Frida en
Frida en
Frida en
TOY ART
frida
instructions
materials abbreviations
xx Yarn colors: beige and black for skin and hair, inc increase
assorted colors for clothes and accessories dec decrease
xx 3mm crochet hook ch chain
xx Embroidery needle slst slip stitch
xx Black embroidery thread sc single crochet
xx Stuffing hdc half double crochet
xx 9mm safety eyes dc double crochet
xx Pins ( ) sequence of repetitions
xx Stitch markers [ ] total number of stitches
xx Craft glue
The body, arms, head and hair are worked in
continuous rounds. Place a stitch marker at the
stitches beginning of every new round to know where it starts.
Chain, slip stitch, single crochet, half double crochet
and double crochet Finished doll size aprox 15cm (5,9”)
body
single crochet
skirt
single crochet and half double crochet
head
single crochet
1 6 sc in magic ring 1 2
2 Inc around [12]
3 (1 sc, inc) around [18]
4 (2 sc, inc) around [24]
5 (3 sc, inc) around [30]
6 (4 sc, inc) around [36]
7 (5 sc, inc) around [42]
8-14 Sc around [42]
Embroider eyelashes and insert eyes between
rounds 11 and 12, 8 stitches apart (pic 1)
Embroider eyebrows between rounds 9 and
10 (graph)
15 (5 sc, dec) around [36]
16 (4 sc, dec) around [30]
17 (3 sc, dec) around [24]
18 (2 sc, dec) around [18] Follow the graph as reference on how to embroider the
Fasten off. eyebrows. Consider each square as a stitch. The numbers
Stuff the head. correspond to the rounds where the stitches should be made.
Pin and sew it on Frida’s body (pic 2).
sleeves
chain, slip stitch, single crochet and half double crochet
Ch 8 1 2
Skip 1 chain, slst 2, 1 sc, 2 hdc in the next stitch,
1 sc, slst 2
Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing (pic 1).
hair
chain, slip stitch, single crochet, half double crochet and double crochet
BRAID 5
Work a chain of 150 stitches (around 75cm Sew the
or 29”), leaving a long tail at the beginning braid on the
and end. Fasten off.
Using your fingers, work a large braid with
penultimate
this chain (pic 3). round of
Pin and sew the braid on round 11 of the wig, the wig
with the wrong side of the braid showing (pics
4 & 5).
shawl
chain, slip stitch and double crochet
The shawl is worked in rows. Leave a long tail at the beginning and end to tie a bow on the front later.
Ch 34
1 1 dc, skip 2 stitches, (1 dc + ch 2 + 1 dc in the 1 2
same stitch, skip 2 stitches x10), 1 dc, turn
2 1 dc + ch 2 + 1 dc in the same stitch, (1 dc +
ch 2 + 1 dc over the chains) x10, 1 dc, ch 2,
1 dc in the same stitch
Fasten off (graph).
flowers
chain, slip stitch and half double crochet
FLOWERS 1 2
Ch 9
Skip 1, (3 hdc, slst 1) in each stitch
Fasten off and leave a tail.
Wrap it around itself and sew it in place (pic 1).
LEAVES
Ch 2
Skip 1, slst 1
Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.
3 4
ASSEMBLY
Sew leaves on some of the flowers (pic 2).
Sew or glue the flowers on Frida’s hair (pics 3 & 4).
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