The Little Red Pandora: Darling Dolls
The Little Red Pandora: Darling Dolls
The Little Red Pandora: Darling Dolls
Darling
Dolls
Collection
p. 2 Basic info
p. 3 Introduction
p. 4 Crochet Instructions
p. 15 Finishing Directions
p. 16 Finished Product
p. 17 Media & Contact
Finished Measurements
Height: 9 inches (23 centimeters)
Level
Advanced Beginner / Intermediate. Requires familiarity with stitches used (below), joining rounds,
attaching yarn, changing color, and sewing parts together.
Materials
• Worsted medium weight (4) yarn in • 2 small, wooden buttons
colors for the: • White pipe cleaners
skin (peach) • Yarn needle
hair (dark brown)
• Sewing pins
outfit (red, off-white, brown)
• Scissors
• 2.75 mm crochet hook
• Optional: blush powder
• Fiberfill stuffing
♡ Happy Crocheting! ♡
Crochet Instructions
Legs (x2)
Note: I did not stuff nor insert wires into my doll’s legs, but if you’d like, you may stuff the legs bit
by bit as you work, or insert wire (or pipe cleaner) to improve stability.
Fasten off for the first leg, but DO NOT FASTEN OFF for the
second leg! Continue with the joining directions below.
Start with yarn still attached to Step 2: Sc around the first leg Step 3: Sc around for one row.
the second leg. (6 sts). Sc 5 in the ch-5 space. (22 sts)
Sc 4 around the remaining 4 Then, fasten off and weave in
Step 1: Sc 2. Ch 5, and join
sts in second leg. The join is the ends.
with the first leg using a sl st.
complete.
Attach plastic safety eyes. (I placed eyes between R10 and R11, 6 sts apart.)
You may also begin stuffing the head, and continue stuffing bit by bit as you work.
Fasten off. Fold a pipe cleaner in half and insert it up the neck to provide neck
support/stability. Stuff the upper body firmly, but be careful not to stretch the stitches.
1. Sew the arms to both sides of the body. (I attached at R21 of the body.)
2. Stuff the upper body, then sew the upper and lower body pieces together.
To begin, hold the doll upside-down and facedown. Insert your hook into a stitch between R29
and R30 of the body, at the middle backside of the doll.
Visual References
1 2
To begin, hold the doll upside-down and facedown. Attach dress color (red) yarn.
Insert hook into a st between R29 and R30 of the R1: Ch 1 to begin the row.
body, at the middle backside of the doll.
3 4
R1: Move to the next st to make a sc. R1: Sc around. Join with a sl st to the first sc.
5 6
R2: Ch 3 to begin the row. R2: Dc-inc (insert 2 dc in each st) around.
7 8
R5: Tr into the the back post of the dc. R5: Tr around in the back post only.
Fasten off with a long tail for sewing to the head later.
Tail
Note: Stuff the tail bit by bit as you work from bottom-up.
Flatten the tail. Ch 1 and sc 3 across the opening of R26. Then, ch 8, turn, and sl st in the
first sc you made in the previous step. (This creates a buttonhole loop.) Fasten off and
weave in the ends.
1. Have the completed hair cap ready. 5. Pull the center of the yarn bundle
2. Wrap yarn around a flat object, such as through the stitch.
a notebook, that is double the desired 6. Put the yarn ends through the loop, and
length. This will give you many strands of then pull tight.
hair. 7. and 8. Repeat this process until you are
3. Cut across one end. satisfied with the amount of hair.
4. Take a small bundle (~3 strands) and 9. Trim the ends so that they are neat.
fold it in half. Insert your hook through a Optional: If desired, braid the hair.
stitch at the end of the hair cap.
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
Using a yarn needle and yarn tail from the hair cap, sew the hair cap to the
head. Optional: Sew bangs onto the doll’s face, strand by strand in the style
that you like.
Hood:
Shaw l:
Continuing from the hood, hold the hood upside-down. (You will crochet across the
bottom edge of the hood.)
R1: Ch 1, sc 6 across one edge of the hood. Inc in the first corner. Sc 4. Inc in the
second corner. Sc 6 across the other edge of the hood. (20 sts)
R2: Ch 3, turn. Dc-inc, dc 5, dc-inc, dc 6, dc-inc, dc 5, dc-inc. (24 sts)
R3: Ch 3, turn. Dc-inc, dc 6, dc-inc, dc 8, dc-inc, dc 6, dc-inc. (28 sts)
Fasten off and weave in the ends.
Ears:
1 2
With hood upside-down, continue with shawl.
Shawl R1: Ch 1, sc across one edge of hood with inc
in the corner.
Hood – complete.
3 4
Shawl – R1: continue sc, with inc at the 2nd corner. Shawl – R1: finish sc to end of hood.
For lining: begin at edge of hood. Sc around the edge in BLO. FO and weave in the ends.
Sew a button to the doll’s back, above her dress skirt. The tail can be looped onto the button.
2. Put the hooded capelet onto your doll, securing it with the strap on the button.
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