Little Schoolgirl

A free crochet tutorial for Little Schoolgirl by Tatiana Sokolova @tatsok_toys.

With this pattern, you can crochet a schoolgirl doll. For this amigurumi project, any cotton blend yarn and a matching crochet hook will work. A crocheted doll in a school uniform can be a great gift for a child for the first day of school. The tutorial includes a pattern for the doll, school dress, and apron. You can decorate the toy with lace and ribbons.

The finished toy size is about 17 cm.

Materials and tools

• YarnArt Jeans yarn: color 03 (beige, for the body)
• Acrylic yarn: (dark beige, for the wig cap)
• Acrylic yarn or any brown yarn (for the dress)
• Vita Cotton Daisy yarn or thin white yarn like Iris (for the apron)
• 1.9 mm, 2 mm, and 1.5 mm crochet hooks
• 2 mm knitting needles
• Safety eyes
• Toy stuffing
• 1 cm lace (to decorate the dress)
• Soft pastels or blush
• Needle for sewing parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR - magic ring
• h/l - half loop
• ch - chain stitch
• sc - single crochet
• dc - double crochet
• hdc - half double crochet
• inc - increase
• dec - decrease
• (...) x n - repeat n times

Little schoolgirl amigurumi crochet pattern

Legs (make 2)

YarnArt Jeans color 03, hook 1.9 mm:

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. 1 sc, inc (2 sc, inc) x 5, 1 sc (24)
5. In back half loop 24 sc (24)
6-8. In both loops 24 sc (24)
9. 8 sc, 4 dec, 8 sc (20)
10. 8 sc, 2 dec, 8 sc (18)
11-16. 18 sc (18)

Fasten off, cut the yarn, and hide the tail. Add stuffing. Crochet the second leg the same way, but do not cut the yarn. Crochet 6 sc on the leg, 2 ch. Place the legs together and choose the join point so the legs stand evenly. Join to the second leg: 17 sc on the second leg, 2 sc in ch, 12 sc on the first leg.

1. 40 sc (40)
2. 7 sc, inc, 18 sc, inc, 13 sc (42)
3. 3 sc, inc (6 sc, inc) x 5, 3 sc (48)
4. (11 sc, inc) x 4 (52)
5. 52 sc (52)
6. (11 sc, dec) x 4 (48)
7. (dec, 10 sc) x 4 (44)
8. (9 sc, dec) x 4 (40)
9. (dec, 8 sc) x 4 (36)
10. (7 sc, dec) x 4 (32)
11. (dec, 6 sc) x 4 (28)
12. (5 sc, dec) x 4 (24)
13-14. 24 sc (24)
Add stuffing
15. (dec, 4 sc) x 4 (20)
16. (2 sc, dec) x 5 (15)

Head

Continue crocheting the head.

17. 15 sc (15)
18. 15 inc (30)
19. 2 sc, inc (4 sc, inc) x 5, 2 sc (36)
20. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
21. 3 sc, inc (6 sc, inc) x 5, 3 sc (48)
22. (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
23. 4 sc, inc (8 sc, inc) x 5, 4 sc (60)
24. (9 sc, inc) x 6 (66)
25-34. 66 sc (66)
35. (9 sc, dec) x 6 (60)
36. 4 sc, dec (8 sc, dec) x 5, 4 sc (54)
37. (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
38. 3 sc, dec (6 sc, dec) x 5, 3 sc (42)
39. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
Add stuffing
40. 2 sc, dec (4 sc, dec) x 5, 2 sc (30)
41. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
42. 1 sc, dec (2 sc, dec) x 5, 1 sc (18)
43. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Add stuffing
44. 6 dec (6), sl st

Pull the opening closed. Fasten off, cut the yarn, and hide the tail.

Arms (make 2)

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4-6. 18 sc (18)
7. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
8-10. 12 sc (12)
Add a little stuffing to the fist, not too tightly, so the arm does not stick out.
11-12. 2 dec, 3 sc, 2 inc, 3 sc (12)
13-16. 12 sc (12)
17. 7 dec

Fasten off, cut the yarn, and hide the tail. Crochet the second arm the same way. Mark arm placement and sew them on using thread jointing.

Face details

Measure down 17-18 rounds from the top of the head, then insert screw-on eyes or sew on bead eyes. The distance between the eyes is 5 sc. Embroider the nose with body-color yarn, then embroider the mouth and eyelashes. Tint the cheeks.

Wig cap

Pekhorka Detskaya Obyomnaya yarn color 165 (dark beige), hook 1.9 mm. Try the wig cap on the doll's head while crocheting. You may need to add or remove 1-2 rounds (depending on the yarn used for the doll itself).

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. 1 sc, inc (2 sc, inc) x 5, 1 sc (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6. 2 sc, inc (4 sc, inc) x 5, 2 sc (36)
7. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8. 3 sc, inc (6 sc, inc) x 5, 3 sc (48)
9. (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
10. 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc) x 5, 4 sc (60)
11. (9 sc, inc) x 6 (66)
12-19. 66 sc
20. (sl st, sc, hdc, 2 dc in one stitch, hdc, sc) x to the end of the round

Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing. Sew the wig cap around the edge.

Ponytails (make 2)

Pekhorka Detskaya Obyomnaya yarn color 165 (dark beige), hook 1.9 mm. Crochet curls.

