Make a tiny, magical Forget-Me-Not Fairy with this detailed crochet pattern. You will learn step-by-step rounds, assembly and finishing for a delicate, wired flower hat and tiny embroidered face. Perfect for gifting or keeping as a sweet handmade decoration. Follow the clear photos and instructions to create your own little fairy friend.
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— Head :
Round 1 :
2 ch and 6 sc into first ch (6 sts)
Round 2 :
(inc) X 6 (12 sts)
Round 3 :
(1sc,inc) X 6 (18 sts)
Round 4 :
(2sc,inc) X 6 (24 sts)
Round 5-11 :
sc around (24 sts)
Round 12 :
(2sc, dec) X 6 (18 sts)
Round 13 :
(1sc, dec) X 6 (12 sts)
Round 14 :
(dec) X 6 (6 sts)
Round 15 :
decrease and close the hole with a slip stitch.
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Stuff the head tightly with filler after round 13. It is easier to push it inside with ends of the scissors. (I got a 2 cm (0,8 in) high doll's head)
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ADVICE: Pull the initial thread end out between rounds 2 and 3, it would serve as the marker and help you to count the rounds. It works good for all the pieces. One more thing here – when the piece becomes voluminous it is a good idea to fold it in half while working.
— Body :
Round 1 :
2 ch and 6 sc into first ch (6 sts)
Round 2 :
(inc) X 6 (12 sts)
Round 3 :
(1sc,inc) X 6 (18 sts)
Round 4 :
(2sc,inc) X 6 (24 sts)
Round 5 :
(3sc,inc) X 6 (30 sts)
Round 6 :
(4sc,inc) X 6 (36 sts)
Round 7 :
(5sc,inc) X 6 (42 sts)
Round 8 :
Make single crochets perpendicular to the previous round – you should work not in the top of the stitch but around the post of the single crochet; insert the hook perpendicular to the surface of the circle. (42 sts)
Round 9-10 :
sc around (42 sts)
Round 11 :
(5sc,dec) X 6 (36 sts)
Round 12-14 :
sc around (36 sts)
Round 15 :
(4sc,dec) X 6 (30 sts)
Round 16-18 :
sc around (30 sts)
Round 19 :
(3sc,dec) X 6 (24 sts)
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After round 19 place the circle inside!
Round 20-22 :
(3 rounds): sc around (24 sts)
Round 23 :
(2sc,dec) X 6 (18 sts)
Round 24-26 :
(3 rounds): sc around (18 sts)
Round 27 :
(1sc,dec) X 6 (12 sts)
Round 28-29 :
(2 rounds): sc around (12 sts)
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Stuff the finished "cone" with filler rather tightly with the ends of the scissors. (I got a 4cm (1,6 in) high "cone" ).
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Now sew the head to the body neatly in imperceptible stitches and be attentive! - sew the bottom part of the head; top part is worse looking (it will be covered with hair and a hat). Seam approximately between 2nd and 3rd rounds of the head. Use a beige thin thread like embroidery floss – it slides well and doesn't get stuck. The bottom of the "cone" is not flat and the body doesn't stand straight. To solve this problem, wet the bottom a little and stand it to dry on an even surface while you are working the other pieces.
— Hair and Hairstail :
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Light yellow thread. For hair you'll need about 64 pieces of light yellow thread 8 (3,2 in) cm long. You can use a piece of 4 (1,6 in) cm wide cardboard for making the hair pieces: wrap thread around the cardboard 64 times and cut at one side. Mark the place on the head for the face with pins.
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Now attach yellow threads in macramé knots, one by one in each round: insert the hook through 2 holes of nearby rounds, pull the loop and pull the ends of the thread through this loop and tighten. It needs to insert the hook from top downwards. That's why it is more comfort to start from the bottom round and move upwards.
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That would take about 6 rounds counting from the top of the head. The rounds are made in spiral, that makes the counting of the rounds a little tricky.
