Almond

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 Materials Abbreviations
Cotton yarn: sport weight MR - magic ring

Crochet hook - 3mm ch - chain

Safety eyes - 9mm sc - single crochet

Stuffing inc - increase

tapestry needle dec - decrease
stitch markers hdc - half double crochet
pins
dc - double crochet
scissors
Hdc-inc - half double crochet increase - put
2 buttons - 20 mm (for the scarf), 12mm (for 2 hdc in the same stitch
the dress)
BLO - use the back loop only
Needle and thread
sl st - slip stitch

Rnd - round
Colour code:
st - stitch
A -Scheepjes Catona -404 English Tea
Sts - stitches
B- Scheepjes Catona - 157 Root Beer
(....) - Repeat instructions for the
C - Scheepjes Catona - 106 White
amount of times given
D - Schachenmayr Catania - 437 Sunkissed

E - Scheepjes Catona - 257 Antique Mauve

F - Schachenmayr Catania - 423 Vintage

Note:
When you need to decrease : make invisible decrease crochet stitches to have a better result.
The size of the doll will vary, depending on the yarn and hook used. If you use the same
materials as me, the finished size including ears is approximately 26 cm.

In the town, called Granny Square, lived 4 girls, who were best friends. One of them was
Almond, the bear girl.
Almond has a real talent for cake decoration. She loves to bake so much, something is always
in her oven. She constantly tries new recipes and invites her best friends and all the other
residents of Granny Square to eat together. She also teaches the other girls to bake, with more
or less success.

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Arms: (make 2)
Start with colour A

Rnd 1: 5sc in a MR [5]

Rnd 2: (inc) x5 [10]

Rnd 3 - 17: sc in every st around, in the last stitch change to colour C [10] 15 rounds

Rnd 18 - 21: sc in every st around [10] 4 rounds

Press both layers of arms together so that they lay flat on top of each other, aligning the stitches

side by side. sc together the opposite stitches. I put 4sc. Fasten off yarn, leave a long tail to sew.

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Legs: (make 2)
Start with colour A

Tip: Stuff the legs as you go

Leg 1:
Rnd 1: 6sc in a MR [6]

Rnd 2: (sc, inc) x3 [9]

Rnd 3: (2sc, inc) x3 [12]

Rnd 4 - 7: sc in every st around [12] 4 rounds

Rnd 8: sc in next 7sts, ch1, turn [7]

Rnd 9: skip first 2 sts, sc in next 5 sts, ch1, turn [5]

Rnd 10: skip first 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts [3]

Rnd 11: put 2 sc, on the side of the foot, sc in next 5sts, put 2 sc on the other side of the foot, and
sc in last 3 sts [12] - see photo (3) for clear instruction

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Rnd 12: (5sc, inc) x2 [14]

Rnd 13 - 28: sc in every st around, in the last st change to colour B [14] 16 rounds

Rnd 29 - 31: sc in every st around [14] 3 rounds

Rnd 32: sc in next 12 sts

Fasten off yarn.

Leg 2:
Repeat rounds 1-31 of leg 1

Rnd 32: sc in every st around [14]

Rnd 33: sc in next 6sts

On the 2nd leg, do not fasten off yarn, keep crocheting we will connect the legs and continue on
the body.

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Body:
Continue with colour B

Rnd 1: ch4, sc in the first stitch on first leg, sc in next 13 sts on leg,
working on ch4, sc in all ch spaces, on second leg, sc in every 14 st,
sc in the next 4 sts in unused loops on the other side of ch4. [36]

Rnd 2 - 7: sc in every st around, in the last st change to colour C [36] 6 rounds

Rnd 8: (7sc, dec) x4 [32]

Rnd 9 - 13: sc in every st around [32] 5 rounds

Rnd 14: (6sc, dec) x4 [28]

Rnd 15 -17: sc in every st around [28] 3 rounds

Rnd 18: (5sc, dec) x4 [24]

Rnd 19 - 20: sc in every st around [24] 2 rounds

Rnd 21: (4sc, dec) x4, in the last st change to colour A [20]

Rnd 22: (8sc, dec) x2 [18]

Rnd 23: (4sc, dec) x3 [15]

Rnd 24 - 33: sc in every st around [15] 10 rounds

Stuff the neck firm

Rnd 34: (dec) x7, sc [8]

Fasten off yarn, close the hole.

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Head
Use colour A

Rnd 1: 6sc in a MR [6]

Rnd 2: (inc) x6 [12]

Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x6 [18]

Rnd 4 - 13: sc in every st around [18] 10 rounds

Rnd 14: (inc) x18 [36]

Rnd 15: (5sc, inc) x6 [42]

Rnd 16: (6sc, inc) x6 [48]

Rnd 17: (7sc, inc) x6 [54]

Push round 1-13 inside the head (see photo 13-14). Start stuffing the head. When I stuff the head,
I put my thumb inside the hole so it stays straight. (Photo 15)

Rnd 18 - 31: sc in every st around [54] 14 rounds

Rnd 32: (7sc, dec) x6 [48]

Rnd 33: (6sc, dec) x6 [42]

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Rnd 34: (5sc, dec) x6 [36]

Rnd 35: (4sc, dec) x6 [30]

Insert safety eyes between row 21 - 22, leaving 12 sts between them

Rnd 36: (3sc, dec) x6 [24]

Stuff the head firm

Rnd 37: (2sc, dec) x6 [18]

Rnd 38: (sc, dec) x6 [12]

Rnd 39: (dec) x6 [6]

Fasten off yarn, but DO NOT close the hole.

