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Grandma Amigurumi Pattern

Grandma Amigurumi Pattern
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12-15 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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Multi-Day Project

A rewarding 12+ hour journey—perfect for dedicated crafters who love detailed work.

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Cute Companion

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

About This Grandma Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern guides you through making a sweet Grandma amigurumi with full step-by-step rounds, photos, and finishing tips. It includes head, hair, bun, nose, cheeks, ears, arms with wire frames, legs, body, skirt and small accessories. The instructions focus on tight tension, neat finishing, and simple embroidery for facial details.

Grandma Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

You will learn to join limbs, add a wired arm frame, and create a realistic bun and cardigan detail. Clear materials and tool lists are included to help you recreate the same proportions and texture.

Why You'll Love This Grandma Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it brings a tiny character to life with charming details like the little bun, embroidered mouth and a framed cardigan. I enjoy the balance of simple rounds and thoughtful assembly steps that result in a polished, lovable toy. The wired arms add personality and poseability which makes each finished doll feel unique. I also love that the pattern uses common yarns and small tools so you can customize colors and add your own special touches.

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

Switch Things Up

I love how simple it is to customize this Grandma by changing yarn colors; try pastel shades for a softer baby-friendly version or bright colors for a playful look.

I often change yarn weight and use a larger hook to make a chunky, huggable version — just remember stitch counts will change.

I add accessories like tiny glasses, a felt shawl, or a crocheted kerchief to make each doll tell a story; these extras make great gift ideas.

I sometimes embroider different mouth shapes or add freckles to change the expression; small shifts in eye placement can make her look surprised or kindly.

Want a posable display doll? Use thinner aluminum wire inside the arms and legs for more flexible posing while keeping ends well-wrapped and taped.

I also like making a tiny outfit set: multiple skirts or cardigans in different colors so the doll can have a mini wardrobe.

For a festive version, I add tiny embroidered ornaments on the cardigan or a miniature crocheted bag with a little pretend loaf of bread inside.

Try combining yarn brands or textures — a boucle or mohair accent for a fancy scarf looks beautiful paired with the basic jeans yarn body.

I sometimes scale the pattern down for keychains by using thinner yarn and a smaller hook, making tiny giftable versions in an afternoon.

Finally, I recommend experimenting with different eye sizes and bead earrings to change the character's age and personality; have fun and make it yours!

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping stitch markers during rounds can cause miscounted stitches; place a marker at the start of each round and whenever you change sections to stay accurate. ✗ Crocheting too loosely produces holes between stitches and a floppy shape; maintain a tighter tension or switch to a smaller hook to achieve a dense fabric. ✗ Forgetting to stuff gradually results in lumps and uneven shape; stuff a little at a time while shaping the piece and adjust stuffing as you go for smooth contours. ✗ Not securing the wire ends inside the arm can create poking or shifting later; wrap the wire end with adhesive tape and bury it fully in stuffing before closing. ✗ Misplacing facial features will unbalance the face; mark positions with pins between the specified rounds (eyes between rounds 12-13, nose between rounds 8-18) and check symmetry before securing.

Grandma Amigurumi Pattern

Make a charming handmade Grandma amigurumi with this detailed crochet pattern. You will enjoy step-by-step instructions, clear photos, and helpful assembly notes to guide you. Perfect for gifting or keeping as a cozy, handcrafted companion. Create a lovable character with simple shaping, wire-posed arms, and sweet facial details.

Intermediate 12-15 Hours

Materials Needed for Grandma Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Gazzal Jeans 1122 (beige)
  • 02
    YarnArt Jeans 83 (powder) for nose and cheeks
  • 03
    Alize Cotton Gold 21 (grey melange) for hair and bun
  • 04
    Gazzal Jeans 1101 (white) for details
  • 05
    YarnArt Jeans 65 (blueberry) for cardigan
  • 06
    YarnArt Jeans 82 (green) for skirt
  • 07
    YarnArt Jeans 70 (brown) for shoes and accents
  • 08
    Dachshund: Alize Cotton Gold 688 (brown melange)
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    Bag: Pion PNK Kirova 3302 and YarnArt Jeans 77 (orange)
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    Yarn weight: Standard Yarn Weight System #3 (Baby/Fingering). Yarn compositions: Alize Cotton Gold 55% cotton/45% acrylic (100 g/330 m); Gazzal Jeans 58% cotton/42% polyacrylic (50 g/170 m); YarnArt Jeans 55% cotton/45% acrylic (50 g/160 m).

