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????️ Materials List Yarn (Cotton / Amigurumi Yarn): Skin Color: For the head, arms, and neck Light Blue: For the dress and puff sleeves Yellow / Gold: For the hair Gold Metallic/Lurex Yarn: For the crown, dress trimmings, and arm details Crochet Hook: 2.0 mm – 2.2 mm (suitable for your yarn weight) Safety Eyes: 8–10 mm Blue safety eyes (or felt/embroidery) Accessories: Small red crystal beads (for the crown) Blue beads (for the earrings) Other: Fiberfill stuffing, craft wire/pipe cleaner (for neck support), tapestry needle, stitch marker. ???? Abbreviations (US Terms) MR: Magic Ring sc: Single crochet inc: Increase (2 sc in the same stitch) dec: Decrease (Invisible decrease / 2 sc together) ch: Chain sl st: Slip stitch hdc: Half double crochet dc: Double crochet BLO: Back loop only FLO: Front loop only
???? Step-by-Step Pattern 1. Arms (Make 2 - Skin Color) Do not stuff the arms, or add a very small amount of stuffing only at the hands. Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6) Rnd 2: (1 sc, 1 inc) * 3 (9) Rnd 3-4: 9 sc (2 rounds) Rnd 5: 1 dec, 7 sc (8) Rnd 6-22: 8 sc (17 rounds) Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. 2. Legs and Body Legs (Make 2) Start with skin color yarn. Rnd 1: Ch 6, starting from the 2nd ch from hook: 4 sc, 3 sc in the last ch, turn along the other side of the chain: 3 sc, 1 inc (12) Rnd 2: 1 inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc (18) Rnd 3-5: 18 sc (3 rounds) Rnd 6: 5 sc, 4 dec, 5 sc (14) Rnd 7: 4 sc, 3 dec, 4 sc (11) Rnd 8-26: 11 sc (19 rounds) — Stuff the legs lightly as you go. Joining the Legs and Body Rnd 27: After completing the second leg, do not cut the yarn. Ch 3 and join to the first leg. Total: 11 + 3 + 11 + 3 = 28 sc. Rnd 28-34: 28 sc (7 rounds) Switch to Light Blue yarn (Dress Corset): Rnd 35 (BLO): 28 sc (FLO will be used later for the skirt) Rnd 36-40: 28 sc (5 rounds) Rnd 41: (5 sc, 1 dec) * 4 (24) Rnd 42: 24 sc Rnd 43: (2 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (18) Switch to Skin Color yarn (Neck): Rnd 44 (BLO): (1 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (12) Rnd 45-47: 12 sc (3 rounds) — Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
3. Head (Skin Color) Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6) Rnd 2: Inc in each st around (12) Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (18) Rnd 4: (2 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (24) Rnd 5: (3 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (30) Rnd 6: (4 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (36) Rnd 7: (5 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (42) Rnd 8: (6 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (48) Rnd 9-20: 48 sc (12 rounds) (Insert safety eyes between rounds 14 and 15, about 8 stitches apart.) Rnd 21: (6 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (42) Rnd 22: (5 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (36) Rnd 23: (4 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (30) Rnd 24: (3 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (24) — Stuff firmly. Rnd 25: (2 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (18) Rnd 26: (1 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (12) Fasten off and weave in the end. 4. Dress Skirt and Details Skirt (Light Blue Yarn) Attach light blue yarn to the FLO loops of Round 35 on the body: Rnd 1: (3 sc, 1 inc) * 7 (35) Rnd 2: (4 sc, 1 inc) * 7 (42) Rnd 3: (6 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (48) Rnd 4-8: 48 sc Rnd 9: (7 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (54) Rnd 10-25: 54 sc (Work straight until you reach the desired length) Skirt Hem Edging: On the last round, repeat [1 sc, 1 hdc, (1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc in same st), 1 hdc, 1 sc] to create the wavy scalloped hem. Gold Decoration: Using metallic gold yarn, embroider the swags and chains on the skirt surface using surface slip stitches or needle embroidery.
Waist Peplum / Leaf Petals (Light Blue) Work 6 small leaf-shaped petals around the waist. (Example Petal: Ch 6, starting in 2nd ch from hook: 1 sc, 1 hdc, 2 dc, 1 hdc to create a pointed leaf shape). Puff Sleeves (Make 2 - Light Blue) Rnd 1: Ch 15, sl st to join into a ring. Rnd 2: Inc in each ch (30 hdc) Rnd 3-5: 30 hdc Rnd 6: Dec around (15 hdc) to gather the edge, then fit and sew onto the shoulders. 5. Hair (Yellow Yarn) The hair consists of a wig cap base and wavy strands/curls: Wig Cap Base: Start the same as the head up to Round 6 (36 sc). Hair Curls: From the base edge, chain 35–45. Turn and work 2 hdc or 2 sc into each chain to form natural wavy curls. Make about 16–20 strands in total and sew the cap symmetrically onto the head. Make shorter chains (Ch 10–12) for the front bangs/fringe. 6. Crown (Gold Metallic Yarn) Rnd 1: Ch 24, join into a ring with a sl st. Rnd 2: 24 sc Rnd 3: [1 sc, (1 hdc, 1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc, 1 hdc in same st), 1 sc, 1 sl st] — repeat this sequence 6 times to form the points of the crown. Sew small red crystal beads onto the peaks for decoration.
???? Assembly and Facial Features Neck Wire: Insert a folded piece of craft wire or pipe cleaner into the body extending up into the head to prevent the neck from tilting, and pack fiberfill around it. Head to Body: Sew the head securely to the neck opening. Arms: Attach the arms just under the shoulders, fitting the puff sleeves over them. Facial Details: Embroider a small nose between the eyes using skin-color yarn. Add a delicate mouth line using pink/red embroidery floss. Add eyelashes and soft curved eyebrows using black embroidery floss. Apply pink blush to the cheeks. Accessories: Secure the crown onto the hair. Sew blue beads on either side of the head at ear height as earrings. Embroider a small necklace using gold yarn and a central bead.