A detailed illustrated guide to crocheting a mini baby with a continuous head and body and thread-jointed legs and arms. Choose open eyes or embroidered closed eyes, then add a small ponytail or a curly tuft.
One PDF in your chosen language
Your purchase is one digital PDF in the selected language, priced at USD 3.50 per PDF. Choose Arabic, French, English or Spanish before purchase. Every PDF includes the same face and hair options.
Inside every guide
- A continuous head and body, with separate instructions for each leg and each arm.
- Shaped feet, knees and elbows, with reserved-loop explanations and photographic foot tutorials.
- Two face options: open eyes or embroidered closed eyes, plus the nose, eyebrows, ears and navel.
- Thread-jointed limb assembly and reinforcement of the attachment points, followed by two optional hairstyles: a small ponytail and a curly tuft.
- 306 original photographs, with adjacent English explanations of labels embedded in the images.
- Explained US crochet abbreviations, round and stitch-count tables, assembly and finishing instructions.
Skill level and techniques
Intermediate / advanced. For crocheters comfortable with spiral rounds, counting, increases and decreases who want to follow precise shaping, reserved loops, embroidery and thread-jointed assembly.
Yarn and supplies
- For the reference doll: fine 8/4 cotton in your chosen skin shade and a 1.5 mm hook.
- Fibre filling, a tapestry needle, small scissors and stitch markers or small paper clips.
- Small amounts of white, black and brown for the face; for open eyes only, a pair of 6 mm eyes with back fasteners.
- Depending on your chosen hair and details: mohair-blend yarn, craft glue, a small ribbon and a tool for brushing the hair.
- For the arms, a folded and twisted pipe cleaner can replace light filling. Gather the supplies for the options you choose.
Original design and photographs: Megan Stoaks / Mushrooms and Meadows. Guide edition: Digital Artisanal.
