Lalylala - The Doll Project No XII - Paul the Toadstool

The Doll Project N°XII TOADSTOOL „Paul“ That‘s what you need: • 2,5 mm (US 1 ½) standard crocket hook • tapestry needle • 5 different yarns calling for 2,5 mm (US 1 ½) hook • 2 black 6 mm (0,2 inch) glass eyes (or safety eyes, or

black yarn to embroider, when the doll is made for a baby)

• soft stuffing (like cotton wool, polyfill etc.) FIRST OF ALL: Make sure, you crochet pretty tight all the way, to get no huge stretching holes between the stitches after you filled in the stuffing material firmly. If you crochet very loose, you should choose a smaller hook. Of course you can choose other yarns with a different gauge - the dolls measurements will change. So you have to correct the eyes-size. I used the following yarns on a 2,5 mm (US 1 ½) hook, so the entire doll turns out at a size of 27 cm (10,5 inch).

MC yarn (light gray) ≈ 35g - Atelier Zitron XXL tweed, 4ply - color N° 210 or „Regia sockwool“, 4ply - color N° 1991 (hellgrau meliert), yardage: 200m / 218yds (50g), gauge: 10x10cm (4x4inch) = 30sts/42rows CC1 yarn (white or light creme) ≈ 15g - Schachenmayr Catania Fine, 4ply - color N° 1005 (créme), yardage: 165m / 180yds (50g), gauge: 10x10cm (4x4inch) = 28sts/36rows CC2 yarn (brown) ≈ 15g - Regia sockwool, 4ply - color N° 2140 (borke meliert), yardage: 200m / 218yds (50g), gauge: 10x10cm (4x4inch) = 30sts/42rows CC3 yarn (green) ≈ 10g - Regia sockwool, 4ply - color N° 2744 (laub meliert), yardage: 200m / 218yds (50g), gauge: 10x10cm (4x4inch) = 30sts/42rows CC4 yarn (red) ≈ 15g - Atelier Zitron XXL tweed, 4ply - color N° 245 or „Regia sockwool“, 4ply - color N° 2002 (Kirsche), yardage: 200m / 218yds (50g), gauge: 10x10cm (4x4inch) = 30sts/42rows

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Abbreviations (US TERMS) MC

=

main color (light gray)

CC1

=

contrasting color no. 1 (white)

rnd(s)

=

round(s)

CC2

=

contrasting color no. 2 (brown)

sc

=

single crochet stitch

CC3

=

contrasting color no. 3 (green)

sctbl

=

sc through back loop only

CC4

=

contrasting color no. 4 (red)

sctfl

=

sc through front loop only

sc3tog

=

sc next 3 stitches together at a time

ch

=

chain stitch

sk = skip

dc

=

double crochet stitch

slst

=

slip stitch

dec

=

decrease - sc next 2 stitches together

st(s)

=

stitch(es)

FPdc

=

front post double crochet stitch

tog

=

together

FPhdc

=

front post half double crochet stitch

tr

=

treble crochet stitch / triple crochet stitch

hdc

=

half double crochet stitch

[ ] ...x

=

repeat instructions in brackets ... times

inc

=

increase - sc in indicated stitch 2 times

Some hints First: 01. All parts will be worked in spirals - so you don‘t have to close the rounds except the pattern explicitly says to do so. 02.

PAUL is worked bottom-up - means you‘ll start at the feet and work up to the top of his head.

03. Have fun!

Sounds weired, but we start with ... the

Ruff

so make a chain of 21 ch using the MC yarn (light gray). And here it comes: The first exception to the rule - this time you don‘t work in spirals instead you have to close the rounds with a slst! Insert the hook in the 4th ch from hook (these 3 ch build the 1st „dc“ of the rnd.) and crochet the following instructions:

01

02

03

# rnd. 01.

dc 18 along the chain, slst in the top of the 1st „dc“ to close the rnd. and form a ring (photos N°01-03)

02.

ch 3, [dc 2, FPdc* ] 9x, slst to the 3rd ch you‘ve made at the start to close the rnd. (FPdc = photos N°04-07)

03.

ch 2, [hdc 3, FPhdc* ] 9x, slst to the 2nd ch you‘ve made at the start to close the rnd.

