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ОглавлениеQUEEN ELIZABETH II
Why Her Majesty the Queen? Because she is the longest reigning monarch in British history, which means that she has dedicated her entire life in service to her country, putting herself and her interests always second. She is an example of dedication and sense of duty; of hard work and determination; of resilience and adaptability. She has been a privileged witness of all major events of the 20th century and has successfully rendered her reign more modern, open and sensitive to a changing public, while maintaining the traditions associated with the Crown. For me, she is the living symbol of British culture.
MATERIALS
2.5mm (C/2) crochet hook
100% 8-ply cotton; colours used: skin colour, black, light grey, light turquoise, white, pink
Yarn needle
8mm (1⁄3in) safety eyes
Stitch marker
Fibrefill stuffing
FINISHED SIZE
20cm (73⁄4in) tall
LEG 1
Round 1: Using black for the shoes, 6 sc in a magic ring. (6 sts)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st. (12 sts)
Rounds 3 and 4: 1 sc in each st.
Round 5: Change to skin colour, 1 sc BLO in each st.
Rounds 6 to 8: 1 sc in each st.
Round 9: Change to white for the underwear, 1 sc BLO in each st.
Fasten off. Set aside.
LEG 2
Work as for Leg 1, but do not fasten off yarn at the end. We will continue with the body.
BODY
Round 10: Still with leg 2 on your hook, ch 3 and join to leg 1 with a sc (see Techniques: Joining Legs), place a stitch marker here for new beg of round, work 11 sc all along leg 1, 1 sc into each ch of 3-ch-loop, 12 sc all along leg 2 and 1 sc into other side of each ch of 3-ch-loop. (30 sts)
Round 11: *4 sc, 2 sc in the next st, rep from * to end. (36 sts)
Rounds 12 to 16: 1 sc in each st.
Round 17: *4 sc, sc2tog, rep from * to end. (30 sts)
Rounds 18 to 20: 1 sc in each st.
Stuff the legs firmly at this point.
Round 21: *3 sc, sc2tog, rep from * to end. (24 sts)
Rounds 22 and 23: 1 sc in each st.
Round 24: *2 sc, sc2tog, rep from * to end. (18 sts)
Stuff the body firmly at this point.
Rounds 25 to 27: 1 sc in each st.
Round 28: *1 sc, sc2tog, rep from * to end. (12 sts)
Round 29: Change to light turquoise for the coat, 1 sc in each st.
Round 30: Change to black for the collar, 1 sc BLO in each st.
Round 31: Change to skin colour, 1 sc BLO in each st.
Do not fasten off yarn. We will continue with the head.
HEAD
Round 32: 2 sc in each st. (24 sts)
Round 33: *3 sc, 2 sc in the next st, rep from * to end. (30 sts)
Stuff the neck area firmly at this point.
Round 34: *4 sc, 2 sc in the next st, rep from * to end. (36 sts)
Round 35: *5 sc, 2 sc in the next st, rep from * to end. (42 sts)
Round 36: 1 sc in each st.
Round 37: 24 sc, 1 bobble st for the nose (see Stitches: Bobble st), 1 sc in each st to end. Be sure to align the nose with the middle of the legs and adjust the positioning if necessary.
We will now start crocheting the coat, as it will be easier to do so without the finished head. Place a stitch marker in the loop on your hook to secure it and cut the yarn.
“I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.”
COAT
Turn the body upside down and join light turquoise yarn in one of the front loops of round 30, at the back of the neck.
Round 1: *1 sc, 2 sc in the next st, rep from * to end. (18 sts)
Rounds 2 and 3: 1 sc in each st.
Round 4: *2 sc, 2 sc in the next st, rep from * to end. (24 sts)
Rounds 5 and 6: 1 sc in each st.
Round 7: *3 sc, 2 sc in the next st, rep from * to end. (30 sts)
Rounds 8 to 11: 1 sc in each st.
Round 12: *4 sc, 2 sc in the next st, rep from * to end. (36 sts)
Rounds 13 to 15: 1 sc in each st.
Round 16: *5 sc, 2 sc in the next st, rep from * to end. (42 sts)
Rounds 17 to 19: 1 sc in each st.
Round 20: *6 sc, 2 sc in the next st, rep from * to end. (48 sts)
Rounds 21 to 23: 1 sc in each st.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
COLLAR
Turn the body upside down again and join black yarn in one of the front loops of round 31, at the back of the neck.
Round 1: 1 sc FLO in each st. (12 sts)
Round 2: 4 sc, (1 hdc and 1 dc) in next st, 3 dc in next st, 1 slst, (1 slst, ch 2, 2 dc in the base of the ch-2) in next st, (1 dc, 1 hdc) in next st, 3 sc.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Using black yarn, embroider three small knots to resemble buttons to top of coat, centrally and in a vertical line.
We will now continue with the head. Rejoin the skin colour yarn to where you stopped working the head.
Rounds 38 to 46: 1 sc in each st.
Round 47: *5 sc, sc2tog, rep from * to end. (36 sts)
Start stuffing the head at this point.
