PATTERN BY

DIANA MOORE AT PINK MOUSE BOUTIQUE

This pattern is intended for PERSONAL USE only. You may not sell or share the pattern in
any form, or distribute it (full or partially), or post it on the Internet, or translate it into other
languages.

Finished products created from this pattern may be used for commercial sale under the
following conditions:

• The items must be 100% handmade by you - the purchaser of the pattern (no
production-line allowed). Every person who uses this pattern to make items for
sale must have their own copy of the pattern.

• Any items for sale must state in the item description that they are based on
‘PinkMouseBoutique’ pattern and also include a link to my website
(www.etsy.com/shop/PinkMouseBoutique)

• Any items you sell based on this pattern must feature only your own
photographs of the item you have made to sell. You do not have permission to use
my photographs to help sell your work.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PATTERN YOU MAY CONTACT ME AT:

pinkmouseboutique@gmail.com
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MATERIALS:

1. Crochet thread:
a. DMC Baroque size 10, ecru: for head and hands
b. DMC Baroque, size 10 white: for headpiece
c. Aunt Lydia’s size 10 (color of your choice): for dress
d. Aunt Lydia’s size 10, dark brown: for hair and basket
e. Aunt Lydia’s size 10, black: eyes
f. Lizbeth size 20, ecru, black, and white: for Baby Jesus
2. Crochet hook size 10, 1.30 mm (I use Boye)
3. Polyester batting
4. Stitch marker
5. Sewing needle
6. Scissors

NOTES:

1. Please read and follow pattern and notes carefully

2. The following amigurumi tutorials are essential to making your doll:
a. Invisible decrease:
http://www.planetjune.com/blog/amigurumi-help/invisible-decrease/#right
b. Finishing amigurumi:
http://www.planetjune.com/blog/the-ultimate-finish-for-amigurumi/
c. Securing stitches:
http://www.planetjune.com/blog/amigurumi-faces-secure-stitching/
d. Changing colors:
http://www.planetjune.com/blog/amigurumi-help/changing-colour/colour-
change-tutorials-right-handed/
e. Crab stitch (reverse single crochet):
http://www.mooglyblog.com/reverse-single-crochet-crab-stitch/
3. I have included notes throughout the pattern to help you make your doll look like mine.

ABREVIATIONS:

mr – magic ring
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
rnd – round
sc2tog – single crochet 2 together (decrease)
st(s) – stitch(es)
sl st – slip stitch
reversed single crochet (crab stitch) - rsc

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 INSTRUCTIONS – PART 1: Head and Body

Note: Both Joseph and Mary are made the same way. Only the colors of their clothes are
different. For Mary, I used light blue color and for Joseph’s outfit I used forest green.
You will join each rnd with sl st and ch 1. Start with DMC Baroque size 10, ecru color.
rnd 1: mr, ch 1, sc 8 in the ring and pull tight to close; sl st to join and ch 1 – 8 sts

rnd 2: 2 sc in each; sl st to join and ch 1 – 16 sts

rnd 3: 1 sc, 2 sc (repeat 8 times); sl st to join and ch 1 – 24 sts

rnd 4: sc around; sl st to join and ch 1 – 24 sts

rnd 5: 1 sc, 1 sc, 2 sc (repeat 8 times); sl st to join and ch 1 – 32 sts

rnds 6 – 10: sc around; sl st to join and ch 1 – 32 sts

Insert tail left over from forming mr into a st, tie

a knot and cut.

Fold in half leaving the beginning of the rnd in the middle.

Turn it over and that is where you will sew the eyes.

