Crochet Lizzie: Your Enchanting Butterfly Doll.

ByEmila Lorein

Welcome, fellow crafters, to Crochetto! We are absolutely thrilled to present Lizzie, an enchanting butterfly doll that will flutter her way right into your heart. This pattern is designed to guide you through every stitch, helping you create a beautiful, whimsical companion. Whether you’re an experienced crocheter or looking for your next joyful project, you’ll find this an engaging and rewarding experience. Get ready to dive into the delightful world of amigurumi with these professional SEO crochet patterns!

Abbreviations

  • MR: Magic Ring
  • Sc: Single crochet
  • Sl st: Slip stitch
  • Inc: Increase
  • Hdc inc: Half double crochet increase
  • Dc inc: Double crochet increase
  • Tr inc: Treble crochet increase
  • Dtr inc: Double treble crochet increase
  • Dec: Decrease
  • Hdc: Half double crochet
  • Dc: Double crochet
  • Tr: Treble crochet
  • Ch: Chain
  • FoL: Work in front loop only
  • BoL: Work in back loop only

Materials Used

  • Amigurumis yarn (Círculo) – lilac color (6006), light pink color (3148), beige color (7605), white color (8001), purple color (6802)
  • Cléa yarn (Círculo) – black color (8990)
  • Hook 2mm
  • Safety eyes 12mm
  • Stuffing
  • Glue
  • Blush
  • Sewing needle, pins, scissors, stitch marker
  • Finished doll size: 25cm tall

Head

Using beige yarn:

  1. 6sc in MR (6)
  2. 6inc (12)
  3. (sc, inc) 6 times (18)
  4. (2sc, inc) 6 times (24)
  5. (3sc, inc) 6 times (30)
  6. (4sc, inc) 6 times (36)
  7. (5sc, inc) 6 times (42)
  8. (6sc, inc) 6 times (48)
  9. (7sc, inc) 6 times (54)
  10. (8sc, inc) 6 times (60)
  11. Rows 11-20: 60sc (10 rows)
  12. Row 21: 15sc, (inc, 5sc) 5 times, inc, 14sc (66)
  13. Rows 22-23: 66sc (2 rows)

Insert safety eyes between rows 18 and 19. To do this, mark the first and last increases in row 20. From these, count 9 stitches towards the center of the face. These will be the eye placement.

Marking eye placement for amigurumi doll

Inserting safety eyes into crochet head

Securing safety eyes on amigurumi doll

Eyes placed on crochet head

Close up of safety eyes on doll's head

  1. Row 24: (9sc, dec) 6 times (60)
  2. Row 25: 4sc, dec, (8sc, dec) 5 times, 4sc (54)
  3. Row 26: (7sc, dec) 6 times (48)
  4. Row 27: 3sc, dec, (6sc, dec) 5 times, 3sc (42)
  5. Row 28: (5sc, dec) 6 times (36)
  6. Row 29: 2sc, dec, (4sc, dec) 5 times, 2sc (30)
  7. Row 30: (3sc, dec) 6 times (24)
  8. Row 31: sc, dec, (2sc, dec) 5 times, sc (18)
  9. Row 32: BoL (18sc) (1 row)
  10. Rows 33-40: 18sc (8 rows)

Continue stuffing the head firmly as you go.

  1. Row 41: (sc, dec) 6 times (12)
  2. Row 42: 6dec (6)

Fasten off and cinch the opening. Place the neck inside the head.

Embroider the whites of the eyes with white thread.

Embroidering eye whites on crochet doll

Detail of embroidered eye white

Embroidering lashes on crochet doll

Finished embroidered lashes

More detail on embroidered eyelashes

Close up of eyelashes and eye whites

Another angle of embroidered eyes

Preparing to embroider next eye details

Continuing eye embroidery

Embroidered eye detail on amigurumi doll

Embroider the eyelashes with black thread.

Mark the points for the eyebrows and embroider with black thread.

Marking eyebrow positions on doll

Embroidering eyebrows with black thread

Embroider the nose with beige thread.

Starting to embroider the nose

Embroidering doll's nose

Finished embroidered nose on amigurumi doll

Cinch the eyes.

Preparing to cinch doll's eyes

Cinching the first eye

Cinching the second eye

Both eyes cinched for depth

Side view of cinched eyes

Finalizing eye cinching

Another view of cinched eyes

Preparing to hide thread after cinching

Hiding thread in doll's head

Cutting excess thread

Finished head with cinched and embroidered features

Ears (Make 2)

Using beige yarn:

In MR: 2sc, hdc, 2dc, 2ch, sl st

Fasten off. Cinch MR. Leave a long tail.

Sew the ears to the head between rows 17-19, 8 stitches away from the eye.

Positioning ear for sewing on doll's head

Sewing the first ear onto the doll

Second ear being attached

Both ears attached to the doll's head

Apply blush to the cheeks.

