Crocheted Pathologist

By Vilonal

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This pattern is for private use only! Please don’t try to sell it and don’t sell Molly. Don’t repost this pattern or a part of
it anywhere without asking me (instead feel free to link to it). I’d also appreciate if you didn’t use this pattern or a part
of it as a base for a doll/pattern you’re going to make for selling. Thank you!
Sherlock of course belongs to BBC.

Notice that Molly can’t actually stand on her own.

Materials:
Yarns

• peach (or whatever colour you prefer for skin)

• pink
• dark brown
• light brown
• white

2 safety eyes

Stuffing

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Abbreviations:
• ch = chain
• sc = single crochet (US), double crochet (UK)
• st = stitch
• ss = slip stitch
• sc2tog = single crochet 2 stitches together
• yoh = yarn over the hook

I did not take any progression photos while making Molly. Her pattern is almost the same as John’s (which you can
also find on my Ravelry) and I made this pattern pretty much by copy-pasting from John’s pattern. The example
photos are from John’s pattern. Molly’s coat is a bit longer and white and some parts have different amount of
stitches. But I think the pictures of John’s coat help you to understand the instructions better as the method is
basically the same.

The number of stitches has been written in brackets at the end of each row.
I usually start by using a magic ring but instead of that you can ch 2 and work the stitches in the first ch.

Please keep in mind English is not my native. And feel free to inform me of any mistakes you may notice in the pattern
and I’ll try to correct them :)

Let’s start!

Head and body

peach yarn
Place the eyes between rows 7 and 8. Make sure you switch the yarns on the backside of the body (not on the same
side where you placed the eyes).
Row 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Row 2: 2 sc in each st around (12)
Row 3: [sc in the next st, 2 sc in the next st] 6 times (18)
Row 4: [sc in the next 2 st, 2 sc in the next st] 6 times (24)
Row 5: sc in each st around (24)
Row 6: [sc in the next 3 st, 2 sc in the next st] 6 times (30)
Row 7-9 (3 rounds): sc in each st around (30)
Row 10: [sc in the next 3 st, sc2tog] 6 times (24)
Row 11: sc in each st around (24)
Row 12: [sc in the next 2 st, sc2tog] 6 times (18)
Row 13: [sc in the next st, sc2tog] 6 times (12)
Row 14: sc2tog 7 times (5)
Row 15: sc in each st around (5)
switch to pink yarn
Row 16: 2 sc in each st around (10)
Row 17: [sc in the next st, 2 sc in the next st] 5 times (15)

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Row 18: sc in each st around (15)
Row 19: [sc in the next 2 st, 2 sc in the next st] 5 times (20)
Row 20-21 (2 rounds): sc in each st around (20)
Row 22: [sc in the next 3 st, 2 sc in the next st] 5 times (25)
Row 23-24 (2 rounds): sc in each st around (25)
switch to light brown yarn
Row 25-26 (2 rounds): sc in each st around (25)
Row 27-28 (2 rounds): sc2tog, repeat until the hole is small enough to be sewn shut, finish off and weave in the tail

Ears (make two)

What you’re going to do now is to work the ears right onto the head. Decide a good place for the ear. Hook in the
right spot, yoh, pull through, yoh, pull through the loop, do sc in the same spot, do sc in the next 3 spots too, ch 1,
turn, sc in the 4 st, finish off and weave in the tails. Do the other ear onto the other side of the head.

Legs (make two)

light brown yarn, leave a long tail at the start and keep it on the outside, you’re going to need it to sew the leg onto
the body
Row 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Row 2: 2 sc in each st around (12)
Row 3: sc in each st around (12)
Row 4: sc2tog, sc in the next 10 st (11)
Row 5: sc in each st around (11)
Row 6: sc2tog, sc in the next 9 st (10)
Row 7: sc in each st around (10)
Row 8: sc2tog, sc in the next 8 st (9)

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Row 9: sc in each st around (9)
Row 10: sc2tog, sc in the next 7 st (8)
Row 11: sc in each st around (8)
Row 12: sc2tog, sc in the next 6 st (7)
Row 13: sc in the next 3 st, switch to dark brown yarn, ch 1, turn
Row 14: 2 sc in the 1st st, sc in the next st, 2 sc in the next st, ch 1, turn
Row 15: sc in those 5 st
Next you start doing the foot. Check the drawing below, it might be more understandable than the verbal instructions.
Row 16: Do sc between the rows 15 and 14 and then another sc between the rows 14 and 13. The next are the left
stitches from the row 12. Do sc, sc2tog and sc. Again do sc between the rows 2 times. Next you have the 5 stitches
from the row 15. Do sc in the back loop of each of them. (12)

Row 17-19 (3 rounds): sc in each st around (12)

Row 20: sc, sc2tog, sc in the next 4 st, sc2tog, sc in the next 3 st (10)
sc in the next st

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Next you’re going to crochet the foot shut, so finish the stuffing during this part (legs should be stuffed quite firmly so
that the character can stand with them). Flatten the foot so that there are 5 st on the instep and 5 st on the sole. Hook
through the next st and the one opposite it (see the pictures below). Do sc. Do sc also in the other 4 pairs crocheting
the foot shut. Finish off and weave in the end. Sew the legs onto the body.

