AmigurumiBasicDoll

DesignbyBethWebber

Revised8152008;7252008

DesignbyBethWebber

Revised8152008;7252008

Materials:
Worstedweight'soft'yarn,oneskeinbodycolor(MC),oneskeinunderwearcolor(CC).UseRed HeartSoft,CaronSimplySoft,orBernatSatin Size8perlecottoninwhiteandblack 9mmto12mmpairofanimaleyes,ortwoshankbuttonsforeyes polyesterfiberfill stitchmarker(helpstokeepyourplaceintherows) crayonorblushincheekcolor SizeEhook Size9steelhook Gauge:5sc=1inch FinishedSize:approximately91/2inches Notes:Workthecrochetastightlyaspossible,toeliminategapsthatthestuffingwillshow through. Workinrounds.Donotjoinroundsunlessspecificallytoldto. BLO=backloopsonly

Head(beginsatthetop).
Row1:WithlargerhookandMC,ch2,eightscinsecondchfromhook. 2:Twoscineachscaround,16sc. 3:(Scinfirstsc,twoscinnext)around,24sc. 4:(Scinfirsttwosc,twoscinnext)around,32sc. 5:(Scinfirstthreesc,twoscinnext)around,40sc. 6:(Scinfirstsevensc,twoscinnext)around,45sc 713:Scineachscaround,45sc 14:(Scinnextsevensc,scnexttwosctog)around,40sc. 15:(Scinnextsixsc,scnexttwosctog)around,35sc 16:(Scinnextfivesc,scnexttwosctog)around,30sc. 17:(Scinnextfoursc,scnexttwosctog)around,25sc. 18:(Scinnextthreesc,scnexttwosctog)around,20sc. 19:(Scinnexttwosc,scnexttwosctog)around,15sc. 20:Scineachscaround,addingonescattheendofthisround,16sc.Fastenoff.

EyeWhites:maketwo
1.Withwhiteperlecottonmakeaslipring,work6sc,1hdc,6dc,1hdcinthering.join.14sts DesignbyBethWebber Revised8152008;7252008

2.Work(scinfirstst,twoscinnext)threetimes;scinnextst,(sc,hdc)innextst,(hdcinnextst,two hdcinnextst)twotimes;hdcinnextst,(hdc,sc)inthelastst.Fastenoffleavingatailtomakean invisiblejointothefirstst. 3.Withblackperlecotton,slstinthebackloopallaroundtheeyewhite.Fastenoff. Placetheeyewhitearoundtheshankoftheanimaleye,thenplaceonthefacewiththewhiteoftheeye belowtheanimaleye. Ifusinganimaleyes,attachthemtothefrontofthefacebetweenrounds11and12,leavingeighttoten stitchesbetweentheeyes.Theeyesshouldbepositionedlowonthefaceandfarapart.Ifusing buttons,attachthemaftertheheadisstuffed. Stufftheheadveryfirmly,butbecarefulnottostretchthestitchessothatthestuffingshows.Thehead shouldbeveryround. Usecrayonorblushtoaddcolortothecheeks.Applycrayon,thenuseasoftclothtorubthecolorin andevenitout.

Body(beginsattheneckedge;leavealongtailtojoinbodytohead)
Row1:WithlargerhookandMC,ch17,scinsecondchfromhookandeachchacross.Jointothefirst scwithaslipstitch.16sc.DoNOTjointherestoftherows,butworkinrounds. 2:Twoscineachscacross,32sc. 3:Scineachscacross,attheendoftherow,changetoCC,32sc. 4:WorkinginBLOforthisround,scineachscacross,32sc. 5:Scinnextsixsc,(scnexttwosctog)twice,scinnext12sc,(scnexttwosctog)twice,scinlast6sc, 28sc(shouldershaping). 6:(Scinnextfivesc,scnexttwosctog)around,24sc. 711:Scineachscaround,24sc 12:(Scinnextfivesc,twoscinnextsc)around,28sc. 1315:Scineachscaround,28sc. Note,forattachedunderwear,workrow14inthebackloopsonly. 16:(Scinnexttwosc,scnexttwosctog)around,21sc. 17:Scineachscaround.Fastenoffleavingalongtailtostitchthebottomofthebodytogether. Flattenthelastroundofthebodysuchthattheshouldersandthebottomseamareinthesameplane. Stitchthebottomroundstogethertoclosebottomopening.Stuffthebodyfirmly,butnotquiteasfirm asthehead,beingcarefulnottostretchthestitchesandallowthestuffingtoshow. Ladderstitchthebodytothehead,addingmorestuffingifnecessarybeforeclosingtheopening completely.

Leg,maketwo(beginsatthebottomofthefoot)

DesignbyBethWebber

Revised8152008;7252008

Row1:WithlargerhookandMC,ch2,eightscinsecondchfromthehook. 2:Twoscineachscaround,16sc. 3:(Scinfirstthreesc,twoscinnext)around,20sc. 45:Scineachscaround,20sc. 6:Scinnextthreesc,(scnexttwosctog)seventimes,scinlastthreesc,13sc. 7:Scnexttwosctogether,scinnext11sc,12sc.Stufffootfirmly 820:Scineachscaround,12sc.Atendofround20,stufflegmoderatelyfirm,butdonotstretchthe stitches. 21:(Scinnextfoursc,scnexttwotog)twice,10sc. 22:Scineachscaround,Fastenoff,leavingalongtailtosewlegtobody.Flattenthetopoftheleg suchthatthetoesareperpendiculartotheplaneofthetoplegseam;stitchthelegopeningclosed. Stitchbothlegstothebottomofthebody.

