Wedding dolls

A wedding is a beautiful thing where two individuals celebrate their love and commitment together with their families and friends...and it always make my inner romantic come out. So when my oldest friend was going to get married to 'her one and only' I wanted to make her something special which could be a memory of her special day in the furture.

I decided to crochet a wedding couple even that I haven't made anything like that before. I couldn't find a suitable pattern so I tried to create the dolls on my own... Especially the groom's cloth and hair turned out to be a challenge, but I manage to end up with this cute little couple... and I think they turned out pretty well. No matter what, my friend seemed happy for the personal gift - and that was what was important:)

And besides it was a very beautiful ceremony and a wonderful wedding party afterwards - If that was a reflection of how their life together will be, it can only be amazing!!

The dools are about 10 cm tall. I tried to make the hair like the my friend's and her husband's...however the grooms hair become a little rumpled....

Pattern for the bride

Materials:

• 2.5 mm hook
• Cotton blend yarn (pink, white and brown)
• 4,5 mm black craft eyes
• Polyester fiberfill
• Tapestry needle
• Polystyrene ball (for head)

Leg (make 2):
Start with the white yarn to make shoes. Make a magic ring (6)
Round 1: "Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st" x3 (9)
Round 2-7: Sc in each st around, (change to pink yarn after round 2) (9)
For the first leg, join with sl st in first st. Fasten off
Do not fasten off for the second leg

Body and Head:
Hold the two legs together. 

Round 1: Insert hook in one st of first leg, pull out the loop from second leg, sc in same st, sc in next 8 sts on second leg and the 8 sts on first leg (16)
Round 2: "2 sc in next st, sc in next 7 sts" x2. (18)
Round 3: "Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st" x6 (change to white yarn). Stuff the legs. (24)
Round 4: Sc in each st around (24)
Round 5: Working in back loops. Sc in each st around (24)
Round 6-7: Sc in each st around (front loops) (24)
Round 8: "Sc in next 6 sts, sc next 2 sts tog" x3 (21)
Round 9: "Sc in next 5 sts, sc next 2 sts tog" x3. Stuff. (18)

Round 10: "Sc in next st, sc next 2 sts tog" x6 (changing to pink yarn ) (12)

Round 11: "2 sc in next st, sc in next st" x6 (18)
Round 12: "Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st" x6 (24)
Round 13: "Sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st" x6 (30)
Round 14: "Sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st" x6 (36)
Round 15-18: Sc in each st around (36) (Insert polystyrene ball)

Round 19: "Sc in next 4 sts, sc next 2 sts tog" x6 (30)
Round 20: "Sc in next 3 sts, sc next 2 sts tog" x6 (24)
Round 21: "Sc in next 2 sts, sc next 2 sts tog" x6 (18)
Round 22: "Sc in next st, sc next 2 sts tog" x6 (12)
Round 23: Sc next 2 sts tog around, sl st in first st (6) 

Fasten off and close 

Long dress:
With white yarn work in front loops of round 4 of the body. The head should point towards you
Round 1: Start by joining with sl st , sc in same st, sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, (sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st)x5 times (30)
Round 2: Sc in each st around (30)
Round 3: "Sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st" x6 (36)
Round: 4-7: Sc in each st around (36)
Round 8: 2st in each sc around (72)
Round: 9: Sc in each st around (72)

Arm (make 2):
Round 1: Start with the pink yarn. Make a magic ring (6)
Round 2: "Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st" x3 (9)
Round 3: Sc in each st around (9)
Round 4: "Sc in next st, sc next 2 sts tog" x3 (6)
Round 5: Sc in each st around (change to white yarn)
Round 6-7: Sc in each st around, sl st in first st
Stuff and fasten off. Leave yarn to sew the arms to the body
(Make a ring by sewing orange yarn over one of the st on the 'hand' (se picture))

Flower bouquet:
Use multi-colored yarn.
Row 1: sc 30 st
Row 2: sc 2 st into each st around
Row 3: sc 2 st into each st around
Fold it around as a flower as sew it together.

Use green yarn for the stems. Crochet 2 rows (about 15 st).
Fold the stems and attach them to the bottom of the bouquet.

Hair:
Choose yarn that matchs the bride's hair color. Cut strands of yarn in double-length and and insert in head; insert hook, draw the folded yarn end through the stitch and pull the loose ends through the folded end, draw the knot up tightly. Add hair around until the hairs cover the head.

And then you have your own little bride:)