Ammara is part of my mini dolls collection. These dolls are very easy and quick to make. I combined my love for drawing and crochet, to make plays more enjoyable for the little ones. All 4 of the backgrounds can be downloaded here.
Although my mini girls look a lot like some princesses (colour wise) that was not my intension. I was inspired by my daughter and her 3 best friends.
Ammara loves to read and she is very creative. In her free time she always does arts and crafts, and she creates amazing things. She can draw so well, once she took part in a wildlife drawing competition, and she got a well done card from David Attenborough, himself.
She has 2 younger sisters, and she has a very good relationship with her mum. She likes to go to school and play with her friends.
Caution!
Please be very cautious when you make toys for babies or children under the age of 3. If you sew parts on it, make sure they are secure and safe. I recommend, to embroider the eyes, as the plastic safety eyes can be dangerous.
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Abbreviations:
sc – single crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
dc – double crochet
ch – chain
BLO – back loop only
FLO – front loop only
st – stitch
sts – stitches
sl st – slip stitch
MR – magic ring
(…) – repeat instruction for the amount of times given
Materials you need for Ammara:
1. Cotton yarn,
I used:
A: Schachenmayr Catania – 404 sand
B: Scheepjes Catona – 173 Bluebell
C: Schachenmayr Catania – 179 Camel
D: Schachenmayr Catania – 421 Denim
2. crochet hook, 2.75mm
5. Scissors
7. Pins
8. Stuffing
9. Needle for sewing
10. thread for the eyes
11. Safety eyes if you prefer them – 5mm, otherwise embroider them
12. Carton paper – You will need to cut a 32mm diameter circle (I used watercolour paper)
Bottom circle:
Use colour B and 2.75mm hook
1: 6sc in a MR [6]
2: (inc) x6 [12]
3: (sc, inc) x6 [18]
4: (2sc, inc) x6 [24]
5: (5sc, inc) x4 [28]
fasten off yarn, put it aside for later
Head and Body:
start with colour A and a 2.75mm hook
1: 6sc in a MR [6]
2: (inc) x6 [12]
3: (sc, inc) x6 [18]
4: (2sc, inc) x6 [24]
5: (3sc, inc) x6 [30]
6: (4sc, inc) x6 [36]
7 – 12: sc in every st around [36]
13: (4sc, dec) x6 [30]
14: (3sc, dec) x6 [24]
15: (2sc, dec) x6 [18]
If you prefer to use safety eyes, insert them in row 11, leaving 8 sts between them. If you choose to embroider them, we will do it later.
stuff the head frim
16: (sc, dec) x6 [12]
17: (sc, inc) x6, in the last stitch change to colour B [18]
18: (2sc, inc) x6 [24]
19: (5sc, inc) x4 [28]
20 – 21: sc in every st around [28]
22: BLO sc in every st around [28]
23: sc in every st around
24: BLO sc in every st around [28]
25: sc in every st around [28]
Stuff the body, insert a a 32mm diameter circle cut out from cartoon paper.
put the crocheted circle on top of it and sc together with the body. Insert the hook in the next st on the body and the last st made on the circle and sc them together. Sc together the next 25sts, sl st together the last 2 sts.
fasten off yarn, weave in the end.
Hair:
Use colour C and a 2.75mm hook
1: 6sc in a MR [6]
2: (inc) x6 [12]
3: (sc, inc) x6 [18]
4: (2sc, inc) x6 [24]
5: (3sc, inc) x6 [30]
6: (4sc, inc) x6 [36]
7-11: sc in every st around [36]
12: hdc in next 33 sts, sl st to next st, (ch55, starting from 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 54sts, sl st to next st on main hair)x2, fasten off yarn, leaving a long tail to sew.
Assembling Ammara:
1: If you choose embroider the eyes, than do it now in row 11, leaving 8sts between them. You can find the tutorial here.
2: sew the hair cap to the head,
3: twist the two hair together, wrap it around the head and sew the ends to the head.
Dress details:
Use colour D and a 2.75mm hook
holding the doll with head facing towards you, insert the hook in the first FLO in row 22, with a standing sc.
1: sc in the same st, skip next st, put 5dc in next st, skip next st, (2sc in next sts, skip 1 st, 5dc in next, skip1 st) x6, sl st to 1st sc
fasten off yarn, weave in the end.
Holding the doll with head still facing towards you, insert the hook in the 1st FLO in row 24.
1: ch3, (count as a dc), put 3 more dc in the same st, skip 1 st, 2sc in next st, (skip 1 st, 5dc in next, skip1 sts, 2sc in next st ) x6, skip last st, put 1 more dc in the same st where we put the 4dc. sl st to top of ch3.
fasten off yarn, weave in the end
You can download the bedroom background here.
Congratulation, you finished Ammara!
