The author of the doll is Jean Greenhowe. Translated from gvozdika325 Nelly.

To complete the doll, the following thread colors are required: black, gray, red, carrot (orange), light green, green, yellow, dark green, light blue, blue, brown, beige, cream (for faces and hands), purple ...

The height of the dolls is 28 cm.

85 g of filling is required for each doll.

The specified color is given for a boy, trace. the indicated color in brackets is for a girl.

If one color is specified, it is used for both dolls.

Right leg

Starting from the bottom edge of the right shoe, cast on 20 stitches with black thread.

1 row: add 1 pet. into each loop. = 40 pet.

Starting from int. row, knit 5 rows.

Cut the black thread, attach the green (red) thread. Knit 6 rows of stockings *.

Shoe top

Track. row: 4 persons, (2 cm. persons) 12 times, 12 persons. = 28 pet.

Knit 1 row. Out. pet.

Track. row: 4 persons, (2 cm. persons.) 6 times, 12 persons. = 22 pet. Cut off the green (red) thread, attach the yellow (light blue) thread for socks.

Knit 17 rows in stocking.

Break off the thread, put it aside on the spare needle.

Left leg

Knit as right to * top of shoe Next. row: 12 persons. (2 vm. Persons.) 12 times, 4 persons. = 28 pet. Knit 1 row out. pet Next row: 12 persons. (2 vm. Persons.) 6 times, 4 persons. = 22 pet. Break off the green (red) thread, attach the yellow (light blue) thread for the socks. Knit 17 rows in stocking. Break the thread.

Attach blue (red) to the bottom of the body.

Body and head

From the front side with a blue (red) thread, knit 22 loops of the left leg, then 22 loops on the right.

Legs. = 44 pet.

Knit 13 rows of stockings.

Break off the thread, attach red (blue) to the top of the body.

Knit 14 rows of hosiery.

Shoulders

Track. row: 7 persons., (2 cm. persons.) 5 times, 10 persons, (2 cm. persons.) 5 times, 7 persons. = 34 pet.

Knit 1 row out. pet.

Break the thread, attach the cream thread for the head and knit 2 rows of hosiery.

Head

Track. row: 8 persons, add to the next. 18 pet., 8 persons. = 52 pet.

Knit 33 rows of stockings.

Crown

Track. row: (2 cm. persons.) to the end. = 26 pet.

Knit 1 row out. pet.

Track. row. (2 vm. Persons.) To the end. = 13 pet.

Break the thread, leaving a long end, thread it through the remaining loops.

Assembling legs, body, head

Sew the ends of the rows of the head and body, leaving the non-sewn part in the body. Connect the ends of the rows of each leg.

In front, transfer the loops of the dialed, the edges of the right leg and fold them together. Sew the left leg mirrored. Turn the doll out.

Stuff shoes, legs, body to a hole in the body. Stuff your head over the top. Pull the thread tight at the top. Sew a hole in the body.

For the neck, pull a double cream-colored thread along the first row of the same color. Pull slightly, tie the ends of the thread into a knot.

Hide the ends in the neck.

Hands (2 pcs.)

Starting from the lower edge of the arms, cast on 10 pet with a cream thread.

1 row: add 1 pet. into each loop. = 20 pet.

Starting from int. row, knit 9 rows of hosiery.

Cut the thread and attach the red (blue). Knit 16 rows of stockings.

Sleeve head

Close 2 loops at the beginning of the next. 2 rows. = 16 pet.

Decrease 1 loop at the ends of the next. rows until 8 pet is left on the spoke.

Close the hinges.

For each sleeve of the cuff (2 pieces per doll), cast on 24 sts with red (blue thread). and knit 3 rows of garter stitch. Close the hinges.

Assembling hands

Sew the sleeves along the ends of the rows to the head of the sleeve. Sew down along the edge of the loops of each hand. Turn it out there. Fill. Sew each cuff together at the ends of the rows, then sew circularly along the bottom of the sleeves above the arms.

Sew the open edges to the sides of the doll, positioning the edge of the closed sleeve stitches just below the body shoulder line.

Shoe trim (2 pcs.)

With black thread, dial 32 pet for the bottom edge.

Cut the thread, attach the green (red).

Knit 3 rows in garter stitch. Close the hinges.

Assembling shoe trim

Sew along the ends of the rows together. Then sew round the top of the boot, placing the closed loop edge over the first row of socks.

Mouth

Embroider the mouth with red thread and small stitches, making a small smile.

Eyes

For each eye, cut 3 black threads 40 cm long, tie a knot in the middle of the threads. To do this, wrap the threads 3 times before tightening the knot.

Insert 1 end of these 3 threads into the needle. Mark with pins the places for the eyes - 6 loops between the eyes, 14 rows above the row of inserts for the head.

Insert the needle into the point-position of the eye and pull it back to the back of the head.

Thread the other end of the thread into the needle, insert the needle just below the first position and pull it out to the back of the head in the same way. Drop a tiny drop of glue under the eye knot for strength.

Tie the threads in knots at the back of the head, hide the ends. Do the same for the second eye.

Paint your cheeks.

Carrot nose (I made potatoes)

Cast on 6 pet with orange thread. Starting from int. row, knit 2 rows with stocking.

Track. row: (2 vm. out.) to the end. = 3 pet.

Break the thread, leaving a long end.

Pull it through the remaining loops and pull it off. Sew on the front side at the ends of the rows.

Fill your nose, for this, fluff the filler with scissors. Sew to the face with the edge of the loops.

Hair

Wrap the yellow thread around 3 fingers 15 times. Cut the resulting loops on one side.

