This sweet colorful amigurumi will brighten up a loved one´s day! It will become an inseparable friend! A great gift. You can make it in any desired colours.
SUPPLIES
cotton yarn (e.g. Schachenmayr Catania 125m/50g) in four colors: beige, brown, green and purple, crochet hook 3 mm and 2,5 mm, Polyester fiberfill stuffing, 2 black beads, 2 buttons, scissors, yarn needle.
SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate
SIZE
The ready doll is approx. 28 cm. You can make the pattern larger (or smaller) by changing the yarn weight and/or hook size or by adding rounds
SKILLS YOU NEED
chain, single crochet, double crochet, half double crochet, slip stitch, increase, decrease
ABBREVIATIONS
Ch =chain
St = stitch
Sc =single crochet
Sl st = slip stitch
dec = decrease stitch (two single crochets together)
inc = increase stitch (two single crochets into one stitch)
Dc = double crochet
hdc = half double crochet
Rnd = Round
TIPPS
- Do not join rounds, work in a continuous spiral.
- Use a stitch marker or a piece of yarn to mark the end or the beginning of a round
- All stitches are worked into both loops, unless stated otherwise in the pattern.
- You can use any type of yarn as long as you have a corresponding crochet hook size (check yarn label for recommendations)
- Numbers at the end of each round in parentheses ( ) = total number of stitches for that round or row.
- Please note that I use US crochet terms.
- Amigurumi can be made in any desired colours.
SHIFT STITCH
Sometimes during a work of the spiral amigurumi, you need to keep the work symmetrically. As work tends to twist to the right you need to adjust position of the marker periodically (beginning of the round).
Shift stitch is an extra stitch you work at the end of a round to make your work look symmetrical. If you notice that marker moves right, you need to work one extra stitch in the end of the round and move marker for one stitch (now 2nd st of the round becomes 1st). this is shift stitch.
The shift stitch is not included in the round description. To check if it’s time to work shift stitch fold your work in half and check if marker still goes straight or use a yarn that marks a straight line.
You may think this is a increase, but it isn’t. This way you don’t increase or decrease the amount of stitches. The stitches count remains the same.
Front Post Double Crochet:
Yarn over, insert your hook between the posts of the first and second stitch of the row below, and then from back to front again between the posts of the second and third stitches
Yarn over and draw the yarn around the post of the stitch. You now have 3 loops on the hook
Yarn over and draw the yarn through the 2 loops on the hook, twice.
One front post double crochet (FP dc) is complete.
Seamsless way of changing color when working in the round
Pick up the new color at the end of the round: inset your hook into the stitch, yarn over the new color and pull through the stitch and the loop on your hook to complete the stitch.
INSTRUCTIONS
BOOTIES (2x)
Start with brown color yarn
Rnd 1: chain 10 stitches
Rnd 2: sc in the second st from hook and each of next 7 sts, 3 sc in next st, working in other side of foundation ch: sc in each of next 7 sts, inc (20 sts).
Rnd 3: inc, sc in each of next 7 sts, inc 3 times, sc in each of next 7 sts, inc twice (26 sts).
Rnd 4: inc, sc in each of next 8 sts, *inc, sc in next st* 3 times, sc in each of next 8 sts, *inc, sc in next st* twice (32 sts).
Rnd 5: inc, sc in each of next 8 sts, *inc, sc in each of next 2 sts* 3 times, sc in each of next 8 sts, *inc, sc in each of next 2 sts* twice (38 sts).
Rnd 6: (working into the back loop): sc in each of next 38 stitches
Rnd 7-9: sc in each of next stitch till the end od the round
Rnd 10: dec, sc in each of next 8 stitches, *dec, sc in next stitch* six times, dec, sc in each of next 8 stitches, dec (30 stitches)
Rnd 11: sc in each of next 9 stitches, *dec* 6 times, sc in each of next 9 stitches (24 stiitches)
Crochet one Rnd in single crochet all around the sole if desired.
Change the color
Rnd 12 (working in the back loop): sc in each of next 9 stitches, *dec* 3 times, sc in each of next 9 stitches (21 stitches)
Rnd 13-15: sc in each of next 21 stitches
Don´t cast off.
LEG (2x)
Change the color
Rnd 16 (working in the back loop): *sc in each of next 5 stitches, dec*, repeat from* to* 3 times (18 stitches)
Rnd 17: sc in each of next 18 stitches
Crochet hook 2,5 mm. Use green color yarn.
Working in the front loop: *sc in the next stitch, chain 3*, repeat from* to* until the end of the round
Cast off. Weave in all ends
Working with beige color yarn:
Rnd 18-30: sc in each of next 18 stitches
Rnd 31: *sc in next st, dec* (12 sts)
Stuff firmly.
Rnd 32: sc in each of next 12 stitches
Rnd 33: *dec*, repeat from* to* 6 times
Cast off the first leg. Weave in all ends.