Chain 50 ch, then starting from the second chain from hook, crochet sc to the end. Chain 50 ch again and repeat. Make 5 strands this way. Then make 5 strands with 45 ch each and 5 strands with 40 ch each. Twist the strands or fold them accordion-style and sew together. Sew the ponytails to the head, catching not only the wig cap but the head securely.

Dress

Pekhorka Detsky Kapriz yarn (brown), 2 mm knitting needles. The first and last 3 stitches are the placket; knit them in every row. Do not count edge stitches while working: slip the first stitch and purl the last stitch.

Cast on 25 stitches (23 + 2 edge stitches):

1. 23 k
2. 3 k, 2 k, yo, k, yo, 2 k, yo, k, yo, 5 k, yo, k, yo, 2 k, yo, k, yo, 2 k, k2tog, yo, k (button loop)
3. 3 k, 25 p, 3 k
4. 3 k, 3 k, yo, k, yo, 4 k, yo, k, yo, 7 k, yo, k, yo, 4 k, yo, k, yo, 3 k, 3 k
5. 3 k, 33 p, 3 k
6. 3 k, 4 k, yo, k, yo, 6 k, yo, k, yo, 9 k, yo, k, yo, 6 k, yo, k, yo, 4 k, 3 k
7. 3 k, 41 p, 3 k
8. 3 k, 5 k, yo, k, yo, 8 k, yo, k, yo, 11 k, yo, k, yo, 8 k, yo, k, yo, 5 k, 3 k
9. 3 k, 49 p, 3 k
10. 3 k, 6 k, yo, k, yo, 10 k, yo, k, yo, 13 k, yo, k, yo, 10 k, yo, k, yo, 6 k, 3 k
11. 3 k, 57 p, 3 k
12. 3 k, 7 k, yo, k, yo, 12 k, yo, k, yo, 15 k, yo, k, yo, 12 k, yo, k, yo, 7 k, k2tog, yo, k (button loop)
13. 3 k, 65 p, 3 k
14. 3 k, 8 k, yo, k, yo, 14 k, yo, k, yo, 17 k, yo, k, yo, 14 k, yo, k, yo, 8 k, 3 k
15. 3 k, 73 p, 3 k
16. 3 k, 9 k, bind off 16 stitches (sleeve), 21 k, bind off 16 stitches (sleeve), 9 k, 3 k
17. 3 k, 41 p, 3 k (47)
18. 3 k, (1 k, work 2 k from 1 stitch: first through the back loop, then through the front loop) x 20, 1 k, 3 k
19. 3 k, 61 p, 3 k
20. 3 k, 61 k, 3 k
21. 3 k, 61 p, 3 k
22. 3 k, 61 k, k2tog, yo, k (button loop)
23. 3 k, 61 p, 3 k
24. 3 k, 61 k, 3 k
25. 3 k, 61 p, 3 k
26. 3 k, 61 k, 3 k
27. 3 k, 61 k, 3 k
28. 3 k, 61 k, 3 k
29. 3 k, 61 k, 3 k
30. 3 k, 61 k, 3 k

Bind off all stitches and cut the yarn. Sew on 3 buttons. Use thin cotton lace (1 cm wide). Sew it on the sleeves, folding it in half so it is narrower. Then sew lace around the neckline (without folding), making small gathers. Along the neckline, sew from button to button loop. The dress is ready.

Apron

Vita Cotton Daisy yarn, hook 1.5 mm:

1. Chain 10 ch, starting from the second chain from hook crochet 9 sc, 1 ch turn
2-30. 9 sc, 1 ch, turn
31. Chain 40 ch, starting from the second chain from hook crochet 39 sc

Then crochet 15 sc along the edge of the apron (waistband), making small gathers. Chain 40 ch again, starting from the second chain from hook crochet 39 sc, then crochet 15 sc along the waistband. Fasten off and cut the yarn tails.

Shoulder straps

Join yarn 6 sc from the apron edge, chain 24 ch, and join to the waistband, skipping 14 stitches from the apron edge; crochet 1 sc on the waistband, then from the second chain from hook crochet 23 sc. Then crochet 2 sl st along the waistband, chain another 24 ch, and make the second strap the same way.

Edge the straps and the lower apron edge: 3 ch, skip 1 stitch, 1 sc. Fasten off and cut all yarn tails. If you used cotton yarn for the apron like I did, you can press it through a damp cloth. Done!

Shoes (make 2)

YarnArt Jeans yarn color dark brown, hook 2 mm:

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. 1 sc, inc (2 sc, inc) x 5, 1 sc (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Change to white Gazzal Baby Cotton yarn
6. In back half loop 30 sc (30)
7-9. In both loops 30 sc (30)
10. 11 sc, 4 dec, 11 sc (26)
11. 9 sc, 16 ch, then starting from the 5th chain from hook, work back along the chain with sl st, then sc to the end of the round. Finish with sl st; fasten off, cut, and hide the yarn tails.
Crochet the left shoe the same way through round 11.
11. 19 sc, 16 ch, then starting from the 5th chain from hook, work back along the chain with sl st, then sc to the end of the round. Finish with sl st; fasten off, cut, and hide the yarn tails.

Join yarn to the back half loop of round 6 and edge the sole with reverse single crochet. Fasten off, cut, and hide the yarn tails. Sew on a button. The shoes are done. Tie little bows for the doll. Your amigurumi schoolgirl is ready!