Troll Doll: Crochet Pattern

This troll is made in rounds. Do not join rounds, use a stitch marker to mark the start of a round - a small piece of different coloured yarn placed under the stitch at the start of the round will do.

What you need

Some mohair yarn for the hair
Plain yarn for the body
Black yarn to embroider the features
3.5mm hook
Stuffing
A wire pet brush to make the hair fuzzy

Instructions

Special stitch instructions:

3 dc popcorn stitch: Work 3 dc into 1 sc, remove hook from working loop, push through both loops of first dc and pull working loop through.

3 dc bobble stitch: Work first part of dc 3 times into 1 stitch, leaving 4 loops on hook, pull through all 4.

Mohair yarn:

Round 1: Ch 2, work 6 sc into 1st ch – 6 sc.

Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around – 12 sc.

Round 3: [2sc in next sc, sc in next sc] 6 times – 18 sc.

Plain yarn:

Round 4 – 5: (2 rounds) Sc in each sc around – 18 sc.

Round 6: To make ears: Sc in next 4 sc, 3dc popcorn stitch into next sc, sc in next 8sc, 3dc popcorn stitch into next sc, sc in next4 sc – 18 sc

Round 7: Sc in each sc around – 18 sc

Round 8: [Sc 2 tog, sc in next sc] 6 times – 12 sc.

Round 9: Sc in each sc around – 12 sc

Round 10:

To make arms: Work sc in each sc around until you get to the sc under the first ear then make arm as follows: ss into sc, ch7, 3dc bobble stitch into 3rd ch from hook, ss into next 4 ch, ss back into original sc. Work sc in next 5 sc, make the other arm, sc in each sc until the end of the round – 12st.

Round 11: Sc in each sc around – 12 sc (you sc into the first ss used to make each arm).

Round 12: Sc in each sc around – 12 sc.

Round 13: [2sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc] 3 times – 15sc.

Round 14: Sc in each sc around – 15 sc.

Round 15: [2sc in next sc, sc in next 4 sc] 3 times – 18sc.

Round 16: Sc in each sc around – 18 sc.

Round 17:

To make feet: Find the stitch in the front middle of your troll. Then count back 4 stitches before that (not including the middle stitch) and mark this stitch. Work sc in each sc around until you get to the marked stitch. Make toes: [3dc popcorn stitch] 3 times, sc in next 3 sc, [3dc popcorn stitch] 3 times, sc in each sc around to the end of the round.

Now stuff your troll and embroider the eyes and mouth with black yarn.

Round 18: [Sc 2 tog, sc in next sc] 6 times – 12 sc.

Round 19: [Sc 2 tog] 6 times – 6 sc. FO.

Complete stuffing and sew up hole neatly.

Use the wire brush on the mohair to make it fuzzy, and your troll is now complete!

This project was contributed by Lucy from http://lucyravenscar.blogspot.com