In this free crochet pattern i will show you how to make a fly agaric amigurumi doll wearing a bright red hat with white dots. A lovely giveaway or a unique gift for friends and relatives. It is a quick and little project.
SUPPLIES
cotton yarn (e.g. Schachenmayr Catania 125m/50g) in two colors: red color and white, a bit of brown or black yarn for the eyes, a bit of beige for the hat and rose for the mouth, crochet hook 2,5 mm, Polyester fiberfill stuffing, scissors, yarn needle
SKILL LEVEL
Easy
SIZE
The ready amigurumi is approx. 19 cm, can be made bigger or smaller depending on the yarn and hook you use.
SKILLS YOU NEED
chain, single crochet, double crochet, half double crochet, slip stitch, increase, decrease
ABBREVIATIONS
Ch =chain
St = stitch
Sc =single crochet
Sl st = slip stitch
dec = decrease stitch (two single crochets together)
inc = increase stitch (two single crochets into one stitch)
Dc = double crochet
Rnd = Round
TIPS
- Do not join rounds, work in a continuous spiral.
- Use a stitch marker or a piece of yarn to mark the end or the beginning of a round.
- All stitches are worked into both loops, unless stated otherwise in the pattern.
- Amigurumi can be made in any desired colors.
Seamless way of changing color when working in the round
Pick up the new color at the end of the round: inset your hook into the stitch, yarn over the new color and pull through the stitch and the loop on your hook to complete the stitch.
INSTRUCTIONS
ARM (2x)
Work with white color yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring
Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in the next stitch, increase* (18 stitches)
Rounds 4-8: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches
Round 9: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (15 stitches)
Rounds 10-14: single crochet in each of next 15 stitches
Stuff the arm slightly.
Round 15: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (12 stitches)
Rounds 16-17: single crochet in each of next 15 stitches
Bind off. Work the second arm the same way.
LEG (2x)
Start with white color yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring
Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase* (15 stitches)
Round 4: single crochet in each of next 15 stitches
Round 5: *single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, increase* (18 stitches)
Rounds 6-7: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches
Round 8: *single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, increase* (21 stitches)
Round 9-10: single crochet in each of next stitch until the end of the round.
Bind off the first leg. Work the second leg the same way but don´t cut the yarn as we will join the legs together to make the body. Stuff both legs firmly.
SHIFT STITCH
Sometimes during a work of the spiral amigurumi, you need to keep the work symmetrically. As work tends to twist to the right you need to adjust position of the marker periodically (beginning of the round).
Shift stitch is an extra stitch you work at the end of a round to make your work look symmetrical. If you notice that marker moves right, you need to work one extra stitch in the end of the round and move marker for one stitch (now second stitch of the round becomes first). This is shift stitch.
The shift stitch is not included in the round description. To check if it’s time to work shift stitch fold your work in half and check if marker still goes straight or use a yarn that marks a straight line.
You may think this is an increase, but it isn’t. This way you don’t increase or decrease the number of stitches. The stitches count remains the same.
BODY
Work shift stitch every 3-4 round. Continue crocheting in rounds:
Round 1: chain 3 stitches, work one round over both legs (21 stitches of the first leg, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, 21 stitches of the second leg)
Round 2: single crochet in each of next 15 stitches, increase, single crochet in each of next 25 stitches, increase, single crochet in each of next 10 stitches (54 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in each of next 8 stitches, increase* (60 stitches)
Rounds 4-6: single crochet in each of next 60 stitches
Change the yarn color to red
Round 7 (working into the back loop): single crochet in each of next stitch until the end of the round.
Rounds 8-19: single crochet in each of next 60 stitches
Round 20: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 8 stitches* (54 stitches)
Round 21: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 7 stitches* (48 stitches)
Round 22: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 6 stitches* (42 stitches)
Start stuffing the body.
Round 23: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches* (36 stitches)
Round 24: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (30 stitches)
In the next round attach the hands (ensure that the hands are located in the middle and make several shift stitches if needed):
Round 25: single crochet in each of next 6 stitches, 6 single crochet both through hand and body, single crochet in each of next 9 stitches, 6 single crochet both through hand and body, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches.
Round 26: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (24 stitches)
Change to white color yarn
Round 27 (working into the back loop): single crochet in each of next stitch till the end of the round
Stuff the body firmly
Join yarn to the seventh round of the top.
Working into the front loop: *single crochet in the next stitch, 5 double crochets in the next stitch*, repeat from* till the end of the round.
Bind off, hide yarn ends.
HEAD
Continue crocheting head using the white color yarn
Round 1: *single crochet in the next stitch, increase* (36 stitches)
Round 2: *single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, increase* (48 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in each of next 7 stitches, increase* (54 stitches)
Round 4: *single crochet in each of next 8 stitches, increase* (60 stitches)
Rounds 5-15: single crochet in each of next 60 stitches
Round 16: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 8 stitches* (54 stitches)
Round 17: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 7 stitches* (48 stitches)
Round 18: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 6 stitches* (42 stitches)
Round 19: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches* (36 stitches)
Round 20: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (30 stitches)
Round 21:*decrease, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (24 stitches)
Stuff the head firmly.
Round 22: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (18 stitches)
Round 23: *decrease, single crochet in the next stitch* (12 stitches)
Round 24: *decrease*, repeat 6 times. Bind off.
Bind off. Weave in all ends.
HAT
Start with red color yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring
Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in the next stitch, increase* (18 stitches)
Round 4: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches
Round 5: *single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, increase* (24 stitches)
Round 6: single crochet in each of next 24 stitches
Round 7: *single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase* (30 stitches)
Round 8: *single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, increase* (36 stitches)
Round 9: single crochet in each of next 36 stitches
Round 10: *single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, increase* (42 stitches)
Round 11: *single crochet in each of next 6 stitches, increase* (48 stitches)
Round 12: single crochet in each of next 48 stitches
Round 13: *single crochet in each of next 7 stitches, increase* (54 stitches)
Round 14: *single crochet in each of next 8 stitches, increase* (60 stitches)
Round 15: single crochet in each of next 60 stitches
Round 16: *single crochet in each of next 9 stitches, increase* (66 stitches)
Rounds 17-25: single crochet in each of next 66 stitches
Change the yarn color to beige
Round 26 (working into the back loop): single crochet in each of next stitch until the end of the round.
Rounds 27-28: single crochet in each of next 60 stitches
Bind off.
DOTS
Work 12 double crochets into a Magic Ring. Cast off leaving a long tail for sewing them to the hat.
Sew dots onto the hat and hide yarn ends.
ASSEMBLY
Mark where you want the eyes to be placed with pins and embroider them with brown color yarn and the distance of 8-10 stitches on the head of your doll. Embroider eyebrows if desired. Using rose color yarn embroider the mouth. Proceed to the smile if desired. You can also add eyelashes. Weave in all ends.
Put on the hat and sew it to the doll´s head. Weave in all ends.
Your doll is ready!
I hope you enjoyed crocheting the turtle and found the pattern helpful. I would love to see your finished amigurumi, so share a picture here or on Instagram by tagging me @tansuluucrafthaus.
Happy crocheting! Feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you for stopping by and have a lovely day!