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PATTERN
CROCHET DOLL

TONY, THE FOOTBALLER

 Contents

1. About me

2. Introduction

3. Supplies

4. Abbreviations

5. Process description

6. Conclusion

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 Hello!
My name's Dasha and I'm a fan of
amigurumi!
I create and crochet brooches and
toys, and also make patterns to
them.
I've been keen on handmade since
my childhood, but only crocheting
has been thrown me into!
Recently, I've started to blog my
cozy Instagram about crocheting!

Привет!

Привет!

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 Introduction
Before starting to create the doll, I sencerely ask you to
get known the following information.

This pattern doesn't include any tutorial lessons.

Buying the pattern you accept the following

requirements:
✔The pattern is my authorial work;

✔The pattern is only for personal use;

✔Selling, presenting, or destributing any other ways

are prohibited;

✔If you publish on the Internet any photos of the doll,

crocheted by this pattern, mention me, as the author,
please. Don't forget to mention my Instagram account:
@pollytoys_crochet

Thanks for understanding and respecting my work.

Enjoy the process and have a nice day!

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 Supplies
The size of a ready toy is about 12,6 inches if you use meterials,
mentioned below.
1)Cotton or half-cotton yarn of 4 different colors (light-blue, grey, beige,
white):
-Alize Cotton Gold, 100g/330m, 55% cotton, 45% acryl, color 262 - for
the body, color 55 - for the shorts and embroidering;
-YarnArt Jeans, 50g/ 160m, 55% cotton, 45% acryl, color 45 - for the
sneakers, color 14 - for the T-shirt, color 53 - for the ball;

2)hair yarn: YarnArt Mink 50g/75m, 100% polyamide, color 332 - for
hair;

You can use any other yarn of the same characteristics.

3)Hook, suitable for the chosen yarn, I've used Tulip 1,75;

4)Some moulinehread of black, white and brown colors, some piece of

Alize Cotton Gold, color 55 - for face embroidering;

5)Eyes 9/10mm and some strong glue, if you are going to glue them;

6)Oil pastel of brown, pink (can be changed into blushers) colors, oil
pastel brush;

7)Alumunium wire of 2mm (2 pieces of about 13,78 inches long) and o,39
(1 piece of about 10,63 inches long).
If you are going to make the boy without any sceleton, you should use
barbecue skewer or any other sceleton for the neck.

8)Adhesive plaster;

9)A piece of plastic or cardboard of 3,94x3,94 inches;

10)Pliers, scissors, pins;

11)A tapestry needle and a long needle for contraction;

12)Fiberfill.

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 Abbreviations

MR - Magic Ring
sc - single crochet
ch - chain
dec - decrease
inc - increase
sl st - slip stitch
BLO- back looop only
FBO - Front loop only
(..) * - repeat required number of times in brackets

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 Process description
Arms

Beige color.
2 pieces.
Don't fill with fiber.
1 row: 5sc in MR
2 row: 5inc (10)
3 row: 10sc
4 row: 3dc in 1 stitch-9sc (12)
5 row: (1sc-1dec)*4 (8)
6 row: 8sc
7 row: 1sc-1inc-3sc-1inc-2sc (10)
Inc must be exactly in both sides, if it's necessary make required number
of shifting sc.
8-17 row (10 rows): 10sc

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18 row: 3sc-1inc-4sc-1inc-1sc (12)
Inc must be exactly in both sides, if it's necessary make required number
of shifting sc.
19-23 row (5 rows): 12sc
Change color into light-blue one and make thread changing.
24 row: 12sl st
25 row: 12sc BLO and stitches of previous row.
Link to the video below to get known how to change thread. Here and
further press red words to link to the video.

Thread changing
26-29 row (4 rows): 12sc
Fix and cut thread, hide tail thread inside, don't put the wire in the hands
now.
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 Legs
White color
2 pieces.
Don't fill with fiber.
8ch, turn the work, from the 2nd ch.
1 row: 6sc-3sc in 1 stitch-5sc-2sc in 1
stitch (16)
2 row: 1inc-5sc-3inc-5sc-2inc (22)
3 row: 1sc-1inc-5sc-(1sc-1inc)*3-5sc-
(1sc-1inc)*2 (28)

Link to th video below to get known

how to make an oval.

Making the oval

4.1 row: 28sc BLO

Fix and cut thread, hide tail thread.
Place the piece to have the front side
up (see the photo).

Attach thread of grey color to back

loop of the 3rd row, as it's shown in
the photo. Now, the front side is
inside, and the wrong one is outside -
it's the sole.
4.2 row: 28 sc BLO

Link to the video below to get known

how to make a sole.

Sole

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5 row: 28sc
6 row: 9sc-5dec-9sc (23)
Dec must be exactly in the center, if it's necessary, make required
number of shifting sc.

Insert the insole now.

Cut an oval insole from cardboard or plastic of the size of the doll's
foot (in my case, the oval is of 1,18 long and 0,79 wide).
Insert and glue insole inside the sole. I recommend you to make the
2nd insole at once to have both insoles of the same size.

