Doll in a Dress

Free Doll crochet tutorial by Artedetej. The doll is inspired by Susan Woolcott's work.
With this pattern, you can crochet a doll in a dress. For this amigurumi project, any acrylic, cotton, or blended yarn will work. If you like, you can decorate the dress hem with lace, and the hair with ribbon.
Materials and Tools
- Yarn
- Crochet hook
- Safety eyes
- Toy stuffing
- Ribbon
- Lace
- Sewing needle for attaching parts
- Scissors
Abbreviations
- MR - magic ring
- ch - chain stitch
- sc - single crochet
- inc - increase
- dec - decrease
- (...) x n - repeat n times
Amigurumi Doll in a Dress Crochet Pattern

Arms (2 pieces)
1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3-28. 12 sc
Head
1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 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)
10-21. 54 sc
22. (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
23. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
24. 42 sc
For the doll in red:
Place the eyes between rounds 12 and 13, with 10 sc between them.
25. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
26. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
27. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
28. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
For the doll in blue: place the eyes between rounds 15 and 16, with 10 sc between them.
25. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
26. 36 sc
27. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
28. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
29. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Legs (2 pieces)
Red version:
Start with black yarn, chain 5.
1. Starting from the 2nd ch from hook, crochet 3 sc in a row, 3 sc in the last chain, on the other side of the chain - 2 sc in a row and 2 sc in the last chain (10)
2. inc, 2 sc, 3 inc, 2 sc, 2 inc (16)
3. inc, 4 sc, 4 inc, 4 sc, 3 inc (24)
4. 24 sc
5. 7 sc, 3 dec, 11 sc (21)
6. 6 sc, 3 dec, 7 sc, dec (17)
7. 5 sc, 3 dec, 6 sc (14)
Change to white yarn and alternate color every 2 rounds.
8-27. 14 sc
Change to skin-tone yarn
28-37. 14 sc
38. (6 sc, inc) x 2 (16)
Blue version:
Start with white yarn and alternate color every 2 rounds.
1. Starting from the 2nd ch from hook, crochet 3 sc in a row, 3 sc in the last chain, on the other side of the chain - 2 sc in a row and 2 sc in the last chain (10)
2. inc, 2 sc, 3 inc, 2 sc, 2 inc (16)
3. inc, 4 sc, 4 inc, 4 sc, 3 inc (24)
4. 24 sc
5. 7 sc, 3 dec, 11 sc (21)
6. 6 sc, 3 dec, 7 sc, dec (17)
7. 5 sc, 3 dec, 6 sc (14)
8-24. 14 sc
Change to skin-tone yarn
25-38. 14 sc
39. (6 sc, inc) x 2 (16)
Body
Worked the same for both dolls, but the blue doll has an extra round No. 23.
Place the legs next to each other, turning the toes slightly inward.
1. Crochet along the first leg: 14 sc, dec, then along the second leg: 14 sc, dec (30)
2-8. 30 sc
9. (dec, 3 sc) x 6 (24)
10-13. 24 sc
14. (inc, 3 sc) x 6 (30)
15. (inc, 4 sc) x 6 (86)
16. 36 sc
17. (dec, 4 sc) x 6 (30)
18. (dec, 3 sc) x 6 (24)
19-20. 24 sc
21. (dec, 2 sc) x 6 (18)
22. 18 sc
For the doll in blue:
23. 18 sc
Red Dress
Work in turning rows.
1. Chain 36
2-4. 36 sc
5. (10 sc, inc) x to the end of the row
Continue to the needed length and make a back seam, sew lace to the hem. For the collar, chain 30 and crochet 1 row of sc.
Blue Dress
Work in turning rows. Chain 32.
1. Starting from the 3rd chain, crochet 30 sc
2-3. 30 sc
4. (9 sc, inc) x 3 (33)
5-7. 33 sc
8. (10 sc, inc) x 3 (36)
9-11. 36 sc
12. (11 sc, inc) x 3 (39)
13-18. 39 sc
19. (12 sc, inc) x 3 (42)
20. 42 sc
21. (13 sc, inc) x 3 (45)
22. 45 sc
If needed, increase the number of rows. For the upper part, chain 38 and crochet 36 sc. Sew the dress closed at the back, attach the upper part, and decorate with lace.
Shoes (2 pieces)
Chain 5:
1. In the 2nd ch from hook: 1 sc, 2 sc, 3 sc in the last chain. On the other side - 2 sc, 2 sc in the last chain (10)
2. inc, 2 sc, 3 inc, 2 sc, 2 inc (16)
3. inc, 4 sc, 4 inc, 4 sc, 3 inc (24)
4. 24 sc
5. In BLO (24)
6. 7 sc, 3 dec, 11 sc (21)
7. 21 sc
8. 6 sc, 3 dec, 7 sc, dec (17)
9-17. 17 sc