Curly Sue

Free Curly Sue crochet pattern by Lena Businka @lenabusinka18.

With this pattern, you can crochet a Curly Sue doll wearing overalls. The tutorial also includes a crochet pattern for a sundress. You can use any acrylic, cotton, or cotton blend yarn and a suitable crochet hook for this amigurumi project.

The finished toy is about 27 cm (10.6 in) tall.

Materials and tools

• Acrylic yarn
• 2 mm crochet hook
• Safety eyes
• Toy stuffing
• Soft pastels or blush
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR — magic ring
• ch — chain stitch
• sl st — slip stitch
• sc — single crochet
• dc — double crochet
• hdc — half double crochet
• inc — increase
• dec — decrease
• (...) x n — repeat n times

Curly Sue crochet pattern

Head

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
9: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
10: 54 sc
11: (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)
12-13: 60 sc (2 rounds)
14: (9 sc, inc) x 6 (66)
15-19: 66 sc (5 rounds)
20: (9 sc, dec) x 6 (60)
21-22: 60 sc (2 rounds)

Insert the safety eyes between rounds 18 and 19, 6 sc apart.

23: (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
24: 54 sc
25: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
26: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
27: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
28: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
29: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
30: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)

Arms (make 2)

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3-22: 12 sc (20 rounds)
Change color
23: 12 sc
24: In FLO: ch 3, 2 sl st; repeat to the end of the round (ruffle)
25: In the unworked back loops of round 24: 12 sc (change color if desired)
26-30: 12 sc (5 rounds)

Fold flat and crochet through both layers. Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Legs (make 2)

Begin with the shoe color.

1: Ch 7. Starting in the second ch from the hook: 5 sc, 3 sc in the last ch; working along the other side of the chain: 4 sc, inc
2: inc, 4 sc, (inc) x 3, 4 sc, (inc) x 2 (20)
3: sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 2 sc (24)
4: 2 sc, inc, (5 sc, inc) x 3, 3 sc (28)
5: (sc, inc) x 2, 5 sc, inc, sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, sc, inc, 2 sc (36)
6: BLO: 36 sc
7-8: 36 sc (2 rounds)
9: 9 sc, dec, (sc, dec) x 5, 8 sc, dec (29)
Change color (socks)
10: BLO: 8 sc, (dec) x 2, 3 sc, (dec) x 2, 8 sc, dec (24)
11: 8 sc, (dec) x 4, 8 sc (20)
12: 6 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 6 sc (18)
13-17: 18 sc (5 rounds)
18: FLO: ch 3, 2 sl st;
repeat to the end of the round (ruffle)
Change color (body color)
19: In the unworked back loops of round 18: 18 sc
20-44: 18 sc (25 rounds)

Cut the yarn.

Body

1: Join the underwear-colored yarn to the first leg. Crochet 9 sc through both sides, ch 5, then crochet 9 sc through both sides of the second leg.
The round will begin at the side.
2: 9 sc along one side of the first leg, 5 sc along one side of the chain between the legs, 9 sc along one side of the second leg, 9 sc along the other side, 5 sc, 9 sc (46)
3: (23 sc, inc) x 2 (48)
4: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
5-16: 54 sc (12 rounds)
17: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
18: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
19-28: 42 sc (10 rounds)
29: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
30: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
31: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Change to the skin color
32: BLO: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
33-36: 18 sc

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing on the head.

Wig

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: BLO: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: BLO: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7: BLO: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
9: BLO: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
10: (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60), sl st

Now begin the first curl. Ch 60, then, starting in the second ch from the hook, work 1 sc in each ch. The curl length depends on the number of chains: the longer you want the curl, the more chains you should make. You can work the curl in sc, sl st, or dc. Each stitch produces a different curl twist.

Once the first curl is complete, sl st in the next stitch of the round, sl st again in the following stitch, and ch 60 again. Continue this way to the end of the round. Work the next round into the front loops of round 9. Follow the same process, but ch 63 so that the curls end up the same length. Then work into the front loops of round 7 (ch 66), round 5 (ch 69), and round 3 (ch 72). Finally, make 3 curls from the center (ch 75 each).

Overalls

Begin with the pant legs. Ch 30 and join to work in the round.

1-10: 30 sc around (10 rounds)
Make the second pant leg in the same way, but do not cut the yarn. Continue crocheting the overalls: ch 5 from the second pant leg and join it to the first with a sl st.
11: 30 sc around the first pant leg, 5 sc along the ch-5, 30 sc around the second pant leg, 5 sc along the other side of the ch-5 (70)
12: Make 2 increases at the sides (72)
13-23: 72 sc (11 rounds)
24: (10 sc, dec) x 6 (66)
25: (9 sc, dec) x 6 (60)
26-27: 60 sc (2 rounds)
28: Make 2 decreases at the sides (58)
29-30: 58 sc (2 rounds)

Fasten off with a sl st. Cut the yarn.

Find the center front of the overalls and join the yarn. Work 18 sc, then crochet 8 turning rows of 18 sc each.

Straps (make 2)

Ch 25, work 1 row of hdc, and sew the strap to the overalls. Weave in the ends and decorate as desired (I added decorative stitching and turned up the pant cuffs).

Sundress

1: Ch 52 and join to work in the round.
2-4: 52 sc (3 rounds)
5: ch 2, (3 dc, inc) x 13 (65), sl st
6: ch 2, (4 dc, inc) x 13 (78), sl st
7-11: 78 sc (5 rounds)
12: sc, hdc, 2 dc, hdc, sc...

Repeat to the end of the round.

Assembly

• Sew the head to the body.
• Sew the arms between the second and third rounds below the neck.
• Sew on the wig.
• Crochet around the shoes through the front loops.
• Embroider the nose, mouth, eyelashes, and eyebrows.
• Add color to the cheeks with soft pastels.
• Dress and decorate the doll.