Tutorial on Face Sculpting by Tatyana Meshcheryakova

I present to you this magnificent tutorial by a russian crafter Tatyana Meshcheryakova. It does not include a lot of text, but there are many step-by-step photos.

To make understanding easy for you, I made an English cheat note for the head pattern (although I do not think it's necessary to crochet just such a head) and two paragraphs of the description.

Head

1 round – 6 sc in magic ring (6)

2 round – 6 inc (12)

3 round – (1 sc, 1 inc) – 6 time (18)

4 round – (2 sc, 1 inc) – 6 time (24)

5 round – (3 sc, 1 inc) – 6 time (30)

6 round – (4 sc, 1 inc) – 6 time (36)

7 round – (5 sc, 1 inc) – 6 time (42)

8 round – (6 sc, 1 inc) – 6 time  (48)                                 

9 round – (7 sc, 1 inc) – 6 time (54)

10 round – (8 sc, 1 inc) – 6 time (60)

11 – 21 rounds – 60 sc

22 round – 12 sc, 6 inc, 11 sc, 6 inc, 25 sc (72)

23 – 28 rounds – 72 sc

29 round – (10 sc, 1 dec) – 6 time (66)

30 round – (9 sc, 1 dec) – 6 time (60)

31 round – (8 sc, 1 dec) – 6 time (54)

32 round – (7 sc, 1 dec) – 6 time (48)

33 round – (6 sc, 1 dec) – 6 time (42)

34 round – (5 sc, 1 dec) – 6 time (36)

35 round – (4 sc, 1 dec) – 6 time (30)

36 round – (3 sc, 1 dec) – 6 time (24)

37 round – (4 sc, 1 dec) – 4 timeа (20)

38 – 40 rounds – 20 sc

Fasten off, cut the yarn

Sculpting for eyes

I use the same thread I have crocheted. Put the needle inside through the neck hole and get it out 1 round above the 6th increase of the 22nd round. Make a sewing stitch of length 2-3 loops. Get the needle out through the hole. Pull the thread (not tightly), knot the ends of the thread.

Make the same for the second eye. Put the needle inside through the hole, but bring it out one round above the 7th increase of the 22nd round.

For the sculpting of a nose I use a sewing thread. You can use also dental floss or monofilament of your choice. Mark the outline with pins. Top pins set approximately between 17 and 18 rounds. The distance between them is 6 loops. Place the lower pins between 26 and 27 rounds. The distance is 8 loops. Then work according to the photos. In the process, after each sewing stitch tighten the thread a little, trying to form a nose.

Funny Frogs Crochet Pattern

They are two funny Frogs. You can crochet this toy of cotton or acrylic yarn (about 15 g).

There is a skeleton made of aluminium wire inside the Frog. So it can bend its arm and legs any way.

The Frog’s finished size is about 15 cm.

I offer this crochet pattern on my e-bay page.

This is PDF file of 12 pages long and contains 17 detailed step-by-step photographs along with full pattern instructions.

Two little elephants Crochet Pattern

These toys are a Boy-Elephant and a Girl-Elephant. You can use the pattern for both toys. There are some different small parts: frills on the Girl’s dress and white stripes on the blue “body” (children suit) of the Boy, and two cute hats.

Finished size of toys is 13 - 14 cm.

For work you will need:

Crochet hook 1.75 mm

Yarn: acrylic ( 30 g / 180 m): 2 basic colors (for head, body, arms and legs) - about 15 g - pink (for the Girl) and peach-orange (for the Boy)

red and blue - about 10 g - for clothing

white - about 5 g

black - a little bit

I offer this crochet pattern on my e-bay page.

This is PDF file of 16 pages long and contains 23 detailed step-by-step photographs along with full pattern instructions for making both options of the Elephants..

The Owl Free Crochet Pattern

I continue introducing the characters of the book about Winnie the Pooh. Today I present my Owl.

It is made of cotton yarn (as always - acrylic yarn is good too) and has a yellow hat and a green dress with a white collar.

See the other crochet patterns for toys on my e-bay page.

So, The Owl Crochet Pattern

A Giraffe Free Crochet Pattern

This cute toy was one of my first crocheted animals. I took the pattern here  (it’s in russian).

Today i would have made some changes in the pattern, for example, be made fatter arms and legs.

See the other crochet patterns for toys on my e-bay page.

So :  The Giraffe Crochet Pattern

A little Hippo Сrochet Pattern

This toy made of acrylic yarn (cotton yarn is good too).

Its finished size  is 14-15 cm.

The pink and the green options of Hippo differ only in the snout pattern (both of them are described)

For work you will need crochet hook 1.75 mm and about 15 g acrylic yarn ( 30 g / 180 m)

I offer this crochet pattern on my e-bay page.

This is PDF file of 9 pages long and contains 16 detailed step-by-step photographs along with full pattern instructions for making both options of the Hippos.

A Tiger Free Crochet Pattern

The Tiger was one of my first crocheted toys. Of course, it’s not a perfect creation and need some ‘up-grade’ :-)

Two Cute Piglets Crochet Pattern

Let me introduce:  Portly and Shorty, two little friends. They are crocheted of acrylic yarn (30 g /180 m), it took about 20 g for each toy.

It’s Portly, his finished size is 10 cm (including 4 cm - his head).

It’s Shorty, his finished size is 9,5 cm. Shorty is a finger puppet.

I offer this crochet pattern on my e-bay page.

This is PDF file of 15 pages long and contains 24 detailed step-by-step photographs along with full pattern instructions for making both the piglets.

The Kanga Free Crochet Pattern

I continue to introduce my creation.

The last time it was Winnie the Pooh.

Today i will share my pattern for Kanga.

This toy made of cotton yarn (you can use acrylic too). It has 2 frames (skeletons) inside made of aluminium wire. The first frame passes from the head to the tail. The second one joins both legs.

The frames allow Kangaroo to sit leaning on the tail.

See the other crochet patterns for toys on my e-bay page.

So :  Kanga Crochet Pattern

The Hedgehog Family Crochet Pattern

Last year, when i asked one of my daughters, "What do you want as a gift for the New Year?" she replied "A Hedgehog!" (Actually, she is “a child” of 25 years old plus she has been  living and working in Germany by herself).

Of course her wish was granted. I found a good picture from the network

and created my Hedgehog.

Then he got his girlfriend.

So now happy couple  lives in Frankfurt am Main.

For the work you will need cotton or acrylic yarn (about 20 g), crochet hooks for 2 kinds of yarn.

For Spines and Base for them you can use remains of your previous projects - any acrylic or blend yarn (about  30 g for each toy). I worked with black and brown blend yarn for the Base of toys. Mr. Hedgehog’s spines made of coarse homemade gray-brown yarn (I have no idea where it came from, but for the spines it’s great).

The Hedgehog Crochet Pattern you can purchase on my e-bay page.

A Lion cub and Mrs.Turtle Free Crochet Pattern

They are my first crocheted toys: the Lion cub and Mrs. Turtle. Their prototypes are characters of a russian cartoon.

The Turtle was the first toy I made. But it’s not my creation, i took the pattern here ( available only in Russian, sorry. )

This cute photo is taken from the original pattern

By the way the pattern is the great work. It include a lot of photos. It's difficult to understand, of course,  however who will be very interested in, please contact me - I will try to help you translate in English.

But the lion is my creation. And I'm glad to share this pattern.

The toy is made of cotton yarn, but acrylic is good too. I used a curly blend yarn for the Lion hair.