Crochet a Lifelike Boy Doll

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Boy Doll

Creating Boy Doll a charming boy amigurumi doll with a stylish striped shirt is a rewarding project that results in a character full of personality. This comprehensive guide walks you through each step of crafting this adorable crochet doll, from his expressive face to his detailed outfit. Whether you’re making this as a gift, for display, or to add to your amigurumi collection, this pattern provides all the instructions you need for a professional-looking finished piece.

Boy Doll Materials You’ll Need

For the perfect boy amigurumi doll, gather these supplies:

  • Yarn Colors:
    • Cream yarn for shoes base
    • Navy blue yarn for pants and shoe details
    • Blue yarn for sweater base
    • Light blue yarn for sweater stripes
    • Skin tone yarn for head and hands
    • Brown yarn for hair
    • Additional accent colors for details (white for shoe tips)
  • Notions and Tools:
    • 2.0 mm crochet hook
    • 12 mm safety eyes (black)
    • Small piece of white felt (for eye highlights)
    • Craft wire for structure
    • Polyester fiberfill stuffing
    • Yarn needle
    • Scissors
    • Stitch markers

Boy Doll Understanding the Terminology

Before starting your boy doll, familiarize yourself with these crochet terms:

  • MR: Magic Ring – creates a tight center to begin working in rounds
  • sc: Single Crochet – the basic stitch used throughout this pattern
  • inc: Increase – work 2 single crochet stitches in the same stitch
  • dec: Decrease – work 2 stitches together to reduce count
  • slst: Slip Stitch – used to join rounds or move position
  • ch: Chain – creates a foundation or spaces in the pattern
  • BLO: Back Loop Only – work through the back loop of stitch only
  • FLO: Front Loop Only – work through the front loop of stitch only

Boy Doll Creating the Hands and Thumbs

Boy Doll Thumbs (Make 2)

  1. Create a magic ring with 5 single crochet
  2. Work 5 single crochet for 3 rounds

Boy Doll Hands (Make 2)

  1. Begin with skin tone yarn and create a magic ring with 6 single crochet
  2. Round 2: Increase in each stitch around = 12 stitches
  3. Round 3: Work (1 single crochet, 1 increase) around = 18 stitches
  4. Rounds 4-7: Work 18 single crochet in each round
  5. Round 8: Work 2 single crochet, attach thumb (working through it), continue with 16 single crochet = 18 stitches
  6. Round 9: Work 3 single crochet over thumb area, 15 single crochet
  7. Round 10: Decrease once, 17 single crochet = 18 stitches
  8. Round 11: (4 single crochet, decrease) three times = 15 stitches
  9. Round 12: (3 single crochet, decrease) three times = 12 stitches
  10. Round 13: Change to blue yarn, work 12 single crochet
  11. Rounds 14-15: Work 12 single crochet in each round
  12. Round 16: Work 12 single crochet in back loops only
  13. Round 17: Work 12 single crochet
  14. Round 18: (3 single crochet, increase) three times = 15 stitches
  15. Rounds 19-36: Work 15 single crochet in each round
  16. Round 37: (4 single crochet, increase) three times = 18 stitches
  17. Rounds 38-42: Work 18 single crochet in each round

Boy Doll Sleeve Detail (With Blue Yarn)

  1. Work 12 single crochet, join with slip stitch
  2. Work 1 increase, 11 single crochet = 13 stitches
  3. Work 13 single crochet with slip stitch for 2 rounds

Boy Doll Feet and Legs Construction

Begin with cream yarn for the shoes:

  1. Chain 9, starting from second chain: increase once, 6 single crochet, work 3 single crochet in last stitch, then on opposite side: 7 single crochet = 18 stitches
  2. Work 2 increases, 6 single crochet, 3 increases, 6 single crochet, 1 increase = 24 stitches
  3. (Single crochet, increase) twice, 6 single crochet, (single crochet, increase) three times, 6 single crochet, (single crochet, increase) once = 30 stitches
  4. (2 single crochet, increase) twice, 6 single crochet, (2 single crochet, increase) three times, 6 single crochet, (2 single crochet, increase) once = 36 stitches
  5. Work in back loops only: 36 single crochet
  6. Rounds 6-9: Work 36 single crochet in each round
  7. Round 10: 13 single crochet, 7 decreases, 9 single crochet = 29 stitches
  8. Round 11: 12 single crochet, (decrease, single crochet) three times, 8 single crochet = 26 stitches
  9. Round 12: 11 single crochet, 4 decreases, 7 single crochet = 22 stitches
  10. Round 13: (Single crochet, decrease), 7 single crochet, 3 decreases, 6 single crochet = 18 stitches
  11. Round 14: 7 single crochet, 3 decreases, 5 single crochet = 15 stitches
  12. Round 15: Change to blue yarn, work in back loops only: 15 single crochet
  13. Rounds 16-17: Work 15 single crochet in each round
  14. Round 18: Change to brown yarn for pants: 15 single crochet
  15. Round 19: (4 single crochet, increase) three times = 18 stitches
  16. Round 20: Work in back loops only: 18 single crochet
  17. Round 21: (5 single crochet, increase) three times = 21 stitches
  18. Rounds 22-25: Work 21 single crochet in each round
  19. Round 26: (6 single crochet, increase) three times = 24 stitches
  20. Rounds 27-29: Work 24 single crochet in each round
  21. Round 30: (7 single crochet, increase) three times = 27 stitches
  22. Rounds 31-33: Work 27 single crochet in each round
  23. Round 34: (8 single crochet, increase) three times = 30 stitches
  24. Rounds 35-37: Work 30 single crochet in each round
  25. Round 38: (4 single crochet, increase) six times = 36 stitches
  26. Rounds 39-42: Work 36 single crochet in each round

Boy Doll Shoe Front Details (Make 2 Sets)

First pieces (2):

  1. Chain 5, work 4 single crochet, turn
  2. Work 4 single crochet

Second pieces (2):

  1. Chain 6, turn, work 5 single crochet
  2. Work 5 single crochet
  3. Work single crochet around entire border

Boy Doll Pants Cuff Detail

At round 20:

  1. (5 single crochet, increase) three times = 21 stitches
  2. Work 21 single crochet

Boy Doll Body and Striped Sweater

Connect the legs and continue with the body:

  1. Join yarn to side of leg, chain 1, attach left leg and work 36 single crochet, 1 single crochet on chain, work 36 single crochet from right leg, 1 single crochet on chain = 74 stitches
  2. Work 36 single crochet, (increase, 2 single crochet) three times, increase, 32 single crochet = 78 stitches
  3. Rounds 3-9: Work 78 single crochet in each round
  4. Round 10: Work in back loops only: 78 single crochet
  5. Round 11: Work 78 single crochet
  6. Round 12: Change to blue yarn, work in back loops only: (14 single crochet, increase, 4 single crochet, increase) once, (10 single crochet, increase, 20 single crochet, increase) once, (6 single crochet, increase) once, (8 single crochet, increase) once, 10 single crochet = 84 stitches

Boy Doll Sweater Stripe Pattern

Follow this pattern for the striped section of the sweater:

  • Rounds 13-14: Blue yarn: 84 single crochet
  • Round 15: Light blue yarn: 84 single crochet
  • Rounds 16-17: Blue yarn: 84 single crochet
  • Round 18: Light blue yarn: 84 single crochet
  • Rounds 19-20: Blue yarn: 84 single crochet
  • Round 21: Light blue yarn: 84 single crochet
  • Rounds 22-23: Blue yarn: 84 single crochet

Continue with sweater shaping:

  1. Round 24: Blue yarn: (12 single crochet, decrease) six times = 78 stitches
  2. Rounds 25-28: Work 78 single crochet in each round
  3. Round 29: (11 single crochet, decrease) six times = 72 stitches
  4. Rounds 30-33: Work 72 single crochet in each round
  5. Round 34: (10 single crochet, decrease) six times = 66 stitches
  6. Rounds 35-36: Work 66 single crochet in each round

