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Cherry Babies Amigurumi Pattern

Cherry Babies Amigurumi Pattern
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5-7 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic crochet experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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Weekend Treat

Takes 5-7 hours, making it an enjoyable project to finish over a couple of days.

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An adorable friend to cherish, handcrafted with love to bring comfort and joy for years to come.

About This Cherry Babies Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates two tiny cherry-themed amigurumi dolls tucked into a crocheted leaf cradle. It features small-scale shaping for heads, caps, bodies, and tiny arms, plus detailed leaf charts for the cradle. Clear photos demonstrate tricky steps like clean fastening off and petiole wrapping.

Cherry Babies Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

You will learn working in continuous rounds for the dolls and back-and-forth rows for the leaves, with a neat edging and assembly instructions included. Finished size is shown so you can match gauge and materials.

Why You'll Love This Cherry Babies Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it captures a playful miniature idea with simple techniques that yield charming results. I enjoy how the tiny caps and embroidered faces bring personality to each cherry baby. The leaf cradle is a satisfying piece of textured crochet that elevates the whole project. It makes a sweet handmade gift or a unique decoration, and I get great joy giving these away to friends and family.

Cherry Babies Amigurumi Pattern step 1 - construction progress Cherry Babies Amigurumi Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Cherry Babies Amigurumi Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Cherry Babies Amigurumi Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love how easy it is to personalize these cherry babies by changing colors — try pastel pinks and mint greens for a softer look or rich red and olive for a classic cherry feel.

You can adjust the size simply by changing yarn weight and hook size; bulky yarn with a larger hook makes a chunky, cuddle-friendly version while finer thread yields tiny keychain charms.

I often add tiny accessories like a crocheted scarf or a small felt leaf for extra character — these small details make each doll unique and gift-ready.

Try embroidering different facial expressions: a small smile, closed eyes, or tiny freckles will change the personality instantly; test positions before securing to find the look you love.

To make ornaments, leave a longer petiole and add a loop at the top for hanging; you can also string several cherries together as a garland.

For sturdier stems, try using two lengths of thinner wire twisted together before wrapping with yarn — it increases resilience without adding bulk.

I sometimes braid three different greens together to wrap the petiole for a textured, rustic stem effect that looks great on natural-themed decorations.

Consider making a trio of cherries with three petioles joined into a thicker stem and attach them to a larger handmade leaf for a striking centerpiece.

If you want a softer leaf, block and lightly steam the crochet leaf and shape it before sewing the cradle — it gives a smoother, more finished appearance.

I also experiment with adding small beads inside the cap or a tiny bell for a playful jingle; these accents make each creation more personal and fun.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping the chart for the leaves can cause mis-shaping and mismatched row starts; always follow the chart carefully and check where rows start and end. ✗ Not stuffing the head tightly enough makes the face collapse and lose shape; stuff the head firmly before closing and shaping for a neat round appearance. ✗ Failing to make the clean fastening off on caps and bodies can leave visible tails; follow the clean fastening off steps exactly to hide yarn ends inside the piece. ✗ Wrapping the petiole unevenly will reveal the wire and look untidy; pull the green yarn tightly and coil it evenly, tying the yarn ends securely when finished. ✗ Forgetting to count stitches on the body and leaf rows can shift shaping dramatically; count stitches at the end of each round or row, especially after increases and decreases. ✗ Attempting the leaf edging without increases occasionally as noted can cause the edge to pull down; add increases as recommended to keep the edge flat and neat.

Cherry Babies Amigurumi Pattern

Make two tiny cherry babies tucked into a crocheted leaf cradle — a charming miniature amigurumi perfect for gifts and decorations. This pattern includes step-by-step instructions for heads, caps, bodies, arms, leaves, and assembly so you can recreate the sweet duo exactly. With clear charts for the leaves and close-up photos for tricky steps, you will enjoy stitching these adorable little characters.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Cherry Babies Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Cotton yarn Alpina Lily (50 g / 175 m) - Beige (small amount for faces)
  • 02
    Cotton yarn Alpina Lily (50 g / 175 m) - Crimson (small amount for caps/cherries)
  • 03
    Cotton yarn NAKO Mia (50 g / 170 m) - Green (for body, arms, leaves and leaf cradle)

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 2.0 mm
  • 02
    Wire 0.5 mm (for petiole)
  • 03
    Thin black thread (for embroidering eyes)
  • 04
    Sewing needles and pins
  • 05
    Tapestry needle
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    Scissors
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    Any synthetic or organic filler for stuffing

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— Notes :

Info :

This project is quite easy to crochet but to make the leaves, you have to be very careful and check the chart. If you use materials mentioned above, you will get result in dolls 5,4 cm (2,1 in) and a leaf-cradle 13 cm (5,1 in) high. The babies are crocheted in continuous rounds and the leaves worked back-and-forth in rows.

