Dot the Little Doll is a sweet doll inspired by my childhood. I would watch a movie with ruby slippers over and over, pretending to wear the ruby slippers too! So naturally Dot has beautiful red shoes and I couldn’t resist adding a little market bag too.

Dot is an intermediate amigurumi (crochet) pattern written in US (American) terms. The pattern includes detailed instructions in an easy to follow layout but a knowledge of basic crochet stitches and techniques used to make amigurumi is essential.

Your tension, yarn thickness and hook size used will affect the size of your finished items. My Dot is approx. 22cm tall (8 ½ inches).

You will need:

• 2.0mm hook/B-1 (US)
• 4ply yarn/fingering > Less than 50g yarn in BROWN, RED, NUDE, BLUE and LIGHT BLUE
• 7mm safety eyes
• Scissors
• Tapestry needle
• Polyester toy stuffing
• Stitch marker

Notes:

• A yarn with no stretch is best for amigurumi, I ordinarily use cotton or cotton blend.
• Amigurumi is usually stitched in the round (unless it says otherwise).
• For this pattern, the following yarns were used: o BROWN = Hobbii Cotton Kings 8/4 cotton in colour 34 o RED = Hobbii Cotton Kings 8/4 cotton in colour 18 o NUDE = Hobbii Cotton Kings 8/4 cotton in colour 38 o BLUE = Hobbii Cotton Kings 8/4 cotton in colour 28 o LIGHT BLUE = Hobbii Cotton Kings 8/4 cotton in colour 17
• Generally, the hook you use for amigurumi will be a smaller than for other crochet as you want the stitches tight.
• I have used safety eyes for this pattern but you may embroider. Please ensure that there are no loose fittings.

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Cara x