Meet Alina, the enchanting tiny ballerina amigurumi who stands a delicate 4.5 inches tall. She gracefully wears light tones of pink, from her tutu to her dainty ballet slippers, making her look like she’s just twirled out of a fairy tale. With her dreamy closed eyes and serene expression, Alina brings a touch of magic and elegance to any crochet collection.
This free pattern, complete with a couple of step-by-step pictures, makes creating Alina a delightful and rewarding experience for crocheters of all ages. Get ready to fall in love with this petite ballerina and her whimsical charm!
You can find a low cost, ad-free and printable version of this pattern on my Ravelry here! And on Etsy here!
Before we start, I will leave it here a couple of helpful tutorial links in case you need further help creating your beautiful little creature!
- Easy way to make a magic ring
- How to do single crochet (SC)
- The perfect way to finish your amigurumi.
- How to increase (inc)
- What is invisible decrease (invDEC or DEC)
- How to back post slip stitch (BPSC)
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ALINA BALLERINA DOLL CROCHET MATERIALS
- 2mm crochet hook;
- Sports-weight cotton yarn of your choice colors: beige, light brown, and two colors for the dress. I used light and dark pink.
- A bit of black embroidery thread for the eyes;
- Sewing needle;
- Stuffing material;
- Scissors.
Finish size: 12cm or 4,5 inches
For a low cost, ad-free and printable version of this pattern go to Ravelry here! Or Etsy here!
ABBREVIATIONS
Ch chain
Sc single crochet
Dc Double crochet
Sl slip stitch
Inc increase
Dec decrease
FL front loop
BL back loop
ARMS
With beige yarn start,
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
2 rnd (2sc, 1inc) repeat 2 times Total 8sts
3 to 9 rnd 8sc
10 rnd (2sc, 1dec) repeat 2 times Total 6sts
11 rnd 3sc crocheting the sides together, closing the arm
• Don’t need to add stuffing material to the arms.
• Make another one following the same instructions.
• Cut the yarn and fasten it off. Set aside for now.
LEGS and BODY
With dark pink yarn start,
1 rnd 5sc in a magic ring
2 rnd 5inc Total 10sts
• Add the beige yarn and work with both colors
3 to 5 rnd 5sc dark pink, 5sc beige
• From here on, work only with beige.
6 to 9 rnd 10sc
• Change to light pink yarn.
10 and 11 rnd 10sc
• Cut the yarn, fasten off the first leg, and make the second one.
• Don’t cut the yarn off the second leg, chain 2.
• Connect the two legs by inserting the chain inside one stitch of the first leg (image 06).
NOTE: for the rnd 12 you should make 1SC in the chains, 10sc around the leg, again 1SC in the other side of the chain, 10sc. Having a total of 24 stitches.
• Stop here to add stuffing material before continuing.
12 rnd 24sc
13 rnd 24sc
14 rnd 24blsl
15 rnd 24blsc
16 rnd 24sc
17 rnd (6sc, 1dec) repeat 3 times Total 21sc
18 rnd 21sc
19 rnd (5sc, 1dec) repeat 3 times Total 18sts
• Change to beige color
20 rnd 18sc
• For the next round, you will crochet together with the arms. There should be 6 stitches distance between one arm and the other.
• If your starting stitch is in a different position than mine, then when following round 21 instructions, the arms might be misplaced instead of being on the side.
• If that is the case, adjust the round 20 to ensure you have 6 stitches in the doll’s central part and the arms on the sides (see image 09 for reference).
21 rnd 5sc, 3sc with the arm, 6sc, 3sc with the other arm, 1sc
22 rnd (1sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 12sts
NOTE: Next rnd, you will work BLSL. This means that you will create an inside row that will become the beginning of the neck (see image 10). For rnd 24, you will work in the remaining front loop of the rnd 22 (see images 11):
HEAD
• Stop here to start adding stuffing material before continuing to round 23.
23 rnd 12BLsl
24 rnd 12FLinc Total 24sts
25 rnd (1sc, 1inc) repeat 12 times Total 36sts
26 rnd (2sc, 1inc) repeat 12 times Total 48sts
27 to 35 rnd 48sc
36 rnd (6sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 42sts
37 rnd (5sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 36sts
38 rnd (4sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 30sts
39 rnd (3sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 24sts
40 rnd (2sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
• Stop here to finish adding stuffing material.
41 rnd (1sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 12sts
• Cut the yarn and fasten it off.
DRESS
For the dress, you will work on the remaining front loop from rounds 14 and 15. Starting with round 14.
Attach the light pink color yarn to the back side of the doll on the remaining front loop from round 14 and start,
1 rnd (chain 6, skip 3 stitches, join with a sc on the next st) repeat 6 times
2 rnd Chain 6, join with an sc inside the loop created with the 6chains crocheted before. Repeat until the end. Join with a sl
3 rnd (Chain 3, join with an sc) repeat 2 times inside each loop from the previous round.
• Cut the yarn and fasten it off.
DRESS (cont.)
Attach the dark pink color yarn to the back side of the doll on the remaining front loop from round 15 and start,
1 rnd (3dc, 1inc dc) repeat 6 times Total 30sts
2 rnd (4dc, 1inc dc) repeat 6 times Total 36sts
• Cut the yarn and fasten it off.
HAIR
With the color of your choice start,
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
2 rnd 6inc Total 12sts
3 rnd (1sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
4 rnd (2sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 24sts
5 rnd (3sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 30sts
6 rnd (4sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 36sts
7 rnd (5sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 42sts
8 rnd (6sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 48sts
9 to 12 rnd 48sc
• From here on, we start working in rows. You will work 32sc, chain one and turn back. Leaving 16 stitches unworked.
13 and 14 row 32sc, chain 1, turn
• Cut the yarn and fasten it off.
• Leave a tail for sewing it later.
HAIR BUN
With the color of your choice start,
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
2 rnd 6inc Total 12sts
3 rnd (1sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
4 to 6 rnd 18sc
• Make 120 chains.
• Cut the yarn and fasten it off.
• Leave a tail for sewing it later.
BANGS
- Place the hair on the ballerina’s head, leaving the 16 unworked stitches facing the front side. Sew it around the head.
- Cut a small piece of the hair color yarn. Find the two central stitches. There is where you will split the bangs in the middle.
- Start connecting the 8 stitches you have on top with the side of the hair (rows 13 and 14).
- Repeat multiple times until you achieve the desirable bangs look.
- Follow the same steps on the other side.
ASSEMBLY
1. Sew the hair bun on top of the hair. Now, take the long chains you crochet and wrap them around the bun. Sew the end of the chain.
2. With a piece of dark pink yarn, embroider an X on each of her shoes, connecting the edges, as shown in the image.
3. With the same yarn, make surface chain stitch on the edge of the dress, between rounds 19 and 20 of the body. With the same yarn, embroider two little lines on her chest.
4. Embroider the closed eyes in round 30 leaving four stitches between them.
As we wrap up, I hope Alina, this sweet little ballerina amigurumi doll, has inspired you to pick up your crochet hook and dive into this delightful project. With her light pink tones and dreamy closed eyes, she’s sure to become a cherished addition to your amigurumi collection.
Don’t forget to share your creations with us; we’d love to see how your Alina turns out! And be sure to browse the website for more free patterns to inspire your creativity,
Happy crocheting, and may each stitch bring you as much joy as Alina brings to us.