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7 row: 8sc-4dec-7sc (19)
Dec must be exactly in the center,
if it's necessary, make required
number of shifting sc.
8 row: 7sc-3dec-6sc (16)
Dec must be exactly in the center,
if it's necessary, make required
number of shifting sc.
Changecolor into beige one.
9 row: 16sc BLO

Insert wire sceleton now.

Take a piece of alluminium wire of
2mm wide and 13,78 inches long,
bend it in spiral, as it's shown in
the photo and wrap with adhesive
plaster. Insert wire insode the leg
with wraped part down, bend it in
the foot. Fill the leg with fiber
tightly withthe help of suchi stitck
or barbecue skewer.

Link to the video below to get

known how to make a wire
sceleton.

Wire sceleton

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10-30 row (21 row): 16sc
Change color into white one.
31 row: (1sc-1inc)*8 (24)
32 row: 24sc
Fix and cut thread, hide tail thread.

Before making the shorts, bind off the sneakers.

Attach thread of grey color to the 1st back loop of the 8th row and
continue to work in the following way:
1 row: 16sc
Change color into white one and make thread changing.
2 row: 16sl st
3 row: 16sc BLO and stitches of previous row.
Fix and cut thread, hide tail thread.
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Shorts.
Light-blue color.
25ch, circle the row, working 1 sl st in the 1st ch.
Work along the chain, round, without any sl st or ch.
1-2 row (2 rows): 24sc
Change color into white one and make thread changing.
3 row: 24sl st
4 row: 24sc BLO and stitches of previous row.
Attach the leg to the shorts in the back, in the place where you've finished
the work, as it's shown in the photo.
5 row: 24sc, catching sc in the leg and shorts at once.
6-12 row (7 rows): 24sc
Don't work the last 6sc of the 12th row of the 1st leg, fix and cut thread,
hide tail thread inside. Make 6 shifting sc of the 2nd leg and don't cut
thread, we'll continue to work with it. Check to the work, because you may
have another number of shifting sc. Make sure you've finished the 1st leg
in the right and the 2nd leg - in the left (if you look at the back of the doll).
Fill the legs with fiber tightly, hide all tail threads.

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Shoe laces.
Pin the places where you are
going to insert a needle, as it's
shown in the photo. Embroider
crossed shoe laces with white
color.

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 Body

Continue to work. Fill the body

with fiber in the process.
1ch, 1 sl st in the last sc of the 1st
leg, place the marker.
It must be exactly in the back of
the body.
Twist legs wire as it's shown in the
photo.

13 row: 50sc (work along the 1st

leg, then - along the chain, then -
along the 2nd leg, and again aong
the chain).
Make required number of shifting
sc (I've made 13 shifting sc) to
have the marker exactly in one
side the body.
14-21 row (8 rows): 50sc
22 row: 1sc-1dec-23sc-1dec-22sc
(48)
Dec must be exactly in one side of
the body.
If it's necessary, make required
number of shifting sc.
23 row (6sc-1dec)*6 (42)
24 row: 42sc

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Change color into light-blue one.
25 row: 42sc BLO
26-36 row (11 rows): 42sc
37 row: make 1inc in both sides of
the body (44)
Bind off.
Attach thread of light blue color to
the 1st loop of the 24th row and
work 42 sl st.

Attach arms in the 38th row. Shift

the work in 1 sc to have the marker
exactly before the place of attaching
the arm.
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Attach arms to the body to have
the fingers faces ahead.
Attach the left arm, working 1 sl st
in the 9th sc of the arm, and then
work along the arm.
38 row: 12sc along the left arm (the
12th sc is made in the same stitch,
where you made sl st) - 21 sc along
the body -12sc along the right arm
(attach the right arm in the 3rd sc
of the arm)-21sc along the body
(66)
Arms attaching places can differ. If
you fold the piece in halves, the
stitch, where you need to attach
the arm to the body, will be exactly
on the fold.
When you will crochet next row
don't count sl st as a sc.
39-41 row (3 rows): 66sc
42 row: (9sc-1dec)*6 (60)
43 row: (8sc-1dec)*6 (54)

Attach wire inside the arms. Take a

piece of alluminium wire
of 0,39 /0,59 inches dia and 10,63
inches long. Bend it in both ends in
0,39 inches and wire these parts
with adhesive plaster. Insert wire
sceleton in both arms behind the
wire sceleton. Fill the arms with
fiber with the help of barbecue
skewer or suchi stick.

