Grandma Perkins’ Crocheted Magical Flower Child

This little crocheted magical flower-child can transform into a beautiful flower basket.
She would be a great Easter gift or maybe a bedside pal for someone who might be ill.
She folds easily into her basket and out again, and is easy to make.

Life can be hectic.

Take time to stop and smell the roses.
And enjoy the pattern.
Pan

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Finished Size: Doll is about 4 ½” (10 cm) Tall
Basket is about 3” (7.6 cm) [not counting the handle]
Gauge: 4 sc and 4 rows = ~ 1” (2.5 cm) Not crucial.
Abbreviations:
~ = Approximately
Ch = Chain
FO = Fasten Off
Lp(s) = Loop(s)
Rnd(s) = Round(s)
Sc = Single Crochet
Ss = Slip Stitch
St(s) = Stitch(es)
BLO = Back Loop Only
FLO = Front Loop Only
Dec = Decrease by crocheting 2 single crochets as one
Inc = Increase with 2 single crochets into one stitch
Materials:
G/4.5mm hook
Yarn Needle
WW Med yarn:
I used Caron Simply Soft in different colors.
Small amount of each:
Skin-color
Basket-color
Hair-color
Dress-color
Petal-color
Black for eyes
Red crochet cotton #10 or a thin sport wt yarn for mouth.

*Note: US Terminology
Work in a spiral and mark beg sts.
Do not join rnds or Ch-1, unless instructed.
Use a thread or safety pin to mark stitches.
Marked stitches are just to help with placement.

Head:
Rnd 1: Skin-color: 6 Sc in a Magic Ring. (6)
Rnd 2: Inc around. (12)
Rnd 3: (Sc, Inc) around. (18)
Rnds 4-9: Sc around. (18)
Rnd 10: Dec around. (9) Stuff moderately: not too tight.
Rnd 11: Dec, Sc in last 7 sts. (8) Change to dress color in last st. FO skin-color.

Dress:
Rnd 1: Dress-color: Inc in each st around. (16)
Rnd 2: This Rnd in FLO: (Sc, Inc) around. (24)
Rnd 3: This Rnd in BLO and Mark the first free-loop left-over from Rnd 2.
Sc around. (24)
Rnd 4: Sc around. (24)
Rnd 5: (Sc in 5, Inc) around. (28)
Rnds 6-9: Sc around. (28)
Rnd 10: (Sc in 13, Inc) around. (30)
Rnd 11: Sc around. (30)
Rnd 12: This Rnd in BLO and Mark the first free-loop left-over from Rnd 11.
Sc around. Join with Ss in both loops of the next st and FO. (30)
*Note: The next stitch will be the beginning point of your first petal.

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Ruffle and Arms:
With head closest to you, join Dress-color with a ss in the Marked st from Rnd 2.
(Ch 3, skip next lp, ss in next lp) twice.
RT Arm: Ch 7, skip 1st ch, ss in back-ridge of next 6 chs
and then ss in the same lp on the dress as the last ss.
(Ch 3, skip next lp, ss in next lp) 6xs.
LT Arm: Ch 7, skip 1st ch, ss in back-ridge of next 6 chs
and then ss in the same lp on the dress as the last ss.
(Ch 3, skip next lp, ss in next lp) 4xs. Ch 3 and ss in the first marked lp to join. FO. (12 Ch-3-lps and 2 arms)

Petals:
With RT side facing and head down, attach Petal-Color with a ss in the next st after the last-joined-st of Rnd 12.
**(Ch 2, Hdc, Dc, Ch 2, Ss to top of last dc (picot made), Hdc, Ch 2, Ss) All in the same st. Ss in next 3 free-loops **
Repeat from ** to ** around Rnd 12. (10 Petals)
Then Ss in the last 2 sts.
At this point, jog up and Ss in the Marked first free-loop of Rnd 11.
The petals should alternate.
Continue to Repeat from ** to ** around in the spiral of Rnd 11.
The last ss will cross behind the next petal,
and join in the same st as the very first petal made on the bottom row.
FO and weave in. (10 petals) Total of 20 petals in 2 alternating rows.

Add Eyes and Mouth:

You can insert yarn-needle from back or top of head, and stitch through the head.
Sew the eyes and then bring yarn-needle to the back and tie the ends in place.
The knot will be hidden by the Wig-cap.
With Black yarn, I stitched the Eyes over Rnds 6 & 7 with about 4 sts between.
I did vertical straight stitches with 3 strands for each eye.
Add mouth over Rnd 9. Top front loop of the ss
I made single-strand straight stitches in the form of a “V” or a “U”.

Wig-Cap:
Rnd 1: With Hair-color: 6 Sc in a Magic Ring.
Be sure to pull the yarn-tail to snugly close the ring. (6)
Rnd 2: Inc around. (12) First free-loop from rnd 4
Rnd 3: (Inc in next st, Sc in next, Inc in next) repeat around. (20)
Rnd 4: Sc around. (20)
Join with a ss in BLO of next st.
*Mark the top-front loop of the ss and the first free-loop left over from rnd 4.
Put a safety pin through both loops. This is where the crown will begin.

