POPPY DOLL BODY PATTERN
By merutoys
Here are some tips before you start
• The doll is crocheted using x stitch, in continuous rounds (unless otherwise
stated), using US crochet terminology.
• The difficulty level Poppy doll is intermediate.
• Size of finished toy is 29 cm when it is made with recommended yarn and
hook.
• Crochet tightly.
• Stuff all the pieces tightly with small portions of fiberfill.
• Make invisible decreases in front loops.
This pattern is for personal use only. It is prohibited to copy, translate or
distribute, re-selling the pattern and the contents of this document in any
way. You are welcome to contact me if you have any questions about the
pattern.
Happy Crocheting!
merutoys
Materials
- Etrofil Jeans 50gr /160 mt #59 (Light brown)
- Yarnart Jeans 50gr /160 mt #53 (black)
- 10 mm safety eyes
- 2 mm crochet hook
- A small button
- Fiberfill and needle
- White, brown, black thread for face embroidery
- 40 cm long / 2.5 mm diameter wire and tape
Abbreviations
mr : magic ring
st: stitch
sc : single crochet
inc: increase
dec : decrease
blo: back loop only
flo : front loop only
hdc: half double crochet
hdcdec : half double crochet decrease
dc : double crochet
dcinc : double crochet increase
dcdec: double crochet decrease
Head
Crochet with light brown yarn.
1. In magic ring 6sc [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]
11-19. 60sc [60] (9 rounds)
20. 25sc, chain 1 and skip 1st, 8sc, chain 1 and skip 1st , 25sc [60]
21. 60sc [60]
22. 20sc, (sc, inc)*3, 8sc, (inc, sc)*3, 20sc [66]
23-26. 66sc [66] (4 rounds)
Insert eyes in the skipped st in round 22.
Head
27. (4sc, dec)*11 [55]
28. (7sc, dec)*6, sc [49]
29. 3sc, dec, (6sc, dec)*5, 4sc [43]
30. (5sc, dec)*6, sc [37]
31. 2sc, dec, (4sc, dec)*5, 3sc [31]
32. (3sc, dec)*6, sc [25]
33. (3sc, dec)*5 [20]
34. (8sc, dec)*2 [18]
35. Blo 18sc [18]
36-42. 18sc [18] (7 rounds)
Cut the yarn and hide it. Push neck inside the head.
Face Details
Choose a thin but durable thread. I used cross-stitch thread.
The color is dark beige. You can use a quilt needle when shaping
the face.
2
4 3
1. Insert the needle at point A,
1
BA Don't forget to leave a long initial
tail
2. Exit through point 1 3. Insert the needle at point 2
4. Exit through point 3 5. Insert the needle at point 4
Face Details
6. Exit through point B. 7. Hide yarn end.
Pull the yarn and tie a knot.
-Embroider the white of the eyes using white thread
-Embroider eyelashes with black yarn
-Embroider the eyebrows 4 rows above the eye 2st wide, using black thread
-Make nose between rounds 23rd and 24th, 4st wide
Arms
Crochet with light brown yarn
1. In magic ring 6 sc [6]
2. 6inc [12]
3. (2sc, inc)*4 [16]
4-7. 16sc [16] (4 rounds)
8. (2sc, dec)*4 [12]
9-10. 12sc [12] (2 rounds)
11. (5sc, inc)*2 [14]
12-32. 14sc [14] (21 rounds)
- Cut 20cm long wire (2 pieces). Give it a hand shape and tape it and place
inside the arm.
- Fill the arms slightly with fiber.
- Do not cut the excess part. shape it and use it for neck support.
Hair Base
Use black color and 2.50 mm hook :
1.Chain 5 (count as a 1dc and chain 2)
(Dc,ch2)*7 ,slipstitch to 4th chain
of ch5 at the begining. [8]
2.We will work on both Dc and chain 2
spaces of previous round;
Chain 4 (count as a dc and chain 1),
(Dc,ch1) * 15 [16]
Hair Base
3. We will work on both Dc and chain 2
spaces of previous round;
Chain 4 (count as a dc and chain 1),
(Dc,ch1) * 31 [32]
4. We will work on Dc of previous round
Chain 4 ( count as a sc and ch1),(Dc,ch1)*31
5. Work on Dc of previous round
Chain 4 ( count as a dc and ch1),(dc,ch1)*18,Dc
(unfinish the row.)
