This year I decided to celebrate the October Fest and drink a mug of beer accompanied with two of my little dolls. Last two months have been rather stressful and fun these two little ones brought in just few days is priceless!
I am still smiling and here is why:
Meet Helga and Hans! They are both German, come form Munich and are OctoberFest fans!
Both dolls are made using FairyDoll’s pattern. Slight changes have been made on arms length, hair. Hans has more changes than Helga, because of the trousers but both of the patterns are easy and pretty fast to do. Both are must have for your collection. Both of the patterns are finished and written for you to start working and making your very own Helga and Hans.
Here are some closeups of both dolls:
You have to admit that Hans is very handsome fellow! His mustaches and great looking, very fashionable haircut are absolutely irresistible! 😀
While making this pattern, as I wanted to create real OctoberFest spirit. OctoberFest can’t be OctoberFest without beer and pretzels (but pretzel pattern I forgot, sorry), that is why I tried to make arms moveable a little in order for them to hold the mugs.
Dolls are small (15 cm high), this joining the arms is very simple and works fine on such small dolls. I have prepared little photo tutorial for you as well. In order to see and have better view, ope the photo and zoom in (for better text reading). Use this photo together with the pattern for better understanding how to add arms to your dolls.
I have been asked a lot recently to teach and show how to make a doll. Was thinking of easiest way to do that and decided to make this photo tutorial and try to explain in details how this little doll is made. Pattern itself is very easy, but took me week of work, taking photos, painting and preparing for easy to follow HowTo you can find and download here.
Hope you will like it and find it useful.
Let me explain what you can find in each of these tutorials.
Part 1. – Head and body – Basic FairyDoll pattern in written and photo form. Photos tried to take on parts I thought, beginner might find difficult to understand. This part includes doll’s head, body, arms, dress and sewing parts together. All I know and how I work is explained inside. How to attach arms and much more.
Part 2. – Hair – this HowTo is following Easy Way To Make Fairy’s Hair. Step by step photos and description on how to crochet and make your doll hair beautiful
Part 3. – Painting Eyes – This part many have been waiting for since last year, when my first Fairies were released. Finally I made it 🙂 Step by step instructions on how to paint your dolls eyes. Addition to eyes, I added tips and trick on how to add color on your doll’s cheeks and lips. One thing I forgot to add to this part and are designs I made for you to follow when paining eyes. Will add this photo with several eye designs under Help Page, so don’t forget to download that one as well.
And that is it, was lot of work from my side and is you turn to try and make your doll. 🙂
For any help and questions you might have, please feel free to write and ask. Most of the time I try to answer within few days, but lately was in delay sending replies to your mails. Please forgive me. Thank you for your patience. Will answer to each and every one during next few days.
Have fun making your doll(s) and don’t forget to send me photos of your work or share it with me and my friends on Facebook.
For now leaving you with two photos of doll I made while preparing this tutorial. She ended up so nice! I love those fairies!
You will also find the front pages of each of three tutorial parts. Under each one is direct link to .pdf file from where you can save it to you computer.
Jo Merriman made this adorable doll based on my FairyDoll pattern, and you will all agree, she made wonderful job designing Merida. Thank you Jo for this great idea and pattern you share with us!
Materials you will need to make this doll can be any of your choice yarn with matching hook.
Yarn in flash color – peach or pinkish one will work great for princess Merida
For dress use some petrol green color, darker green or blue, all will work nice.
Bow and quiver make in brown (some leftover yarns will work well) – same color you can use to make Merida’s shoes.
Jo added tiny bits of beige on top of the dress and sleeves.
And orange to make Merida’s beautiful hair.
Darning needle for sewing, stuffing of your choice
2 black beads 4-5 mm round ones for the eyes.
