I love this hair! It's very time consuming, but in my opinion, very much worth it.
However, worth noting is that this hair is not suitable for small children (at least not without supervision). The individual strands of hair are not attached to the head, and can therefore be pulled out again. It will not happen by accident (unless you make the hair really short) and can be put back again. But even so, I don't recommend this hair for babies or toddlers, as even though they don't pull out the hair, they will eat fuss if they put it in their mouths.
Yarn
I like to use wool or synthetic yarn, and thicker than I used for the doll (about needle size 4-5). If the yarn is too thin, the scalp will show a lot, and that's not very pretty, so you're going to need a thicker yarn. It should also be thick enough to be divided in half, as that will make the hair curly.
This hair will also need a lot of yarn. The doll in the pictures used 20 grams of yarn. It will of course depend on how long you make the hair.
Description
This hair is super easy! Which is good as it will take a movie or two to finish.
First, you'll need to decide how long you want the hair. You could measure for every row or two of hair if you want it even, but I just make every strand the same length. However long you want the hair, each piece of yarn will need to be twice that length.
You're going to need many pieces of yarn for this, so to make the measuring easier, I like to cut a reference piece of a different yarn. Use that every time you measure out new pieces of yarn.
Before you add the yarn, divide each piece of yarn in half. If find it the easiest to divide in the middle first, put your finger in the gap and pull to one side to separate. Then, do the same on the other side. Dividing the yarn will make the strands curly as the yarn is twisted. This will add to the realistic look, but not necessary if you don't like it or have thin yarn.
Once you're ready to start adding hair, use a crochet needle to go through the gaps between two stitches, pick up the yarn for the hair, and pull through. Make sure both halves of the hair are equally long.
Now, keep going like this until you've covered the entire head.
There's no clear method for how to add the hair, if you should start in the neck or the forehead, and so on. It can be difficult to find where you want the hairlines to be before you start adding the hair. What I like to do is to add the hair where I definitely know I want hair, one row at a time (top down or bottom up), and then, once all that is done, I frame the face.
And yes, the ugly phase is very long.
However, once you're done, the result is very satisfying.
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