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The number of hair pieces according to the number of rounds: R9: 11. R10: 12. R11: 13. R12: 11. R13: 8. R14-15: 9.
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The number of hair pieces is approximate, you might need more or less pieces. If you want, you may attach hair to all the rounds as real hair but that would take more time. The finished hair stick out to all sides! To fix that we need to wet the hair, smooth and leave to dry. When the hair is dry, you can play hairdresser and create a hairstyle you like; cut hair little by little, be attentive, it is easy to cut off too much. Sew the finished hairstyle to the head partially in small stitches (use thin sewing thread).
— Hat :
Round 1 :
2 ch and 5 sc into first ch (5 sts)
Round 2-3 :
(2 rounds): sc around (5 sts)
Round 4 :
(inc) X 5 (10 sts)
Round 5-6 :
(2 rounds): sc around (10 sts)
Round 7 :
(1sc,inc) X 5 (15 sts)
Round 8-9 :
(2 rounds): sc around (15 sts)
Round 10 :
(2sc,inc) X 5 (20 sts)
Round 11-12 :
(2 rounds): sc around (20 sts)
Round 13 :
(3sc,inc) X 5 (25 sts)
Round 14 :
sc around (25 sts)
Round 15 :
(4sc,inc) X 5 (30 sts)
Round 16 :
sc around (30 sts)
Round 17 :
(5sc,inc) X 5 (35 sts)
Round 18 :
(6sc,inc) X 5 (40 sts)
Round 19 :
(7sc,inc) X 5 (45 sts)
Round 20 :
Lace edging according to the diagram: (1sl st, 1ch, 5dc, 1ch, 1sl st) X 9
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Crochet Diagram Key: Chain stitch. Single crochet. Double crochet. Slip stitch. 2 double crochet cluster.
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The hat is decorated with 10 forget-me-not flowers.
— Flowers (make 10) :
Threads :
Light blue. Light yellow. light pink. Green.
Round 1 :
Start with a yellow center: 2 ch and 5 sc into first ch (5 sts) join in a ring with a sl st.
Round 2 :
Then work with light blue thread: (sl st, ch, 2 double crochet cluster, ch, sl st) X 5. Finish by joining the round with a sl st.
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Make 9 flowers with yellow center and 1 flower with pink center! The last one would decorate the top of the hat. Thread the end of the thread of the flower in the needle and pull it out through the center of the flower on the wrong side. Repeat for all flowers. The finished flower has 4 thread tails on the wrong side. Tie them tightly together in knot and cut off leaving 4-5mm (0,2 in) tail.
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When all flowers are finished, sew them on 9 edges of the hat edging one by one with thin thread. Sew all petals on carefully in very small imperceptible stitches.
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Prepare 10cm (4 in) piece of wire for the flower with pink center. Cut the extra threads off leaving a 5mm (0,2 in) tail. Pass the wire through some loops of the flower's center, fold in half and twist together to form the stem. Now take green thread, leave a long tail, place it along the wire, and start to wrap the thread around the stem very tightly and neatly, placing the wraps side by side. When you wrap around 4,5 cm (1,8 in), tie the thread ends very tightly in knot. Cut the wire off at a distance of 2-3mm (0,1 in) from the knot, bend the wire upward and press it hard to the stem. We do it not to let the wraps slide off the stem.
— Small Flower of Forget-me-not :
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It consists of three flowers on one stem. Make 3 forget-me-not flowers with yellow center as you did for the hat.
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Make wired stems for all 3 flowers as for the central flower on the hat, leave 5mm (0,2 in) tails of thread on the wrong side of flowers. Twist the wire of two flowers only at the beginning, and twist the wire till the end for the third one.
