For my niece's birthday this year, I asked her which character I should crochet for her and she answered Princess Poppy. Aaw! She's old enough that I don't need to ask her mom what she wants. My baby girl's all grown up... Time flies so fast. Sob!
Anyway, my other choice for her was Moana, but I guess she prefers tiny colorful beings that can't stop singing, dancing, and hugging every hour. Sigh! Trolls. O_O Moana would've been nice, but Princess Poppy is what my precious niece ordered so what can I do?Once again I needed the assistance of my favorite doll pattern for the base: Serah Basnet's Cookie doll pattern. Unlike my previous princesses, this one I had to do some major adjustments. It was quite the challenge and I'm so relieved I pulled through, and just in time too. Yup! Perty darn proud of myself. Huehuehue!
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PRINCESS POPPY
Monaco Yarn Shade #33 - Pamplemousse (4-5 skeins)
Monaco Yarn Shade #32 - Wild Berry (5-6 skeins)
Monaco Yarn Shade #34 - Raspberry (1 skein)
Monaco Yarn Shade #1 - Snow (1 skein)
Monaco Yarn Shade #42 - Sapphire (1-2 skeins)
Monaco Yarn Shade #249 - Parrot (1-2 skeins)
Crochet Hook - H8 (5 mm)
Black thread
Felt cloth:
- White
Marker pens
Lacquer/transparent nail polish
Pink blush
Gold glitter
Pet Brush
Fiberfill stuffing
*trinc = 2tr in 1st
*sl2trinc = sl then 2tr in same st
*3sctog = dec 3sc together
*dcinc = 2dc in 1st
*hdcinc = 2hdc in 1st
*bo = bobble stitch
HEAD
(Pamplemousse)
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc around (12)
Rnd 3: 1sc-inc (18)
Rnd 4: 2sc-inc (24)
Rnd 5: 3sc-inc (30)
Rnd 6: 4sc-inc (36)
Rnd 7: 5sc-inc (42)
Rnd 8: 6sc-inc (48)
Rnd 9: 7sc-inc (54)
Rnd 10-18: sc around (54)
Rnd 19: 17sc, 5hdinc, 10hdc, 5hdcinc, 17sc (64)
Rnd 2o: 17sc, 5dec, 10sc, 5dec, 17sc (54)
Rnd 21: 7sc-dec (48)
Rnd 22: 6sc-dec (42)
Rnd 23: 5sc-dec (36)
Rnd 24: 4sc-dec (30)
Rnd 25: 3sc-dec (24)
Rnd 26: 2sc-dec (18)
FO, leave tail for sewing
*Stitch to the body
*Draw the eyes with markers on the felt and spray with lacquer
*Use Wild Berry to stitch the eyebrows
*Put a little blush on the cheeks
*Dab some glue on the cheeks and sprinkle a tiny amount of gold glitter
EARS (2x)
(Pamplemousse)
11ch
Rnd 1: sc on 2nd ch, sc around, ch1-turn (20)
Rnd 2: 2sc, 4hdc, 8dc, 4hdc, 2sc (20)
FO, leave tail for sewing
NOSE
(Raspberry)
5ch
Rnd 1: sc on 2nd ch, sc around (8)
Rnd 2: sc around (8)
FO, leave tail for sewing
LEGS (2x)
(Pamplemousse)
6ch
Rnd 1: sc on 2nd ch from hook, sc around (10)
Rnd 2: inc, 2sc, 3inc, 2sc, 2inc (16)
Rnd 3: inc, 4sc, 4inc, 4sc, 3inc (24)
Rnd 4: sc around (24)
Rnd 5: 7sc, 3dec, 11sc (21)
Rnd 6: 6sc, 3dec, 7sc, dec (17)
Rnd 7: 6sc, 2dec, 7sc (15)
Rnd 8-30: sc around (15)
(Snow)
Rnd 31-32: sc around (15)
FO, weave in ends
*After completing the two legs, sl them together
*Make sure the legs are slightly angled so that it wouldn't look too straight or stiff facing front
BODY
(Snow)
Rnd 33: sc around (28)
Rnd 34: 1sc-inc (42)
Rnd 35-36: sc around (42)
(Pamplemousse)
Rnd 37-40: sc around (42)
Rnd 41: 5sc-dec (36)
Rnd 42: 4sc-dec (30)
Rnd 43-47: sc around (30)
Rnd 48: 3sc-dec (24)
Rnd 49-52: sc around (24)
Rnd 53: 2sc-dec (18)
Rnd 54: sc around (18)
FO, weave in ends
DRESS
(Sapphire)
*Reconnect yarn and continue on FLO of Rnd 54 of the body
Rnd 1: sc around (18)
Rnd 2: 1sc-inc (27)
Rnd 3: 2hdc-hdcinc (36)
Rnd 4-8: hdc around (36)
Rnd 9: 3hdc-hdcinc (45)
Rnd 10-15: hdc around (45)
Rnd 16: 4hdc-hdcinc (54)
(Parrot)
Rnd 17-21: sc around (54)
FO, weave in ends
FLOWER PATCH (6x)
(Snow)
Rnd 1: 5sc in mr (5)
Rnd 2: [sl, 4ch, hdc on 3rd ch, sc, sl on next st] 5x
FO, leave tail for sewing
*Stitch to the bottom part of the dress
*Make sure the flowers are distributed around evenly
BUTTON
(Parrot)
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: sc around (12)
Rnd 3: 1sc-inc (18)
FO, leave tail for sewing
*Stitch on the dress a little farther down from the head
* Make sure it's centered
*Use Snow to stitch an "X"
PINKY FINGERS (2x)
(Pamplemousse)
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2) sc around (6)
FO, weave in ends
REST OF THE FINGERS (6x)
(Pamplemousse)
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2-3) sc around (6)
FO, weave in ends
*After completing all the fingers, assemble and stitch them together with 2 stitches
*Reconnect yarn to the side of the pinky
HANDS/ARMS (2x)
(Pamplemousse)
Rnd 4: 1sc-inc (18)
Rnd 6: [1sc-dec] 4x, bo, dec, 1sc, dec (12)
Rnd 7: 2sc-dec (9)
Rnd 8-22: sc around (9)
FO, weave in ends
*Stitch the body
HAIR CAP
(Wild Berry)
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc around (12)
Rnd 3: 1sc-inc (18)
Rnd 4: 2sc-inc (24)
Rnd 5: 3sc-inc (30)
Rnd 6: 4sc-inc (36)
Rnd 7: 5sc-inc (42)
Rnd 8: 6sc-inc (48)
Rnd 9: 7sc-inc (54)
Rnd 10: sc around (54)
*Work in rows
