust edging. Glue where off white and light blue yarn meet. Cut a 5” length of 3/8” ribbon to put around waist. Glue into place at back of doll. Form a small bow from a short length of 3/8” ribbon, and glue to front of dress. (see photos for details).

Sew legs to inside of skirt opening beneath waist. Sew hair onto doll’s head, working around the hairline, stuffing the bun and hair lightly. Sew arms onto either side of doll so that the height of the shoulders aligns. Sew hands together.

      Curls and braid (Using K hook and brown yarn or colour of your choice):

Cut 4 20” lengths of yarn. Working with 4 strands of yarn held together, and leaving approx. 1.5” of yarn at beginning, chain 9, and fasten off, leaving approx. 1.5” of yarn at the end. Un-ply the yarn left at the ends to create the “curls” at each end of “braid.” Trim curls to desired length. Cut a 14” length of ribbon, and use yarn needle to thread ribbon back and forth through the braid. Wrap the braid around the top of the hair bun and tie ribbon ends into a neat bow beneath hair bun in front of curls.

Neck: To shape the head and neck, thread a piece of yarn matching the skin tone back and forth through the neck stitches at the base of the head, and pull the yarn tightly. tie strands in a knot at back of neck to hold in place, and weave in ends.

Face: Cut eyes eyebrows, and mouth from felt and glue into place. Embroider nose by making several neat whip stitches along the center of the face, with the widest whip stitch at the bottom to form the appearance of nostrils. Add flower to doll’s hands.

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