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lrook contains all you need to know to crochet up your very own horde of ' r'py cute creatures. lt offers easy-to-follow instructions and patterns for begin, r', lhrough master crafters. Those who have never before touched a crochet ,,,i|< ,rnd yarn rnay find it useful to consult a true "learn to crochet" step-by,step r lrrrc.tion book to master the basics. You can teach yourself to crochet, often in , lrltlc as one day (it's truel). After that, you're set to craft these adorable one'l ,r kind dolls.
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Of course, the royal We tries not to be a one-tricl< pony. The original zombie needed companions. Skeletons. Chosts.
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All the materials you need are as close as your local craft store. But it's always fun to experiment and explore the wide world of yarns and notions. You may find the following suppliers useful in your crafting adventures. Lion Brand \iarn . www.lionbrand.com My choice for the proiects in this book.
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yarns.
Craft Yarn Council of America . www.craftyarncouncil.com The site far free proiects, online help, and all things knitting and crochet relaled.
Bernat
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Hello Yarn . www.helloyarn.com High-qualiLy hand-painted and handspun yarns, for the crafty cannoisseur.
Charm Woven Labels . www.charmwoven.com Distinctive personalized labels for all your crochet projects.
And, of course, we find an endless source of inspiration in other people's handmade wonders, so be sure to check out the crafting community on Etsy.com.
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You'll probably need only one hool< (maybe two) to mal<e everything in this book. lsuggest a U.S. size E (3.5 mm), which will worl< well for nrost of the main body parts. A U.S size 1 (2./5 mm) hook m,ry come in handy for chain-stitch cdg,ings and details such rs h,rir. Fxperiment with hool< sizes to achieve a gauge of 1O sc x 10 rows = about 2" x2".lf you plan io crochel for long periods or are prone to hand trouble, Clover Soft Touch hool<s are most comfortable.
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snipping the ends of loose yarn. Pendant-type yar can also be helpful while craf ting out and about.
stop you from doing your own thingl Any worsted-weight yarn will worl< well, but if you want your creature to look exactly like the one pictured, use Lion Brand Cotton-Ease yarn since that's what I chose for all the examples in this book. Yarn labels identify yarn werght, which is usually printed as a number. (See the Craft Yarn Council Web site for more information.) AII the projects in this book call for a medium yarn weight of 4 (as on the icon, left). Your yarn choices include acrylic (cheap and easy to find); cotton (also easy to find and cheap but yields crisp, defined stitches); and wool (try different types; the finished look of items made with wool yarn varies widely). lf you can't find just the right color or have yarn that's too thin, iry plying together different yarns and threads. DMC embroidery floss, pearl cotton, and crochet thread come in a wide array of colors and can be easily mixed in with fingering or lace-weight yarns. Cenerally, plying together two or three strands of yarn and thread will yield about the same gauge as one ply of worsted-weight yarn.
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Felting needles are useful for attaching bits of yarn and felt without gluing or sewing. But be careful: They're sharp an,l thin, and it's easy to prick your finger or break off the end <, one inside a doll.
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Bamboo skewer or toothpick is needed only if you choose make eyes from polymer clay (rather than using buttons, notions, or found materials). I blunt my skewer slightly to make sure the hole is big enough to pull a needle through Polymer clay is also needed only if you choose to make th, creatures' eyes yourself. I like Premol Sculpey, though stan dard Sculpey will work, too. FIMO Classic is much firmer ar generally needs to be worl<ed a while so that it's not too crumbly.
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3. Roll a thin rope of beige clay, less lhan the" thick. Cut three tiny pieces and wrap them over the join between the spearhead and the shaft. Press lightly in place.
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should be no more than the" thick. Pros; Control over the sizelstyle/look. Very inexpensive (particularly if you're making a iot). Cons: Difficult to achieve consistent results from batch to batch" Can be time consuming, depending on your level of per{ectionism. Possible choking hazard.
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Plain Eye, Roll a ball of clay no larger lhan 1/q" diameter (the smaller the better), press it into a disk, and place on a baking sheet" lfyou plan to sew the eyes onto the doll, before baking use a bamboo skewer or toothpick to poke two holes through the clay disk. lf you plan to attach the eyes with glue, bake according to package directions. Done!
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Buttons. Pros: Easy to find, simple io attach, and available in a slew of styles. Cons: You'll need tiny buttons for most of the dolls in this bool<. And rememb"r, lh"y are a cholcing hazard.
