This design is one of Bún Lèo collection, designed and shared free by lenlenlenlen shop, a yarn and accessory shop in Vietnam. The collection has include 12 design in total.
Materials:
Yarn: Depends on your choice. I used Cotton Milk yarn (180m/100gr) with colors: grey, black, white and bright brown (brown for sewing nose and eye brow).
Hook 2,5mm.
2 wooden button (or others) for the trousers (optional)
Stuffing (cotton wool, etc.).
Needle for sewing
Pink crayon/ blusher for the cheek
Abbreviation:
| Ch | Chain |
| X | Single Crochet |
| V | Single Crochet Increase |
| A | Single Crochet Decrease |
| HDc | Half Double Crochet |
| Dc | Double Crochet |
| St/Sts | Stich/Stiches |
| Slst | Slip Stich |
| *…*…x | Repeat instruction x times |
Note: when you need to decrease, make Invisible Decrease Crochet Stitches to have better result.
The size of the doll will vary, depending on the yarn used. If you use the same materials as me, the finished size will be about 13cm high.
LET’S START!
Note: All the details are worked in a continuous spiral, and you should stuff as you go.
ARMS (x2)
| Round | Sts | |
| 1. | Start with black yarn
6X into a magic loop |
6 |
| 2 | *X,V* x3 | 9 |
| 3-7 (5 rounds) | Change to grey yarn, 9X | 9 |
Fasten of, stuff 1/2 length of the arms, leave a long tail to sew onto the body later.
LEGS (x2)
| Round | Sts | |
| 1 | Start with black yarn
6X into a magic loop |
6 |
| 2 | *X,V* x3 | 9 |
| 3 | *2X, V* x3 | 12 |
| 4 | *3X, V* x3 | 15 |
Make 2 legs, when finished making the 2nd leg, do not cut the yarn, keep crocheting to join the 2 legs and crochet up to the body of the doll.
BODY (x1)
| Round | Sts | |
| 1 | Use white yarn
Crochet 15X in the 1st leg, 15X in the 2nd leg to connect the 2 legs and crochet up to the body |
30 |
| 2 | *4X, V* x6 | 36 |
| 3-8 (6 rounds) | 36X. Change to grey yarn at the start of round 5 | 36 |
| 9 | *4X, A* x6 | 30 |
| 10 | 30X | 30 |
| 11 | *3X, A* x6 | 24 |
| 12 | 24X | 24 |
| 13 | *2X, A* x6 | 18 |
| 14 | 18X | 18 |
Fasten off, stuff firmly, leave a long tail to sew onto the head
HEAD (x1)
| Round | Sts | |
| 1 | Start with black yarn
6X into a magic loop |
6 |
| 2 | 6V | 12 |
| 3 | *X,V* x6 | 18 |
| 4 | *2X, V* x6 | 24 |
| 5 | *3X, V* x6 | 30 |
| 6 | *4X, V* x6 | 36 |
| 7 | *5X, V* x6 | 42 |
| 8 | *6X, V* x6 | 48 |
| 9 | *7X, V* x6 | 54 |
| 10 | 54X | 54 |
| 11 | *8X, V* x6 | 60 |
| 12-19 (8 rounds) | 60X | 60 |
| 20 | *8X, A* x6 | 54 |
| 21 | 54X | 54 |
| 22 | *7X, A* x6 | 48 |
| 23 | *6X, A* x6 | 42 |
| 24 | *5X, A* x6 | 36 |
| 25 | *4X, A* x6 | 30 |
| 26 | *3X, A* x6 | 24 |
| 27 | *2X, A* x6 | 18 |
Fasten of, attach the eyes between the 12th and 13th round, the distance between the eyes is 4 sts, stuff firmly, leave a long tail to sew onto the body
TAIL (x1)
| Round | Sts | |
| 1 | Start with grey yarn
5ch |
5 |
| At the end of the chain, attach a pom pom of black yarn. | ||
EARs (x2)
| Round | Sts | |
| 1 | Start with grey yarn
6X into a magic loop |
6 |
| 2 | 6V | 12 |
| 3 | *X,V* x6 | 18 |
| 4 | *2X, V* x6 | 24 |
| 5-11 (7 rounds) | 24X | 24 |
| 12 | *2X, A* x6 | 18 |
| 13-19 (7 rounds) | 18X | 18 |
| 20 | *X, A* x6 | 12 |
| 21-27 (7 rounds) | 12X | 12 |
Fasten off, leave a long tail to sew onto the head
MOUTH (x1)
| Round | Sts | |
| 1 | Start with white yarn
6ch |
6 |
| 2 | 4X, 3 sts into 1, 4X, V | 14 |
| 3 | V, 4X, 3V, 4X, 2V | 20 |
| 4 | X, V, 4X, *X, V* x3, 4X, *X, V* x2 | 26 |
| 5 | 2X, V, 4X, *2X, V* x3, 4X, *2X, V* x2 | 32 |
| 6 | 3X, V, 4X, *3X, V* x3, 4X, *3X, V* x2 | 38 |
| 7 | 4X, V, 4X, *4X, V* x3, 4X, *4X, V* x2 | 44 |
| 8-10 | 44X | 44 |
Fasten off, leave a long tail to sew onto the head.
Use black yarn to make the hair of the donkey.
Embroid the eyes and nose of the donkey.
Sew all the parts together.
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