Free master class for crocheting Beetlejuice by Daria Kochergina “SkaZano-Svyazano”.
With this pattern, you can crochet a Beetlejuice doll. Acrylic yarn “Pehorka” (100% acrylic, 50 g / 200 m) is suitable for amigurumi crochet. You can replace it with analogs. For the hair, use the same thread, and make the combing with a brush. The face is fully embroidered.
Materials and Tools
- Yarn Pehorka Children’s Novelty: white, black, pink, green (approximately 25 g each)
- Threads for embroidering the face
- Crochet hook 1.25 mm
- Filler for toys
- Pins
- Stitch markers
- Pastel for toning
- Brush
- Needle for sewing parts
- Scissors
Abbreviations
- MR — magic ring (amigurumi ring)
- ch — chain
- sl st — slip stitch
- sc — single crochet
- dc — double crochet
- tr — treble crochet (double crochet in US terms)
- hdc — half double crochet
- inc — increase
- dec — decrease
- FLO — front loop only
- BLO — back loop only
- (…) x n — repeat n times
Head
- 8 sc in MR (8)
- inc x 8 (16)
- (1 sc, inc) x 8 (24)
- (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
- (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
- (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
- (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
- (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
- (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60) 10-12. 60 sc (60)
- 18 sc, dec x 5, 4 sc, dec x 5, 18 sc (50)
- 50 sc (50)
- 24 sc, inc, 25 sc (51)
- 24 sc, inc x 2, 25 sc (53)
- 24 sc, inc x 4, 25 sc (57)
- 17 sc, inc x 5, 2 sc, skip 8 sc, 2 sc, inc x 5, 18 sc (59)
- 29 sc, inc, 29 sc (60) 20-22. 60 sc (60)
- (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
- (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
- (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
- (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
- (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
Start stuffing the head, shaping the cheeks as you go.
- (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
- (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
- 6 sc, dec x 3, 6 sc (15) 31-34. 15 sc (15)
Cut green yarn into 8-9 cm pieces, attach them to the head to make hair, embroider the face, and lightly brush the hair with a slicker brush or a fine-toothed comb.
Arms
Crochet in white yarn in a spiral:
- 6 sc in MR (6)
- inc x 6 (12) 3-4. 12 sc (12)
For the left arm: 5. 1 sc, bobble stitch of 3 dc, 10 sc (12)
For the right arm: 5. 10 sc, bobble stitch of 3 dc, 1 sc (12)
- (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9) 7-26. 20 rows of 9 sc each (9)
Fold in half, 4 sc through both halves. Embroider the stripes with black thread using a chain stitch.
Legs
Start crocheting with black yarn:
- Ch 6, starting from the second chain from the hook, 4 sc, 3 sc in the last stitch, on the other side of the chain: 3 sc, inc (12)
- inc, 3 sc, inc x 3, 3 sc, inc x 2 (18)
- 1 sc, inc, 3 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 3, 3 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 2 (24)
- 2 sc, inc, 3 sc, (2 sc, inc) x 3, 3 sc, (2 sc, inc) x 2 (30)
- BLO 30 sc 6-8. 3 rows of 30 sc
- 6 sc, (1 sc, dec) x 6, 6 sc (24)
- 6 sc, dec x 6, 6 sc (18)
- (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12) 12-14. 3 rows of 12 sc Change color to white, stuff the parts as you crochet
- FLO (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18) 16-30. 15 rows of 18 sc
- Fold the piece in half, 9 sc through both halves
Embroider stripes with black thread using a chain stitch.
Body
Do not cut the thread on the right leg, continue crocheting in a spiral, and join to the left leg from the side of the back:
- 8 sc on the BLO, inc, turn to the other side, inc, 8 sc on the left leg, 8 sc on the right leg, inc, turn to the back, inc, 8 sc on the right leg (40) 2-11. Ten rows of 40 sc
- 16 sc, (dec, 2 sc) x 4, 8 sc (36)
- 36 sc
- 15 sc, dec, 11 sc, dec, 6 sc (34)
- 34 sc
- 11 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 5 sc (30)
- 30 sc
- 8 sc, 4 sc on the arm and body, 10 sc, 4 sc on the second arm and body, 4 sc (30) Adjust the position of the arms based on the starting marker. Start stuffing the body.
- 9 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec (3 stitches), 1 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 4 sc (24)
- dec x 11, 2 sc (13)
- 13 sc on the BLO 22-31. Ten rows of 13 sc
Stuff the neck very tightly, make 6 dec, pull the stitches tight, secure, and hide the tail. Crochet a tie, put it on the neck before sewing the head. Attach the head using thread attachment.
Collar
Ch 25, starting from the second chain from the hook: 9 sc, 1 hdc, inc dc, ch 2, sl st, ch 2, inc dc, 1 hdc, 10 sc
Sew to the remaining unworked loops on the neck.
Jacket
Ch 50, starting from the second chain from the hook: 4 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, ch 2, sl st, ch 3, inc dc2tog, 1 dc2tog, 2 dc, 27 hdc, 2 dc, 1 dc2tog, inc dc2tog, ch 3, sl st, ch 2, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 4 sc, try it on the body, sew.
Embroider stripes on the body with chain stitch, and tint the shirt.
Tie
- Ch 10, starting from the second chain from the hook: 4 sc, 2 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, ch 1, turn.
- On the other side of the chain: 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 2 hdc, 4 sc.
- Chain of 40 ch, sl st to the beginning of the tie, ch 5, 4 sc back.
- Wrap this tail around, forming a knot-like appearance on the tie, secure with a thin black thread using a needle.
Thank you for your attention! Happy crocheting.