Pattern:SipsikakaRaggie

SipsikorRaggie,asheisknownintheEnglishtranslation,isacharacterfromanEstonianchildren'sbook.
RealRaggieisaragdollmadefromfabric,butImadeacrochetedversionandwrotedownthepatternas
well.Havefun!
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Requiredskills
Crochetinginspiralandinrounds,chain,slip,singleandhalfdoublecrochetstitch,startingapiecewithan
adjustableloop,increasing,invisibledecreasing,joiningroundsseamlessly,finishingopenpieces,fastening
 andhidingyarn
tails.

Size
25cm(10")from
headtotoe,with
DK weight
cotton and
bamboo blend
and a 2,50mm
crochethook.

Youwill
need
Yarn.Iused
DKweight
cottonand
bambooblend
50g=100m
(50g=109yd)/8ply/11wpi.Youwillneedabout40gofbeige,20gofwhiteand20gofblueyarn.
Fineryarnfortheeyesandhair.Iusedfingeringweightcottonyarn,50g=125m(50g=137yds)/4ply/14
wpi.Youwillneedabout15gofblackandafewgramsofwhiteyarn.
1,75mmand2,50mmcrochethooksoraccordingtotheyarn.
Polyesterfiberfill,wool,waddingetc.forstuffing.
Cottonembroideryflossforthemouthandeyebrows.
Yarnneedle,scissors,stitchmarker.
Ifpreferred,feltsheetandmatchingthreadtomaketheeyes.

Abbreviations
mr=magicringstartapiecewithanadjustableloop.
ch=chainstitch.
sl=slipstitch
sc=singlecrochetstitch(doublecrochetstitchinUKandAustralia)
hdc=halfdoublecrochetstitch(halftripleortreblecrochetstitchinUKandAustralia)
dc=doublecrochetstitch(tripleortreblecrochetstitchinUKandAustralia)
sc(orch,hdcetc.)n=makensinglecrochetstitches(orch,hdcetc.),oneineachstitch
inc=increasecrochettwosinglecrochetstitchesinthesamestitch
dec=decreasecrochettwostitchestogetherusingtheinvisibledecreasemethod
(sc4,inc)xn=repeatthepatternbetweenparenthesesntimes
[n]=numberofstitchesinaroundafterfinishinground

Notes
Workinacontinuousspiral,donotjoinroundsorturn,unlessinstructedotherwiseinthepattern.
Useastitchmarkerorapieceofyarntomarktheendorthebeginningofaround.
Allstitchesareworkedintobothloops,unlessinstructedotherwiseinthepattern.
Onrowscrochetedasjoiningrounds,donotcountthech(s)atthebeginningandslattheendoftherounds
asstitches.

Colorcode
ABeigeyarn
BBlueyarn
CWhiteyarn
DFinerblackyarn
EFinerwhiteyarn


Eyes(make2)
WithDandthesmallerhook

1:mr,ch2,dc,hdc,sc6,slin1stdc=[10]
Cuttheyarnandfastenoff.
WithEandthesmallerhook
Attachtheyarnwithaslinthe1ststitch.

2:ch,inc,(sc2,inc)x3,slin1stsc=[14]
Cuttheyarn,leavingayarntailforsewing,
andfastenoff.Embroiderasmallspotonthe
eyeusingthesameyarn(photo1).
Tip!Youcanalsousesheetfeltorfleeceto
maketheeyes.Cutcirclesoutoffabricand
sewthemtotheheadwithmatchingthread.

Nose
WithAandthelargerhook

1:mr,sc7=[7]
2:sc3,dec,sc2=[6]
Cuttheyarn,leavingalongyarntailfor
sewing,andfastenoff.Stuffthenosefirmly.

Head
WithAandthelargerhook

1:mr,sc6=[6]
2:incx6=[12]
3:(sc,inc)x6=[18]
4:(inc,sc2)x6=[24]

5:(sc3,inc)x6=[30]
6:sc,inc,(sc4,inc)x5,sc3=[36]
7:(sc5,inc)x6=[42]
89:scineachstitch=[42]
10:sc10,inc,sc20,inc,sc10=[44]
11:scineachstitch=[44]
12:sc11,inc,sc20,inc,sc11=[46]
1314:scineachstitch=[46]
15:sc13,inc,(sc,inc)x2,sc11,inc,
(sc,inc)x2,sc12=[52]
1618:scineachstitch=[52]
19:sc12,dec,(sc2,dec)x2,sc9,dec,
(sc2,dec)x2,sc11=[46]
20:sc11,dec,(sc9,dec)x3=[42]
21:sc2,dec,(sc5,dec)x5,sc3=[36]
Startstuffingthehead.

22:(sc4,dec)x6=[30]
23:sc,dec,(sc3,dec)x5,sc2=[24]
24:(sc2,dec)x6=[18]
25:sc5,dec,sc7,dec,sc2=[16]
Cuttheyarn,leavingalongyarntailfor
sewing,andfastenoff.Stufftheheadfirmly.

Seweyesandnosetothehead.Embroider
themouthandeyebrows.Bringallyarntails
tothebottomoftheheadandknotthem
together(photos2and3).

