Mononoke Princess (english pattern)

Patrón en castellano aquí

Materials:

• safety eyes 8mm
• wadding
• cotton yarn in natural colour for body, brown for boots, black for skirt and details, white for shirt and mask, red and yellow for mask.
• brown felt for hair
• wood skewer and FIMO plasticine (turns hard in the oven) for the weapon.
• knitting needles 3mm

Suggested yarn:

Garnstudio DROPS Safran

Katia Panama

DMC Creative World Natura Just Cotton

Abbreviations:

• s.c.: simple crochet
• inc: increase, two simple crochet in the same simple crochet of the previous row
• dec: decrease, two simple crochet together.

Body and head of the doll (natural):

1. Make a magic ring with 6 s.c. around the ring.
2. 6 inc. (total 12 s.c.)
3. * 1 inc., 1 s.c. *, repeat from * to * 5 times more (total 18 s.c.)
4. * 1 inc., 2 s.c. *, repeat from * to * 5 times more (total 24 s.c.)
5. * 1 inc., 3 s.c. *, repeat from * to * 5 times more (total 30 s.c.)
6. * 1 inc., 4 s.c. *, repeat from * to * 5 times more (total 36 s.c.)
7. * 1 inc., 5 s.c. *, repeat from * to * 5 times more (total 42 s.c.)
8. All in s.c.  (total 42 s.c.)
9. All in s.c.  (total 42 s.c.)
10. All in s.c.  (total 42 s.c.)
11. All in s.c.  (total 42 s.c.)
12. All in s.c.  (total 42 s.c.)
13. All in s.c.  (total 42 s.c.)
14. All in s.c.  (total 42 s.c.)
15. All in s.c.  (total 42 s.c.)
16. All in s.c.  (total 42 s.c.). Put the safaty eyes between rows 11 and 12, separeted by 8 s.c.
17. * 1 dec., 5 s.c.*, repeat from * to * 5 times more (total 36 s.c.)
18. * 1 dec., 4 s.c.*, repeat from * to * 5 times more (total 30 s.c.)
19. * 1 dec., 3 s.c.*, repeat from * to * 5 times more (total 24 s.c.)
20. * 1 dec., 2 s.c.*, repeat from * to * 5 times more (total 18 s.c.)
21. * 1 dec., 1 s.c.*, repeat from * to * 5 times more (total 12 s.c.)
22. All in s.c. (total 12 s.c.)
23. All in s.c. (total 12 s.c.)
24. All in s.c. (total 12 s.c.)
25. * 1 inc., 1 s.c. *, repeat from* to * 5 times more (total 18 s.c.)
26. * 1 inc., 2 s.c. *, repeat from* to * 5 times more (total 24 s.c.)
27. All in s.c. (total 24 s.c.)
28. All in s.c. (total 24 s.c.)
29. All in s.c. (total 24 s.c.)
30. All in s.c. (total 24 s.c.)
31. All in s.c. (total 24 s.c.)
32. All in s.c. (total 24 s.c.)
33. All in s.c. (total 24 s.c.)
34. All in s.c. (total 24 s.c.)
35. All in s.c. (total 24 s.c.)
36. All in s.c. (total 24 s.c.)
37. All in s.c. (total 24 s.c.)
38. All in s.c. (total 24 s.c.)
39. All in s.c. (total 24 s.c.)
40. All in s.c. (total 24 s.c.)
41. All in s.c. (total 24 s.c.)
42. 12 s.c., slip the following 12 s.c. and continue in the round with the firs 12 s.c. (separation for the legs)
43. All in s.c. (total 12 s.c.)
44. All in s.c. (total 12 s.c.)
45. All in s.c. (total 12 s.c.)
46. All in s.c. (total 12 s.c.)
47. All in s.c. (total 12 s.c.)
48. All in s.c. (total 12 s.c.)
49. All in s.c. (total 12 s.c.)
50. All in s.c. (total 12 s.c.)
51. All in s.c. (total 12 s.c.)
52. All in s.c. (total 12 s.c.)
53. All in s.c. (total 12 s.c.)
54. All in s.c. (total 12 s.c.)
55. All in s.c. (total 12 s.c.)
56. 7 s.c. 4 inc, 1 s.c. (total 16 s.c.)
57. All in s.c. (total 16 s.c.)
58. * 2 s.c. 1 dec. *, repeat from * to * 3 times more (total 12 s.c.)
59. 6 dec (total 6.s.c) and close.

for the second leg, repeat from 43 to 59, instead row 56:

56. 1s.c., 4 inc, 7s.c. (total 16 s.c.)

Arms (natural) (make two) :

1. Make a magic ring with 8 s.c. around the ring.
2. All in s.c (total 8 s.c.)
3. All in s.c (total 8 s.c.)
4. All in s.c (total 8 s.c.)
5. All in s.c (total 8 s.c.)
6. All in s.c (total 8 s.c.)
7. All in s.c (total 8 s.c.)
8. All in s.c (total 8 s.c.)
9. All in s.c (total 8 s.c.)
10. All in s.c (total 8 s.c.)
11. All in s.c (total 8 s.c.)
12. All in s.c (total 8 s.c.)
13. All in s.c (total 8 s.c.)
14. All in s.c (total 8 s.c.)
15. All in s.c (total 8 s.c.)
16. All in s.c (total 8 s.c.) and close.

