Duduza (Comfort) Doll Pattern
(Knit-for Crochet see bottom of page)
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Materials: Worsted weight wool or cotton in small amounts. Please use brown for the feet and face. Fiberfill for the stuffing. Needles: US #4 and 3 |
Change to black for hair or colored yarn for cap. Knit two rows (garter stitch) for border. If knitting hair, continue in reverse stockinette 
stitch, first purling one row and then decreasing as follows:
Row 1: (Knit 4, k 2 tog) x 4, knit 4 (24 sts).
Row 2 and all even rows: Purl
Row 3: (Knit 3, K 2 tog) x 4, knit 4 (20 sts).
Row 5: (Knit 2, k 2 tog) x 4, knit 4 (16 sts).
Row 7: (Knit 1, k 2 tog) x 4, knit 4 (12 sts).
Row 8: (Purl 2 tog) across row.
If knitting a cap, work 2 rows of stockinette stitch and then decrease as set forth above.
Finishing: Thread remaining sts onto needle and sew up cap. Sew up face. Run the gathering thread through the last row of sweater stitches and, after stuffing head, pull up tightly for neck, finishing off securely.
Sew up centre back. Run the gathering thread through last row of feet. Stuff body and pull up gathering thread tightly, finishing off well.
Complete feet by sewing up center seam and then stitching front to back through both thickness of knitting, i.e., dividing feet, which are stuffed individually. Fold foot across cast on edge at right angles to body and sew up. Finish off other foot in same way.
Define legs by sewing through all thicknesses from feet towards belt, finishing off 2 rows from belt. Define arms in same way starting 2 rows from neck. Embroider face as desired to give your doll character.
Crocheted Duduza Doll by Gena Hester 5/8/10
Use scraps of chunky/bulky yarn and a J hook. Or use scraps of worsted weight yarn and a I hook. Use brown or black for the face and feet – and lots of bright colors for the rest. It’s fun to use a fuzzy (black or dark brown) yarn for the hair!
Chain Row: With yarn for feet (black or brown), chain (ch) 27
Row 1: Single Crochet (SC) in 2nd chain from hook and each chain across, ch 1, turn. (You will have 26 SC in each row until we start to decrease.)
Rows 2 & 3: SC in each SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 4: Change to skirt or pants color. SC in each SC, ch 1 turn. Place a clip on marker on the side you choose as “Right Side” somewhere on the “skirt or pants”. This is just to keep it straight if you want to do anything fancy on the right side.
Rows 5 – 14: SC in each SC, ch 1, turn. (10 rows)
Rows 15 & 16: Change to belt color and continue in SC pattern.
Rows 17 – 23: Change to shirt/blouse color and continue in SC pattern. (7 rows)
Row 24: 1st decrease row – decrease 3 stitches evenly across row in this manner: *SC in first 5 SC, SC DECREASE in next 2 stitches* repeat twice from * to*, SC 5, ch 1 turn.
Row 25: Change to face color (brown or black), SC in each stitch, ch 1 turn (23 SC)
Row 26 & 27: SC in each SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 28: 2nd decrease row – decrease 2 stitches evenly across row in this manner: *SC in
First 6 SC, SC DECREASE in next 2 stitches* repeat once from * to *, SC 7, ch 1, turn. (21 SC)
Row 29 - 31: SC in each SC, ch1, turn. (3 rows)
Row 32: Change to sweatband color, SC in each SC, ch1, turn.
Row 33: SC in each SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 34: Change to hair or cap color, SC in first 2 SC, SC decrease in next 2 stitches, and across, SC in last 3 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 35: SC in each stitch across, ch 1, turn.
Row 36: SC in first SC, SC decrease in next 2 stitches and across, SC in last SC, ch1, turn.
Row 37: SC in each stitch across, fasten off.
Please follow the finishing directions for the knit version! Embroider the faces as you choose!