Free Crochet Pattern for Tilda Doll

SUPPLIES

cotton yarn (e.g. Schachenmayr Catania 125m/50g) in three colors: white, rose and green, crochet hook 3 mm and 2,5 mm, Polyester fiberfill stuffing, 2 black beads, 2 buttons, scissors, yarn needle.

SKILL LEVEL

Easy

SIZE

The ready amigurumi 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

BODY and HEAD

Use any color yarn you wish, begin with a magic ring.

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 18 stitches

Rnd 5: *sc in each of next 2 sts, inc* (24 sts)

Rnd 6-10: sc in each of next 24 stitches

Rnd 11: *dec, sc in each of next 2 sts* (18 sts)

Rnd 12-13: sc in each of next 18 stitches

Rnd 14: *dec, sc in each of next 4 sts* (15 sts)

Rnd 15: *dec, sc in each of next 3 sts* (12 sts)

Rnd 16: sc in each of next 12 stitches

Stuff firmly.

Rnd 17: *sc in each of next 3 sts, inc* (15 sts)

Rnd 18: *sc in each of next 4 sts, inc* (18 sts)

Rnd 19: sc in each of next 18 stitches

Rnd 20: *sc in each of next 2 sts, inc* (24 sts)

Change the color

Rnd 21-23: sc in each of next 24 stitches

Change the color

Rnd 24: *sc in each of next 10 sts, dec* (22 sts)

Rnd 25: sc in each of next 22 stitches

Rnd 26: *sc in each of next 8 sts, dec* (20 sts)

Rnd 27-30: sc in each of next 20 stitches

Stuff firmly.

Rnd 31: *sc in each of next 4 sts, inc* (24 sts)

Rnd 32-33: sc in each of next 24 stitches

Rnd 34: *sc in each of next 5 sts, inc* (27 sts)

Rnd 35: sc in each of next 27 stitches

Change the color

Rnd 36: sc in each of next 27 stitches

Stuff firmly.

Rnd 37: *sc in each of next 8 sts, inc* (30 sts)

Rnd 38-39: sc in each of next 30 stitches

Rnd 40: *sc in each of next 4 sts, inc* (36 sts)

Rnd 41-44: sc in each of next 36 stitches

Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing.

ARM (2x)

Rnd 1: 6 sc into Magic Ring.

Rnd 2: *sc in next st, inc* (9 sts)

Rnd 3-5: sc in each of next 9 stitches

Rnd 6: inc, sc in each of next 8 stitches

Rnd 7-9: sc in each of next 10 stitches

Change the color

Rnd 10: sc in each of next 10 stitches

Rnd 11: inc, sc in each of next 9 stitches

Rnd 12-16: sc in each of next 11 stitches

Rnd 17: inc, sc in each of next 10 stitches

Rnd 18-26: sc in each of next 12 stitches

Stuff slightly.

Rnd 27: *dec*

Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing. Work the second arm the same way.

LEG (2x)

Rnd 1: 6 sc into Magic Ring.

Rnd 2: *sc in next st, inc* (9 sts)

Rnd 3-5: sc in each of next 9 stitches

Change the color

Rnd 6: sc in each of next 9 stitches

Rnd 7: inc, sc in each of next 8 stitches (10 sts)

Rnd 8-12: sc in each of next 10 stitches

Farbwechsel

Rnd 13: sc in each of next 10 stitches

Rnd 14: *sc in each of next 3 sts, inc* (12 sts)

Rnd 15-17: sc in each of next 12 stitches

Stuff firmly.

Rnd 18: *sc in each of next 5 sts, inc* (14 sts)

Rnd 19-22: sc in each of next 14 stitches

Rnd 23: *sc in each of next 6 sts, inc* (16 sts)

Rnd 24-28: sc in each of next 16 stitches

Rnd 29: *sc in each of next 7 sts, inc* (18 sts)

Rndn 30-40: sc in each of next 18 sts

Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing. Work the second arm the same way.

ASSEMBLY

After all the element of your rabbit were crocheted, it´s time to sew them together. Use a blunt sweing needle.

Sew arms to the body.

Position legs and sew them to the body.

Mark where you want the eyes to be placed with pins and sew them with the distance of 2-3 stitches to the head of the

Choose material you will use for dolls hair. It can be wool, cotton or acrylic yarn. Curly wool locks make great doll hair. Cut the yarn twice as long as the length you want. 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.

Now let´s make dolls skirt which requires just a couple of seams. Take a piece of fabric cut to approx 15x35 cm or whatever length you like. You can finish the raw edges with a zigzag stitch. To ruffle the skirt use the longest stitch possible and gather, then spread the gathers out evenly. I used only 1 row of stitching, you can sew two lines if desired. In the end, the gathered ruffle has to be the same length as the chest circumference of the doll. Hem the bottom edge of the skirt. Close the side seam.

Sew lace as shown on the pic.

HEART

Rnd 1: chain 7 sts

Rnd 2: sc in the 2nd st from the hook and each of next 5 sts, ch 1, turn.

Rnd 3: sc in each of next 6 sts, ch 1, turn.

Rnd 4: sc in each of next 3 sts, ch 1, turn

Rnd 5: sc in each of next 3 sts, ch 1, turn

Rnd 6: sc in each of next 2 sts, 3 sc in the next st, sc in the next st, sl st in the next st;

don´t turn, continue crocheting: sc in eahc of next 2 sts, 3 sc in the next st, sc in the  next st, 2 sc in the next st;

sc in each of next 4 sts, 3 sc in the next st, 

sc in each of next 4 sts, sl st.

Crochet one more heart. Jpin both parts with the help of sc´s.

Stuff slightly.

Happy crocheting! Feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you for stopping by and have a lovely day!