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Holly Baby Amigurumi Pattern

Holly Baby 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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Cute Companion

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

About This Holly Baby Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates a tiny Holly Baby tucked into a textured holly leaf cradle with three red berries on top. It includes complete round-by-round instructions for the head, cap, body, arms, berries and both large and small leaves. The leaves are worked flat from charts while the doll and berries are crocheted in continuous rounds.

Holly Baby Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Ideal for holiday decorations, gift toppers, or pocket-sized keepsakes, the finished piece is small and detailed. The pattern includes helpful assembly guidance and photo support for finishing touches.

Why You'll Love This Holly Baby Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it brings a little festive charm into a tiny handmade form that is delightful to make and display. I enjoy the contrast of the smooth amigurumi rounds with the textured leaf cradle — it makes each piece feel special. The leaf charts are satisfying to follow and produce a stunning, structured cradle that really showcases your stitches. Sewing the berries and arranging them on the leaf is a wonderfully calming finishing step that always makes me smile.

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

Switch Things Up

I love how you can customize this pattern by swapping colors — try soft pastels for a sweet nursery version or metallic greens for a festive grown-up ornament.

If you want a larger version, use thicker cotton or worsted yarn and a larger hook; the leaf cradle will grow proportionally and become a great shelf-sized decoration.

I often experiment with embroidering different facial expressions; moving the eyes slightly up or down changes the doll's personality a lot, so try variations before stitching permanently.

You can add tiny embellishments like a felt scarf, a miniature bell, or a ribbon loop to the leaf loop for hanging on a tree or gift wrapping.

Try using a sport weight cotton and a 1.75 mm hook for an ultra-fine detailed miniature, perfect for keychains — just be patient with the small stitches.

For sturdier play items, consider adding a small button base inside the leaf pocket to help the doll stand more firmly or to give structure to the cradle.

I recommend experimenting with slightly different leaf stitch patterns — a scalloped edge or picot border will change the look while keeping the basic construction the same.

If you like posing, insert a thin wire into the arms before stuffing to create slightly poseable arms for display purposes.

Turn the berries into a garland by making multiple sets and joining them along a length of thread, then hang as a whimsical holiday decoration.

Finally, make a set of dolls in different shades for a lovely clustered display — mixing yarn textures (matte and shine) gives a beautiful handcrafted contrast.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Not checking the leaf chart carefully; follow the chart row-by-row because some rows start and end differently and missing this will distort the leaf shape. ✗ Stuffing too tightly in the body and head; stuff gently and evenly so the leaf cradle can close neatly and the doll keeps a smooth silhouette. ✗ Skipping the clean fastening off for the cap and leaves; use the described clean fastening method to avoid bulky, visible tails on small pieces. ✗ Forgetting to pull the initial thread end between rounds; pull the initial tail out between rounds 2 and 3 to use as a marker and help count rounds accurately. ✗ Missing the special sds set in leaf rows; remember sds is a set of 1 sc, 1 dc, 1 sc and counts as three stitches, so include it exactly to keep stitch counts correct.

Holly Baby Amigurumi Pattern

Make a tiny, charming Holly Baby nestled in a holly leaf cradle — a perfect holiday amigurumi gift. This pattern guides you through crocheting the doll, cap, berries, and detailed leaves with clear step-by-step rounds and helpful photos. You will enjoy shaping small pieces and assembling them into a sweet festive decoration you can keep or gift.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Holly Baby Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

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    Cotton yarn Alpina Lily (50 g / 175 m) Beige - small amount for head and face
  • 02
    Cotton yarn Alpina Lily (50 g / 175 m) Red - small amount for cap and berries
  • 03
    Cotton yarn Alpina Lily (50 g / 175 m) Dark green - majority for body, arms and leaves
  • 04
    Embroidery thread Beige - for sewing and facial details
  • 05
    Embroidery thread Red - for sewing berries together
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    Embroidery thread Dark green - for sewing berries to leaf and small details
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    Embroidery thread Black - for embroidering eyes
  • 08
    Any synthetic or organic filler for stuffing small amigurumi pieces (small amount)

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 2.0 mm
  • 02
    Sewing needles and pins
  • 03
    Tapestry needle
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    Scissors
  • 05
    Stitch markers (optional)
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    Small pincushion or pins for blocking leaves
  • 07
    Polyester stuffing

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— Head :

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 :

(2 sc, inc) X 6 (24 sts)

Round 5-9 :

sc around (24 sts)

Round 10 :

(2 sc, dec) X 6 (18 sts)

Round 11 :

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

Info :

After R11 stuff the head tightly.

