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Doll Cruella Amigurumi Pattern

Doll Cruella Amigurumi Pattern
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8-10 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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All-Day Adventure

Requires 8-10 hours, ideal for a full day of immersive crocheting.

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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 Doll Cruella Amigurumi Pattern

This detailed pattern shows you how to crochet a Cruella-inspired doll complete with split black-and-white hair, a red dress trimmed in mink, sneakers and a tiny dalmatian friend. You will work in the round using single crochet and shaping techniques, with clear instructions for each separate part. The pattern includes notes on optional wire frames for posable legs and hands and guidance for finishing touches like beads and nose embroidery.

Doll Cruella Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Every piece is created separately β€” head, body, arms, legs, hair details, dress, shoes and accessories β€” then assembled for a professional finish. Photos and step-by-step rounds guide you through placement of eyes, nose and details.

Why You'll Love This Doll Cruella Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it combines characterful design with clear, repeatable techniques that yield a polished amigurumi. I enjoy the split hair detail and the tiny dalmatian companion β€” they add so much personality. The construction encourages learning useful shaping methods and integrating simple accessories. Making this doll always feels rewarding because the finished piece looks like a small handmade sculpture.

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Switch Things Up

I love how many ways you can personalize this doll β€” changing yarn colors instantly creates a new character, so try pastel tones for a softer look or bold brights for a striking contrast.

You can easily change the size by switching yarn weight and hook: bulky yarn and a larger hook gives you a cuddly oversized doll, while fine yarn makes a tiny collectible version.

I often add embroidery for extra facial expressions; a slightly different eyebrow angle or stitched mouth can completely change the doll's personality.

For a posable version I add wire to the legs and hands; be sure to wrap the wire with tape before inserting to protect the stuffing and yarn.

Try swapping the dress for a jumper or adding removable accessories like hats, scarves or a tiny crocheted bag to expand play value and styling options.

I sometimes replace the mink trim with a narrow lace trim or a contrasting yarn for a different hem effect β€” it changes the whole look without changing the construction.

If you want to make a keychain, use thinner yarn and a smaller hook, reduce rounds proportionally, and attach a keyring to the top of the head.

I like adding beads to the bag and choker for sparkle β€” choose matte or shiny beads depending on the style you want and sew them on securely.

For the dalmatian friend, experiment with different spot sizes (larger or smaller 3 mm beads) to create variety among multiple toys in a set.

Don’t be afraid to experiment with hair styles: longer ponytails, shorter bangs, or a full cap of curls can all be achieved by changing stitch counts or adding length to the hair pieces.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

βœ— Skipping placement checks for safety eyes leads to uneven facial features; insert eyes between rows 21-22 and space them 13 SC apart before fastening to ensure symmetry. βœ— Overstuffing the head or limbs can distort the shape and stitches; stuff gradually and evenly during construction to maintain smooth, rounded surfaces. βœ— Forgetting to leave long tails when instructed makes assembly difficult; always leave long thread ends for sewing and attaching parts securely. βœ— Not using a wire frame when posability is desired results in floppy limbs; insert a 1.6 mm diameter wire frame into legs or hands during crocheting if you want joints that bend. βœ— Changing color without fastening properly causes loose joins or gaps; change yarn colors and secure tails carefully and weave ends in to hide joins. βœ— Rushing increases and decreases can create uneven shaping; count stitches after each round, especially during increases and decreases, to keep counts accurate.

Doll Cruella Amigurumi Pattern

Make your own charming Cruella-inspired amigurumi doll with a split black-and-white hairstyle, cute red dress and tiny dalmatian friend. This pattern walks you through each piece step-by-step so you can assemble a polished, characterful toy. Perfect for gifting or adding a unique handmade companion to your collection.

