Looking for a cute doll crochet pattern? Make this adorable doll with its lovely dress and a basket filled with strawberries which is the perfect companion for every child, whether it is to play or travel with this free crochet pattern. This amigurumi design makes it a truly unique and special toy that your child or friend will cherish for years to come. It can be used as decoration or as a nice gift for someone special. The pattern is very detailed and contains a lot of step-by-step pics along with full pattern instructions and tips for crocheting.
SUPPLIES YOU NEED
cotton yarn (e.g. Schachenmayr Catania 125m/50g) in the following colors: skin color, grey, brown and rose or any color you choose, some yarn rests for the flowers, crochet hook 3 mm, black beads or safety eyes, scissors, tapestry needle, Fiberfil stuffing.
SKILL LEVEL
I would classify this free crochet pattern as an advanced beginner. It is necessary to have some experience with amigurumi before creating this project.
SIZE
The ready amigurumi is approx. 18 cm high, from bottom to top, can be made bigger or smaller depending on the yarn and hook you use.
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 in the one stitch)
Dc = double crochet
Hdc = half double crochet
Tc = triple crochet
Rnd = Round
* = repeat the instructions for the times indicated
(...) = total amount of stitches
TIPS
- Do not join rounds, work in a continuous spiral.
- Use a stitch marker or piece of yarn to keep track of the last stitch in each round
- All stitches are worked into both loops, unless stated otherwise in the pattern.
- When filling with polyester stuffing, pull apart each large chunk into many smaller chunks. This ensures an even distribution of firmness within the amigurumi
- Amigurumi can be made in any desired colors.
Seamless 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.
To make a magic ring
- Loop the thread twice around your middle finger
- Put the hook under both loops, pull the yarn under the loops and hook the thread again
- Pull the thread through the new loop. The first crochet stitch is ready!
- Repeat the number of times needed.
- Pull the inner threads to tighten the ring.
INSTRUCTIONS
The doll consists of several parts which you crochet separately and then sew them together.
ARM (2x)
Start with beige or skin color yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring.
Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Rounds 3-5: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Round 6: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (9 stitches)
Stuff slightly.
Rounds 7-16: single crochet in each of next 9 stitches
Bind off. Work the second arm the same way.
BOOTIE (2x)
Use brown color yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring.
Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in next stitch, increase* (18 stitches)
Round 4: (*single crochet in next stitch, increase* repeat from* to* three times, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches) repeat twice (24 stitches)
Continue crocheting in rounds.
Round 5 (working into the back loop): single crochet in each of next 24 stitches
Round 6-7: single crochet in each of next 24 stitches
Round 8: *decrease* five times, single crochet in each of next 6 stitches, decrease, single crochet in each of next 6 stitches (18 stitches)
Change the yarn color to rose
Round 9 (working into the back loop): single crochet in each of next 18 stitches
Round 10-11: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches
Round 12 (working into the front loop with rose color yarn): * single crochet in the next st, chain 2 stitches*, repeat from* till the end of the round.
Change the yarn to skin color
Continue crocheting in rounds.
Round 13 (working into the back loop): *decrease, single crochet in the next stitch* (12 stitches)
Rounds 14-15: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Working into the front loop with brown color yarn: single crochet in each of next stitch till the end of the round.
Bind off. Work on round in single crochet´s around the sole of the bootie if desired.
LEG (2x)
Continue crocheting with skin color yarn
Round 1: *single crochet in next st, increase* (18 stitches)
Rounds 2-5: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches
Stuff firmly. Bind off the first leg. Work the second leg the same way but don´t bind off!
BODY and HEAD
Work shift stitch every 3-4 round.
SHIFT STITCH
Sometimes during the work of the spiral amigurumi, you need to keep the work symmetrically. As work tends to twist to the right you need to adjust the 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 the marker moves right, you need to work one extra stitch at the end of the round and move marker for one stitch (now 2nd stitch of the round becomes first). This is the 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 an increase, but it isn’t. This way you don’t increase or decrease the number of stitches. The stitches count remains the same.
Round 1: chain 3 stitches, work one round over both legs (18 stitches of the first leg, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, 18 stitches of the second leg)
Round 2: single crochet in each of next 11 stitches, increase, single crochet in each of next 20 stitches, increase, single crochet in each of next 9 stitches (44 stitches)
Round 3: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches, increase, single crochet in the next st, increase, single crochet in each of next 19 stitches, increase, single crochet in the next st, increase, single crochet in each of next 7 stitches (48 stitches)
Rounds 4-8: single crochet in each of next 48 stitches
Round 9: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 6 stitches* (42 stitches)
Rounds 10-11: single crochet in each of next 42 stitches
Round 12: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches* (36 stitches)
Rounds 13-14: single crochet in each of next 36 stitches
Round 15: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (30 stitches)
Rounds 16-17: single crochet in each of next 30 stitches
In the next round attach the hands (ensure that the hands are located in the middle and make several shift stitches if needed):
Round 18: single crochet in each of next 8 stitches, 4 single crochet both through hand and body, single crochet in each of next 11 stitches, 4 single crochet both through hand and body, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches.
Round 19: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (24 stitches)
Round 20: single crochet in each of next 24 stitches
Round 21: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (18 stitches)
Round 22: *decrease, single crochet in the next stitch* (12 stitches)
Stuff the body firmly. Do not fasten off.
You can crochet the neck longer by adding some more rounds or thiner by decreasing some more stitches.