Abbreviations:
St(s) – stitch(es)
Sc – single crochet
Sl st – slip stitch
Ch – chain
Hdc – half double crochet
Dec – decreasing stitch
Inc – increasing stitch
Head
(flesh color yarn)
R1 Sc6 in magic ring
R2 Inc6 (12 sts)
R3 *Inc1, sc1* x6 (18 sts)
R4 *inc1, sc2* x6 (24 sts)
R5 *inc1, sc3* x6 (30 sts)
R6 *inc1, sc4* x6 (36 sts)
R7 *inc1, sc5* x6 (42 sts)
R8-R12 sc42
R13 inc12, sc30 (54 sts)
R14-R16 sc54
R17 *dec1, sc7* x6 (48 sts)
R18 sc48
R19 *dec1, sc4* x8 (40 sts)
R20 *dec1, sc2* x10 (30 sts)
R21 *dec1, sc1* x10 (20 sts)
R22 dec8, sc4 (12 sts)
At this point stuff the head best you can. Stuff it firmly to fill all the gaps around R13-17. There should be no empty spaces.
R22 dec7, sc4, dec1 (12 sts)
Tie off. Stuff more if needed.
Legs & body
(You will need flash color yarn, brown-for shoes, and start with brown for shoes, green or similar for dress)
We will be making legs first, then joining them together and continuing with the body part that will at the same time make base for the dress.
Legs and body is the same pattern as used for BB dolls.
Leg1:
Start with brown
R1: 6 Sc in magic ring (6)
R2: 2 sc in each st around (12)
R3: *2sc in one st, sc1* x6 (18)
R4: 18 sc
Change color to flash
R5: dec6, sc6 (12)
R6: dec3, sc6 (9)
Stuff the bottom of the leg.
R7-R16: 9 sc
Tie off and leave long end for sewing later. Stuff the leg.
Repeat from R1-R16 for the next leg as well!
Work with white or color you will use for dress.
Bring both legs together. Safety pin them so they stay close and firm.
Change color to one you will use for the dress and continue making the body.
R17: stitch around both legs making 18 stitches count. (18)
R18-R22
R23 sc18 BLO (back loops only)
R24-R25: sc18
R26: *dec1, sc1* x6 (12)
R27 Either change to a separate color as in photos or change to flesh color. Sc6, insert hook in r below (1st pic) yarn over and pull long loop, insert into same sc and create a second long loop into same sc(2nd pic), sc 5. 13sc.
R28. Change to flesh colour if not done in r27,sc 6 invisible dec 1(dec using front loops only) sc5. 12sc
R29 12 sc.
Pic 3 is the completed doll body changing colour at r27 and again at R28..,,
Tie off leaving long end for sewing the body to the head.
Stuff the body.
Photos below are showing what is done R26-R29
This pic is r27, placing hook into r25 whereas the other is just r below. This one I didn’t dec in R28 and just sc 13 in the last 2 rounds, as you can see I didn’t think it made a difference,
Arms
Start with flash color
R1 sc6 in magic ring
R2-R4 sc6
Change color to one used for dress
R5-R10 sc6
Tie off leaving long end for sewing the arms to the body.
Sew the arms on sides of the body, where neck area,
Jo’s tip: use a running stitch of the tan colour at where the hand and sleeve start and about half way up at about elbow
Dress
With same color yarn you used to make the
body, starting at R23
Slip stitch to one of the front loops on R23, ch1
R1 inc18 (36 sts)
R2-R6 sc36
R7 *inc1, sc5* x6 (42 sts)
R8-R24 sc 42
R43 sc in front loops only
Tie off hide end.
Bow
In brown color yarn
R1 sc4 in magic ring
R2-R11 sc4
R12 inc1, sc3 (5 sts)
R13-R16 sc5
R17 inc1, sc4 (6 sts)
R18-R21 sc6
R22 dec1, sc4 (5 sts)
R23-R26 sc5
R27 dec1, sc3 (4 sts)
R28-R37 sc4
Tie off leaving long end for closing the last round nicely.
Cut the wire little bit shorter than the bow is. Secure the ends with little bit of tape or glued yarn over wire ends.
Place the wire inside the bow. Fold the piece so it forms the bow shape.
With silver or white or beige color thread make bow string.
Knot it on one side, wrap few times, stretch over the bow from one end to opposite, tie knot, wrap few times.
To secure ends you can either glue them or sew them inside the bow.
Bow made with pipe cleaner:
the bow is a 12inch pipe cleaner folded in half and shaped as a bow. using brown yarn tie a knot near bend, wrap yarn around tight to the end and then back down over knot, next bit a little tricky, sc a row down length of bow to the next bend, wrap yarn around to the end, tie a knot and wrap over knot, I put a dab of glue at both ends has yarn tends to fall off when wrapping, this took a few attempts to correct as it can be a little tricky. the bow string I used some very fine silver thread, tie and trimmed a knot at each end wrapping yarn a few times around the knot for picture effect.