Row 11: 36sc, ch1-turn (36)
Row 12: dec, 32sc, dec, ch1-turn (34)
Row 13-18: sc across, ch1-turn (34)
Row 19: dec, 30sc, dec, ch1-turn (32)
Row 20-21: sc across, ch1-turn (32)
Row 22: dec, 28sc, dec, (32)
FO, leave tail for sewing
*Stitch to the head
HAIR
(Wild Berry)
*Cut strands of Wild Berry that measures twice the body length of the doll
*Follow my often used hair tutorial to attach the strands on the hair cap
*Use the pet brush to turn the yarn into fine hair
Okay now this is the tough part; pet brushing the yarn so it'd be silky soft like Princess Poppy's actual hair in the movie. This took a lot of patience, concrete commitment, and arm muscle 'coz it wasn't a a piece of cake. Definitely not. I'm telling you now, this is one of the hardest project I ever made and it's not because of the pattern but because of this blasted hair. Actually, about halfway through I was about this close [----] to scrapping the doll and redoing the whole thing. Her hair was turning out into a nightmare; full of tangles and getting shorter the more I brush it out. Yah... Now you know why Poppy's supposedly long hair is cut a bit short. It was soooo unintentional. O_O I wanted it to be longer, but circumstances was such a jerk so I had to settle with pixie-haired Poppy. -_- Well, at least she still turned out adorable. I guess the universe was still that kind to me. Hehehe!
(Parrot)
52ch
Row 1: hdc on 3rd ch, hdc across (51)
FO, leave tail for sewing
*Stitch it on the head, just a little above the hairline
HEAD BAND - FLOWERS (6x)
(Sapphire)
Once again I borrowed June Gilbank's posy blossom pattern to add flowers to Princess Poppy's head band.
(Click Here)
I was a little worried that my niece wouldn't like her since she's not an exact copy, but the moment I gave her the doll and her eyes lit up like stars I felt pretty darn proud of myself. I guess even with the erratic pauses from crocheting I was not able to lose my mojo. Yeah! I still got it. Phew! ^_^
Copyright: Princess Poppy is an original pattern written by Duchess Gala with adaptation from Serah Basnet's Cookie, the amigurumi girl pattern. You may do whatever you want with the finished product but please do not sell or claim the pattern as your own. Also, do not post the pattern directly to your website. Just link it to this blog. ^^
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I had the same problem with the yarn. Soooo I bought some fake pink fur and hooked it on. worked great!
ReplyDeleteOoh... That's a good idea. I'll try that next time. How did you attach it to the head? O.O
Deletequite a cutie, great improv
ReplyDeleteShe's so adorable! How big is the entire doll when finished?
ReplyDeleteThanks! ^^ She's about 20 inches tall. A huggable size for toddlers. Hehehe
DeleteThank you for sharing your pattern. It is working up so easy. My one question is about the hair cap....did you fill up the hair cap with strands of yarn or did you just do a couple of rows around the edge? Also did you attach the hair cap to the head before or after you got the hair all finished? Thank you in advance for your help. :)
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome. I'm happy you liked this pattern.
DeleteI attached most of the yarn on top of the hair cap then just added a few on the sides just to fill in gaps.
Yes I attached the hair cap first on the head before putting in the strands and brushing it out. ^^
Hi it looks cute, just wondering if you had a pttern written for the dress.
ReplyDeleteYes, I also written the pattern for that. It's just below the body. ^^
DeleteHi it looks cute, just wondering if you had a pttern written for the dress.
ReplyDeleteYour poppy is adorable. I just finished one from a different pattern.... The hair was attached the way you did, however, each strand was then untwisted into the separate 4 strands of yarn. Then brushed out... It was a time consuming process but it wasnt a twisted mess.
ReplyDeleteI love the poppy doll just abit confused as with the ears you say 11 chain then on next line youve put in barrets (20) sorry to complain
ReplyDeleteOh you're right. It's missing the "sc on 2nd ch". Thanks for pointing it out. ^^
DeleteI love her!!
ReplyDeleteI didn’t see how you made the eyes?
Oh sorry, I don't have a step-by-step tutorial on the eyes.
DeleteBut what I did is spray lacquer on felt cloth to make it smoother to draw on, then sketched the eyes out with a pencil. It's better not to make mistakes since erasing can leave dark marks so try to practice on paper first. Then I used permanent marker to color the eyes. I sprayed another layer of lacquer afterwards. It's not permanent and the eyes will eventually fray after some time, but it'll last longer compared to not spraying a final layer.
Was that okay? I hope this helped. ^^