Plague Doctor

Free Plague Doctor crochet pattern by Akabeko Botan.

With this pattern, you can crochet a plague doctor wearing a beaked mask. You can use any acrylic, cotton, or cotton blend yarn with a suitable crochet hook to make this amigurumi toy.

Materials and tools

• Carnival yarn: black, gray, white, beige
• 2.5 mm crochet hook
• Fiberfill
• Two 15 mm buttons
• Toothpick
• Sewing needle
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Amigurumi plague doctor crochet pattern

Head and body

Start with gray yarn. Begin with 6 sc in a MR.

Round 1: inc x 6 (12)
Round 2: (inc, sc) x to the end of the round (18)
Round 3: (inc, 2 sc) x to the end of the round (24)
Round 4: (inc, 3 sc) x to the end of the round (30)
Round 5: sc in each stitch (30)
Round 6: (inc, 4 sc) x to the end of the round (36)
Round 7: sc in each stitch (36)
Round 8: (inc, 5 sc) x to the end of the round (42)
Rounds 9-10: sc in each stitch (42)
Round 11: (dec, 5 sc) x to the end of the round (36)
Round 12: sc in each stitch (36)
Round 13: (dec, 4 sc) x to the end of the round (30)
Round 14: (dec, 3 sc) x to the end of the round (24)
Round 15: sc in each stitch (24)
Change to black yarn.

Round 16: FLO, (inc, 3 sc) x to the end of the round (30)
Round 17: sc in each stitch (30)
Round 18: (inc, 4 sc) x to the end of the round (36)
Round 19: sc in each stitch (36)
Round 20: (inc, 5 sc) x to the end of the round (42)
Round 21: sl st into the first stitch of Round 20, 1 sc, reverse sc to the end of the round (42)
Fasten off and weave in the end. Join the yarn to the back loops of Round 15.
Round 22: BLO, sl st, sc in each stitch (24)
Rounds 23-25: sc in each stitch (24)
Round 26: (inc, 3 sc) x to the end of the round (30)
Rounds 27-29: sc in each stitch (30)
Round 30: (inc, 4 sc) x to the end of the round (36)
Rounds 31-33: sc in each stitch (36)
Round 34: sl st into the first stitch of Round 32, ch 1, reverse sc in the front loops only around the entire round (36)

Fasten off, cut the yarn, and weave in the end.

Body base

Use black yarn. Begin with 6 sc in a MR:

Round 1: inc x 6 (12)
Round 2: (inc, sc) x to the end of the round (18)
Round 3: (inc, 2 sc) x to the end of the round (24)
Round 4: (inc, 3 sc) x to the end of the round (30)
Round 5: (inc, 4 sc) x to the end of the round (36)

Sl st into the first stitch of Round 4, cut the yarn, and pull it through. Leave a long tail for sewing. Stuff the piece with fiberfill and, if desired, add weighted pellets to the base. Sew the base to the rounded part of the body, using the remaining back loops as a guide.

Arms (make 2)

Start with gray yarn. Begin with 6 sc in a MR:

Round 1: inc x 6 (12)
Round 2: (inc, 3 sc) x to the end of the round (15)
Round 3: sc in each stitch (15)
Change to black yarn.
Round 4: sc in each stitch (15)
Round 5: sc in each stitch (15)
Round 6: (dec, 3 sc) x to the end of the round (12)
Round 7: (dec, 2 sc) x to the end of the round (9)
Round 8: sc in each stitch (9)

Sl st into the first stitch of Round 7, cut the yarn, and pull it through. Leave a long tail for sewing. Lightly stuff the piece, flatten the top edge, and sew the arms to opposite sides of Round 23 of the body.

Bag

Use beige or brown yarn.

Row 1: ch 7, sc in the second chain from the hook, 5 sc, turn
Rows 2-8: ch 1, sc in each stitch, turn
Row 9: ch 1, dec, 2 sc, dec, turn
Rows 10-11: ch 1, sc in each stitch, turn
Row 12: ch 1, sc in each stitch

Fasten off, cut the yarn, and leave a long tail for sewing. Fold the bottom edge up to Row 8, then fold the top edge down to form the front flap. Use the tail to backstitch the flap to the front of the bag and sew the sides of the bag closed. Join the yarn to the outer stitch of the row and keep chaining until the strap is long enough to go around the body and over the opposite shoulder (about 4 3/4-5 1/8 in / 12-13 cm), then sl st into the opposite edge of Row 8. Fasten off and use the tail to sew the bag to the body if needed. Weave in the end.

Mask

Use white yarn. Begin with 6 sc in a MR:

Round 1: (inc, sc) x to the end of the round (9)
Rounds 2-3: sc in each stitch (9)
Round 4: (inc, 2 sc) x to the end of the round (12)
Round 5: sc in each stitch (12)
Round 6: (inc, 3 sc) x to the end of the round (15)
Round 7: (inc, 4 sc) x to the end of the round (18)
Round 8: inc x 3, 6 sc, inc x 3, 6 sc (24)
Round 9: 2 sc, inc x 2, 10 sc, inc x 2, 2 sc, 6 sl st (28)
Round 10: 2 sl st, 7 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 7 sc, sl st in the last stitch of the round (30)
Round 11: 4 sl st, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, sl st in the last stitch of the round (32)
Round 12: 3 sl st, 15 sc, 2 sl st

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Tuck all yarn ends inside the mask's beak. Do not stuff. Sew the eyes to the mask with white thread. Align the lower edge with the rounded part of Round 15 of the head and body. Attach the mask to the face with fabric glue. You can sew it on instead, but glue will give it a neater finish.

Hat

Use black yarn. Begin with 6 sc in a MR:

Round 1: inc x 6 (12)
Round 2: (inc, sc) x to the end of the round (18)
Round 3: (inc, 2 sc) x to the end of the round (24)
Round 4: (inc, 3 sc) x to the end of the round (30)
Round 5: BLO, sc in each stitch (30)
Round 6: (dec, 8 sc) x to the end of the round (27)
Round 7: (dec, 7 sc) x to the end of the round (24)
Round 8: FLO, (inc, 3 sc) x to the end of the round (30)
Round 9: (inc, 4 sc) x to the end of the round (36)
Round 10: (inc, 5 sc) x to the end of the round (42)
Round 11: (inc, 6 sc) x to the end of the round (48)
Round 12: sl st into the first stitch of Round 11, ch 1, reverse sc to the end of the round (48)

Cut the yarn, fasten off, and weave in the end. Lightly stuff the hat and sew it to Round 5 of the body, using the remaining back loops of Round 8 of the hat as a guide. Push a toothpick through the right arm as shown in the photo. Cut off the sharp end of the toothpick for safety.