Crochet Doll

Crochet Doll Amigurumi

Hello, my crocheter friend, welcome to another article on our lovely blog. Today we want to bring a pattern with a mix of nostalgia. Who has never seen those beautiful dolls handmade by our grandmothers? There were porcelain dolls, but crochet dolls had their value! Crochet dolls are a trend that has never gone out of fashion for a long time. And best of all, they can remain for generations.

The magic of crochet doll

Crochet dolls, with their unique personalities and endearing features, are more than just toys. They embody the skill and creativity of the maker, bringing joy to both the creator and those lucky enough to receive these handmade treasures. There are a variety of crochet doll models, but today we are going to bring you a special one.

Creating a crochet doll requires a minimal set of materials and tools, making it an accessible and enjoyable craft for beginners and experienced crafters alike. A ball of yarn, a set of crochet hooks, stuffing material, and an eye for detail are all that’s needed to bring these charming companions to life.

Designing your own crochet doll

One of the most charming aspects of making crochet dolls is the freedom to design and personalize each creation. Whether inspired by a favorite character, a personal memory, or a whimsical imagination, the possibilities are endless. From choosing the color palette to deciding on facial expressions and accessories, each decision adds a unique touch to the final result.

Techniques and stitches

Mastering basic crochet stitches is the basis for creating stunning dolls. From magic ring to single crochet, double crochet and more, each stitch contributes to the overall texture and appearance of the finished product. As the crocheter delves into more advanced techniques, such as color changes and intricate patterns, their crochet dolls take on a new level of sophistication.

 

Sharing the joy

Crochet dolls have a special way of bringing people together. Whether gifted to a friend, donated to a charitable cause, or simply displayed as a personal keepsake, these handcrafted creations carry a piece of the creator’s heart. The joy of sharing the art of making crochet dolls goes beyond the making process, creating lasting connections and memories.

 

CROCHET DOLL – MATERIALS

Yarn: Choose yarn in the colors you want for Spike. Suggest: White and skin tone, brown/black/yellow/red for hair, colors of your choice for clothes and shoes.

Amigurumi is often made with worsted weight yarn, but you can use any weight you prefer.

Crochet Hook: Select a crochet hook size appropriate for your yarn. Check the yarn label for the recommended hook size.

Filling: You’ll need stuffing material to fill the doll and give it a 3D shape. Polyester fiberfill is a common choice for amigurumi.

Safety Eyes: If you want your Spike doll to have eyes, you can use safety eyes. These are plastic eyes with a secure backing that you attach to the doll.

Yarn Needle: A yarn or tapestry needle is essential for sewing pieces together and weaving in ends.

Stitch Marker: To mark the beginning of your rounds and help you keep track of your progress.

Scissors: For cutting yarn and trimming excess.

 

Abbreviations (US TERMS)

Ch: Chain

Sc: Single Crochet

Sl st: Slip Stitch

Dc: Double Crochet

Hdc: Half Double Crochet

Inc: Increase

Dec: Decrease

Dec-dc: Double Crochet Decrease

BLO: Back Loop Only

FLO: Front Loop Only

( ): Repeat the number inside ( ) for the specified number of times.

 

CROCHET DOLL – STEP BY STEP

 

CROCHET DOLL FOOT

Start: Begin with a chain of 10 stitches.

Round 1: Crochet 8 single crochets (sc), then increase by 3 stitches (1inc of 3 sc), followed by 7 sc, and another increase. You should have a total of 20 stitches.

Round 2: Increase by 1, then crochet 7 sc, increase by 3, crochet 7 sc, and finish with 2 increases. This round should result in 26 stitches.

Round 3: Crochet 1 sc, then increase by 1, followed by 7 sc. Repeat the pattern of 1 sc and 1 inc three times, then 7 sc, and finally, 1 sc and 1 inc twice. You should now have 32 stitches.

Round 4: Crochet 2 half double crochets (hdc), then increase with 1 hdc, followed by 7 hdc. Repeat the pattern of 2 hdc and 1 inc hdc three times, then 7 hdc, and finally, 2 hdc and 1 inc hdc twice. This round results in 38 stitches.

Rounds 5-8: Repeat Round 4, maintaining 38 stitches in each round.

