*Head
Round 1: With White colour : make your original foundation row
with six stitches (chain 2, 6sc in first ch, or use the magic ring method).
Round 2: 2 singlecrochet in each stitch around (12 stitches)
Round 3: 2 singlecrochet in next stitch, singlecrochet in next stitch around (18 stitches)
Round 4: 2singlecrochet in next stitch, singlecrochet in next 2 stitches around (24
stitches)
Round 5: 2singlecrochet in next stitch, singlecrochet in next 3 stitches around (30
stitches)
Round 6: 2singlecrochet in next stitch, singlecrochet in next 4 stitches around (36
stitches)
Round 7-9 singlecrochet around (36 stitches) *depending on your stitch size
and how you want the finished product to look, add or subtract a row as
necessary
Round 10: singlecrochet 2together, singlecrochet in next 4 stitches (around)
Attach safety eyes and sew on the hair, make the stitches
slightly loose so they won't pull when you stuff the piece. I used a
satin stitch to make my dad's hairdo.
Round 11: singlecrochet 2together , singlecrochet in next 3 stitches (around)
Round 12: singlecrochet 2together , singlecrochet in next 2 stitches (around)
Start stuffing firmly.
Round 13: singlecrochet 2together, singlecrochet in next stitch (around)
Round 14: singlecrochet 2together until piece is closed up enough to tie off.
Hide the end of the tail of yarn inside the head. Sew on mouth with pink
embroidery floss or craft thread.
*Body
Round 1: With dark blue (or "pants" color), make your
foundation row or six stitches.
Round 2-4 are worked just like the body.
Rounds 4-6 singlecrochet around
At round 7, change to blue (or shirt color). I used
a lighter weight yarn, so I had to increase the number of stitches - I
increased every other stitch to expand the body a little bit so he would have a
rounder body - I just wanted the base to be sturdy so it would stand. If your
dad is thin and you want to make his doll thin, you may want simply use medium
weight yarn and keep the stitch count the same.
Round 8: singlecrochet around with shirt color
Round 9: at this point you want to start very slowly decreasing.
With the DK weight yarn, I decreased every sixth stitch around. Do
whatever looks right so you have a nice, even taper (this can also be fixed
with stuffing later.)
Round 10: Continue decreasing, I decreased every 4th stitch.
Round 11: If your piece needs to taper more, decrease every few
stitches around. I just crocheted around for rows 11 & 12.
Leave the top of the body open with a tail end of yarn still
attached for sewing to the head later. Leave unstufed so you can sew the
arms on easily.
*Arms
Round 1: with White yarn, make your initial row with 5 stitches.
Round 2: singlecrochet around (5 stitches)
Round 3: change to light blue (shirt color) and start using
smaller hook, sc around (5 stitches)
Round 4-6 singlecrochet around. Leave a tail end and use it to sew the arms
to the top row of the body.
Stuff the body firmly.
I put some plastic pellets in the bottom so it would be more stable when
standing. If you gave your dad extra thick or longer hair, you may need
to put a coin or two or a marble into the bottom so it will stand up. Sew
body to head.
*Tie - make with felt and glue right at the top of the body.
