Lottie-style toddler doll

This doll is made to resemble the Lottie Dolls, and is designed to be able to fit into a shopping trolley similar to those that can be purchased at Tiger. 

Note - when you see "fasten off neatly' you should fasten off by threading the loose yarn underneath the 2nd st from the final stitch and then back through the original stitch (a full explanation can be found here under the needle-join method)

Difficulty:

medium - difficult

(it is quite fiddly, particularly around the hands and feet)

You will need:

• a 1.5mm crochet hook
• a 1mm crochet hook
• 4ply yarn in white, skin colour, hair colour, eye colour and a colour for the clothes (colours are generally not specified throughout but hopefully it will be obvious from what part you are making)
• white 3ply yarn
• toy stuffing
• a darning needle or similar
• two or three 5mm snap fasteners
• two or three small buttons to match the colour of your shirt
• an ordinary sewing needle
• sewing thread in black and the colour of your shirt

For the head/ body (starting from the top):
Make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1: 2sc in each st (12sc)
Round 2: sc in the fiirst st, 2sc in the next st, rep to end (18sc)
Rounds 3 - 6: (4 rounds) sc in each st
Round 7: 3sc in the first st, sc in the next 17 sts (20sc)
Round 8: sc3tog, sc in the next 17 sts (18sc)
Round 9: sc in each st
Round 10: sc in the first st, sc2tog, rep to end (12sc)
Round 11: sc2tog to end (6sc)
Rounds 12 - 14: (3 rounds) sc in each st
Round 15: 3sc in the first st, sc in the next 2 sts, 3sc in the following st, sc in the final 2sts (10sc)
Round 16: 2sc in each of the first 3sts, sc in the following 2 sts, 2sc in each of the next 3 sts, sc in the last 2 sts (16sc)
Round 17: (sc in the first st, 2sc in the next st) three times, sc in the following 2sts, (sc in the first st, 2sc in the next st) 3 stimes, sc in the last 2 sts (22sc)
Rounds 18 - 27: (10 rounds) sc in each st
Round 28: (note - this makes up one stitch more than a round) sc in the first 5 sts, (sc in the first st, sc2tog) three times, sc in the following 2sts, (sc in the first st, sc2tog) twice
Round 29: sc in the first st, sc2tog, sc in the next 2 sts, sc2tog 3 times, sc in the following 2 sts, sc2tog twice
Round 30: sc2tog, sc in the next 2 sts, sc3tog, sc in the next 2 sts, sc3tog, sc in the final 2sts (6sc)
Fasten off

For the feet/ legs (make 2):
ch5
sc in the 2nd chain st from hook, sc in the next 2 chain sts, 3sc in the final chain st, sc in the back of the previous 2 chain sts you crocheted into, sc in the back of the first chain st you crocheted into (10sc)
Fasten off neatly
re-join to the back loop of the 2nd st after the 'new' stitch you made when fastening off
Round 1: sc in the back loop of the same st and next 9 sts (10sc)
round 2: sc in the first 6sts, sc3tog, sc in the last st (8sc)
round 3: sc in the first 5sts, sc3tog (6sc)
Round 4: sc in the first st, 2sc in the next st, sc in the following 2sts, 2sc in the next st, sc in the last st (8sc)
Rounds 5 - 6: (2 rounds) sc in each st
Round 7: sc in the first 2sts, 2sc in the next st, sc in the following 3 sts, 2sc in the next st, sc un the last st(10sc)
Round 8: (note- this round is not a full round - it's used to align the following rounds correctly) sc in the first 9sts
Rounds 9 - 11: (3 rounds) sc in the first 4sts, slip the last 6sts
Round 12: sc in the first st, 2sc in the next st, sc in the following 2sts, slip the last 6sts (11sc)
Round 13: sc in the first 5sts, slip the last 6sts

Rounds 14 - 15: (2 rounds) sc in each st
Round 16: (this is slightly more than one round) sc5, 2sc, sc5, 2sc (13sc)
Rounds 17 - 18: (2 rounds) sc in each st

Fasten off

Stuff these legs firmly and then sew them onto the body

For the hand / arm (make 2):
With a 1mm hook ch3
sc in the 2nd chain st from hook , make 3sc in the end chain st, make 2sc in the back if the first chain stitch you crocheted into (6sc)
Rounds 1 - 2 : (2 rounds) sc in each st
Fasten off neatly

with a 1mm crochet hook make a magic loop with 4sc
Round 1: sc in each st
Round 2: sc in five sts of other section, skip one stitch from where you last crocheted in the smaller section, sc in each remaining 3sts of this section (as demonstrated below)(8sc)

Crochet around each stitch in the order specified above, and then continue with this order on future rounds

Round 3: sc in each st
Round 4: sc in the first 6sts, sc2tog (7sc)
Round 5: sc in the first 2sts, sc2tog, sc in the last 3sts (6sc)
Rounds 6 - 7: (2 rounds) sc in each st
Round 8: 2sc in the first st, sc in the next 2sts, 2sc in the following st, sc in the last 2sts
Rounds 9 - 12: (5 rounds) sc in each st
Fasten off

For the shorts:

For the trouser legs (make 2):
With a 1mm hook ch14
Round 1: sc in the first chain st, sc in the next 13 chain sts to end (this makes a loop)
Rounds 2 - 5: (4 rounds) sc in each st. ch1, turn
Round 6: 2sc in the first st, sc in the next 6 sts, 2sc in the following st, sc in the last 6sts (16sc)
Round 7: 2sc in he first st, sc in the next 7sts,  2sc in the following st, sc in the last 7sts (18sc)
Fasten off neatly

rejoin to the 4th st behind the 'new stitch' you made when fastening off
sc in this st and the next 4sts, sc in the 3rd st behind the 'new stitch' you made on the other leg, sc in the next 4sts, ch14, slip into the first st of this round (23sts)
Rounds 8 - 10: (3 rounds) ac in each st
Fasten off

