Free Pattern: Petite Dolls

Here are the results from an evening of fiddling around with yarn. This is one pattern I am very excited to share with you! But before we jump into it let me say that my giveaway is still going on until the 4th of May. So if you have not entered it and want to, please do so!

Okay. Introducing............Petite Dolls!!!

Isn't she adorable? I chose specifically not to put faces on them. I'll stop gabbing now and we can get to the pattern.....

1 Petite Doll
Materials: -2 dpn size US 5
-worsted weight yarn, color A & B. A few yards each. ( I used scraps of Patons Classic Wool.)
- Natural Cotton Batting

With color A cast on 20 stitches, leaving a 7 inch tail. Work in stockinette stitch until piece measures 2 1/2 inches.

Attatch color B and end off color A. Weave in tails on wrong side of work.
Work in stockinette stitch until color B measures 1 1/4 inches.
Cut yarn, leaving a 16" tail. Do NOT bind off.



Cut a 12 inch piece of color B yarn. Using a running stitch, stitch across first row of color B skipping every other stitch.

Leave tails hanging on either side of work.

Using a yarn needle, run the 16 inch tail through all 20 live stitches, slipping them off the needle.

Pull on yarn tail to cinch tightly, forming top of head.

Seam up back of the head, pausing at the color change. Stuff head firmly with natural cotton stuffing.

Take tails from each end of the running stitch and pull tightly to cinch the neck. Tie ends in a knot and clip short so they will be hidden in the doll's body.

Finish seaming up the back and end off. Stuff body with natural cotton stuffing.

Legs: Make 2

Cast on 3 stitches and make a 1 1/4 inch I-cord. Bind off.

The leg was so tiny that I didn't know where to put all my tails. In the end I knotted the cast on tail at the "toes" and then ran it up through the leg. I knotted the two tails at the top of the leg and cut them short. Later they will be hidden in the body.

Arms: Make 2

Same as for legs only work until piece measure 2 1/2 before binding off.

Deal with tails in same manner as legs only after knotting tails at the top of leg tuck one back down in the arm and clip. I leave the bind off tail long to use later for stitching the arms on to the body.

Using 7 inch tail from cast on, start stitching the bottom of the doll closed. I stitched from the middle and worked toward the left making sure to pierce through the legs.

I then came back towards the middle, whipstitching the edge and then stitching through the legs again.

Work to the right, and then back to the middle. End off and bury the tail deep inside the doll.

Stitch arms to body using tails.

You can use the same tail to stitch both arms to the body. When you are finished with one arm run the yarn through the neck and use it to stitch the other arm on. Remember to hide all tails in the body.

And your Petite Person is finished!

I hope you have enjoyed this pattern as much as I have!

Feel free to share it with a friend as well. I let a few adults see these Petite Dolls before putting them up on the blog as a free pattern. They absolutely loved them! The Petite Dolls have also been "child-approved" The first few I made have already had many adventures and are much loved.

If something did not make sense in this tutorial please let me know and I will try my best to be more clear.

I would love to know what you thought of my pattern!

Let me know what if you blog about my dolls, or post on ravelry, I would love to see everyones creations!