To make body:
LEGS: *With shoe colour, cast on 8 sts for right leg. Knit 1 row.
Next row (right side): K2 into each st to end of row. 16 sts now on needle.
Beg with k row, work 4 rows St st.*
Next row: K4, [k2tog] 3 times, k6. 13 sts now on needle.
**Next row: Purl.
Change to sock colour. Beg with k row, work 4 rows St st.
Next row (right side): Purl.
Change to skin colour. Beg with p row, work 11 rows St st, thus ending with right side facing for next row.** Break yarn. Slip sts onto st holder.
Work left leg from * to * as given for body right leg.
Next row: K6, [k2tog] 3 times, k4. 13 sts now on needle.
Work from ** to ** as given for body right leg. Break yarn.
TORSO: Change to white. Knit 13 sts of left leg, then knit 13 sts from st holder. 26 sts now on needle. Beg with p row, work 7 rows St st, thus ending with right side facing for next row.
Change to shirt colour(s). Work 10 rows St st.
Next row (shoulder shaping): K5, [k2tog] twice, k8, [k2tog] twice, k5. 22 sts now on needle.
Next row (wrong side): Knit.
HEAD: Change to skin colour. Beg with k row, work 2 rows St st.
Next row: [K2,k2 into next st] 7 times, k1. 29 sts now on needle.
Beg with p row, work 13 rows St st.
Next row: [K2tog,k1] 9 times, k2tog. 19 sts now on needle.
Next row: Purl.
Next: K1, [k2tog] 9 times. 10 sts now on needle. Break yarn, thread through sts, pull tight; knot.
With wrong sides to inside, shape into cylinder so side edges of head and torso meet at centre back and edges of each leg meet at inside. Beg at shoe and stuffing firmly as you go, sew each leg seam, then up centre back to top of head.
Page 2 of 5 – Find detailed instructions to knit the arms and face for your doll on page 3.
