Sunday, January 17, 2016

Coraline Pattern

Abbreviations 
ch - chain
sc - single crochet
inc - increase 
dec - decrease
fo - fasten off 

Supplies
2.5mm crochet hook
Acrylic yarn in skin colour, white, black, peach, yellow and blue for the hair
Black and pink embroidery thread for the mouth
Stuffing 
Scissors
Needle
Two black buttons
And for the Dragonfly barrette you will need a 1.25mm crochet hook and teal and pink embroidery thread

Finished Size
12 inches 

Head
Rnd1: Starting at the top of your amigurumi's head with skin coloured yarn sc x 6 in an adjustable ring (6)
Rnd2: Inc x 6 (12)
Rnd3: [Inc, sc] x 6 (18)
Rnd4: [Sc, inc, sc] x 6 (24)
Rnd5: Sc x 3, inc x 4, sc x 9, inc x 4, sc x 4 (32)
Rnd6: Sc x 7, inc, sc x 3, inc, sc x 4, inc, sc x 3, inc, sc x 3, inc, sc x 7 (37)
Rnd7: Sc x 37 (37)
Rnd8: Sc x 6, dec x 2, sc x 17, dec x 2, sc x 6 (33)
Rnd9: Sc x 7, inc x 3, sc x 14, inc x 3, sc x 6 (39)
Rnd10: Sc x 39 (39)
Rnd11: Sc x 9, dec, sc x 17, dec, sc x 9 (37)
Rnd12-15: Sc x 37 (37)
Rnd16: Sc x 16, (you will now be increasing to make your dolls chin) inc x 7, sc x 14 (44)
Rnd17: Sc x 44 (44)
Rnd18: Sc x 5, dec x 19, sc (25)
Rnd19: Sc x 4, dec x 10, sc  (15)
Rnd20: Sc, dec x 7 (8)
Rnd21: Stuff head firmly, dec x4, fo (4)

Ear (Make 2)
Rnd1: With skin coloured yarn sc x 6 in an adjustable ring (6)
Rnd2: Inc x 6, fo (12)

Nose
Rend: With skin coloured yarn sc x 5 in an adjustable ring (5)
Rnd2: Sc x 5 , fo (5)
Body
Rnd1:Starting at the top of the neck with skin coloured yarn leave a long tail (you will use this tail to sew the body onto the head) ch x 13, join (13)
Rnd2: Sc x 13 (13)
Rnd3: [Sc x 2, inc] x 4, inc (18)
Rnd4: Change to peach and [inc, sc] x 9 (27)
Rnd5: [Sc x 2, inc] x 9 (36)
Rnd6: Sc x 36 (36)
Rnd7: [Sc x 5, inc] x 6 (42)
Rnd8: Sc x 6, dec x 4, sc x 12, dec x 4, sc x 8 (34)
Rnd9: Sc x 7, dec, sc x 14, dec, sc x 9 (32)
Rnd10-12: Sc x 32 (32)
Rnd13: Sc x 7, dec, sc x 14, dec, sc x 7 (30)
Rnd14: Sc x 7, dec, sc x 12, dec, sc x 7 (28)
Rnd15-18: Sc x 28 (28)
Rnd19: You will now be starting the skirt, sc, change the black yarn and sc x 27 (28)
Rnd20: Do this entire round in the front loops [sc x 3, inc] x 7 (35)
Rnd21-22: Sc x 35 (35)
Rnd23: [Sc x 6, inc] x 5 (40)
Rnd24: Sc x 40 (40)
Rnd25: [Sc x 8, dec] x 4 (36)
Rnd26-36: Sc x 36, fo at the end of Rnd36 (36)

