Little amigurumi doll pattern
A simple doll with a hair cap and a coloured dress body. Amigurumi, about 24 cm tall.
Difficulty: 4 out of 5. takes a long time, several techniques, parts to join.
Sizes may vary with the materials you use. We suggest making a small sample first.
- Height
- 24 cm
- Gauge
- 21 stitches and 23 rows in 10 cm
- Stitches
- 4284
You will need
- Worsted (4) yarn in the colours listed
- 3.5 mm crochet hook, or the size that matches your swatch
- Polyester fibre stuffing, yarn needle, stitch marker
- Colour C yarn for embroidered eyes
- A: Peach
- B: Pink
- C: Brown
Before you start
- Size depends on how tight you crochet. Fewer stitches per 10 cm makes a larger toy.
- Make a small test piece first. If it comes out larger than the gauge, try a smaller hook. If it comes out smaller, try a larger hook.
- A number in brackets at the end of a line, such as (24), is how many stitches you should have. Count them before moving on.
- Made a mistake? Pull the yarn gently to undo the stitches back to the mistake, then carry on from there.
- Toys are worked in a spiral, so rounds are not joined. Put a stitch marker in the first stitch of each round and move it up as you go.
- Keep your stitches tight so the stuffing does not show. A smaller hook than the yarn label suggests helps with this.
- Add stuffing a little at a time, and shape it with your fingers before closing a part.
Abbreviations
| MR | magic ring. Make a loop with the yarn tail, work the first stitches into it, then pull the tail to close the hole. |
|---|---|
| sc | single crochet. Put the hook in a stitch, wrap the yarn, pull up a loop (2 loops on hook), wrap again and pull through both. |
| inc | 2 sc in the same stitch. One stitch becomes two. |
| dec | invisible decrease: sc 2 together through front loops. Two stitches become one. |
Dress body
Colour B (Pink). Work in a spiral. After the last round, cut the yarn, thread it on a yarn needle, pass it through the front loops of the last stitches and pull to close the hole.
| Rnd 1 | 6 sc in MR | (6) |
|---|---|---|
| Rnd 2 | inc × 6 | (12) |
| Rnd 3 | (1 sc, inc) × 6 | (18) |
| Rnd 4 | (2 sc, inc) × 6 | (24) |
| Rnd 5 | sc around | (24) |
| Rnd 6 | (3 sc, inc) × 6 | (30) |
| Rnd 7 | 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) × 5, 2 sc | (36) |
| Rnd 8 | sc around | (36) |
| Rnd 9 | 2 sc, inc, (5 sc, inc) × 5, 3 sc | (42) |
| Rnds 10–11 | sc around | (42) |
| Rnd 12 | (6 sc, inc) × 6 | (48) |
| Rnds 13–19 | sc around | (48) |
| Rnd 20 | (6 sc, dec) × 6 | (42) |
| Rnds 21–22 | sc around | (42) |
| Rnd 23 | 2 sc, dec, (5 sc, dec) × 5, 3 sc | (36) |
| Rnd 24 | sc around | (36) |
| Rnd 25 | 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) × 5, 2 sc | (30) |
| Rnd 26 | (3 sc, dec) × 6 | (24) |
| Rnd 27 | sc around | (24) |
| Rnd 28 | (2 sc, dec) × 6 | (18) |
| Rnd 29 | (1 sc, dec) × 6 | (12) |
| Rnd 30 | dec × 6 | (6) |
Add stuffing before the hole gets too small, then close.
Head
Colour A (Peach). Work in a spiral. After the last round, cut the yarn, thread it on a yarn needle, pass it through the front loops of the last stitches and pull to close the hole.