Quiver and belt
R1 sc6 in magic ring
R2-R4 sc6
R5 inc1, sc5 (7 sts)
R6-R10 sc7
Ch20 (making belt), wrap the belt around Merida’s waist and sc to first chain stitch made. Tie off , hide ends.
Arrows: place some shaped pins inside the quiver
You can also make arrows with some tiny feathers.
Hair:
For the hair you will need orange yarn, o
ne size bigger crochet hook (than the one used to crochet head and doll)
Piece of cardboard 6 x 9 inc (15,5 x 23 cm),
A piece of paper and scotchtape
Hair cap (or base we’ll use to attach hair)
Work with hook size bigger than used when making head. This will make the cap fit the head nicely.
R1 Sc6 in magic ring
R2 Inc6 (12 sts)
R3 *Inc1, sc1* x6 (18 sts)
R4 *inc1, sc2* x6 (24 sts)
R5 *inc1, sc3* x6 (30 sts)
R6 *inc1, sc4* x6 (36 sts)
R7 *inc1, sc5* x6 (42 sts)
R8-R12 sc42
Tie off leaving long end for sewing the cap on the head.
Making crocheted swatch. It is worked in rows. Ch1 and turn after each row.
Ch41
R1 sc40
R2-R17 sc40
Don’t tie off,
Dampen the swatch made, put it on a towel and leave to air dry naturally over night.
When dried:
Unravel the dry swatch wrapping it around the paper and card together lengthways, when finished push one end of the loops together till approx 2-3 inches and place tape over yarn to attach to paper, overlap tape onto paper, remove the cardboard, do not cut loops at the loose side! then I hand stitched a row of small
backstitch across the tape making sure to catch all the yarn. I made a couple of rows over just to make sure the stitching was firm. I attached cap to dolls head then the hair, pin in place from the front then to the back, the row of back stitch acts as a parting guide in the hair, so for mine I placed it over left eye at front going towards middle of head at the back. I then used same yarn as hair and made small back stitches over thread attaching hair to cap. Then cut a few loops at a time, depending on were you attached the hair will depend on if you cut the hair in the middle of the loops or to the side like mine, I left mine loose but the hair could be trimmed once fitted.
Ears
R1 sc5 into a ring but don’t close ring,
R2 ch4 sl st first stitch made, tighten the ring, 1 sl st, 1sc, 1hdc, 1 sc, 1 sl st.
Fasten off leaving long end for sewing.
Sew all parts together and your princess Merdia is done!
Here is mine! I can’t even express how much I enjoyed making her!
Hope this post and our Facebook friends as well as all of you who will come to see this post and leave the message, will encourage Jo to finish what she started with creating other Disney princesses, we can share and make.
Hip, hip hooraaay for Jo!
Thank you all for stopping by and taking time reading this post. Hope you like it. Looking forward to hear from you and see you Meridas soon!
♡
Vanja
p.s.
added .pdf of this pattern under Free Patterns page for your easier download and use.
I am not sure if I ever made post on Monday(s)!!! Not really a Monday person! 😀
Last week spend lots of time playing with my nieces, so had to hurry to catch up and make done what I promised would be finished sooooonest possible!
For now have made this little tutorial on how to paint eyes for Fairy doll (or any other doll of your choice).
Tried to make nice photos, to show you how it looks when painting is done on actual doll and yarn, but it ended complete disaster. Me and photo taking – zero points!
Will keep on trying to take nice photographs every time I will paint the eyes, hoping soon I will be able to show you how it is made, or I make it. For now have few bad photos and step by step drawing with instructions what is needed to be done at each stage in order to make the eyes.
First of all, as I mentioned in one of my earlier posts, you will need paint for textile or fabric. I used Marabu paints and 3/0 brush (that I found in the store when buying the paints – was the thinnest one I could find at that time). Here is the photo of the paints used, for those that are not familiar with what to look for.
Once you have all materials ready draw the eyes you would like your doll to have. Draw it on a piece of paper you will keep a side and use as reminder, guidance while drawing on dolls head.