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook Clover 2 mm (US 4) or a hook that achieves tight tension
  • 02
    Wire for the arms frame (two pieces ~17-18 cm each)
  • 03
    Adhesive tape to wrap wire ends
  • 04
    6 mm safety eyes (2 pcs)
  • 05
    4-5 mm white beads for earrings (2 pcs)
  • 06
    Three small buttons for cardigan
  • 07
    Thick cardboard or plastic sheet for insoles (cut 2 identical ovals)
  • 08
    Polyester stuffing
  • 09
    Scissors
  • 10
    Yarn needle for sewing and weaving ends
  • 11
    Stitch markers and pins for assembly
  • 12
    Optional: small pliers to twist wire ends

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— Head :

Info :

Crochet in beige color.

Round 1 :

ch12, from the second ch from the hook 10 sc, 3 sc into 1 ch, continue crocheting along the second side of the chain 9 sc, inc (24)

Round 2 :

inc, 9 sc, 3 inc, 9 sc, 2 inc (30)

Round 3 :

1 sc, inc, 9 sc, (1 sc, inc)*3, 9 sc, (1 sc, inc)*2 (36)

Round 4 :

(5 sc, inc)*6 (42)

Round 5 :

(6 sc, inc)*6 (48)

Round 6-17 :

48 sc

Info :

At this stage insert the safety eyes. Mark with pins two points between the rounds 12 and 13. The distance between these points is 9 sts. Insert and secure the eyes.

Round 18 :

(6 sc, dec)*6 (42)

Info :

Stuff the piece firmly as you go.

Round 19 :

(5 sc, dec)*6 (36)

Round 20 :

(4 sc, dec)*6 (30)

Round 21 :

(3 sc, dec*6 (24)

Round 22 :

(2 sc, dec)*6 (18)

Round 23 :

(1 sc, dec)*6 (12)

Round 24 :

6 dec

Info :

Cut the thread, fasten off, pull the opening closed into the front loops only using a needle. Weave in the thread end inside of the piece.

— Hair :

Info :

Crochet in grey melange color.

Round 1 :

6 sc in MR

Round 2 :

6 inc (12)

Round 3 :

(1 sc, inc)*6 (18)

Round 4 :

(2 sc, inc)*6 (24)

Round 5 :

(3 sc, inc)*6 (30)

Round 6 :

(4 sc, inc)*6 (36)

Round 7 :

(5 sc, inc)*6 (42)

Round 8 :

(6 sc, inc)*6 (48)

Round 9 :

(7 sc, inc)*6 (54)

Round 10-12 :

(3 rounds): 54 sc

Round 13 :

ch1, 14 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, 1 hdc, 10 dc, 1 hdc, 2 sl st, 1 hdc, 10 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, 1 hdc, 10 dc, sl st (54)

Info :

Fasten off the thread, cut, leaving a long tail for sewing.

— Bun :

Info :

Crochet in grey melange color.

Round 1 :

6 sc in MR

Round 2 :

6 inc (12)

Round 3 :

(1 sc, inc)*6 (18)

Round 4 :

(2 sc, inc)*6 (24)

Round 5-7 :

(3 rounds): 24 sc

Round 8 :

(2 sc, dec)*6 (18)

Round 9 :

(1 sc, dec)*6 (12)

Info :

Stuff the piece firmly. Fasten off the thread, cut, leaving a long thread tail for sewing.

— Ears (MAKE 2) :

Info :

Crochet in beige color.

Round 1 :

4 sc in MR

Info :

Pull the opening closed, fasten off the thread, cut, leaving a long tail for sewing

— Nose :

Info :

Start crocheting in powder color.

Round 1 :

8 sc in MR

Round 2 :

8 sc

Info :

Change to beige color.

Round 3-7 :

(5 rounds): 8 sc

Info :

Don't stuff the piece. Fold the piece in half and work 4 sc through two layers. Fasten off the thread, cut, leaving a long tail for sewing.