 Shirt (white):

1. Chain 29.
2. Ch 1, 1 sc in the second ch, 1 sc in each ch. Turn.
3. Ch 1, 4 sc, ch 4, slip 6 sc, 8sc, ch4, slip 6 sc, 4sc. Turn.
4. Ch 1, 24 sc. Turn.
5. Ch 1, * 3sc, 1 inc*, repeat from * to * 5 times more. (total 30sc). Turn.
6. Ch 1, 30 sc. Turn.
7. Ch 1, * 4sc, 1 inc*, repeat from * to * 5 times more (total 36sc). Turn.
8. Ch 1, 36 sc. Turn.
9. Ch 1, 36 sc. Turn,
10. Ch 1, 36 sc and cut the yarn.

Skirt (black):

1. Ch 27 and turn.
2. Ch 1, 1 sc in the second ch, 1 sc in each ch and close the row.
3. Ch1, 26 sc in each sc of the previous row, close the row.
4. Ch1, *1 inc , 1 sc*, repeat from * to * until end of row, and close the row.
5. Ch 1, 39 sc. and close the row.
6. Repeat row 5.
7. Repeat row 5.
8. Repeat row 5 and cut yarn. 

Boots (brown) (make two):

1. Make a magic ring with 6 s.c. around the ring.
2. 6 inc. (total 12 s.c.)
3. * 1 inc., 1 s.c. *, repeat from * to * 5 times more (total 18 s.c.)
4. 18 sc in the back loop of the sc.
5. 18 sc.
6. * 4sc, 1 dec*, repeat from * to * 2 times more (total 15 sc)
7. 15 sc.
8. 15 sc.
9. 15 sc.
10. 15 sc and cut yarn.

Headband (black) :

1. Ch 50, cut yarn and sew after put the felt hair in the doll.

Necklace:

1. With black yarn chain 30 and join after complete the necklace around the neck of the doll.
2. With white yarn make 3 bones detail as follows:
1. Ch 4. Turn
2. 1 sc in the second ch, 1hdc in the next ch, 1 dc in the next ch, 1 ceil stitch in the same ch of the dc. Cut the yarn. 

Armbands (make 2):

1. With black yarn chain  8 and sew in the arms of the doll.

Mask (white, red and yellow):

1. With red yarn make a magic ring with 6 s.c. around the ring.
2. 6 inc. (total 12 s.c.)
3. * 1 inc., 1 s.c. *, repeat from * to * 5 times more (total 18 s.c.)
4. * 1 inc., 2 s.c. *, repeat from * to * 5 times more (total 24 s.c.)
5. * 1 inc., 3 s.c. *, repeat from * to * 5 times more (total 30 s.c.)
6. * 1 inc., 4 s.c. *, repeat from * to * 5 times more (total 36 s.c.)
7. * 1 inc., 5 s.c. *, repeat from * to * 5 times more (total 42 s.c.)
8.  *1 inc., 6 s.c. *, repeat from * to * 5 times more (total 48 s.c.)
9. All in sc (total 48 sc). 
10. All in sc (total 48 sc) and cut the yarn.

1. With white yarn and knitting needles cast on 36 stitches. Knit in garter 50 rows and cut the yarn. Sew the piece around the red piece.

Eyes (make 2)

1. With black yarn make a magic ring with 6 s.c. around the ring.
2. 6 inc. (total 12 s.c.)
3. Change to yellow yarn, and make 12 sc with the back loop of each sc. Cut yarn.

  Mouth:

1. With black yarn make a magic ring with 6 s.c. around the ring.
2. Change to yellow yarn, and make 6 sc with the back loop of each sc. Cut yarn.

Sew eyes and mouth in the red piece.
With white yarn make a chain of 16 and sew it over the mouth, and another chain of 20, and sew it over the eyes in the mask.

Ears (red) (make 2) :

1. Make a magic ring with 3 s.c. around the ring.
2. 3 inc (total 6 sc).
3. * 1 inc, 1 sc *, repeat from * to * 2 times more (total 9 s.c.) 
4. * 1 inc, 2 sc *, repeat from * to * 2 times more (total 12 s.c.) 
5. * 1 inc, 3 sc *, repeat from * to * 2 times more (total 15 s.c.) 
6. All in sc (total 15 s.c.) and cut the yarn.

Spear:
I used to make the spear a pointed stick to cook brochettes. I cut the stick to be suitable to the size of the doll. The spear is made with FIMO plasticine, hardened in the oven. I attached 3 threads of different colours around the spear. Sew the stick in one hand of the doll with natural thread.

Hair:
With the felt needle, attach the felt yarn to the head. They are so many videos in YouTube where explain how to do that. I followed instructions in this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twErAnsgf58.