You can look for inspiration by reading few children books, watching cartoons… I have made few drawings on how eyes can look. You can use these as well. These are, of’course, type of eyes I like to use.
If you can see, I draw them on square paper, so you can see how many stitches to leave between, and how big to make them. For fairy dolls, I tried to make them 3 rows high and 2-2 1/5 stitches wide, trying to keep them separated by leaving 3 stitches in between.
Drawing this I made mistake outlining the iris. When painting on crocheted head it is very hard to make an outline, specially inside the eye, so drop that line. Color the iris with desired color, but do not bother to try to outline it with black, as it might end up as disaster.
Once you have decided about eye design you will use on doll, and after you made a little drawing to give you a hand while painting, take the doll’s head.
On fairy doll is easy to paint the eyes, because the whole front face designed while crocheting the head.
By this time you have already sewed the nose on the very middle of the front face, between rows 13 and 14. Eyes will be painted in between rows 9 and 13
On the photo below you can see how I pinned eye’s edges and then made an outline with the pencil.
Once you have the outline ready, and it looks fine to you, you can start with painting. First you have to paint the base, and it is done with white. Make sure to paint inside the stitches as well. If you will work with tiny brush, adding little bit of paint every time, you will be able to stick the brush in between stitches in order to cover all the area. While painting, important is, to be patient. Take your time. Painting the eyes can’t be done in minutes. You will have to wait for the paint to dry before starting with another color.
The most important step is deciding what eyes will look like and making the outline on the head. The rest is easy, as all you will do is to follow the drawing and make progress by adding different color at the time.
Once you have made the base, pained it in white and once it has dried. You will see it is dry once it is not shiny any more (wet looking). You can double check it by slightly touching the surface to see if it sticks or leaves color on your finger. I let my layers to dry for an hour or more.
Once the white paint is dry, you can start adding the color. At this point the iris of an eye is to be painted. Choose the color you will use for the eye, look at the drawing you made, check where to apply the color, take little bit of paint at time and paint the iris. Here is the last photo that I have made, and hardly can show the color I applied. That is why I made a drawing of this tutorial I will post the end with step by step repeating the whole process.
After the color dries, using black and all that is black is done.
Using black color you will paint the middle of the eye, with soft brush strokes try to make the outline, all around the eye, make few eyelashes on the upper side, and if you like you can ad one of two of them on the lower eye part as well.
After this part, with adding black is done, leave the doll to dry very well. The last touch is to add sparks to give the eye, kind of alive look. You will see that the spark changes the way eyes look completely.
After adding the sparks. Making eyes is done! Let it dry completely!
Here is the short tutorial in drawings I have made for you (before I make decent photo tutorial on how I am painting the eyes)!
1. Make your drawing!
2. Measure and draw outline using pencil on doll’s head
3. Paint inside the outline in white
4. Paint the iris (look at your drawing – pant)
5. Paint black – middle of eyes, paint outline, eyelashes
6. Add white sparks
Doll’s eyes are painted! 😀
I hope this little tutorial did help some of you. I am here for any assistance you might need. Feel free to ask.
As I said in the title, new fairies were born at my house this week 😀
I have really enjoyed every second of this week so far! Making Fairies is more than making crocheted dolls it is making fantasy world come true. Making magic!
Not all the time making dolls make me smile while I am working. This was more like playing and loving it! 😀
Looking at them, all three like this, together, even though they are fairies, and good ones, they seem as they’ve done something wrong and begging for forgiveness 😀
Good news is, I have finished the Fairy house, and have made two more fairies finishing the pattern for this doll as well. The fairies you have seen and here is the house, ready and waiting for my niece to come.
There is furniture inside, but the door started to crack and had to glue them in order to keep everything in one piece. Was hard for me to make a photo to show you interior of the house. With 0,4 mm wire I made tiny chair, table and baldehin bed. added seed beads in pink and purple, pink tulle for baldehin. Heart shaped carpet in white felt on the floor, tiny little pink felt pillow and blanket. Two paintings I glued on the walls….
It is cute. All is very tiny. Chair is less than 1 cm high so you can imagine what kind of work that was.
Every window has this fake glass (made out of clear plastic) so peaking can be done from the outside. Hardly, but hey…it is fairy inside and they are shy 😉
Will let you know what my niece will say when she sees the house!