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Eyes (black): With the sewing needle, sew the eyes on the 9th rnd, 6 sts apart. Sew twice
in the first st , leave a long tail for the knot, and cut. Repeat for the 2nd eye. Tie knots to
secure eyes. Do not pull too tight. Cut the rest of thread and turn over.

rnd 11: 1 sc, 1 sc, sc2tog (repeat 8 times); sl st to join and ch 1 – 24 sts

rnd 12: sc around; sl st to join and ch 1 – 24 sts

rnd 13: 1 sc, sc2tog (repeat 8 times); sl st to join and ch 1 – 16 sts

Stuff the head.
rnd 14: sc2tog (8 times); sl st to join and ch 1 – 8 sts (before finishing this rnd, you might
want to stuff the head a little bit more if it seems it isn’t filled enough)
rnd 15: sc around; sl st to join and ch 1 – 8 sts

Change color: light blue for Mary and forest green for Joseph

rnd 16: 2 sc in each st; sl st to join and ch 1 – 16 sts

rnd 17: 1 sc, 2 sc in next (repeat 8 times); sl st to join and ch 1 – 24 sts

rnd 18: 1 sc in 2 sts, 2 sc in next (repeat 8 times); sl st to join and ch 1 – 32 sts

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Place your thumb between the eyes of the doll and then slide it down, folding the body in
half. Hold tight. This ensures that the eyes will look straight when the body is done.
Count 7 sts on each side for the arms and use thread to mark keeping the body folded. The
thread should be placed on the back and front side of the doll.

rnd 19: sc until the first piece of thread marking the 7 sts for the arms.

Continue to stitch in BLUE. RED was used in the pictures to better illustrate the process.
Insert the hook again into that st next to the thread marking the arms and then insert it
through the 1st st after the thread marking the arms on the other side (front side of doll).
Yarn over, pull and sc.

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Turn over to the front side of the doll and insert the hook into the st you just crocheted. 1
sc in that st (you are incr).

Continue sc until you get to the next piece of thread marking the 7 sts for the arm. Repeat
the above process and continue sc until the end of rnd 19. You should have 20 sts for the
body now (20 sts between the 7 sts for the arms on each side of the body).

rnd 20: sc around; sl st to join and ch 1 – 20 sts

rnd 21: 1 sc in 3 sts, 2 sc in next (5 times); sl st to join and ch 1 – 25 sts

rnd 22: sc around; sl st to join and ch 1 – 25 sts

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rnds 23: 1 sc in 4 sts, 2 sc in next (5 times); sl st to join and ch 1 – 30 sts

rnd 24: sc around; sl st to join and ch 1 – 30 sts

rnd 25: sc around in BLO; sl st to join and ch 1 – 30 sts

Change color to ecru.

rnd 26: 1 sc in 4 sts, sc2tog (5 times); sl st to join and ch 1 – 25 sts

rnd 27: sc around; sl st to join and ch 1 – 25 sts

rnd 28: 1 sc in 3 sts, sc2tog (5 times); sl st to join and ch 1 – 20 sts

rnd 29: sc around; sl st to join and ch 1 – 20 sts

Stuff the body.
Find the middle two sts and insert thread through them. There should be 9 sts left on each
side for the legs.

Do not break off the thread. You will continue with the 1st leg from where you stopped with
the body.

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 INSTRUCTIONS – PART 2: Legs

NOTE: You will crochet the legs in continuous rounds. Do not join rounds with sl st.
Each leg is made with 9 sts.

rnd 1: sc until you get to the thread

marking the middle sts. Insert your hook
through the st you just crocheted and
through the st on the other side (skipping
the 9 sts for the 2nd leg). 1 sc
1 sc in next st (you will not increase) and 1
sc in each st until the end of rnd 1.
You should have 9 sts.
rnd 2 – 8: sc around – 9 sts

For rnd 9, pick the 5 sts in the front middle of the leg of the doll. You will 2 sc in each of
these 5 sts to shape the foot.

rnd 9: sc around, 2sc in the 5 sts in front to form feet – 14 sts

rnd 10 - 11: sc around – 14 sts

Leave a long tail (enough to decrease and finish off
the leg)
Fasten off. You will stuff and finish off the leg after
you make the second one.

2nd leg: You can start the leg on either side of the body but I always start from the back.
Insert the hook in any one st, yo once, pull and ch 1. Then sc in that same st. Continue
following instructions for the 1st leg.

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Sew the middle two stitches between the legs.
Stuff the legs.
Sc2tog around until you have 7 sts left. Fasten off
and then finish the legs following tutorials 2b and
2c found in the Notes section (see page 2).
NOTE: Do not overstuff the feet or they will look
pointy on the bottom. However, if this happens, you
can spray a little fabric stiffener on them and press.

