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Happy May!
This month’s Midi tier pattern is Toddler Moana.
Toddler Moana is the first child doll base that I have made from all my Disney characters. I cannot believe that I made it this far without having made one.
Overall, I am very happy with how this doll base turned out and I think that with a small tweak to the bum shape, I will be completely satisfied with it.
As Moana does not have much of an outfit and her overall appearance is quite minimalist, I decided to focus on her accessories to bring her character to life. This gave me a chance to dig out and dust off my polymer clay to recreate her shell necklace.
In the making of this pattern, I also got to do something else that I have not done before – I used synthetic hair for Moana instead of yarn. It is a medium I have wanted to try but never got around to. With the need to create soft waves for Moana, it made for the perfect opportunity to give it a try. I used hair wefts as it is so much easier – as quicker to stitch or glue them to the head. I think the result is super cute and adds a new level of realism to the finished look. What about you? Would you give real hair or synthetic hair a try for your amigurumi?
Toddler Moana measures approximately 6.5 inches / 17cm tall.
MATERIALS
- 4ply cotton mercerised yarn in medium brown (I used Scheepjes Catona in 503 Hazelnut)
- DK acrylic yarn in black (I used for the eyebrows)
- 2mm crochet hook
- 1.75mm crochet hook
- Yarn needle
- Fire retardant fibrefill
- Felt glue
- Scissors
- Cream/beige and pink felt (for clothing and hair flower)
- Craft wire and pliers (NECESSARY for head support, OPTIONAL for arm/leg support)
- Printed felt eyes (OPTIONAL – can use your chosen method/material)
- Needle felting needle (OPTIONAL – can embroider eyebrows on)
- Synthetic hair wefts (OPTIONAL – can use your chosen method/material)
- Beige/ off-white polymer clay and black thread (OPTIONAL – to create the necklace. Can use your chosen method/material)
- Orange Fabric marker (OPTIONAL – for the clothing detail. Can use your chosen method)
- Pins
- Stitch marker
ABBREVIATIONS
A full list of the abbreviations that I use in my patterns:
- MR# – magic ring with the specified number of single crochets
- SC – single crochet (double crochet English)
- HDC – half double crochet (half treble English)
- DC – double crochet (treble English)
- TC – treble crochet (double treble English)
- INC – single crochet increase
- #in1 – the specified number of SC in the same stitch (i.e. 3in1)
- #DCin1 – the specified number of DC in the same stitch (i.e. 3DCin1)
- #HDCin1 – the specified number of HDC in the same stitch (i.e. 3HDCin1)
- hdcINC – half double crochet increase
- dcINC – double crochet increase
- trINC – treble crochet increase
- DEC – invisible decrease (if it is a DEC in BLO I tend to use the 2TOG decrease method)
- 2TOG – two stitches together decrease (non-invisible method)
- *_______* X# – repeat sequence within the asterisks the specified number of times e.g. *SC, INC* x6 (may also be seen as • SC, INC• x6)
- #in1DEC – the specified number of stitches in a decrease (invisible method) (e.g. 3in1DEC)
- FLO – front loop only
- BLO – back loop only
- CH – chain stitches
- CC – colour change
- CH1T – chain a stitch then turn your work
- SS – slip stitch
- ST/STS – stitch/stitches
- OFFSET – a term I use when adding or taking away additional stitches in order to line up or get the right placement
- = # ROWS – repeat the stitch sequence for the row the specified number of times e.g. 32SC (32) = 5 ROWS
- FO – fasten off
You are now complete!
How did your Moana turn out? Are you happy with the outcome? What types of media did you use to customise your Moana? I would love to see her.
Next month’s Midi tier pattern is the last one of the series – Maui! I am really looking forward to this mammoth task and interested to see how I capture his tattoo details!
In the meantime please also check out the other patterns available from my Moana series HERE.
Until the next post, happy crocheting!
Chantelle X
