FUCHSIA FAIRY

MATERIALS

Cotton yarn Alpina XENIA (50 g/240 m)

• Beige
• Light pink
• Pink
• Purple
• Brown

Cotton thread Iris Gamma (10 g/87m)

• Green

• Hook 1,25 mm
• Auxiliary hook 0,9 mm (for leaves only)
• Chenille pipe cleaner (chenille wire) 6 mm
• Wire 0.5 mm
• Aluminum wire 1 mm
• Plastic eyes 4 mm
• Some kind of reliable glue
• Thin black thread
• Sewing needles and pins
• Wire cutters
• Scissors
• Any synthetic or organic filler for stuffing

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 INSTRUCTION

This project is quite complicated, requiring good crocheting skills.

A wire frame is used for the doll. It is chenille wire that is needed for the frame. It is not only a
frame, but also serves as internal filling - instead of the usual stuffing. For this reason, you
should use yarn of about the same thickness as in this project.
The wings of the fairy are also made on a wire frame. I recommend using aluminum wire for
the wings frame - it is soft.
If you use the materials listed above, you will end up with a doll that is 16 cm (6.3 inches) tall.

Abbreviations: Level:
sts – stitches Advanced
ch – chain stitch
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet for US (double crochet stitch for UK)
dc - double crochet for US (treble crochet stitch for UK)
hdc – half double crochet for US (half treble crochet for UK)
inc – increase: 2 sts in 1 st
inc3 – 3 sts in 1 st
dec – decrease
BLO – back loops only
FLO – front loops only
dec2tog - double crochet 2 together
dec3tog - double crochet 3 together

Crochet chart key:

- ch
- sl st
- sc
- dc
- inc(sc)
- inc(dc)
- dec2tog
- dec3tog
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NOTE#1 How to do sc decrease: insert the hook into the next stitch and yarn over. Pull a loop
through so that there are now 2 loops on the hook. Insert the hook into the next stitch and
yarn over. Pull a loop through so that there are now 3 loops on the hook. Yarn over again and
pull the loop of yarn through all 3 loops on the hook.

NOTE#2 How to do clean fastening off:

Cut the yarn no very short, insert the yarn into the first stitch after your last stitch. Insert the
yarn back into this last stitch and repeat. Secure the yarn and hide inside.

NOTE#3 Pass the starting yarn tail between R2 and R3, it will be a counter for counting the
rounds (for arms, legs, hair)

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 DOLL BODY

ARMS (make 2):

Yarn: beige

Round 1: 5 sc into magic ring (5 sts)

R2: inc, 4sc (6 sts)
R3: sc around (6 sts)
R4: dec, 4sc (5 sts)
R5: sc around (5 sts)
R6: inc, 4sc (6 sts)
R7-20 (14 rounds): sc around (6 sts)
Make sl st more and cut the yarn.

LEGS (make 2):

Yarn: beige

Make chain of 6, then start in 2nd ch from the hook:

Round 1: inc, 3sc, inc3, 4sc (12 sts)
R2: sc around (12 sts)
R3: 4sc, 3dec, 2sc (9 sts)
R4: 1sc, dec, 4sc, dec (7 sts)
R5: sc around (7 sts)
R6: 1sc, inc, 5sc (8 sts)
R7: sc around (8 sts)
R8: 2sc, inc, 5sc (9 sts)
R9-33 (25 rounds): sc around (9 sts)
Make sl st more and cut the yarn.

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TORSO:
Yarn: pink

Attach pink yarn to the inner side of one of the legs and
make 2 ch then join the second leg by making sc in its inner side.
Make sure that the tips of the feet are parallel.
The red arrow is mark of the beginning of the 34th round.
Work in a round and make 2 sc in the chain on one side,
and 2 sc - on the other side.
You should get 22 sts.
R34: 9sc + 2sc + 9sc + 2sc (22 sts)
Be careful, it's very easy to miss a stitch in this round!

