Crochet Doll Pattern: Step-by-Step Instructions

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Susan

Dec 11, 2019 02:11 AM

Complete Guide to Creating a Crochet Doll with Yarn and Hooks

Finished Size

Approximately 30 cm (12 inches) tall using worsted weight yarn and 3 mm crochet hook.

Approximately 28 cm (11 inches) tall using DK/Light Worsted Weight yarn and 3 mm crochet hook.

Approximately 20 cm (8 inches) tall using DK/Light Worsted Weight yarn and 2.75 mm crochet hook.

You can use any yarn and crochet hook combination that gives you good tension. Normally this would be a hook at least two sizes smaller than that recommended on the yarn label.

Materials

Yarn in flesh, black, light grey, dark grey, yellow, and red
Crochet hook
Safety eyes (optional – can be embroidered instead)
Glasses
Stuffing

You can use any yarn and crochet hook combination that gives you good tension. Normally this would be a hook around two sizes smaller than that recommended on the yarn label. For Harry I used a 3 mm hook with DK/Light Worsted Weight (3) acrylic yarn.

Crochet Abbreviations (US Terminology)

sc – single crochet
dec – decrease
inc – increase
blo – crochet through back loops only
sl – slip stitch
dc – double crochet
tr – treble crochet

The numbers in brackets at the end of each round indicate how many stitches you should have at the end of the round.

Arms (Make 2)

Using flesh coloured yarn:

Round 1: 4 sc into magic ring (4)
Round 2: 4 inc (8)
Rounds 3-4: 8 sc (2 rounds)
Change to light grey coloured yarn:
Round 5: 8 sl
Round 6: 8 sc blo
Rounds 7-14: 8 sc (8 rounds)

Fasten off.

Body Starting at Feet (Stuffing as You Go)

Legs

Using black coloured yarn:

Round 1: 6 sc into magic ring (6)
Round 2: 6 inc (12)
Round 3: (3 sc, 3 inc) 2 times (18)
Round 4: 18 sc blo (18)
Round 5: 18 sc
Round 6: 2 sc, 7 dec, 2 sc (11)

Change to dark grey coloured yarn:

Round 7: 11 sl
Round 8: 11 sc blo
Rounds 9-18: 11 sc (10 rounds)

Fasten off.

Make the second leg but do not fasten off.

If you are not already at the side of the leg with the foot facing forward, sc until there. Chain 1 stitch.

Body

Round 1: 11 sc around the leg that you fastened off (so legs are then attached to each other), 1 sc in ch, 11 sc around the second leg, 1 sc in ch (24)
Round 2: 10 sc, dec, 10 sc, dec (22)
Round 3: 22 sc
Sc until at the centre of the back
Change to light grey coloured yarn:
Round 4: 22 sl
Round 5: 22 sc blo
Change to yellow coloured yarn:
Round 6: 22 sc
Change to light grey coloured yarn:
Rounds 7-8: 22 sc (2 rounds)
Round 9: 5 sc, 1 dec, 9 sc, 1 dec, 4 sc (20)
Round 10-11: 20 sc (2 rounds)
Sc to the side of the body with feet facing forward if not already there
Round 12: 8 sc around arm, 10 sc on body, 8 sc around the other arm, 10 sc on body (36)
Round 13: (1 sc, 1 dec) x 12 (24)
Round 14: 12 dec (12)
Change to flesh coloured yarn:
Round 15: 12 sl
Round 16: 12 sc blo
Round 17: 12 inc (24)
Round 18: 24 inc (48)
Rounds 19-26: 48 sc (8 rounds)
Place safety eyes between rounds 24 and 25, making sure they are centre on the face and 8 stitches apart.
Round 27: (6 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (42)
Round 28: (5 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (36)
Round 29: (4 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (30)
Round 30: (3 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (24)
Round 31: (2 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (18)
Round 32: (1 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (12)
Round 33: dec x 6 (6)

Fasten off, gather around fasten off stitches and pull tight to close the hole at the top of the head.

Hair

Using black coloured yarn:

Round 1: 7 sc into magic ring
Round 2: 7 inc (14)
Round 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) (21)
Round 4: (2 sc, 1 inc) (28)
Round 5: (3 sc, 1 inc) (35)
Round 6: (4 sc, 1 inc) (42)
Round 7: (5 sc, 1 inc) (49)
Rounds 8-13: 49 sc (6 rounds)
Round 14: (1 sc, 1 dc, 1 dc, 1 tr, 1 dc, 1 dc, 1 sc) x 7

Fasten off. Pin hair to the head and then sew into place.

Using red yarn, embroider a lightning bolt scar on the forehead.

Working around posts of yellow stitches on the jersey, 20 sl stitches in red.

Scarf

Using red coloured yarn:

Round 1: 8 ch and join in a loop
Rounds 2-5: 8 sc (4 rounds)

Using yellow coloured yarn:

Rounds 6-9: 8 sc (4 rounds)

Using red coloured yarn:

Round 10-13: 8 sc (4 rounds)

Repeat the previous 8 rounds until you have 13 stripes in total. Fasten off. Fold the scarf flat, sew together cast on stitches, sew together cast off stitches. Cut eight 10 cm lengths of yellow yarn and eight 10 cm lengths of red yarn. Using one length of red and one length of yellow, fold lengths in half, draw the loop through the scarf, and then pull cut ends through the loop (see photos).

Cloak

Sleeves (Make Two)

Using black colour yarn:

Round 1: 12 ch and join in a loop
Rounds 2-11: 12 sc (10 rounds)

Main Body of Cloak

Using black coloured yarn:

Row 1: 21 ch
Row 2: starting in the second chain from the hook 20 sc
Row 3-24: 1 ch, starting in the second chain from the hook 20 sc (22 rows)
Row 25: 1 ch 5 sc, 12 sc around the arm, 10 sc, 12 sc around the other arm, 5 sc (44)
See photo tutorial of Round 25 here.
Row 26: 1 ch, 22 dec (22)
Row 27-28: 1 ch, 22 sc (2 rounds)
Row 29: 1 ch, 11 dec (11)
Fasten off.
Weave in yarn ends.