Think we can continue with our fairies and the pattern. As you can see there are three different hair styles and I will try to give you pattern on how to make all of them. Possibilities on making the fairy are really endless. With this basic pattern and little of your imagination you can do miracles. And I really hope you will! Hope you will enjoy every second creating magic in your own home, making one of these cute ones.
Let us begin!
For the fairies I have used 2 mm crochet hook and Patons 100% cotton yarn, DK.
They ended about 16 cm tall
I also used golden and silver thread to add sparkle to the wings. Used some glitter on centers of the flowers I have added as details on hair or shoes.
You will also need little bit of liquid fabric starch to harden the wings and to form hair into better shape (I used fabric starch on ears as well).
Doll is made in continuous rounds (head, legs, body, arms)
If you will find anything you don’t understand in the pattern, let me know so can help you out.
Fairy Doll
Head
R1 Sc6 in magic ring
R2 Inc6 (12 sts)
R3 *Inc1, sc1* x6 (18 sts)
R4 *inc1, sc2* x6 (24 sts)
R5 *inc1, sc3* x6 (30 sts)
R6 *inc1, sc4* x6 (36 sts)
R7 *inc1, sc5* x6 (42 sts)
R8-R12 sc42
R13 inc12, sc30 (54 sts) – increasing part (inc12) will be your front face. Part where nose will be sewed and eyes placed (right above row)
R14-R16 sc54
R17 *dec1, sc6* x6 (48 sts)
R18 sc48
R19 *dec1, sc4* x8 (40 sts)
R20 *dec1, sc3* x10 (30 sts)
R21 *dec1, sc2* x10 (20 sts)
At this point stuff the head best you can. Stuff it firmly to fill all the gaps around R13-17. There should be no empty spaces.
R22 dec8, sc4 (12 sts)
Tie off. Stuff more if needed.
Sew the nose on the middle of row14, through 2 vertical stitches
Ears (make 2)
R1 sc5 in magic ring
Ch4 on 5th stitch made sl st1, sc1, hdc1 (to chain made)
R2 sc4, sl st1
Tie off leaving long end for sewing.
Ears will be sewn, on sides of the head. Starting row14 – 16 (downwards) and two stitches on row 16 towards back of the ear. You have to stitch 4 stitches in circle shape.
Legs & body
We will be making legs first, then joining them together and continuing with the body part that will at the same time make base for the dress.
Legs and body are the same pattern as used for BB dolls.
Leg1:
R1: 6 Sc in magic ring (6)
R2: 2 sc in each st around (12)
R3: *2sc in one st, sc1* x6 (18)
If you wish to make flat shoes, with more of leg color showing, change color to skin color yarn you will use and continue from here. If you prefer making closed shoes, as ones we used on BB dolls, continue with shoe yarn color for the next three rows.
R4: 18 sc
R5: dec6, sc6 (12)
R6: dec3, sc6 (9)
Stuff the bottom of the leg.
(Change color of the thread if you haven’t on R3)
R7-R16: 9 sc
Tie off and leave long end for sewing later. Stuff the leg.
Repeat from R1-R16 for the next leg as well!
Bring both legs together. Safety pin them so they stay close and firm.
Change color to one you will use for the dress and continue making the body.
R17: ch1, sc to the second last stitch on the next leg, sc7, ch1, sc to next leg, leaving one stitch free. Sc8. (18)
Pull out the yarn from the first leg you left for sewing later, through the gap between the legs. So it doesn’t come to your way while crocheting. You will use this yarn to sew this gap after body is done and stuffed.
R18-R21
R22-23 sc18 BLO (back loops only)
R24-R25: sc18
R26: *dec1, sc1* x6 (12)
R27 sc12 blo (back loops only)
Change color to skin color you use for the doll to make final two rows.
R28-R29: 12 sc
Tie off leaving long end for sewing the body to the head.
Stuff the body.
Now take the sewing needle and the yarn there is between the legs (one you left from finishing the first leg) and sew the gap nicely.
Dress
With same color yarn you used to make the body, starting at R22
Slip stitch to one of the front loops on R22, ch1
R1 inc18 (38 sts)
R2-R6 sc36
Tie off, hide ends.
On R23 (we left with front loops as well) make a dress “decoration”.
