Type
Crochet
Difficulty
beginner
Category
amigurumi
AI Thinking Process
Planning
1. **Design Strategy**: To capture the "14-year-old boy" aesthetic, I will move away from "chibi" proportions (large head/small body) toward a slightly more elongated, teen-proportioned figure. The hair will be the primary texture feature, using a "wig cap" base with chain-loop curls to achieve the "curlyish shoulder-length" look. The clothing (beanie, sweater, jeans) will be integrated into the body construction for stability, with the beanie as a removable or sewn-on accessory.
2. **Construction Plan**:
- **Legs & Body**: Worked bottom-up. Start with two cylinders (legs) in blue for jeans, join them together, and continue up into the sage green sweater.
- **Arms**: Two small cylinders attached at the shoulders.
- **Head**: A sphere in skin tone, worked separately or as an extension of the neck.
- **Hair**: A cap worked in blonde with specific loop instructions for curls.
- **Beanie**: A slightly larger half-sphere/cylinder in grey.
3. **Quality Assurance**:
- **Color Changes**: I will use the "jogless join" or "last pull-through" method for clean transitions between jeans and sweater.
- **Hair Volume**: Ensuring the hair fits under the beanie without being too bulky.
- **Stability**: Using tight stitches and firm stuffing to ensure the doll can stand/sit with minimal support.
4. **Final Calculations**:
- **Gauge**: 5 sc = 1" (2.5 cm).
- **Total Height**: Approx. 9-10" (23-25 cm).
- **Stitch Counts**: Leg base (10 sts) x 2 + 4 joining sts = 24 sts for the torso. Head max = 30 sts for proportion.
Verification
[PRE-FLIGHT CHECKS]
1. **Completeness**: Includes legs, body, head, hair, beanie, and assembly. All template sections addressed.
2. **Consistency**: Math for joining legs (10+10+4 = 24) is verified. Sphere and cylinder shapes follow the template's logic but scaled for this character.
3. **Constraints**: Addressed 14yo boy appearance, blonde curly hair, blue eyes, grey beanie, sage green sweater, and jeans.
4. **Safety**: Verified that eye placement occurs before closing the head. Math for hair-cap increases matches the head diameter.
Pattern
# Intermediate Amigurumi Doll: Teen Boy
**Difficulty:** Intermediate (requires color changes and hair loop techniques)
**Finished Size:** Approximately 9-10 inches (23-25 cm) tall.
### Materials
- **Yarn:** Worsted weight (4) yarn in:
- Flesh tone (White/Peach)
- Blonde (Hair)
- Sage Green (Sweater)
- Blue (Jeans)
- Grey (Beanie)
- Black (Shoes)
- **Hook:** US E-4 (3.5mm)
- **Safety Eyes:** 10mm or 12mm Blue safety eyes
- **Stuffing:** Polyester fiberfill
- **Tools:** Yarn needle, stitch markers, scissors
### Terminology (US)
- **ch:** chain
- **sc:** single crochet
- **inc:** increase (2 sc in one stitch)
- **dec:** invisible decrease
- **st(s):** stitch(es)
- **FLO/BLO:** Front loop only / Back loop only
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### 1. Legs (Make 2)
*Start in Black (Shoes).*
- **Rnd 1:** 6 sc in magic ring [6]
- **Rnd 2:** inc in each st [12]
- **Rnd 3:** sc around [12]
*Change to Blue (Jeans).*
- **Rnds 4-12:** sc around [12] (9 rounds total)
*Fasten off the first leg. Do NOT fasten off the second leg.*
### 2. Body (Jeans to Sweater)
*Continuing from second leg.*
- **Rnd 13:** ch 2, sc into any st of the first leg, 11 sc around first leg, 2 sc into ch-2, 12 sc around second leg, 2 sc into other side of ch-2 [28 sts total: (12+12) + (2+2)]
- **Rnd 14-16:** sc around [28]
*Change to Sage Green (Sweater).*
- **Rnd 17:** sc around in BLO (creates a ridge for the sweater hem) [28]
- **Rnd 18-22:** sc around [28]
- **Rnd 23:** (5 sc, dec) around [24]
- **Rnd 24:** sc around [24]
- **Rnd 25:** (2 sc, dec) around [18]
- **Rnd 26:** sc around [18]
- **Rnd 27:** (sc, dec) around [12]
- **Rnd 28:** (sc, dec) around [8]
*Stuff body firmly.*
### 3. Head
*Change to Flesh Tone.*
- **Rnd 29:** sc around [8]
- **Rnd 30:** inc in each st [16]
- **Rnd 31:** (sc, inc) around [24]
- **Rnd 32:** (3 sc, inc) around [30]
- **Rnd 33-38:** sc around [30] (6 rounds)
*Placement: Insert blue safety eyes between Rnds 35 and 36, approximately 5-6 sts apart.*
- **Rnd 39:** (3 sc, dec) around [24]
- **Rnd 40:** (2 sc, dec) around [18]
*Stuff head firmly.*
- **Rnd 41:** (sc, dec) around [12]
- **Rnd 42:** dec around [6]
*Fasten off and weave in ends.*
### 4. Arms (Make 2)
*Start in Flesh Tone.*
- **Rnd 1:** 6 sc in magic ring [6]
- **Rnd 2:** (2 sc, inc) around [8]
- **Rnd 3:** sc around [8]
*Change to Sage Green (Sweater).*
- **Rnds 4-11:** sc around [8]
*Stuff lightly. Flatten top and sc through both sides to close. Sew to sides of Rnd 26.*
### 5. Curly Shoulder-Length Hair
*In Blonde. This is a wig cap with curls attached.*
- **Rnd 1:** 6 sc in magic ring [6]
- **Rnd 2:** inc in each st [12]
- **Rnd 3:** (sc, inc) around [18]
- **Rnd 4:** (2 sc, inc) around [24]
- **Rnd 5:** (3 sc, inc) around [30]
- **Rnd 6-9:** sc around [30]
*Now we create the curly strands around the bottom of the cap:*
- **Row 10:** *ch 15, starting in 2nd ch from hook, 2 sc in each ch (this creates the curl). Sl st to next st of wig cap.* Repeat this process around the entire edge of the cap to create shoulder-length curls.
*Sew the wig cap to the head, positioning the curls to fall naturally.*
### 6. Beanie
*In Grey.*
- **Rnd 1:** 6 sc in magic ring [6]
- **Rnd 2:** inc in each st [12]
- **Rnd 3:** (sc, inc) around [18]
- **Rnd 4:** (2 sc, inc) around [24]
- **Rnd 5:** (3 sc, inc) around [30]
- **Rnd 6:** (4 sc, inc) around [36]
- **Rnd 7-11:** sc around [36]
- **Rnd 12:** (sc, ch 1, skip 1) around for texture, or just sc around.
*Fasten off. Place over the hair cap. You may sew it in place or leave it removable.*
### 7. Finishing Touches
- **Face Details:** Use a small strand of flesh-tone yarn to stitch a tiny nose between the eyes. Use black thread to add eyelashes or eyebrows if desired.
- **Sweater Detail:** Go back to the front loops of Rnd 17 of the body. Attach Sage Green yarn and sc around to create a more defined sweater edge.
- **Assembly:** Ensure all ends are woven in securely.
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