R35-38 (4 rounds): sc around (22 sts)

At this stage, prepare the chenille wire for the frame - take two pieces and bend a loops so
that one end is slightly longer than the crocheted torso. The loop itself is tightly twisted to a
distance of 2 cm (no more). These will be the feet and ankles of the doll.

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R39: BLO: 4sc, dec, 10sc, dec, 4sc (20 sts)
R40: 3sc, dec, 10sc, dec, 3sc (18 sts)
R41: BLO: 1sc, dec, 12sc, dec, 1sc (16 sts)
R42-50 (9 rounds): sc around (16 sts)

Make 6 sc more to get to the point of joining the arm.

But you may need more or less sc depending on your yarn.

Now insert the chenille wire into the legs. Carefully advance the wire until it is in the very tip
of the stretched foot. Note! - The shorter end of the wire should be inside the torso and the
longer end should run along the outside edge of the torso.
When inserting the wire legs lengthen slightly, control this process!

Carefully align both legs lengthwise and twist the two remaining ends of the wire together.
Stuff the hips and seat of the doll a little bit.

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Attaching the arms:
Yarn: beige

First prepare the wire for the arms:

Cut two pieces (~24 cm) of thin wire,
Bend it in half and twist.

Change to beige yarn in last stitch of torso.

Connect the arm to the torso and crochet them together with 2sc, so that the last stitch of
the arm is in the first of those 2sc. Work 6 sc and attach 2nd arm with 2sc, then work 6sc more.
The counting 51st rounds begins with 1st stitch of the attaching of first arm (red arrow)
R51: 4sc (arm1) + 6sc (body) + 4sc (arm2) +6sc (body) (20 sts)

Shoulders:
Be careful, it's very easy to miss a stitch in this round!
R52: (2dec, 6sc) X 2 (16 sts)
R53: 2dec, 2sc, 3dec, 2sc, dec (10 sts)
R54: (dec, 3sc) X 2 (8 sts)
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 After making the shoulders, lightly stuff the doll's chest.

Then insert the wire into the arms, align them in length
and carefully twist the wire of the arms with the center wire
- first one and then the other.
When inserting the wire arms lengthen slightly also,
control this process.

Neck:
R55-57 (3 rounds): sc around (8 sts)

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HEAD:

R58: (inc) X 8 (16 sts)

R59: (1sc, inc) X 8 (24 sts)
R60: (2sc, inc) X 8 (32 sts)
R61-68 (8 rounds): sc around (32 sts)

Bend a loop of the remaining protruding end

of the wire.
Partially stuff the doll's head at the base of the neck.

R69: (2sc, dec) X 8 (24 sts)

R70: (1sc, dec) X 8 (16 sts)
R71: (dec) X 8 (8 sts)

Now stuff the head tightly.

Leave a tail.

In the remaining 8 sc consecutively sew 8 stitches from the inside to outside, tighten the
yarn, fasten and hide it.

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 The base doll is ready.

SKIRT

Yarn: purple

The skirt consists of 2 ones, a bottom skirt and a top one. Both skirts are worked in a rounds
with dc only (exept last round). At the beginning of the round make 2 ch, when you finish the
round, join it in a ring with sl st ; then make 2 ch again for the lift and work the next round,
then join it in a ring; and so on.
First attach a new yarn to the 1st st of FLO round (red arrow),
make 2ch, then make dc to the last st of FLO round (blue arrow).