Figure 2

Figure 1

Rejoin to next st after where you crocheted into in right-hand leg (looking at it from the back)(figure 1)

Round 1: Sc in the first 7sts, sc in the 7th st from where you last crocheted into in the other leg of the shorts (figure 2), sc in the next 6sts, sc 13sts along the underside of the waistband, slip the first st of the round (27sc)
Round 2: Slip 11, sc4tog, slip 9, sc4tog (22sts)
Round 3: Slip 10, sc3tog, slip 6, sc3tog (18sts)
Round 4: Sc, sc2tog, rep to end (12sc)
Round 5: Sc2tog to end (6sc)

Sew up the underside and backside of the shorts, then put them on your doll

For the shirt:
with a 1mm hook fsc25. ch1, turn
Rows 1 - 7: (7 rows) sc in each st. ch1, turn
Row 8: sc in the first 4sts, fasten off. Skip 5sts, sc in the next 6sts, fasten off. skip 5sts, sc in the next 5sts. ch1, turn

Row 9: skip the first st, slip the next st, sc in the following stitch st, sc2tog, ch3, sc2tog (crocheting into the next 'section' along on row 8), sc in the next 2sts, sc2tog, ch3, sc2tog (again crocheting into the next 'section' along on row 8), slip the last 2sts. ch1, turn (this will make a sort of waistcoat shape with two armholes the right size for your doll's arms to fit through)
Row 10: skip the first st, slip the next st, sc in the back loop of the next 11sts, slip the following st. ch1, turn
Row 11: skip the first st, sc in the next 11sts. Ch1, turn
Row 12: sc in each of the 11sts fasten off

For the sleeves (make 2):
With a 1mm hook ch12
Round 1: sc in the first chain st, sc in the next 11 chain sts to end (this makes a loop)
Round 2: sc in each st
Round 3: slip the first st, sc in the next 6sts, slip the following st. Ch1, turn
Round 4: skip the first st, slip the next st, sc in the following 4sts, slip the next st. ch1, turn
Round 5: skip the first st, slip the next st, sc in the following 2sts, slip the next st.
Fasten off

Sew these sleeves to the armholes of the shirt. Sew the snap fasteners onto the front of the shirt to fasten it, and then sew buttons to the front edge of the shirt, covering the thread marks left from sewing the snap fasteners on.

For the shoes:
With a 1mm hook and white 4ply yarn ch3
sc in the 2nd chain st from hook , make 3sc in the end chain st, make 2sc in the back if the first chain stitch you crocheted into (6sc)
Round 1: 2sc in each st (12sc)
Fasten off neatly
With white fasten on to the loop behind the back loop on the 3rd st before the 'new stitch' you made when fastening off 

sc in this loop and the loop behind the back loop in each of the next 3 sts. ch1, turn. 

Row 1: sc4tog
Fasten off
With green fasten on to the loop behind the back loop of the last st of this white section.

Row 1: sc in the loop behind the back loop of this st and the next 9sts. ch1, turn 

Row 2: sc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 3: sc2tog, sc in the next 6sts, sc2tog. ch1, turn (8sc)

Rows 4 - 5:  (2 rounds) sc in each st

Fasten off

With green fasten on to the white section at the front of the shoe.

Row 1: make 6sts around this section. ch1, turn

Row 2: sc2tog, sc in the next 2sts, sc2tog. ch1, turn (4sc)

Row 3: sc in each st

Fasten off

Thread white yarn through the holes in the sides of the shoes to make laces


For the hair:
cut strands of yarn that are a little more than twice the length you want your hair to be; I cut strands approximately 8cm long, and I used roughly 70 of them.

Attach them to the head by folding them in half and using a crochet hook to pull the folded end through your crochet, before threading the opposite end through the loop this makes. If you are unsure of what to do I have some pictures that may be helpful on my Little hedgehog pattern

For the eyes (make 2):

with a 0.6mm hook and white 3ply yarn ch4

sc in the 2nd chain st from hook, sc in the next chain st, 3sc im the last chain st, sc in the back of the previous chain stitch you crocheted into, make 2sc into the first chain st you crocheted into, slip the first st of this round

Fasten off

using yarn the colour of the itises embroider circles for the iris, and then use black to embroider pupils on over the top of this iris, using the pictures below as a reference. After you have done this see the eyes onto the face using black yarn, sewing most of the way round but leaving a gap in the middle. If you need more guidance doing this feel free to comment below and I will try to explain it better

Note - if you'd like your doll to look less gothic you may want to sew the eyes on using white and then outline them by embroidering straight onto the face around the eyes using either the 4ply yarn or a thinner 3ply or similar.

For the ears (make 2):

with a 1mm hook make a magic loop with 3sc

Fasten off

Sew these onto the side of the head.

For the eyebrows:

With yarn the same colour as the head embroider the eyebrows onto your doll using backstitch.

For the nose:

if you would like your nose to be more defined out a few stitches in the nose to pull it together and give it more shape.

I hope you have enjoyed this pattern; please feel free to contact me either below or on my ravelry page if you have any queries, or if you would like to suggest a future pattern you'd like to see me make. As always I ask that you don't re-post this pattern ot claim it as your own. Thank you!