Intermediate 8-10 Hours

Materials Needed for Doll Cruella Amigurumi Pattern

β€” Main Fabric

  • 01
    Main beige color - YarnArt Baby Cotton 404 (main skin color)
  • 02
    Black color for hair and shoes - YarnArt Baby Cotton 460
  • 03
    White color for socks, shorts, shoes - YarnArt Baby Cotton 401
  • 04
    Red color for dress - YarnArt Baby Cotton 427
  • 05
    White mink color for dress trim - YarnArt Mink 345
  • 06
    Small amount of fuzzy/eyelash yarn for dress hem (white mink trim)
  • 07
    Black beads for bag and choker (small quantity)

β€” Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook No2 (approx 2.0 mm)
  • 02
    Tapestry needle for sewing pieces
  • 03
    Polyester fiberfill (fiberfill) for stuffing
  • 04
    Scissors
  • 05
    Wire 1.6 mm diameter (for posable legs/hands, optional)
  • 06
    Safety eyes 7 mm (2 pieces)
  • 07
    Eyes 3 mm for dalmatian spots/details
  • 08
    Adhesive plaster (for fixing insoles while gluing)
  • 09
    Black beads for bag and choker
  • 10
    Stitch markers (recommended)

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β€” Head :

Info :

Hook β„–2,begin crocheting in main beige color. Stuff in the process.

Round 1 :

6 sc in MR (6)

Round 2 :

6 inc (12)

Round 3 :

(1 sc, inc) x6 (18)

Round 4 :

(2 sc, inc) x6 (24)

Round 5 :

(3 sc, inc) x6 (30)

Round 6 :

(4 sc, inc) x6 (36)

Round 7 :

(5 sc, inc) x6 (42)

Round 8 :

(6 sc, inc) x6 (48)

Round 9 :

(7 sc, inc) x6 (54)

Round 10 :

(8 sc,inc)x6 (60)

Round 11-26 :

60 sc (16 rounds)

Info :

Insert eyes between 21-22 rows in the distance of 13 sc

Round 27 :

(8 sc,dec)x6 (54)

Round 28 :

(7 sc,dec) x6 (48)

Round 29 :

(4 sc,dec) x8 (40)

Round 30 :

(3 sc,dec) x8 (32)

Round 31 :

(2 sc,dec) x8 (24)

Round 32 :

(2 sc,dec) x6 (18)

Info :

Cut the yarn. Hide the thread.

β€” Hairstyle (2 Pcs) :

Info :

Hook β„–2,begin crocheting in black color 1 detail (1 detail in white color).

Round 1 :

6 sc in MR (6)

Round 2 :

6 inc (12)

Round 3 :

(1 sc, inc) x6 (18)

Round 4 :

(2 sc, inc) x6 (24)

Round 5 :

(3 sc, inc) x6 (30)

Round 6 :

(4 sc, inc) x6 (36)

Round 7 :

(5 sc, inc) x6 (42)

Round 8 :

(6 sc, inc) x6 (48)

Round 9 :

(7 sc, inc) x6 (54)

Round 10 :

(8 sc, inc)x6 (60)

Round 11 :

(9 sc, inc) x6 (66)

Round 12-13 :

66 sc(2 rounds)

Round 14 :

(10 sc, inc) x6 (72)

Round 15 :

72 sc,13 ch, cut the thread.

β€” Bang :

Info :

Hook β„– 2,begin crocheting in black color 1 detail (1 detail in white color).

Round 1 :

5 ch, from second 2 sc, 1 hdc,1 dc.

Info :

Leave a long thread for sewing.

β€” Ponytail (2 Pcs) :

Info :

Hook β„–2,begin crocheting in black color 1 detail (1 detail in white color).

Round 1 :

6 sc in MR (6)

Round 2 :

(1 sc, inc )x3 (9)

Round 3 :

9 sc

Round 4 :

(2 sc, inc ) x3 (12)

Round 5 :

(3 sc, inc ) x3 (15)

Round 6 :

15 sc

Round 7 :

(3 sc,dec)x6 (12)

Round 8 :

(2 sc,dec)x3 (9)

Round 9 :

(1 sc,dec)x3 (6)

Info :

Leave a long end for sewing. Stuff while sewing.

β€” Ears (2 Psc.) :

Info :

Hook β„–2,begin crocheting in main beige color.

