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Pine Cone Baby Crochet Doll Pattern

Crochet a woodland pine cone baby doll, about 14 cm (5.5 in) tall, with a bobble stitch body, a cap with a stalk and leaf, and a ruffled collar. Every round, step photos and a PDF.

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The Pine Cone Baby is a little woodland crochet doll about 14 cm (5.5 in) tall: a sleepy face under a pine cone cap with a stalk and a leaf, a ruffled collar, and a body full of bobble stitch scales. Made as a gentle baby toy or as autumn decor, it is a lovely gift for anyone who loves the forest.

This free amigurumi doll pattern has every round written out below, a step by step guide to the bobble stitch and photos of every piece and of the assembly. Prefer paper? Download the free printable PDF at the end.

Materials

  • Mercerized cotton in three colors (shown in n° 404, 507 and 387): a light skin tone for the head (25 g), brown for the pine cone body, cap and stalk (50 g) and green for the leaf and collar (25 g)
  • Golden thread for the leaf veins, and dark yarn to embroider the face
  • A 2.5 mm crochet hook
  • Fiberfill stuffing, scissors, a yarn needle and stitch markers
  • Pink blush for the cheeks (optional)

Skill level and size

This is an intermediate pattern. Everything is worked in continuous rounds of single crochet, with bobble stitch rounds for the texture, and the collar is three short rows.

The finished doll is about 14 cm (5.5 in) tall. The size changes if you use a different yarn or hook.

Abbreviations (US terms)

chchain
scsingle crochet
hdchalf double crochet
dcdouble crochet
incincrease: 2 sc in one stitch
decdecrease: 2 stitches worked together into 1
BSbobble stitch (see below)
BLOback loop only
st(s)stitch(es)

How to make the bobble stitch

  1. Yarn over, insert the hook into the stitch, pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops only, like the start of a double crochet. You have 2 loops on the hook.
  2. Yarn over, insert the hook into the same stitch, pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. You have 3 loops on the hook.
  3. Repeat step 2 to have 4 loops on the hook.
  4. Repeat step 2 again to have 5 loops on the hook.
  5. Yarn over and pull through all 5 loops at once.
  6. Single crochet in the next stitch. Repeat the number of times given in the round.
Brown crochet circle with a red hook starting a bobble stitch
Start the bobble in the next stitch.
Several loops of brown yarn on a red crochet hook while making a bobble stitch
Five loops on the hook.
A finished bobble standing out from a brown crochet circle
Pull through all loops, then sc in the next stitch.
Brown crochet circle with a full round of bobble stitches
A full round of bobbles.
Bigger bobbles

For more relief, repeat step 2 five times instead of four, so you have 6 loops on the hook before you pull through.

Pattern

Work each part in continuous rounds, without joining with a slip stitch, unless the pattern says otherwise. Use a stitch marker at the start of each round. The number in brackets at the end of each round is your stitch count.

In the light color:

  1. Round 1Make 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
  2. Round 2Inc 6 times. (12)
  3. Round 3(sc, inc) 6 times. (18)
  4. Round 4(sc 2, inc) 6 times. (24)
  5. Round 5(sc 3, inc) 6 times. (30)
  6. Round 6(sc 4, inc) 6 times. (36)
  7. Round 7(sc 5, inc) 6 times. (42)
  8. Round 8(sc 6, inc) 6 times. (48)
  9. Rounds 9 to 15Sc in each stitch around (7 rounds). (48)
  10. Round 16(sc 6, dec) 6 times. (42)
  11. Round 17(sc 5, dec) 6 times. (36)
  12. Round 18(sc 4, dec) 6 times. (30)
  13. Round 19(sc 3, dec) 6 times. (24)
  14. FinishFasten off, leaving enough yarn for sewing. Stuff firmly.

Leaf

In green:

  1. Round 1Make 4 sc in a magic ring. (4)
  2. Round 2(sc, inc) 2 times. (6)
  3. Round 3(sc 2, inc) 2 times. (8)
  4. Round 4(sc 3, inc) 2 times. (10)
  5. Round 5(sc 4, inc) 2 times. (12)
  6. Rounds 6 to 8Sc in each stitch around (3 rounds). (12)
  7. Round 9(sc 2, dec) 3 times. (9)
  8. Round 10(sc, dec) 3 times. (6)
  9. FinishFasten off, leaving enough yarn for sewing. Do not stuff.
Round light beige crochet doll head, stuffed
The head.
Small flat green crochet leaf
The leaf.

Collar

In green, worked in rows:

  1. StartCh 27.
  2. Row 1Starting in the 2nd ch from the hook, sc 26, ch 2, turn. (26)
  3. Row 23 dc in each stitch, ch 1, turn. (78)
  4. Row 3Hdc in each stitch. (78)
  5. FinishFasten off, leaving enough yarn for sewing.