| Rnd 1 | 6 sc in MR | (6) |
|---|---|---|
| Rnd 2 | inc × 6 | (12) |
| Rnd 3 | (1 sc, inc) × 6 | (18) |
| Rnd 4 | (2 sc, inc) × 6 | (24) |
| Rnd 5 | 1 sc, inc, (3 sc, inc) × 5, 2 sc | (30) |
| Rnd 6 | sc around | (30) |
| Rnd 7 | 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) × 5, 2 sc | (36) |
| Rnd 8 | (5 sc, inc) × 6 | (42) |
| Rnd 9 | 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) × 5, 3 sc | (48) |
| Rnd 10 | sc around | (48) |
| Rnd 11 | 3 sc, inc, (7 sc, inc) × 5, 4 sc | (54) |
| Rnd 12 | (8 sc, inc) × 6 | (60) |
| Rnds 13–14 | sc around | (60) |
| Rnd 15 | 4 sc, inc, (9 sc, inc) × 5, 5 sc | (66) |
| Rnds 16–21 | sc around | (66) |
| Rnd 22 | (9 sc, dec) × 6 | (60) |
| Rnds 23–24 | sc around | (60) |
| Rnd 25 | 4 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec) × 5, 4 sc | (54) |
| Rnd 26 | (7 sc, dec) × 6 | (48) |
| Rnd 27 | sc around | (48) |
| Rnd 28 | (6 sc, dec) × 6 | (42) |
| Rnd 29 | 2 sc, dec, (5 sc, dec) × 5, 3 sc | (36) |
| Rnd 30 | (4 sc, dec) × 6 | (30) |
| Rnd 31 | sc around | (30) |
| Rnd 32 | (3 sc, dec) × 6 | (24) |
| Rnd 33 | 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) × 5, 1 sc | (18) |
| Rnd 34 | (1 sc, dec) × 6 | (12) |
| Rnd 35 | dec × 6 | (6) |
Add stuffing before the hole gets too small, then close.
Hair cap
Colour C (Brown). Work in a spiral. When finished, cut the yarn and leave a long tail. You will use it to sew this part on.
| Rnd 1 | 6 sc in MR | (6) |
|---|---|---|
| Rnd 2 | inc × 6 | (12) |
| Rnd 3 | (1 sc, inc) × 6 | (18) |
| Rnd 4 | (2 sc, inc) × 6 | (24) |
| Rnd 5 | 1 sc, inc, (3 sc, inc) × 5, 2 sc | (30) |
| Rnd 6 | (4 sc, inc) × 6 | (36) |
| Rnd 7 | sc around | (36) |
| Rnd 8 | (5 sc, inc) × 6 | (42) |
| Rnd 9 | 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) × 5, 3 sc | (48) |
| Rnd 10 | (7 sc, inc) × 6 | (54) |
| Rnd 11 | sc around | (54) |
| Rnd 12 | (8 sc, inc) × 6 | (60) |
| Rnd 13 | sc around | (60) |
| Rnd 14 | (9 sc, inc) × 6 | (66) |
| Rnds 15–16 | sc around | (66) |
| Rnd 17 | 5 sc, inc, (10 sc, inc) × 5, 5 sc | (72) |
| Rnd 18 | sc around | (72) |
Leave this part flat, with no stuffing.
Arm × 2
Colour A (Peach). Work in a spiral. When finished, cut the yarn and leave a long tail. You will use it to sew this part on.
| Rnd 1 | 6 sc in MR | (6) |
|---|---|---|
| Rnd 2 | inc × 6 | (12) |
| Rnds 3–16 | sc around | (12) |
Add stuffing before the hole gets too small, then close.
Leg × 2
Colour A (Peach). Work in a spiral. When finished, cut the yarn and leave a long tail. You will use it to sew this part on.
| Rnd 1 | 6 sc in MR | (6) |
|---|---|---|
| Rnd 2 | inc × 6 | (12) |
| Rnd 3 | sc around | (12) |
| Rnd 4 | (1 sc, inc) × 6 | (18) |
| Rnds 5–17 | sc around | (18) |
Add stuffing before the hole gets too small, then close.
Assembly
| 1. | Stuff the head and body firmly, shaping as you go. | |
|---|---|---|
| 2. | Sew the head to the top of the body with the opening rounds facing down. | |
| 3. | Stuff arms and legs lightly, then sew them on. | |
| 4. | Fit the hair cap over the head and sew it on around the edge. | |
| 5. | Embroider the eyes. Add strands of Colour C to the hair cap for longer hair if you like. | |
| 6. | Weave in every end through the stuffed body. |