Crocheted Army Doctor

By Vilonal

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This pattern is for private use only! Please dont try to sell it and dont sell Watson. Dont repost this pattern or a part
of it anywhere without asking me (instead feel free to link to it). Id also appreciate if you didnt use this pattern or a
part of it as a base for a doll/pattern youre going to make for selling. Thank you!
Sherlock of course belongs to BBC.

Notice that John cant actually stand on his own.

Materials:
Yarns

peach (or whatever colour you prefer for skin)

black
dark grey
dark blue (preferably jeans colour)
brown
white
light brown

2 safety eyes

Stuffing

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Abbreviations:
ch = chain
sc = single crochet (US), double crochet (UK)
st = stitch
ss = slip stitch
dc = double crochet (US), treble crochet (UK)
sc2tog = single crochet 2 stitches together
yoh = yarn over the hook

The number of stitches has been written in brackets at the end of each row.
I usually start by using a magic ring but instead of that you can ch 2 and work the stitches in the first ch.

Please keep in mind English is not my native. And feel free to inform me of any mistakes you may notice in the pattern
and Ill try to correct them :)

Lets start!

Head and body

peach yarn
Place the eyes between rows 7 and 8. Make sure you switch the yarns on the backside of the body (not on the same
side where you placed the eyes).
Row 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Row 2: 2 sc in each st around (12)
Row 3: [sc in the next st, 2 sc in the next st] 6 times (18)
Row 4: [sc in the next 2 st, 2 sc in the next st] 6 times (24)
Row 5: sc in each st around (24)
Row 6: [sc in the next 3 st, 2 sc in the next st] 6 times (30)
Row 7-9 (3 rounds): sc in each st around (30)
Row 10: [sc in the next 3 st, sc2tog] 6 times (24)
Row 11: sc in each st around (24)
Row 12: [sc in the next 2 st, sc2tog] 6 times (18)
Row 13: [sc in the next st, sc2tog] 6 times (12)
Row 14: sc2tog 7 times (5)
Row 15: sc in each st around (5)
switch to black yarn
Row 16: 2 sc in each st around (10)
Row 17: [sc in the next st, 2 sc in the next st] 5 times (15)
switch to white yarn
Row 18: sc in each st around (15)
Row 19: [sc in the next 2 st, 2 sc in the next st] 5 times (20)
switch to black yarn

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Row 20-21 (2 rounds): sc in each st around (20)
switch to white yarn
Row 22: [sc in the next 3 st, 2 sc in the next st] 5 times (25)
Row 23: sc in each st around (25)
switch to dark blue yarn
Row 24-26 (3 rounds): sc in each st around (25)
Row 27-28 (2 rounds): sc2tog, repeat until the hole is small enough to be sewn shut, finish off and weave in the tail

Ears (make two)

What youre going to do now is to work the ears right onto the head. Decide a good place for the ear. Hook in the
right spot, yoh, pull through, yoh, pull through the loop, do sc in the same spot, do sc in the next 3 spots too, ch 1,
turn, sc in the 4 st, finish off and weave in the tails. Do the other ear onto the other side of the head.
Notice that the example pictures arent of Johns head.

Legs (make two)

dark blue yarn, leave a long tail at the start and keep it on the outside, youre going to need it to sew the leg onto the
body
Row 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Row 2: 2 sc in each st around (12)
Row 3: sc in each st around (12)
Row 4: sc2tog, sc in the next 10 st (11)
Row 5: sc in each st around (11)
Row 6: sc2tog, sc in the next 9 st (10)
Row 7: sc in each st around (10)
Row 8: sc2tog, sc in the next 8 st (9)
Row 9: sc in each st around (9)

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Row 10: sc2tog, sc in the next 7 st (8)
Row 11: sc in each st around (8)
Row 12: sc2tog, sc in the next 6 st (7)
Row 13: sc in the next 3 st, switch to brown yarn, ch 1, turn
Row 14: 2 sc in the 1st st, sc in the next st, 2 sc in the next st, ch 1, turn
Row 15: sc in those 5 st
Next you start doing the foot. Check the drawing below, it might be more understandable than the verbal instructions.
Row 16: Do sc between the rows 15 and 14 and then another sc between the rows 14 and 13. The next are the left
stitches from the row 12. Do sc, sc2tog and sc. Again do sc between the rows 2 times. Next you have the 5 stitches
from the row 15. Do sc in the back loop of each of them. (12)

Row 17-19 (3 rounds): sc in each st around (12)

Row 20: sc, sc2tog, sc in the next 4 st, sc2tog, sc in the next 3 st (10)
sc in the next st

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(Photos are of Sherlocks leg but Johns legs are done with the same method)
Next youre going to crochet the foot shut, so finish the stuffing during this part (legs should be stuffed quite firmly so
that the character can stand with them). Flatten the foot so that there are 5 st on the instep and 5 st on the sole. Hook
through the next st and the one opposite it (see the pictures below). Do sc. Do sc also in the other 4 pairs crocheting
the foot shut. Finish off and weave in the end. Sew the legs onto the body.