Round 9: Crochet 10 sc, then alternate between decreasing (1dec) and crocheting 1 sc a total of 6 times. Finish with 10 sc, resulting in 32 stitches.

Round 10: Crochet 10 sc, then decrease 6 times, and finish with 10 sc. This round results in 26 stitches.

Round 11: Crochet 8 sc, then decrease 6 times, and finish with 6 sc, resulting in 20 stitches.

Rounds 12-19: Repeat Round 11, maintaining 20 stitches in each round.

Color Changes to Skin Color

Round 20: Switch to a skin color yarn. Using the back loop, crochet 1 sc in each of the 20 stitches.

Rounds 21-39: Continue with the skin color, crocheting 1 sc in each of the 20 stitches.

Put filling.

Return to White Color:

Round 40: Switch back to white yarn. Using the back loop, crochet 1 sc in each of the 20 stitches.

Rounds 41-46: Continue with white yarn, crocheting 1 sc in each of the 20 stitches.

Babies:

Work on the Left Side: For each point, crochet 1 sc and then chain 2.

 

CROCHET DOLL BODY

Continue with the following crochet instructions:

Round 47: Connect the legs with 7 chains. Work 20 single crochet (sc) stitches in one leg, 7 sc on the chain, 20 sc in the other leg, 7 sc in the chain. This completes a total of 54 stitches.

Round 48:  Work 1 sc in each stitch, maintaining a count of 54.

Round 49: Work 8 sc, then 1 increase (inc) for a total of 60 stitches.

Rounds 50 to 52: Work 1 sc in each stitch, maintaining a count of 60 for each round.

Round 53:  Bring the backstring into play and work 1 sc in each stitch, keeping the count at 60.

Rounds 54 and 55:  Work 1 sc in each stitch, maintaining a count of 60.

Round 56:  Utilize the back strap and work 1 sc in each stitch, keeping the count at 60.

Round 57:  Work 8 sc, then 1 decrease (dec) for a total of 54 stitches.

Round 58:  Work 1 sc in each stitch, maintaining a count of 54.

Round 59:  Bring the backstring into play and work 1 sc in each stitch, keeping the count at 54.

Round 60:  Work 7 sc, then 1 dec for a total of 48 stitches.

Rounds 61 to 65: Work 1 sc in each stitch, maintaining a count of 48 for each round.

Round 66:  Work 6 sc, then 1 dec for a total of 42 stitches.

Rounds 67 to 76:  Work 1 sc in each stitch, maintaining a count of 42 for each round.

Round 77:  Work 5 sc, then 1 dec for a total of 30 stitches.

Round 78:  Work 4 sc, then 1 dec for a total of 30 stitches.

Round 79: Work 3 sc, then 1 dec for a total of 24 stitches.

Switch to skin color:

Round 80:  Bring the back strap into play and work 4 sc, then 1 dec for a total of 20 stitches.

Rounds 81 to 84:  Work 1 sc in each stitch, maintaining a count of 20 for each round.

Cut the thread, leaving a piece for sewing.

Head Skin Color

Round 1: Start with a Magic Ring and make 6 single crochet stitches (sc) into it. (Total: 6 stitches)

Round 2: Increase in each stitch by making 2 single crochet stitches in each. (Total: 12 stitches)

Round 3: 1 sc in the next stitch, then 1 increase (2 sc) in the next. Repeat this pattern for the entire round. (Total: 18 stitches)

Round 4 to Round 11: Increase the number of single crochet stitches between each increase by 1 in each round. For example, in Round 4, make 2 sc followed by 1 increase; in Round 5, make 3 sc followed by 1 increase, and so on. Continue this pattern up to Round 11. (Total: 66 stitches in each round)

Round 12 to Round 24: Maintain the same stitch count of 66 single crochet stitches in each round.

Round 25: Make 10 sc, then 1 increase. (Total: 72 stitches)

Round 26: Make 11 sc, then 1 increase. (Total: 78 stitches)

Round 27 to Round 31: Maintain 78 single crochet stitches in each round.

