This is NO SEWING, NO FACE SCULPTURING pattern. The doll is crochet as one piece starting from legs; only waistcoat and bag are removable. I’m a firm opponents of inserting a wire carcas in crochet dolls which are made to play with, not a derocative item. The perinial problem in such situation is a wobbly head; this pattern provides a unique solution to this problem; there is no wire support required. In addition to the pattern for the doll’s body, it includes a pattern for hair and crochet eyes.

The pattern contains detailed step-by-step description of the process with the photos and instructions for special stitches used in this pattern.

A STORY BEHIND THE PATTERN

I have a friend, 10 years old profoudly disable yet adorable girl. Last year, with COVID-19 scare and lockdowns, life wasn’t a great fun for her. I knew that Mr.Tumle was one of her favourite characters. More though, Justin Fletcher was so kind, that he recorded and sent her a personal message to her. So I decided to make her Mr Tumble doll. It was noticed by a local charity, that works with disable children and I was asked to make another one so that they can auction the doll to raise funds. And that’s how this pattern was created. To keep the Mr.Tumble’s spirit, 15% of the sale of this pattern is going to the children’s charities. Therefore when you buy this pattern, you not only create something special for a kid you care, but also support other children who need our help.

MATERIALS

This pattern is quite demanding on materials. The good news is that you can use some scrap yarn you have in your stash.

For the doll
Yarn Scheepjes Softfun or any other cotton or acrylic DK yarn (140-150m in 50g) in
Skin colour for body - 1/2 skein
Black/Brown for the sole of the shoes - very little
Red for the shoes - 1/4 skein
Yellow for the trousers/pants and bag - 1/2 skein
Orange for the top/shirt - 1/2 skein
Blue for the waistcoat - 1/3 skein
Scraps of yarn in Pink (Bowtie), Green and Purple (for the patches). For the Patches you can use any colour yarn of your liking/availability
Hook size 3mm
Toy stuffing

For haircap
Eyelash yarn in colour of dolls hair. In this pattern, Stylecraft Eskimo Old Gold is used
Any cotton 8/4 yarn in colour closed o the colour of hair. In this pattern, Scheepjes Cotton 8 in beige is used
Hook size 3mm
Pet/wire brush

For the eyes
Scraps of any cotton 8/4 yarn (170m in 50g) in black, white and colour of the eye iris (light brown)
Hook size 1.50mm (the smaller the hook, the smaller the eyes)

Other materials:
Sewing needle to sew eyes, haircap/wig and patches.
Yellow felt or self-adhesive star stickers. Or you can crochet stars yourself with lace yarn and hook 0.75mm.
Small buttons or snap fasteners in red (at least 3) and any other bright colour.