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Little Lou
Crochet pattern

Materials:
for Lou and the wolf:
• 3 different color yarns (to crochet the head/body/shoes)- I use cotton yarn 8/4
• 2,25 mm or 2,5 mm crochet hook (depending on your tension)
• Needles for sewing up
• A small amount of black yarn to embroider the eyes
• Sport weight soft yarn (mohair or alpaca style) for hat, hair and overalls (3 different color).
• 2,75 or 3 mm crochet hook for the hat
• 2 different color yarns for the wolf (cotton or wool)
• Polyester toy stuffing
• A small amount of yarn of your choice for the gloves
• A small amount of thicker yarn of your choice for the snood
The finished doll (using the materials listed) measure approximately 26 cm. And the little Wolf 8 cm.

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Stitches and abbreviations:

This pattern uses American standard abbreviations

ch : chain stitch or chain space

slst : slip stitch
sc : single crochet
hdc : half double crochet
dc : double crochet
bl: bobble stitch (4 double crochet folded together in the same stitch)
inc : increase (2 stitches into 1 stitch of previous round)
dec : decrease (crochet 2 stitches together)
(…) : repeat until end
rd(s) : round(s)
tr : turn

Each piece is crocheted in a continuous spiral, not in joined rounds, starting off
with a magic loop.
Use a stitch marker to mark the end of each round (a piece of contrasting yarn can be used if you don’t have any
stitch markers).
At the end of each line, you will find the number of stitches you should have in brackets.
Legs, body and head are worked in a single piece (bottom-up).
Please ensure that you stuff your doll firmly as you go. I used a thin wooden stick to stuff the smaller pieces.
Always change your yarn in the last step of the last stitch.

The doll Lou : With two colors, blue (body) and beige (head and hands)

Start with the legs : (blue)

1 7 sc in magic ring (7)

2 inc (x7) (14)

3-4 14sc around, 2 rounds (14)

5 5sc, 2dec, 5sc (12)

6-30 12sc around, 25 rounds (12)

Crochet 2 or 3sc more to reach the right side of the leg.

Fasten off the 1st leg and cut the yarn.

Crochet the 2nd leg in the same way but do not

fasten off, continue on with the body.

Don’t forget to stuff the legs as you go.

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Body : (works directly after the 2 nd leg always with the blue thread)

Once you have completed the 2nd leg, crochet 4 chain and join it to the 1st leg with a slip stitch and proceed to crochet
the body:

1 12sc (around 1st leg), 4sc (in ch stitches), 12sc (32)

(around 2nd leg), 4sc (in ch stitches)

2-11 Place stitch marker here (marks start of round) (32)

32sc around, 10 rounds

12 3sc, dec, (6sc, dec) x3, 3sc (28)

13-14 28sc around, 2 rounds (28)

15 5sc, dec (x4) (24)

16 24sc around (24)

17 2sc, dec, (4sc, dec) x3, 2sc (20)

18 20sc around (20)

19 3sc, dec (x4) (16)

20 16sc around (16)

21 1sc, dec, (2sc, dec) x3, 1sc (12)

22-23 12sc around, 2 rounds (12)

✴ Switch to the color of the head in the last loop of the

last stitch.

Stuff the body firmly as you go…

Head : (The head will now be crocheted as follow right after you finish
the body, with the beige thread).

✴ The color change is made in the last loop of the last stitch of the previous
rank (23).

1 12sc around (12)

2 inc (x6) (24)

3 3sc, inc (x6) (30)

4 2sc, inc, (4sc, inc) x5, 2sc (36)

5 5sc, inc (x6) (42)

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 6 3sc, inc, (6sc, inc) x5, 3sc (48)

7 7sc, inc (x6) (54)

8-18 54sc around, 11 rounds (54)

19 7sc, dec (x6) (48)

20 48sc around (48)

21 6sc, dec (x6) (42)

22 5sc, dec (x6) (36)

23 4sc, dec (x6) (30)

24 3sc, dec (x6) (24)

25 2sc, dec (x6) (18)

26 1sc, dec (x6) (12)

27 dec x6 (Sew head closed) (6)

Stuff the head firmly as you go.

For more stability in the neck, you can slide a chenille wire into the opening.

Embroider the eyes at round 10 with of 11 stitches

between them.

