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Make a girl friday for your desk - or someone elses. she can hold your craft supplies - office supplies- or a gift card for the holidays!Girl Friday Off the Loom Description About 5 inches tall, this girl will stand on your desk and hold a variety of necessities in her arms and her skirt. Loom hook and scissors. Crochet hook and measuring tape. Pencil and small notepad. Plus, you can put a small bowl underneath her skirt for small items, like paper clips or stitch markers. She takes about 1 hour to make if you aren’t in a rush. You can customize her for your needs. I hope she’ll make you smile. What you will need
Make the head. With hair color, E-wrap all the pegs, flat stitch knit (U-wrap) 5 rounds. Attach face color. Rounds 6-12, flat stitch knit (U-wrap) 6 rounds. Attach dress color. Make the body/dress. Flat stitch knit (U-wrap) 1 round. Round 14: flat stitch knit first 6 pegs, knit off peg 6, flat stitch knit next 12 pegs, knit off peg 18, flat stitch knit to end. This creates arm holes. Round 14: flat knit stitch to empty peg 6, e-wrap peg, flat knit stitch to empty peg 18, e-wrap peg, flat stich knit to end. Rounds 15-20: flat stitch knit (U-wrap) 5 rounds. Round 21: e-wrap around, knit. Rounds 22-32: flat stitch knit (U-wrap) around. Attach apron color. Make the apron. Round 33: purl around. Rounds 34-44, flat stitch knit (U-wrap) around. Knit off all stitches. Make the arms. E-wrap all the pegs, turn, flat stitch knit back. Flat stitch knit 3 more rows. Lift the loops from the 1st row onto the pegs, knit off all stitches. Finishing touches. Pull arms through armholes, lining up the arms so they are even on each side. Sew the ends together. Weave a piece of the dress color yarn through round 21, pull closed. Stuff top of doll. Put in safety eyes, or stitch eyes. Close top. Make a tassel with hair color, sew to top of head. Weave in all threads. ©Pamela Murrey 2022
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AuthorI am an office worker by day but a writer and crafter in my free time. My books can be found on Amazon in print or on Kindle. Archives
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