9” Slender Doll Base

Amigurumi & Crochet Pattern

Sylemn’s Sweet Softies
 

This pattern is © 2016 Jasmin Wang (Sylemn’s Sweet Softies).

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 Sylemn’s Sweet Softies as the
designer and link to my Etsy shop or Facebook page. No wholesale.

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 Table of Contents
Basic info p. 2
Introduction p. 3
Doll parts p. 4
Finishing directions for doll p. 10
Media & Contact p. 11

Finished Measurements
Height: 23 centimeters (9 inches) in height

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

Stitches/Terms Used
MR magic ring
Ch chain
Sc single crochet (insert hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through)
Sl st slip stitch (insert hook, yarn over, pull through both loops)
BLO back loop only
FLO front loop only
Dec decrease (single crochet two stitches together)
Inc increase (two single crochet in same stitch)

Materials
• Worsted medium weight (4) yarn in skin tone (Recommended: Caron’s Simply Soft)
• 3.25 mm crochet hook
• Yarn needle
• Fiberfill stuffing
• White or light-colored regular (12”) pipe cleaners

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 Introduction
The 9” Slender Doll Base is a versatile pattern that can easily be customized.
It is comprehensive, providing full written instructions and example photos to
guide you through the doll-making process. There is minimal sewing, as there
are only two main pieces to be attached in the end: (1) the head/arms/upper-
body, and (2) the legs/lower-body. In addition to fiberfill stuffing, pipe cleaners
will also be inserted inside the doll’s body to keep the doll stabilized, yet
flexible for various poses!

I hope you enjoy this pattern and use your creativity to customize the doll!
Happy crocheting!

The 9” Slender Doll (left) poses with the 12” Slender Doll (right).
If you’d like to purchase the 12 Slender Doll pattern, it is also available in my Etsy store!

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 Doll Parts

Head
Note: The head, neck, shoulders, and upper body are all worked in one piece.
DO NOT FASTEN OFF until instructed to do so.
*Join all rows with a sl st to the first st.

R1: 6 sc in magic ring. *Join. (6 sts)

R2: Ch 1, inc around. *Join. (12 sts)
R3: Ch 1, *sc 1, inc*, rep 6 times. *Join. (18 sts)
R4: Ch 1, *sc 2, inc*, rep 6 times. *Join. (24 sts)
R5: Ch 1, *sc 3, inc*, rep 6 times. *Join. (30 sts)
R6: Ch 1, *sc 4, inc*, rep 6 times. *Join. (36 sts)  
R7-R14: Ch 1, sc around. *Join. (36 sts)
R15: Ch 1, *sc 4, dec*, rep 6 times. *Join. (30 sts)
R16: Ch 1, *sc 3, dec*, rep 6 times. *Join. (24 sts)
R17: Ch 1, *sc 2, dec*, rep 6 times. *Join. (18 sts)

Do not fasten off yet. Fill the head with stuffing.

R18: Ch 1, *sc, dec*, rep 6 times. *Join. (12 sts)

R19: Ch 1, dec around. *Join. (6 sts) Head, neck, & shoulders

Do not fasten off yet. Continue with the neck and shoulders.

Continue with Neck

R19-R20: Ch 1, sc around. *Join. (6 sts)

Do not fasten off yet. Continue with the shoulders (next page).

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 Continue with Shoulders
R21: Ch 1, inc around. *Join. (12 sts)
R22: Ch 1, *sc, inc*, rep 6 times. *Join. (18 sts)
R23: Ch 1, sc around. *Join. (18 sts)

Do not fasten off yet. Flatten the shoulders so that the yarn tail is in the middle of
the doll’s back. On the opposite ends (left, right), count 4 sts for each arm and
mark the armholes using a different color scrap yarn. The body will be the
remaining 10 sts of R23.

   
Arms = 4 sts
Yarn tail in the middle of
Body = 10 sts
doll’s back (to continue body)

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 Continue with Upper Body
R24: Ch 1, sc around (sc into st when crossing over). *Join. (10 sts)
R25: Ch 1, sc 9, inc. *Join. (11 sts)
R26: Ch 1, sc 10, inc. *Join. (12 sts)
R27: Ch 1, *sc 5, inc*, rep 2 times. *Join. (14 sts)
R28: Ch 1, *sc 6, inc*, rep 2 times. *Join. (16 sts)
R29: Ch 1, *sc 7, inc*, rep 2 times. *Join. (18 sts)

R24 complete R29 complete

FASTEN OFF with a long tail for attaching to the lower body later. Fold a pipe
cleaner in half and insert it up the neck for stability.

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Arms (x2)
Note: There will be armpit holes, and they can easily be sealed by following the
“Finishing Directions” (p.10) to sew them shut with the same yarn color.
*No need to join rows here; you can crochet in the round.

Hold the doll upside-down and attach yarn to a st in the armhole.

Attaching yarn to arm hole

R1: Ch 1, sc around. (4 sts)

R2-R11: sc around. (4 sts)

Do not fasten off yet. Follow directions for the hands (next page).

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 Continue with Hands
Note: Right and left hands are mirror images of each other.

1. Squeeze the arm and keep it closed

with 2 sc stitched across.

2. For RIGHT hand:

Ch 2, sl st into same (first) st.
Ch 2, dc into second st, ch 2, and sl
st into same st.

For LEFT hand:

Ch 2, dc into same (first) st, then ch 2
and sl st into same st.
Ch 2, and sl st into second st.

3. Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Feet & Legs

Note: The feet, legs, and lower body are all worked in one piece. DO NOT
FASTEN OFF until instructed to do so.
*Join all rows with a sl st to the first st.

R1: 6 sc in magic ring. *Join. (6 sts)

R2-R23: Ch 1, sc around. *Join. (6 sts)

Make two legs, but do not fasten off for second leg.

Fold four pipe cleaners in half and insert two into

each leg for stability. Continue with the pelvic
area (next page).

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 Continue with Pelvic Area
1. With yarn still attached to the second leg, ch 3.
2. Insert hook into first st of first leg. Yarn over to pull through a sl st.

3. Ch 1, sc into next st and around the first leg. (6 sts)

4. At the ch-3, insert a sc into the back loop of each ch. (3 sts)

5. Sc around the second leg. (6 sts)

6. Insert a sc into the front loop of each of the ch-3. (3 sts)
7. Join with a sl st to the first st.
8. Ch 1, sc around. Join with a sl st to the first st. (18 sts)

FASTEN OFF!

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 Finishing Directions for Doll

You will have two main pieces:

(1) the upper body (head, arms, chest)
(2) the lower body (hips, legs, feet)

1. Using needle and yarn, sew the 2. Lightly stuff the upper-body and
armpit holes shut. lower-body. Be careful not to overstuff
nor stretch the stitches.

3. Lastly, align the upper and lower

body parts. Both rows are 18 sts, so
sew the two pieces together stitch
by stitch.

Fasten off, weave in the ends, and

you are done!

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 Media & Contact

I’d love to see your finished products!

Please share photos with me or find me at:

www.instagram.com/sweetsofties
Tag us (#sweetsofties, @sweetsofties) when you post your finished
doll, and you might be selected as our next tester!

www.facebook.com/SweetSofties

www.etsy.com/shop/Sylemn

http://www.ravelry.com/designers/jasmin-wang

www.sweetsoftiescrochet.blogspot.com

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

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