Free Crochet Masterclass: Christmas Doll Eva

Free Crochet Masterclass: Christmas Doll Eva by @missgurumii

In this tutorial, you can crochet a Christmas doll named Eva, wearing a festive New Year’s dress. For amigurumi, we recommend using YarnArt Canarias or Leylak 4-ply yarn, but you can also substitute it with any similar yarn that has a 200m per 20g meterage. To give the dress a more festive look, glittery metallic threads, such as gold or green, will be perfect.

The doll ends up being quite small, but if you want to make it larger, you can use thicker yarn and a bigger hook.

Materials and Tools

Yarn: Leylak 8515 (red), 1108 (skin tone), 1105 (brown), 1180 (anthracite), 66 (green), white (can be substituted with YarnArt Canariás)
Embroidery thread for eyes
Crochet hook 0.55 mm
2.5mm safety eyes
Toy stuffing
Stitch markers
Pins
Fabric glue
Tweezers
Needle for attaching details
Scissors

You can purchase everything you need [here].

Crochet Abbreviations

KA – Magic ring
ch – Chain stitch
sc – Single crochet
dc – Double crochet
hdc – Half double crochet
inc – Increase
dec – Decrease
blo – Back loop only
flo – Front loop only
(…) x n – Repeat n times

Amigurumi Crochet Pattern for the Christmas Doll Eva

Head and Body

We begin with the skin color for the body.

Row 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Row 2: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
Rows 3-4: 9 sc (9) for 2 rows
Row 5: 3 dc in one stitch, 8 sc (9)
Row 6: dec, 7 sc (8)
Rows 7-21: 8 sc (8) for 15 rows

Ears

Row 1: 6 sc in a magic ring

Attach the ears to the head at a distance of 7 stitches from the eyes after inserting the safety eyes. It’s easier to attach the ears before stuffing the head.

Legs (Green Yarn)

Row 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Row 2: 6 inc (12)
Rows 3-6: 12 sc (12) for 4 rows
Row 7: 6 sc, turn
Row 8: 12 sc (12)
Rows 9-11: 12 sc (12) for 3 rows

Begin stuffing the legs.

Switch to white yarn for the following rows:

Row 12: blo 12 sc (12)
Row 13: 12 sc (12)

Switch to black yarn for the next rows:

Rows 14-15: 12 sc (12) for 2 rows

Switch back to white yarn:

Rows 16-17: 12 sc (12) for 2 rows

Switch to black yarn:

Rows 18-19: 12 sc (12) for 2 rows

Continue alternating between white and black yarn for the following rows, creating alternating stripes:

Rows 20-29: 12 sc (12) for 10 rows

For the first leg, cut the yarn, but leave the second leg attached. Join the two legs and continue crocheting the body.

Shoe Ruffles (Red Yarn)

Insert the hook into the 12th row and crochet: (1 sc, 2 ch) x 12, repeat until the end.

Body and Head

Row 30: Make 5 ch. 12 sc in the first leg, 5 sc in the chain, 12 sc in the second leg, 5 sc in the chain (34 stitches)

Place a stitch marker at the back of the body.

Row 31: 6 sc, inc, 15 sc, inc, 11 sc (36)
Rows 32-35: 36 sc (36) for 4 rows

Continue with the decreases and shaping the body.

Arms

Begin crocheting the arms and stuff the body as you go. The stitch marker should be positioned exactly at the center of the back.

Final Body Shaping

Continue with the decreases for the remaining rounds until the body reaches the desired size.

Dress for the Doll

Leave a long yarn tail before you start crocheting the dress.

Row 1: Make 26 ch, from the second ch from the hook: 3 sc, 3 sc in the stitch, 4 sc, 3 sc in the stitch, 7 sc, 3 sc in the stitch, 4 sc, 3 sc in the stitch, 3 sc (33 stitches)

Continue crocheting in the round, beginning each row with 1 ch.