Betty Ballerina is a beautiful little ballerina with a full tummy. She is 17cm or 6.75 inches when sitting. Betty Ballerina is crocheted out of self-patterning yarn so there is no need to change colours!

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Materials Needed: 2mm crochet hook, 35g or 1.25oz Elle Mirage 4ply Print in colour Oreo Dip (304), 10g Elle Mirage 4ply in colour Navy (056), stuffing, 10mm pink safety eyes, 12mm black safety nose, small piece of grey felt, black embroidery thread, 3 x 15mm premade dark blue ribbon flowers, dark blue sewing thread and a needle

Yarn Substitutions: It is often difficult to get the exact same yarn as stated in a pattern. You can substitute any listed yarn with another yarn of the same weight to achieve a similar look and size. The yarn weight used in this pattern is 4ply which is also known as fingering. You can also make a bigger or smaller version by using thicker yarn and a bigger hook, or thinner yarn and a smaller hook.

Stitches Used: (US terminology is used in this pattern) Chain, Magic ring - or adjustable ring (Used as the beginning of crocheting in the round), Sc - single crochet, HDC - half double crochet, Inc - increase by working two single crochets in one stitch, Inc HDC - increase by working two half double crochets in one stitch, Dec - decrease by single crocheting two stitches together as one, Sl-st - slip stitch, Fasten off - break yarn and thread it through the one loop remaining on your crochet hook.