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44 row: (7sc-1dec)*6 (48)
45 row: (6sc-1dec)*6 (42)
46 row: (5sc-1dec)*6 (36)
47 row: (4sc-1dec)*6 (30)
Change color into beige one.
48 row: BLO (3sc-1dec)*6 (24)
49 row: (2sc-1dec)*6 (18)
50 row: (4sc-1dec)*3 (15)
51-58 row (8 rows): 15sc
Fix and cut thread, hide tail thread. Fill the body with fiber tightly, cut
unneccessary wire sceleton.
Bind off.
Attach thread of light-blue color to the 1st loop of the 47th row and work
30sl st.
If you want, you can embroider any team logo on the T-shirt aside.
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 Head
Beige color.
Fill the head with fiber in the process.
1 row: 6sc in MR
2 row: 6inc (12)
3 row: (1sc-1inc)*6 (18)
4 row: 1sc-1inc-(2sc-1inc)*5-1sc (24)
5 row: (3sc-1inc)*6 (30)
6 row: 2sc-1inc-(4sc-1inc)*5-2sc (36)
7 row: (5sc-1inc)*6 (42)
8 row: 3sc-1inc-(6sc-1inc)*5-3sc (48)
9 row: (7sc-1inc)*6 (54)
10 row: 4sc-1inc-(8sc-1inc)*5-4sc (60)
11 row: (9sc-1inc)*6 (66)
12-25row (14 rows): 66sc
26 row: (9sc-1dec)*6 (60)
27 row: 4sc-1dec-(8sc-1dec)*5-4sc (54)
28 row: (7sc-1dec)*6 (48)
Insert eyes on safe fastening between 17
and 20 rows in the distance of 4-6 sc.
29 row: 3sc-1dec-(6sc-1dec)*5-3sc (42)
30 row: (5sc-1dec)*6 (36)
31 row: 2sc-1dec-(4sc-1dec)*5-2sc (30)
32 row: (3sc-1dec)*6 (24)
33 row: 1sc-1dec-(2sc-1dec)*5-1sc (18)
34 row: (7sc-1dec)*2 (16)
35 row: 16 sc BLO
36-41 row (6 rows): 16sc
Fix and cut thread, hide tail thread inside
the piece.
Fill the head with fiber.

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Pull the lower part of the neck inside the head. Make sure, the head is
filled with fiber tightly enough, but it can be placed on the neck easily.
Try the neck to the head.

Don't attach, firstly decorate the head.

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 Ears and decoration
Ears.

Main color.
2 pieces.
1 row: 6sc in MR, 1ch
Pull thread, cut and leave a long
tail thread for attaching.
Attach ears between 20 and 22
rows.

Decoration.

Make eye contraction.

Insert/glue/sew eyes between 17
and 20 rows in the distance of 4-6
sc, if you haven't done it before.
Embroider the whites of the eye
with white color. Embroider
eyebrows with thread of brown
color. Embroider the nose with
thread of beige color (along the
lower eyeline, 3/3,5 sc wide).
Embroider the mouth with
moulinet (1 threads) of brown
color (2-3 sc lower than the nose,
3/3,5 sc wide).
Tint a bit cheeks with oil pastel of
pink color or pink blusher.
Tint a bit nose and brows with oil Link to the video below to get
pastel of brown color. known how to decorate the
face.

Face decoration

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 Hair

Use fluffy yarn and the 2,5 hook size, don't fill with fiber.
1 row: 6sc in MR
2 row: 6inc (12)
3 row: (1sc-1inc)*6 (18)
4 row: 1sc-1inc-(2sc-1inc)*5-1sc (24)
5 row: (3sc-1inc)*6 (30)
6 row: 2sc-1inc-(4sc-1inc)*5-2sc (36)
7 row: (5sc-1inc)*6 (42)
8 row: 3sc-1inc-(6sc-1inc)*5-3sc (48)
9 row: (7sc-1inc)*6 (54)
Now try on the hair on the doll and if necessary make a series of
extensions
10-15 row (6 rows): 54sc
Fix and cut thread, leave a long tail thread for attaching.
Check to the work, if it's necessary, make an additional row with 54 sc.

Attach hair to the head. Recommend to attach hair to the head with
cotton thread, as it's difficult to work with fluffy thread.

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Hair attaching.

You can attach hair instead of crocheted one.

Pin hair line in the front, in the back and in both sides.

Cut thread for hair of required length and attach it to the head. There
are 2 hair attachment technique in the videos below.

You can choose the best technique for you.

Lengthening technique

Fringe attaching technique

Head fixation.

After face decoration, fix the head to the body.

Link to the video below to get known how to fix the head to the body.

Head fixation

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Football
Main piece.

White color.
Fill with fiber in the process.
1 row: 6sc in MR
2 row: 6inc (12)
3 row: (1sc-1inc)*6 (18)
4 row: 1sc-1inc-(2sc-1inc)*5-1sc (24)
5 row: (3sc-1inc)*6 (30)
6 row: 2sc-1inc-(4sc-1inc)*5-2sc(36)
7 row: (5sc-1inc)*6 (42)
8-13 row (6 rows): 42sc
14 row: (5sc-1dec)*6 (36)
15 row: 2sc-1dec-(4sc-1dec)*5-2sc(30)
16 row: (3sc-1dec)*6 (24)
17 row: 1sc-1dec-(2sc-1dec)*5-1sc (18)
18 row: (1sc-1dec)*6 (12)
19 row: 6dec
Tighen the hole, fix and cut thread,
hide tail thread inside.

Additional piece.

Black color, don't fill with fiber.

12pieces.
1 row: 5sc
2 row: 5inc (10)
1sl st, 1ch, pull thread, cut and leave a
long tail thread for attaching.

Attach additional pieces to the main

one in the chess order, hide all tail
threads.

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Our footballer Tony is ready!

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