Let me introduce you to Epirotissa! You have been asking me for a long time to make a girl in a traditional costume as well and I finally did it.
I admit I had a hard time choosing. Each region has its own costume and they are all wonderful, but I ended up with a simplified version of Epirus, hence the name “Epirotissa”.
Pattern Information
Materials
Yarn: Fingering weight cotton yarn (50gr/125m) in the following colors: A color suitable for skin, white, red, brown, gray, black and blue.
For my sample I use Scheepjes Catona in the colorways: Petal Peach (263) for the head and hands, Snow White (106) for the clothes, Hot Red (115) for the handkerchief and shiguni, Caramel (506) for the hair, Metal Grey (242) for the shoes and the apron, Jet Black (110) for the shiguni and Powder Blue (384) for the handkerchief.
Crochet Hook: 2.50 mm crochet hook.
Notions: Fiberfill for stuffing, 12 mm safety eyes, pins, tapestry needle, stitch marker and scissors.
Gauge
28 stitches and 27 rows in single crochet worked in the round, with 2.5 mm crochet hook = 10 cm.
Gauge is not important for this project. However, changes might affect the finished measurements.
Finished Measurements
Approx. 14 cm (5.5 in) tall, without the hat.
Difficulty
Easy. Basic crochet and sewing skills required.
Abbreviations
This pattern is written in US terminology.
mc: magic circle
ch: chain
sc: single crochet
inc: increase 1 st. (2 sc in the same st)
dec: decrease 1 st (single crochet 2 sts together)
hdc: half double crochet
dc: double crochet
blo: back loops only
sl st: slip stitch
st(s): stitch(es)
rnds: rounds
{…}: repeat enclosed instructions the amount of times indicated
[…]: the enclosed instructions are worked in the same st
(…): total number of sts of the round and/or additional information
PDF Version Of The Pattern
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