Leg
Rnd1:Roll up the skirt to Rnd20 where you single crocheted in the front loops. Insert your hook into the middle stitch in the back of your amigurumi and with white yarn sc in the back loops x 28 (28)
Rnd2: Sc x 6, dec x 2, sc x 10, dec x 2, sc x 4 (24)
Rnd3: Sc x 24 (24)
Rnd4: [Sc x 4, dec ]  x 4 (20)
Rnd5: Sc x 20 (20)
Rnd6: Sc x 2, skip 10 stitches, sc x 7, change to black yarn and sc (10)
Rnd7: Sc x 9, change to white yarn and sc (10)
Rnd8: Sc x 9, change to black yarn and sc (10)
Rnd9: Sc x 4, dec, sc x 3, change to white yarn and sc (9)
Rnd10: Sc x 8, change to black yarn and sc  (9)
Rnd11: Sc x 8, change to white yarn and sc (9)
Rnd12-18: Work the same as Rnd10-Rnd11 (9)
Rnd19: Sc x 9 (9)
Rnd20: Change to white yarn and sc x 9 (9)
Rnd21: Change to black yarn and sc x 9 (9)
Rnd 22-24: Work the same as Rnd 20-Rnd21 (9)
Rnd25: Sc, change to black yarn and sc x 8 (9)
Rnd26: Sc, change to white yarn and sc x 8 (9)
Rnd27-28: Work the same as Rnd25-Rnd26, fo (9)
Second Leg
Rnd1: With the back of your doll facing you insert your hook into the first stitch to the left of your first leg and with white yarn sc x 10 (10)
Rnd2: Sc, change to black yarn and sc x 9 (10)
Rnd3: Sc, change to white yarn and sc x 9(10)
Rnd4-5: Work the same as Rnd2- Rnd3 (10)
Rnd6: Dec, change to black yarn and sc x 8 (9)
Rnd7: Sc, change to white yarn and sc x 8 (9)
Rnd8: Sc, change to black yarn and sc x 8 (9)
Rnd9-11: With the sane as Rnd7-Rnd8 (9)
Rnd12: Sc x 2, change to black yarn and sc x 7 (9)
Rnd13: Sc x 2, change the white yarn and sc x 7 (9)
Rnd14-23: Work the same as Rnd 12-Rnd13, fo at the end of Rnd23 (9)

Foot
Row1: Find the middle stitch on the front of your leg at the bottom, then insert your hook into the third stitch to the right of the middle stitch, with yellow yarn sc x 3 (3)
Row2: Tun, sc x 3 (3)
Row3-5: Turn, ch, sc x 3 (3)
Rnd6: Do not turn, sc x 17 (17)
Rnd7: Sc x 18, fo (18)
**Repeat for the second foot**

Sole Of Foot (Make 2)
Row1: With yellow yarn ch x 4 (4)
Row2: Turn, sc x 3 (3)
Row3-9: Turn, ch, sc x 3, fo at the end of Row9 (3)

Arm (Make 2)
Rnd1: Starting at the tip of your amigurumi's hand with skin coloured yarn sc x 6 in an adjustable ring (6)
Rnd2: [Inc, sc x 2] x 2 (8)
Rnd3: Sc x 8 (8)
Rnd4: Sc x 3, puff stitch, sc x 4 (8)
Rnd5-7: Sc x 8 (8)
Rnd8: Dec, sc x 6 (7)
Rnd9-14: Sc x 7 (7)
Rnd15: Change to peach colored yarn and sc x 7 (7)
Rnd16-20: Sc x 7, fo at the end of Rnd20 (7)

Shirt Collar
Row1: With peace coloured yarn ch x 30, fo  (3)

