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Sadness Amigurumi Crochet Doll Pattern

October 12, 2023 | Original: October 10, 2020

My kids have started collecting these figurines from Toy Story Minis mystery bags

because they were on clearance at Toys R Us. But then a month or so later, they

discovered these Pixar Minis mystery bags.

BB has been asking for Sadness (from Inside Out) from the Pixar Mini collection. They

weren't on clearance, so this amigurumi, like my Forky amigurumi, was created out of

necessity.
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But in all honesty, this amigurumi crochet pattern couldn't be released on a more

perfect day, because it's International Mental Health Day!

Sadness Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

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If you've seen the movie, Inside Out, you would realize how powerful this movie is in

addressing the importance of all emotions, including Sadness.

As a culture, we're constantly being sold on being happy. If you aren't happy,

something is wrong. On top of that, we treat Sadness like it's a bad thing.

Just like how Joy treats Sadness in the movie, Sadness is often left out, put in a

corner, and ignored. Kind of like how we are often told to "think positive" and hope

that the feeling of sadness will just go away.

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The issue with that is that we end up "bottling" our feelings, which we know is not

good for our mental health.

In this movie, we learn that Sadness has its place in life and it's important to

acknowledge and talk about it. It's normal to feel sad, especially when there are big

life changes where we feel a sense of loss and grief.

In the movie, when Riley was allowed to feel sad, she was able to seek help and

support from her loving parents, who were able to empathize with her. And from

that, she was able to move forward and grow from this experience in a healthy way.

Talking about the importance of mental health is very important to me. I've had my

fair share of struggles and I can't even begin to explain how crochet has helped me

keep my mental health under control.

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It didn't seem that long ago when it felt like my whole world was crumbling around

me. I was crying all the time. I felt withdrawn. Terrible thoughts haunted me for

weeks before I finally decided I needed help. I was sick, mentally and physically.

Crochet helped me relax my mind. My mind is always counting, counting my stitches,

counting my rows. My mind was occupied and keeping those bad thoughts away. It

was a great distraction.

When my mom was unwell, I was constantly crocheting. I was crocheting at home, I

was crocheting at her bedside. I wanted to share with her all the things I was making.
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Every stitch I made was like a little prayer. A prayer for her to get better, and a prayer

for me to gain the strength I needed. It was my way of coping.

I'm really glad that I decided to continue crocheting even after my mom passed

away. I could not imagine my life without this creative outlet.

Crocheting allows me to continue feeling connected to her. I can sense that she
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would be very proud of me today if she knew what I was doing.

Anyway, enough about me, I'm sure you want to get on with the amigurumi pattern!

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What You Need / Materials
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Worsted weight yarn in the following colors:

Light Sky Blue (I used Bernat Handicrafter Cotton Yarn in French Blue)

Bright Blue (I used Loops and Threads Impeccable in Clear Blue)

Off-white (I used Loops and Threads Impeccable in Aran)

Eyeglasses:

Jewelry Wire for the eyeglasses

Wire cutters

Something round to shape the glasses (i.e. glue sticks)

Purple Yarn (I used Red Heart With Love in Violet)

3.0 mm Crochet Hook

Safety Eyes (I used 6.0 mm)

Poly-fil or any Polyester Stuffing of your choice

Yarn Needle

Stitch Markers

Scissors

Stitches & Abbreviations

st/sts - stitch/stitches

ch - chain
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 slst - slip stitch

sc - single crochet (using the yarn under method)

sc inc - single crochet increase, 2 single crochets in one stitch

sc dec - single crochet decrease, single crochet 2 stitches together

hdc - half double crochet

dc - double crochet

Notes

I made this amigurumi doll using the "Yarn Under Single Crochet" technique.

This technique makes the stitches tighter and appears more aligned.

When working on the hairpiece, I used the underside of the piece as the

"outside" or the side that is showing. The curls of the strands will follow a natural

curl towards the face.

Amigurumi Sadness Crochet Pattern

HEAD

Using a 3.0 mm crochet hook with light sky blue yarn...

Round 11: Magic Circle with a base of 6 sc (6 sts)

Round 2
2: Sc inc in each st around (12 sts)

Round 3
3: [Sc, sc inc] x 6 times (18 sts)

Round 4
4: [Sc, sc inc, sc] x 6 times (24 sts)
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Round 5
5: [3 sc, sc inc] x 6 times (30 sts)

Round 6
6: [2 sc, sc inc, 2 sc] x 6 times (36 sts)

Round 7
7: [5 sc, sc inc] x 6 times (42 sts)

Round 8-14
8-14: Sc in each st around (42 sts)

Round 15
15: [5 sc, sc dec] x 6 times (36 sts)

Round 16
16: [2 sc, sc dec, 2 sc] x 6 times (30 sts)

Round 17
17: [3 sc, sc dec] x 6 times (24 sts)

Put in your safety eyes. I put mine between rows 10 and 11, about 7 stitches apart.

Stuff the head with poly-fil before the opening gets too small.

Round 18
18: [Sc, sc dec, sc] x 6 times (18 sts)

Round 19
19: [Sc, sc dec] x 6 times (12 sts)

HAIRPIECE / WIG

Using a 3.0 mm crochet hook with bright blue yarn...