Legs(make2)
Legsandbodyarecrochetedinonepiece,startingfromthebottomofthelegs.Makethelegsfirstandthen
jointhemwithachainonthefirstroundofthebody(photo6).Thencontinuecrochetingthebodyaroundthe
legsandthechainbetweenthem.

WithAandthelargerhook

1:mr,sc6=[6]
2:incx6=[12]
3:(sc3,inc)x3=[15]
4:scineachstitch=[15]
5:sc5,decx2,sc6=[13]
6:sc5,dec,sc6=[12]
Tomakesurethereisnojoltwheretheyarn
ischanged,joinallroundsusingtheinvisible
joinmethodfromnowon.
Startstuffingthelegs.

78:scineachstitch=[12]
WithBandthelargerhook

9:(sc2,inc)x4=[16]
Crochetround10intobackloops(photo4).

10:scineachstitch=[16]
11:sc6,dec,sc8=[15]
WithCandthelargerhook

12:scineachstitch=[15]
13:sc6,dec,sc7=[14]
14:scineachstitch=[14]
15:sc6,dec,sc6=[13]
16:scineachstitch=[13]
WithBandthelargerhook

17:sc6,dec,sc5=[12]
Stuffthelegsfirmly.

Pantlegs
Turnthelegupsidedownandcrochetthefirstroundintotherowoffrontloopsonround10(photo5).
Startinastitchontheinnersideoftheleg,thiswaytheseamwhereyoujoinroundswillbelessnoticeable.
Attachtheyarnwithaslipstitchandcontinuecrochetinginrounds,startingeachroundwithachainandjoin
withaslipstitchthroughthefirststitch.
12:ch,scineachstitch,slin1stsc=[16]
3:ch,(sc7,inc)x2,slin1stsc=[18]
Cuttheyarnandfastenoff.Hidetheyarntails.

Body
Continuejoiningallroundswiththeinvisible
joinmethod.Startthefirstroundinthe4th
stitchoftheleftleg(countforwardfromthe
endoftheround).Countitasthebeginning
oftheroundfromnowon.
WithBandthelargerhook

1:sc7,ch2,taketherightlegand
crochetascinthe3rdstitch(counting
forwardfromtheendoftheround),
continuearoundtheleg:sc10,scinthe
nextstitch(thestitchwhereyoucrocheted
thefirstscafterthechain,totalof2sc
inthisstitch),sc2(intochains),scin
the10thstitchoftheleftleg(thestitch
whereyoucrochetedthelastscbefore
thechain,totalof2scinthisstitch),
continuearoundtheleg:sc5=[30]
Youshouldbeleftwith30stitches
13sconeitherleg+2scononesideofthe
chain+2chains.

2:sc7,incx2(intochains),sc13,
incx2,sc6=[34]
3:sc9,inc,sc24=[35]
4:sc,dec,sc6,inc,sc6,dec,sc2,dec,
sc10,dec,sc=[32]
5:scineachstitch=[32]
6:sc,dec,sc3,inc,sc5,inc,sc3,dec,
sc7,inc,sc6=[33]
7:scineachstitch=[33]
WithCandthelargerhook

811:scineachstitch=[33]
12:sc,dec,(sc2,dec)x4,sc14=[28]
13:sc5,dec,sc2,dec,sc10,dec,sc5=[25]
14:sc6,dec,sc9,dec,sc2,dec,
sc2=[22]
WithBandthelargerhook
15:scineachstitch=[22]
16:sc4,dec,sc2,dec,sc8,dec,sc2=[19]
17:scineachstitch=[19]
18:sc3,dec,sc2,dec,sc10=[17]
19:scineachstitch=[17]

WithAandthelargerhook

20:sc4,dec,sc11=[16]
Fastenoff.Stuffthebodyfirmly.

Arms(make2)
WithAandthelargerhook
1:mr,sc6=[6]
2:(inc,sc)x3=[9]
3:(sc2,inc)x3=[12]
4:scineachstitch=[12]
5:sc10,dec=[11]
6:scineachstitch=[11]
7:sc5,dec,sc4=[10]
Stuffthearmsabouthalfwayup.

8:scineachstitch=[10]
9:dec,sc8=[9]
1011:scineachstitch=[9]
12:sc4,dec,sc3=[8]
1315:scineachstitch=[8]
16:sc4,pushthetopflatandcrochet
overtheopeningTUTORIAL.

Cuttheyarn,leavingalongyarntailfor
sewing,andfastenoff.

Sewtheheadandarmstothebody

Sewtheheadtothebodyusingmattress Addabitmorestuffingbeforeclosingthe
stitch. seam.













Attachyarnhairtothehead
Startattachingthehairatthetopoftheheadandmoveoutuntil
thehairisthickenough(Iaddedfourrowsatthefrontandsix
rowsatthesidesandback).Ifnecessary,addanotherrowalong
thecenterline.

Sewthearmstothesidesofthebodyone
rowbelowthehead.

Itiseasytocutalotofyarnatonceifyou
wrapitaroundasmallnotebook.












Usethehooktodrawtheyarnendsthrough Foldtheyarninhalf.Insertthehookunder
theloop. Do not hesitate astitch,grabthecenteranddrawupaloop.
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