I haven't posted a new amigurumi crochet pattern in the blog for a while. I've been really busy with many other projects but never forget my love for amigurumis. A while ago I discovered a cute little yarn shop in walking distance from my home and they offered me some cotton yarn. I used this yarn to make a doll and my daughter named her Athena. Read below to find the Athena amigurumi doll free crochet pattern and make your own!
Athena is a modern girl in overall shorts and teal hair. She's outgoing and friendly, extremely smart and fun to be around. She loves to read, swim and hang upside down the horizondal bar in the playground. Oh! She loves to eat spaghetti too!
Athena amigurumi doll - Free crochet pattern
Supplies
Yarnart Jeans cotton yarn in pink, teal, beige and coral c/o To kouvaraki tou lofou
size B crochet hook
Two 6mm safety eyes
Doll filling
Scissors
Abbreviations
This pattern is written in US terms
mc= magic circle
sc= single crochet
sl=slip
st=stitch
ch= chain
inc=increase
dec=decrease
Athena amigurumi doll free crochet pattern
Head
In beige color
mc
Rnd 1. 6sc in mc [6]
Rnd 2. inc in every st [12]
Rnd 3. 1 sc, 1 inc, repeat around [18]
Rnd 4. 2 sc, 1 inc, repeat around [24]
Rnd 5. 3 sc, 1 inc, repeat around [30]
Rnd 6. 4 sc, 1 inc, repeat around [36]
Rnd 7. 5 sc, 1 inc, repeat around [42]
* put the eyes between Rnds 12-13 leaving 5 sts in between.
Stuff as you go
Rnd 8-14. sc around [42]
Rnd 15. 5 sc, 1 dec, repeat around [36]
Rnd 16. 4 sc, 1 dec, repeat around [30]
Rnd 17. 3 sc, 1 dec, repeat around [24]
Rnd 18. 2 sc, 1 dec, repeat around [18]
Rnd 19. 1 sc, 1 dec, repeat around [12]
cut off yarn leaving a long tail and close the head by sewing all the back look stitches together.
Hair
In teal color
mc
Rnd 1. 6sc in mc [6]
Rnd 2. inc in every st [12]
Rnd 3. 1 sc, 1 inc, repeat around [18]
Rnd 4. 2 sc, 1 inc, repeat around [24]
Rnd 5. 3 sc, 1 inc, repeat around [30]
Rnd 6. 4 sc, 1 inc, repeat around [36]
Rnd 7. 5 sc, 1 inc, repeat around [42]
Rnd 8. inc, sc in next 20sts, inc, sc to the end [44]
Rnd 9-11. sc around [44]
Rnd 12. 11sc, inc, repeat around [48]
Rnd 13. sc around [48],
continue with *ch14, turn, sc 13, sl st in same st, sl st in next st**,
repeat from * to ** to make the hair locks 37 more times.
In the next st ch6, turn, sc5, sl st in same st, sl st in next st,
*ch5, turn, sc4 sl st in same st, sl st in next st**,
repeat from * to ** 7 more times
ch6,turn, sc5, sl st in same st, cut and secure yarn.
Cut 12 strands of 45cm teal yarn and holding them four together make a braid. You will attach this braid on the hair when you put it on the head.
Athena amigurumi doll free crochet pattern
Legs and shorts
In beige color
(stuff lightly as you go)
mc
Rnd 1. 6sc in mc [6]
Rnd 2. 2 sc, inc, 2 sc inc [8]
Rnd 3. 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc [10]
Rnd 4-17. sc around [10]
change to coral color yarn
Rnd 18 -23. sc around, cut yarn leaving a long tail.
Repeat the above pattern to make the second leg. Don't cut the yarn.
Rnd 24. inc around first leg (20) bring other leg together and continue to inc around the second leg (20) [40]
Rnd 25. inc, sc 19, inc, sc 20 [42]
Rnd 26 -32. sc around [42]
Rnd 33. 6 sc, 1 inc, repeat around [48]
Rnd 34. 6 sc, 1 dec, repeat around [42]
Rnd 35. 5 sc, 1 dec, repeat around [36]
Rnd 36. 4 sc, 1 dec, repeat around [30]
Rnd 37 -39. sc around [30], stuff, cut and secure the yarn.
Torso and neck
In order to create the look of the overall shorts for Athena, you need to start crocheting her top from the inside of the bottom you've just created. You will work on the third loop of Rnd 38.
Rnd 40. With your pink yarn find the third loop at any point of Rnd 38 from the bottom part of the doll and sc around [30].
Rnd 41 -47. sc around [30]
change to beige yarn, stuff as you go
Rnd 48. 3 sc, 1 dec, repeat around [24]
Rnd 49. 2 sc, 1 dec, repeat around [18]
Rnd 50. 1 sc, 1 dec, repeat around [12]
Rnd 51. sc around [12], stuff firlmy to keep the neck straight (also see notes) cut off yarn leaving a long tail.
Hands
make two
In beige color
(stuff lightly as you go)
mc
Rnd 1. 6sc in mc [6]
Rnd 2. 2 sc, inc, 2 sc inc [8]
Rnd 3. 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc [10]
Rnd 4-14. sc around [10]
change to pink color yarn
Rnd 15- 18. sc around [10], cut off yarn leaving a long tail.
Sleeves
In pink yarn, make a sl st in any point of round 15 of the hands and make a surface sl st round in each of the hands.
Suspenders
make two
In coral yarn ch23, turn and sc to the end of the row [22], cut off yarn leaving a tail to sew them in place.
Athena amigurumi doll free crochet pattern
Assembly
Using the long tails of yarn you've left, sew the head on the neck (also see notes). Place the hair of the head and sew them in place around. Place the braid in place, hold it with pins and sew it around the hair and head too. In the back of the head cut the excess yarn, tack it in and sew it in place with small stitches.
Place the suspenders in the front and sew them on Rnd 39 of the bottom. Turn the doll around and make an "x" with the suspenders and sew them in the back side too. I left 8 stiches between the suspenders in the front and the back.
Sew the hands on Rnd 47 of the torso to match the pink yarn. Secure and cut all ends. You are done!!!
Athena amigurumi doll free crochet pattern
The front
The back
Athena doll pattern notes
- This is an easy to intemediate pattern. If you have any problems with stitches you can find many great tutorials on youtube. Please feel free to reach out to me and I can help you the best that I can.
- You need to stuff the torso and neck of the doll really firmly to keep the head straight since it's heavy. If you crochet loosely then you are in danger of the stuffing getting out of the crochet fabric. In that case I strongly advice you to use some kind of mechanical support for the head. You can use wire, a wooden rod or even the empty plastic shell of a bic pen.
- You might find it a bit hard to crochet this yarn with a B hook since it's kind of thick. I prefer it that way to create a tighter crochet fabric, but you can go up half a size of the hook if you'd like.
Athena amigurumi doll free crochet pattern
I'd love to see your Athena dolls if you decide to make some with my pattern! Of course you are totally free to make them and sell them just please give me the credit of the pattern with a link. Thanks!