Tie the resulting bundle of threads in the middle with a yellow thread. Sew the knot in front of the forehead so that the bangs are above the eyes.

Fluff up the hair strands.

Beanie

Starting from the bottom edge, cast on 80 pet with dark blue (red) thread. and knit 5 rows of garter stitch.

Knit 6 rows of stockings.

Continue to knit in hosiery, changing the color of the yarn every 2 rows in the sequence:

Red, orange, yellow, light green, dark blue (dark blue, light green, yellow, orange, red).

Work 6 more rows.

Top of the cap

1 row: (6 persons., 2 cm. Persons.) To the end. = 70 pet.

2 row and all even rows: out. loops.

3 row: (5 persons., 2 cm. Persons.) To the end. = 60 pet.

5 row: (4 persons., 2 cm. Persons.) To the end. = 50 pet.

7 row: (3 persons., 2 cm. Persons.) To the end. = 40 pet.

9 row: (2 persons., 2 cm. Persons.) To the end. = 30 pet.

11 row: (1 persons., 2 cm. Persons.) To the end. = 20 pet.

Knit a trace. row of out. loops. Break the thread, leaving a long end.

Pull it through the remaining hinges and tighten.

Assembling the cap

Sew a hat at the ends of the rows, turn it out. Make a 4.5 cm diameter pompom using dark blue (red) thread.

Sew it to the top of the cap. Put a hat on the doll, as in the photo, tuck the first rows of garter stitch outward.

Sew the hat to the head along the last row of dark blue (red) thread.

Webbing (2 pcs.)

With blue (yellow) thread, cast on 36 pet. and knit 1 row of faces. loops.

Attach dark blue (red) and knit 2 rows of garter stitch.

Break off the dark blue (red) thread and continue to knit blue (yellow) 1 row with the front loops.

Close the hinges.

Spread the straps over the doll's shoulders. Pin the ends of the straps in front 4 loops below the upper edge of the lower body.

Wrap the strap over the back and pin the other end in the back (it turns out to be a cross at the back).

Sew on the ends of the straps so that later the ends can be at the top of the trousers (skirt). (I sewed on the straps when the pants and skirt were ready).

Buttons (4 pcs.)

Cast on 12 pet with yellow (red) thread.

Track. row: (2 cm. persons.) to the end. = 6 pet. Break the thread, leaving a long end.

Pull it through the remaining loops.

Pull off. Sew along the ends of the rows. Embroider the stitches in the middle of the buttons with black thread.

Later these buttons are sewn to the straps of trousers (skirts).

(I replaced them with plastic ones, I liked it better).

Scarf

Cast on 3 sts with yellow (red) thread. 1 row: insert 1 st into each st. = 6 pet.

Knit in garter stitch up to 30 cm from the beginning.

Track. row: (2 cm. persons.) to the end. = 3 pet.

Break the thread, leaving a long end, pull it through the loops and tighten.

Pull off the edge of the dialed loops as well.

Make 2 small pom-poms with green thread and sew on the ends of the scarf.

Caterpillar

With a light green thread (light brown) cast on 4 pet. and knit in garter stitch 20 rows.

Break the thread, leaving a long end, pull it through the loops and tighten (future head).

With a thread of dark green (brown), embroider with stitches along the center to the bottom of the strip, pulling the thread under the loops-ribs of the garter stitch, not reaching the end of 5 mm at the beginning and end of the body.

Sew the ends of the rows together.

With black sewing thread, embroider eye-points in the area of the loop tie.

Sew on the caterpillar (I didn't sew it, I just attached it).

Sonny

Pants

First leg:

Starting at the bottom edge of one leg, cast on 32 sts with blue thread.

Knit 4 rows of garter stitch. Then knit with hosiery and subtract 1 pet. on both sides in the next. 2 rows. = 28 pet. *

Cut the thread, set the loops aside.

Second leg:

Repeat knitting to * repeat knitting to * from the front side, knit 28 persons, then 28 persons. with a spare spoke. = 56 pet.

Work 16 rows in stocking, then 4 rows in garter.

Close the hinges.

Assembly

Sew along the ends of the garter stitch rows, then sew the legs separately.

Next, sew the legs together, forming a seam in the middle of the back. Turn it out there. Put on the doll. Stuff the pants a little. Sew the edge of the dialed loops to the legs. Sew the edge of the closed loops to the body along a row of red thread.

Sew buttons to the trousers at the ends of the straps.

Susie

Ruffles for panties (2 pcs.)

With red thread, starting from the bottom edge of the frill, cast on 24 pet.

1 row: add 1 pet. into each loop. = 48 pet.

2 row: 1 person., (Stretch the thread from below over the right knitting needle, making a loop, 2 cm.) To the last loop, 1 person.

Knit 2 rows of garter stitch.

Close the hinges. Sew on the girl's pants.

Skirt

With red thread, starting from the bottom edge of the skirt, cast on 84 pet.

Knit 2 rows of garter stitch.

Now knit with hosiery, cutting off and attaching threads in the following sequence:

1 row - green, 2 rows - yellow, 1 - dark blue, 2 - yellow, 1 - green, 2 - red.

Continue with yellow thread, knit 7 rows of hosiery.

Track. row: (1 persons., 2 cm. persons.) to the end. = 56 pet., Knit 4 rows of garter stitch.

Close the hinges.

Assembling the skirt

Sew a skirt at the ends of the rows, turn it inside out. Put on the doll with a seam back. Sew the edge of the closed loops to the first row of blue body threads. Sew buttons to skirt and ends of straps.