Applying blush to doll's cheek

Doll's face with blush applied

Legs (Make 2)

Using white yarn:

  1. Chain 5, starting from 2nd chain from hook: 3sc, 3sc in last chain, on the other side of the chain: 2sc, inc (10)
  2. Inc, 2sc, 3inc, 2sc, 2inc (16)
  3. (inc, inc, 2sc) 4 times (24)
  4. 3sc, inc, 2sc, 2inc, 6sc, 2inc, 2sc, inc, 5sc (30)
  5. BoL (30sc) (1 row)
  6. Rows 6-8: 30sc (3 rows)
  7. Row 9: 11sc, 3dec, 13sc (27)
  8. Row 10: 9sc, 3dec, 12sc (24)
  9. Row 11: 6sc, 6dec, 6sc (18)
  10. Rows 12-14: 18sc (3 rows)

Change to beige yarn.

Crochet leg changing colors

Partially stuffed crochet leg

Finished stuffed crochet leg

  1. Rows 15-31: 18sc (17 rows)
  2. Row 32: (sc, dec) 6 times (12)
  3. Row 33: 6dec (6)

Fasten off. Cinch the opening.

Body

Using beige yarn:

  1. 6sc in MR (6)
  2. 6inc (12)
  3. (3sc, inc) 3 times (15)
  4. Rows 4-13: 15sc (10 rows)
  5. Row 15: (4sc, inc) 3 times (18)

Change to lilac yarn.

  1. Row 16: (2sc, inc) 6 times (24)
  2. Row 17: 24sc (1 row)
  3. Row 18: (7sc, inc) 3 times (27)
  4. Row 19: 27sc (1 row)
  5. Row 20: (8sc, inc) 3 times (30)
  6. Row 21: (9sc, inc) 3 times (33)
  7. Row 22: (10sc, inc) 3 times (36)
  8. Row 23: (5sc, inc) 6 times (42)
  9. Row 24: (6sc, inc) 6 times (48)
  10. Rows 25-28: 48sc (4 rows)

Change to white yarn.

  1. Rows 29-34: 48sc (6 rows)
  2. Row 35: (6sc, dec) 6 times (42)
  3. Row 36: (5sc, dec) 6 times (36)
  4. Row 37: (4sc, dec) 6 times (30)
  5. Row 38: (3sc, dec) 6 times (24)
  6. Row 39: (2sc, dec) 6 times (18)
  7. Row 40: (sc, dec) 6 times (12)
  8. Row 41: 6dec (6)

Fasten off. Cinch the opening. Attach the legs to the body using thread jointing.

Thread jointing legs to doll body

Securing leg with thread jointing

Both legs attached to doll body

Doll's body with attached legs

Arms (Make 2)

Using beige yarn:

  1. 6sc in MR
  2. 6inc (12)
  3. (sc, inc) 6 times (18)
  4. Rows 4-5: 18sc (2 rows)
  5. Row 6: (4sc, dec) 3 times (15)
  6. Rows 7-8: 15sc (2 rows)
  7. Row 9: (3sc, dec) 3 times (12)
  8. Row 10: (2sc, dec) 3 times (9)

Stuff lightly.

  1. Rows 11-22: 9sc (12 rows)

Change to lilac yarn.

  1. Row 23: (sc, dec) 3 times (6)
  2. Row 24: BoL (6sc) (1 row)

Fasten off. Cinch the opening.

Sleeves

Join lilac yarn to the front loops of row 23 of the arm. Skip one stitch.

  1. (4dc in 1 stitch) 5 times (20)
  2. 20dc (1 row)
  3. 10hdc dec (10)

Attach the arms to the body using thread jointing.

Thread jointing arm to doll body

Securing arm with thread jointing

Both arms attached to doll body

Wings (Make 2)

Part 1

Using purple yarn:

  1. 6sc in MR

Change to light pink yarn.

  1. BoL (6inc) (12)
  2. (sc, inc) 6 times (18)
  3. sc, inc, (2sc, inc) 5 times, sc (24)
  4. (3sc, inc) 6 times (30)
  5. 2sc, inc, (4sc, inc) 5 times, 2sc (36)
  6. FoL (5sc, inc) 6 times (42)

Fasten off.

Crochet wing part 1

Part 2

Using purple yarn:

  1. 6sc in MR
  2. 6inc (12)
  3. (sc, inc) 6 times (18)
  4. sc, inc, (2sc, inc) 5 times, sc (24)
  5. (3sc, inc) 6 times (30)
  6. (4sc, inc) 6 times (36)
Crochet wing part 2

Fold together with Part 1 and crochet through the stitches of both pieces.

  1. 5hdc, hdc inc, 6dc, dc inc, (5tr, tr inc) 2 times, 5dc, dc inc, 5hdc, hdc inc (42)
Folding wing parts together

Crocheting through both wing layers

Continuing to crochet wing layers together

Wing layers joined by crochet

Fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing.

Part 3

Using light pink yarn:

  1. 6sc in MR
  2. 6inc (12)
  3. (sc, inc) 6 times (18)
  4. sc, inc, (2sc, inc) 5 times, sc (24)
  5. (3sc, inc) 6 times (30)

Fold in half and crochet 6sc.