Round 1 :

5 sc in MR

Info :

Cut the yarn. Leave a long tail for sewing.

β€” Face Decoration :

Infos :

Head design can be viewed by clicking on the button below. Needle sculpting for the eyes area and the eyes details. Making the nose we make a stitch 3 sc long between 21-22 rows, the distance from the eye to the nose on each side is 5 sc.

β€” Hands 2 Psc :

Info :

Hook β„–2,begin crocheting in main beige color. Stuff in the process.

Round 1 :

6 sc in MR

Round 2 :

6 inc

Round 3 :

12 sc

Round 3-4 :

12 sc (2 rounds)

Round 5 :

6 sc, bubble, 5 sc (12)

Round 6 :

12 sc

Round 7 :

(4 sc,dec)x2 (10)

Round 8-24 :

10 sc (17 rounds)

Info :

Cut the thread and hide.

β€” Legs 2 Pcs :

Info :

If you want your doll to be able to bend the legs, you need to take a wire for each leg and insert the frame while knitting, you can see an example in the photo. (We make the frame at will)

Info :

Hook β„–2,crocheting with white color, stuff in process.

Round 1 :

8 ch, from second 6 sc, 3sc in the last chain, on the other side of the chain 5 sc, inc (16)

Round 2 :

inc, 5 sc, inc.1 sc, inc, 5 sc,inc, 1 sc(20)

Round 3 :

1 sc, inc, 5 sc,inc, 3 sc,inc, 5 sc, inc,2 sc(24)

Round 4 :

2 sc, inc, 5 sc,inc, 5 sc,inc, 5 sc, inc,3 sc(28)

Info :

Prepare the insoles. On thick cardboard or plastic (for example, a cover from cotton swabs), we circle the part, cut it out, try it on and put it aside. We make 2 insoles for 2 shoes at once, glue after we crochet the fifth row BLO

Round 5 :

28 sc

Round 6 :

9 sc, BLO 9 sc (should be in the center of the leg), for both loops 10 sc(28)

Info :

Change color for black. For both loops

Round 7 :

28 sc

Round 8 :

27 sc, We do not crochet one loop so that the beginning of the row is strictly in the center.

Round 9 :

8 sc,6 dec, 8 sc(22)

Round 10 :

7 sc, 4 dec, 7 sc(18)

Round 11 :

18 sc

Round 12 :

(1 sc,dec)x6 (12)

Round 13 :

12 sc

Info :

Change color for white. BLO

Round 14 :

12 sc

Info :

For both loops

Round 15 :

(2 sc,inc)x4 (16)

Round 16-17 :

16 sc(2 rounds)

Info :

Change color for main. BLO

Round 17 :

15 sc, inc(17)

Info :

For both loops

Round 18 :

17 sc

Round 19 :

inc,16 sc(18)

Round 20 :

18 sc

Round 21 :

inc, 17 sc(19)

Round 22 :

19 sc

Round 23 :

18 sc,inc(20)

Round 24 :

20 sc

Round 25 :

dec, 16 sc, dec(18)

Round 26 :

2 sc,dec, 10 sc, dec, 2 sc(16)

Round 27 :

16 sc

Round 28 :

2 sc,inc, 10 sc,inc, 2 scH (18)

Round 29 :

18 sc

Round 30 :

(5 sc,inc)x3 (21)

Round 31-34 :

21 sc(4 rounds)

Info :

Change color for white

Round 35 :

(6 sc,inc)x3 (24)

Round 36-38 :

24 sc(3 roundsc)

Item Name (Left leg) :

39 rnd: 18 sc, ( so that the connection of the legs is on the inside of the thigh ) ,cut the thread and hide

Item Name (Right leg) :

39 rnd: 12 sc( so that the connection of the legs is on the inside of the thigh ) , do not cut the thread

Info :

Sock with a white thread. FLO 17 rnd: 16 sl st.Cut the thread and hide.

