Indian Amigurumi Series : Meena Doll

 Last week was Basant Panchami and I got really nostalgic about my childhood. My sweet dad was great at flying kites and me and my brother were happy helpers. He used to get us kites made in delicate colorful paper held together by thin sticks and threads. They looked so colourful and delicate. Flying the kite was such a special thing and made us so aware of nature and how the wind literally swept it up! All you had to do was hang on. My mom had one rule. We need to wear yellow to signify the start of Basant (Spring). Being away from home I really miss these Indian festivals and traditions. Meena is inspired by Basant and she wears yellow. She also wears Sindoor (vermillion) which is a sign of being a happily married woman. This is my first attempt at doing a pattern for the Sari. I will probably try this again with a bigger sized doll and maybe try to get a better Sari look. Although I am happy with the way this turned out.

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Pattern:
Head and Body
Color Beige
Round 1:Make a magic ring and 6 dc into the ring (6sts)
Round 2:2 dc in each st. (12sts)
Round 3:(dc,2dc) repeat in the round (18sts)
Round 4:(dc,dc,2dc) repeat in the round (24sts)
Round 5:(dc,dc,dc,2dc) repeat in the round (30sts)
Round 6:(dc,dc,dc,dc,2dc) repeat in the round (36sts)
Round 7: dc in each st
Round 8: dc in each st
Round 9: dc in each st

Insert Safety Eyes

Round 10: dc in each st

Round 11:(dc,dc,dc,dc,dc2tog) repeat in the round (30sts)
Round 12:(dc,dc,dc,dc2tog) repeat in the round (24sts)
Round 13:(dc,dc,dc2tog) repeat in the round (18sts)
 Round 14:(dc,dc2tog) repeat in the round (12sts)
 Round 15:dc2tog repeat in the round (6sts)
Round 16:(dc,2dc) repeat in the round (18sts)

Change Color to Red

Round 17: dc in each st
Round 18: dc in each st
Round 19: (dc,dc2tog) repeat in the round (12sts)

Change Color to Yellow

Round 20: dc in each st
Round 21: dc in each st
Round 22:(dc,dc,2dc) repeat in the round(16 sts)
Round 23: 2 dc in each st (32 sts)

Change Color to Red

Round 24:  dc in each st
Round 25:  (dc,dc,dc,dc2tog) repeat in the round (28 sts)
Round 26:  dc2tog in the round (14 sts)
Round 27:  dc2tog in the round (7 sts)
Round 28: dc2tog in the round 3 sts fasten off.




Arms (Makes 2)
Red 
make a magic circle
Round 1: 4dc in the ring
Round 2:dc in the round
Change color to Beige
Round 3:dc in the round
Round 4:dc in the round
Round 5:dc in the round
Round 6:dc in the round


Sari Pallu
Yellow
Chain 23
dc in second chain from hook. dc in each stitch till end

Hair:
Cut 50 pieces each 8inches
Sew them from the middle top of the head till the back of head.
Make two ponytails and tie them with red yarn.

Combining it:
attach the arms on either side just above the red circle on the body under the neck.
Attach the yellow piece (pallu) at the back from the yellow round on the body and bring it forward and attach over the shoulder leaving the end loose. This makes it look like a sari.