Loreno
Design by Merutoys
what we need
-Yarnart jeans 73 skin color
-Yarnart jeans 84 mustard
-Schachenmayr Catania 294 white
-Schachenmayr Catania 249 mustard
-Schachenmayr Catania 402 green
-Schachenmayr Catania 434 light grey
-12 mm safety eyes
-2 mm and 2.5 mm crochet hook
-fiberfill,sewing needle
-A piece of black,white and brown thread for face embroidery
-copper color sewing thread
-a little button for overall
You can change the colors for christmas look♥️
Use green,grey,red and white instead ♥️
Abbreviations
mr : magic ring
sc : single crochet
inc: increase
dec : decrease
m: decrease 3 sc at the same time
w: make 3 sc in one stitch
Popcorn : 3 dc in same stitch
blo: back loop only
flo : front loop only
hdc: half double crochet
hdcdec : half double crochet decrease
dc: double crochet
dcinc : double crochet increase
Head
1. 6sc in magic ring 6
2. 6inc 12
3. (sc,inc)*6 18
4. sc,inc (2sc,inc)*5 , sc 24
5. (3sc , inc)*6 30
6. 2sc,inc (4sc,inc)*5 , 2sc 36
7. (5sc,inc)*6 42
8. 3sc,inc (6sc,inc)*5 ,3sc 48
9. (7sc,inc)*6 54
10. 4sc,inc (8sc,inc)*6,4sc 60
11-22. 60sc
23. 24c,ch 1 skip 1 stitch,10sc,ch1 skip 1 stitch,24sc
24. 60sc ( 1 sc in skipped place)
25. 17sc, (sc,inc)*4,10sc,(inc,sc)4,17sc 68
26-29. 4 round 68sc
insert the eyes in 23rd.round 1sc skipped holes
30. 6sc,(5sc,dec)*8,6sc 60
31. 4sc,dec(8sc,dec)*5 ,4sc 54
32. (7sc,dec)*6 48
33. 3sc,dec(6sc,dec)*5,3sc 42
34. (5sc,dec)*6 36
35. 2sc,dec ( 4sc,dec)*5 2sc 30
36. (3sc , dec)*6 24
37. Sc, dec (2sc,dec)*5,sc 18
38. (4sc,dec)*3 15
Fill the head while you crochet especially increases at the
cheeks.
cut the yarn.weave in the end.
Arms
1. in mr 6sc
2. 6inc 12
3. (3sc,inc)*3 15
4-5. 15sc 15
6. popcorn ,14sc 15
(we made thumb with popcorn stitch)
6. (dec,3sc)*3 12
7. 12sc
Change to gray
8- 30. 12 sc (23 round)
fill half of the arm.Crochet the loops together and close them (6sc)
and sew it to the body. Thumbs should be facing forward.
Ears
1. in mr 6sc
2. (2sc,inc)*2 8
3. (3sc,inc)*2 10
4. (4sc,inc)*2 12
5-12. 12sc
Crochet both sides (6sc)
-Fold it and sew it to the head
7sc away from the eyes.
Face Details
Embroider the white of the eye and eyelashes.
Embroider the eyebrows 4 rows above the eye, on 4sc.
Make the nose on the 4sc between the 25th and 26th row.
You can tint the face with soft pastel and add some freckles
with watercolor pencils.
Hair
Start with mustard color,using 2.5 mm hook;
1.6sc in magic ring 6
2. 6inc 12
3.(sc,inc)*6 18
4.sc,inc (2sc,inc)*5 , sc 24
5.(3sc , inc)*6 30
6. 2sc,inc (4sc,inc)*5 , 2sc 36
7. (5sc,inc)*6 42
8.3sc,inc (6sc,inc)*5 ,3sc 48
9. (7sc,inc)*6 54
10. 4sc,inc (8sc,inc)*5 , 4sc 60
11-21. 60 sc
Turn the wrong side of the base.Pin it to the head shown as
the picture and sew it.
Hair
Using long thread ( 2 layers),we will make the bang. Mark
the point of the head as your choice.I prefer right side on
17rd.You can use the pins to mark the point where bang
end on the face.
Hair
Embroider the bangs
carefully.It shouldn’t be very
thight.
Pony Tails
With 2mm hook ; chain 81,starting second chain from the
hook (4sc,inc)*12, 20 sc repeat this process 10 times
- Roll the strands and sew them together
-Sew it on the both sides between round 10th and 11st 8sc
apart
Chain 61 with grey color and make 60 sc.Make two.We
will use it for making bow on the hair.
Legs
Ch 6 with mustard color
1. 4sc,3sc(on same stitch),other side of the ch 3sc,inc 12
2. Inc,3sc,3inc,3sc,2inc 18
3. (sc,inc),3sc,(sc,inc)*3,3sc,inc,2sc,inc 24
4. 2sc,inc,3sc,(inc,2sc)*3,3sc,inc,3sc,inc,sc 30
5. (Inc,2sc)*2, sc (3sc,inc)*3, 2sc,(inc,2c)*3 38
6. 38sc (cut the cardboard or plastic according to the sole of the
foot, place it.)