Arms : (worked separately- make 2- with beige and blue color)

1 (beige) 6 sc in magic ring (6)

2 1sc, inc (x3) (9)

3-5 9sc around, 3 rounds (9)

6 3sc, dec, 2sc, dec (7)

7-8 7sc around, 2 rounds (7)

9-26 (blue) 7sc around, 18 rounds (7)

Fill stuffing into the hand only, using a fine stick.

Flatten the arms and close the opening with sc.
Fasten off, leave a tail to sew the arms onto the body at row 22.

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Boots : (gray color- make 2)
1 8 sc in magic ring (8)

2 inc (x8) (16)

3 3sc, inc (x4) (20)

4-6 20sc around, 3 rounds (20)

7 6sc, 4dec, 6sc (16)

8 6sc, 2dec, 6sc (14)

9-12 14sc around, 4 rounds (14)

Finish the work with a slst, cut the yarn and sew it well.
Crochet the second boots in the same way.

Hat : (Work with soft mohair or alpaca yarn and 2,75 mm crochet hook)
The brim of the hat is crocheted in rows and the main part of the hat in rounds.

The brim : By crocheting in the back loop only, you can create a ribbing effect:
7ch, (starting in the 2nd ch from hook), 6sc, 1ch, turn
BLO 6sc, 1ch, turn (54 rows)
At the top of the brim, we are going to continue crocheting the main part of the hat in rounds with sc.
Pick up the 54 stitches of the top of the brim (this is your first row) and
crochet the rest of the hat- working in the round as follows:

2-9 54sc around, 8 rounds (54)

10 7sc, dec (x6) (48)

11 4sc, dec (x8) (40)

12 3sc, dec (x8) (32)

13 2sc, dec (x8) (24)

14 2sc, dec (x6) (18)

15 1sc, dec (x6) (12)

16 dec x6 (6)

Close the hole by weaving through the front loop only, then
pull the yarn tightly. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Sew the opening of the ribs.

✴The hat is naturally a little "big" to give a style to

the doll.

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Wolf ears : (with the same yarn, make 2)
1 4 sc in magic ring (4)

2 1sc, inc (x2) (6)

3 1sc, inc (x3) (9)

4 2sc, inc (x3) (12)

5 3sc, inc (x3) (15)

6 15sc around (15)

7 4sc, inc (x3) (18)

8 18sc around (18)

9 1sc, dec (x6) (12)

Crochet the second ear in the same way. Don’t stuff the ears.
Flatten the ears and close the opening with sc. Fasten off, leave a tail to sew the ears onto the hat at row 10 with of 8
stitches between them.

Hair : (with yarn of your choice)

Cut 8 strands of yarn, 10 cm long. Fold them in half and attach them (with
your hook) through the head stitches using a slipknot at rounds 18, 16,
14 and 12 (as pictured).
Then pop the hat on and style hair as shown.
Once you are happy with the look sew the doll’s hat onto her head.

Snood : (with thicker yarn of your choice and a larger hook, according to the yarn)
56 ch. Starting in the 2nd chain from hook: 54dc along the chain. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Make a pompom about 4 cm in diameter and sew it at one end.
At the other end, make a loop to close the snood. It wraps twice around the neck.

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Gloves : (with yarn of your choice x2- 2,25 mm hook)
1 7 sc in magic ring (7)

2 inc (x7) (14)

3-4 14sc, around, 2 rounds (14)

5 6sc, 1bobble stitch (thumb), 7sc (14)

6-10 14sc, around, 5 rounds (14)

Finish the work with 1slst, cut the yarn and sew it well.
Crochet the second gloves in the same way.
For the handle, chain 50 and crochet 1slst in each ch (start in 2nd chain from
hook).

Overalls : (Work with soft mohair or alpaca yarn and 2,25mm crochet
hook- in 2 colors: ecru and blue).