Coat
Row1: Starting at the bottom of your coat with yellow yarn ch x 46 (46)
Row2: Turn, hdc x 45 (45)
Row3-13: Turn, ch, hdc x 45 (45)
Row14: Turn, ch, hdc2tog, hdc x 41, hdc2tog (43)
Row15: Turn, ch, hdc x 10, hdc2tog, hdc x 19, hdc2tog, hdc x 10 (41)
Row16: Turn, ch, hdc x 41 (41)
Row17: Turn, ch, hdc2tog, hdc x 37, hdc2tog (39)
Row18-24: Turn, ch, hdc x 39 (39)
Row25: Turn, ch, hdc2tog, hdc x 4, now you will be starting the arm whole ch x 7, skip 7 stitches, hdc x 13, ch x 7, skip 7 stitches, hdc x 4, hdc2tog (35)
Row26: Turn, ch, hdc2tog, hdc x 3, hdc x 7in ch7 space, hdc x 13, hdc x 7 in ch7 space, hdc x 3, hdc2tog (35)
Row27: Turn, ch, [hdc2tog, hdc] x 11, hdc2tog (23)
Row28: Turn, ch, hdc in back loop x 23 (23)
Row29: Turn, ch, hdc x 2 in next stitch twice, hdc x 19, hdc x 2 in next stitch twice (27)
Row30: Turn, ch, hdc x 2 in next stitch, hdc x 25, hdc x 2 in next stitch  (29)
Row31: Turn, ch, hdc x 11, [hdc, hdc x 2 in next stitch] x 4, hdc x 10 (33)
Row32-33: Turn, ch, hdc x 33 (33)
Row34: Turn, ch, [hdc x 2 in next stitch, hdc x 4] x 6. hdc x 2, hdc x 2 in next stitch (40)
Row35: Turn, ch, hdc x 40 (40)
Row36: Turn, ch, [hdc x 2 in next stitch, hdc x 7] x 5 (45)
Row37: Turn, ch hdc x 45 (45)
Row38: Turn, ch, [hdc x 2 in next stitch, hdc x 2] x 15 (60)
Row39-44: Turn, ch, hdc x 60 (60)
Row45: Turn, ch, hdc x 15, hdc2tog x 15, hdc x 15 (45)
Row46-47: Turn, ch, hdc x 45 (45)
Row48: Now you will be closing the hood. Hold both ends of the hood together, and sc the pieces together sc x 22 through both pieces (see photo below). Now fo and turn the coat inside out, where you single crocheted the hood closed is the inside of your coat. 
Trim On Coat
Rnd1: Insert your hook in the bottom right hand corner of the coat and with yellow yarn sc around the entire coat and fo. 

Sleeve
Rnd1: Insert hook into any stitch in the arm hole and with yellow yarn hdc x 16 around (16)
Rnd2: Hdc x 16 (16)
Rnd3: Hdc2tog, hdc x 14 (15)
Rnd4-12:Hdc x 15, fo at the end of Rnd12 (15)

Dragonfly Barette
Rnd1: With a 1.25mm crochet hook and teal embroidery thread sc x 6 in an adjustable ring (6)
Rnd2: Inc, sc x 5 (7)
Rnd3-4: Sc x 7 (7)
Rnd5: Dec, sc x 5 (6)
Rnd6: Sc x 6 (6)
Rnd7: Dec, sc x 4 (5)
Rnd8: Dec x 2, fo (2)

Wing (Make 2)
Row1: With a 1.25mm crochet hook and pink embroidery thread ch x 11, fo (11)

Assembly
Stuff your dolls body firmly and sew the soles onto your shoes. Sew the body onto your dolls head. Sew on the arms, shirt collar, ears and nose. Then sew on the eyes, eyebrows, mouth and stitches. Use the loop method to add hair onto your doll. Trim the hair into a bob. Sew the wings onto the body of your dragonfly barrette, and sew it onto yours dolls head. Weave in all ends on your doll and on the coat.

9 comments:

  1. YOU MADE CORALINE!!!!

    Was catching up - just had a blast from the past reading about our Alice in Wonderland swap, thought I'd come peek what you are up to...and YOU'VE MADE CORALINE! Amazing as ever.


    Hello by the way :P

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    1. Hi Carmen!! Yes, I remember the swap...feels like forever ago! I hope you are doing well :)

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  2. Hi Jackie, your work is amazing! what type of yarn have you used for coraline?

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    1. Hello Megan! For Coraline, I used Bernat Super Value yarn in oatmeal for the skin, and Pattons Astra yarn in yellow, black, white and peach for her body and clothes :)

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  3. is this made with 4 ply worsted weight yarn for this hook size?

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  4. After some Google searching, I have not found the loop method you refer to for her hair. Could you point me in the right direction please?

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  5. i love this! do you have a pattern for the cat?

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