Infos :

NOTE#1 How decrease does: insert the hook into the next stitch and thread over. Pull a loop through so that there are now 2 loops on the hook. Insert the hook into the next stitch and thread over. Pull a loop through so that there are now 3 loops on the hook. Thread over again and pull the loop of thread through all 3 loops on the hook. NOTE#2 For crocheting of circles - pull the initial thread end out between rounds 2 and 3, it would serve as the marker and help you to count the rounds.

— Head :

Info :

Beige yarn

Round 1 :

6 sc into magic ring (6 sts)

Round 2 :

(inc) X 6 (12 sts)

Round 3 :

(1 sc, inc) X 6 (18 sts)

Round 4-7 :

(4 rounds): sc around (18 sts)

Round 8 :

(1 sc, dec) X 6 (12 sts)

Round 9 :

(dec) X 6 (12 sts)

Info :

After R9 stuff the head tightly. Leave a tail.

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In remaining 6 sc sew 6 stitches from inside to outside in sequence, pull the yarn, secure and hide it.

— Cap :

Info :

Crimson yarn

Round 1 :

6 sc into magic ring (6 sts)

Round 2 :

(inc) X 6 (12 sts)

Round 3 :

(1 sc, inc) X 6 (18 sts)

Round 4-8 :

(5 rounds): sc around (18 sts)

Info :

Put the cap on the doll's head and work

Round 10 :

(1 sc, dec) X 6 (12 sts)

Info :

Make 1 sc and 1 sl st more. Leave a tail.

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Make clean fastening off.

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How to do clean fastening off: insert the yarn into the first stitch after your last stitch. Insert the yarn back into this last stitch and repeat. Secure the yarn and hide inside.

— Body&Arms :

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Green yarn

Info :

First make 2 arms:

Round 1 :

6 sc into magic ring (6 sts)

Round 2-4 :

(3 rounds): sc around (6 sts)

Info :

Make 1 sl st more and leave short tail.

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Body:

Round 1 :

6 sc into magic ring (6 sts)

Round 2 :

(inc) X 6 (12 sts)

Round 3 :

(inc, 5 sc) X 2 (14 sts)

Round 4 :

(inc, 6 sc) X 2 (16 sts)

Round 5 :

(inc, 7 sc) X 2 (18 sts)

Round 6-7 :

(2 rounds): sc around (18 sts)

Round 8 :

(dec, 7 sc) X 2 (16 sts)

Round 9 :

(dec, 6 sc) X 2 (14 sts)

Round 10 :

(dec, 5 sc) X 2 (12 sts)

Info :

Now place the one arm closely the body and join them together with 2 sc (these inner connecting sc will not be used in the next round). For the arm use its last stitch and the next following stitch. Work 4 sc and join the second arm with 2 sc, when 4 sc again. Now you have round 11.

Round 11 :

4 sc (arm), 4 sc (body), 4 sc (arm), 4 sc (body) (16 sts)

Round 12 :

(dec) X 8 (8 sts)

Info :

Make 1 sl st more and leave long tail for stitching.

Info :

Make clean fastening off. Lightly stuff the body (not the arms).

— Doll Assembly :

Info :

Place the head onto the body, pin it. It is comfortably to fix the head with a large thick needle, piercing the head and body through. Carefully sew on the head with small stitches.

— Face :

Info :

Embroider the eyes a few stitches with thin black thread, as shown further in the photos.

— Leaf-Cradle :

Info :

consist of 2 leaves - big and small worked back-and-forth in rows. Be sure to check the chart as you work, as some rows start and end differently! Green yarn

Info :

Big leaf:

Row 1 :

2 ch, 1 dc, 1 sc into magic ring (4 sts), turn...