INSTRUCTIONS – PART 3: Skirt

Use light blue for Mary and forest green for Joseph.
Turn the doll upside down.
Start the skirt on rnd 25 where you crocheted in the
BLO.
rnd 1: 1 sc in each st; sl st to join and ch 1 – 30 sts

rnd 2: 1 sc in 5 sts, 2 sc in next (5 times); sl st to join and ch 1 – 35 sts

rnd 3: sc around; sl st to join and ch 1 – 35 sts

rnd 4: 1 sc in 6 sts, 2 sc in next (5 times); sl st to join and ch 1 – 40 sts

rnd 5: sc around; sl st to join and ch 1 – 40 sts

rnd 6: 1 sc in 7 sts, 2 sc in next (5 times); sl st to join and ch 1 – 45 sts

rnds 7 – 8: sc around; sl st to join and ch 1 – 45 sts

rnd 9: 1 sc in 8 sts, 2 sc in next (5 times); sl st to join and ch 1 – 50 sts

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rnds 10 – 14: sc around; sl st to join and ch 1 – 50 sts

rnd 15: 1 sc in 9 sts, 2 sc in next (5 times): sl st to join and ch 1 – 55 sts

rnd 16: rsc (crab stitch) until the end of rnd

Fasten off and weave in the ends.

INSTRUCTIONS – PART 4: Arms

To make the arms posable, I added wire before starting them.

The arms are made with the 7 sts you left on each side.
You can start each arm on either side of the body but I always start from the back. Using
light blue for Mary or forest green for Joseph, insert the hook in any one st, yo once, pull,
and ch 1. Then sc in that same st.
You will sc around for 9 rounds. Change color to ecru and
sc for another 2 rnds. For rnd 1, connect the two sides
(front and back) the same way you did for the body and for
the legs.
Fasten off.
Then finish the arms following tutorials 2b and 2c found in
the Notes section (see page 2).

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 INSTRUCTIONS – PART 5: Hair
Joseph:
You will crochet in the round. Do not join rnds.
rnd 1: mr, ch 1, sc 8 in the ring and pull tight to close
rnd 2: 2 sc in each – 16 sts
rnd 3: (1 sc, 2 sc) repeat 8 times – 24 sts
rnd 4: (1 sc, 1 sc, 2 sc) repeat 8 times – 32 sts
rnds 5 – 11: sc around – 32 sts
rnd 12: hdc around for 30 sts, sk 1, and sl st in last
Fasten off.
Put the hair on the head. The spot where you slip stitched should be about 4 rnds above the
eyes and more towards the side (left or right). Sew twice as the pictures below show.
You can sew or glue the cap to the head.

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Mary:
Wrap the thread around an object that is the length that you want the hair to be (I left the
thread longer than the doll; you can trim later) then cut the thread along one side.

Using the back stitch, I sewed 4 – 5 pieces of thread at a time.

Put the thread on the head (about 3 rnds above the eyes) and sew through the middle.

Continue sewing the thread to the head until you cover most of the head.
Since the head will be covered with the head piece later, you don’t need to cover the whole
head with hair.
After you finish sewing the hair, grab some thread from each side in front and tie it in the
back.

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 INSTRUCTIONS – PART 6: HEADPIECE

Make two – one for Joseph and one for Mary.

rnd 1: mr, ch 2, 8 hdc in the ring; sl st to join and ch 2 – 8 sts

rnd 2: 2 hdc in each st; sl st to join and ch 2 – 16 sts

rnd 3: 1 hdc, 2 hdc in next (8 times); sl st to join and ch 2 – 24 sts

rnd 4: 1 hdc in 2 sts, 2 hdc in next (8 times); sl st to join and ch 2 – 32 sts

rnds 5 – 7: hdc around; sl st to join and ch 2 – 32 sts

We will now start crocheting in rows.