Beads. Pros; Cenerally inexpensive (especially if you're making a lot of dolls), easy to achieve consistent results. Cons; The selection mighl- be limited, and, like buttons, they are a
"Pie'Wedge" Eye. You'll need white, translucent, and blacl< polymer clay. Flatten a small ball of translucent clay to about 1/q" -3 /e" diameter and 1/4" thick. Mal<e another ball using black clay, this time about 1/e"-1/a"in diameter and 1/a" thick. Using an X-acto l<nife, cut a small wedge from the black ball. Press it into the translucent round until you have a dish about 3/s"-1/2" diameter. lf desired, press 2 tiny dots of white on top of the black part. Tah-dahl
Safety Eyes or Button Eyes. Pros; Easily yield professionallooking results. Safety eyes are, as the name implies, safe for children. Cons: You may have difficulty finding eyes small enough to suit the dolls in this book; limited selection. Embroidery. Pros: Complete control over sizelstyle/look. Limited choking hazard- Cons: Can require some sl<ill and patience to achieve a nice, even appearance.
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Dripping Blood
Cut red felt according to template.
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(see directions on page 15). Stitch one piece of hair fringe in azigzag along side of head. Stitch another piece of hair fringe in azigzag along other side of head. l(eep hair arranged with a part on the side and trim ends.
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Crest
Use size E hook and terracotta-colored yarn. Ch 20, sc 5, hdc 2, hdc 2 in 1 , ldc 2, dc 2 in 1] twice, tr 2, lr 2 in 1, tr 2.
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Continue around the end of ch, working on opposite side: 1r 2, tr 2 in 1, tr 2, ldc 2, dc 2 in 1l twice, hdc 2 in 1 , hdc 2,
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Row 6: Ch 1, sc B, inc, lsc 9, incl around, sl st
to close {32}.
Row 7: Ch 1, inc, clean fasten off l2). Row 8: Join before ch 1 of lasl- row. ch 1, sc 1, inc, sc 1, clean fasten off in nexL st {4}. Row 9: Join before ch I of last row. ch 1, sc 5, clean fasten off in next st i6). Row 10: Join belore ch 1 of last row. ch 1, sc B, clean fasten off in next st {Bi. Row 11: Join before ch 1 of last row. ch i, sc 4, inc, sc 1, inc, sc 3, clean fasten off in next st {12i. Row 12: Join before ch 1 of last row, ch 1, sc2, inc, sc B, inc, sc 2, clean fasten off in nexI st {'l 6}. Row 13: Join belore ch 1 of last row, ch 1, sc G, lhdc 2 in 1l twice, dc2in 1, ch 1, sl st in front 2 loops of last dc, dc 2 in 1, thdc 2 in jl twice, sc 6. Clean fasten off in next sL {24}. Row 14: Join 4 sts before ch of last row. Ch 6, worl<ing in the ch 6 just made, sc 'l , hdc 1 , dc 1 ir 2, sl st ln the same s_pace as the ch 1 of the last row t5). Fasten otl.
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Fold in half so that the stitches formed on one side of the ch are against the stitch formed on the other side. Sew the top edges of the two sides together.
Sword
Fashion a sword from felt (see "Arms & Armaments," page 1B)
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To form the front of the helmet (worl<ing in the frontltop loops), join in the next open st a{ter row 14. Ch 2, dc3, tr 2 in '1 , ch 1, sl st in front2loops of last tr, tr 2in dc3, ch2.
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Use taupe-colored yarn.
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round normally and stitch together the top and base afterward.) Ch 1, inc, lsc 1, inc] around {29}. Clean {asten off'.
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{6}. Row 2: Ch 1, sc 'l in same, sc 1, [sc 2 in 1, sc 1] around, sl st to close round {9}" Row 3: Ch 1, sc around, sl st to close round {9}. Row 4: Ch 1, dec, lsc '1 , dec] around, sl st to close round {6}" Row 5: Ch 1, sc around, sl st to close round {6}.
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Row 6: Ch 1, sc around, sl st to close round {6}. Row 7: Ch 1, sc 2, dec, sc 1, sl st to close round t5). Row 8: Ch 1, dec, dec, sl st. Fasten off. (Note that it helps to worl< in just the front loops for this row.)
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Tassel
Cut two 5" sections of charcoal yarn. Hold the two pieces together and make a knot in ihe middle. Fold in half. Pull loose ends through top of helmet and stitch in place. Trim ends.
