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Material List Yarns: Skin color (Gazal Baby Cotton, Peria, or similar fine/sport weight yarn for head and body) Pink (For the dress, bows, and shoes) Brown (For the hair) White (Optional, for the crinoline/petticoat or ruffle details) Crochet Hook: 2.0 mm or 2.20 mm (or matching your yarn weight) Safety Eyes: 10 mm or 12 mm black safety eyes Fiberfill: High-quality polyester stuffing Support: Electric wire (2.5 mm) or a plastic doll skeleton/spine to keep the neck and body sturdy. Accessories: Tapestry needle, scissors, and pink blush for the cheeks. ???? Amigurumi Abbreviations (US Terms) MR: Magic Ring sc: Single crochet inc: Increase (2 sc in the same stitch) dec: Decrease (Invisible decrease preferred) hdc: Half double crochet dc: Double crochet ch: Chain BLO: Back loop only FLO: Front loop only st(s): Stitch(es) ???? Step-by-Step Instructions 1. Head (Skin Color) To ensure a smooth round head, increases are staggered. Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6) Round 2: 6 inc (12) Round 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (18) Round 4: (2 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (24) Round 5: (3 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (30) Round 6: (4 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (36) Round 7: (5 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (42) Round 8: (6 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (48) Round 9: (7 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (54) Rounds 10–22: sc in each st around (54) — 13 rounds total Note: Insert the safety eyes between rounds 18 and 19, leaving about 9 sts between them. Round 23: (7 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (48) Round 24: (6 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (42) Round 25: (5 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (36) Round 26: (4 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (30) Round 27: (3 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (24) — Start stuffing firmly with fiberfill. Round 28: (2 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (18) Round 29: (1 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (12) Rounds 30–32: sc in each st around (12) — 3 rounds for the neck. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
2. Legs & Body (Skin and Pink Yarn) Since the doll has molded shoes as shown in 1000103867.jpg, we begin at the sole of the foot with pink. Legs (Make 2) Round 1: Ch 6, starting from the 2nd ch from hook: 4 sc, 3 sc in the last ch. Turn to work along the opposite side of the chain: 3 sc, 1 inc (12) Round 2: 1 inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc (18) Round 3: BLO 18 sc (18) Rounds 4–5: sc in each st around (18) Round 6: 4 sc, 5 dec, 4 sc (13) (This forms the toe shape) Round 7: Change to skin color. BLO 13 sc (13) Rounds 8–32: sc in each st around (13) — 25 rounds total Stuff firmly as you go. Fasten off the first leg. Do not cut the yarn of the second leg; we will use it to join them. Joining the Legs & Body Round 33: From the second leg, ch 3, join to the inner center stitch of the first leg. Work 13 sc around the first leg, 3 sc along the chain, 13 sc around the second leg, and 3 sc along the opposite side of the chain (32) Rounds 34–40: sc in each st around (32) — 7 rounds total Round 41: Change to pink (for the bodice). BLO 32 sc (32) Rounds 42–48: sc in each st around (32) — 7 rounds total Round 49: Decrease at both sides: 14 sc, 1 dec, 14 sc, 1 dec (30) Round 50: (3 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (24) Rounds 51–53: sc in each st around (24) Round 54: (2 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (18) Round 55: Change to skin color. BLO (1 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (12) Rounds 56–57: sc in each st around (12). Insert your wire/support stick into the neck, pack firmly with fiberfill, and fasten off. 3. Arms (Make 2, Skin and Pink Yarn) Round 1: With skin color, 6 sc in MR (6) Round 2: (1 sc, 1 inc) * 3 (9) Rounds 3–22: sc in each st around (9) — 20 rounds total Round 23: Change to pink. inc in every st around (18) (This starts the puffy sleeve) Rounds 24–27: sc in each st around (18) — 4 rounds total Round 28: (1 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (12) Round 29: 6 dec (6). Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
???? Voluminous Layered Princess Skirt The core feature in 1000103867.jpg is the dramatic two-tiered ruffle skirt. We will construct this by attaching pink yarn to the leftover loops from the body's Round 41. Top Skirt Layer (Outer Layer): Round 1: Join pink yarn to the FLO loops of Round 41. inc in every stitch around (32 sts becomes 64 sts). Round 2: (1 sc, 1 inc) repeat around (96) Rounds 3–20: sc in each st around (96) until the skirt reaches your desired length (roughly mid-calf). Ruffle Row: To give it the wavy edge seen in the image, work 3 hdc (or dc) into every single stitch around. You can finish the edge by crocheting a round of reverse single crochet (crab stitch) in white or light pink for contrast. Bottom Skirt Layer (Inner Layer): Attach pink yarn to the remaining BLO loops just below where you started the top skirt. Follow the exact same increase pattern, but crochet for 4–5 rounds longer than the top layer so it extends beneath it perfectly. Repeat the ruffle row at the bottom edge. ✨ Pro-Tip: To get that perfect structured, dome-like bell shape, you can crochet a simple, tight third skirt underneath in white to act as a crinoline petticoat, or stuff the underside slightly during assembly. Puff Sleeve Ruffles: Once the arms are sewn onto the body, attach pink yarn to the FLO section where the sleeve transitions from the arm, and work a row of (ch 3, slip stitch into the next loop) all the way around to get that beautiful gathered ruffle trim. ????♀️ Hair & Curly Bun (Brown Yarn) Hair Cap (Wig) Work exactly like the first 8 rounds of the head until you reach 48 sts. Then, work 6–7 rows without any increases, checking the fit on the doll's head as you go. Sew it securely to the back of the head. For the side-swept bangs/fringe, chain 8–10, work sc back down the chain, and style/sew them sweeping across the forehead. Spiral Hair Bun Curls To replicate the dense, voluminous curly bun at the back: Chain 40. Starting from the 2nd ch from the hook, work 3 sc into every chain stitch. The piece will naturally twist into a tight spiral. Make about 6 to 8 of these curly strands. Group them tightly together, arrange them into a high bun cluster at the back-right side of the head, and sew them down securely.
???? Bow Accessories Large Dress Bow (Back): Ch 25, join with a slip stitch to form a ring. Work 8 rounds of sc around (25 sc per round) to create a tube. Fasten off. Wrap a piece of pink yarn tightly around the middle of the tube to pinch it into a neat bow shape. For the tails: Ch 30, work 2 rows of hdc back and forth. Sew these tails to the bottom of the bow, then sew the entire assembly to the back waistline of the dress. Small Hair Bows (Make 2): Ch 10, work 9 sc across for 3 rows. Pinch the center with wrapped yarn and sew them onto the sides of the curly bun. ???? Assembly & Face Sculpting Head to Body: Ensure the neck support wire is secure, push it up into the head, and sew the neck loops tightly to the base of the head using an invisible mattress stitch. Arms: Sew the puffy sleeves symmetrically to the sides of the body right where the dress line begins. Face Painting/Sculpting: Take a strand of skin-colored yarn, insert it from the back of the head, pull gently under the eyes, and pull back out to slightly indent the eye sockets for depth. Use a thin black thread to sew a subtle lash line and eyebrow. Lastly, dab a small amount of real makeup blush onto the cheeks to achieve that beautiful rosy glow!