Bottom skirt (FLO Round 39):

Round1: 2ch, 21dc (23 sts)
R2: 2ch, (2dc, inc) X 7, 1dc (31 sts)
R3-4 (2 rounds): 2ch, 29dc (31 sts)
R5: 1ch, 1sc, 1dc, inc(dc), 1dc, 1sc, (2sc, 1dc, inc(dc), 1dc, 1sc) X 4 (35 sts)

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Top skirt (FLO Round 41):

R1: 2ch, 1dc, inc, (2dc, inc) X 5 (25 sts)

R2: 2ch, 2dc, inc, (3dc, inc) X 5 (31 sts)
R3: 2ch, 3dc, inc, (4dc, inc) X 5 (37 sts)
R4: 2ch, 4dc, inc, (5dc, inc) X 5 (43 sts)
R5: 2ch, 5dc, inc, (6dc, inc) X 5 (49 sts)
R6: 2ch, 47dc (49 sts)
R7: 1ch, 1sc, 1dc, inc(dc), 1dc, 1sc, (2sc, 1dc, inc(dc), 1dc, 1sc) X 7 (56 sts)
Make clean fastening off for both skirts.

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 SKIRT-PETALS

Yarn: pink

Make 4 petals according to the chart:

Make chain of 6, then start in 2nd ch from the hook:

Round 1: 4sc , 4sc in 6th ch, 4sc, (1sc, 1dc, 1sc) in 1st ch (15 sts)
R2: 5sc, 2inc, 6sc, (1sc, 1dc, 1sc) in one st (18 sts)
R3: 6sc, inc, 2sc, inc, 3sc, inc, 3sc, (1sc, 1dc, 1sc) in one st (23 sts)
R4: 3sc, inc, 4sc, inc, 2sc, inc, 5sc, inc, 4sc, (1sc, 1dc, 1sc) in one st (29 sts)
R5: 4sc, inc, 6sc, sl st (13 sts)
Cut the yarn off (exept 4th petal)

At the 4th petal make the last stitch not sl st, but inc.

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 Work 4sc more for 4th petal and join another petal, making sc for it in the same stitch as
the last sl st, then work 4sc for this petal. Join two more petals in the same way. Cut the yarn,
leaving a long tail.
Place the petals top the skirt, making sure they are symmetrical, and sew the 1st and 4th
petals together. Then carefully sew the skirt-petals to the body (in back loops)

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 HAIR
Yarn: brown

Round 1: 8 sc into magic ring (8 sts)

R2: (inc) X 8 (16 sts)
R3: (1sc, inc) X 8 (24 sts)
R4: (2sc, inc) X 8 (32 sts)
R5-11 (7 rounds): sc around (32 sts)
R12: 15sc, (hair strand: 23ch, sl st in 2nd ch from hook,
19sc, 2sl st; sl st) X 2, 15sc (32 sts without strands)
Finish with sl st, make clean fastening off.

Bun:
Round 1: 6 sc into magic ring (6 sts)
R2: (inc) X 6 (12 sts)
R3-6: (4 rounds): sc around (12 sts) Finish with sl st.

Put the brown "cap" on the doll's head, two hair strands should be exactly above the middle
of the forehead. Tuck the ends of the strands symmetrically under the "cap" at the back of the
head. (Or just put one end over the other). Secure everything with pins. Sew with tiny stitches.
(I used the same yarn, but split it in half to make it thinner)
Stuff the bun tightly, pin in the center of the "cap" and carefully sew it on.

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 FACE

Insert the eyes into the appropriate holes (I have it between rounds 6 and 7 of the head
counting from the neck, between the eyes are 7 sc. If everything fits, take out the eyes and a
thin black thread embroider eyelashes as shown in the photos.
Insert the eyes back. If you used safety eyes that's enough, and if the eyes are on smooth
pins (like mine), they need to be glued with some reliable transparent glue - apply a little bit
on the pin, but first carefully enlarge the hole. (I used epoxy glue, but this glue is not easy,
you have to know how to work with it)

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 HAIR DÉCOR
Floral sprig:
Yarn: purple

Make chain of 3, (2hdc in 2nd loop from hook, ch, sl st in the same loop)*; 5ch, (2hdc in 2nd
loop from hook, ch, sl st in the same loop)* X 3; 2ch.