Row 2 :

2 ch, (1 sc,1 dc,1 sc in one loop – hereafter I refer to this set as "sds" for convenience, but it counts as three stitches! ), 1 sc (6 sts)

Row 3 :

2 ch, 1 sc, sds, 2 sc (8 sts)

Row 4 :

2 ch, 2 sc, sds, 3 sc (10 sts)

Row 5 :

2 ch, 3 sc, sds, 4 sc (12 sts)

Row 6 :

2 ch, 4 sc, sds, 5 sc (14 sts)

Row 7 :

2 ch, 5 sc, sds, 6 sc (16 sts)

Row 8 :

2 ch, 6 sc, sds, 7 sc (18 sts)

Row 9 :

2 ch, 7 sc, sds, 8 sc (20 sts)

Row 10 :

2 ch, 8 sc, sds, 9 sc (22 sts)

Row 11 :

2 ch, 9 sc, sds, 10 sc (24 sts)

Row 12 :

2 ch, 10 sc, sds, 10 sc (25 sts)

Row 13 :

2 ch, 10 sc, sds, 11 sc (26 sts)

Row 14 :

2 ch, 11 sc, sds, 11 sc (27 sts)

Row 15 :

2 ch, 11 sc, sds, 12 sc (28 sts)

Row 16 :

2 ch, 12 sc, sds, 12 sc (29 sts)

Row 17 :

2 ch, 12 sc, sds, 13 sc (30 sts)

Row 18 :

2 ch, 13 sc, sds, 13 sc (31 sts)

Row 19-26 :

(8 rows): 2 ch, 13 sc, sds, 12 sc, 1 dec (31 sts)

Row 27 :

2 ch, 13 sc, sds, 10 sc, 2 dec (30 sts)

Row 28 :

2 ch, 12 sc, sds, 10 sc, 2 dec (29 sts)

Row 29 :

2 ch, 12 sc, sds, 7 sc, 3 dec (27 sts)

Row 30 :

2 ch, 10 sc, sds, 7 sc, 3 dec (25 sts)

Row 31 :

2 ch, 10 sc, sds, 3 sc, 4 dec (22 sts)

Row 32 :

2 ch, 7 sc, sds, 3 sc, 4 dec (19 sts)

Info :

Make 1 ch more and leave short tail.

Info :

At the finish end of the leaf attach a new yarn (blue arrow in the photo) and work the leaf in a round with a edging of sc. To keep the edge of the leaf from pulling down, sometimes make increases. At the sharp end of the leaf make a prong - in one loop: sc, ch, dc, ch, sc. I got 100 sc -50 sc on one side of leaf and 50 sc on the other. Then work chain of 15, connect the round with sl st and make 2 sl st more. Leave a tail and make clean fastening off, hide the tail inside.

Info :

Small leaf:

Row 1 :

2 ch, 1 sc, 1 dc, 2 sc into magic ring (6 sts), turn...

Row 2 :

2 ch, 1 sc, sds, 2 sc (8 sts)

Row 3 :

2 ch, 2 sc, sds, 3 sc (10 sts)

Row 4 :

2 ch, 3 sc, sds, 4 sc (12 sts)

Row 5 :

2 ch, 4 sc, sds, 5 sc (14 sts)

Row 6 :

2 ch, 5 sc, sds, 6 sc (16 sts)

Row 7 :

2 ch, 6 sc, sds, 7 sc (18 sts)

Row 8 :

2 ch, 7 sc, sds, 8 sc (20 sts)

Row 9 :

2 ch, 8 sc, sds, 9 sc (22 sts)

Row 10 :

2 ch, 9 sc, sds, 10 sc (24 sts)

Row 11 :

2 ch, 10 sc, sds, 11 sc (26 sts)

Row 12 :

2 ch, 11 sc, sds, 12 sc (28 sts)

Row 13 :

2 ch, 10 sc, dec (13 sts)

Row 14 :

2 ch, 11 sc (13 sts)

Row 15 :

2 ch, 8 sc, dec (11 sts)

Row 16 :

2 ch, 8 sc (10 sts)

Row 17 :

2 ch, 5 sc, dec (8 sts)

Row 18 :

2 ch, 5 sc (7 sts)

Row 19 :

2 ch, 2 sc, dec (5 sts)

Row 20 :

2 ch, dec (3 sts)

Info :

Make 1 ch more and leave short tail.