Starting point should be on the middle so crochet 2 sc less on next
round.
7.Blo 38sc
8-9.38sc
10. 36sc This is short round.Move marker here.It should be on right
in the middle
11. 4sc, (3sc,dec)*3,(dec,3sc)*3, 4sc 32
12.4sc, (2sc,dec)*3, (dec,2sc)*3 , 4sc 26
13. 4sc, (sc,dec)*3, (dec,sc)*3 , 4sc 20
14. 8sc, dec*2 ,8sc 18
15-17. 18sc
18-20.With Cream color 18sc
21-23.With Mustard color 18sc
24-26. With Cream color 18sc
27-29. With Mustard color 18sc
30-32. With Cream color 18sc
33-35. With Mustard color 18sc
36-38. With Cream color 18sc
39-41. With Mustard color 18sc
42-44.With Cream color 18sc
Crochet other leg same way as well and do not cut the
yarn we will continue the body.
Body
1.Chain 9 and connect legs.(it should be back side of the doll.)
2.18on the leg,9sc on ch,18sc on other leg,9sc on ch. 54sc
3-14 (12 rounds) 54sc
15. Change to gray 54sc 54
16-20 (5 rounds) 54sc. 54
21.(7sc,dec)*6 48
22-25 (4 rounds) 48sc 48
26.(6sc,dec)*6 42
27-31. 42sc (5 rounds) 42
32. Crochet arms with body in this round
3sc,6sc arm with body,14sc,6 sc arm with body,12sc 42
( thumbs should be facing to us ** see next page for pic
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Body
33. (5sc,dec)*6 36
34. (4sc,dec)*6 30
35. (3sc,dec)*6 24
36. (2sc,dec)*6 18
37. (4sc,dec)*3 15
38. 15sc 15
- Leave the yarn long for sewing body to the head
-You can place wire for neck support
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Body
- Leave the yarn long and sew body to the head
-You can place wire for neck support.Cut 10 cm wire and
twist it
Shoes
- Ch 6 with grey color
1.4sc,3sc(on same stitch),other side of the ch 3sc,inc 12
2.Inc,3sc,3inc,3sc,2inc 18
3.(sc,inc),3sc,(sc,inc)*3,3sc,inc,2sc,inc 24
4. 2sc,inc,3sc,(inc,2sc)*3,3sc,inc,3sc,inc,sc 30
5. (Inc,2sc)*2, sc (3sc,inc)*3, 2sc,(inc,2c)*3 38
6. 38 sc
Starting point should be on the middle so crochet 2 sc less
on next round.
7.Blo 38sc
8-9.38sc
10. 36sc This is short round.Move marker here.It should be
on right in the middle
11. 13sc , (hdcdec)*6 , 13sc 32
12. 9sc , chain 12 skip 14sc , 9sc And finish
Now we will crochet overall.We are starting from the legs
Chain 24 and slipstitch with light green yarn it should be loose
so foot can pass
1.(inc, 3 sc in samestitch )*12 60sc
2-14. 60sc
Cut the yarn.Weave in the end.Make second one and do not cut
And join themtogerher with 10sc
10 sc
Now we have 100 stitches in total we will start crocheting
short.Where we start is back side of the short
1.100sc
2.(8sc,dec)*10 90
3. (7sc,dec)*10 80
4. 80sc
5.(6sc,dec)*10 70
6. (5sc,dec)*10 60
7. (4sc,dec)*10 50
From now on,we wont crochet spirally
8. Chain 1 and turn back 50sc
9.Chain 1 and turn back 50sc and chain 8 make slipstitch and
finish.This is for button hole and sew button to the other side
Back of the overall should look like in the picture
Count 15 stitches at the front,it should be center of the
at the front of over all.attach yarn and crochet;
1.15 sc , chain 1 and turn
2-9. 15 sc chain 1 and turn
do not cut the yarn we will continue crocheting straps
For strap( left side)
1. chain 1 and turn 4sc
2. - 25.Chain 1 and turn Blo 4sc
To the side of the strap we will make frills
1-25. 1sc (2sc in one stitch , 3sc in the next stitch )*12
26. 60 hdc and slipstitch finish and leave long tail for sewing
For the other stap, attach the yarn at the right edge of the top
and make 4sc
1.chain 1 and turn 4sc
2-24 . Chain 1 and turn Blo 4sc
for the frills ; ( 2sc on one stitch ,3 sc on next one)*12 and finish
Pocket
Chain 14
1-10. 13 sc
Cut the yarn weave in the the end.
Take mustard color and chain3 and make sc* all around the
pocket
Sew it at the front.
Sew straps to the back side as in the picture.
For the frills at the edge of overalls leg make 3chain ,single
crochet all around.
Loreno is ready
please do not forget to tag @merutoys when you publish the doll.
Thank you