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Hair:
Use colour E

Rnd 1: 6sc in a MR [6]

Rnd 2: (inc) x6 [12]

Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x6 [18]

Rnd 4: (2sc, inc) x6 [24]

Rnd 5: (3sc, inc) x6 [30]

Rnd 6: (4sc, inc) x6 [36]

Rnd 7: (5sc, inc) x6 [42]

Rnd 8: (6sc, inc) x6 [48]

Rnd 9: (7sc, inc) x6 [54]

Rnd 10 - 21: sc in every st around [54] 12 rounds

Rnd 22: sl st to 1st st, ch2 (count as a hdc), hdc in next 23sts, sc in next 2 sts, sl st in next 2 sts,
sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 24sts. Sl st to 1st st, fasten off yarn, leaving a long tail to sew.

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Pony tail: (make 2)

Use colour E

Tip: Only close your MR after the last sc made.

Leave a long tail when you start your magic ring, as we will use this tail to sew the pony tails to
the head.

Start with a MR, ch41, starting from 2nd chain from hook, hdc in all 40sts, sc into MR. Repeat it 6
more times. Only close your MR after the last sc made into the ring. Fasten off yarn, leave a long
tail to sew.

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Ears: (make 2)
Use colour B

Rnd 1: 6sc in a MR [6]

Rnd 2: (inc) x6 [12]

Rnd 3 - 6: sc in every st around [12] 4 rounds

Fasten off yarn, leaving a long tail to sew

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Dress:
Start with colour D

Tip: ch1 at the beginning of the round DOES NOT count as a stitch

Ch 37. Starting from 8th ch from hook,

Rnd 1: sc in all 30 sts [30]

The hook we created with that ch7 will be the button hole.

Rnd 2: ch1, turn, (2hdc, inc) x10 [ 40]

Rnd 3: ch1 turn, 6hdc, ch5, skip 8sts, 12hdc, ch5, skip 8, 6hdc [24 hdc,10 ch]
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Rnd 4: ch1, turn, 6hdc, 5hdc in ch space, 12hdc, 5hdc in ch space, 6hdc [34]

Rnd 5: Ch1turn, hdc in every st [34]

At the end of this round, sl st to first hdc. From now on we crochet in circles.

Rnd 6: ch1, (hdc, hdc-inc) x17, sl st to 1st st [51]

Rnd 7: ch1, (2hdc, hdc-inc) x 17, sl st to 1st st [68]

Rnd 8-10: ch1, hdc in every st, sl st to 1st st [68] 3 rounds

Rnd 12: Using FLO, (ch3, dc in same stitch, ch2, 2dc in same stitch), skip 1,
((2dc, ch2, 2dc) in same stitch - skip 1) x33

Fasten off yarn., Weave in the ends. Sew the button on.

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Connect colour C to 1st BLO made in round 12

Rnd 1: Using BLO, Hdc in every stitch, sl st to 1st st [68]

Rnd 2: ch1, (3sc, inc) x 17, sl st to 1st st [85]

Rnd 3: (Ch3, dc in same st, ch2, 2dc in same stitch), skip 1, ((2dc, ch2, 2dc) in same stitch, skip
1) x41

Fasten off yarn, weave in the ends.

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Flower:
Use colour C

Tip: only close the MR after the last sl st made

Start with a MR, (ch2, dc, ch2, sl st into Mr) x5,

Close the ring, fasten off yarn, leaving a long tail to sew it to the dress.

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Scarf: - Please note the scarf on some of the pictures is made with different colour for ease of
instruction

Use colour F

Tip: ch1 at the beginning of the round does not count as a stitch

Rnd 1: Ch 101, starting from 2nd chain from hook, hdc x100

Rnd 2: Ch1 turn. Using BLO hdc x100

Rnd 3: Ch1 turn, Using BLO hdc x4 , chain 3, skip 3 stitches, hdc in next 93 stitches

Rnd 4: Ch1 turn, Using BLO hdc x93, 3hdc in ch3 space, hdc in last 4 sts

Rnd 5 - 6: Ch1 turn, Using BLO hdc x100

Fasten off yarn, weave in the ends.

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Boots: (make 2)
Use colour B

Rnd 1: Start with 8 sc in a MR [8]

Rnd 2: (inc) x8 [16]

Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x8 [24]

Rnd 4 - 6: sc in every st around [24] 3 rounds

Rnd 7: 3sc, dec, 2sc, 4dec, 3sc, dec, 4sc [18]

Rnd 8 - 14: sc in every st around, in last st change to colour C [18] 7 rounds

Rnd 15: (sc, ch1) x18, sl st to 1st st [18sc, 18 ch1]

Fasten off yarn, weave in the ends.

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Attaching the head to the body:

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Use a long tapestry needle and three strands of Pull the first yarn through the head from the hole
yarn on the top

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To the bottom Pull the yarn through the neck

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And back to the head up to the hole on the top Repeat it with the other 2 yarn strands. Make
sure the 2nd yarn goes 2 rows lower than the 1st,
and the 3rd yarn goes 2 rows lower than the 2nd
on the neck.

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Now you have 6 yarn tails on the top of the

head. Pull them, so the neck goes inside the
head.

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Tie the matching yarn tails together and hide the

yarn tails inside the head and close the hole on
the top of the head.

Assembling Almond, the Bear Doll:

1: Sew the nose one round below the eyes, over 2 stitches (photo 55)
2: Sew the hair to the head (photo 56)

3: Sew the ponytails to the head (photo 57)

4: Sew the arms to the body between round 21-22 (photo 58)

5: Sew the ears on the head (photo 57)

6:Sew the flower on the dress (photo 59)

7: Twist the scarf around the neck of the bear. Sew the button on where the buttonhole is

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 Congratulations, you finished Almond!
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