Kartini Doll

These doll are wearing one of Indonesia transitional clothes, which called "Kebaya Kutu Baru" . It is the simplest design of kebaya. Usually kebaya is combined with sarong, batik or songket for its skirt.

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Abbreviations:
sc: single crochet    
ch: chain
St: Stitch
inc : increase
dec: decrease
dc : double crochet
Sl st : slip stitch
F/O: Fasten off

Materials:
2 mm crochet hook
yarn in skin color, black, Tosca (or any color you like) and batik color
Needle for sewing
Stuff
Scissors
8 mm safety eyes
3 pair of press stud buttons

Note: Work in continuous round

Head:
Using skin color
R1: ch 2, starting from second chain from hook 6 sc
R2: inc, rep 6x (12)
R3: sc, inc, rep 6x (18)
R4: sc, inc, [2 sc, inc = rep 5x], sc (24)
R5: 3 sc, inc, rep 6x (30)
R6: 2 sc, inc, [4 sc, inc = rep 5x], 2 sc (36)
R7: 5 sc, inc, rep 6x (42)
R8: 3 sc, inc, [6 sc, inc = rep 5x], 3 sc (48)
R9-15: sc around
Attach eyes between R11-12, give 8 sts space between them
R16: 3 sc, dec, [6sc, dec = rep 5x], 3 sc (42)
R17: 5 sc, dec, rep 6x (36)
R18: 2 sc, dec, [ 4 sc, dec = rep 5x], 2 sc (30)
R19: 3 sc, dec, rep 6x (24)
stuff
R20: 2 sc, dec, rep 6x (18)
R21: sc, dec, rep 6x (12)
Add more Stuff
F/O


Hair:
Using black
R1: ch 2, starting from second chain from hook 6 sc
R2: inc, rep 6x (12)
R3: sc, inc, rep 6x (18)
R4: sc, inc, [2 sc, inc = rep 5x], sc (24)
R5: 3 sc, inc, rep 6x (30)
R6: 2 sc, inc, [4 sc, inc = rep 5x], 2 sc (36)
R7: 5 sc, inc, rep 6x (42)
R8: 3 sc, inc, [6 sc, inc = rep 5x], 3 sc (48)
R9-17: sc around
F/O leaving a long tail for sewing

Hair Bun:
Using black
R1: ch 2, starting from second chain from hook 6 sc
R2: inc, rep 6x (12)
R3: sc, inc, rep 6x (18)
R4: sc, inc, [2 sc, inc = rep 5x], sc (24)
R5: 3 sc, inc, rep 6x (30)
R6: 2 sc, inc, [4 sc, inc = rep 5x], 2 sc (36)
R7-9: sc around
R10: 4 sc, dec, rep 6x (30)
F/O leaving a long tail for sewing


Arms (make 2):
Using skin color
R1: ch 2, starting from second chain from hook 6 sc
R2: sc, inc, rep 3x (9)
R3-21: sc around
Stuff
R22: sc, dec, rep 3x (6)

Legs and Body:
Legs (make 2):
Using shoes color
Ch 6,
R1: starting from 2nd chain from hook, 4 sc, 3 sc in last st, continue your work st around the other side of chain, 3 sc, 2 sc in last st (12)
R2: inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc (18)
R3: sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, sc, inc, sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, sc, inc (24)
R4: BLO, sc around
R5: 6 sc, 6 dec, 6 sc (18)
R6: 3 sc, 6 dec, 3 sc (12)
Stuff
CC to skin colocr
R7: BLO, sc around
R8-22: sc around
Stuff, CC to grey
R23-24: sc around
Stuff
F/O, but don’t cut 2nd legs yarn. In next round both legs will be crocheted together. The position of yarn must be in the middle of left side of 2nd leg, add one or two sc if needed.

Body:
Chain 2, both sides of chain will count as stitches.
R25: sc around in 1st leg , sc in each of chain sts (back side), sc around in 2nd legs sts, sc in each chain sts (front side) (28)
R26: 13 sc, inc, rep 2x (30)
R27-30: sc around
R31: CC to skin color, work in BLO, sc around
R32-34: sc around
R35: 3 sc, dec, rep 6x (24)
R36-40: sc around
Stuff
R41: 2 sc, dec, rep 6x (18)
R42-43: sc around
R44: sc, dec, rep 6x (12)
R45-47: sc around
Stuff
F/O leaving a long tail for sewing

Kebaya cloth:
Using tosca or any color
R1: ch 19, starting from second chain from hook, 2 sc, 3 sc in same st, 3 sc, 3 sc in same st, 4 sc, 3 sc in same st, 3 sc, 3 sc in same sts, 2 sc, ch 1, turn (26)
R2: sc in each sts, ch 1, turn (26)
R3: 3 sc, 3 sc in same st, 5 sc, 3 sc in same st, 6 sc, 3 sc in same st, 5 sc, 3 sc in same st, 3 sc, ch 1, turn (34)
R4: sc in each sts, ch 1, turn (34)
R5: 4 sc, 3 sc in same st, 7 sc, 3 sc in same st, 8 sc, 3 sc in same st, 7 sc, 3 sc in same st, 4 sc , ch 1, turn (42)
R6: 5 sc, ch 5, skip 9, 14 sc, ch 5, skip 9, 5 sc, ch 1, turn (34)
R7-20: sc in each sts, ch 1, turn (34)
R21: 4 sc, inc, 24 sc, inc, 4 sc, ch 1, turn (36)
R22: sc in each sts, ch 1, turn
R23: 5 sc, inc, 24 sc, inc, 5 sc, ch 1, turn (38)
R24: sc in each st
F/O
Sleeves: 
continue working in hand holes to make sleeves.
Start from upper right side of R7, 5 sc, then, continue to R6, 9 sc (14)
R2-16: sc around
F/O
Repeat the steps to another hand hole

Continue working in upper side of cloth, sl st start from left to bottom and right side of kebaya.

Middle Part of Kebaya:
R1: ch 9, starting from second chain from hook, sc in each sts (8)
R2-13: ch 1, turn, sc in each sts
F/O leaving a long tail for sewing

Batik Skirt:
R1; ch 42, starting from 4th st, dc in each sts, (first ch 3 counted as 1st dc)
R2-11: ch 3, turn, dc in next each 41 sts
F/O leaving a long tail for sewing

Finishing:
Sew head on body. Add more stuff before it close completely.

Sew Arms on body.

Sew hair on head. Stuff the bun, then sew it on the hair. Add more stuff if needed before you sew it completely.

Sew batik skirt to body, or sew press stud button to its skirt.

Sew the press stud buttons to inner side of kebaya and front side of middle part of kebaya. Join another side by sewing them together. See picture as a guide

Sew some sequins on kebaya (optional)

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