It fills me with profound joy to guide your hands through this magnificent creation. We are stepping into a project that demands patience but rewards it tenfold. By applying our signature shaping rules, we will ensure our maiden possesses that undeniably endearing, rounded profile, while her little companion remains perfectly proportioned by her side. Remember to maintain consistent tension, particularly as we navigate the asymmetrical increases of her cheeks. Let us begin this beautiful work.
About This Creation
This guide encapsulates the essence of youth and innocence. By deliberately lowering the eye placement and widening the gaze, we create a face that immediately evokes warmth. We rely heavily on the Baby Schema, ensuring the maiden’s head remains a substantial focal point relative to her delicate body. The utilization of plush velvet or chenille yarns will elevate the tactile experience, granting both figures an irresistible, high-end squish factor that defines professional artisan work.
Project Snapshot
✨ Skill Level: Advanced Beginner to Intermediate
✨ Time Investment: Approximately 12 to 15 hours
✨ Finished Size: The maiden stands roughly 28cm tall, and the feline at 10cm, depending on your tension.
Materials
🧶 Premium velvet or chenille yarn in Skin Tone, Rust/Auburn, Brown, White, Green, Red, and Pink.
🧶 2.5mm crochet hook (or size appropriate to achieve a tight, gapless fabric).
🧶 10mm black safety eyes for the maiden.
🧶 8mm black safety eyes for the feline.
🧶 Polyfill stuffing.
🪡 Yarn needle for precise assembly.
Abbreviations
➡️ mr: magic ring
➡️ sc: single crochet
➡️ inc: increase (2 sc in one stitch)
➡️ dec: decrease (invisible decrease preferred)
➡️ hdc: half double crochet
➡️ dc: double crochet
➡️ ch: chain
➡️ sl st: slip stitch
➡️ BLO: back loops only
The Pattern
The Maiden: Head
🧶 Round 1: 6 sc in mr (6)
🧶 Round 2: 6 inc (12)
🧶 Round 3: [1 sc, 1 inc] x 6 (18)
🧶 Round 4: [2 sc, 1 inc] x 6 (24)
🧶 Round 5: [3 sc, 1 inc] x 6 (30)
🧶 Round 6: [4 sc, 1 inc] x 6 (36)
🧶 Round 7: [5 sc, 1 inc] x 6 (42)
🧶 Round 8: [6 sc, 1 inc] x 6 (48)
🧶 Round 9: [7 sc, 1 inc] x 6 (54)
🧶 Rounds 10-15: sc around (54)
Place 10mm safety eyes between Rounds 14 and 15, ensuring exactly 9 stitches remain visible between them.
🧶 Round 16 (Cheek Shaping): 15 sc, [1 inc, 1 sc] x 4, 8 sc, [1 sc, 1 inc] x 4, 15 sc (62)
🧶 Rounds 17-19: sc around (62)
🧶 Round 20: 15 sc, [1 dec, 1 sc] x 4, 8 sc, [1 sc, 1 dec] x 4, 15 sc (54)
🧶 Round 21: [7 sc, 1 dec] x 6 (48)
🧶 Round 22: [6 sc, 1 dec] x 6 (42)
🧶 Round 23: [5 sc, 1 dec] x 6 (36)
🧶 Round 24: [4 sc, 1 dec] x 6 (30)
Begin stuffing the head firmly, paying special attention to pushing polyfill into the lower cheek cavities.
🧶 Round 25: [3 sc, 1 dec] x 6 (24)
🧶 Round 26: [2 sc, 1 dec] x 6 (18)
🧶 Round 27: [1 sc, 1 dec] x 6 (12)
🧶 Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
The Maiden: Hair Base & Ringlets (Rust/Auburn)
🧶 Round 1: 6 sc in mr (6)
🧶 Round 2: 6 inc (12)
🧶 Round 3: [1 sc, 1 inc] x 6 (18)
🧶 Round 4: [2 sc, 1 inc] x 6 (24)
🧶 Round 5: [3 sc, 1 inc] x 6 (30)
🧶 Round 6: [4 sc, 1 inc] x 6 (36)
🧶 Round 7: [5 sc, 1 inc] x 6 (42)
🧶 Round 8: [6 sc, 1 inc] x 6 (48)
🧶 Round 9: [7 sc, 1 inc] x 6 (54)
🧶 Round 10: [chain 40, sc down the chain 39 times, sl st into next sc of base] repeat this sequence 54 times to create a full head of ringlets.
🧶 Fasten off, leaving a very long tail to secure the wig to the head.
The Maiden: Legs (Make 2)
Start with Brown yarn for the shoes.
🧶 Round 1: 6 sc in mr (6)
🧶 Round 2: 6 inc (12)
🧶 Round 3: [1 sc, 1 inc] x 6 (18)
🧶 Round 4: sc around in BLO (18)
🧶 Rounds 5-6: sc around (18)
🧶 Round 7: 6 sc, 3 dec, 6 sc (15)
Change to White yarn.
🧶 Rounds 8-10: sc around (15)
Change to Green yarn.
🧶 Rounds 11-12: sc around (15)
Alternate between White and Green every two rounds until you complete Round 18. Fasten off the first leg. Do not fasten off the second leg.
The Maiden: Body
Continuing from the second leg with White yarn.
🧶 Round 19: 15 sc on the first leg, 15 sc on the second leg (30)
Change to Red yarn.