* find an explanation for FPdc and some photos on the next page

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FPdc =

front post double crochet stitch

Work a dc around the post of a dc of the row below like that: Yarn over, insert your hook from front to back between the posts of the dc‘s of the row below and then from back to front again (photo N°04). The hook should now be positioned horizontally behind the double crochet that you wanna work around (photo N° 04). Yarn over and draw the yarn around the post of the stitch. Now you have 3 loops on your hook as it should look like for a stantard dc (photo N° 05). Just finish the dc like a standard dc and your FPdc is done. (photo N°06+07)

04

05

06

07

legs (make 2 of them) make a magic loop using the CC2 yarn (brown) # rnd. 01.

[sc] 6x in the yarn loop and tighten the loop

02.

[inc] 6x (12 sts)

03.

[sc, inc] 6x (18 sts)

04.

[sc 2, inc] 6x (24 sts)

05.

[sctbl] across (24 sts)

06.-08. (3 rnds) [sc] across (24 sts)

1st leg

2nd leg

End of rnd. 22

09.

sc 8, [dec] 4x, sc 8 (20 sts)

New beginning of following rnds.

10.

sc 8, [dec] 2x, sc 8 (18 sts)

11.

sc 8, dec, sc 8 (17 sts)

chart 01

12.-14. (3 rnds) [sc] across (17 sts) 15.

sc 4, inc, sc 7, inc, sc 4 (19 sts)

16.+17. (2 rnds) [sc] across (19 sts) 18.

sc 5, inc, sc 7, inc, sc 5 (21 sts)

19.+20. (2 rnds) [sc] across (21 sts) 21.

sc 4, inc, sc 11, inc, sc 4 (23 sts)

22.

[sc] across (23 sts)

1st leg

2nd leg

Now break the yarn and work a second leg the same way.

Joining the LEGS: When you‘ve finished both legs hold them side by side (the tip-toes should point outward slightly). Now sc tog one st of 1st and 2nd leg at a time to connect the two legs (chart 01). Here is the new beginning of all following

New beginning of body rnds.

chart 02

rounds. Now work 46 sc across both legs (chart 02) After that you should be right between the legs facing the backside of the body. = rnd. 23

TIP: It‘s easier to fill in some stuffing material into the legs now - when you have finished the body it‘s harder to stuff the legs firmly, because of the small opening at the end.

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Continue working the

body using the CC2 yarn (brown)

# rnd.

# rnd.

24.

inc in first st, sc 22, inc, sc 22 (48 sts)

47.

[dec, sc 15] 3x (48 sts)

25.

[sc] across (48 sts)

48.

[sc] across (48 sts)

26.

[sc 11, inc] 4x (52 sts)

49.

[dec, sc 14] 3x (45 sts)

27.+28. (2 rnds) [sc] across (52 sts)

50.

[sc] across (45 sts)

29.

[sc 12, inc] 4x (56 sts)

51.

[dec, sc 13] 3x (42 sts)

30.-32. (3 rnds) [sc] across (56 sts)

52.+53. (2 rnds)

[sc] across (42 sts)

33.

54.

[dec, sc 12] 3x (39 sts)

55.+56. (2 rnds)

[sc] across (39 sts)

break yarn and join CC3 yarn (green):

57.

[dec, sc 11] 3x (36 sts)

34.-38. (5 rnds) [sc] across (59 sts)

58.+59. (2 rnds)

[sc] across (36 sts)

sc 19, inc, sc 7, inc, sc 7, inc, sc 20 (59 sts)

Remember to fill in the soft stuffing firmly as you go! break yarn and join MC yarn (light gray):

60.

[dec, sc 10] 3x (33 sts)

39.

sc 14, dec, sc 27, dec, sc 14 (57 sts)

61.+62. (2 rnds)

[sc] across (33 sts)

40.-42. (3 rnds) [sc] across (57 sts)

63.

[dec, sc 9] 3x (30 sts)

43.

[dec, sc 17] 3x (54 sts)

64.+65. (2 rnds)

[sc] across (30 sts)

44.

[sc] across (54 sts)

66.

[dec, sc 8] 3x (27 sts)

67.

[sc] across (27 sts)

TIP: Its easier to fill in the stuffing material while you are working

68.

[dec, sc 7] 3x (24 sts)

out the body decreases - when it‘s finished it is harder to stuff the

69.

