Sweet Softies’

Darling
Dolls
Collection

The Little Red Pandora

Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Sw eet Soft ies

This pattern is © 2018 Jasmin Wang (Sweet Softies, www.sweetsofties.com).

For personal use only. You may not copy, alter, or sell this pattern in any
way. You may sell finished items made with this pattern if you credit Sweet
Softies as the designer and link to my website, Etsy shop, or Facebook
page. No wholesale.
 Table of Contents

p. 2 Basic info
p. 3 Introduction
p. 4 Crochet Instructions
p. 15 Finishing Directions
p. 16 Finished Product
p. 17 Media & Contact

Finished Measurements
Height: 9 inches (23 centimeters)

Level
Advanced Beginner / Intermediate. Requires familiarity with stitches used (below), joining rounds,
attaching yarn, changing color, and sewing parts together.

Stitches/Terms Used (Written in US Terminology)

MR magic ring (a.k.a. magic circle, magic loop)
YO yarn over
Ch chain
Sc single crochet
Dc double crochet
Tr triple crochet
Sl st slip stitch (insert hook, YO, pull through both loops)
Dec decrease (single crochet two stitches together)
Inc increase (two single crochet in same stitch)
Dc-inc double crochet increase (two double crochet in same stitch)
BLO back loop only
BP back post

Materials
• Worsted medium weight (4) yarn in • 2 small, wooden buttons
colors for the: • White pipe cleaners
skin (peach) • Yarn needle
hair (dark brown)
• Sewing pins
outfit (red, off-white, brown)
• Scissors
• 2.75 mm crochet hook
• Optional: blush powder
• Fiberfill stuffing

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 Introduction
The Little Red Pandora is a member of Sweet Softies’ Darling Dolls Collectible
Series. Her pattern provides instructions for crocheting this sweet girl doll,
and her red panda outfit. She works up quickly with her long, slender arms
and legs. She wears a pleated dress skirt with a lovely lining detail, and her
hooded capelet and red panda tail are removable for fun dress-up play.

♡ Happy Crocheting! ♡
 Crochet Instructions

Legs (x2)
Note: I did not stuff nor insert wires into my doll’s legs, but if you’d like, you may stuff the legs bit
by bit as you work, or insert wire (or pipe cleaner) to improve stability.

Start with the shoe color (brown).

R1: 6 sc in magic ring. (6 sts)
R2-R4: Sc around. (6 sts)

Switch to the stocking color (off-white).

R5-R12: Sc around. (6 sts)

Switch to the skin color (peach).

R13-R24: Sc around. (6 sts)

Switch to the underwear color (off-white).

R25: Sc around. (6 sts)

Fasten off for the first leg, but DO NOT FASTEN OFF for the
second leg! Continue with the joining directions below.

Joining the Legs

Start with yarn still attached to
the second leg.
Step 1: Sc 2. Ch 5, and join
with the first leg using a sl st.
Step 2: Sc around the first leg
(6 sts). Sc 5 in the ch-5 space.
Sc 4 around the remaining 4
sts in second leg. The join is
complete.
Step 3: Sc around for one row.
(22 sts)
Then, fasten off and weave in
the ends.

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Head & Upper Body
Note: The head and upper body are all worked in one piece.

Start w ith Head

Start with the skin color (peach).

R1: 6 sc in magic ring. (6 sts)
R2: Inc around. (12 sts)
R3: (Sc, inc) x 6. (18 sts)
R4: (Sc 2, inc) x 6. (24 sts)
R5: (Sc 3, inc) x 6. (30 sts)
R6-R12: Sc around. (30 sts)
R13: (Sc 3, dec) x 6. (24 sts)
R14: (Sc 2, dec) x 6. (18 sts)

Attach plastic safety eyes. (I placed eyes between R10 and R11, 6 sts apart.)
You may also begin stuffing the head, and continue stuffing bit by bit as you work.

R15: (Sc, dec) x 6. (12 sts)

R16: Dec around. (6 sts)

Continue w ith Nec k

R17-R18: Sc around. (6 sts)

Continue w ith Upper Body

R19: Inc around. (12 sts)

Switch to the dress color (red).