Arms,maketwo(beginsatthetipofthehands)
Row1:WithlargerhookandMC,ch2,sixscinsecondchfromhook. 2:Twoscineachscaround,12sc. 3:(Scinfirsttwosc,twoscinnextsc)around,16sc. 4:Scineachscaround,16sc. 5:Scinnexttwosc,(scnexttwosctog)sixtimes,scinlasttwosc,10sc.Stuffhandfirmly. 616:Scineachscaround,10sc.Atendofround16,stuffarmlightly. 17:Scinnextthreesc,scnexttwosctog)twice,8sc. 18:Scineachscaround.Leavethetopofthearmunstuffed.Fastenoff,leavingalongtailtosew armstobody. Sewarmstotheunusedloopsofroundfourofbodyattheshoulderpoints.Orientthehandsasyou like. Afterthearmsarestitchedtothebody,withCCjoinwithaslstinthefirstunusedloopofroundfour ofthebody.Ineachunusedloopwork(slst,ch1).Ch4tocrossoverthearmandslstinthenext unusedloop.Thiscreatestheunderweartoptrimandstraps.

Ears
Fortherightear,withMCandleavingatailtoshapetheear,joinyarntosideofheadattheeyeline anddirectlyabovetheshoulderpointwithasc.Dcinsamestitch;worktwodcaroundthenextbar downtowardtheshoulderpoint;workdc,scinthenextbardowntowardtheshoulderpoint.Fastenoff, leavingatailtoshapetheear. Fortheleftear,joinyarntothesideoftheheadthreerowsdownfromtheeyelineanddirectlyabove theshoulderpoint.Repeatthedirectionsfortherightear,workingtowardthetopofthehead. Threadtheyarntailsintotheheadtocurvetheearstowardtheface.Losetheendsinthebackofthe DesignbyBethWebber Revised8152008;7252008

head. Addeyebrowsandamouthasyouplease.

Nekomimi(Cat)Ears:worstedyarnandsizeEandFhook.Makeaninnerandandouterearfor
eachear.Maketheinnerfirstwithskintoneyarn,thentheouterinhairorfuryarn.UseEhookfor innerear,Fhookforouterear. 1.Ch2,3scinsecondchfromhook,ch1,turn.3sc 2.Increase1sc,thisrow,ch1,turn.4sc 3.Increase1scthisrow,ch1,turn.5sc 4.Increase2scthisrow,ch1,turn.7sc 56.Scineachscacross.Attheendofrow6ch1,donotturn. Scintheendofeachrowtothetipoftheear,work(sc,ch1,sc)inchatthetipoftheear,scintheend ofeachrowtobaseofear.forinnerear,fastenoffleavingalongtail(tosewtohead) WorkouterearwithFhook,sameasforinnerearexceptdonotfastenoffwhenfinishedwithear.Hold earstogetherandsctheinnereartotheouterear.Attheeartipwork(sc,ch2,scintopofthescjust made),continuecrochetingearstogether.Finishoffandsewtoheadwiththelengthofyarnfromthe innerear.

BearEars:worstedyarn,Ehook.Workaninnerandanouterearforeachear.
Innerear 1.Ch4,scinsecondchfromhookandeachchacross,ch1,turn.3sc. 2.2scinfirstsc,scinnextsc,2scinlastsc,ch1,turn.5sc 3.Scineachscacross,ch1,turn.5sc 4.skipfirstsc,scinnexttwosc,skipnextsc,scinlastsc,ch1.3sc 5.Turnworksoyouareworkingintheendsoftherows,scinendofeachrow,eachchacrossthetop oftheear,andeachrowontheoppositesideoftheear.Finishoff. Outerear Workthesameasfortheinnerearbutdonotfastenoffattheend.Holdtheinnerandouterears togetherandscthemtogether.Leavealongtailtostitchtheeartothehead.

DesignbyBethWebber

Revised8152008;7252008

DesignbyBethWebber

Revised8152008;7252008

Hair
Allhairstylesstartwithabasicwigcap.Usingworstedweightyarn,preferably100%woolormohair andaGhook,workrounds112ofthehead.Checkforfitandaddorsubtractroundsasnecessary. Fastenoffwhenfinished,leavingalongtailtorunningstitchthewigcaptothehead Tothiswigcapyoucancrochetloopstitchesforbangs(beforestitchingthecaptothehead),orcrochet themallthewayaroundforasimple,curlystyle. Youcancrochetachainforacenterpart(useFhook,you'llneedabout25ch),andhook15"strands intobothsideofthechain(for25chyou'llneed50strands).Stitchthecenterparttothewigcapand makepigtailsorponytails. Orhooklongstrandsintothelastthreerowsofthecapforaneasy,longstyle.Therearemanyother possibilities.

DesignbyBethWebber

Revised8152008;7252008

DesignbyBethWebber

Revised8152008;7252008

DesignbyBethWebber

Revised8152008;7252008