*The chain is twisted:

Leaves:
Green cotton thread, hook 0,9 mm

Make 2 leaves. The leaves are crocheted according to the charts in 1 round. Make the sts on
one side of the chain, turn and work on the other side, grab the tail of the initial thread into
crocheting along all the chain. Finish crocheting with ch into which drag both tails.

#1: make chain of 5, then 1sc, inc(dc) X 2, 1sc, 2ch, 1sc in the 1st ch;
on the other side of the chain - 1sc, inc(dc) X 2, 1sc and 1sl st.

#2: make chain of 6, then 1sc, inc(dc) X 2, 1dc, 1sc, 2ch, 1 sc in the first ch;
on the other side of the chain - 1sc, 1dc, inc(dc) X 2, 1 sc and 1sl st.

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 WINGS
Yarn: light pink, aluminum wire 1 mm

Top wings:
The wings are crocheted in continuous rounds, but not from the inside out, but instead
from the outside in. The wing chart on the next page will help you.
This is not easy process, you will probably need to make 1-2 test wings just to practice.
Cut two pieces of wire ~23cm. Bend a little one piece and attach the yarn to it. Be sure to
leave the long starting tail of the yarn. Make 48 sc - this is the Round1. Turn the finished
round with sts inward and work:
Round2: Make sc in the 1st st of R1, then (arch: 3ch, skip 3 sts, sc in 4th st) X 11, 3ch, skip 3 sts,
sl st in 1st sc of R1.
Round3: 2sl st, (3ch, 1sc) X 2, (4ch, 1sc) X 2, dc2tog, ch, 1sc, [4ch (2nd loop grab the arch on
the other side of the wing), sc] X 2, 3ch (2nd loop grab the arch on the other side of the wing),
sc, 3ch (2nd loop grab the arch on the other side of the wing), 3sl st. Cut off the yarn, leaving
a long tail.

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 Stretch R1 along the wire as much as possible. Carefully straighten and align the wing,
make it symmetrical. Then very carefully twist the wire ends. Pull strongly on the tails of the
yarn, with one tail make 4 turns around the wire. Tightly tie both tails together. Cut off the
protruding wire tails with wire cutters, leaving a twisted section of 1cm.

Lower wings:

Make chain of 8, then start in 2nd ch from the hook:

Round 1: 6sc , inc3, 5sc, inc (16 sts)
R2: inc, 5sc, 3inc, 5sc, inc, (1sc, 1dc) in one st (22 sts),
grab the initial tail into crocheting along all the chain.
R3: 1sc, ch, 1sc, (ch, skip one st, 1sc) X 3, (ch, 1sc) X 5,
(ch, skip one st, 1sc) X 3, ch, 1sc, 1dc, ch, dc3tog in the same st and the next two,
ch, 1sc in the st where 3rd dc was made. Leave the tails.

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Attaching the wings:
Curve the wire ends of the wings.

Mark the holes for the wings on the back of the doll (2 rounds below the neckline, 2 sc
between them).
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 Thick needle carefully expand the holes. Insert the wing. Insert one tail of the yarn into the
needle and pull it out the bottom of the back. In the same way also insert the 2nd wing, also
pull one tail of yarn in the same hole as the 1st tail. Tightly tie the tails together, insert them
into the needle and pull out at the bottom of the back under the pink petal. Tie the top tails
of the yarn similarly tightly, insert them in the needle and pull out at the bottom of the back
under the petal, into the adjacent hole with the 1st tails. Tie both bundles tightly, insert the
tails into the needle and hide them inside the body.
Place the bottom wings on top ones (decide for yourself, wrong side up or front up), secure
with pins and sew with thin thread (I used the same yarn, divided in half), very carefully and
accurately with tiny stitches. Tie the tails together, insert into the needle and hide them inside
the body.

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And finally, sew the leaves onto the doll's head.

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Your graceful Fuchsia Fairy is ready! Congratulations!

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