🧶 Round 20: [4 sc, 1 inc] x 6 (36)
🧶 Rounds 21-25: sc around (36)
🧶 Round 26: [4 sc, 1 dec] x 6 (30)
🧶 Rounds 27-30: sc around (30)
🧶 Round 31: [3 sc, 1 dec] x 6 (24)
🧶 Rounds 32-34: sc around (24)
🧶 Round 35: [2 sc, 1 dec] x 6 (18)
🧶 Round 36: [1 sc, 1 dec] x 6 (12)
🧶 Fasten off. Stuff the body firmly, ensuring the neck is highly supported.
The Maiden: Arms (Make 2)
Start with Skin Tone.
🧶 Round 1: 6 sc in mr (6)
🧶 Round 2: [1 sc, 1 inc] x 3 (9)
🧶 Rounds 3-4: sc around (9)
Change to Red yarn.
🧶 Rounds 5-16: sc around (9)
🧶 Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing. Lightly stuff the lower half of the arms; leave the top flat.
The Maiden: Pinafore Apron (White)
This piece is worked flat in rows.
🧶 Row 1: Ch 31, sc in 2nd ch from hook and across (30)
🧶 Rows 2-6: ch 1, turn, sc across (30)
🧶 Row 7 (Ruffle): ch 1, turn, [2 dc in each st] across (60)
🧶 Straps: Attach yarn to top right corner, ch 15, fasten off. Repeat for the top left corner.
The Maiden: Beret (Pink)
🧶 Round 1: 8 sc in mr (8)
🧶 Round 2: 8 inc (16)
🧶 Round 3: [1 sc, 1 inc] x 8 (24)
🧶 Round 4: [2 sc, 1 inc] x 8 (32)
🧶 Round 5: [3 sc, 1 inc] x 8 (40)
🧶 Round 6: [4 sc, 1 inc] x 8 (48)
🧶 Round 7: [5 sc, 1 inc] x 8 (56)
🧶 Round 8: [6 sc, 1 inc] x 8 (64)
🧶 Round 9: [7 sc, 1 inc] x 8 (72)
🧶 Round 10: [8 sc, 1 inc] x 8 (80)
🧶 Rounds 11-14: sc around (80)
🧶 Round 15: [8 sc, 1 dec] x 8 (72)
🧶 Round 16: [7 sc, 1 dec] x 8 (64)
🧶 Round 17: [6 sc, 1 dec] x 8 (56)
🧶 Round 18: [5 sc, 1 dec] x 8 (48)
🧶 Round 19: sc around (48)
🧶 Fasten off. Embroider small berry motifs using red and green yarn before attaching to the head.
The Feline: Head (Pink)
🧶 Round 1: 6 sc in mr (6)
🧶 Round 2: 6 inc (12)
🧶 Round 3: [1 sc, 1 inc] x 6 (18)
🧶 Round 4: [2 sc, 1 inc] x 6 (24)
🧶 Round 5: [3 sc, 1 inc] x 6 (30)
🧶 Round 6: [4 sc, 1 inc] x 6 (36)
🧶 Rounds 7-12: sc around (36)
Place 8mm safety eyes between Rounds 9 and 10, exactly 8 stitches apart.
🧶 Round 13: [4 sc, 1 dec] x 6 (30)
🧶 Round 14: [3 sc, 1 dec] x 6 (24)
🧶 Round 15: [2 sc, 1 dec] x 6 (18)
🧶 Round 16: [1 sc, 1 dec] x 6 (12)
🧶 Fasten off. Stuff firmly.
The Feline: Body (Pink)
🧶 Round 1: 6 sc in mr (6)
🧶 Round 2: 6 inc (12)
🧶 Round 3: [1 sc, 1 inc] x 6 (18)
🧶 Round 4: [2 sc, 1 inc] x 6 (24)
🧶 Rounds 5-8: sc around (24)
🧶 Round 9: [2 sc, 1 dec] x 6 (18)
🧶 Rounds 10-11: sc around (18)
🧶 Fasten off. Stuff firmly to create a plump belly.
The Feline: Ears (Make 2)
🧶 Round 1: 4 sc in mr (4)
🧶 Round 2: [1 sc, 1 inc] x 2 (6)
🧶 Round 3: [2 sc, 1 inc] x 2 (8)
🧶 Fasten off. Do not stuff.
The Feline: Limbs (Make 4)
🧶 Round 1: 6 sc in mr (6)
🧶 Rounds 2-4: sc around (6)
🧶 Fasten off.
The Feline: Tail
🧶 Round 1: 4 sc in mr (4)
🧶 Rounds 2-6: sc around (4)
🧶 Fasten off.
Assembly Instructions
🪡 The Maiden: Securely sew the head to the body at Round 36 of the neck.
🪡 Pin the hair base to the top of the head, aligning the center ring with the magic ring of the head, and sew it down firmly.
🪡 Attach the arms to the sides of the body between Rounds 34 and 35, ensuring they point slightly inward.
🪡 Wrap the pinafore apron around her waist, crossing the straps in the back and securing them to the waistband.
🪡 Sew the beret onto the hair, slightly tilted to one side for an elegant profile.
🪡 The Feline: Sew the head to the body.
🪡 Pinch the ears flat and sew them to the top of the head between Rounds 3 and 6.
🪡 Attach the upper limbs just below the neck seam, and the lower limbs at the base of the body to allow the feline to sit upright.
🪡 Sew the tail to the lower back center. Use black embroidery thread to stitch the nose, whiskers, and dashed accent lines across the body. Finish by tying a small green ribbon around the neck.
