{ Amour Fou } By Carla Mitrani

“ Vincent ”
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Abbreviations (US Terms)
Materials st = stitch
- 2. 00 mm & 3.00 mm crochet hook ch = chain
- 100 % cotton yarn (DK & ]ingering) slst = slip stitch
- A pair of 8 mm safety eyes sc = single crochet
- Tapestry needle hdc = half double crochet
- Poly]iber ]ill dc = double crochet
- A long strap of white fabric or gauze tr = trebble crochet

You will need:

One color for his skin, beige for his pants, light blue for his vest, blue for his jacket and orange for his hair.
Also a bit of white for his shirt and an ochre for the straw hat.
As always, I use 100% DK worsted cotton yarn.
For the sunflower on his lapel, you’ll need a thinner 100% cotton yarn (fingering), suitable for a 2 mm crochet
hook, in dark yellow and brown.

Finished size:
From head to toe, Vincent measures 22 cm approximately.
Of course, should you choose a different hook and yarn, final measures will vary…

Ready? Let’s begin!

Vincent is crocheted from his little legs up to his head in rounds…

Leg 1
{Start with beige, for his pants…}
1. Magic ring of 6 sc
2. Crochet *2 sc in each st*, repeat * (12)
3. to 10. Crochet 12 sc
Close and break the yarn. Set aside.

Leg 2 + body
{Start with beige, for his pants…}
1. Magic ring of 6 sc
2. Crochet *2 sc in each st*, repeat * (12)
3. to 10. Crochet 12 sc

DON’T BREAK THE YARN… Now we will start with the 12. Crochet *4 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (36)
body… 13. to 17. Crochet 36 sc
{Stuff the legs firmly…}
Body 18. Crochet *4 sc, one decrease*, repeat * (30)
11. (This is the tricky part…) Still with leg 2 on your 19. Change to light blue (vest) and, only through
hook, chain 3 and join leg 1 with a sc. This will be the back loops, crochet 30 sc
new beginning of the following rounds. Place a stitch 20. to 21. Crochet 30 sc
marker here. Crochet further 11 sc all along leg 1. 22. Crochet *3 sc, one decrease*, repeat * (24)
Then crochet 3 sc on one of the sides of the 3-ch- 23. to 24. Crochet 24 sc
chain. Now, crochet 12 sc along leg 2 and, finally, 3 sc 25. Crochet *2 sc, one decrease*, repeat * (18)
on the other side of the 3-ch-chain. Total stitches: 30 {Stuff firmly…}
26. to 27. Crochet 18 sc 52. Crochet *2 sc, one decrease*, repeat * (18)
28. Crochet *1 sc, one decrease*, repeat * (12) {Stuff firmly.}
29. Crochet 12 sc 53. Crochet *1 sc, one decrease*, repeat * (12)
Now we’ll do several color changes. Remember to join 54. Crochet 6 decreases (6)
the yarn of the requested color in the last step of the Close. Break the yarn and weave in ends.
previous st to the change…
30. Crochet 7 sc, change to white and crochet 1 sc,
change back to light blue and crochet 4 sc Thread your tapestry needle with a bit of light
31. Crochet 6 sc, change to white and crochet 3 sc, blue yarn and make a few stitches to mark the edges of
change back to light blue and crochet 3 sc the vest.
32. Crochet 5 sc, change to white and crochet 5 sc,
change back to light blue and crochet 2 sc
Have you got a white triangle in Vincents neck? Is it
right in the middle of the two legs? Then you’ve done
wonderfully!

DO NOT BREAK THE YARN! We will now go on with his

head…

Head
33. Change to the color of his skin and, only through
back loops, crochet 12 sc
34. Crochet *2 sc in each st*, repeat * (24)
35. Crochet *3 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (30)
{Stuff the neck area firmly…}
36. Crochet *4 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (36)
37. Crochet *5 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (42)
38. Crochet 42 sc
39. Crochet 28 sc, then, for the nose, a 5-dc popcorn
stitch (see instructions) and, then, 13 sc (this is
approximate. Be sure to align the nose with the
middle of his legs and the white triangle in his Arms
neck!!!!). {Make two, starting with the color of his skin…}
1. Make 2 chain stitches. Crochet 4 sc in the second