Arms (make two)

peach yarn
Row 1: ch 2, work 4 sc into the first ch (4)
Row 2: [2 sc in the next st, sc in the next st] 2 times (6)
Row 3-4 (2 rounds): sc in each st around (6)

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switch to pink yarn
Row 5-6 (2 rounds): sc in each st around (6)
Row 7: 2 sc in the next st, sc in the next 5 st (7)
Row 8-9 (2 rounds): sc in each st around (7)
Row 10: 2 sc in the next st, sc in the next 6 st (8)
Row 11-12 (2 rounds): sc in each st around (8)
Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing but don’t sew the arms onto the body just yet. Stuff the tip of the arm firmly
and closer to the shoulder only slightly.

Coat
white yarn

ch 28

Row 1: miss first ch from the hook, sc in the next 27 ch, ch 1, turn

Row 2-8 (7 rounds): sc in the 27 st, ch 1, turn

Row 9: [sc in the next 5 st, sc2tog] repeat 3 times, sc in the next 6 st, ch 1, turn

Row 10-12: (3 rounds): sc in the 24 st, ch 1, turn

Row 13-14 (2 rounds): sc in the next 3 st, ch 1, turn

Row 15: miss the first st, sc in the next 2 st, ch 1, turn
Row 16: sc in the 2 st
Finish off and weave in the ends.
The crochet should now look something like in the picture below. It may shrivel a bit at the corners (and that’s why my
fingers are so annoyingly in the photo).

Hook into the 5th st from the part you just made (see the picture below).

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Row 1: yoh, pull through the st, yoh, pull through the loop. Do sc in the same st. Do sc in the next 9 st, ch 1, turn
Row 2: sc2tog, sc in the next 6 st, sc2tog, ch 1, turn
Row 3: sc2tog, sc in the next 4 st, sc2tog, ch 1, turn
Row 4: sc2tog, sc in the next 2 st, sc2tog
Finish off and weave in the ends.
Hook into the other end of the original row 12 (see the picture below).

Row 1: yoh, pull through the st, yoh, pull through the loop. Do sc in the same st. Do sc in the next 2 st, ch 1, turn
Row 2: sc in the 3 st, ch 1, turn
Row 3: miss the first st, sc in the next 2 st, ch 1, turn
Row 4: sc in the 2 st, ch 1, turn
Row 5: sc in the 2 st, ch 3, join to the part on the other side of the gap and do sc in the 4 st, ch 3, join to the part on
the other side of the gap and do sc in the 2 st

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Finish off and weave in the tails.
Hook into the right bottom corner and sc along the right, upper and left edges. Finish off and weave in the ends.

Now, before doing the sleeves, use the coat to check the right places for the arms. Sew the arms onto those spots.

Sleeves (make two)

white yarn
ch 11, ss to join
Row 1: sc in each ch around (11)
Row 2-5 (4 rounds): sc in each st around (11)
Row 6: sc in each st around, ch 1, turn
Row 7: sc in the next 7 st, ch 1, turn
Row 8: sc2tog, sc in the next 3 st, sc2tog, ch 1, turn
Row 9: sc2tog, sc in the next st, sc2tog, ch 1, turn
Row 10: sc in the 3 st
Finish off and leave a long tail.
Sew the sleeve onto the edge of the armhole. The picture below shows the way the sleeve should be attached, the
same coloured parts joined together.

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Hair
Sorry, this part is really tricky to explain and I didn’t take any photos of the progression but I hope these drawings will
help a little. Of course you can try to figure out your own way to do the hair.

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Molly’s hair is sewn with a needle using dark
brown yarn. Leave the ends outside.

Continue until the scalp doesn’t show

anymore and you have enough ends to
make a ponytail out of them.

Gather the ends together and tie a length of

thread around the ponytail. Cut the ponytail
so that it’s the right length.

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Finally
Put the coat on Molly and you’re ready!
I hope you found my pattern useful and understandable. If you’ve got any questions feel free to message me.
Feedback is always welcome and I’d also be really happy to see your Molly :)

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