— Cheeks (MAKE 2) :

Info :

Crochet in powder color.

Round 1 :

6 sc in MR, sl st

Info :

Fasten off the thread, cut, leaving a long tail for sewing.

— Head Assembly and Details :

Info :

Start assembling from the nose. Find its location on the face. It should be located between the rounds 8 and 18. We will sew only the beige part of the nose across its edge, inserting the needle throughout. The base of the nose also should be sewn.

Info :

Make two stitches above the eyes in beige color.

Info :

Fix the cheeks leaving 1 stitch down from the eyes and 4 stitches to both sides from the nose. Sew them. I embroider the mouth with YarnArt Jeans yarn of brown color divided in two strands . Make a stitch with the wide of 3 sts, leaving 2 rounds down from the nose tip. And embroider the mouth as it's shown in the photos below.

Info :

Then we will sew the hair. Fix the hair on the head with pins so that the space where we have made 2 sl sts was above the nose. Sew. Find the bun location. Look at the photo. Sew. Weave in the thread ends inside of the piece.

Info :

Sew the ears to the head sides to the points where we have crocheted hdc sts on the hair. Skip 1 round down from the hair. Make sure the ears are symmetrically located. Weave in the thread ends inside of the piece.

— Arms (MAKE 2) :

Info :

Start crocheting in beige color.

Round 1 :

6 sc in MR

Round 2 :

(1 sc, inc)*3 (9)

Round 3 :

9 sc

Round 4 :

4 sc, puff stitch consisting of three dc, 4 sc (9)

Round 5 :

9 sc

Info :

Stuff slightly this part of the arm, don't stuff other part of the arm.

Info :

Change to blueberry color.

Round 6 :

into back loops only 9 sc

Round 7-22 :

(16 rounds): 9 sc

Info :

Fasten off the thread, cut, weave in the thread end inside of the piece.

— Legs and Body :

Info :

Start crocheting in brown color.

Round 1 :

Make ch 6, from the second ch from the hook: 4 sc, 3 sc into 1 ch, continue crocheting along the second side of the chain: 3 sc, inc (12)

Round 2 :

inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc (18)

Round 3 :

into back loops only: 18 sc

Round 4-5 :

(2 rounds): 18 sc

Info :

Cut 2 identical oval shapes from the thick cardboard or plastic sheet, they should fit the sole shape. Insert into the boot.

Round 6 :

3 sc, 6 dec, 3 sc (12)

Info :

Change to beige color.

Round 7 :

into back loops only: 12 sc

Info :

Stuff the piece firmly. Then stuff as you go.

Round 8-15 :

(8 rounds): 12 sc

Info :

Change to white color.

Round 16 :

(3 sc, inc)*3 (15)

Round 17 :

13 sc (leave 2 stitches till the end of the round unworked, so the toes on both legs are facing towards front side. Fasten off the thread, cut, leaving a long thread tail for sewing.

Info :

Crochet the second leg in the same way till the round 17. For the second leg in the round 17 work: 15 sc + work 6 sc additionally. Don't cut the thread, continue crocheting the body.

Info :

Make ch 9 and join with the first leg.

Round 1 :

15 sc across the first leg, 9 sc along the chain, 15 sc across the second leg, 9 sc across the second side of the chain (48)

Round 2 :

(7 sc, inc)*6 (54)

Round 3 :

54 sc

Round 4 :

(8 sc, inc)*6 (60)

Round 5-10 :

(6 rounds): 60 sc

Info :

Change to green color.

Round 11 :

60 sc

Info :

Change to blueberry color.

Round 12 :

into back loops only: 60 sc

Info :

Stuff as you go.

Round 13-18 :

(6 rounds): 60 sc

Round 19 :

(8 sc, dec)*6 (54)

Round 20 :

54 sc

Round 21 :

(7 sc, dec)*6 (48)

Round 22 :

48 sc

Round 23 :

(6 sc, dec)*6 (42)

Info :

In the 24th round we are going to join the arms.

