inside, top of doll’s head for added strength. Place stuffing inside the porcelain head to hold dowel in place. Stuff dress and sew bottom to the bottom of the dress inserting cardboard as you sew.
SLEEVES (MAKE TWO):
With Red velvet and H hook ch-4, sl st to from a ring.
RND 1: Ch-1, work 8 sc in ring, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (8 sts)
RND 2: 2 sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (16 sts)
RND 3-6: Sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.
RND 7-9: (Sk next st, sc next 3 sts) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (12 sts)(8 sts)(6 sts)
RND 10: Sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, fasten off.
Glue top of arm inside ea sleeve.
SLEEVE CAP (MAKE TWO):
ROW 1: With white and H hook ch-7, sl st 5th ch from hook, sk next ch, ch-4, sl st in last ch, turn.
ROW 2: Ch-4, sl st next lp, ch-4, sl st same lp, ch-4, sl st next lp, turn.
ROW 3: Ch-4, sl st next lp, ch-4, sl st same lp, (ch-4, sl st next lp) twice, turn.
RND 4: (Ch-4, sl st next lp) across, turn.
RND 5: * Ch-3, sl st next lp, (ch-3, sl st same lp) twice, * rep bet ** across, fasten off.
With needle and thread, sew sleeve cap to sleeves. Glue ea completed sleeve to doll at shoulders and let dry. With needle and thread, sew 5 teardrop pearls evenly across the bottom of ea sleeve cap making certain to sew one pearl at ea end.
BASE (MAKE TWO):
With Red and H hook rep rnd 1-5 of dress bottom, do not fasten off.
RND 6: Sc next 2 sts, (2 sc next st, sc next 4 sts) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (32 sts)
RND 7: (2 sc next st, sc next 3 sts) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (40 sts)
RND 8: * Sc next 7 sts, (sc, ch-2, sc) next st, * rep bet ** around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (45 sts)
RND 9-12: Sc ea st to ch-2 sp, (sc, ch-2, sc) ea ch-2 sp, around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. At the end of rnd 12 fasten off. (55 sts)(65 sts)(75 sts)(85 sts)
Cut a piece of foam board to fit just inside base sections. With needle and yarn sew the two base piece tog, inserting foam board as you sew.
SECTIONS (MAKE 5 RED AND 5 WHITE):
ROW 1: With yarn and H hook ch-2, sc 2nd ch from hook, sc ea ch across, ch-1, turn. (3 sts)
ROW 2: Sc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 3-4: 2 sc 1st st, sc ea st across, ch-1, turn. (4 sts)(5 sts)
ROW 5-6: Rep row 2.
ROW 7-8: Rep row 3-4. (6 sts)(7 sts)
ROW 9-10: Rep row 2.
ROW 11-12: Rep row 3-4. (8 sts)(9 sts)