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???? Materials & General Notes Materials Yarn (Cotton / Amigurumi Yarn): Skin Color (Shared for both Bride and Groom) White (For Dress, Shirt, Shoes, Bouquet) Dark Navy / Midnight Blue (For Groom’s Suit) Brown (For Groom’s Hair) Blonde / Caramel (For Bride’s Hair) Black (For Groom’s Shoes) Crochet Hook: 2.0 mm or 2.5 mm (depending on your yarn) Safety Eyes: 10 mm or 12 mm Black Safety Eyes Stuffing: Fiberfill / Polyfill Wire: 2 mm thick craft wire or pipe cleaners (to stabilize the bodies and shape the arms) Accessories: Tulle fabric for the veil Mini pearls/beads for waist details and bouquet Embroidery thread for facial details (Black, Red, Skin color) and pink blush ???? Abbreviations (US Terms) MR: Magic Ring sc: Single Crochet inc: Increase (2 sc in the same stitch) dec: Decrease (sc 2 together) ch: Chain dc: Double Crochet hdc: Half Double Crochet BLO: Back Loop Only FLO: Front Loop Only (...) * 6: Repeat instructions in parentheses 6 times [Stitch count]: Total number of stitches at the end of the round ???? 1. BRIDE PATTERN Arms (Make 2) (Start with Skin Color. Stuff lightly toward the hands so they don't look bulky). MR, 6 sc [6] (1 sc, 1 inc) * 3 [9] (2 sc, 1 inc) * 3 [12] 12 sc 1 Popcorn stitch (for the thumb), 11 sc [12] (2 sc, 1 dec) * 3 [9] 7-22. (16 rounds) 9 sc [9] Fasten off. Insert wire into both arms.
Legs & Body (Start with Skin Color). Right and Left Legs: MR, 6 sc [6] (1 inc) * 6 [12] (1 sc, 1 inc) * 6 [18] 4-6. 18 sc 3 dec, 12 sc [15] 2 dec, 11 sc [13] 9-30. (22 rounds) 13 sc [13] (Fasten off the left leg. Do not cut the yarn on the right leg as we will join them). Joining the Body: 31. Ch 3 from the right leg, attach to the left leg with a single crochet. 13 sc (left leg) + 3 sc (along ch) + 13 sc (right leg) + 3 sc (along ch) [32 sc] 32-38. 32 sc 39. (6 sc, 1 dec) * 4 [28] 40-42. 28 sc (Change to White yarn for the corset base) 43. BLO: 28 sc [28] 44-48. 28 sc [28] 49. (5 sc, 1 dec) * 4 [24] 50. 24 sc 51. (Change to Skin Color): BLO 24 sc [24] 52. (2 sc, 1 dec) * 6 [18] 53. Joining Arms to Body: 4 sc (body), 4 sc (through arm and body), 5 sc (body), 4 sc (through second arm and body), 5 sc (body) [18] 54. (1 sc, 1 dec) * 6 [12] 55-57. (Neck): 12 sc [12] (Do not cut yarn, continue to Head) Head Continuing from round 57: (1 sc, 1 inc) * 6 [18] (2 sc, 1 inc) * 6 [24] (3 sc, 1 inc) * 6 [30] (4 sc, 1 inc) * 6 [36] (5 sc, 1 inc) * 6 [42] (6 sc, 1 inc) * 6 [48] (7 sc, 1 inc) * 6 [54] 8-22. (15 rounds) 54 sc [54] (Insert safety eyes between rounds 14 and 15, leaving 9 stitches between them). (7 sc, 1 dec) * 6 [48] (6 sc, 1 dec) * 6 [42] (5 sc, 1 dec) * 6 [36] (4 sc, 1 dec) * 6 [30] (3 sc, 1 dec) * 6 [24] (Stuff firmly with fiberfill) (2 sc, 1 dec) * 6 [18] (1 sc, 1 dec) * 6 [12] (1 dec) * 6 [6] (Fasten off and weave in end to close).
Wedding Dress Skirt (Attach White yarn to the FLO loops left on round 43 of the body). 2 dc in each stitch [56 dc] (1 dc, 1 inc-dc) * repeat to end of round [84 dc] For Mesh/Lace Pattern: (1 dc, ch 2, skip 1 st, 1 dc) repeat around. 4-20. Repeat mesh and solid dc rounds until reaching desired length to create a flared, flowing skirt. (Optionally finish the hem with a picot border or small shell stitches). Hair & Updo (Blonde / Caramel) Hair Cap: Start with MR, 6 sc. Increase up to 54 sc according to head size. Work 10 rounds straight and sew onto the head. Chain and work hdc over chains to create braided hairband details for the front. Bun: MR, 6 sc [6], (inc)*6 [12], (1 sc, 1 inc)*6 [18], (2 sc, 1 inc)*6 [24], (3 sc, 1 inc)*6 [30]. Work 6 rounds straight, fill with fiberfill, and sew to the top of the head. ???? 2. GROOM PATTERN Arms (Make 2) (Start with Skin Color) MR, 6 sc [6] (1 sc, 1 inc) * 3 [9] 9 sc Popcorn stitch (thumb), 8 sc [9] 5-7. 9 sc [9] (Change to Dark Navy / Suit Color) BLO: 9 sc 9-24. (16 rounds) 9 sc [9] (Fasten off and set aside).
Legs & Trousers (Make 2) (Start with Black - Shoes) Ch 6. Starting from 2nd ch: 4 sc, 3 sc in same st, along other side of ch: 3 sc, 1 inc [12] 1 inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc [18] 3-5. 18 sc 4 sc, 5 dec, 4 sc [13] (Change to Dark Navy - Trousers) BLO: 13 sc [13] (1 inc) * 13 [26] (Increase stitches so trousers fit loosely) 9-32. (24 rounds) 26 sc [26] (Fasten off first leg. Do not cut yarn on second leg, join with ch 2 to first leg. Continue body over 56 stitches). Groom's Body 1-10. 56 sc [56] 11. (5 sc, 1 dec) * 8 [48] 12. 48 sc 13. (4 sc, 1 dec) * 8 [40] 14-22. 40 sc 23. (Change to White - Shirt): 40 sc 24. (3 sc, 1 dec) * 8 [32] 25. Join arms to body (overlap 4 stitches per arm as done with Bride) [24] 26. (2 sc, 1 dec) * 6 [18] 27. (Change to Skin Color): (1 sc, 1 dec) * 6 [12] 28-30. Neck: 12 sc [12] (Head pattern is identical to the Bride’s head pattern). Jacket (Dark Navy) Ch 31. From 2nd ch: 30 sc, ch 1, turn. 2-5. 30 sc (Armholes): 5 sc, ch 6 (skip 6 sts), 8 sc, ch 6 (skip 6 sts), 5 sc 7-18. 30 sc until reaching jacket length. Pick up stitches around armholes and work 12 sc for 12 rounds to create suit sleeves. ✂️ 3. ASSEMBLY & FACIAL EMBROIDERY Facial Details: Embroider thin eyelashes and eyebrows above eyes using black thread. Embroider red lips for the bride and a skin-toned nose for the groom. Apply light pink blush to cheeks. Veil & Accessories: Gather tulle fabric and attach to the back of the bride's hair bun. Create a mini bouquet using small white flowers/thread and attach to bride's hands. For groom, chain 10 in black/navy, work a small strip to form a bow tie, and sew to the shirt collar.