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Now attach a new yarn according to the chart (blue arrow) and work second side:

Row 13 :

2 ch, 11 sc (13 sts)

Row 14 :

2 ch, 11 sc (13 sts)

Row 15 :

2 ch, dec, 8 sc (11 sts)

Row 16 :

2 ch, 8 sc (10 sts)

Row 17 :

2 ch, dec, 5 sc (8 sts)

Row 18 :

2 ch, 5 sc (7 sts)

Row 19 :

2 ch, dec, 2 sc (5 sts)

Row 20 :

2 ch, dec (3 sts)

Info :

Make 1 ch more and leave short tail.

Info :

Work the leaf in a round with a edging of sc (I got 72 sc). Leave long tail for stitching.

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Iron the leaves gently through a damp cloth.

— Cradly Assembly :

Info :

Put a smaller leaf on top of a large, pin it. Carefully sew them together with small stitches over the edge. At the very beginning and finish, sew firmly, making several stitches on top of each other. Then make a neat seam exactly in the middle of the leaf.

— Petiole & Final Assembly :

Info :

Now make a petiole for the cherry berry. Take a 15 cm long piece of thin wire. Hook the wire on one sc on the top of the doll, twist it tightly. Bend the tail of the wire to the necessary distance (I made a 5 cm long petiole). Cut off the excess from the wire tail, so that there was 5 mm. Take a piece of green yarn 80 cm long, pull it along the wire, hook on the wire tail and start wrapping the petiole, very tightly, gently, coil by coil. (As you get closer to the cap, it will become harder to wrap, you have to try) After wrapping the entire petiole, tie both tails of yarn together very tightly.

Info :

Insert the tails into a thick needle, stick it near the petiole and pull it out the doll's neck. Pull the yarn. To be sure, once again pull the needle out near the petiole and back - at the doll's neck. Cut the end of the yarn.

Info :

When both dolls are ready, connect their petioles in the same way, wrapping them together at a distance of 5 mm. Insert the tails of the yarn into the needle and pull it through the winding, cut it off.

Info :

Your cute cherry babies are ready!

Assembly Instructions

  • Place the head onto the body, pin it and fix the head by piercing with a large thick needle through head and body; then sew carefully with small stitches for a secure join.
  • Position the two arms beside the body and join each arm to the body using the connecting stitches described, then continue with round 11 to incorporate arms into the body rounds.
  • Sew the smaller leaf onto the larger leaf around the edges with small stitches, then make a neat seam exactly in the middle of the leaf to form the cradle pocket.
  • Create the petiole by inserting a 15 cm wire into the top of the doll, wrap the wire tightly with a long piece of green yarn coil by coil, tie the yarn tails, then thread the tails through the doll's neck and hide them.
  • When both dolls have petioles, wrap their wires together at about 5 mm distance to form the paired stem and trim any excess, pulling tails through the winding and trimming off the ends.

Important Notes

  • 💡Check the leaf charts carefully as some rows start and end differently; follow the chart row numbers while working back-and-forth.
  • 💡Use clean fastening off as described for caps and bodies to hide ends neatly inside the piece for a professional finish.
  • 💡Stuff the head firmly but stuff the body lightly for correct shaping; overstuffing distorts small pieces.
  • 💡Wrap the petiole yarn very tightly and evenly to prevent the wire from showing and to produce a neat stem.

These tiny Cherry Babies are a delightful little project that bring joy in a pocket-sized package. They combine miniature shaping with a textured leaf cradle for a charming finish that looks great as a gift or ornament. Try different colorways and make a whole orchard of mini friends! 🧶🍒

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished dolls measure approximately 5.4 cm (2.1 in) tall each, and the leaf cradle measures about 13 cm (5.1 in) high using the recommended yarn and hook size.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights, but this will affect final size and texture; choose an appropriate hook for your yarn and expect a larger or smaller finished piece.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate; basic experience with single crochet, increases, decreases, and working in the round is recommended, plus comfort following a chart for the leaves.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in 5-7 hours, though time may vary based on experience level, leaf chart familiarity, and finishing/assembly steps.