Magic with hook and needles

Sweet girl applique

By Vendulka - November 17, 2013

Hi there,

I revised one of my older free patterns called Sweet girl applique. I made some changes, added many pictures, wrote the text clearer and it is ready for you :-) No long talks today and let's go to crochet :-)

Oh, after all I have to say something - the design of this cute little girl is not entirely mine. I tuned it to a collection of fashion brand Next 2010. Me and my little one Natalka like this little cute girl very much, so I made it as a crochet applique too.

And now, we could begin finally! :-)

Sweet girl appliqué tutorial

Take a hook 3 mm and some rest of 100% cotton, 5 ply weight yarn, you will also need needle with blunt tip, common needle and sewing threads, tiny button and sequins.

Used Material : 100% cotton - Catania Solids by Schachenmayr SMC

You will need small amount of these colors: 105 beige, 280 light yellow, 383 cinnamon, 162 brown, 154 brown-gray, 165 light blue, 114 hot pink, 110 black

Abbreviations used:

Chain (CH)

Slip stitch (SlSt)

Single crochet (SC)

Half double crochet (HDC)

Double crochet (DC)

Increasing (inc): 2 SC in same stitch

Size of finished Sweet girl appliqué: 6,2 inches height x 2,7 inches width (it depends on the used material and style of your crocheting too)

Instruction

Head
Use beige yarn. You will crochet continuously in spiral circle rounds – it means that you will NOT join the rounds.
Round 1: 2 CH, 10 SC in second stitch from the hook (10 SC)

Round 2: inc in each stitch around (20 SC)

Round 3: 1 SC, inc – repeat it 10 times totally (30 SC)

Round 4: 5 SC, inc – repeat it 5 times totally (35 SC)

Round 5: inc in first stitch, single crochet in each stitch around (36 SC), end the work.

Neck
Use beige color yarn, insert hook in 12th stitch from the end of previous round as you see on the left picture below and make 3 CH, 1 DC in next stitch, 1 CH for turning the work, turn the work, 1 SC next 2 stitches, end the work.

Hair

Use cinnamon color yarn and make a beginning of the hair: insert hook in 8th stitch from the neck and make 1 SC in next 20 stitches, end the work. They will stay 7 beige stitches on the sides.

Embroider the hair, you will need the needle with blunt tip. Use cinnamon and brown color yarns. You will have two threads. Please see the pictures below.

Make the second part of the hair by same way as first.

Chignons

Big chignon:

Use two threads – cinnamon and brown color yarn. You will crochet continuously in spiral circle rounds – it means that you will NOT join the rounds.

Round 1: 2 CH, 6 SC in second CH from the hook (6 SC)
Round 2: inc in each stitch around (12 SC)
Round 3: 1 SC in next 3 stitches, inc – repeat it 3 times totally (15 SC), end the work.

Small chignon:
Use two threads – cinnamon and brown color yarn.
Beginning: 5 CH – join in the circle with 1 SlSt
Round 1: 1 CH, 9 SC, join first SC with 1 SlSt, end the work.

Sew both chignons on the backside of the head. Use light yellow color yarn and sew small cross as a hair clip.

Embroider the eyes. Use black yarn. Use black common sewing threads for sewing lashes and smile :-) Use brown common sewing thread and sew the contour of the head and neck. Sew the spangles as the cheeks.

Dress:

Use light yellow color yarn.
Beginning: 13 CH
Row 1: insert hook in 4th stitch from the hook (first 3 CH will be 1st DC) and make 10 DS (11 DC), turn

Row 2: 3 CH as a first DC, 1 DC in every stitch from previous row (11 DC), turn

Row 3: 3 CH as a first DC, 1 DC in next 2 stitches, but you don't finish them and they will stay on the hook – crochet them together, make 1 DC in next 6 stitches, make 1 DC in next 2 stitches – which will stay unfinished on the hook and crochet them together; (9 DC), turn.

Row 4: 3 CH as a first DC, 1 DC in next 2 stitches, but you don't finish them and they will stay on the hook – crochet them together, make 1 DC in next 4 stitches, make 1 DC in next 2 stitches – which will stay unfinished on the hook and crochet them together; (7 DC), turn

Row 5: 3 CH as a first DC, 1 DC in every stitch from previous row (7 DC), turn

Row 6: 3 CH as a first DC, 1 DC in next 2 stitches, but you don't finish them and they will stay on the hook – crochet them together, make 1 DC in next 2 stitches, make 1 DC in next 2 stitches – which will stay unfinished on the hook and crochet them together; (5 DC), turn

Row 7: 3 CH as a first DC, 1 DC in every stitch from previous row (5 DC)

Row 8: in this round you will crochet around all dress. Don't turn the work and make 13 SC in the bottom direction, 5 DC in one stitch, skip 1 stitch, 1 SlSt, 5 DC in one stitch, 1 SlSt in next stitch, skip 1 stitch, 5 DC in one stitch, crochet 18 SC in neck direction, join first SC with 1 SlSt, end the work.

Sleeves:

Left sleeve (mirror view): use light blue color yarn and make 2 SC in the corner stitch near neckline, 2 SC, 3DC in one stitch, 3 SC, 1 HDC, 4 DC in one stitch, 1 DC + 1 HDC in one stitch, end the work.

Hand:

Use beige color yarn and crochet in the next stitch from the end of the sleeve: 3 CH + 2DC + 1 SlSt (all stitches in one stitch), end the work.

Right sleeve (mirror view): skip two neck stitches and count 10 stitches and insert hook in 10th stitch, as you see on the picture below. Use light blue color yarn and crochet in the neck direction: 2 CH + 1 CH in one stitch, 4 DC in one stitch, 1 HDC in next stitch, 1 SC in next 3 stitches, 3 DC in one stitch, 1 SC in next 2 stitches, 2 SC in one stitch, end the work.

Hand:

Use beige color yarn and crochet in the next stitch from the end of the sleeve: 3 CH + 2DC (all stitches in one stitch), end the work.

Shoes – make two pieces, use brown-gray color yarn.

Beginning: 6 CH

Round 1: insert a hook in second stitch from the hook and make 1 SC in next 3 stitches, 1 HDC in next stitch, 4 DC in last stitch, continue in circle direction and make 1 HDC in next stitch, 1 SC in next 3 stitches, end the work.

Pockets - make two pieces, use hot pink color yarn.

Row 1: make 7 chains (first 3 chains count a 1st DC), insert hook in 4th stitch from the hook and make 1 DC in next 4 stitches, end the work. Sew the pockets on the dress.

Finishing:

Neaten free threads. Embroider the contour of the pockets. Sew small button on one pocket. Sew the shoes on the backside of the dress. Sew the head and dress together. Embroider the dress and sleeves using basic embroidery stitches. Sew the spangles on the dress. If you don't like the gap in the middle of the head, you could sew the gap on the backside of the head.