Edward's Crochet Doll Emporium: Flip the mix-and-match patterns to make and dress your favourite people

By Kerry Lord

Design your own dolls with this amazing book of mix-and-match crochet patterns.

Building up from the basic body, add hairstyles, hats, outfits and accessories to capture your family, friends and favourite people in crochet form. The flippable pages make it easy to follow the patterns in any combination. You could make a countless number of different dolls, or you could make one doll with an extraordinary wardrobe.

The book has two flip sections:

First choose who you want to make with the top ‘head’ flip – you could make your mum, grandad, sister, best friend, favourite actor or pop star – or even yourself!

Next choose what they are going to be with the bottom ‘outfit’ flip – with costumes for an astronaut and a princess, a ballerina and a footballer, a mermaid and a pirate, a surgeon, a punk and more.

With step-by-step instructions for all the basic crochet techniques that are needed, this is perfect for beginners. In addition to the flip pattern pages, there are 12 pages of colour photography showing how easy it is to combine the different flip costumes with the additional hats, clothing and hairstyles to make impressive modifications such as a wizard or a bride and groom. With tips on choosing the right skin tones, styling hair and adding facial features, the only limit is your imagination!

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins UK
• Release date: Apr 15, 2021
• ISBN: 9781911595779

Kerry Lord

Kerry Lord is the founder and creative director of the TOFT luxury yarn brand. The yarn brand was born in September 2006, a product of the successful and established family business the Toft Alpaca Stud farm. Kerry is the author of 'Edward’s Crochet Imaginarium', 'Edward’s Crochet Doll Emporium', 'Edward’s Menagerie: Dogs', 'Edward’s Menagerie: The New Collection' the ‘How to Crochet Animals’ series (Farm/Pets/Wild/Ocean) and ‘A Partridge in a Pear Tree’. @toft_uk www.toftuk.com

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Illustration

H:1

HAIR COLOUR: cocoa

Use BASIC STANDARD DOLL

Once stuffed and sewn up tie on strands for HAIR approximately 50cm in length around every 2nd stitch (see here)

Plait pigtails and tie off with yarn

C:1

COSTUME COLOURS: cream, black, lime

Dress (cream and black)

Working first in cream and in pattern alternate

2 rnds cream and 1 rnd black throughout

Ch30 and sl st to join into circle

Rnd 1 dc

Rnd 2 (dc1, dc2 into next st) 15 times (45)

Rnd 3 dc

Rnd 4 (dc2, dc2 into next st) 15 times (60)

SPLIT 15 sts for armhole, dc15 and next cross the rnd and dc15 on opposite side for back of dress to create a 30-st rnd with two 15-st rnds either side

Working central 30 sts:

Rnds 1–5 dc (5 rnds)

Rnd 6 (dc9, dc2 into next st) 3 times (33)

Rnds 7–11 dc (5 rnds)

Rnd 12 (dc10, dc2 into next st) 3 times (36)

Rnd 13 dc

Rnd 14 (dc5, dc2 into next st) 6 times (42)

Rnds 15–21 dc (7 rnds)

Rnd 22 (dc6, dc2 into next st) 6 times (48)

Rnds 23–37 dc (15 rnds)

Rejoin and dc each 15-st armhole for 13 rnds

Pumps (lime)

Ch6

Rnd1 dc4, dc2 into next st, work other side of chain, dc4, dc2 into next st (12)

Rnd 2 dc2 into next st, dc4, (dc2 into next st) twice, dc4, dc2 into next st (16)

Rnd 3 (dc2 into next st) twice, dc4, (dc2 into next st) 4 times, dc4, (dc2 into next st) twice (24)

Rnd 4 dc2, dc2 into next st, dc6, dc2 into next st, dc4, dc2 into next st, dc6, dc2 into next st, dc2 (28)

Rnds 5–8 dc (4 rnds)

Rnd 9 dc8, (dc2tog) 5 times, dc10 (23)

Rnd 10 dc7, (dc2tog) 3 times, dc10 (20)

Illustration

H:2

HAIR COLOUR: black

Use BASIC STANDARD DOLL

Once stuffed and sewn up tie on strands for HAIR approximately 6cm in length around every 2nd stitch (see here)