[sc] across (24 sts)

body firmly, because of the small opening at the end.

70.

[dec, sc 6] 3x (21 sts)

71.

[sc] across (21 sts)

45.

[dec, sc 16] 3x (51 sts)

72.

[dec, sc 5] 3x (18 sts)

46.

[sc] across (51 sts)



break the yarn.

Before you start working the head, you have to place

the Ruff onto body. Pull the ruff over the body‘s edge (photos N°01+02) and take the MC yarn (light gray). To

connect both pieces sc together each of the remaining

loops of the chain (at the start of the ruff) with a frontloop of the body‘s edge at a time (photo N°03) and repeat sc together like that for all 18 stitches across (photo N°04) = rnd. 73 # rnd. 73.

01

02

[sc] across (18 sts) - break the yarn

03

04

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Make sure you‘ve filled the stuffing wool into the body firmly before you continue! Ready? So let‘s go! Join CC1 yarn (white) for the

head: # rnd.

# rnd.

74.

[sc 2, inc] 6x (24 sts)

93.

[dec, sc 8] 6x (54 sts)

75.

[sc 3, inc] 6x (30 sts)

94.

[dec, sc 7] 6x (48 sts)

76.

[sc 4, inc] 6x (36 sts)

95.

[dec, sc 6] 6x (42 sts)

77.

[sc 5, inc] 6x (42 sts)

96.

[dec, sc 5] 6x (36 sts)

78.

[sc 6, inc] 6x (48 sts)

97.

[dec, sc 4] 6x (30 sts)

79.

[sc 7, inc] 6x (54 sts)

Remember to fill in the soft stuffing firmly as you go!

80.

[sc 8, inc] 6x (60 sts)

98.

[dec, sc 3] 6x (24 sts)

81.

[sc 9, inc] 6x (66 sts)

99.

[dec, sc 2] 6x (18 sts)

Here‘s the right height to set the eyes in place.

100.

[dec, sc] 6x (12 sts)

The distance between one eye to the other is 11 stitches.

101.

[dec] 6x (6 sts)

82.-91. (10 rnds.)

[sc] across (66 sts)

102.

dec to end

92.

[dec, sc 9] 6x (60 sts)



break yarn and weave in the end.

arms (make 2 of them) Start with the hand (make 2 of them) make a magic loop using the CC1 yarn (white) # rnd. 01.

[sc] 6x in the yarn loop and tighten the loop

02.

[inc] 6x (12 sts)

03.

[sc] across (12 sts)

04.

[sc, inc] 6x (18 sts)

05.+06. (2 rnds.)

[sc] across (18 sts)

07.

dc 4 in the first st, sc 17 (21 sts)

08.

sc, sc3tog, ch, sc 17 (20 sts)

09.

[sc] across (20 sts)

10.

sc, dec, sc 17 (19 sts) now break yarn

continue with the

Arm - Join MC yarn (light gray)

# rnd.

# rnd.

11.

[sctbl] across (19 sts)

41.-47. (7 rnds.)

[sc] across (15 sts) don‘t break the yarn!

12.-14. (3 rnds.)

[sc] across (19 sts)

Instead fill some soft stuffing into the hand (fimly) and the lower

15.

dec, sc 17 (18 sts)

half of the arm‘s length (loose).

16.-24. (9 rnds.)

[sc] across (18 sts)

25.

dec, sc 16 (17 sts)

Fold the top of the arm (the shoulder) and make sure that the

26.-29. (4 rnds.)

[sc] across (17 sts)

thumb points to the front later. Now sew or sc together the 2

30.

dec, sc 15 (16 sts)

opposed st (sc 7). After that break the yarn and leave enough

31.-39. (9 rnds.)

[sc] across (16 sts)

yarn to sew the arm in place later. Work the same way for the

40.

dec, sc 14 (15 sts)

second arm.

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Mushroom Hat make a magic loop using the MC yarn (light gray) # rnd. 01.

[sc] 6x in the yarn loop and tighten loop

02.

[inc] 6x (12 sts)

03.

[sc, inc] 6x (18 sts)

04.

[sc 2, inc] 6x (24 sts)

05.

[sc 3, inc] 6x (30 sts)

06.

[sc 4, inc] 6x (36 sts)

07.

[sc 5, inc] 6x (42 sts)

08.

[sc 6, inc] 6x (48 sts)

09.

