Please note that this is a crochet pattern (PDF file), not the actual toys. The file will be available for download immediately after purchase. This crochet pattern contains a detailed description of how to create Cossack Mykola, Lesia, Little Melanka, Baby Tarasyk, Stork and Poppy with a great amount of step-by-step photos and a list of necessary materials.

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STORY

Somewhere in the east of Mini Kingdom there was a little earthen house with a very cute thatched roof. Lovely painted flowers adorned the outer walls, and a charming wooden door and a little window pierced the front wall. This house stood on a fresh green lawn, encircled by a very stylish low fence that was not meant to protect but to emphasize the beauty of the house.

Cossack Mykola was the greatest wood master in Mini Kingdom. That is why all their wooden objects, such as doors, windows, fences and furniture were of the highest quality, as he knew how to make things shine and really long-lasting. He spent most of his days outside, behind his woodworking machine. Right next to him was Lesia, his sweet wife, sitting on a wooden bench and singing lullabies to their newborn Baby Tarasyk. In the backyard, you could easily hear someone running and laughing like crazy! It was Little Melanka, Mykola and Lesia’s elder daughter! She was absolutely in love with butterflies, and ran from flower to flower, following the butterflies, just to see up close how beautiful they are!

It was a perfectly normal day for this Ukrainian Family, when suddenly the sky started to turn gray. The sun hid behind a cloud, and it felt like something scary was about to happen. Mykola looked up and noticed very dark clouds coming from the east. “It’s happening again”, Mykola sadly whispered. He asked Lesia to take Little Melanka and Baby Tarasyk with her and go hide in the basement. Lesia knew that something was wrong, she could see it on Mykola’s face but didn’t dare to ask him about it. When his family was safe, Mykola locked the door of the house from the inside. Suddenly, the sky turned completely dark and a wild hurricane came very close to their house. Mykola started to hear things breaking outside of the house, trees were flying around, the door began to shake and it sounded like someone was trying to break into the house. At some point, it became obvious that the lock would not hold much longer. Mykola quickly ran to the door and started to push it with his shoulder to keep it closed. “Mykola, please come to the basement!”, Lesia shouted. “I will soon, please stay there!”, Mykola replied loudly. The door continued to shake, it felt like it would break any second now! The lock fell off and the door started to slowly open under the pressure of the incredibly powerful hurricane! “I need… to hold on… no matter what!”, Mykola whispered to himself.

A few long minutes later, the wind finally slowed down. Mykola did no longer feel the door pushing against him, so he took a step back and opened it. What he saw shocked him: the hurricane had destroyed the fence, damaged the roof of their house and somehow carried away Mykola’s woodworking machine. But also, there was the sun shining on their lawn. Lesia came out of the basement with their children, came closer to Mykola and told him: “Don’t worry, we will rebuild everything!”. Mykola smiled, but he was still very upset. “Hey neighbors! We’re here to help you!”, they suddenly heard behind them. They turned around and noticed that villagers and royals from all over Mini Kingdom were coming to help! The Astromoner, the Joker, the Flower Girl, the Princesses, the Beekeeper, the Farmer Girl, the King and even the Witch! All gathered to help deal with the consequences caused by purely evil forces! The Flower Girl had a very special present for the Ukrainian Family: a Poppy in a pot. It is a symbol of love and peace in Ukraine and she perfectly knew that! Just a few days after the Ukrainian Family’s house was restored, a Stork came to make its nest on their roof. It was a very good sign, peace had finally returned to the Ukrainian Family and that is all they ever wanted, love and peace.


Ukrainian Family – the village-themed set of toys from the ‘Mini Kingdom’ collection. This pattern describes how to create the following six toys: Cossack Mykola, Lesia, Little Melanka, Baby Tarasyk, Stork and Poppy.

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ABOUT THIS PATTERN

– english version of this pattern is written in US terms
– difficulty level: 4 out of 5
– stitches used in this pattern: chain (ch), single crochet (sc), double crochet (dc), half double crochet (hdc), slip stitch (slst), increase (inc), 2hdc in one stitch (inc-hdc), 2dc in one stitch (inc-dc), decrease (dec), decrease with dc (dc2tog), special slant single crochet (slant-sc), back loops only (blo), front loops only (flo).
– pattern consists of 72 pages with 385 step-by-step pictures

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SIZES

– Cossack Mykola: 10 cm tall (3.9 inch tall)
– Lesia: 11 cm tall (4.3 inch tall)
– Little Melanka: 8 cm tall (3.1 inch tall)
– Baby Tarasyk: 6 cm tall (2.4 inch tall)
– Stork: 8.5 cm tall (3.3 inch tall)
– Poppy: 12 cm tall (4.7 inch tall)

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MATERIALS

Materials needed to create the toys with the given height:
– crochet hook size 2.00 mm (US: B, UK: 14)
– yarn: Schachenmayr Catania Originals, 100% cotton, 50g/125m (5 ply):
Cossack Mykola: milky white (105), sand (404), nut brown (179), sky blue (180), peach (401), pale red (427), leftover of light red (408)
Lesia: milky white (105), sand (404), leftover of pale yellow (206), light green (392), sky blue (180), peach (401), leftover of light red (408), pale red (427), brown (438), dark brown (161)
Little Melanka: milky white (105), sand (404), pale yellow (206), leftover of light red (408), peach (401), pale red (427), leftover of sky blue (180)
Baby Tarasyk: milky white (105), sand (404), leftover of pale yellow (206), nut brown (179), leftover of sky blue (180)
Stork: milky white (105), leftover of gray (434), dark gray (435), sky blue (180), orange (411), leftover of light red (408)
Poppy: leftover of light red (408), pale red (427), light green (392), green (418), nut brown
(179), brown (438), dark brown (161)
– black glass or safety eyes Ø 7 mm (2 pairs)
– black, dark gray and dark brown sewing thread
– tapestry needle
– stuffing material

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LANGUAGES

The pattern is available in English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Italian, Dutch and Ukrainian.

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This pattern is for personal use only. Sharing information from this pattern is prohibited. If you publish the photos of the toys you made with this pattern, crediting the author is always welcome.

Photo(s) by Olka Novytska.

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