The Crochet Valentino Sweetheart Doll is a simple and free pattern using single crochet to create a sweet, candy-inspired Valentine’s amigurumi doll.

Design Inspiration

Happy Valentine’s Day! Okay, not quite yet, but it’s right around the corner. This sweet crochet Valentine’s doll pattern was inspired by the classic Necco Sweetheart message candies. The different colors used represent each of the traditional flavors: cherry, banana, wintergreen, lime, orange, and grape. Valentino will make a lovely addition to any amigurumi collection. Will you be his valentine?

PATTERN

Description

A crochet Valentine’s amigurumi doll that is simple to create and makes the perfect valentine pal.

Materials

Yarn: Craft Smart Value Yarn (weight 4 – medium)
Color A – Off White (7oz/198g, 354yd/324m) – 1 skein
Color B – Aqua (7oz/198g, 354yd/324m)– 1 skein
Color C – Light Yellow (7oz/198g, 354yd/324m) – 1 skein
Color D – Periwinkle (7oz/198g, 354yd/324m) – 1 skein
Color E – Light Pink (7oz/198g, 354yd/324m) – 1 skein
Color F – Spa (7oz/198g, 354yd/324m) – 1 skein
Color G – Light Coral (7oz/198g, 354yd/324m) – 1 skein

Hook: F/5 – 3.75mm

Safety eyes (8mm)

Fiberfill

Stitch markers

Tapestry needle

Scissors

Sizing 

Gauge: 16 stitches x 20 rows = 4″ in sc

Finished Dimensions: 11.00” height x 5.50” length (across chest with arms outstretched) x 2.75” width (at head)

Abbreviations (US)

st – stitch
sp – space
sl st – slip stitch
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
tc – treble crochet
sc2tog – single crochet two stitches together 

Notes

All parts worked in the round are continuous

Brackets [ ] indicate directions worked in the same st. For example, sc 5 means sc 1 in five sts; [sc 5] means sc 5 in the same st

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Crochet Nix Plush Pattern – Instructions

Head/Body

In color A, make a magic circle

Round 1: ch 1, sc 8 into the magic circle (8)

Round 2: *sc, sc 2, repeat from * around (12)

Round 3: *sc, sc 2, repeat from * around (18)

Round 4: sc around (18)

Round 5: *sc 2, [sc 2] in the next st, repeat from * around (24)

Round 6: sc around (24)

Round 7: *sc 3, [sc 2] in the next st, repeat from * around (30)

Round 8-11: sc around (30)

Round 12: *sc 3, sc2tog, repeat from * around (24)

Round 13: sc around (24)

Round 14: *sc 2, sc2tog, repeat from * around (18)

Round 15: sc around (18)

*add safety eyes between rounds 8 and 9 (7 sts apart), and stuff the head firmly

Round 16: sc2tog around (9)

Round 17-18: sc around (9)

Round 19: [sc 2] around, sc in last 2 sts (16)

Round 20-24: sc around (16)

Round 25: *sc 3, [sc 2], repeat from * around (20)

Round 26-30: sc around (20) *change to color B for round 30 and onward*

Round 31: *sc 4, [sc 2], repeat from * around (24)

Round 32-36: sc around (24)

Round 37: *sc 2, sc2tog, repeat from * around (18)

Round 38: sc around (18)

*stuff firmly*

Round 39: *sc, sc2tog, repeat from * around (12)

Round 40: *sc, sc2tog, repeat from * around (8)

Finish off and leave long tail for sewing the body closed

Arm (make 2)

In color A, make a magic circle

Round 1: ch 1, sc 6 into the magic circle (6)

Round 2: *sc, [sc 2] in the next st, repeat from * around (9)

Round 3-5: sc around (9)

Round 6: *sc 2, sc2tog, repeat from * around to last st, sc in the last st (7)

Round 7-12: sc around (7)

Finish off and leave long tail for sewing to the body

Sew on to the body

Leg (make 2)

In color C, make a magic circle

Round 1: ch1, sc 10 into the magic circle (10)

Round 2: *sc 1, sc 2 in the next st, repeat from * around (15)

Round 3-4: sc 1 in each st around (15)

Round 5: sc 1 in 5 sts, sc2tog, sc 1, sc2tog, sc 1 in 5 sts (13)

Round 6: sc 1 in 4 sts, sc2tog, sc 1, sc2tog, sc 1 in 4 sts (11) *change to color B in the last st*

Round 7-8: sc 1 in each st around (11)

Round 9: sc2tog, sc 1 in 9 sts (10)

Round 10-11: sc 1 in each st around (10)

Round 12: sc2tog, sc 1 in 8 sts (9)

Round 13-21: sc 1 in each st around (9)

Finish off and leave long tail for sewing to body

Hair

In color D, make a magic circle

Round 1: ch1, sc 8 into the magic circle (8)

Round 2: *sc, sc 2, repeat from * around (12)

Round 3: *sc, sc 2, repeat from * around (18)

Round 4: sc around (18)

Round 5: *sc, [sc 2], repeat from * around (27)

Round 6: sc around (27)

Round 7: *sc 2, [sc 2], repeat from * around (36)

Round 8: sc around (36)

Finish off and leave long tail for sewing to the head

Cut a few pieces of color D yarn (approximately 2 inches each)

Separate the individual strands of yarn (unraveling mine gave me 3 strand per piece)

Sew 1 individual strand through 1 stitch around the outside of the main hair piece. Tie each strand in its stitch (double knot to secure, but don’t pull too hard or the strand may separate)  

Cut at an angle to desired length and style hair per preference (I went for a skater-type look) 

Heart

In color E, make a magic circle

Round 1: ch 3, tc 3, dc 3, ch 1, dc 3, tc 3, ch 2 sl st all into the magic circle (6 tc, 6 dc)

Pull the center tight, finish off, and use long tail to sew heart onto the chest part of the body

Jacket

Body

In color F, ch 19 

Row 1: sc across (18)

Row 2-4: ch 1, turn, sc across (18)

Row 5: ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc 14, sc2tog (16)

Row 6: ch 1, turn, sc across (16)

Row 7: ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc 12, sc2tog (14)

Row 8: ch 1, turn , sc across (14)

Row 9: ch 2 (*for this row the ch-2 counts as a dc), turn, dc 2, ch 2, sk 2, dc 6, ch 2, sk 2, dc 1, [dc 2] (12 dc, 2 ch-2sp)

Row 10: ch 1, turn, sc 3, [sc 2] in the 1st ch-2sp, sc 6, [sc 2] in the 2nd ch-2sp, sc 3 (16)

Row 11: ch 1, turn, sl st in the first 5 sts, sc 6, sl st in the last 5 sts (6 sc, 10 sl st) 

Finish off and leave tail as a hoodie string

Hood

In color F, ch 19 (leave a long tail for sewing the sides on the hood together)

Row 1: sc across (18)

Row 2-16: ch 1, turn, sc across (18)

Finish off and leave long tail for sewing together with the jacket body

Use a whip stitch to close the hood by holding the sides of the top together

Invert the hood after sewing closed

Use a whip stitch to sew the pieces of the hoodie together (leave tail as the second hoodie string)

Using color G, start in either corner of the hoodie body and sc around the entire outside of the hoodie, finish off, and leave long tail

Place the hoodie onto the doll and use the tail from the previous step to sew the sides of the hoodie together (starting from the bottom and moving up for 3 rows), finish off, and cut tail so that is resembles a zipper pull

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