[sc 7, inc] 6x (54 sts)

10.

[sc 8, inc] 6x (60 sts)

11.

[sc 9, inc] 6x (66 sts)

12.-24. (13 rnds)

[sc] across (66 sts)

01

02

03

04

through front loop only in rnd. 25: 25.

[sctfl 10, inc] 6x (72 sts)

26.

sc 5, inc, [sc 11, inc] 5x, sc 6 (78 sts)

27.

[sc 12, inc] 6x, slst to close the round (84 sts)



break the yarn

Turn the piece and work the opposite direction from now on (wrong side is facing you now)!

light gray piece red piece

Join CC4 yarn (red) through back loop only in rnd. 28: 28.

[sctbl] across (84 sts)

29.-40. (12 rnds)

[sc] across (84 sts)

41.

sc 6, dec, [sc 12, dec] 5x, sc 6 (78 sts)

42.

[dec, sc 11] 6x (72 sts)

43.

sc 5, dec, [sc 10, dec] 5x, sc 5 (66 sts)

Stop working! Slip the gray part into the red one - like shown on photo N°03. Take some soft stuffing and pour it down into the „rim“ of the hat like that Continue working the decrease rounds: 44.

[dec, sc 9] 6x (60 sts)

45.

sc 4, dec, [sc 8, dec] 5x, sc 4 (54 sts)

46.

[dec, sc 7] 6x (48 sts)

47.

sc 3, dec, [sc 6, dec] 5x, sc 3 (42 sts)

48.

[dec, sc 5] 6x (36 sts)

49.

sc 2, dec, [sc 4, dec] 5x, sc 2 (30 sts)

50.

[dec, sc 3] 6x (24 sts)

soft stuffing

fill in some

stitch yarn

more soft stuffing

through both pieces and back

Fill in some more soft stuffing very loose and spread evenly inside the hat. 51.

sc, dec, [sc 2, dec] 5x, sc (18 sts)

52.

[dec, sc] 6x (12 sts)

53.

[dec] 6x (6 sts)

54.

dec to end break yarn

Stitch the rest of red yarn through the center of the red and the gray layer, stitch back and weave in the end. © 2013 / Lydia Tresselt. A pattern by lalylala / Lydia Tresselt - All rights reserved. For personal use only! DO NOT SHARE or SELL the patterns, parts of the patterns or items made from these patterns! For more informations check www.lalylala.com or email me at [email protected].

Agaric Dots leave a long tail, before you start a magic loop using the MC yarn (light gray) the smaller ones (you need 9 of them)

the Bigger ones (you need 5 of them)

# rnd.

# rnd.

01.

[sc] 6x in the yarn loop and tighten loop

01.

[sc] 6x in the yarn loop and tighten loop

02.

[inc] 6x, slst in 1st sc (12 sts)

02.

[inc] 6x (12 sts)

break the yarn, but make sure to leave another long yarn

03.

[sc, inc] 6x, slst in 1st sc (18 sts) - break the yarn, but

tail to sew the dots onto the hat later!

leave another long yarn tail again to sew the dots onto the hat later!

Spread the dots all over the hat. Take a tapetry needle and the yarn tail you‘ve left at the center of the dot. Now pull the yarn through the dots‘ center and through both layers of the hat and stitch back. Weave in the end. Now take the second yarn tail you‘ve left at the end and sew all around the egde of the dot to fix it onto the hat. Stitch only through the dot and the red layer! Weave in the end.

Embroider some Leaves of Grass using the CC3 yarn (green). That‘s what my embroidery pattern looks like - but you can diversify as YOU like.

green belt

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Assembling 1st step – arms & body: Sew the 2 arms onto the body - underneath the next-tolast round.

2nd step – head & Eyes: Set the eyes in place between rnd. 81 and 82 (see instructions for the head). The distance between one eye to the other is 11 stitches.

3rd step – Hat & Head: Why not making some different kinds of hats for PAUL so he can change from Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) to Bay Bolete (Boletus badius)? Just use some other colours.

4th step – head:

(not necessary but cute details): Add some yarn-hair around the head if you prefer. Maybe you like a light blush at the cheeks – use a fabric marker in light rose color and add a blush underneath the eyes carefully.

Congrats! You made it!

relax

& hug your cute Mushroom PAUL!

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