HeeHee Donkey
Crochet Pattern
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HeeHee Donkey
Crochet Pattern
Copyrights © 2007 Simple Arts Planet
HeeHee sits at a height of 9cm (including ears). The size of the finished doll varies with the yarn and tension.
This pattern is to be worked in rounds, mark the last stitch of each row with a stitch marker or small safety pin. To
avoid confusion, abbreviation is provided here.
Materials required:
Yarn type: 4 ply Acrylic Yarn - 18 WPI
Colors used: Cream, Green, Dark Brown
Crochet hook: Tulip brand hook size 1/0 (1.75mm); you may use any hook that is appropriate for 4 ply yarn
Fill: Polyfill or Fibrefill
Needle: Sewing needle
Eyes: Black color beads
Smile/nostrils: DMC Thread (pink and brown)
(Optional)
Choker: Leather cord to tie around the neck
Chain: Chain for hooking up HeeHee (Keychain is suitable if desired)
Jumpring: To connect the head of HeeHee to the chain
Special Note:
This pattern is not to be redistributed or resale. However, you may sell the finished doll freely.
Please feel free to contact me at lis.tan@simpleartsplanet.com if you need further assistance on this pattern, do not
feel embarrassed to ask me even the simplest question, I’d been through that stage, and I sincerely want to help
you sail through the project.
Abbreviations:
sc - Single crochet
ch - chain
st - Stitch
sl st - Slip stitch
inc - Increase stitch (2 sc in same stitch)
dec - Decrease stitch (sc over 2 stitches)
WPI (Wrap Per Inch)
To measure the WPI of the yarn, wrap the yarn over a ruler, till it reaches 1 inch,
count the number of wraps, and you will obtain the WPI.
The 4 ply yarn I am using in this pattern measures 18 WPI; while the 8 ply yarn I
have measures 15 WPI.
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Mouth
(Cream Color)
Row 1: Magic loop, 6 sc (6) Refer to illustration page for magic loop illustration)
Row 2: inc around (12)
Row 3: (1 sc, inc in next st) 6 times (18)
Row 4: (2 sc, inc in next st) 6 times (24)
Row 5-7: sc around (24)
Row 8: (2 sc, dec over next 2 st) 6 times (18)
(sl st on next st, stuff fiberfill, leave enough yarn to
sew mouth to head)
Head
(Green Color)
Row 1: Magic loop, 6 sc (6)
Row 2: inc around (12)
Row 3: (1 sc, inc in next st) 6 times (18)
Row 4: (2 sc, inc in next st) 6 times (24)
Row 5: (3 sc, inc in next st) 6 times (30)
Row 6: (4 sc, inc in next st) 6 times (36)
Row 7-9: sc around (36)
Row 10: (4 sc, dec over next 2 st) 6 times (30)
Row 11: sc around (30)
Row 12: (3 sc, dec over next 2 st) 6 times (24)
Row 13: sc around (24)
Row 14: (2 sc, dec over next 2 st) 6 times (18)
Row 15: sc around (18)
(sl st on next st, fasten off, stuff fiberfill)
Body
(Green Color)
Row 1: Magic loop, 6 sc (6)
Row 2: inc around (12)
Row 3: (1 sc, inc in next st) 6 times (18)
Row 4: (2 sc, inc in next st) 6 times (24)
Row 5-8: sc around (24)
Row 9: (2 sc, dec over next 2 st) 6 times (18)
Row 10: (1 sc, dec over next 2 st) 6 times (12)
Row 11: sc around (12)
(sl st on next st, stuff fiberfill, leave enough yarn to sew body to head)
Ears, make 2
(Green Color)
Row 1: Magic loop, 6 sc (6)
Row 2: (2 sc, inc in next st) 2 times (8)
Row 3: (3 sc, inc in next st) 2 times (10)
Row 4: (4 sc, inc in next st) 2 times (12)
Row 5: sc around (12)
Row 6: (4 sc, dec over next 2 st) 2 times (10)
Row 7: (3 sc, dec over next 2 st) 2 times (8)
(sl st on next st, leave enough yarn to sew flat opening
– refer to illustration page)
Arms, make 2
(Brown Color)
Row 1: Magic loop, 6 sc (6)
(Green Color) Refer to illustration page for changing yarn
Row 2-6: sc around (6)
(sl st on next st, stuff fiberfill lightly, leave enough yarn to sew flat opening)
Legs, make 2
(Brown Color)
Row 1: Magic loop, 7 sc (7)
(Green Color)
Row 2-6: sc around (7)
(sl st on next st, stuff fiberfill lightly, leave enough yarn to sew flat opening)
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Tail
(Green Color)
Ch 6, leave enough yarn to sew tail to body
Insert a strand of yarn (refer to the illustration page) at the end of the tail, to make tussle.
Sewing the parts
Personally, I find this sequence easier:
(refer to illustration page for more images)
1. Sew mouth to head
2. Sew body to head
3. Sew ears to head
4. Sew arms to body
5. Sew legs to bottom of body
6. Sew tail to bottom of body
7. Sew eyes to face
8. Sew nostrils with DMC thread
9. Sew smile with DMC thread
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Magic Loop
Coil yarn over finger (2 rounds) Pull out the coiled yarn and hold
Use hook to pull through the yarn Sc as per normal (do not count this stitch)
sc as per pattern instruction Pull the end of the yarn, and adjust
till it’s tight.
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Safe pin as stitch marker Sew the opening flat (legs, arms, and ears)
Use a small safety pin as stitch marker on last stitch Stitch around the opening as illustrated, DO NOT cut
short the yarn
Change Yarn Color (images taken from another doll, as HeeHee is small, these images are easier to refer,
technique is the same)
On the last stitch of cream color yarn, pull through with alternate color yarn with hook
Tie both alternate color yarn with cream color yarn, continue your work with the alternate color yarn
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Making the tail
Insert 1 strand of yarn at end of chain Pull through the yarn Cut yarn to length
Sewing the parts
Join head and mouth in circular stitch Sew the head to the body Sew ears to head
Sew arms to body Sew legs to bottom of body, followed by the tail
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