Trim at back and sides to desired shape

C:2

COSTUME COLOURS: steel, black, cocoa, cream

Jumper (steel)

Ch30 and sl st to join into circle

Rnd 1 dc

Rnd 2 (dc1, dc2 into next st) 15 times (45)

Rnd 3 dc

Rnd 4 (dc2, dc2 into next st) 15 times (60)

SPLIT 15 sts for armhole, dc15 and next cross the rnd and dc15 on opposite side for back of jumper to create a 30-st rnd with two 15-st rnds either side

Working central 30 sts:

Rnds 1–5 dc (5 rnds)

Rnd 6 (dc9, dc2 into next st) 3 times (33)

Rnds 7–11 dc (5 rnds)

Rnd 12 (dc10, dc2 into next st) 3 times (36)

Rnd 13 dc

Rnd 14 (dc5, dc2 into next st) 6 times (42)

Rnds 15–19 dc (5 rnds)

Rnds 20 (dc6, dc2 into next st) 6 times (48)

Rnds 21–24 dc (4 rnds)

Rejoin and dc each 15-st armhole for 22 rnds

Trousers (black)

Ch36 and sl st to join into circle

Rnd 1 dc

Rnd 2 (dc17, dc2 into next st) twice (38)

Rnd 3 (dc18, dc2 into next st) twice (40)

Rnd 4 (dc19, dc2 into next st) twice (42)

Rnds 5–7 dc (3 rnds)

Rnd 8 (dc20, dc2 into next st) twice (44)

Rnd 9 (dc21, dc2 into next st) twice (46)

Rnds 10–13 dc (4 rnds)

Rnd 14 (dc21, dc2tog) twice (44)

Rnd 15 (dc20, dc2tog) twice (42)

Split into two 21-st rnds and work each as follows:

Rnds 1–12 dc (12 rnds)

Rnd 13 (dc5, dc2tog) 3 times (18)

Rnds 14–23 dc (10 rnds)

Shoes (cocoa)

Ch6

Rnd 1 dc4, dc2 into next st, work other side of chain, dc4, dc2 into next st (12)

Rnd 2 dc2 into next st, dc4, (dc2 into next st) twice, dc4, dc2 into next st (16)

Rnd 3 (dc2 into next st) twice, dc4, (dc2 into next st) 4 times, dc4, (dc2 into next st) twice (24)

Rnd 4 dc2, dc2 into next st, dc6, dc2 into next st, dc4, dc2 into next st, dc6, dc2 into next st, dc2 (28)

Rnds 5–8 dc (4 rnds)

Rnd 9 dc8, (dc2tog) 5 times, dc10 (23)

Rnd 10 dc7, (dc2tog) 3 times, dc10 (20)

Rnd 11 dc4, (dc2tog) 4 times, dc8 (16)

Scarf (cream)

Ch9

htr8, ch1, turn

Repeat until scarf measures approximately 45cm Complete with tassels using same method as adding HAIR (see here)

Illustration

H:3

HAIR COLOUR: chestnut

Use BASIC STANDARD DOLL

Once stuffed and sewn up tie on strands for HAIR approximately 10cm in length around every stitch (see here)

Once all tied in gently unwind the yarn

C:3

COSTUME COLOURS: yellow, black

Dress (yellow)

Ch30 and sl st to join into circle

Rnd 1 dc

Rnd 2 (dc1, dc2 into next st) 15 times (45)

Rnd 3 dc

Rnd 4 (dc2, dc2 into next st) 15 times (60)

SPLIT 15 sts for armhole, dc15 and next cross the rnd and dc15 on opposite side for back of jumper to create a 30-st rnd with two 15-st rnds either side

Working central 30 sts:

Rnds 1–5 dc (5 rnds)

Rnd 6 (dc9, dc2 into next st) 3 times (33)

Rnds 7–11 dc (5 rnds)

Rnd 12 (dc10, dc2 into next st) 3 times (36)

Rnd 13 dc

Rnd 14 (dc5, dc2 into next st) 6 times (42)

Rnds 15–21 dc (7 rnds)

Rnd 22 (dc6, dc2 into next st) 6 times (48)

Rnds 23–56 dc (34 rnds)

Rejoin and dc each 15-st armhole round as follows:

Rnds 1–13 dc (13 rnds)