STORY

Shelly has always had a passion for fashion and she dreamed of becoming a clothes designer. However, her parents were very poor, and she could not afford to pursue her dreams.

One day, Shelly found a sewing machine at a garage sale and bought it with the little money she had. She started practicing and perfecting her skills every day after school. Shelly’s determination and hard work paid off when she got accepted into a prestigious fashion design school.

Shelly faced many challenges during her studies, but she persevered and graduated with honors. She landed a job at a prominent fashion company and worked her way up to become a lead designer.

Shelly never forgot her humble beginnings and used her success to give back to her community. She started a free program to teach poor young talented girls how to sew and pursue their own dreams of becoming designers.

Through her passion, hard work and generosity, Shelly has proven that with dedication and perseverance, anyone can achieve their dreams.

The Friendies are little cuties that live in children’s rooms, in old boxes full of toys. Most of the time, they look like ordinary toys, but they come to life once the room is empty. The Friendies then leave their box on tiptoe and put the toys scattered around the room back to their usual places. Sometimes, when they feel very tired, the Friendies fall asleep on the bed, not making it back to their box. When you find a Friendy laying on the bed, then you clearly think that it was you who put her there. But if you ever look through the keyhole before you enter the room, you will probably see your Friendy silently walking around, collecting and putting the toys away.

These little cuties are great helpers and will be very happy to settle in every children’s room. Your kids are gonna love them! Make a Friendy!

Friendy Shelly with Gentle Bear is the eleventh doll from the “AradiyaToys Friendies” collection.

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ABOUT THIS PATTERN

– english version of this pattern is written in US terms
– stitches used in this pattern: chain (ch), single crochet (sc), double crochet (dc), half double crochet (hdc), slip stitch (slst), increase (inc), 2dc in one stitch (inc-dc), front post double crochet stitch (fp-dc), decrease (dec), decrease with 1fp-dc and 1dc ((fp-dc + dc)tog), bobble stitch with 3dc (3-dc-bobble), back loops only (blo), front loops only (flo)
– pattern consists of 54 pages with 243 step-by-step pictures

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MATERIALS

Materials needed to create a 9.8-inches-tall (25-cm-tall) Friendy Shelly and 3.1-inches-tall (8-cm-tall) Gentle Bear:
– crochet hook size 2.00 or 2.25 mm (US: B, UK: 14)
– yarn: Schachenmayr Catania Originals, 100% cotton, 50g/125m (5 ply):
First color variation: Shelly: milky white (105), sand (404), ivory (436), rose (433), leftover of light red (408), pale green (402), light brown (437). Gentle Bear: sand (404), leftover of rose (433), leftover of pale green (402), light brown (437), leftover of dark brown (161)
Second color variation: Shelly: milky white (105), sand (404), pale yellow (206), nut brown (179), rose (433), leftover of light red (408), lavender (399). Gentle Bear: sand (404), leftover of rose (433), leftover of lavender (399), nut brown (179), leftover of dark brown (161)
– black glass or safety eyes Ø 7 mm (1 pair), Ø 5 mm (1 pair, for Bear’s eyes)
– dark brown sewing thread
– tapestry needle, pins
– stuffing material

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This pattern is for personal use only. Sharing information from this pattern is prohibited. If you publish the photos of the toys you made with this pattern, crediting the author is always welcome.

Photo(s) by Olka Novytska.

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