LITTLE SUPERMAN

This is rendering of the famed Superman character from DC Comics Superman comic and movies.  It is the continuing series of dolls depicting popular comics book characters.  I starting on comics characters as a respond that I was making characters that were for girls.

MATERIALS:
Worsted weight yarn:  Buff, blue, red, yellow, and black.
D crochet hook
White and black embroidery floss
Polyester fiberfill
Tapestry needle

DOLL:
BODY:
Rd 1: With buff, ch 2, 5 sc in second ch from hook.  (5)
Rd 2: 2 sc in next 2 sc, sc in next sc, 2 sc in next 2 sc.  (9)
Rd 3: (sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (12)
Rd 4: (sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (15)
Rds 5-8: sc in each sc around.  (15)
Rd 9: (sc2og) 7 times, sc in next sc.  (8)
Rds 10-11: sc in each sc around.  (8)  Change to blue.
Rd 12: Working in back loops only, (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (12)
Rd 13: 2 ssc in next 6 sc, sc in next 6 sc.  (18)
Rd 14: sc in each sc around.  (18)
Rd 15: (sc2tog) 6 times, sc in next 6 sc.  (12)
Rds 16-18: sc in each sc around.  (12)  Change to red.
Rds 19-20: sc in each sc around.  (12)  Change to blue.
BEGIN STUFFING SUPERMAN DOLL AT THIS POINT AND CONTINUE TO STUFF AS YOU GO.
RIGHT LEG:
Rd 21: sc in next 3 sc, skip next 6 sc, sc in next 3 sc.  (6)
Rds 22-26: sc in each sc around.  (6)  Change to red.
Rds 27-28: sc in each sc around.  (6)
Rd 29: sc2tog, sc in next 4 sc.  (5)
Rd 30: sc in next sc, 2 sc in next 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc.  (7)
Rd 31: sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next 2 sc, sc in next 3 sc.  (9)
Rd 32: sc in each sc around.  (9)
Rd 33: Working in back loops only, (sc in next sc, sc2og) around.  (6)
Finish off leaving a long tail to close opening.  Whip stitch the opening closed.  Weave in ends.
LEFT LEG:
Rd 21: Attach blue in first skipped sc with slip st, ch 1, sc in same sc as slip st, sc in next 5 sc.  (6)
Rds 22-33: Same as RIGHT LEG.

ARMS (MAKE 2):
STUFF ARMS AS YOU GO.
Rd 1: With buff, ch 2, 5 sc in second ch from hook working around ch.  (5)
Rds 2-3: sc in each sc around.  (5)  Change to blue.
Rds 4-9: sc in each sc around.  (5)
Rd 10: sc2tog, sc in next 3 sc.  (4)
Finish off leaving a long tail to sew ARMS to BODY.  Sew ARMS to BODY.

BELT:
Rw 1:  With yellow, ch 19, sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across.  (18)
Finish off.  Wrap around waist and sew together.

CAPE:
Rw 1: Working in free loops of Rd 11, skip 3 sc, atach red with sc in next sc, sc in next 4 sc, and in first skipped sc of Rd 11.  (6)
Rw 2: Ch 3 (Counts as first dc here and throughout), turn; dc in same st as first dc, hdc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, 2 dc n next st.  (8)
Rw 3: Ch 3, turn; dc in same st, dc in next 6 sts, 2 dc in next st.  (10)
Rws 4-6: Ch 3, turn; dc in same st, dc in each st across to last st, 2 dc in last st.  (16)
Rws 7-10: Ch 3, turn; dc in each dc across.  (16)
Finish off.  Weave in ends.

EARS:
Rw 1: Attach white, o side of head of BODY even with ARMS, ch 1, sc over next 2 rounds, slip st in same sc as second sc.  (2)
Finish off.  Weave in ends.  Repeat on other side of head.

Use embroidery floss to embroider eyes, nose, and mouth on doll.  Fringe hair on doll and cut into a short hair style.

Superman is copyright DC Comics and their respective creators.

This crochet pattern is an original pattern and is © by Christjan Bee (May 2014).  Please do not claim this pattern as your own.  If you wish to share this pattern, you may link to this pattern but please do not reprint/repost it on your site.  You may print and keep a copy for your own personal use but you may not sell or distribute it, or sell items made from this pattern.