row 8: 1 hdc in 20 sts; ch 2 and turn – 20 sts

rows 9 – 15: 1 hdc in 20 sts; ch 2 and turn – 20 sts

row 16: 2 hdc in 1st st; 1 hdc until you get to last st; 2 hdc in last st; ch 2 and turn – 22 sts

row 17: 1 hdc in each st; ch 2 and turn – 22 sts

row 18: 2 hdc in 1st st; 1 hdc until you get to last st; 2 hdc in last st; ch 2 and turn – 24 sts

rows 19 – 21: 1 hdc in each st; ch 2 and turn – 24 sts

row 22: 2 hdc in 1st st; 1 hdc until you get to last st; 2 hdc in last st; ch 2 and turn – 26 sts

row 23: 1 hdc in each st; ch 1 – 26 sts

Now you will 1 sc all around the head piece; 2 sc in each corner.

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Put the headpiece on the doll. The front of the hair should show. Glue the headpiece with
glue gun. I glued it to the top of the head and the back of the doll.

Cut two small pieces of the metallic floss. Twist them together and glue to the headpiece.
Use very little glue so it isn’t messy. The two ends of the metallic floss should meet at the
back of the doll.

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 INSTRUCTIONS – PART 7: BABY JESUS AND BASKET

Use Lizbeth 20 thread and 1.30 mm hook.

Head:
rnd 1: mr, ch 1, sc 8 in the ring; sl st to join and ch 1 – 8 sts

rnd 2: 2 sc in each; sl st to join and ch 1 – 16 sts

rnd 3: 1 sc, 2 sc in next (8 times); sl st to join and ch 1 – 24 sts

rnds 4 – 8: sc around: sl st to join and ch 1 – 24 sts

Sew the eyes on rnd 7, 5 sts apart the same way you did for Mary and Joseph.
rnd 9: 1 sc, sc2tog (8 times); sl st to join and ch 1 – 16 sts

Stuff the head well before finishing rnd 10.

rnd 10: sc2tog (8 times); sl st to join and ch 1 – 8 sts

rnd 11: 1 sc, 2 sc in next (4 times); sl st to join and ch 1 – 12 sts

rnd 12: sc around; sl st to join and ch 1 – 12 sts

rnd 13: sc around; sl st to join – 12 sts

Fasten off and secure sts following tutorials 2b and 2c on page 2.

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Cut a piece of felt – 2.5 inches by 2.5 inches. Cut a small piece from one of the corners.

The corner that you cut is glued to the head, a round or two above the eyes. Glue the back
of the head to the felt piece as well.

Fold the right side of the felt down and then over the baby right under the head. Glue.
Cut a small piece from the bottom.

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Fold the bottom up and glue.
Fold the left side down (just like you did with the right side earlier).
Fold the left side over the body of the baby and glue.

Basket:
Ch 12
rnd 1: 1 hdc in 3rd ch from hook; 1 hdc in next 8 ch; 4 hdc in last; going to the other side of
the ch 1 hdc in next 8 ch; 3 hdc in last ch; sl st to join and ch 2 to the 1st hdc – 24 sts
rnd 2: 2 hdc in 1st st; 1 hdc in next 8 sts; 2 hdc (4 times); 1 hdc in next 8 sts; 2 hdc (3 times);
sl st to join and ch 2 to the 1st hdc – 32 sts
rnd 3: 1 hdc, 2 hdc (once); 1 hdc in 8 sts; 1 hdc, 2 hdc (4 times); 1 hdc in 8 sts; 1 hdc, 2 hdc
(3 times); sl st to join and ch 2 to the 1st hdc – 40 sts
rnd 4: 1 hdc in 2 sts, 2 hdc in next (once); 1 hdc in 8 sts; 1 hdc in 2 sts, 2 hdc in next (4
times); 1 hdc in 8 sts; 1 hdc in 2 sts, 2 hdc in next (3 times); sl st to join and ch 2 to the 1st
hdc – 48 sts

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rnds 5 – 6: hdc around; sl st to join and ch 2 to the 1st hdc – 48 sts

rnd 7: hdc around; sl st to join and fasten off – 48 sts

Weave in the ends.
Optional: Spray with fabric stiffener.

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