Talvi Tonttu

Basic  crochet pattern of this doll. Whitout patterns of outfit so far..

Materials:

Skin color crochet yarn, hook recommended by yarn provider

Abbreviations:

Sc- single crochet

Hdc- half double crochet

Dc -  double crochet

Ch - chain

St - stitch

Dec - 2 crochets together (Insert hook into stitch and draw up a loop. Insert hook into next stitch and draw up a loop. Yarn over, draw through all 3 loops on hook.

The head + body

1 rnd: Ch 2, 10 scs in to 2nd st from the hook. Work in continuous rounds, do not join. = 10 sts

2 rnd: 2 scs in each st around = 20 sts

3 rnd: *sc in first st, 2 sc in next* repeat around = 30 sts

4 rnd: *sc in each of 2 sts, 2 scs in next st* repeat around = 40 sts

5 rnd: *sc in each of 3 sts, 2 scs in next st* repeat around = 50 sts

6 rnd: *sc in each of 4 sts, 2 scs in next st* repeat around = 60 sts

7-17 rnds: sc in each st around = 60 sts

18 rnd: dec 9 times, *dec, 5 sc* repeat 5 times (dec, 5 sc = 45 sts

19-25 rnds: sc in each st around = 45 sts

26 rnd: *dec, 2 sc* repeat 4 times, *dec, 1 sc* repeat 9 times, 2 sc = 32 sts

27 rnd: *dec, 1 sc* repeat 4 times, dec 9 times = 18 sts

28 rnd: *dec, 4 sc* repeat around = 15 sts

29-30 rnds: sc in each st around = 15 sts

31 rnd: *sc in each of 2 sts, 2 scs in next st* repeat around = 20 sts

32 rnd: *sc in first st, 2 sc in next* repeat around = 30 sts

33 rnd: *sc in each of 2 sts, 2 scs in next st* repeat around = 40 sts

34-50 rnds: sc in each st around = 40 sts

52 rnd: *dec, 2 sc* repeat around = 30 sts

53 rnd: *dec, 1 sc* repeat around = 20 sts

54 rnd: dec repeat around = 10 sts

55 rnd: dec repeat around = 5 sts

End, fasten, cut

Ears: Join yarn into the 12 round of the head, work down, 1 sc, 1 hdc,1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc. End, cut, hide the end of the yarn in the head. Do the same on the opposite side of the head for second ear.

Hands:

1 rnd: Ch 2, 8 scs in to 2nd st from the hook. Work in continuous rounds, do not join. = 8 sts

2 rnd: 2 scs in each st around = 16 sts

3 rnd: *sc in each of 3 sts, 2 scs in next st* repeat around = 20 sts

4-7 rnds: sc in each st around = 20 sts

8 rnd: *dec, 3 sc* = 15 sts

9 rnd: *dec, 3 sc* = 12 sts

10 rnd: sc in each st around = 12 sts

11 rnd: *sc in each of 2 sts, 2 sc in next st* repeat around = 16 sts

12-26 rnds: sc in each st around = 16 sts

27 rnd:  *dec, 3 sc* repeat around = 12 sts

28 rnd: *dec, 1 sc* repeat around = 8 sts

29 rnd: dec repeat around = 4 sts

End, fasten, cut

Legs:

1 rnd: 5 ch, 1 sc in the 2nd st from the hook, 2 sc, 5 scs in the last st. Continue around on the down part of a chain. 2 sc, 2 scs in the last chain. Work in continuous rounds, do not join = 12 sts

2 rnd: 2 scs in first st, sc in each of 2 next sts, 2 scs in each of next 5 sts, sc in each of 2 next sts, 2 sts in each of next 2 sts = 20 sts

3 rnd:  *2 scs in st, sc in each of 3 next sts* repeat around = 25 sts

4-5 rnd: sc in each st around = 25 sts

5 rnd: 6 sc, dec, dec, 5 sc, dec, dec, 6 sc = 21 sts

6 rnd: 5 sc, dec, dec, 3 sc, dec, dec, 5 sc = 17 sts

7 rnd: 4 sc, dec, dec, 1 sc, dec, dec, 3 sc, dec (using first st of the next rnd) = 12 sts

8 rnd: *sc in each of 2 sts, 2 scs in next st* repeat aroung = 16 sts

9 rnd: *sc in each of 3 sts, 2 scs in next st* repeat around = 20 sts

10-28 rnds: sc in each st around = 20 sts

29 rnd: *dec, 3 sc* repeat around = 12 sts

30 rnd: *dec, 1 sc* repeat around = 8 sts

31 rnd: dec repeat around = 4 sts

End, fasten, cut

Sew hands and legs to the body.

Make hair on the head, stitch eyes, nose and lips.