Arms (make two)

peach yarn
Row 1: ch 2, work 4 sc into the first ch (4)
Row 2: [2 sc in the next st, sc in the next st] 2 times (6)
Row 3-4 (2 rounds): sc in each st around (6)

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switch to black yarn
Row 5-6 (2 rounds): sc in each st around (6)
switch to white yarn
Row 7: 2 sc in the next st, sc in the next 5 st (7)
Row 8: sc in each st around (7)
switch to black yarn
Row 9: sc in each st around (7)
Row 10: 2 sc in the next st, sc in the next 6 st (8)
switch to white yarn
Row 11-12 (2 rounds): sc in each st around (8)
Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing but dont sew the arms onto the body just yet. Stuff the tip of the arm firmly
and closer to the shoulder only slightly.

Coat
dark grey yarn
ch 25
Row 1: miss first ch from the hook, sc in the next 24 ch, ch 1, turn
Row 2-7 (6 rounds): sc in the 24 st, ch 1, turn
Row 8-9 (2 rounds): sc in the next 3 st, ch 1, turn
Row 10: miss the first st, sc in the next 2 st, ch 1, turn
Row 11: sc in the 2 st
Finish off and weave in the ends.
The crochet should now look something like in the picture below. It may shrivel a bit at the corners (and thats why my
fingers are so annoyingly in the photo).

Hook into the 5th st from the part you just made (see the picture below).

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Row 1: yoh, pull through the st, yoh, pull through the loop. Do sc in the same st. Do sc in the next 9 st, ch 1, turn
Row 2: sc2tog, sc in the next 6 st, sc2tog, ch 1, turn
Row 3: sc2tog, sc in the next 4 st, sc2tog, ch 1, turn
Row 4: sc in the 6 st
Finish off and weave in the ends.
Hook into the other end of the original row 7 (see the picture below).

Row 1: yoh, pull through the st, yoh, pull through the loop. Do sc in the same st. Do sc in the next 2 st, ch 1, turn
Row 2: sc in the 3 st, ch 1, turn
Row 3: miss the first st, sc in the next 2 st, ch 1, turn
Row 4: sc in the 2 st, ch 1, turn
Row 5: sc in the 2 st, ch 3, join to the part on the other side of the gap and do sc in the 6 st, ch 3, join to the part on
the other side of the gap and do sc in the 2 st

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sc along the left edge (working the stitches between every row), ss along the bottom edge, sc along the right edge, sc
along the upper edge
Finish off and weave in the ends.

Now, before doing the collar or the sleeves, use the coat to check the right places for the arms. Sew the arms onto
those spots.

Sleeves (make two)

dark grey yarn
ch 12, ss to join
Row 1: sc in each ch around (12)
Row 2-5 (4 rounds): sc in each st around (12)
Row 6: sc in each st around, ch 1, turn

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Row 7: sc in the next 8 st, ch 1, turn
Row 8: sc2tog, sc in the next 4 st, sc2tog, ch 1, turn
Row 9: sc2tog, sc in the next 2 st, sc2tog, ch 1, turn
Row 10: sc in the 4 st
Finish off and leave a long tail.
Sew the sleeve onto the edge of the armhole. The picture below shows the way the sleeve should be attached, the
same coloured parts joined together.

Collar
black yarn
work all the stitches in the back loops

yoh, pull through the stitch, ch 3, 2 dc in the same st, dc in the next 14 st, 3 dc in the next st, finish off and leave a long
tail.

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Sew a few short stitches to keep the collar down. Finish off and weave in the ends.

Hair
I did Johns hair by sewing short stitches on the head. The most important thing is that you try to make the stitches
look like hair and try not to leave the scalp show too much. Notice that in series 3 John changed his hair so that it now
parts on the left of his head, in case you want to make your doll to resemble the newer style :)

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One tip for making the hair: At least with my amigurumis, the crochet just above the neck tends to be little looser
because of the decreasing so there are some bigger holes there. They are great spots to start and end with every
length of yarn: you can finish off the yarn simply by tying the ends together and those holes are big enough so that
you can pull the knot in.

Finally
Put the coat on John and youre ready!
I hope you found my pattern useful and understandable. If youve got any questions feel free to message me (on
Ravelry, Tumblr or Deviantart). Feedback is always welcome and Id also be really happy to see your Dr Watson :)

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