MATERIALS:
YARN;yarnart jeans(50g,1 60m)
*2.20 mm crochet hook

ABBREVIATIONS:
mr: magic ring
sc: single crochet
inc: increase
dec: decrease
ch: chain
M: single crochet three stitches together from front loops
sl st: slip stitch
HDC: half double crochet

ARMS:
1- 4sc in the MR
2- 4inc = 8sc
3-13 8sc (11 rounds)
fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing

Head:
1- 9sc in the mr
2- 9inc=18sc
3- (1sc, 1inc)*9= 27sc
4- (2sc, 1 inc)*9 = 36sc
5- (5sc, 1 inc)*6= 42sc
6- (6sc,1inc)*6= 48sc
7- (7sc, 1 inc)*6 = 54sc
8 – 19 – 54sc (12 rounds)
20- (4sc,1 dec)*9= 45sc
21- (7sc,1 dec)*5= 40sc
22- (6sc, 1 dec)*5 = 35sc
23- (5sc, 1 dec)*5= 30sc
24- (3sc, 1 dec)*6 =24sc
25- (2sc,1 dec)*6= 1 8sc
26- (1 sc,1 dec)*6= 12sc
27 – 28 – 12sc(2rounds)

Body:
1- 12inc=24sc
2- (1 sc, 1inc)*12=36sc
3-7)– 36sc (5 rounds)
8- 12sc,1inc,5sc,1 inc,5sc,1 inc,11 sc=39sc
9- 13sc,1inc,5sc,2inc,5sc,1inc,12sc=43sc
10- (6sc,1inc)*6,1sc=49sc
11›-with tail’s color; (7sc,1inc)*6,1sc=55sc
12-13- 55sc (2 rounds)
14- (16sc, 1 dec)*3,1 sc =52sc
15- 12sc,M,10sc,2dec,10sc,M,10sc=46sc
16- 11sc,M,20sc,M,9sc=42sc
17-18- 42sc (2 rounds)
19- (5sc,1 dec)*6= 36sc
20- (4sc,1 dec)*6= 30sc
21- (3sc, 1dec)*6 = 24sc
22-23- 24sc(2 rounds)
24- (2sc, 1dec)*6 =18sc
25- 18sc
26- (1sc,1 dec)*6= 12sc
27- 11 sc;

***Now we have 12 stitch. 6 of them are on the front of the doll’s body and 6 of these stitches are on the back.
***We will crochet every two of stitches opposite together and crochet them into a “single crochet”.
***Finally we will have 6 stitches.
***While describing the tail part; I’ll call these 6 stitches “body end”

Tail:1- make 1 3ch and turn, from the 3rd ch;1 1 HDC , make1s1 st on the first stitch from the body end ,make 1ch and turn.
2- 9HDC, make 2 ch and turn,on the 2nd ch;1HDC,skip 1 stitch;8HDC,make 1 sl st on the 2nd stitch from the body end,make 1 ch and turn
3- 8HDC,make 3 ch and turn, from the 3th ch;1 1HDC, make 1 sl st on the 2nd stitch from the body end
4- make 1 3ch and turn, from the 3th ch;1 1 HDC, makelsl st on the 4th stitch from the body end, make 1 ch and turn
5- 10HDC, make 3ch and turn, on the 3th ch 1 HDC, skip 1 ch;9HDC, makels1 st on the 5th stitch from the body end,make 1 ch and turn
6- 9HDC, make 4 ch and turn, from the 3th ch;2HDC,skip 1 ch; 1OHDC, make 1 sl st on the last stitch from the body end. fasten off

Hair:
1- 9sc in the mr
2- 9inc = 18sc
3- (2sc, 1 inc)*6= 24sc
4- (3sc, 1inc)*6=30sc
5- (4sc, 1 inc)*6=36sc
The round piece consisting of 5 rows we crochet will be the top of the hair.
DO NOT CUT THE YARN.YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE 18 STRANDS OF HAIR.
1. – 8. strands;
make 45ch and turn, 43DC from the 3rd ch,skip the next stitch on the top of the hair and 1 sI st to the next stitch on the top of the hair. ( total 8 strands.)

9. strand;
make 3 sl st,make 45 ch and turn, 43 DC from the 3rd ch,skip the next stitch on the top of the hair and 1 sl st to the next stitch on the top of the hair. (there was a gap between the hair strands. This gap part will be in the middle of the doll’s head. (this is hair separation))
10. – 16. strands: make 45 ch and turn, 43 DC from the 3rd ch,skip the next stitch on the top of the hair and 1 sl st to the next stitch on the top of the hair. (total 7 strands.)

** The gap formed in the ninth hair strand will be in the front part of the head in the middle. 2 strands on the right and 1 on the left of the gap will remain unfixed.
** Attach the hair strands to the head with pins as in the photo. pins should be slightly below ear line.
** Now sew the hair only on the part where the pin are placed.Sew the top of the hair at round 5. Her hair is ready

Crop Top:
Make 37 ch and turn; from the 3th ch; 9DC,4slst,1 sc,1 HDC,1 TR,1 DC,1 slst,1 DC,1 TR, 1 HDC,1 sc,4s1 st,9DC fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing
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