Round 32: Make 11 sc, then 1 decrease (dec). (Total: 72 stitches)

Round 33: Make 10 sc, then 1 dec. (Total: 66 stitches)

Round 34: Make 9 sc, then 1 dec. (Total: 60 stitches)

Continue decreasing in each round as follows:

Round 35: 8 sc, 1 dec (Total: 54 stitches)

Round 36: 7 sc, 1 dec (Total: 48 stitches)

Round 37: 6 sc, 1 dec (Total: 42 stitches)

Round 38: 5 sc, 1 dec (Total: 36 stitches)

Round 39: 4 sc, 1 dec (Total: 30 stitches)

Round 40: 3 sc, 1 dec (Total: 24 stitches)

Round 41: (4 sc, 1 dec) repeated 4 times (Total: 20 stitches)

Tip: Attach the eyes between rows 22 and 23 with a distance of 10 stitches between them.

 

ARMS (make 2)

Skin Color

Using a starting chain of 8, follow these steps for the arms:

Row 1: Begin with 8 chains. In the 2nd chain, make 6 single crochet (sc), then increase by 3 sc, followed by 5 sc, and another increase of 3 sc. This completes a total of 16 stitches.

Row 2: Make 1 increase, followed by 5 sc, 1 increase, 1 sc, 1 increase, 5 sc, 1 increase, and 1 sc. This brings the total to 20 stitches.

Rows 3 to 7: For each stitch, make 1 single crochet, maintaining a total of 20 stitches in each row.

Row 8: Decrease by 1, then make 8 sc, decrease by 1, and finally, make 8 sc. This results in 18 stitches.

Row 9: For each stitch, make 1 single crochet, maintaining a total of 18 stitches.

Row 10: Decrease by 1, then make 7 sc, decrease by 1, and finally, make 7 sc. This brings the total to 16 stitches.

Row 11: Decrease by 1, then make 6 sc, decrease by 1, and finally, make 6 sc, resulting in 14 stitches.

Rows 12 to 32: For each stitch, make 1 single crochet, maintaining a total of 14 stitches in each row.

Change to White color.

Row 33: Using only the back loop, make 1 single crochet in each stitch, maintaining a total of 14 stitches.

Row 34: For each stitch, make 1 single crochet, resulting in a total of 28 stitches.

Row 35: For every 2 stitches, make 1 single crochet, maintaining a total of 28 stitches.

Rows 36 and 37: For each stitch, make 1 single crochet, maintaining a total of 28 stitches in each row.

Row 38: Make 2 single crochet, followed by 1 decrease, resulting in 21 stitches.

Rows 39 and 40: For each stitch, make 1 single crochet, maintaining a total of 21 stitches in each row.

Row 41: Make 1 single crochet, followed by 1 decrease, resulting in 14 stitches.

Row 42: For each stitch, make 1 single crochet, maintaining a total of 14 stitches.

Row 43: (2 single crochet, 1 decrease) repeated 3 times, then 2 single crochet, resulting in 11 stitches.

Cut the thread, leaving a piece for sewing.

Babies: Work on the left side, making 1 single crochet and 2 chains for each point.

 

Skirts:

First Skirt:

• Row 1-2: Make 2 double crochet (2dc) stitches for each point.
• Row 2-5: Make 1 double crochet (1dc) for each point.
• Row 6: Make 1 single crochet (1sc), chain 3 (3ch), skip 1 point.

Second Skirt:

• Row 1-2: Make 2 double crochet (2dc) stitches for each point.
• Row 2-6: Make 1 double crochet (1dc) for each point.
• Row 7: Make 1 single crochet (1sc), chain 3 (3ch), skip 1 point.

Third Skirt:

• Row 1-2: Make 2 double crochet (2dc) stitches for each point.
• Row 2-7: Make 1 double crochet (1dc) for each point.
• Row 8: Make 1 single crochet (1sc), chain 3 (3ch), skip 1 point.

Handle:

Make two handles. For each handle: Create a chain of 40 stitches and return, doing 1 single crochet (1sc) for each stitch.

 

HAIR

Start with a magic ring.

Round 1: Make 6 single crochet stitches in the magic ring (total stitches: 6).

Round 2: Increase each stitch by making 2 single crochet stitches in each point (total stitches: 12).

Round 3: Alternate 1 single crochet and 1 increase in each point (total stitches: 18).

Round 4: 2 single crochet stitches, 1 increase in each point (total stitches: 24).