Body

In brown:

  1. Round 1Make 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
  2. Round 2Inc 6 times. (12)
  3. Round 3Inc 12 times. (24)
  4. Round 4(BS, sc) 12 times. (24)
  5. Round 5(sc, inc) 12 times. (36)
  6. Round 6(BS, sc) 18 times. (36)
  7. Round 7(sc 2, inc) 12 times. (48)
  8. Round 8(BS, sc) 24 times. (48)
  9. Round 9Sc in the back loop of each stitch. (48)
  10. Round 10(BS, sc) 24 times. (48)
  11. Round 11(sc 2, dec) 12 times. (36)
  12. Round 12(BS, sc) 18 times. (36)
  13. Round 13Sc in each stitch around. (36)
  14. Round 14(BS, sc) 18 times. (36)
  15. Round 15(sc 4, dec) 6 times. (30)
  16. Round 16(BS, sc) 15 times. (30)
  17. Round 17(sc 3, dec) 6 times. (24)
  18. Round 18(BS, sc) 12 times. (24)
  19. Round 19Sc in each stitch around. (24)
  20. FinishFasten off and hide the yarn. Stuff firmly.

Stalk

In brown:

  1. Round 1Make 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
  2. Round 2Inc 6 times. (12)
  3. Round 3(sc 3, inc) 3 times. (15)
  4. Round 4Sc in the back loop of each stitch. (15)
  5. Round 5Sc in each stitch around. (15)
  6. Round 6(sc 3, dec) 3 times. (12)
  7. Round 7Sc in each stitch around. (12)
  8. Round 8(sc 2, dec) 3 times. (9)
  9. Rounds 9 to 11Sc in each stitch around (3 rounds). (9)
  10. FinishFasten off, leaving enough yarn for sewing. Stuff firmly.
Brown crochet pine cone body covered in rows of bobble stitches
The bobble stitch body.
Small brown crochet stalk, stuffed
The stalk.

Cap

In brown:

  1. Round 1Make 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
  2. Round 2Inc 6 times. (12)
  3. Round 3Inc 12 times. (24)
  4. Round 4(BS, sc) 12 times. (24)
  5. Round 5(sc, inc) 12 times. (36)
  6. Round 6(BS, sc) 18 times. (36)
  7. Round 7(sc 2, inc) 12 times. (48)
  8. Round 8(BS, sc) 24 times. (48)
  9. Round 9(sc 3, inc) 12 times. (60)
  10. Round 10(BS, sc) 30 times. (60)
  11. Round 11(sc 3, dec) 12 times. (48)
  12. Round 12(sc 6, dec) 6 times. (42)
  13. Round 13(sc 5, dec) 6 times. (36)
  14. Round 14(sc 4, dec) 6 times. (30)
  15. FinishFasten off and hide the yarn.
Inside of the brown crochet bobble cap, showing its rounded shape
The cap from below.
Top of the brown crochet cap with its spiral of single crochet
The cap from above.

Assembly

  1. With golden thread, embroider the veins of the leaf.
  2. Sew the stalk to the top of the cap.
  3. Sew the leaf between the stalk and the cap.
  4. Sew the head and body together.
  5. Embroider the nose between rounds 14 and 15 of the head, 3 stitches long.
  6. Embroider the base of each closed eye between rounds 13 and 14, 3 stitches long, then embroider the lashes one row above.
  7. Color the cheeks with a little blush if you like.
  8. Attach the collar around the neck and put the cap on the head.
Green crochet leaf with golden embroidered veins
Golden veins on the leaf.
Brown crochet cap with the stalk and leaf sewn on top
The stalk and leaf on the cap.
Crochet doll head sewn onto the brown bobble stitch body
Head and body sewn together.
Crochet doll with embroidered sleepy eyes and nose
The embroidered face.
Crochet doll with a green ruffled collar around the neck
The collar around the neck.
Finished crochet pine cone baby doll with its cap, leaf and collar
Your pine cone baby is done.
Another color version

The doll also looks lovely in soft pink and lilac. That version uses a cotton acrylic yarn (n° 804) with mercerized cotton n° 157, 504 and 507.

Tips for a perfect pine cone baby

  • Use a stitch marker every round: the bobble rounds are easy to miscount.
  • Keep your bobbles the same size by pulling each loop to the same height.
  • Stuff the head and body firmly so the doll stands upright.
  • Embroider the face before you attach the collar, so it is easy to reach.

Questions

Is this doll pattern good for beginners?

It is an intermediate pattern. If you are comfortable with single crochet in the round and can learn the bobble stitch from the steps above, you can make it.

How big is the pine cone baby?

About 14 cm (5.5 in) tall with mercerized cotton and a 2.5 mm hook.

Is it safe as a baby toy?

The face is embroidered, with no safety eyes or beads, which makes it a good choice for a little one. Sew every piece on firmly and check the seams before you give it.

Can I sell the dolls I make?

Yes. You are welcome to sell the finished dolls you make from this pattern, and a credit to Crochet Simplified with a link to crochetsimplified.com is appreciated. Please do not share, copy or sell the pattern itself.

Is there a printable version?

Yes. The free PDF has the whole pattern with the photos. Download it, open it on your phone or print the pages you need.

Using this pattern

This pattern is for your personal use. You may not copy, share, translate, resell or publish this pattern or its photos, in print or online, in whole or in part, free or paid.

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