Willy Halloween Doll

Difficulty Level: medium

Willy amigurumi doll crochet

Free Willy Doll crochet tutorial by Damla Savas @yesiltosba.
Translated by Elena Kuzmina.

With this pattern, you can crochet a red-haired girl named Willy in a Halloween costume. You will need cotton yarn to make this cute doll. You can use mohair yarn for the hair.

Materials and Tools

  • Schachenmayr Catania yarn
  • Mohair yarn for hair
  • 2.5 mm crochet hook
  • 10 mm safety eyes
  • Synthetic poly filling
  • Soft pastels or blush
  • Needle for sewing parts
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

  • MR - magic ring
  • ch - chain stitch
  • sl st - slip stitch
  • sc - single crochet
  • dc - double crochet
  • dec - decrease
  • inc - increase
  • FLO - front loop only
  • BLO - back loop only
  • (...) x n - repeat n times

Willy Halloween Doll Crochet Pattern

First Leg

Start with the shoe color:

1. 7 ch, from the 2nd chain, 1 inc, 4 sc, 1 inc, 4 sc (12)
2. 3 sc in one stitch, inc, inc, 4 sc, 1 inc, 4 sc, 1 inc (18)
3. 4 inc, 5 sc, 3 inc, 4 sc (25), cut the yarn
4. Rejoin the same yarn, FLO, 25 sc
5. 25 sc
6. 25 sc
7. 6 dec, 13 sc (19)
8. 3 dec, 11 sc (16)
9. 3 dec, 10 sc (13)
10. 13 sc
11. 13 sc
12. 8 sc
13. Use green yarn for the sock, BLO, 13 sc
14-19. 13 sc
20. Skin color, BLO, 13 sc
21-24. 13 sc

Now start edging the green sock. In FLO, make sc and 3 ch, skip 1 stitch, make sc, 3 ch, skip 1 stitch. Repeat until the round is complete.

Second Leg

1. 7 ch, from the 2nd chain, 1 inc, 4 sc, 1 inc, 4 sc (12)
2. 3 sc in one stitch, inc, inc, 4 sc, 1 inc, 4 sc, 1 inc (18)
3. 4 inc, 5 sc, 3 inc, 4 sc (25), cut the yarn
4. Rejoin the same yarn, FLO, 25 sc
5. 25 sc
6. 25 sc
7. 6 dec, 13 sc (19)
8. 3 dec, 11 sc (16)
9. 3 dec, 10 sc (13)
10. 13 sc
11. 13 sc
12. 8 sc
13. White yarn, BLO, 13 sc
14. Purple yarn, 13 sc
15. White yarn, 13 sc
16. Purple yarn, 13 sc
17. White yarn, 13 sc
18. Purple yarn, 13 sc
19. Skin color, BLO, 13 sc
20-24. 13 sc

Willy crochet doll. Legs and body

Body and Head

24. 7 ch, join both legs and crochet 40 sc around
25-28. 40 sc
29. (1 dec, 8 sc) x 4 (36)
30-32. 36 sc
33. White yarn, 36 sc
34. BLO, 36 sc
35-37. 36 sc
38. (1 dec, 7 sc) x 4 (32)
39. 32 sc
40. (1 dec, 6 sc) x 4 (28)
41. 28 sc
42. (1 dec, 5 sc) x 4 (24)
43-46. 24 sc
47. (1 dec, 4 sc) x 4 (20)
48. (1 dec, 3 sc) x 4 (16)
49. Skin color, BLO, 16 sc
50-51. 16 sc
52. 16 inc (32)
53. (3 sc, inc) x 8 (40)
54. (4 sc, inc) x 8 (48)
55. (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
56. (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)
57-71. 60 sc

Insert eyes between rounds 62 and 63. Leave 10 sc between the eyes.

72. (1 dec, 8 sc) x 4 (54)
73. (1 dec, 7 sc) x 4 (48)
74. (1 dec, 6 sc) x 4 (42)
75. (1 dec, 5 sc) x 4 (36)
76. (1 dec, 4 sc) x 4 (30)
77. (1 dec, 3 sc) x 4 (24)
78. 12 dec
79. 6 dec

Arms (2 pieces)

Skin color:

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc
3-5. 12 sc
6. 2 dec, 8 sc (10)
7-25. White yarn, 10 sc, sew the arms to the end of the shirt sleeves

Skirt

Use orange yarn:

1. Green yarn in FLO of body round 36, (inc, 8 sc) x 4 (40)
2. (inc, 9 sc) x 4 (44)
3-12. 44 sc, sl st

Embroider a pumpkin face on the skirt.

Willy crochet doll. Skirt

Hair

Use mohair yarn and a 3 mm crochet hook.

Note: First crochet the wig base, then cut equal strands of yarn (about 40 to 50 strands) and attach them. Hair counts can vary depending on the thickness of your mohair and cotton yarn.

Willy crochet doll. Hair

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (sc, inc) x 9 (27)
5. (2 sc, inc) x 9 (36)
6. (17 sc, inc) x 2 (38)
7. ch, turn, 18 sc
8. ch, turn, 20 sc
9. Continue this process until you get a wig that fits the head. (If your yarn is thicker, 8-9 rows may be enough; with thinner hair yarn, you may need 11-12 rows.) When the wig is done, sew it onto the head.

10. Cut equal yarn strands (15-20 cm) and knot them onto the wig. Attach strands on both sides of the head below the head/face line, then secure and braid the hair as shown in the photo.

Cape

1. Black yarn, 23 ch, from the 3rd chain 21 dc, work in turning rows
2. 21 dc
3. 21 dc
4. 21 dc
5. (1 dc inc, 6 dc) x 3 (24)
6. (1 dc inc, 7 dc) x 3 (27)
7. (1 dc inc, 8 dc) x 3 (30)
8. (1 dc inc, 9 dc) x 3 (33)
9. (1 dc inc, 10 dc) x 3 (36)
10-13. 36 dc

After finishing the cape, work hdc around all sides for a cleaner edge. Then curl the first 4 rows to form the collar.

Hat

Green yarn:

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (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. BLO, 36 sc
8-12. 36 sc
13. (1 dec, 10 sc) x 3 (33)
14. (1 dec, 9 sc) x 3 (30)
15. (1 dec, 8 sc) x 3 (27)
16. 27 sc
17. FLO, 27 inc (54)
18. 54 sc
19. 54 sc

Willy crochet doll. Hat

After finishing the hat, embroider a scar and press the top and near sides of the hat into an O-like shape. Willy is finally ready!