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INDIA

HOLI

MARCH: HOLI (INDIA)

YOU WILL NEED

Sirdar Happy Cotton DK (100% cotton, 20g/43m) 2 balls of Biscuit (776) 1 ball of each:

Cookie (777)

School Days (758)

Liquorice (775)

Stomp (774)

Jammy (755)

Giggle (795)

Quack (788)

Seaside (784)

A 2.5mm (US B/1 or C/2) hook

A 2mm (US 4 Steel or B/1) hook

Stitch marker

Toy stuffing

2 black safety eyes, 5mm diameter

Black stranded cotton

HOLI DOLL Follow the Basic Doll pattern on page 3 unless other instructions are listed, using the following colours:

Rounds 1-15 of left Arm using Biscuit.

Round 16 of left Arm using Dolly, ss in each st around. (Working through bl of ss and both loops of Round 15) dc in each st around. [2 rounds] Rounds 17-20 of left Arm using Dolly.

Rounds 1-14 of right Arm using Biscuit.

Round 15 of right Arm using Biscuit, dc in each st around, dc in first 4 sts to denote new end of round. [20 sts] Round 16 of right Arm using Dolly, ss in each st around. (Working through bl of ss and both loops of Round 15) dc in each st around. [2 rounds] Rounds 17-19 of right Arm using Dolly.

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