Pretty in Purple 24” Doll
Finished
February 5, 2026
February 15, 2026

Pretty in Purple 24” Doll

Project info
Strawberry Doll by Ha Nguyen
Crochet
SoftiesDoll
Holiday Toy Drive, Aviva Children’s Services, Tucson, AZ
24”
Hooks & yarn
3.0 mm
3.5 mm (E)
1,216 yards
Bernat Softee Cotton
none left in stash
0.7 skeins = 177.8 yards (162.6 meters), 84 grams
2020-11-0092
Black
Jo-Ann Fabric & Crafts in Arizona
July 7, 2021
Eddie Bauer Wool Paca Lightweight
69 yards in stash
1.35 skeins = 374.0 yards (341.9 meters), 135 grams
50/ 1389
Brown
Jo-Ann Fabric & Crafts in Arizona
August 10, 2024
Loops & Threads Luxe Merino
197 yards in stash
0.97 skeins = 397.7 yards (363.7 meters), 145 grams
3734
Purple
Michaels in Arizona
February 5, 2026
Loops & Threads Luxe Merino
451 yards in stash
0.1 skeins = 41.0 yards (37.5 meters), 15 grams
3728
White
Michaels in Arizona
December 11, 2023
Loops & Threads Luxe Merino
none left in stash
0.35 skeins = 143.5 yards (131.2 meters), 52 grams
249
Pink
Michaels in Arizona
February 5, 2026
Loops & Threads Luxe Merino
none left in stash
0.2 skeins = 82.0 yards (75.0 meters), 30 grams
8045
Purple
Michaels in Arizona
January 6, 2024
Notes

A delightful and creative design and one can see that the designer is very talented and put great effort into it.
That said, there are clarity issues and errors on stitches.

I contacted the designer some time ago without response.
The incomparable Ms. Nguyen is in Vietnam, many time zones from the US and has a family, still, she needs to check her rav account on occasion.

Upon paying $10 for this pattern, I’m afraid other ravelers will have serious complaints coming upon these mistakes and vagaries and they, the crocheters, may not be very understanding.

If you decide to make this, please see my Comments sections for corrections and clarifications.
It is worth the effort to make this beautiful doll.
Be advised that I still need to write a comment regarding the dress in general and the neckline trim.

Later, one can copy the content of my comments to one’s own pdf and proceed if the designer hasn’t addressed these things upon your purchase.
If she does, I’ll delete them because they won’t be needed anymore.

Info on the following, see Comments this project:
Symbols
Yarn
Error and correction for hands stitch counts
Clarification on connecting fingers
Clarification on lace edge of socks
Clarification on connecting the legs and proceeding with the body
Clarification on joining arms
Construction Recommendation on making head continuously from the body
Recommendation on the Head and Neck Support Task
Clarification on terminology for Hair Strands
Hat Brim Clarification
Dress issues (comments to follow)
Neckline Trim directions to follow

Supplies:
pr 22.0 mm plastic eyes
rigid plastic tube: 3/4” diam x 12” long

Modifications:
Elected to omit the gloves (white) and made hands in natural color, smaller hook, 9 st per finger, 10 for the thumb.
Elected to make the torso in colors of undergarments.
Changed colors from the legs to the shorts after r 44.
Changed color from the shorts to the top at r 61.
Changed to back to natural color after r 77.
Held yarn double for r 78 - 81 for added support.
Used 18.0 mm eyes and placed them a little higher.

Unfinished Business:
The dress needs to be rewritten.
The bodice, skirt, sleeves all have errors in what stitch to make and numerous clarifications are needed.

In addition, the dress is way to short, even tho it looks okay in the design pictures. The doll is seated. If the doll is held upright, the torso will be exposed and there’s no undergarment included. If you crocheted the lower torso in a color appropriate for shorts, then the very short dress is a very cute top.

There’s no directions for the neckline trim, but I figured that out by the pictures.

I didn’t make the strawberry seed (stem), leaf or branch.
Ironically, leaf and branch directions look okay.
There is a stitch, FPh, in the strawberry seed that is not described. It is not a Front Post something stitch.

Final thoughts:
I have made over 1,200 projects of all sorts since I joined ravelry in 2014. I have never seen this many issues with a design ever.

I don’t know if Ms. Ha uses google translate and then copies that text without someone else going over it. Maybe that’s the case.

Furthermore, over the span of time working a design, when I place a query with the designer, I hear back if not quite promptly, within a reasonable timeframe.
I’ve finished the doll; cricket cricket cricket crickets.
Not a hatched_chick peep.
I don’t know what else to say.

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February 15, 2026
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  1. unique
  2. issues pending designer response
  3. beautiful details
About this yarn
by Bernat
DK
60% Cotton, 40% Acrylic
254 yards / 120 grams

1898 projects

stashed 1508 times

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  1. sophisticated colors
  2. consistent quality and easy to work
  3. a very nice non-wool option
About this yarn
by Loops & Threads
DK
55% Merino, 45% Acrylic
410 yards / 150 grams

4410 projects

stashed 2711 times

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  1. actual wool!
  2. from Michaels, no less!
  3. pretty darn nice
About this yarn
by Eddie Bauer
DK
80% Merino, 20% Alpaca
277 yards / 100 grams

668 projects

stashed 696 times

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  1. soft and beautiful colors
  2. easy care
  3. wool and alpaca! surprising!
  • Originally queued: September 5, 2024
  • Project created: February 5, 2026
  • Finished: February 15, 2026
  • Updated: May 15, 2026
  • Progress updates: 5 updates