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Grandma Amigurumi Pattern

Grandma 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 Grandma Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern teaches you how to crochet a sweet grandma amigurumi complete with hair, bun, cardigan, skirt, and tiny accessories. Detailed round-by-round instructions and clear photos guide you through shaping and joining pieces. Techniques include working in non-joining rounds, back loop work, and simple embroidery for facial details.

Grandma Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

You will make the head, body, arms, legs, ears, nose, cheeks, hair and bun, then assemble and add finishing touches. The finished toy measures approximately 21 cm when using the recommended yarn and hook.

Why You'll Love This Grandma Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it brings a sweet, nostalgic character to life with simple shapes and charming details. I enjoy how the hair and bun add personality, and how a few tiny accessories make the doll feel complete. The pattern balances straightforward amigurumi techniques with small finishing touches that are satisfying to sew and embroider. Creating this granny always feels cozy and rewarding, and I hope you feel the same joy while making her.

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 easy it is to customize this granny by swapping yarn colors for instant personality changes.

I often change the cardigan color to bright red or pastel blue to make different moods or seasons.

If you want a chunkier doll, I recommend using a thicker yarn and a larger hook to create a cuddly version.

For a tiny keychain, try thinner thread and a 1.5 mm hook to make a mini grandma companion.

I sometimes swap safety eyes for embroidered eyes for a softer, handmade look that is child-friendly.

Try adding a tiny crochet shawl or glasses made from thin wire to increase character detail.

Use felt or crochet tiny flowers to pin on the cardigan or bun for extra charm.

I also like to vary the hair color and bun size to create a whole family of grannies with different personalities.

Experiment with different yarn brands and textures—cotton gives crisp stitches while acrylic adds plush feel.

Lastly, consider tiny outfit changes: make the skirt longer, add stripes, or create removable accessories for playability.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping the instruction to work tightly can create visible holes; maintain a tight tension or switch to a smaller hook to avoid gaps. ✗ Forgetting to mark eye placement results in uneven faces; pin the eyes between rounds 12 and 13 and measure nine stitches apart before inserting. ✗ Not stuffing gradually causes lumps and misshapen parts; stuff a little as you go, especially before decreases, to keep an even shape. ✗ Ignoring the instruction to leave stitches unworked on round 17 can rotate toes incorrectly; leave the two stitches and follow the join instructions carefully. ✗ Failing to secure wire ends before inserting can create sharp points; wrap wire ends with adhesive tape before placing them inside the arms for safety.

Grandma Amigurumi Pattern

Make a charming handmade grandma amigurumi with detailed step-by-step instructions. This pattern guides you through crocheting the head, hair, body, arms, legs, and sweet facial details to create a cozy, characterful toy. You will enjoy assembling tiny accessories like a bun, ears, cheeks, and a little dachshund companion. Perfect for gifting or keeping as a delightful handmade decor piece.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Grandma Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Gazzal Jeans 1122 (beige) - body/head main color
  • 02
    YarnArt Jeans 83 (powder) - blush and nose gradient
  • 03
    Alize Cotton Gold 21 (grey melange) - hair and bun
  • 04
    Gazzal Jeans 1101 (white) - socks, cuffs and skirt trim
  • 05
    YarnArt Jeans 65 (blueberry) - cardigan color
  • 06
    YarnArt Jeans 82 (green) - skirt color
  • 07
    YarnArt Jeans 70 (brown) - boot/sole color
  • 08
    Alize Cotton Gold 688 (brown melange) - dachshund body
  • 09
    Pion PNK Kirova 3302 - bag color
  • 10
    YarnArt Jeans 77 (orange) - bag filling color

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook Clover 2.0 mm (US 4) or according to your crochet density
  • 02
    Wire for the arms frame (two pieces, approx. 17-18 cm each)
  • 03
    6 mm safety eyes (2 pcs)
  • 04
    4-5 mm white beads - 2 pcs
  • 05
    Three small buttons
  • 06
    Thick cardboard or plastic sheet for insoles (cut 2 soles)
  • 07
    Scissors
  • 08
    Yarn needle for sewing and weaving ends
  • 09
    Stitch markers or pins
  • 10
    Polyester stuffing
  • 11
    Adhesive tape for wrapping 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 (12 rounds)

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 :

54 sc (3 rounds)

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 :

24 sc (3 rounds)

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 :

8 sc (5 rounds)

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.

Info :

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.

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 :

9 sc (16 rounds)

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 :

18 sc (2 rounds)

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

Round 8-15 :

12 sc (8 rounds)

Info :

Stuff the piece firmly. Then stuff as you go.

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)

Info :

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 :

60 sc (6 rounds)

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 :

60 sc (6 rounds)

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)

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.

Info :

Twist the other ends of wire and cut extra length. Wrap with an adhesive tape, bend it into the body piece. (This step is shown in photos.)

— Socks and Cuffs Details :

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 :

66 sc (14 rounds)

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

  • Sew the nose to the face between rounds 8 and 18, sewing only the beige part of the nose across its edge and securing the base.
  • Attach the cheeks 1 stitch down from the eyes and 4 stitches to both sides from the nose, then embroider the mouth two rounds below the nose tip.
  • Pin and sew the hair to the head so the 2 sl st gap is above the nose, then sew the bun at the top center and weave in ends.
  • Insert wrapped wire into each arm (wrapped end inside), position arms at round 24 locations and join as instructed, then twist and secure wire ends inside the body.
  • Position legs and join with ch9 bridge, crochet the body rounds, then add the skirt and the vertical slip-stitch chain to imitate the cardigan wrap.

Important Notes

  • 💡Work in non-joining rounds without turning chains as instructed to keep a neat amigurumi surface.
  • 💡Crochet tightly to avoid holes between stitches; if your tension is loose, go down one hook size.
  • 💡Stuff firmly but gradually, especially before decreases, to achieve smooth shaping and avoid lumps.
  • 💡Wrap wire ends with adhesive tape before inserting into arms to prevent sharp points and ensure safety.
  • 💡Pin parts in place before sewing to check symmetry and final positioning.

This sweet Grandma amigurumi brings cozy charm to your handmade collection and makes a perfect heartfelt gift. The pattern includes step-by-step rounds, assembly photos, and small accessory ideas to personalize your doll. Have fun stitching every little detail and enjoy a warm crafting experience. 🧶🧵

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished amigurumi measures approximately 21 cm (8.2 inches) tall when using the recommended yarns and 2.0 mm hook.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights, but the final size will change. Use an appropriate hook for your yarn and remember tighter stitches produce a neater finish.

Do I need wire for the arms?

Wire is optional but recommended for posable arms; cut two pieces about 17-18 cm, wrap the ends with tape, and insert into the arms.

How are the legs joined to the body?

After crocheting both legs to round 17, make a ch9 bridge between them and crochet around to join the legs and begin the body rounds as shown.