Morgan”

Morgan – basic unisex Amigurumi Baby Doll

“Morgan
Here’s what you need to get started:

Yarn Double Knitting in following colours:

Flesh tone
Your choice of shade for hair and clothes.
Hook 4mm
Sundries Stitch marker
2 x 9mm black safety eyes
Sewing needle
Pins
Pink embroidery thread
Crochet Terms Sc – single crochet (UK – double crochet)
tr – treble crochet (UK – double treble)
Sc2tog – decrease by working 2 sc together to
make 1 sc
Inc – increase by working 2 sc into one sc from
previous row
ch – chain stitch
yoh – yarn over hook

Head

Ch 2.
Round 1 Make 6 sc into 2nd chain from hook. (6 sc) Mark the 6th sc with a stitch
marker.
Round 2 Inc into every sc (12sc). Move stitch marker up to last sc in the round. Do
this for every round.
Round 3 *Inc in next sc, sc in next sc*, repeat to end of round (18 sc)
Round 4 *Inc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc*, repeat to end of round (24 sc)
Round 5 *Inc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc*, repeat to end of round (30 sc)
Round 6 *inc in next sc, sc in next 4 sc*, repeat to end of round (36 sc)
Round 7 *inc in next sc, sc in next 5 sc*, repeat to end of round (42 sc)
Rounds 8-17 Sc in each sc around.
Round 18 *sc2tog, sc in next 5 sc*, repeat to end of round (36 sc)
Round 19 *sc2tog, sc in next 4 sc*, repeat to end of round (30 sc)
Round 20 *sc2tog, sc in next 3 sc*, repeat to end of round (24 sc)

Place safety eyes in desired position (I placed them between rows 14 and 15 and with
approximately 7 sc between them (looks like 5 when eyes are in place) as per manufacturer’s
instructions. Stuff head. Don’t over stuff. Embroider on doll’s mouth with pink embroidery thread.

Round 21 *sc2tog, sc in next 2 sc*, repeat to end of round (18 sc)

Round 22 *sc2tog, sc in next sc*, repeat to end of round (12 sc)
Round 23 sc2tog to end of round (6 sc)

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Fasten off with a slip stitch and leave a long tail for sewing. Weave tail through remaining 6 sc
and pull tight, sewing in to close.
Body

Ch 2.
Round 1 Make 6 sc into 2nd chain from hook. (6 sc) Mark the 6th sc with a stitch
marker.
Round 2 Inc into every sc (12sc). Move stitch marker up to last sc in the round. Do
this for every round.
Round 3 *Inc in next sc, sc in next sc*, repeat to end of round (18 sc)
Round 4 *Inc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc*, repeat to end of round (24 sc)
Round 5 *Inc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc*, repeat to end of round (30 sc)
Rounds 6-15 sc in each sc around
Round 16 *sc2tog, sc in next 3 sc*, repeat to end of round (24 sc)

Stuff body, allowing for a small amount of stuffing to be pushed in before tying off.

Round 17 *sc2tog, sc in next 2 sc*, repeat to end of round (18 sc)

Round 18 *sc2tog, sc in next sc*, repeat to end of round (12 sc)

Stuff remainder of body to gain shape but do not over stuff.

Fasten off with slip stitch and weave end through remaining 12 sc and pull tight. Sew in end.

Sew head to body ensuring that head is securely attached. Weave in any ends. Your doll
should look something like Fig. 1 below.

Fig 1

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Arms (make 2)

Ch 2.
Round 1 Make 6 sc into 2nd chain from hook. (6 sc)
Round 2 2 sc in every sc around (12 sc)
Round 3 *inc in next sc, sc in next sc*, repeat to end of round
Rounds 4 – 7 sc in every sc around
Round 8 sc in next 4 sc, *sc, tr, sc* in next stitch, sc in every sc to end of round
Round 9 sc in next 4 sc, skip over tr, sc in next sc and every sc to end of round

Stuff hand lightly so that it has some definition but isn’t fat.

Round 10 sc2tog twice, pull up loop through next sc, skip dc and pull up loop in next sc,
yarn over hook and draw through all 3 loops on hook, sc2tog around to last
stitch, sc in last sc (10 sc)
Round 11 - 13 sc in every sc around. Fasten off with slip stitch

Sew end of arm together flat and attach to body at the neck, thumbs facing upward.

Fig. 2 Fig. 3

Legs (Make 2)

Ch 2.
Round 1 Make 6 sc into 2nd chain from hook. (6 sc)
Round 2 Inc in every sc round. (12 sc)
Round 3 *inc in next sc, sc in next sc* (18 sc)
Round 4 sc in every sc to end of round
Round 5 - 7 sc in every sc but through both loops of sc. Stuff
Round 8 *draw loop up through next and following sc (3 loops on hook), yoh,
Pull yarn through all 3 loops (1 loop on hook)*, repeat * 5 times.
Sc in each sc to end of round
Round 9 *draw loop up through next and following sc (3 loops on hook), yoh,

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 Pull yarn through all 3 loops (1 loop on hook)*, repeat 3 times.
Sc in each sc to end of round (10 sc)
Rounds 10 – 14 Sc in each sc to end of round.

Fasten off with slip stitch. Sew top of leg flat (see Fig. 4) and sew to base of body so that it will
lie either straight or in a seated position.

Fig. 4 Fig. 5

You have now finished the basic doll! Now you can either make clothes for your doll, give
him/her hair or leave him/her bald or make a single curl to make a baby doll. Your basic doll
will look something like the one in Fig. 5, hopefully!

With knitted nappy (removable)

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Knitted Nappy

Using 3mm needles and white DK yarn, cast on 30 stitches, ensuring you have left a few inches
of yarn at the cast on point. This will be needed later for fastening.

Row 1 knit to end

Row 2 K2tog at each end of row. (28 st)
Row 3 Knit to end
Row 4 K2tog at each end of row. (26 st)
Row 5 Knit to end
Rows 6 – 16 K2tog at each end of row. Repeat until 4 stitches remain on needle.
This forms the Front of the nappy.

Rows 17 – 22 Knit to end

Rows 23 – 33 M1 (knit into front and back of stitch), k to last stitch, M1. (26 st)
Row 34 Knit to end
Row 35 M1, knit to last stitch, M1 (28 st)
Row 36 K3, k2tog, yf, k to last 5 st, yf, k2tog, knit to end (creates 2 buttonholes)
Row 37 Knit to end
Row 38 Cast off. Sew in ends.
This forms the back of the nappy.

With 2.5mm crochet hook, make a loop on the front of the nappy, on the opposite side to where
you have left the yarn from cast on, by attaching yarn at the top edge and ch 4 before
attaching to the bottom edge. Tie off securely and weave in any ends. Sew on small buttons
approximately 1 inch in from the outer edges of the front of the nappy.

To fit the nappy to your doll, hold the front of the nappy to your doll and pass the gusset
between the doll’s legs. Tie the front panel to the doll by passing the cast off end of yarn
through the loop and tying. Now you can pull the back of the nappy over the doll and fasten to
the front of the nappy with the buttons.

An alternative to the loop and yarn tie off, you could sew in all ends and attach a popper or
hook and eye to the ends of the nappy front.

N.B. To make underpants, cast on 20 stitches instead of 30 and continue pattern as before,
without making buttonholes in back section. Fold in half and sew sides together.

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