Work the second leg the same way.
BODY
Work with beige color yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc into Magic Ring
Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12 stitches)
Rnd 3: *sc in next st, inc* (18 sts)
Rnd 4: *sc in each of next 2 sts, inc* (24 sts)
Rnd 5: *sc in each of next 3 sts, inc* (30 sts)
Rnd 6: *sc in each of next 4 sts, inc* (36 sts)
Rnd 7: *sc in each of next 5 sts, inc* (42 sts)
Rnd 8: *sc in each of next 6 sts, inc* (48 sts)
Rnd 9: *sc in each of next 7 sts, inc* (54 sts)
Rnd 10-15: sc in each of next 54 sts
Rnd 16: *dec, sc in each of next 7 sts* (48 sts)
Rnd 17-19: sc in each of next 48 sts
Rnd 20: *dec, sc in each of next 6 sts* (42 sts)
Rnd 21-23: sc in each of next 42 sts
Rnd 24: *dec, sc in each of next 5 sts* (36 sts)
Rnd 25-27: sc in each of next 36 sts
Rnd 28: *dec, sc in each of next 4 sts* (30 sts)
Rnd 29-30: sc in each of next 30 sts
Rnd 31: *dec, sc in each of next 3 sts* (24 sts)
Rnd 32: sc in each of next 24 sts
Stuff firmly.
Rnd 33:*dec, sc in each of next 2 sts* (18 sts)
Rnd 34: *dec, sc in next st* (12 sts)
Rnd 35: *dec*, repeat from* to* 6 times
Cast off. Weave in all ends
HEAD
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic circle.
Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12 sts)
Rnd 3: *sc in next st, inc* (18 sts)
Rnd 4: *sc in each of next 2 sts, inc* (24 sts)
Rnd 5: *sc in each of next 3 sts, inc* (30 sts)
Rnd 6: *sc in each of next 4 sts, inc* (36 sts)
Rnd 7: *sc in each of next 5 sts, inc* (42 sts)
Rnd 8: *sc in each of next 6 sts, inc* (48 sts)
Rnd 9: sc in each of next 48 sts
Rnd 10: *sc in each of next 7 sts, inc* (54 sts)
Rnd 11-16: sc in each of next 54 sts
Rnd 17: dec, sc in each of next 7 sts* (42 sts)
Rnd 18-21: jsc in each of next 48 sts
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Rnd 22: dec, sc in each of next 6 sts* (42 sts)
Rnd 23-25: sc in each of next 42 sts
Rnd 26: *dec, sc in each of next 5 sts* (36 sts)
Rnd 27-28: sc in each of next 36 sts
Rnd 29: *dec, sc in each of next 4 sts* (30 sts)
Rnd 30: sc in each of next 30 sts
Rnd 31: *dec, sc in each of next 3 sts* (24 sts)
Rnd 32: *dec, sc in each of next 2 sts* (18 sts)
Stuff firmly.
Rnd 33: *dec, sc in next st* (12 sts)
Rnd 34: *dec*, repeat from* to* 6 times
Cast off. Weave in all ends
ARM (2x)
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic circle.
Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12 sts)
Rnd 3: *sc in next st, inc* (18 sts)
Rnd 4-8: sc in each of next 18 sts
Stuff slightly.
Change the color
Rnd 9: sc in each of next 18 stitches
Rnd 10: *dec, sc in each of next 4 sts* (15 sts)
Rnd 11-19: sc in each of next 15 stitches
Rnd 20: *dec, sc in each of next 3 sts* (12 stitches)
Rnd 21: sc in each of next 12 sts
Rnd 22: *dec*, repeat from* to* 6 times
Cast off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Work the second arm the same way.
EAR (2x)
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Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic circle.
Rnd 2: *sc in next st, inc* (9 sts)
Rnd 3: *sc in each of next 2 sts, inc* (12 sts)
Rnd 4: *sc in each of next 3 sts, inc* (15 sts)
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Rnd 5-8: sc in each of next 15 sts
Rnd 9: jede 3.+4. M zus ab (12 M)
Rnd 10: sc in each of next 12 sts
Rnd 11: jede 2.+3. M zus ab (9 M)
Rnd 12: jsc in each of next 9 sts
Rnd 13: *dec*, repeat from* to* 4 times
Cast off leaving a long tail for sewing. Work the second arm the same way.
ASSEMBLY
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Sew arms and legs to the body.
Position eyes and sew them to the head of the horse.
You can embroider nostrils, smile and eyebrows if desired.
Sew ears to the head of the horse.
Sew head to the body of the horse. Weave in all ends.
Cut the yarn twice as long as the length you want. Mine are approx 25 cm.
Put the hook through the loop where you want the hair, grab a strand of your yarn and pull it through. Grab the end of the yarn and pull that through the loop.
Happy crocheting! Feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you for stopping by and have a lovely day!
The pattern for the doll´s clothes you can find hier