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Wrap the stems for 2 flowers with green thread: when you wrap around 7mm (0,3 in) of stem, cut the loose end of green thread off. When you wrap around 1 cm of stem, place the end of green thread between the wire's ends and cut it off leaving a 3cm (1,2 in) tail. Start the 3rd flower as you did before; add second flower after 1,2cm (0,5 in) of wrapping and now on wrap around both stems; add one more flower after 5mm more (0,2 in) of wrapping and now work around 3 stems. After 1 more cm, cut 2 loose ends of thread, leave 1, go on wrapping. After 1 more cm cut 1 wired stem off, after 5 mm (0,2 in) more cut the second one off. When you wrap around 4,5 cm (1,8 in) total, tie the green thread ends very tightly.
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When you wrap around 4,5 cm (1,8 in) of stem in total, tie the ends of the threads tightly in knot. Cut the wire off at a distance of 2-3mm (0,1 in) from the knot, bend the wire upward and press it hard to the stem. Cut the threads at a 5mm (0,2 in) distance from the knot and apply glue stick to the ends.
— Arm (make 2) :
Item Name (P1) :
Thread: Beige, Light blue. Prepare 2 pieces of wire 10cm (4 in) long.
Item Name (P2) :
Wrap beige thread around 2 fingers 10 times and tie it tightly in the middle. Cut at other side. Fold in half so that the knot is at the place of fold, then put the wire around the bunch of threads at a 3-4mm (~0,15 in) distance from the knot (that would be the hand and the wrist) twist the ends of the wire together. The wire should be twisted very tightly at the wrist. Cut the bunch of threads diagonally (not straight!) at a 3cm (1,2 in) distance from the wired wrist.
Item Name (P3) :
Now take light blue thread, leave a long tail, place it along the bunch up to the wrist, and start to wrap the thread around the arm (a little above the wire of the wrist) very tightly and neatly, placing the wraps side by side. When you reach the end of beige threads, tie the blue thread very tightly in knot, leave long tails. Then repeat the step with blue thread again – the sleeve would be wrapped with blue thread twice. Tie the ends very tightly. Cut off the wire, leaving 1 cm (0,4 in) long tails. The length of arms should be ~3,5cm(1,4 in) (if the body is 4cm(1,6 in) high).
Item Name (P4) :
Attaching the arms (the most important step): Find spots for the arms – 3 rounds down from the neckline on both sides of the body. Mark with pins. Widen the chosen spot – the hole - with the crochet hook. Insert the end of arm's wire in the hole. Insert the tapestry needle in the same hole, thread the long blue threads in this needle. Pull the needle with threads on the other side. Pull the tail of threads to deepen the arm in the body. Do not cut the tail off!
Item Name (P5) :
Then sew the arm to the body around the shoulder very carefully and neatly with a sewing needle and embroidery floss - in very small and imperceptible stitches. When the arm is sewed, pull the tail of threads and cut it off. Set the other arm in the same way.
— Eyes and Mouth :
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The eyes are embroidered with brown thread (or 3 strands of embroidery floss) between rounds 8 and 9. The distance between the eyes is 4 crochet stitches. The length of the eyes is 1 (or 1,5) single crochet. The height of the eyes is 4 sew stitches.
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The mouth is embroidered with reddish brown embroidery floss in the 6th round by 2 sew stitches.
— Final Assembly :
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Put a little bit of filler inside the finished bell-flower hat, place the hat on the doll's head, fix with pins and sew it thoroughly to the head by imperceptible stitches. Insert the flower in the center hole of the hat. The length of the stem outside the hat is 1,7cm (0,7 in). Press the stem inside the hat to the back of the hat and sew or tie it on with light blue thread.
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Sew all flowers on 9 edges of the hat edging one by one with thin thread. Sew all petals on carefully in very small imperceptible stitches. Prepare the wired central flower for the hat as described and secure stem inside hat.
This tiny Forget-Me-Not Fairy is a delicate, heartfelt project that blends crochet, embroidery and simple wirework into a charming miniature. Create a set of them in different colors to give as thoughtful gifts or to brighten a shelf. Enjoy the slow, detailed work and the sweet result — tiny magic in your hands! 🧶🌸
