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Happy April!
The mini tier pattern this month is Janie doll from Toy Story.
This project is not an overly complicated one, it is crocheted in a very similar way to how I did Dolly. Fortunately for me, this project does enable the use of mixed media which was fun.
The facial features are very simple. As you can see, it is just buttons for the eyes and embroidered yarn for the mouth.
To try and achieve the same look and texture for the hair I dug deep into my stash to find some yellow super chunky yarn. I don’t remember why I even brought this yarn but am so thankful that it finally came in use.
I did not have the right coloured yarn for the mouth, which is a sort of apricot colour, so I just used my eyeshadow to tint it into the correct shade. This worked much better than I expected. I used the same eyeshadow in a different colour to apply blush to the cheeks.
For the mouth I used a needle felting needle so that I could achieve the nice smooth curve to the mouth which is difficult to do when stitching.
Something that I will do differently when I make Janie Doll again is that I will use a different method of colour change. I would like to use the method where you crochet into the back loop to give the illusion of straighter and crisper edges to my colour changes. Apart from that, I am very happy with the way that this project turned out.
Janie Doll’s overall measurements are 8.5 inches / 21.5 cm tall and 6.5 inches / 16.5 cm wide (arm span).
MATERIALS
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DK yarn in peach nude, white, red and royal blue (for the peach flesh coloured yarn I used Hayfield Bonus DK in Champagne (598) colour)
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Light brown Aran yarn (for the mouth)
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Needle felting needle (OPTIONAL – for the mouth)
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Yellow super chunky yarn (for the hair)
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2.5mm crochet hook
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Yarn needle
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Fire retardant Fibrefill
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Felt glue
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Scissors
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Craft wire
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Pliers
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Blue, red and white felt
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2 small white buttons
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2 medium blue buttons
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Pink blush and brush
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Pins
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Stitch marker
ABBREVIATIONS
A full list of the abbreviations that I use in my patterns:
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MR# – magic ring with the specified number of single crochets
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SC – single crochet (double crochet English)
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HDC – half double crochet (half treble English)
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DC – double crochet (treble English)
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TC – treble crochet (double treble English)
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INC – single crochet increase
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#in1 – the specified number of SC in the same stitch (i.e. 3in1)
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#DCin1 – the specified number of DC in the same stitch (i.e. 3DCin1)
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#HDCin1 – the specified number of HDC in the same stitch (i.e. 3HDCin1)
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hdcINC – half double crochet increase
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dcINC – double crochet increase
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trINC – treble crochet increase
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DEC – invisible decrease (if it is a DEC in BLO I tend to use the 2TOG decrease method)
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2TOG – two stitches together decrease (non-invisible) method
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*_______* X# – repeat sequence within the asterisks the specified number of times e.g. *SC, INC* x6)
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FLO – front loop only
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BLO – back loop only
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CH – chain stitches
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CC – colour change
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CH1T – chain a stitch then turn your work
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SS – slip stitch
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ST/STS – stitch/stitches
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OFFSET – a term I use when adding or taking away additional stitches in order to line up or get the right placement
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= # ROWS – repeat the stitch sequence for the row the specified number of times e.g. 32SC (32) = 5 ROWS
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FO – fasten off
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Next month’s mini tier pattern is Forky from Toy Story – so stay tuned. In the meantime you can click HERE to see other patterns from the Toy Story series.
Until the next post, happy crocheting!
Chantelle X