R20: (Sc, inc) x 6. (18 sts)

Head, neck, and upper body
R21-R29: Sc around. (18 sts) (Insert folded pipe cleaner to stabilize neck)

R30: Inc, sc 3, inc, sc 3, inc, sc 3, inc, sc 5. (22 sts)

R31: Sc around. (22 sts)

Fasten off. Fold a pipe cleaner in half and insert it up the neck to provide neck
support/stability. Stuff the upper body firmly, but be careful not to stretch the stitches.

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Arm s (x 2)
Note: The arms are made using the “i-cord” crochet technique. Click here for my video tutorial.

Start with the skin color (peach).

Ch 3. Insert hook into 2nd ch from hook, YO, pull up a loop,
insert hook into next ch, YO, and pull up a loop. (3 loops
on hook)
R1: Drop 2 loops from hook, but hold onto them tightly
with your non-hook hand so that they do not come
undone. YO, pull through loop on hook. Insert hook into
first dropped loop, YO, pull through. (2 loops on hook.)
Insert hook into second dropped loop, YO, and pull
through. (3 loops on hook)
R2-R16: Repeat R1.
To finish, YO and pull through all 3 loops on hook.

Fasten off with a long tail to attach to the body later.

Attaching the Body

1. Sew the arms to both sides of the body. (I attached at R21 of the body.)
2. Stuff the upper body, then sew the upper and lower body pieces together.

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D ress Skirt
Note: The dress skirt is crocheted directly on the body; no sewing is involved. You will be joining
all rows in this section to create even rows. “Dc-inc” means to insert two dc in one stitch.

To begin, hold the doll upside-down and facedown. Insert your hook into a stitch between R29
and R30 of the body, at the middle backside of the doll.

Start with the dress color (red).

R1: Ch 1. Sc around. *Join the row with a sl st to the
first sc. (18 sts)
R2: Ch 3, dc-inc around. *Join. (36 sts)
R3: Ch 3, (dc, dc-inc) x 18. *Join. (54 sts)
R4: Ch 3, dc around. *Join. (54 sts)

Switch to the dress lining color (off-white).

R5: Ch 5, tr around in back posts only. *Join. (54 sts)

Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Completed look

Visual References

1 2

To begin, hold the doll upside-down and facedown. Attach dress color (red) yarn.
Insert hook into a st between R29 and R30 of the R1: Ch 1 to begin the row.
body, at the middle backside of the doll.

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3 4

R1: Move to the next st to make a sc. R1: Sc around. Join with a sl st to the first sc.

5 6

R2: Ch 3 to begin the row. R2: Dc-inc (insert 2 dc in each st) around.

7 8

R5: Tr into the the back post of the dc. R5: Tr around in the back post only.

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Hair Cap

Start with the hair color (dark brown).

R1: 6 sc in magic ring. (6 sts)
R2: Inc around. (12 sts)
R3: (Sc, inc) x 6. (18 sts)
R4: (Sc 2, inc) x 6. (24 sts)
R5: (Sc 3, inc) x 6. (30 sts)
R6-R10: Sc around. (30 sts)

Fasten off with a long tail for sewing to the head later.

Tail
Note: Stuff the tail bit by bit as you work from bottom-up.

Start with the tail tip color (brown).

R1: Sc 6 in a magic ring. (6 sts)
R2: (Sc, inc) x 3. (9 sts)
R3: (Sc 2, inc) x 3. (12 sts)
R4: (Sc 3, inc) x 3. (15 sts)
R5: (Sc 4, inc) x 3. (18 sts)
R7-R8: Sc around. (18 sts)
Switch to red yarn.
Switch to white yarn.
Switch to red yarn.
Switch to white yarn.
Switch to red yarn.
Switch to white yarn.
Switch to red yarn.
Switch to white yarn.
Switch to red yarn.
R9-R10: Sc around. (18 sts)
R11-R12: Sc around. (18 sts)
R13-R14: Sc around. (18 sts)
R15: (Sc 4, dec) x 3. (15 sts)
R16: Sc around. (15 sts)
R17-R18: Sc around. (15 sts)
R19: (Sc 3, dec) x 3. (12 sts)
R20: Sc around. (12 sts)
R21-R22: Sc around. (12 sts)
R23: (Sc 2, dec) x 3. (9 sts)
R24: Sc around. (9 sts)
R25: (Sc, dec) x 3. (6 sts)
R26: Sc around. (6 sts)

Flatten the tail. Ch 1 and sc 3 across the opening of R26. Then, ch 8, turn, and sl st in the
first sc you made in the previous step. (This creates a buttonhole loop.) Fasten off and
weave in the ends.

