My First *Posted* Free Pattern!

I thought I'd wrap up food week with my own pattern! So, dun dun dun dun *cue fanfare* witness my um. . . first ever doll design, Shy Sister! Did you ever watch Monster Rancher as a kid? After your time? Anyway, they had this thing called "sweetcakes," but also "mochi," which totally confused me because mochi is NOTHING like sweetcakes. Duh. Everyone knows that. Later, I learned that the dish was actually Sakuramochi, a sweet cake made from cherry mochi wrapped in a cherry leaf. Go figure.

Anyway, here it is, in all it's glory!

KNIT MOCHI DOLL (Shy Sister)

NEEDS:

Double Pointed Needles (The size used is 5)
Yarn (Can be Scrap Yarn, in whatever desired. Pink seems the most sensible. I used black.)Scissors.

Some scrap Yarn in red for mouths.

Buttons for eyes

Stuffing

ABBREVIATION:
[CO] = Cast on
[K] = Knit
[P] = Purl
[K2sts] = Knit two stitches from the same stitch (an increase)
[K2tog] = Knit two stitches together (a decrease)
[BO] = Bind off

SHY SISTER(Black or Pink):

Using a Figure Eight Cast on, CO ten sts. K one round, dividing sts 3-3-4 onto three needles.

Rnd One: K2sts every stitch. Now your stitches have been doubled!

Rnd 2: K

Rnd 3: K2sts, K1, for whole round. You should have 30 stitches.

Rnd 4: K
Rnd 5: K2sts, K2, for the whole round. Now, you have 40 stitches.

Rnd 6: K
Rnd 7: K2sts, K3, for the whole round. Now, you have 50 stitches
Rnd 8: K
Rnd 9: K2sts, K4, for the whole round. At last, you have 60 stitches!
Rnds 10-20: K

Rnd 21: K2tog, K4, for the whole round. There are 50 stitches left.

Rnd 22: K

Rnd 23: K2tog, K3, for the whole round. There are 40 stitches left.

Rnd 24: K
Rnd 25: K2tog, K2, for the whole round. There are 30 stitches left.

Rnd 26: K
Rnd 27: K2tog, K1, for the whole round. You only have 20 stitches.
Rnd 28: K

BO

LEAF (Green):

CO 4 sts onto 2 dpns. K 1 Row. DO NOT turn work. Instead, slide stitches to the end of needle and knit off the unworked end (a la i-cord.) K one row, slide work again and knit another row, THEN turn work.

Row 1 (WS): Purl twice into one stitch. Do this for all stitches.

Row 2 (RS): K1, K2sts twice, K2, K2sts twice, K1
Row 3 (WS): P
Row 4 (RS): K1, K2sts 4 times, K2, K2sts 4 times, K1
Row 5 (WS): P
Row 6 (RS): K1, K2sts 8 times, K2, K2sts 8 times, K1
Row 7 (WS): P.
You should now have 36 stitches.
Row 8: K1, K2tog, K until last 3 sts, K2tog, K1.
Row 9: P
Row 10: K1, K2tog, K11, K2tog, K2, K2tog, K11, K2tog, K1
Row 11: P

Row 12: K1, K2tog, K9, K2tog, K2, K2tog, K9, K2tog, K1

Row 13: P
Row 14: K1, K2tog twice, K3, K2tog twice, K2, K2tog twice, K3, K2tog twice, K1

Row 15: P
Row 16: K1, K2tog, K to last three stitches, K2tog, K1
Row 17: P

Row 18: K1, K2tog, K2, K2tog, K2, K2tog, K2, K2tog, K1
Row 19: P

Row 20: K1, K2tog twice, K2, K2tog twice, K1

Row 21: P
Row 22: K1, K2tog, K2, K2tog, K1
Row 23: P

Row 24: K2tog 3 times; 3 stitches remain.
Row 25: P
K2tog, K1. Pull first st over second, then BO.

ASSEMBLAGE:
Sew on eyes in a place the best suits your taste.Sew HALF of leaf to base so that hole at the top is partially covered. Stuff, then sew up the rest of the hole.

Anyone needing an introduction to dpns should go here. Figure-8 issues? Go here.

Info on Sakuramochi