Friendship Dolls
By Gurinder Hatchard
Find the complete pattern in Inside Crochet Issue #135
Designed for children to share their worries, secrets and stories with, these dolls can be popped into their bag and kept under a pillow so kids always have a friend with them.
Materials
* DMC Mouline Special Thread, 100% cotton, 8m/8¾yds
Yarn A: Skin colour, suggested shades 3862, 3864, 612 x 1 skein
Yarn B: Hair colour, suggested shades 310, 779, 977 x 1 skein
Yarn C: T-Shirt colour, suggested shades 604, 472, 752 x 1 skein
Yarn D: Trousers colour, suggested shades 552, 311, 311 x 1 skein
Yarn E: Shoe colour, suggested shades 752, 964, 666 x 1 skein
* Sirdar Snuggly Baby Bamboo DK, 80% bamboo/20% wool, 50g/95m/104yds
Yarn F: Grape x 1 ball
* Rico Essentials Merino Plus DK, 50% wool/50% acrylic, 50g/125m/137yds
Yarn G: Cream x 1 ball
* 2mm & 3.5mm hooks
* White sewing thread
* Black sewing thread
* Red or pink sewing thread
* Sewing needle
* Stitch marker
* Toy stuffing/ scrap yarn
* Yarn needle
Yarn Alternatives
For the dolls, use any embroidery cotton to achieve a similar effect. For the bag, use any DK-weight yarn.
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