You can use various edging stitches here. I used the most simple ones, but don’t let that stop you from making beautiful fairy dress you are dreaming of. If you have some nice edging stitch you would like to try out, this is great moment to do so.
I have made it this way:
Pink one: ch3, skip1, sl st, ch3, skip1, slst…..
White/blue one: Leave 6 stitches in front, start with making sl st1, sc1, hdc1, dc1, trc2, dc1, hdc1, sc1, sl st1, *ch3, skip1, sl st* x5, sl st1, sc1, hdc1, dc1, trc2, hdc1, sc1, sl st1. In front where 6 stitches were left, tie a bow or make some other decoration. You can even slip stitch those 6 stitches to connect sides…
Yellow/green one: at this one I forgot to left front loops 😀 So instead of crocheting directly on dress, I just made a chain and tide a little bow at front. It is loose.
Neck decoration (optional)
Use same pattern you have used for dress decoration.
Arms
R1 sc6 in magic ring
R2-R8 sc6
Change color to one you are using for dress decoration.
R9-R10 sc6
Tie off leaving long end for sewing the arms to the body.
Note:
Pink fairy’s arms are done completely in skin color yarn. Then the shoulders that were done making ch11, sc10 (with picoe at 5th stitch) were sewed at the dress (which was done differently. Is fitting the body, not done as part of the body making process).
I warmly recommend making the dress as shown above, rather than making the body and then dress separately, but you can do as you like it better of feel more comfortable with.
Hair
Yellow fairy
R1 sc8 in magic ring
R2 inc8 (16 sts)
R3 *inc1, sc1* x8 (24 sts)
R4 *inc1, sc2* x8 (32 sts)
At this point we are making hairs. Each hair at one stitch around row 4
For the bangs:
ch16, starting at second stitch from the hook inc5, sl st10 – make 8 of them
The rest of the hair:
ch26, starting at second stitch from the hook in 10, sl st15 – make 24 of them
Pink fairy
Hair is done in two major pieces. Front and back.
On the back in addition are made ringlets for pony tail and bun to hold the ringlets.
Front hair piece:
R1 sc8 in magic ring (do not close the ring!!!)
Ch1, turn and continue with R2
R2 inc8 (16 sts)
Here we will have 16 hairs
At this fairy’s hair we have no ringlets. Every hair is done with chain and slip stitches on the way back.
I will indicate how many chain stitches there are for each hair, for all 16 there are to make this piece.
1 & 2: ch26 (25 slip stitches) – These two hairs (on each side) you will use to wrap and sew around back piece’s edge, behind the ear.
3. 4 & 5: ch17 (16 slip stitches) – Side hairs, placed in front of ear.
12, 13 & 14: ch17 (16 slip stitches – Side hair, in front of ear to be placed
15 & 16: ch 26 (25 slip stitches) – back hairs. Behind ear and to wrap to back piece.
Back of the hair:
Ch8
*Sl st3, sc2, hdc2*
Repeat ** stitching in BLO (back loops only)
Make 30 rows like this before closing.
Also check if the round piece fits your dolls head. Add row or two if necessary.
You will have a hole in the middle that we will use to make a pony tail
Ringlets for pony tail:
Ch36-41
I made 4 ringlets in different stitch count (from 35-40 stitches)
R1 inc each stitch
Reaching end of first ringlet, just chain again and continue making new one
Bun to close the hair piece hole and hold ringlets at place:
R1 Sc6 in magic ring
R2 inc6 (12 sts)
R3 sc12
Tie off leaving long end to sew the bun on
As you have finished all the hair pieces place them on the head. Pin them well before sewing.
Place ringlet’s (where they attach one to another) into the bun. You can use little bit of stuffing to tie them in the bun before sewing the bun on the head.
Now sew little by little. Starting with back of the hair and the ringlets. When that is done, decorate the front piece. Pin it how you would like hairs to go.
Here is my tip:
Sew the basic lines you wish hair to go and how to look.
The final touch you will get by using fabric starch to fix the hair look the way you want it. I used liquid one. Got my fingers wet and used it directly on the hair, forming it and modeling until I felt was good enough or the way I wanted it.
Use fabric starch at the end. When doll is completely done. Making the hair look nice is your final touch making the doll.