Boy Doll Attaching Arms to Body

  1. Round 37: Work 19 single crochet in blue, 5 single crochet in blue joining arm, 28 single crochet in blue across front, 5 single crochet in blue joining second arm, 9 single crochet in blue
  2. Round 38: Work 19 single crochet in blue, 13 single crochet in blue over arm, 28 single crochet in blue, 13 single crochet in blue over arm, 9 single crochet in blue
  3. Round 39: Continue in this manner for 2 more rounds
  4. Round 41: Begin decreasing at arms: 19 single crochet in blue, (single crochet, decrease) four times in blue, 1 blue, 28 single crochet in blue, (single crochet, decrease) four times in blue, 1 blue, 9 single crochet in blue = 74 stitches

Continue decreasing for neck:

  1. Round 42: (10 single crochet, decrease) six times = 66 stitches
  2. Round 43: (9 single crochet, decrease) six times = 60 stitches
  3. Round 44: (8 single crochet, decrease) six times = 54 stitches
  4. Round 45: (7 single crochet, decrease) six times = 48 stitches
  5. Round 46: (6 single crochet, decrease) six times = 42 stitches
  6. Round 47: (5 single crochet, decrease) six times = 36 stitches
  7. Round 48: (4 single crochet, decrease) six times = 30 stitches
  8. Round 49: Change to skin tone yarn, work in back loops only: 30 single crochet
  9. Rounds 50-52: Work 30 single crochet in each round
  10. Round 53: (3 single crochet, decrease) six times = 24 stitches
  11. Round 54: Work 24 single crochet

Leave a long tail for sewing to head. Remember to stuff at regular intervals as you work!

Head Construction

Use skin tone yarn for the head:

  1. Create a magic ring with A 6 single crochet
  2. Round 2: Increase in each stitch = 12 stitches
  3. Round 3: (Single crochet, increase) six times = 18 stitches
  4. Round 4: (2 single crochet, increase) six times = 24 stitches
  5. Round 5: (3 single crochet, increase) six times = 30 stitches
  6. Round 6: (4 single crochet, increase) six times = 36 stitches
  7. Round 7: (5 single crochet, increase) six times = 42 stitches
  8. Round 8: (6 single crochet, increase) six times = 48 stitches
  9. Round 9: (7 single crochet, increase) six times = 54 stitches
  10. Round 10: (8 single crochet, increase) six times = 60 stitches
  11. Round 11: (9 single crochet, increase) six times = 66 stitches
  12. Rounds 12-19: Work 66 single crochet in each round
  13. Round 20: 10 single crochet, chain 2, skip 1 single crochet, 8 single crochet, chain 2, skip 1 single crochet, 46 single crochet = 66 stitches (creating eye spaces)
  14. Round 21: 66 single crochet (work 1 single crochet into each chain-2 space)
  15. Round 22: (6 single crochet, increase), (3 single crochet, increase) five times, 39 single crochet = 72 stitches
  16. Rounds 23-25: Work 72 single crochet in each round
  17. Round 26: (7 single crochet, increase), (4 single crochet, increase) five times, 39 single crochet = 78 stitches

Insert safety eyes now.

  1. Rounds 27-29: Work 78 single crochet in each round
  2. Round 30: (11 single crochet, decrease) six times = 72 stitches
  3. Round 31: (4 single crochet, decrease) twelve times = 60 stitches
  4. Round 32: (3 single crochet, decrease) twelve times = 48 stitches
  5. Round 33: Work 48 single crochet
  6. Round 34: (6 single crochet, decrease) six times = 42 stitches
  7. Round 35: Work 42 single crochet
  8. Round 36: (5 single crochet, decrease) six times = 36 stitches
  9. Round 37: (4 single crochet, decrease) six times = 30 stitches
  10. Round 38: (3 single crochet, decrease) six times = 24 stitches
  11. Round 39: Work 24 single crochet

Ears (Make 2)

  1. Create a magic ring with 6 single crochet
  2. Round 2: Increase in each stitch = 12 stitches
  3. Round 3: (Single crochet, increase) six times = 18 stitches
  4. Rounds 4-5: Work 18 single crochet in each round
  5. Round 6: (Single crochet, decrease) six times = 12 stitches

Attach ears to head between rounds 21-27, positioned appropriately on each side.

Face Details

Nose

  1. Create a magic ring with 6 single crochet
  2. Round 2: Increase in each stitch = 12 stitches
  3. Round 3: (2 single crochet, decrease) three times = 9 stitches

Attach nose between rounds 22-24 of the head.