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Use size E hook and stone-colored yarn. Row 1: Sc 6 in magic ring,, sl stto close round i5). Row 2: Ch 1, sc 1 in same, [inc] around, sl st to close round i'l 1). Row 3: Ch 1, sc 1 in same, inc, inc, sc 3, [inc] 3 times, sc 3, sl st to close round {17}. Row 4: Ch 1, sc 1 in same, sc 3, inc, sc 4, inc, sc 3, inc, sc 4, sl st to close round {21}. Row 5: Ch 1, sc 1 in same, sc 3, inc, sc 6, inc, sc 3, inc, sc 6, sl st to close round {25}.
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Use size E hook and stone-colored yarn. Row 1: Sc 8 in magic ring', sl st to close round {8}. Row 2: Ch 1, sc 1 in same, inc around, sl st to close round
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Row3: Ch 1, sc 1 in same, sc 1, [inc, sc 1] around {23i. Clean fasten off'. Switch to size '1 hook and charcoal-colored yarn. Chain stitch
around edge.
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size E hook and lake-colored yarn. Make 1 Basic Body 'l Basic Head. (See patterns on pages 94-95.)
Helmet
hook and snow-colored yarn. Row 1: Sc 6 in magic ring', sl st to close round t6)" Row 2: Ch 1, sc 1 in same, lincl around, sl st to
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close round t11). Row 3: Ch 1, sc 1 in same, inc, inc, sc 3, [inc] 3 times, sc 3, sl st to close round i17]. Row 4: Ch 1, sc 1 in same, sc 3, inc, sc 4, inc, sc 3, inc, sc 4, sl st to close round {21}. Row 5: Ch 1, sc 1 in same, sc 3, inc, sc 5, inc, sc 3, inc, sc 5, sl st to close round {25}. Row 6: Ch 1, sc'l in same, sc 3, inc, sc B, inc, sc 3, inc, sc B, sl st to close round {29}.
Row 7l Ch :l , sc around, sl st to close round {29}. Row 8: Ch 1, sc 19 {19}. Row 9: Ch 1, flip, sc 19 {19}. Row'10: Ch 1, flip, sc 19. Fasten oft {19}. Switch to size'1 hook and lake-colored yarn. Chain stitch around edge on wrong side (that is, flip the finished piece inside out and chain stitch as usual around the edge, then flip it right side out again).
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between eyes.
round {23i. Row 4: Ch 1, sc 10, inc, sc 11, inc, sl st to close round {25}. Row 5: Ch 'l , sc 11, inc, sc 13 {26}. Clean fasten off. SwiLch to size 'l hook and lake'colored yarn. Chain stitch around edge on wrong side.
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Row 1: 5c 6 in magic ringr, sl st to close round {5}. Row 2: Ch 1, sc 1 in same, [inc] around, sl st to close round {'1 1}. Row 3: Ch 1, sc'l in same, inc, inc, sc 3, [inc] 3 times, sc 3, sl st to close round 117]. Row 4: Ch 'l , sc 1 in same, sc 3, inc, sc 4, inc, sc 3, inc, sc 4, sl st to close round {21}" Row 5: Ch 1, sc'l in same, sc 3, inc, sc 6, inc, sc 3, inc, sc 5, sl st to close round {25}. Row 6: Ch 1, sc around, sl st to close round {251. Row 7: Ch 1, sc around, sl st to close round {25}. Row 8: Ch l, sc around, sl st to close round {25}" Row 9: Ch 1, sc'1 , dec, sc 6, dec, sc 3, dec, sc 6, dec, sc 1, sl st to close round {21}" Row 10: Ch 1, dec, sc 4, dec, sc 3, dec, sc 4, dec, sc 2, sl st to close round {17i. Row'11: Sc 4, [dec] 3 times, sc 3, [dec] twice, sl st to close round {12}. Row 12: [Dec] around to close {6}. Fasten off
Sc 5 in magic ringt, sl st to close round. Row 2: Ch '1 , sc 1 in same, sc 1, [inc, sc 1] around, sl st to close round. Row 3: Ch 1, sc around, clean fasten off ,.
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other materials. They all feature the same parts*point, throat, shaft, thumb rest, and handle-and are sized according to the shaft's thickness. Because the lettering and numbers of hooks may vary, and the U.K. numbering system is the opposite of the U'S. system, it is best to look for the size in millimeters, which is always indicated on the hook. All the projects in this book can be made using a U.s. size E hook, with finer details calling for a U.5. size 1. Below are these hooks' metric conversions.
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