HEAD
Continue crocheting with skin color yarn
Round 1: increase 6 times (24 stitches)
Round 2: *single crochet in the next stitch, increase* (36 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, increase* (48 stitches)
Round 4: *single crochet in each of next 7 stitches, increase* (54 stitches)
Rounds 5-14: single crochet in each of next 60 stitches
Round 15: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 7 stitches* (48 stitches)
Round 16: single crochet in each of next 48 stitches
Round 17: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 6 stitches* (42 stitches)
Round 18: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches* (36 stitches)
Round 19: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (30 stitches)
Round 20: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (24 stitches)
Round 21: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (18 stitches)
Stuff the head firmly.
Round 22: *decrease, single crochet in the next stitch* (12 stitches)
Round 23: *decrease*, repeat 6 times.
Bind off. Hide yarn ends.
WIG
Make the wig cap first. Keep testing it on your doll´s head until it´s the size you want it.
Round 1: 12 double crochets into Magic Ring
Round 2: chain 3 stitches, double crochet in the same stitch as chain, 2 double crochet in each of next 11 stitches, slip stitch to top of chain 3 (24 stitches)
Round 3: chain 3 stitches, double crochet in the same stitch as chain, double crochet in next stitch, *2 double crochets in the next stitch, double crochet in the next stitch*, repeat from*to* 11 times, slip stitch to top of chain 3 (36 stitches)
Round 4: chain 3 stitches, double crochet in the same stitch as chain, double crochet in next stitch, *2 double crochets in the next stitch, double crochet in each of next 2 stitches*, repeat from*to* 11 times, slip stitch to top of chain 3 (48 stitches)
For the Locks:
*chain 10 stitches, 1 hdc in the thrid stitch from the hook, (2 hdc in the next stitch, hdc in the next stitch) repeat till the end of the row, slip stitch in each of next 2 stitches*;
*chain 6 stitches, 1 hdc in the thrid stitch from the hook and each of next 3 stitches, skip the next stitch, slip stitch in each of next 2 stitches, repeat from* to* 7 times.
OR
You can choose the material you will use for doll´s 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.
HEADBAND
Crochet with green color yarn.
For the headband crochet approx. 23 cm in double crochet´s. Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
FLOWER
Row 1: chain 34 stitches
Row 2: single crochet in the second stitch from the hook, *skip the next stitch, 5 double crochets in the next stitch, skip the next stitch, single crochet in the next stitch*, repeat from* to*.
Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing.
ASSEMBLY
Since all the elements of your doll are crocheted, it´s time to sew them together. Use a blunt sewing needle.
Sew the wig cap on.
Mark where you want the eyes to be placed with pins and sew them with the distance of 4-6 stitches to the head of the doll. Embroider nose using skin color yarn. Embroider eyebrows with black color yarn if desired. You can also add eyelashes and mouth. Hide the yarn tails inside the head.
SKIRT
I love crafting and creating doll clothes. It’s such a fun, and you have sweet doll clothes when you are finished! This skirt tutorial is a great place to start and to practice without using yards and yards of expensive fabric for full-size garments.
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. Cut fabric shorter or longer to make a variety of skirt lengths or to fit a scrap of fabric you wish to use. You can also adjust the width of the fabric.
You can finish the raw edges with a zigzag stitch. Or hem your doll skirt first. To do this, fold the bottom edge of the skirt over 1/4 inch. Press. Then fold over 1/4 inch again, and press. Stitch the hem in place. Serge or zigzag stitch both ends of the skirt if desired.
To ruffle the skirt, use the longest stitch possible and gather, then spread the gathers out evenly. I used only 1 row of stitching, but 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 below.
Shape roses and with yarn tails left sew them to the headband.
STRAWBERRY
Crochet using red yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets in a magic circle
Round 2: single crochet in each of next 6 stitches
Round 3: *single crochet in next stitch, increase*
Round 4: single crochet in each of next 9 stitches
Round 5: *single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, increase*
Round 6: *single crochet in next st, increase*
Rounds 7-8: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches
Stuff slightly.
Round 9: *decrease, single crochet in next stitch*
Round 10: *decrease* 6 times
Fasten off. The second strawberry crochet as the first one.
LEAVES
Crochet using green yarn.
Round 1: 5 single crochets in a magic circle
Round 2: *single crochet in next stitch, increase*
Round 3: *slip stitch in the next stitch; chain 4 stitches; slip stitch in the 2nd stitch from the hook, slip stitch in the next stitch, hdc in the next stitch; slip stitch in the next stitch of the magic circle* 5 times
Cast off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Sew little beads on the strawberries or embroider the strawberry seeds, attach leaves on top of the strawberry
BASKET
Crochet with grey yarn.
BOTTOM
Round 1: 6 single crochets in a magic circle.
Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in next stitch, increase* (18 stitches)
Round 4: *single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, increase* (24 stitches)
Round 5: *single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase* (30 stitches)
Round 6: *single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, increase* (36 stitches)
Round 7: *single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, increase* (42 stitches)
BAG
Continue crocheting in rounds using yellow color yarn and crochet hook 3 mm.
Round 1 (working in the back loop): hdc in each of next 48 stitches, slip stitch.
Rounds 2-4: hdc in each of next 48 stitches, slip stitch.
Round 5 (working in the back loop): hdc in each of next stitch around, slip stitch.
Work one round in single crochets using white color yarn.
Fasten off. Weave in all ends.
HANDLE
Crochet with grey yarn.
Chain 32 stitches. Work 1 row in double crochet´s. Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing. You can make the handle longer or shorter, as desired. Sew handle to the bag. Weave in all ends.
I hope you enjoyed crocheting the doll and found the pattern helpful. I would love to see your finished amigurumi, so share a picture here or on Instagram by tagging me @tansuluucrafthaus.
Happy crocheting! Feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you for stopping by and have a lovely day!
