Bandage Girl

Finished Size: 4 inches tall

Materials Worsted Weight Yarn: (approximately 1 ounce Pink, several yards each white and yellow); US size "F" hook; 1 pair 12 mm black safety eyes; Fiberfill stuffing; 2.5 inch square black felt; Black sewing thread; Sharp sewing needle; Tapestry needle for weaving in ends.

Head and Body

with pink ch 11

Round 1: 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each of next 8 ch, 4 sc in next ch, working along opposite side of starting ch sc in next 8 ch, 2 sc in last ch. (24 sc)

Round 2: sc in next st, 2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 8 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 2 sts, 2 sc in next, sc in each of next 8 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next st. (28 sc)

Rounds 3 - 15: sc in each st around.

*Attach eyes between rounds 5 and 6 making sure they are evenly spaced. (See photo for example)

DIVIDE FOR LEGS

Step 1 (first leg)

Round 16: sc around. (14 sc)

Rounds 17 - 19: sc in each st around.

Round 20: sc2tog around (7 sc)

Step 2 (second leg)

Round 16: sc around. (14 sc)

Rounds 17 - 19: sc in each st around.

Round 20: sc2tog around (7 sc)

*There will be a small gap between the legs, you can sew it together if this bothers you.

Arms (make 2)

Round 1: 5 sc into adjustable loop. (5 sc)

Round 2: 2 sc in each st around. (10 sc)

Rounds 3 - 7: sc in each st around, fasten off at end of round 7 leaving long tail for sewing.

Stuff arms with fiberfil. Using photo as guide, sew one arm to each side of body across rows 7 - 8.

Flower

Center: With yellow make 5 sc into adjustable loop, join with sl st in beg sc, fasten off.

Petals: Join white with sl st in any st, (ch 2, dc, ch 2, sl st) in same st, *(sl st, ch 2, dc, ch 2, sl st) in next st, rep from * 3 times more, fasten off leaving tail for sewing.

Attach flower to top right corner of head. (See photo for example)

Weave in all ends.

Mouth (use photo as guide)

Cut semi-circle shape from black felt. With black thread and sewing needle, sew mouth to front of ami centered just below the eyes.


Pattern designed and written by April Moreland
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