Sew the two parts together. Then sew the wings to the body at the back

One finished wing ready for attachment

Both wings prepared

Positioning wing on doll's back

Sewing wing to doll's back

First wing attached to doll

Attaching the second wing

Both wings sewn to doll's back

Thread a needle with beige yarn through the neck. Then guide it through the head from bottom to top. Place the neck into the head. Secure. Optionally, sew the head to the neck.

Guiding yarn through neck for head attachment

Yarn exiting top of doll head

Attaching head to neck of doll

Securing head to body

Cutting excess yarn after head attachment

Head firmly attached to doll's body

Doll's body and head joined

Skirt

Using purple yarn:

  1. Chain 50, sl st into the first chain, 50sc (1 row)
  2. FoL (3dc in 1 stitch, dc) 25 times (100)
  3. 100dc (1 row)

Change to lilac yarn.

  1. 100dc (1 row)

Fasten off.

Crochet skirt on doll

Doll with a finished skirt

Shoes (Make 2)

Using purple yarn:

  1. Chain 5, starting from 2nd chain from hook: 3sc, 3sc in last chain, on the other side of the chain: 2sc, inc (10)
  2. Inc, 2sc, 3inc, 2sc, 2inc (16)
  3. (inc, inc, 2sc) 4 times (24)
  4. 3sc, inc, 2sc, 2inc, 6sc, 2inc, 2sc, inc, 5sc (30)
  5. 4sc, inc, 2sc, 2inc, 10sc, 2inc, 2sc, inc, 6sc (36)
  6. BoL (36sc) (1 row)
  7. Rows 7-10: 36sc (4 rows)
  8. Row 11: 11sc, 6dec, 13sc (30)
Crochet shoe base in purple yarn

Shaping the crochet shoe

Crochet shoe in progress

Completed crochet shoe base

Strap

Join purple yarn to the side of the shoe, in the middle.

  1. Chain 11, starting from 2nd chain from hook: 10sc (10)

Fasten off. Sew to the opposite side of the shoe.

Attaching strap yarn to crochet shoe

Crocheting the shoe strap

Shoe strap formed

Sewing shoe strap to the other side

Securing the shoe strap

Finished crochet shoe with strap

Pair of crochet shoes

Hair

Using lilac yarn:

  1. 6sc in MR
  2. BoL 6inc (12)
  3. BoL (sc, inc) 6 times (18)
  4. BoL (2sc, inc) 6 times (24)
  5. BoL (3sc, inc) 6 times (30)
  6. BoL (4sc, inc) 6 times (36)
  7. BoL (5sc, inc) 6 times (42)
  8. BoL (6sc, inc) 6 times (48)
  9. BoL (7sc, inc) 6 times (54)
  10. BoL (8sc, inc) 6 times (60)
  11. BoL (9sc, inc) 6 times (66)
  12. Rows 12-19: BoL 66sc (8 rows)

Next, crochet the strands:

  1. Ch 7, starting from 3rd ch from hook: (2dc in next ch) 5 times, sl st into the 3rd ch [of the current chain], ch 1, sl st into the 2nd ch [of the current chain].
  2. Ch 7, starting from 3rd ch from hook: (2dc in next ch) 5 times, sl st into the 3rd ch [of the current chain], ch 5, sl st into the 6th ch [of the current chain].
  3. Ch 7, starting from 3rd ch from hook: (2dc in next ch) 5 times, sl st into the 3rd ch [of the current chain], ch 4, sl st into the 6th ch [of the current chain].
  4. Ch 7, starting from 3rd ch from hook: (2dc in next ch) 5 times, sl st into the 3rd ch [of the current chain], ch 3, sl st into the 4th ch [of the current chain].

In this way, crochet along all front loops [of the hair cap].

Crocheting hair strands on doll's wig cap

Detail of crochet hair strands

Multiple hair strands crocheted

Hair cap with strands growing

More hair strands added

Completed crochet hair cap

Antennas (Make 2)

Using light pink yarn:

  1. 6sc in MR
  2. 6inc (12)
  3. (3sc, inc) 3 times (15)
  4. Rows 4-5: 15sc (2 rows)
  5. Row 6: (3sc, dec) 3 times (12)
  6. Row 7: 6dec (6)

Stuff lightly.

  1. FoL (6sc) (1 row)
  2. Rows 9-11: 6sc (3 rows)
Crochet antenna base

Stuffing crochet antenna lightly

Shaping the antenna

Finished crochet antenna

Sew to the hair cap 2-3 rows from the edge. The distance between them is 5cm. Then sew or glue the hair cap to the head.

Positioning antenna on hair cap

Sewing antenna to hair cap

First antenna attached to hair cap

Both antennas sewn onto hair cap

Hair cap with antennas attached, ready for doll

And there you have it – your very own Lizzie the Butterfly Doll! We hope you enjoyed creating this adorable amigurumi. We love seeing your unique touches and personal flair on our patterns, so please share your finished Lizzie with us on social media using #CrochettoLizzie. Happy crocheting!

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