Round 48: *4 sc, sc2tog, rep from * to end. (30 sts)
Place safety eyes one round above the nose, with 8 sts between them, embroider cheeks with pink yarn.
Round 49: *3 sc, sc2tog, rep from * to end. (24 sts)
Round 50: *2 sc, sc2tog, rep from * to end. (18 sts) Stuff firmly.
Round 51: *1 sc, sc2tog, rep from * to end. (12 sts)
Round 52: (sc2tog) 6 times. (6 sts)
Fasten off and weave in ends.
TIP
Her Majesty is usually seen wearing gloves matching her outfit, so you can replace the skin colour part of the arms for white (or the colour of your choice) and your Queen will have gloves!
ARMS (MAKE TWO)
Round 1: Using skin colour, ch 2, 4 sc in the second ch from hook. (4 sts)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st. (8 sts)
Rounds 3 to 5: 1 sc in each st.
Round 6: Change to black yarn, 1 sc BLO in each st.
Round 7: 1 sc in each st.
Round 8: Change to light turquoise yarn, 1 sc BLO in each st.
Rounds 9 to 17: 1 sc in each st.
There is no need to stuff the arms.
Round 18: Press the opening with your fingers, aligning 4 sts side by side and sc both sides together by working 1 sc into each pair of sts (see Techniques: Closing the Arms).
Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew to the body.
HAIR
Round 1: Using light grey for the hair, 6 sc in a magic ring. (6 sts)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st. (12 sts)
Round 3: *1 sc, 2 sc in the next st, rep from * to end. (18 sts)
Round 4: *2 sc, 2 sc in the next st, rep from * to end. (24 sts)
Round 5: *3 sc, 2 sc in the next st, rep from * to end. (30 sts)
Round 6: *4 sc, 2 sc in the next st, rep from * to end. (36 sts)
Round 7: *5 sc, 2 sc in the next st, rep from * to end. (42 sts)
Round 8: *13 sc, 2 sc in the next st, rep from * to end. (45 sts)
Rounds 9 to 16: 1 sc in each st.
Round 17: 1 slst, 6 sc, 1 hdc, 10 dc, 1 hdc, 6 sc, *1 slst in next st, ch 9, 1 sc in the second ch from hook, 1 sc in each st along ch, rep from * to last st, 1 slst. (19 hair curls)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew to the head.
HAT
Round 1: Using light turquoise for the hat, 6 sc in a magic ring. (6 sts)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st. (12 sts)
Round 3: 2 sc in each st. (24 sts)
Round 4: *3 sc, 2 sc in the next st, rep from * to end. (30 sts)
Round 5: *4 sc, 2 sc in the next st, rep from * to end. (36 sts)
Round 6: *5 sc, 2 sc in the next st, rep from * to end. (42 sts)
Round 7: *2 sc, 2 sc in the next st, rep from * to end. (56 sts)
Round 8: 1 sc in each st.
Round 9: 1 sc BLO in each st.
Round 10: *6 sc, sc2tog, rep from * to end. (49 sts)
Rounds 11 to 15: 1 sc in each st.
Round 16: Change to black yarn, 1 sc in each st.
Round 17: 1 sc in each st.
Round 18: Change to light turquoise yarn, working ALL sts in BLO, 1 sc, *1 sc, 2 sc in the next st, rep from * to end. (73 sts)
Round 19: 1 sc in each st.
Round 20: 1 sc, *2 sc, 2 sc in the next st, rep from * to end. (97 sts)
Round 21: 1 sc in each st.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
FLOWERS (MAKE ONE IN WHITE, ONE IN PINK)
For detailed photographs of how to work the flowers see Techniques: Flowers.
Round 1: Using chosen colour, 5 sc in a magic ring. (5 sts)
Round 2: *1 slst in the next st, ch 2, yarn over, insert hook into the same st, yarn over and pull yarn through the st. Yarn over, pull yarn through first 2 loops on hook. Yarn over, insert hook into the same st, yarn over and pull yarn through the st. Yarn over, pull yarn through first 2 loops on hook. Yarn over, pull yarn through the 3 remaining loops on hook, ch 2, 1 slst in same st to complete first petal. Repeat from * a further 4 times to make 5 petals; finish with 1 slst in the next st. (5 petals)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew to the hat.
PURSE
Round 1: Using black yarn, ch 7, 2 sc in the second ch from hook, 1 sc in each of next 4 ch, 4 sc in last ch, turn and work on the other side of the foundation chain, 1 sc in each of next 4 ch, 2 sc in last ch. (16 sts)
Rounds 2 to 6: 1 sc in each st.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
PURSE STRAP
Using black yarn and leaving a long tail at the beginning, ch 15. Fasten off leaving a long tail.
Using a yarn needle, sew the strap to the purse using both tails.
ASSEMBLY
Sew the hair to the head (see Techniques: Sewing the Hair).
Sew the arms to the sides of the body (see Techniques: Sewing the Arms).
Sew the flowers to the hat, slightly to the left.
Place the black purse on the arm and sew the arm in position to hold the purse with a few stitches.
Weave in all ends inside the doll.