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chain from hook.
POPCORN STITCH 2. Crochet *2 sc in each stitch*, repeat * (8)
In the next stitch, make 5 double 3. to 5. Crochet 8 sc
crochet, keeping the last loop of each 6. Change to blue (jacket) and, only through back
stitch on the hook (you’ll need 5 loops, crochet 8 sc
unfinished double crochets). Then slip 7. to 16. Crochet 8 sc
stitch into all the 6 loops on the hook. {No need to stuff the arm…}
Continue with the following sc stitches. 17. Press the opening with your fingers and crochet
together, with sc, both opposing sides to close the
opening of the tube.
40. to 48. Crochet 42 sc Close. Break the yarn and leave a long tail to sew arms
49. Crochet *5 sc, one decrease*, repeat * (36) to body.
{Start stuffing the head…}
50. Crochet *4 sc, one decrease*, repeat * (30) Vincent’s ear
{Place safety eyes one round above the nose (the {Make one, using the color of his skin…}
distance between the eyes is 8 stitches) and 1. Magic ring of 6 sc
embroider his eyebrows with a bit of orange yarn…} Close and break the yarn, leaving a long tail to sew to
51. Crochet *3 sc, one decrease*, repeat * (24) the head.
Hair
{Using orange yarn…}
1. Magic ring of 6 sc
2. Crochet *2 sc in each st*, repeat * (12)
3. Crochet *1 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (18)
4. Crochet *2 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (24)
5. Crochet *3 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (30)
6. Crochet *4 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (36)
7. Crochet *5 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (42)
8. Crochet *13 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (45)
9. to 16. Crochet 45 sc
17. Crochet 1 slst, 1 sc, 1 hdc, 2 dc, 2 tr, 2 dc, 1 hdc, 1
sc, 1 slst. Leave the rest of the stitches in the round
unworked.
Close and break the yarn, leaving a long tail to sew to
the head.
Sew the hair and Vincent’s ear to his head.
Thread your tapestry needle with the same orange
yarn you used for Vincent’s hair and embroider his
beard, doing some long stitches. See photos below…
Vincent’s jacket
{Using blue… IMPORTANT: This jacket is actually a
vest, but together with the arms it will look like a
jacket. It is not crocheted in rounds or spirals, but in
rows…}
1. Chain 21 ch stitches. Starting from the second ch
from hook, crochet 1 sc in each ch stitch (total
stitches: 20 sc). Chain 1 and turn.
2. Crochet 4 sc. Then chain 6 ch stitches, skip the
following 4 stitches and insert the hook once again to
crochet 4 sc. Now chain another 6 ch stitches, skip
again the following 4 stitches and insert the hook to
crochet further 4 sc. Chain 1 and turn.
3. Crochet 4 sc, 6 sc in the 6-ch chain, then 4 sc, 6 sc in
the second 6-ch chain and ]inally 4 sc (24). Chain 1
and turn.
4. to 14. Crochet 24 sc. Chain 1 and turn.
15. Crochet 24 sc.
For a tidier Vinish I recommend you to chain 1 to turn
the piece 90 degrees clockwise and crochet 15 sc along
the side of the piece, working in the spaces between
rows. When you reach the top edge, crochet 20 sc in the
remaining loops of the foundation chain. Then chain 1
to turn the piece 90 degrees clockwise again and
crochet 15 sc along the other side of the piece, once
again working in the spaces between rows.
Close, break the yarn and weave in ends.
Vincent’s straw hat
{Using ochre yarn…}
1. Magic ring of 6 sc
2. Crochet *2 sc in each st*, repeat * (12)
3. Crochet *1 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (18)
4. Crochet *2 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (24)
5. Crochet *3 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (30)
6. Crochet *4 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (36)
7. Crochet *5 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (42)
8. to 10. Crochet 42 sc
11. Crochet *6 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (48)
12. to 13. Crochet 48 sc
14. Crochet *23 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * twice
(50)
15. to 16. Crochet 50 sc
17. Only through back loops, crochet *1 sc, 2 sc in the
next st*, repeat * (75)
18. Crochet 75 sc
19. Crochet *4 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (90)
20. Crochet 90 sc
21. Crochet 90 slst
Close, break the yarn and weave in ends.
Sunflower for Vincent’s lapel
{IMPORTANT: You should now change your hook and
start using a 2 mm one with a thinner yarn (fingering)!
If not, your sunflower will end up being too big! Start
with brown…}
1. Magic ring of 6 sc
2. Crochet *2 sc in each st*, repeat * (12)
3. Change to dark yellow and only through back
loops, crochet 1 slst. Now *chain 5 ch stitches and only
through back loops, crochet 1 slst in the same stitch
where the chain comes from. Then crochet 1 slst in
the back loop of the next stitch*, repeat * 12 times.
Close and break the yarn, leaving a long tail to sew to
the lapel of Vincent’s jacket.

Cut 30 pieces of yarn of the color of the hat of about 7

cm each. Grab them at their middle and pull them
through a stitch on the edge of the hat (use the stitches
below the slip stitches of the last round), to create a
fringe. I left two stitch free in between 2 fringes (so if
there’s 90 stitches in the edge of the hat, divided by 3 =
30 fringes). Once you are done, trim all the strands so
that they all have the same length.
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Assembly
- Cut the piece of fabric or gauze (30 cm long x 2 cm wide) and wrap it around Vincent’s head,
covering the place where his other ear would be. Knot the ends of the fabric together.
You can also sew them together.
- Sew the sunflower to Vincent’s jacket.
- Sew the arms to the sides of the body.
- Slip the vest/jacket up Vincent’s arms.
- Weave in all ends inside your doll.

Congratulations! You’ve done it!

Please, send me a photo of your finished doll to carlamitrani@yahoo.com.ar

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