Round 12 :

(dec) X 6 (6 sts)

Info :

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 :

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 :

(2 sc, inc) X 6 (24 sts)

Round 5-9 :

sc around (24 sts)

Round 10 :

(2 sc, dec) X 6 (18 sts)

Info :

Leave a tail and 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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Dark green yarn. First make 2 arms:

Round 1 :

6 sc into magic ring (6 sts)

Round 2 :

(inc, 2 sc) X 2 (8 sts)

Round 3 :

(inc, 3 sc) X 2 (10 sts)

Round 4-5 :

(2 rounds): sc around (10 sts)

Round 6 :

(dec, 3 sc) X 2 (8 sts)

Round 7-8 :

(2 rounds): sc around (8 sts)

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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 :

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

Round 4 :

(2 sc, inc) X 6 (24 sts)

Round 5 :

(inc, 11 sc) X 2 (26 sts)

Round 6 :

sc around (26 sts)

Round 7 :

(inc, 12 sc) X 2 (28 sts)

Round 8-11 :

(4 rounds): sc around (28 sts)

Round 12 :

(dec, 12 sc) X 2 (26 sts)

Round 13 :

(dec, 11 sc) X 2 (24 sts)

Round 14 :

(2 sc, dec) X 6 (18 sts)

Round 15-16 :

(2 rounds): sc around (18 sts)

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Now place the one arm closely to the body and join them together with 2 sc *. For the arm use its last stitch and the next following stitch. Work 7 sc and join the second arm with 2 sc, when 7 sc again. Now you have round 17.

Round 17 :

(6 sc of the arm, 7 sc of the body) X 2 (26 sts)

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*These inner connecting sc will not be used in the next rounds.

Round 18 :

(2 sc, dec, 2 sc; (1 sc, dec) X 2, 1 sc) X 2 (20 sts)

Round 19 :

(dec) X 10 (10 sts)

— Doll Assembly :

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Stuff the body and arms is not very tight, it should be a little flat. Fasten and hide the tail.

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Place the head onto the body, pin it. Note - the initial, neater part of the head will be at the bottom, where the neck is (the less neat part of the head will be covered by the cap). Carefully sew on the head with fine stitches with thin beige thread.

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Put the cap on the head of the doll (it is not so easy) and sew it with thin red thread.

— Face :

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

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It is difficult to embroider eyes, it is better to practice beforehand on a piece of cloth.

— Leaf-Cradle :

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

Round 1 :

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

Round 2 :

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

Round 3 :

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

Round 4 :

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

Round 5 :

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

Round 6 :

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

Round 7 :

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

Round 8 :

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

Round 9 :

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

Round 10 :

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

Round 11 :

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

Round 12 :

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

Round 13 :

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

Round 14 :

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

Round 15 :

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

Round 16 :

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

Round 17 :

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

Round 18-25 :

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

Round 26 :

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

Round 27 :

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

Round 28 :

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

Round 29 :

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

Round 30 :

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

Round 31 :

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

Info :

Make 1 ch more and leave short tail.

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At the finish sharp end of the leaf (blue arrow in the photo), attach a new yarn and work the leaf in a round with a edging of sc with thorns.

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The thorn is crocheted according to the chart: hdc; in one loop: 2-dc cluster, ch-3 picot, 2-dc cluster; hdc.

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I got: 5 sc, thorn, 5 sc, thorn, 7 sc, thorn, 7 sc, thorn, 5 sc, thorn, 3 sc, thorn. And on the other side of the leaf - 3 sc, thorn, 5 sc, thorn, 7 sc, thorn, 7 sc, thorn, 5 sc, thorn, 5 sc. 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.

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Now attach a new yarn and work the leaf in a round with an edging of sc. (I got 74 sc) Leave long tail for stitching.

— Small leaf :

Round 1 :

2 ch, 2 sc, 1 dc, 3 sc into magic ring (8 sts), turn...