Blue fairy:
Hair is done in two major pieces. Front and back.
On the back piece, or better said the sides of it, two buns to hold the pony tails were added.
Front hair piece:
R1 sc5 in magic ring
R2 in5 (10 sts)
Now hair making of the chains from every stitch in row2 – 10 hairs
1, 2 & 3: ch21; inc10, sl st10 (20 sts) – two are going behind ear, one in front.
4: ch16; inc5, sl st10 (15 sts) – front of ear
5 & 6: ch 11; sl st10 (10 sts) – bangs
7: ch16; inc5, sl st10 (15 sts) – front of ear
8, 9 & 10: ch21; inc10, sl st 10 – one in front of ear, two behind
Back of the head piece:
Ch15
You will be working on both sides of the chain. Same procedure as with the front piece; chains and slip stitches back to create hairs.
In each of the 15 stitches chain 9- sl st8
When done connect each hair’s end with slip stitch. Tie off and leave long end for sewing.
Now repeat the same for the other side of the chain. 15 stitches, 15 hairs with ch9; sl st8. Connect the ends with slip stitch. Tie off and leave long end for sewing.
Pony tails:
Ch 26; inc15, sl st 10
Make three for each side
Buns to hold the tails:
R1 sc6 in magic ring
R2 inc6
R3 sc12
Tie off leaving long end for sewing.
Wings
For wings I used the pattern you can find on the following link.
It is butterfly pattern and is very easy to be made. Please note that the pattern uses UK terms!
I was looking for firm but yet enough lacy kind of wings and these seemed perfect.
They really are!
I used fabric starch on them as well so they stay firm and really nice.
On two of the wings, pink and green fairy, together with white yarn I used a golden thread to make wings sparkling.
On blue fairy I used silver thread, what I liked more but unfortunately didn’t have enough of it for entire wings. Silvery was just about how I wanted it. Hardly noticed but yet was giving this little touch of magic. Golden thread is little more aggressive for my taste, but you do and use what you have available or like.
You can try with different butterfly patterns. There are no limits to ones imagination.
I always try to encourage you to try different things, to try adding something own to whole project. I am just giving you idea on what could be done.
In this case, possibilities to make the fairy are really endless. You can decorate her dress many, many different ways. You can add tiny details to her hair, shoes….
You can make hair many ways as well. Here are just three basic patterns that you can work on and make endless hair styles.
Make long big ringlets or make short hair fairy…
If you wish to bring magic to your finished doll….think magic….make it.
You can always ask me for any help. Will be glad to help you and share what I know and can.
Almost forgot to mention details I have made on the fairies such as tiny flowers, tiaras.
Flowers I used n the shoes:
Was looking for tiniest flowers I could do with same yarn used for entire doll, but whatever there from the patterns available or those I use often were to big.
So I ended up making this tiny flowers this way:
Ch3, sl st to 3rd ch from the hook, ch2, sl st to the same chain st….repeat to reach 5 petals.
You can do this with magic ring as well. Think it might be evenbetter (you can close the ring completely)
Start with sc1 in magic ring, ch1, sl st to magic ring and repeat until you reach 5 petals. Tie off.
Tiaras:
Both tiaras (on pink and green fairy) were done the same way. Pink one was done with thread so was very loose and had to put it on a wire to stay firm.
Green one was sprinkled with glitter after starched and placed on the head (I sewed this one on the head)
Both were done by making desired length chain
First row was done in single crochet
The second one was done ch3, skip one, sl st1, ch3…..
Flowers on blue fairy, one I used in hair were made my usual way.
Sc5 in magic ring
Sl st 5th to 1st
Ch2, hdc1, sl st to next st…
Repeat for all five petals
If I have missed anything or you wish to find out more, please feel free to write and ask.
I hope you will enjoy making these magic dolls! Make sure to share you photos with us!
You have to admit that Hans is very handsome fellow! His mustaches and great looking, very fashionable haircut are absolutely irresistible! 😀
Pattern for the dolls you can find here: Helga and Hans
Hope you have enjoyed seeing these two little ones! Wishing you all wonderful end of the week and blessed weekend ahead!
Once you have all materials ready draw the eyes you would like your doll to have. Draw it on a piece of paper you will keep a side and use as reminder, guidance while drawing on dolls head.