Hair Base
6-8. Chain 3 ( count as a dc and 1ch), Dc and ch1*18
Cut the yarn.Leave long tail for sewing
Hair strands
Join the yarn top of the head on Dc.Chain 14 and make 13s.Chain 1 and
sc to the top of next Dc on the base.Make 14ch and 13sc.Continue making hair
strands in the end of round 5.
Join the yarn to the 6th round on the top of Dc ; Chain 14,13sc and chain 1 sc
on the top of dc chain 14 make 13sc..Repeat this process between round
6 and 8.
In the end of each row , cut the yarn hide the
end.Join your yarn to the begining each row and
start making hair strands
Front part of hair base ; put 6 rounds above the eyebrows.
And Both sides of the hair should 6sc away from the eyes.
Sew wig to the head
6sc
Legs
Start crocheting with brown yarn and chain 6 ,
1. inc, 3sc, 3sc in the last chain, 4sc on the other side of the chain [12]
2. inc, 4sc, inc*3, 3sc, inc [ 17 ]
3. (sc, inc)*2, 2sc, (sc, inc)*3, sc, (inc, sc)*2 [24]
4. (2sc, inc)*2, 2sc, (2sc, inc)*3, 4sc, inc, 2sc [30]
5. Blo 30sc
6-7. 30sc
From round 9-11 decreases should place at the front.
8. 6sc, (sc, dec)*6, 6sc [24]
9. (2sc, dec)*6 [18]
10. 7sc, dec*2 [16 ]
Make sure that marker is at the back side right in the middle.
Decreases and increase that we make should be at the back side of the
leg.
11. inc, 15sc [17]
12. 17sc
13. sc, inc, 15sc [ 18]
14. 18sc
Legs
15. 2sc,inc,15sc [ 19]
16. 19sc [19]
17. 3sc, inc, 15sc [20]
18. 2sc, inc, 3sc, inc, 13sc [22]
19-23. 22 sc [22] (5 rounds)
24. 3sc, dec*2, 15sc [20]
25. 2sc, dec*2, 14sc [18]
26. 10sc, inc*4, 4sc [22]
27.22sc [22]
28.2sc,inc*2,18sc [24]
29-36. 24sc (8 rounds)
37. First leg : 22sc (unfinished round), you can stitch more or less
stitches,make sure last st is on inner thight of the left leg.Fasten off.
Second leg : 24sc,do not fasten off,crochet more 6 sc ( adjust as
needed),until it reaches inner tight of the right leg.
Now continue the next page
Body
Join 2 legs with 3 chain and it should be at the back side of the doll.
1. 24sc on first leg, 3sc on chain, 24sc on second leg,3sc on the other side of
the chain [54]
2-8. 54sc (7 rounds)
9. (7sc, dec)*6 [48 ]
10-13. 48sc [48] (4 rounds)
14. (10sc, dec)*4 [44]
15-18. 44sc [44] (4 rounds)
23. (20sc, dec)*2 [42]
24- 28. 42sc [42] (5 rounds)
Body
We will join arms to the body at the next row
29. 9sc,7sc crochet arms with body,13sc,7sc crochet arms with body,6 sc [42]
(Arms should be at both sides symmetrically)
30.(5sc,dec)*6 [36]
Twist the wires and tape them together.
Body
31.(4sc,dec)*6 [30]
32.(3sc,dec)*6 [24]
33.(2sc,dec)*6 [18]
34. (4sc,dec)*3 [15]
35.5sc,dec,6sc,dec [13]
36.Blo 13sc
37. Dec,11sc [ 12]
38. Dec,8sc,dec [ 10]
39-46.10sc (8 rounds)
47.5dec [5]
Close the gap with the help of needle.