Round 24 :

6 sc, 4 sc together with the arm (check for the arm location), 16 sc, 4 sc together with the second arm, 12 sc (42)

Round 25 :

6 sc, across the stitches left on the arm: 2 sc, dec, 1 sc, continue crocheting across the body: 16 sc, then work across the second arm 1 sc, dec, 2 sc, continue crocheting across the body 12 sc (42)

Info :

Now we are going to make a wireframe for the arms. Cut two pieces of wire, each piece should have 17-18 cm length approximately. Bend one wire end and wrap it with an adhesive tape. Insert the wire into the arm with the wrapped end inside.

Info :

Twist the other ends of wire and cut extra length. Wrap with an adhesive tape, bend it into the body piece.

Round 26 :

(5 sc, dec)*6 (36)

Round 27 :

(4 sc, dec)*6 (30)

Round 28 :

(3 sc, dec)*6 (24)

Round 29 :

(2 sc, dec)*6 (18)

Round 30 :

(1 sc, dec)*6 (12)

Round 31 :

6 dec (6)

Info :

Fasten off the thread, pull the opening closed, weave in the thread end inside of the piece.

— Socks and Cuffs :

Info :

Then we will make the details for the socks on her legs and cuffs on the arms.

Info :

In the seventh round on the leg crochet 12 sc into free front loops in white color. Fasten off the thread, cut, weave in the thread ends inside of the piece.

Info :

In the sixth round on the arm work 9 dc into free front loops in white color. Fasten off the thread, cut, weave in the thread ends.

— Skirt :

Info :

Then crochet the skirt. Hold the toy with the legs facing up when working at the skirt. Crochet in green color.

Info :

In the 12th round of the body crochet into free front loops:

Round 1 :

(9 sc, inc)*6 (66)

Round 2-15 :

(14 rounds): 66 sc

Info :

Crochet 1 sl st additionally, fasten off the thread, cut, weave in the thread end at the wrong side.

— Cardigan Vertical Chain :

Info :

Then we are going to make a vertical chain consisting of slip stitches. This chain will imitate the cardigan wrap. Mark a straight vertical line slightly to the left from the middle. Start crocheting up from down. Insert the hook under the stitch of the cardigan's first round, pull up the loop and start crocheting a chain of sl sts up. Insert the hook under the stitch in every round. Crochet the chain till the body's top part. Fasten off the thread, cut, weave in the thread ends inside of the piece.

Assembly Instructions

  • Attach safety eyes between rounds 12 and 13 on the head, spacing the centers 9 stitches apart and secure the washers tightly from the inside.
  • Sew the nose onto the face between rounds 8 and 18, stitching only the beige edge and sewing the base securely into the head.
  • Position and sew cheeks one stitch down from the eyes and four stitches to each side of the nose; embroider the mouth two rounds down from the nose tip using two strands of brown yarn.
  • Sew the hair cap to the head matching the 2 sl-st space above the nose, then sew the bun on top and weave thread ends inside.
  • Insert wrapped wire into each arm (wrapped end inside), then twist and secure the other ends inside the body before closing; join arms to the body at round 24 as instructed and sew firmly.

Important Notes

  • 💡We crochet all pieces in continuous non-joining rounds without turning chains; keep consistent tension to avoid visible gaps.
  • 💡Stuff the toy firmly (unless otherwise stated) and distribute stuffing evenly to achieve smooth shapes without lumps.
  • 💡Use pins to mark feature placements (eyes, nose, bun) before sewing to ensure symmetry and correct positioning.
  • 💡Wrap wire ends with adhesive tape before inserting into arms and body to prevent poking and keep the wire secure.

This sweet Grandma amigurumi is a heartwarming project that combines classic shaping with tiny, delightful details. 🧶 The finished doll is full of character — from her bun and cardigan to the posed wire arms and embroidered smile. ✨ Enjoy customizing colors and accessories to make her uniquely yours. 🧵

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished amigurumi measures approximately 21 cm (8.2 inches) when using the recommended yarns and hook size listed in the materials section.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, but changing yarn weight will affect the final size and stitch counts. If you use a different weight, adjust the hook size and expect the finished toy to grow or shrink.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate, so basic knowledge of single crochet, increases, decreases and working in continuous rounds is recommended for best results.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crafters complete this project in 12-15 hours total, though time will vary based on experience level, customization and assembly pace.