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Required Materials List Amigurumi Yarn (Gazzal Baby Cotton, Alize Cotton Gold, or Schachenmayr Catania style): Skin Color (For body, arms, and face) Black (For hair) Pink and White (For the girl's dress, bandana, and shoes) Maroon/Dark Red (For the boy's t-shirt, cap, and shoes) Denim Blue (For the boy's shorts) Light Green, Brown, and Cream (For the beverage cups) Crochet Hook: 2.00 mm or 2.20 mm depending on your tension. Safety Eyes: 10 mm or 12 mm black safety eyes. Support Material: Electrical wire (coated) or a plastic neck support frame to keep the head and body upright. Other Essentials: Fiberfill stuffing, tapestry needle, pink blush (for cheeks), white embroidery thread (for eye details). ???? Abbreviations and Terms Mr: Magic ring Sc: Single crochet Inc: Increase (2 single crochet in the same stitch) Dec: Decrease (Crochet 2 stitches together) W: 3 single crochet in the same stitch BLO: Back loop only FLO: Front loop only (....) * 6: Repeat the instructions within the parentheses 6 times Sl st: Slip stitch ????♂️ Base Body and Head Pattern (For Both Dolls) Note: The base body structure is identical for both dolls. For the boy doll, change to the shorts color at the top of the legs; for the girl doll, continue in skin color. 1. Arms (Make 2) Start with the skin color yarn. Stuff very lightly, and leave the last few rounds unstuffed. Round 1: 6 sc in Mr (6) Round 2: (1 sc, inc) * 3 (9) Rounds 3-5: 9 sc (3 rounds) Round 6: 1 popcorn stitch (for the thumb), 8 sc (9) Round 7: 1 dec, 7 sc (8) Rounds 8-26: 8 sc (19 rounds) Fasten off and hide the yarn tail. The arms will be joined directly into the body later.
2. Legs and Body Joining For the Girl Doll (Skin Color): Round 1: 6 sc in Mr (6) Round 2: 6 inc (12) Round 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18) Rounds 4-22: 18 sc (19 rounds) Finish the first leg and fasten off. Crochet the second leg, but do not cut the yarn. Joining the Legs: Chain 4 from the second leg and join to the first leg with a sl st. Round 23: 18 sc (around the first leg), 4 sc along the chain, 18 sc (around the second leg), 4 sc along the opposite side of the chain (44) Rounds 24-34: 44 sc (11 rounds) For the girl doll, you can switch to pink yarn at this stage for the dress undergarment/panties. Round 35: (9 sc, dec) * 4 (40) Rounds 36-38: 40 sc (3 rounds) Round 39: (8 sc, dec) * 4 (36) Rounds 40-42: 36 sc (3 rounds) Round 43: Arm joining round. Attach the arms to the sides of the body using 3 stitches for each arm. (The total remaining count for the body + arms will be around 42 sc). Round 44: (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36) - Insert the neck support wire during this round. Round 45: (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30) Round 46: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24) Round 47: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18) Rounds 48-50: 18 sc (3 rounds for the neck) Fasten off, leaving a long tail of skin color yarn for sewing the head. (For the boy doll, the upper part of the legs is crocheted in denim blue for the shorts, and you switch to maroon yarn for the t-shirt section). 3. Head Pattern Crochet with skin color yarn. Stuff firmly as you go. Round 1: 6 sc in Mr (6) Round 2: 6 inc (12) Round 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18) Round 4: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24) Round 5: (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30) Round 6: (4 sc, inc) * 6 (36) Round 7: (5 sc, inc) * 6 (42) Round 8: (6 sc, inc) * 6 (48) Round 9: (7 sc, inc) * 6 (54) Round 10: (8 sc, inc) * 6 (60) Rounds 11-23: 60 sc (Crochet 13 rounds evenly without increasing) Insert the safety eyes between rounds 18 and 19, leaving a gap of 9-10 stitches between them. Round 24: (8 sc, dec) * 6 (54) Round 25: (7 sc, dec) * 6 (48) Round 26: (6 sc, dec) * 6 (42) Round 27: (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36) Round 28: (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30) Round 29: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24) Round 30: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18) Fasten off and secure the yarn.
???? Girl Doll Details (Hair and Dress) Hair Wig (Black) Follow the same pattern as the head up to Round 10 (until you reach 60 sc). For the hair strands: Chain 40, turn and make 39 half double crochets (hdc) back down the chain, then sl st into the next stitch of the wig base. Repeat this process all around the perimeter of the base to create long strands of hair. Styling: As seen in "1000107414.jpg", part the hair down the middle, braid it into two side pigtails, and secure them. You can use black thread to stitch and secure the braids in place. Pink Heart Dress Start with pink yarn at the waistline level. For the skirt: Attach the pink yarn to one of the BLO rows on the waist. Round 1: Make double crochet increases (dc-inc) in every stitch to create a flared, voluminous skirt. Rounds 2-12: Work evenly until the skirt reaches your desired length. White Hearts: Once the dress is finished, use white embroidery thread to sew small "V" shapes onto the skirt to mimic the heart pattern. ???? Boy Doll Details (Outfit and Cap) Cap (Maroon and White) Start with maroon yarn: Increase up to 60 sc following the head pattern, then work 4 rounds evenly. Cap Visor/Brim: Work only over the front 20 stitches by turning your work back and forth (decreasing 1 stitch at each edge on every row) for 3 rows of single crochet. Finish the outer edges with white yarn to achieve the sporty contrast trim.
T-shirt Logo Cut a small circular piece of white felt, embroider a coffee cup silhouette on it with brown thread, and sew or glue it securely onto the chest of the t-shirt. ???? Shoes and Accessories Shoes (Make 2) Start with white yarn for the soles: Round 1: Chain 7. Starting from the 2nd chain from hook: 5 sc, 3 sc in the last chain. Work along the opposite side of the chain: 4 sc, 1 inc (14) Round 2: 1 inc, 4 sc, 3 inc, 4 sc, 2 inc (20) Change color (Pink or Maroon): Round 3: BLO 20 sc Rounds 4-5: 20 sc (2 rounds) Round 6: 5 sc, 5 dec, 5 sc (15) Use white embroidery thread to stitch criss-cross lines on the front to resemble shoelaces. Mini Coffee Cups (Props) Green/Brown Cups: Make 6 sc in a Mr. Work upwards for about 6 rounds using FLO/BLO transitions, increasing slightly on each round to create a tapered cup shape (narrower at the bottom, wider at the top). Stuff with fiberfill and close. For the straw, you can use a stiffened piece of green yarn or a trimmed plastic needle tip. ???? Assembly and Face Shaping Head and Body: Slide the head onto the neck support wire. Using the long tail left on the body, sew the corresponding stitches of the neck and the head together securely. Facial Features: Embroider a thin white line right along the lower border of each eye to add a lively expression. Shape delicate eyebrows and a tiny nose with black and skin-toned thread. Cheeks: Apply a touch of pink blush or amigurumi fabric powder below the eyes and right in front of the ears to replicate the rosy cheeks seen in the photo.