Raggedy Doll Wig

Ann and Andy would love this Raggedy Doll Wig. Give this to your kids for dress-up or as a homemade Halloween costume piece that is always fun. Red Heart shows you how to make this crochet wig pattern crazy with fringe and a hat-like underside that is easy to work up. Perfect for both little boys and girls, this crochet wig has a small and a medium size just in case you want to keep it for the older ones too.

Easy

Crochet HookJ/10 or 6 mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

MATERIALS:

Red Heart Super Saver: A: 726 Coral (1 skein)
Red Heart Vivid: B: 6273 Crazy Coral (1 ball)
Susan Bates Crochet Hook (J/10, 6 mm)

GAUGE:
Rounds 1-4 = 4" (10 cm) diameter in A.

SIZE:
Directions are for size Small; changes for size Medium are in parentheses.
18 (20) inches or 45.5 (51) cm circumference

SPECIAL STITCH:
Sc2tog = (insert hook in next dc, Yo and pull up a loop) twice, Yo and pull through 3 loops on hook (1 stitch decrease).

WIG
With A, ch 4; join with slip st to form a ring.
Round 1 (Right side): Ch 3 (counts as hdc plus ch 1, now and throughout), hdc in ring, (ch 1, hdc in ring) 6 times, join with sc to first hdc— 8 ch-1 spaces.
Round 2: Ch 3, hdc in same space, ch 1, hdc in next space, *ch 1, hdc in next space, ch 1, hdc in same space, ch 1, hdc in next space; repeat from * around; join with sc to first hdc— 12 ch-1 spaces.
Round 3: Repeat Round 2—18 ch-1 spaces.
Round 4: Ch 3, hdc in same space, (ch 1, hdc in next space) twice, *ch 1, hdc in next space, ch 1, hdc in same space, (ch 1, hdc in next space) twice; repeat from * around; join with sc to first hdc— 24 ch-1 spaces.
Round 5: Ch 3, (ch 1, hdc in next space) around, join with sc to first hdc.
Rounds 6 and 7: Repeat Rounds 4 and 5— 30 ch-1 spaces.

Size Medium Only
Round 8: Ch 3, hdc in same space, *(ch 1, hdc in next space) 14 times, ch 1, hdc in next space, ch 1, hdc in same space; repeat from * around, join with sc to first hdc— 32 ch-1 spaces.

All Sizes
Rounds 8-9 (9-10): Ch 3, (ch 1, hdc in next space) around, join with sc to first hdc.
Round 10 (11): Ch 1 (counts as first sc, now and throughout), sc in each hdc and ch-1 space around, join with slip st to first sc—60 (64) sc.
Round 11 (12): Ch 1, (sc2tog, sc in next 4 (6) sc) around to last sc, skip last sc, join with slip st to first sc— 50 (56) sc.
Round 12 (13): Ch 1, sc in each sc around, join with slip st to first sc, fasten off.

FINISHING
Cut several 8” (20.5 cm) lengths of B to form hair. Beginning at top of hat, attach lengths around every hdc post throughout using Fringe Knot.

Fringe Knot: Fold 8” length of yarn in half, use crochet hook to pull folded end through stitch; remove hook, insert the two ends through the loop and pull ends to tighten.