Mouth

Embroider mouth at the end of round 27, with approximately 9 stitches of space.

Eyebrows

Embroider eyebrows between rounds 12-14 of the head.

Hair Construction

Use brown yarn and work loosely with a slightly larger hook:

  1. Create a magic ring with 6 single crochet
  2. Round 2: Increase in each stitch = 12 stitches
  3. Round 3: (Single crochet, increase) six times = 18 stitches, work in back loops only
  4. Round 4: (2 single crochet, increase) six times = 24 stitches, work in back loops only
  5. Round 5: (3 single crochet, increase) six times = 30 stitches, work in back loops only
  6. Round 6: (4 single crochet, increase) six times = 36 stitches, work in back loops only
  7. Round 7: (5 single crochet, increase) six times = 42 stitches, work in back loops only
  8. Round 8: (6 single crochet, increase) six times = 48 stitches, work in back loops only
  9. Round 9: (7 single crochet, increase) six times = 54 stitches, work in back loops only
  10. Round 10: (8 single crochet, increase) six times = 60 stitches, work in back loops only
  11. Round 11: (9 single crochet, increase) six times = 66 stitches, work in back loops only
  12. Rounds 12-18: 66 single crochet in back loops only (7 rounds)
  13. Round 19: Chain 1, turn. Skip 1, work in front loops only, creating 24 single crochet at front, turn, skip 1 single crochet, work to end and join with slip stitch.

Note: Leave 24 single crochet at the front unworked!

Front Hair Bangs (Make 2)

  1. Create a magic ring with 6 single crochet
  2. Round 2: (Single crochet, increase) three times = 9 stitches
  3. Round 3: (2 single crochet, increase) three times = 12 stitches
  4. Rounds 4-5: Work 12 single crochet in each round
  5. Round 6: (3 single crochet, increase) three times = 15 stitches
  6. Round 7: Work 15 single crochet
  7. Round 8: (4 single crochet, increase) three times = 18 stitches
  8. Round 9: Work 18 single crochet
  9. Round 10: (5 single crochet, increase) three times = 21 stitches
  10. Rounds 11-17: Work 21 single crochet in each round
  11. Round 18: (6 single crochet, decrease) three times = 18 stitches
  12. Round 19: (5 single crochet, decrease) three times = 15 stitches
  13. Round 20: (4 single crochet, decrease) three times = 12 stitches
  14. Round 21: (3 single crochet, decrease) three times = 9 stitches

Middle Hair Bangs (Make 2)

  1. Create a magic ring with 6 single crochet
  2. Round 2: (Single crochet, increase) three times = 9 stitches
  3. Rounds 3-4: Work 9 single crochet in each round
  4. Round 5: (2 single crochet, increase) three times = 12 stitches
  5. Rounds 6-23: Work 12 single crochet in each round (18 rounds)
  6. Round 24: (2 single crochet, decrease) three times = 9 stitches

Small Front Bangs (Make 2)

  1. Create a magic ring with 5 single crochet
  2. Round 2: Work 5 single crochet
  3. Round 3: (Increase, 4 single crochet) = 6 stitches
  4. Round 4: Work 6 single crochet
  5. Round 5: Increase, 5 single crochet = 7 stitches
  6. Round 6: Increase, 6 single crochet = 8 stitches
  7. Rounds 7-10: Work 8 single crochet in each round

Assembly Instructions

  1. Sew the head to the body, matching neck openings carefully
  2. Attach the hair base to the head, positioning it correctly
  3. Sew all bang pieces to create a layered, natural-looking hairstyle
  4. Add felt highlights to eyes and embroider facial features
  5. Attach shoe front pieces to each shoe
  6. Add any final details or embellishments

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Finishing Touches

Your boy amigurumi doll with his stylish striped shirt is now complete! Make sure all parts are firmly stuffed and all ends are securely woven in. To maintain your doll’s appearance, spot clean only when necessary with a damp cloth, and avoid exposing it to direct sunlight for extended periods to prevent color fading.

This handmade crochet doll makes a wonderful gift for children or a charming decoration for any room. The techniques learned in this pattern can be adapted to create other character dolls or to customize this one with different colors and styles.

Happy crocheting, and enjoy your new creation!