Round 2 :

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

Round 3 :

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

Round 4 :

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

Round 5 :

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

Round 6 :

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

Round 7 :

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

Round 8 :

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

Round 9 :

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

Round 10 :

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

Round 11-12 :

(2 rows): 2 ch, 11 sc (13 sts)

Round 13 :

2 ch, 10 sc (12 sts)

Round 14 :

2 ch, 9 sc (11 sts)

Round 15 :

2 ch, 8 sc (10 sts)

Round 16 :

2 ch, 7 sc (9 sts)

Round 17 :

2 ch, 6 sc (8 sts)

Round 18 :

2 ch, 5 sc (7 sts)

Round 19 :

2 ch, 4 sc (6 sts)

Round 20 :

2 ch, sc3tog (3 sts)

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Make 1 ch more and leave short tail.

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Now attach a new yarn according to the chart and work second side: R11: 2 ch, 11 sc (13 sts)

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R12-13 (2 rows): 2 ch, 10 sc (12 sts)

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R14: 2 ch, 9 sc (11 sts)

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R15: 2 ch, 8 sc (10 sts)

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R16: 2 ch, 7 sc (9 sts)

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R17: 2 ch, 6 sc (8 sts)

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R18: 2 ch, 5 sc (7 sts)

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R19: 2 ch, 4 sc (6 sts)

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R20: 2 ch, sc3tog (3 sts). Make 2 ch, don't cut the yarn!

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Turn the leaf left and work it in a round with a edging of sc. Leave long tail for stitching.

— Berries (make 3) :

Round 1 :

6 sc into magic ring (6 sts)

Round 2 :

(inc) X 6 (12 sts)

Round 3-4 :

(2 rounds): sc around (12 sts)

Round 5 :

(dec) X 6 (6 sts)

Info :

Leave a tail. Stuff the berry tightly.

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In remaining 6 sc sew 6 stitches from inside to outside in sequence, pull the yarn and secure it. Don't cut the tail.

— Cradly Assembly :

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Iron the leaves gently through a damp cloth.

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Put a smaller leaf on top of a large, pin five pins. Carefully sew them together with small stitches over the sc. At the very beginning and finish, sew firmly, making several stitches on top of each other.

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Tie the berries tightly together with a few knots. Stick the tails into a tapestry needle and hide them inside the berries, trim the ends. Use a thin red thread to sew the berries tightly together.

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Stitch the finished berries neatly with a thin green thread on a cradle leaf at the base of a large loop.

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Stitch the head and body into the cradle pocket and secure all parts. Your cute Holly baby is ready! Congratulations!

Assembly Instructions

  • Attach the head to the body by placing the head onto the top of the body, pinning to check alignment, then sew securely with thin beige thread using fine stitches around the neck area.
  • Put the red cap on the head covering the less neat part of the head, pin in place and sew the cap with thin red thread, using the clean fastening off method described for a neat finish.
  • Place the smaller leaf on top of the larger leaf, pin together and sew with small stitches over the sc edge; at beginnings and ends make several secure stitches.
  • Tie the three berries together with thin red thread and knots, hide and trim tails inside the berries, then sew the berries to the top base loop of the large leaf with thin green thread.
  • Position the doll into the pocket formed by the joined leaves and stitch the body to the cradle where necessary so the doll sits securely without moving.

Important Notes

  • 💡Use stitch markers or pull out the initial tail between rounds 2 and 3 to serve as a marker and help counting rounds accurately.
  • 💡Work the leaves from the chart carefully; some rows begin or end differently—follow the chart and written rows together to avoid mistakes.
  • 💡Stuff small pieces firmly but not overly tight; overstuffing will distort the shape and prevent the cap or leaves from fitting neatly.

This Holly Baby pattern brings a little pocket-sized holiday magic to your home — perfect for gifts or tree decorations. Make a tiny family of holly babies or stitch one to top your presents for a handmade finishing touch. Enjoy the meditative process of crocheting small stitches and assembling the delicate leaf cradle. 🧶✨🎄

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished amigurumi measures approximately 7.5 cm (3 in) for the doll and about 13.5 cm (5.3 in) high for the leaf-cradle using the recommended yarn and 2.0 mm hook.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights but this will change the final size significantly; adjust hook size accordingly and expect the leaf texture and stitch counts to vary.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate due to shaping techniques, working from a chart for the leaves, and precise assembly; basic knowledge of sc, inc, dec and reading simple charts is recommended.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in 5-7 hours, depending on experience, chart-reading speed, and the time spent on sewing and finishing details.

How are the leaf edges and thorns made?

After finishing the leaf rows you attach new yarn at the sharp end and work a round of sc with thorns using the thorn set: hdc, 2-dc cluster, ch-3 picot, 2-dc cluster, hdc as per the chart and written thorn sequence.