Meet – Bella (the Ballerina girl).
She is one of my favourite amigrumi girl patterns and you guys can have this pattern for free. When I was crocheting her I imagined a cute little girl in pre school who do ballet dancing in a group with their teacher. You guys can crocheting her in different colour hair and add your own style to create different character even make them a set of friends. This pattern is very easy to make and only needs single crochet.
The thing is that, I love to give free crochet patterns to see you guys make and crochet and share your creative idea from my pattern is my love and passion. Just can’t wait to see your creative twist.
Are you ready to make her?
Finish Size
-Approximately 7.5-8 inch tall
-Size varies depending on the size of yarn and crochet hook
Materials
To make you will need
1. Acrylic yarn, for this pattern, I normally used 8 ply
2. Plastic eyes with safety backing 7.5mm (you can find it at any craft shop)
3. Polyester fiberfill for stuffing
4. Sewing yarn needle and embroidery
5. Ribbon or button
7. Crochet hook size1.25mm and craft glue
Note
For the size of the crochet hook really does not matter. The doll design will work just fine with different sizes crochet of hooks, only the end size of the creation will different slightly.
In this pattern, you will be working in the round continuously, you may use a contrasting colour short piece of yarn to mark the beginning of each round. When you end a round, do not join at the end of each round; you will begin the second round in the next stitch.
At the end of each round, I have given the number of stitches you should have .If you are off by 1or 2 stitches, do not worry about it.
Skill and abbreviations
You will need to know how to make a magic ring or adjustable ring
-Single crochet (sc)
-Crochet increase (inc) which mean-make 2 single crochet in same stitch
-Crochet decrease (dec) which mean-Crochet 2 stitches together
-Stitch (st)
* = Repeat stitches from * to end of *
-Chain (ch)
-Slip stitch (sl st)
-change colour
-blo mean back loop only
-flo mean front loop only
My beginner tutorial check it out here
Beginner guide to making your first ever amigurumi
How to start magic ring or adjustable ring
How to put an eyes on amigurumi
Let’s start with head Colour of your choice
You will work from top to bottom
Round1. Make magic ring and 8sc in ring (8)
Round2. 2sc in each st around (16)
Round3. *Sc in next st, 2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (24)
Round4. *Sc in next 2 st,2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (32)
Round5. *Sc in next 3 st,2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (40)
Round6. *Sc in next 4 st,2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (48)
Round7-16. Sc in each st around (48)
Round17. *sc in each of next 6 st,dec 1* and repeat from * around (42)
Round18. *sc in each of next 5 st,dec 1* and repeat from * around (36)
Round19. *sc in each of next 4 st,dec 1* and repeat from * around (30)
Round20. *sc in each of next 3 st,dec 1* and repeat from * around (24)
Round21. *sc in each of next 2 st,dec 1* and repeat from * around (18)
Round22. *sc in next st,dec 1* and repeat from * around (12), then finish off and leave long tail for sewing. And stuffing polyester firmly.
Hair
When making hair for the doll, my technique I normally used a small book or you can use a piece of card board to hold yarn together it depend on how long of doll hair you want. For me my hair doll approximately 4 inch each side.
Then cut it one side.
Fold yarn in half and insert crochet hook under the head skin and pull through make the loop and put the end pieces through the loop and pull it tighten. Repeat to form a horizontal line around the head.
Then wrap the yarn around your finger and use another piece of yarn to tight up. And attached this piece in front of the face of the doll.
Attached hair by sewing.
Then used a small book or you can use a piece of card board to hold yarn together it depend on how long of doll hair you want. Then we divided yarn into many groups and tight up.
And we sew it on to the top of doll head.
Body colour of your choice
You will work from bottom to top
Round1. Make magic ring and 8sc in ring (8) blue
Round2. 2sc in each st around (16) blue
Round3. *Sc in next st, 2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (24) blue
Round4. *Sc in next 2 st,2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (32) blue
Round5. *Sc in next 3 st,2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (40) blue
Round6-8. Sc in each st around (40) blue
Round9. *sc in each of next 6 st,dec 1* and repeat from * around (35) blue
Round10. *sc in each of next 5 st,dec 1* and repeat from * around (30) blue
Round11-14. Sc in each st around (30) blue
Round15. *sc in each of next 4 st,dec 1* and repeat from * around (25) blue
Round16-17. Sc in each st around (25) blue
Round18. *sc in each of next 3 st,dec 1* and repeat from * around (20)
skin colour
Round19. *sc in each of next 2 st,dec 1* and repeat from * around (15)
skin colour
Round20. Sc in each st around (15) skin colour
Then finish off and leave long tail for sewing. And stuffing polyester firmly.
Skirt
We make skirt by crochet outside of the body as the picture demonstration.
Insert crochet hook on round9. And make single crochet in each st around the boby.
Start at round.9 of the body. Count from bottom to top
Then we count back from round 9,8,7,6,5 of the body because skirt is going down from round9.
- Sc in each st around (counting st in this round is not important) blue
- Sc in each st around (counting st in this round is not important) blue
Round7. 3Sc in each st around (no st count) blue
Round6. sc in each st around (counting st in this round is not important) blue
- Sc in each st around (counting st in this round is not important) white
Then finish off and leave long tail for sewing.
Arms colour of your choice
Make 2 pieces
Round1. Make magic ring and 9sc in ring (9) skin colour
Round2-9. sc in each st around (9) skin colour
Round10-16. Sc in each st around (24) blue colour
Then finish off and leave long tail for sewing. And stuffing polyester.
Legs colour of your choice Make 2 pieces
You will work from bottom to top
Round1. Make magic ring and 8sc in ring (8) blue
Round2. 2sc in each st around (16) blue
Round3. *Sc in next st, 2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (24) blue
Round4-5. Sc in each st around (24) blue
Round6. (sc in each of next5 st) then (dec 7 time)
(sc in each of next 5 st) (17) blue
Round7. (sc in each of next5 st) then (dec 4 time)
(sc in each of next 4 st) (13) skin colour
Round8-17. Sc in each st around (13) skin colour
Then finish off and leave long tail for sewing. And stuffing polyester firmly.
Shoes strip
Make 2 pieces follow by pictures.
Finishing. Sewing body to the head. Then arms and legs.
Happy crocheting!
Charlotte
Thursday 16th of June 2022
I’m confused about the placement of the eyes and mouth …On the ballerina.
jocelyn
Wednesday 6th of February 2019
I am a little confused how you start the skirt on round 9? Any tips would be great. thank you!
jane
Thursday 7th of February 2019
Hi Jocelyn, I add more photo to show u in the post. hope it help
Chandra Maple
Wednesday 9th of January 2019
I love this little doll pattern! She is precious, and not complicated! I was wondering if you have done, or could do, a video tutorial on the hair? Thanks!
jane
Friday 11th of January 2019
MM the video tutorial for the doll hair is not yet but I had the photo tutorial instead. Thanks u. Chandra.
Meena jethwani
Saturday 8th of September 2018
My little granddaughter loved it
jane
Saturday 8th of September 2018
thank you Meena.
Christopher Loy
Saturday 9th of December 2017
Jane My name is Christopher and I am the facilitator and instructor for the Community Aide Coalition crocheting group at Twin Rivers Correctional center in Washington state. We recently made and sent some blankets and animals to the Ronald McDonald house in Seattle. Some of the patterns used were used were you patterns and wanted to let you know that the children LOVED them. If you would like to see the pictures of the group I can send them. Thank you and look forward to seeing more great patterns in the future.
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jane
Saturday 9th of December 2017
Aww Thanks you so much for taking the time to write and let me know the children love it. You So sweet! ^^