Round 11: Magic Circle with a base of 6 sc (6 sts)

Round 2
2: Sc inc each st around (12 sts)

Round 3
3: [Sc, sc inc] x 6 times (18 sts)

Round 4
4: [Sc, sc inc, sc] x 6 times (24 sts)

Strand 11: Ch 12, sc into the 2nd ch from the hook and up the ch, then slst into the

next st on round 4 (11 sts)

Strand 2-3
2-3: Ch 19, sc into the 2nd ch from the hook and up the ch, then slst into the
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next st on round 4 (18 sts)

Strand 4-6
4-6: Ch 17, hdc into the 3rd ch from the hook and up the ch, skip 1, then slst

into the next st on round 4 (15 sts)

Strand 7
7: Ch 16, hdc into the 3rd ch from the hook and up the ch, skip 1, then slst into

the next st on round 4 (14 sts)

Strand 8
8: Ch 15, hdc into the 3rd ch from the hook and up the ch, skip 1, then slst into

the next st on round 4 (13 sts)

Strand 9
9: Ch 14, hdc into the 3rd ch from the hook and up the ch, skip 1, then slst into

the next st on round 4 (12 sts)

Strand 10-13
10-13: Ch 13, hdc into the 3rd ch from the hook and up the ch, skip 1, then slst

into the next st on round 4 (11 sts)

Strand 14
14: Ch 12, sc into the 2nd ch from the hook and up the ch, then slst into the

next st on round 4 (11 sts)

Cut and fasten off with a long strand to sew the hairpiece onto the head.

Alternatively, you can use some heavy-duty glue to fix it to the head.

ARMS

Using a 3.0 mm crochet hook with light sky blue...

Round 11: Magic Ring with a base of 6 sc (6 sts)

Round 2
2: Sc in each st around (6 sts)

Change to off-white yarn...

Round 3-4
3-4: Sc in each st around (6 sts)
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Cut and fasten off.

LEGS AND BODY

Using a 3.0 mm crochet hook with bright blue yarn...

Round 11: Magic Ring with a base of 6 sc (6 sts)

Round 2
2: [2 sc, sc inc] x 2 times (8 sts)

Round 3
3: Sc in each st around (8 sts)

Cut and fasten off the first leg.

Repeat rounds 1-3 to make a second leg. Do not cut or fasten off, instead, finish off

with a Ch 22.

Round 4
4: Join the second leg with the first leg. 8 sc around the first leg, 2 sc along

the ch, 8 sc around the second leg, 2 sc along the other side of the ch (20 sts)

Round 5
5: 3 sc, sc inc, 9 sc, sc inc, 6 sc (22 sts)

Change to off-white yarn...

Round 6-8
6-8: Sc in each st around (22 sts)

Round 9
9: 3 Sc, sc dec, 9 sc, sc dec, 6 sc (20 sts)

Round 10
10: Sc in each st around (20 sts)

Round 11
11: 4 Sc, 6 sc around the first arm, 10 sc, 6 sc around the second arm, 6 sc (32

sts)

Round 12
12: 3 Sc, 4 sc dec, 8 sc, 4 sc dec, 5 sc (24 sts)

Round 13
13: Sc in each st around (24 sts)

Round 14
14: Ch 2, dc in each st around, slst into the first st of the round (24 sts)
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Fold the last round of dc over to create the turtle neck, and cut and fasten off with a

long tail to sew the head onto the body.

SWEATER RIBBING (OPTIONAL)

This part is optional, but I found that it made my Sadness amigurumi much more

polished.

Ch 7 (make 2), cut and fasten off with a long tail to sew onto each sleeve to create the

look of the ribbed sleeves for Sadness' sweater.

Ch 23, cut and fasten off with a long tail to sew onto the bottom of Sadness' sweater

to create a cleaner finish.

Assembly

Pin the center of the hairpiece/wig to the crown of the head with the wrong side up.

And then pin the strands of hair down. Position it the way you want it and then sew

or glue down each strand to the head.

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Then, attach the head to the body with the long tail you left after crocheting the

sweater.

Sew the "sweater ribbing" to the sweater in the row where the color changes in each

stitch. As I mentioned above, this part is optional, but it gave my Sadness amigurumi

a nice finished look.

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EYEGLASSES

For the eyeglasses, I used some wire and a glue stick to shape the circles. Cut a long

piece of purple yarn. Then, use the yarn to tie a knot onto the wireframes and start
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wrapping!
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Wrap the purple yarn around the wire to give the eyeglasses some color starting with

the first circle, then the bridge of the glasses, then the second circle. The yarn will end

at the bridge again. Use the ends of the yarn to secure the doll's face.
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Since creating my crochet Sadness, I've gone on to create more characters from the
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Inside Out gang, so don't forget to check out my free crochet patterns

for Joy, Anger, Disgust, and Fear.

Did you make your own amigurumi Sadness from Pixar's Inside Out? I'd love to see it!

Please share it with me on Instagram and/or use the #onceuponacheerio hashtag.

This is an original crochet pattern written by Juli Anne of Once Upon a Cheerio
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Disclaimer
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IcyReaper said...
Hello! by any chance do you have a video guild for this amigurumi? im having a bit if a trouble at the hair part
April 10, 2021 at 8:08 AM

Juli Anne said...

I don't have a video, unfortunately. Which part are you having trouble with? Maybe I can try to help explain it? You
can also try looking at this blog post to see if it helps:
https://www.onceuponacheerio.com/2020/06/amigurumi-hair-side-braid-crochet-tutorial.html
April 10, 2021 at 11:27 PM
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 Unknown said...
I think the body row 9 the count is off. It should be "3 Single Crochets, Decrease, 9 Single Crochets, Decrease, 6 Single
Crochets (20)" instead of the current "3 Single Crochets, Decrease, 10 Single Crochets, Decrease, 7 Single Crochets
(20)"
September 24, 2022 at 9:54 AM

Juli Anne said...

Oh you're right! Thank you so much! I'll make that change :)
September 28, 2022 at 1:48 PM

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