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Rnd 5: This Rnd in BLO.
Ch 1, Sc in same back-lp as the join-st and each around.
Join to both lps of the first sc. (20) Continue with locks.

Locks:
1: Ch 2, Ss in the 2nd ch from hook, and then Ss to next st on Rnd 5.
2: Ch 3, Skip the 1st ch, Ss in the next 2, and then Ss to next st on Rnd 5.
3: Ch 4, Skip the 1st ch, Ss in the next 3, and then Ss to next st on Rnd 5.
4: * Ch 5, Skip the 1st ch, Ss in the next 4,
and then Ss to same st as last ss on Rnd 5.
5: Ch 6, Skip the 1st ch, Ss in the next 5, and then Ss to next st on Rnd 5.
6: Ch 6, Skip the 1st ch, Ss in the next 5, and then Ss to next st on Rnd 5.
7: Ch 6, Skip the 1st ch, Ss in the next 5, and then Ss to next st on Rnd 5.
8: * Ch 6, Skip the 1st ch, Ss in the next 5,
and then Ss to same st as last ss on Rnd 5.
9: Ch 6, Skip the 1st ch, Ss in the next 5, and then Ss to next st on Rnd 5.
10: Ch 6, Skip the 1st ch, Ss in the next 5, and then Ss to next st on Rnd 5.
11: Ch 6, Skip the 1st ch, Ss in the next 5, and then Ss to next st on Rnd 5.
12: * Ch 6, Skip the 1st ch, Ss in the next 5,
and then Ss to same st as last ss on Rnd 5.
13: Ch 6 Skip the 1st ch, Ss in the next 5, and then Ss to next st on Rnd 5.
14: Ch 6, Skip the 1st ch, Ss in the next 5, and then Ss to next st on Rnd 5.
15: Ch 5, Skip the 1st ch, Ss in the next 4, and then Ss to next st on Rnd 5.
16: * Ch 4, Skip the 1st ch, Ss in the next 3,
and then Ss to same st as last ss on Rnd 5.
17: Ch 3, Skip the 1st ch, Ss in the next 2, and then Ss to next st on Rnd 5.
18: Ch 2, Ss in the 2nd ch from hook, and then Ss to next st on Rnd 5. Do not FO.

** Note: The 5 sts in the front are left unused,

and will be positioned over the eyes.

20: Ch 1, TURN. Working on the underside of the wig:

Ss to the bottom tip of each lock.
Then Ss in the bottom of the same last lock (at the base of the ch-2) (18 locks + Join = 19 ss)
FO with about 20” (50cm) to sew onto head.

Crown:
Join Petal-Color (or different color) with a Ss through both Marked sts from the Wig-Cap: the ss and free-lp from rnd 4.
(Ch 3, Skip 1 st, Ss in next) around. (10-ch-3 lps) Join last loop to the same st as beg-join. FO.
Pull the beginning and end yarns through to the underside of the wig-cap.
Instead of weaving in, tie the yarn-ends. They will not show when the wig is in place.

Place wig on head.

Position the locks evenly spaced,
with the eyes under the 5 unused sts.
Sew to head with yarn-end.

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Basket:
Rnd 1: Basket-color: 8 Sc in a Magic Ring. (8) Be sure to pull the yarn-tail to snugly close the ring.
Rnd 2: Inc around. (16)
Rnd 3: This rnd in FLO: (Sc, Inc) around. (24)
Rnd 4-5: Sc around. (24)
Rnd 6: (Sc in 5, Inc) around. (28)
Rnds 7-10: Sc around. (28)
Rnd 11: (Sc in 13, Inc) around. (30)
Rnd 12: Sc around. (30)
Rnd 13: Top edge of Basket: (Ss in the next st, Ch 6, Skip two sts) around.
Join the last ch-6-loop in the 1st sc of Rnd 12. FO. (10 lps)

Assembly: Hold Dress and Basket together with wrong-sides facing.

Basket-color: Sew together around the 16 free loops of the Basket and the Dress.

Handle (Optional): Check where the arms (on dress) are, and position the handle to correspond.
Join with a ss in the sc between the ch-6-lps.
Ch 30 loosely. Be careful not to twist the chain.
Skip 5 loops, join with a ss in the sc between 5th and 6th loop on other side. Turn.
Ch 1, Ss back across in the back-ridge of each ch. (30 ss)
Join with a ss in the same sc between the beg ch-5 lps and FO.

** Note: If you wish, you could add tiny flowers for her hands to hold,
Or maybe a little chained necklace.
Flowers for her hands (Optional):
Ch 4. Ss in the 4th ch from the hook.
(Ch 4, ss in the same as the previous ss) 2 times. FO and sew to end of arms.

Perkins 2013