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 * Method for Attaching Hair *
Note: The photos below are for a different doll, but the method for this doll is the same.

1. Have the completed hair cap ready.
2. Wrap yarn around a flat object, such as
a notebook, that is double the desired
length. This will give you many strands of
hair.
3. Cut across one end.
4. Take a small bundle (~3 strands) and
fold it in half. Insert your hook through a
stitch at the end of the hair cap.
5. Pull the center of the yarn bundle
through the stitch.
6. Put the yarn ends through the loop, and
then pull tight.
7. and 8. Repeat this process until you are
satisfied with the amount of hair.
9. Trim the ends so that they are neat.
Optional: If desired, braid the hair.

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

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 * Finishing the Hair *
Note: The photos below are for a different doll, but the technique for this doll is the same.

Using a yarn needle and yarn tail from the hair cap, sew the hair cap to the
head. Optional: Sew bangs onto the doll’s face, strand by strand in the style
that you like.

The Little Red Pandora’s Finished Look:

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Capelet

Hood:

Start with the hood color (red).

R1: Ch 3 and insert 12 dc in a magic ring. *Join with a sl st to the first dc. (12 sts)
R2: Ch 3, and dc-inc around. *Join. (24 sts)
R3: Ch 3, (dc, dc-inc) x 12. *Join. (36 sts)
R4: Sl st in first 2 sts. Ch 2, dc in same st. Dc 31. Leave the last 2 sts unworked. (32 sts)
R5-R6: Ch 3, turn, and dc across. (32 sts)

Strap: Ch 15, and sl st in the same st. (This makes a loop.)

Do not fasten off! Continue with the shawl section.

Shaw l:

Continuing from the hood, hold the hood upside-down. (You will crochet across the
bottom edge of the hood.)
R1: Ch 1, sc 6 across one edge of the hood. Inc in the first corner. Sc 4. Inc in the
second corner. Sc 6 across the other edge of the hood. (20 sts)
R2: Ch 3, turn. Dc-inc, dc 5, dc-inc, dc 6, dc-inc, dc 5, dc-inc. (24 sts)
R3: Ch 3, turn. Dc-inc, dc 6, dc-inc, dc 8, dc-inc, dc 6, dc-inc. (28 sts)
Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Ears:

Start with the ear color (brown).

R1: Sc 6 in a magic ring. (6 sts)
R2: (Sc, inc) x 3. (9 sts)
R3: (Sc 2, inc) x 3. (12 sts)
R4: (Sc 3, inc) x 3. (15 sts)
Fasten off with a long tail.

* Finishing the Capelet *

1. Crochet a brown lining by attaching brown yarn to the edge of the hood. Then
sc around the edge in BLO.
2. Sew ears onto the hood.
3. Sew a wooden button to one end of the hood, where the strap can loop around.

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 Capelet Visual References

1 2

With hood upside-down, continue with shawl.
Shawl R1: Ch 1, sc across one edge of hood with inc
in the corner.
Hood – complete.

3 4

Shawl – R1: continue sc, with inc at the 2nd corner. Shawl – R1: finish sc to end of hood.

Shawl – R3: complete. (Front, back, and side views)

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For lining: begin at edge of hood. Sc around the edge in BLO. FO and weave in the ends.

Finally, sew ears on the hood (between R5 and R6 of the hood).

Sew a button on the capelet for the strap to wrap around.

Finishing the Tail

Sew a button to the doll’s back, above her dress skirt. The tail can be looped onto the button.

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 Finishing Directions

1. If desired, gently apply blush powder onto the doll’s cheeks.

(Click here for some tips on applying blush to your amigurumi.)

2. Put the hooded capelet onto your doll, securing it with the strap on the button.

3. Attach the removeable tail by looping it onto the button.

Congratulations on finishing the Little Red Pandora!

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Finished Product

Did you make me?

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fellow sisters!

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(@SweetSofties) or
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Softies’ Facebook
community group!

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 Media & Contact
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© Copyright Notice:
You have permission to sell finished products made from this pattern, but you must credit
Sweet Softies as the owner/creator of this pattern by linking to my website, Etsy shop, and/or
Facebook page. You may not copy, alter, or sell this pattern in any way. No wholesale.

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