Round 5: 3 single crochet stitches, 1 increase in each point (total stitches: 30).

Round 6: 4 single crochet stitches, 1 increase in each point (total stitches: 36).

Round 7: 5 single crochet stitches, 1 increase in each point (total stitches: 42).

Round 8: 6 single crochet stitches, 1 increase in each point (total stitches: 48).

Round 9: 7 single crochet stitches, 1 increase in each point (total stitches: 54).

Round 10: 8 single crochet stitches, 1 increase in each point (total stitches: 60).

Round 11: 9 single crochet stitches, 1 increase in each point (total stitches: 66).

Round 12: 10 single crochet stitches, 1 increase in each point (total stitches: 72).

Rounds 13 to 19: Maintain 72 single crochet stitches in each point.

Round 20: Make 35 single crochet stitches, then 1 increase (total stitches: 74).

Rounds 21 to 25: Maintain 74 single crochet stitches in each point.

Cut the thread, leaving enough for sewing.

CURLS

Begin with 80 chains. Starting from the second chain, perform 1 half double crochet (hdc) followed by 1 increased half double crochet (inc hdc). Create 5 curls on each side.

BOW

Commence with 15 chains and, from the second chain, work 14 single crochets (sc) for 8 rows. Around the working area, perform 12 sc, 1 increase (in the corner), 7 sc, 1 increase (in the corner), 12 sc, 1 increase (in the corner), and finally, 7 sc, 1 increase (in the corner).

SHOES

Round 1: Start with 10 chains. From the 2nd chain, make 8 single crochets (sc), then increase by 3 single crochets in the next stitch, followed by 7 single crochets, and another increase of 3 single crochets. This completes a round with a total of 20 stitches.

Round 2: Make 1 increase, then crochet 7 single crochets, followed by 3 increases, 7 single crochets, and finish with 2 increases. This round results in a total of 26 stitches.

Round 3: Crochet 1 single crochet, 1 increase, 7 single crochets, (1 single crochet, 1 increase) repeated 3 times, 7 single crochets, and (1 single crochet, 1 increase) repeated 2 times. This creates a round with a total of 32 stitches.

Round 4: Work 1 single crochet in each stitch, maintaining a total of 32 stitches.

Round 5: Make 2 half double crochets, 1 increase in half double crochet, 7 half double crochets, (2 half double crochets, 1 increase in half double crochet) repeated 3 times, 7 half double crochets, 2 half double crochets, and 1 increase in half double crochet repeated 2 times. This results in a round with 38 stitches.

Round 6: Using only the back row, work 1 single crochet in each stitch, maintaining a total of 38 stitches.

Round 7 to 10: Work 1 single crochet in each stitch for each round, maintaining a total of 38 stitches.

Round 11: Crochet 10 single crochets, then (1 decrease, 1 single crochet) repeated 6 times, and finish with 10 single crochets, resulting in a total of 32 stitches.

Round 12: For each point, 1scx = 32 shoulder strap.

Make 14 chains, and from the 2nd chain, work 1 single crochet for each stitch.

LITTLE FLOWER

In the magic ring, create 2 chains, 1 double crochet, 1 chain, 1 single crochet, (1 chain, 1 double crochet, 1 chain, 1 single crochet) four times.

Finally… Your doll is ready! Enjoy!

 

VIDEO TUTORIAL

My dear reader, we always like to provide different options for your learning. If you have problems with written patterns and prefer to watch videos, we searched and found a similar pattern of a beautiful crochet doll on video for you. This video tutorial will allow you to make a beautiful crochet doll. The video is very educational, it is from Kamille’s Designs youtube channel and is divided into two parts, which you can find below.

PART 1

 

PART 2

 

CONCLUSION

What did you think of these patterns we brought you, dear reader? It’s great to have you here with us on this adorable crochet doll article. I hope your doll looks beautiful and speaks much success.

In the world of handmade learning, the crochet doll stands as a symbol of creativity, craftsmanship, and the joy of sharing. As you embark on your own crochet doll-making journey, remember that each stitch tells a story, and each creation is a testament to the magic of handmade artistry. So, pick up your crochet hook, choose your favorite yarn, and let your imagination run wild as you bring your crochet dolls to life. Happy crafting!