1 (ecru) chain 26 (26)

2 24hdc along the chain, ch2 turn (24)

3 3hdc, ch6, skip 5 stitches, 1hdc, 1(hdc)inc, 4hdc, (28)

1(hdc)inc, 1hdc, ch6, skip 5 stitches, 3hdc, ch2 turn

4 28hdc, ch2 turn (28)

5 (blue) 3hdc, 1(hdc)inc, (6hdc, 1(hdc)inc) x2, 6hdc, (32)

1(hdc)inc, 3hdc, ch2 turn

6 (5hdc, 1(hdc)inc) x2, 8hdc, (1(hdc)inc, 5hdc) x2, ch2 tr (36)

7 (ecru) 36hdc, ch2 turn (36)

8 4hdc, 1(hdc)inc, (8hdc, 1(hdc)inc) x3, 4hdc (40)

9 (blue) Join both ends with a slst and work now in (40)
rounds: ch2, 39hdc

10 9hdc, 1(hdc)inc (x4) (44)

11 (ecru) 44hdc (44)

12 5hdc, 1(hdc)inc, (10hdc, 1(hdc)inc) x3, 5hdc (48)

13-14 (blue) 48hdc, 2rounds (48)

15-16 (ecru) 48hdc, 2rounds (48)

17 (blue) 10hdc, 1(hdc)dec (x4) (44)

Find the middle of the crotch and separate 20 stitches for each leg.
Crochet a few more hdc to reach the mark at the beginning of the first leg
(use pins to mark the location - see photo).
➡ 2 stitches remains free on each side of the crotch.
Work in rounds : 20hdc around 1st leg with blue then 2 rounds with ecru
yarn. Slst and fasten off.
Second leg : first with blue yarn (join the yarn with a slst and ch2): 20hdc
around the leg then 2 rounds with ecru yarn. Slst and fasten off.
Sew the opening of the crotch with a needle.

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Crochet a 12ch tie on each side of the neckline to attach them or sew a small button.

Little wolf : (With two colors, ecru and gray- cotton or wool- 2,25 mm crochet hook)

Head : (ecru and gray color)

✴ The color change is made in the last loop of the last stitch of the previous rank.

1 (ecru) 6 sc in magic ring (6)

2 inc (x6) (12)

3 3sc, inc (x3) (15)

4 4sc, inc (x3) (18)

5 18sc around (18)

6 (gray) 2sc, inc (x6) (24)

7-8 24sc around, 2 rounds (24)

9 3sc, inc (x6) (30)

10 4sc, inc (x6) (36)

11 5sc, inc (x6) (42)

12-16 42sc around, 5 rounds (42)

17 5sc, dec (x6) (36)

18 4sc, dec (x6) (30)

19 3sc, dec (x6) (24)

20 2sc, dec (x6) (18)

21 1sc, dec (x6) (12) Stuff the head firmly as you go.
Embroider the eyes at round 9 with 8 stitches
22 dec x6 (Sew head closed) (6) between them and the nose at round 1.

Ears : (gray color)

1 4 sc in magic ring (4)

2 inc, 1sc (x2) (6)

3 inc, 2sc (x2) (8)

4 1sc, inc (x4) (12)

5-6 12sc around, 2 rounds (12)

Crochet the second ear in the same way.

Don’t stuff the ears.
Flatten the ears and fasten off, leave a tail to sew the ears onto the head at row 16 with of 6 stitches between them.

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Body : (gray color)
1 7 sc in magic ring (7)

2 inc (x7) (14)

3 1sc, inc (x7) (21)

4 2sc, inc (x7) (28)

5-9 28sc around, 5 rounds (28)

10 5sc, dec (x4) (24)

11 2sc, dec (x4) (18)

12 4sc, dec (x3) (15)

Stuff the body firmly as you go.

Fasten off, leave a tail to sew the body under the head.

Tail : (ecru and gray color)

✴ The color change is made in the last loop of the last stitch of the previous rank.

1 (ecru) 4 sc in magic ring (4)

2 1sc, inc (x2) (6)

3 1sc, inc (x3) (9)

4 2sc, inc (x3) (12)

5 12sc around (12)

6 3sc, inc (x3) (15)

7 (gray) 15sc around (15)

8 2sc, inc (x5) (20)

9-11 20sc around, 3 rounds (20)

12 2sc, dec (x5) (15)

13 15sc around (15)

14 1sc, dec (x5) (10)

15-16 10sc around, 2 rounds (10)

17 dec x5 (5)

18 5sc around (5)

Stuff the tail lightly as you go.

Fasten off, flatten the top of the tail and sew it on the back of the wolf.
Embroider with ecru wool small dots on the top of the head and
the front of the body.

Enjoy your Little wolf…

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 Dress your Little Lou :

Slip on his overalls.

Wrap the snood around the neck and tie
the pompom. Slide the gloves around the
shoulders.
Then put on the boots.

and present him

his little friend…

And now let’s make the fox…

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