Info :

Black thread shoes. FLO 13 rnd: 12 sc.Cut the thread and hide

β€” Sneakers (Front) :

Info :

Hook β„–2,crocheting with white color: FLO 5th row, center ( where they crocheted BLO 9 sc). Turning rounds, keep the foot towards you

Round 1 :

2 sc,sl st,ch, turn

Round 2 :

3 sc,sl st,ch, turn

Round 3 :

4 sc,sl st,ch, turn

Round 5 :

5 sc,sl st,ch, turn

Round 6 :

6 sc,sl st,ch, turn

Round 7 :

7sc,sl st,ch, turn

Round 8 :

8 sc,sl st,ch, turn

Info :

Cut the thread and hide.

β€” Body :

Info :

Next, crochet body, Stuff in the process:

Round 40 :

1 ch from the right leg, attach it to the left leg to make the legs clubfoot, i.e. work some shifting sc in the last shifting sc of the left leg; if it's necessary, work required number of shifting sc. Then work along left leg 24 sc, 2 inc along chain, 24 sc along right leg, 2 sc along chain + 6 shifting sc (54),

Round 41-46 :

54 sc( 6 rounds)

Round 47 :

(7 sc,dec)x6 (48)

Round 48 :

48 sc

Round 49 :

(14 sc,dec)x3 (45)

Round 50 :

45 sc

Round 51 :

(13 sc,dec)x3 (42)

Info :

Change color for main. BLO

Round 52 :

42 sc

Round 53-55 :

42 sc(3 rounds)

Round 56 :

(12 sc,dec)x3 (39)

Round 57-58 :

39 sc(2 rounds)

Info :

Attach the arms.

Round 59 :

3 sc, 5 sc with hand, 16 sc, 5 sc sc with hand, 10 sc(39)

Info :

And we insert the wire frame into our hands,

Round 60 :

3 sc, 5 sc by hand, 16 sc, 5 sc by hand, 10 sc(39)

Round 61 :

(11 sc,dec)x3 (36)

Round 62 :

(1 sc, dec)x12 (24)

Round 63 :

(2 sc, dec) x6 (18)

Round 64-67 :

18 sc( 4 rounds)

Info :

Leave a long tail thread for piece attaching

β€” Sleeve (1 Pcs.) :

Info :

Hook β„–2,crocheting with red color:

Round 1 :

18 ch, sl st close in a circle, 18 sc

Round 2 :

(5 sc,inc)x3 (21)

Round 3 :

21 sc

Round 4 :

(6 sc, inc ) x3 (24)

Round 5-6 :

24 sc(2 rounds)

Round 7 :

(6 sc, dec ) x3 (21)

Round 9-11 :

21 sc( 4 rounds)

Round 12 :

(5 sc,dec)x3 (18)

Round 13-14 :

18 sc(2 rounds)

Info :

Cut the thread and hide.

β€” Dress :

Info :

Hook β„–2,crocheting with red color:

Round 1 :

60 ch, sl st close in a circle

Round 2-3 :

60 sc (2 rounds)

Round 4 :

(18 sc,dec)x3 (57)

Round 5 :

57 sc

Round 6 :

(17 sc,dec)x3 (54)

Round 7-17 :

54 sc(11 rounds)

Round 18 :

(16 sc,dec)x3 (51)

Round 19-21 :

51 sc(3 rounds)

Round 22 :

2 sc on dress, 6 sc with sleeve, 16 sc on dress, (1 sc,dec)x3, 18 sc(48)

Round 23 :

2 sc, 12 sc on sleeve, 40 sc on dress (54)

Round 24 :

4 sc, 3 hdc, 2 dc, 3 hdc,42 sc(54)

Info :

Cut the thread and hide.

Info :

With a white mink color ,Hook β„–2, hold the dress with the hem towards you:

Round 1 :

60 sc

Info :

Cut the thread and hide.

β€” Bag :

Info :

Hook β„–2,begin crocheting in ифдслcolor: (as printed) begin crocheting in chosen color

Round 1 :

8 ch, from third 5 dc, 3 dc in the last chain, on the other side of the chain 4 dc, inc from dc (14)

Info :

BLO

Round 2 :

14 sc

Round 3-5 :

14 sc(3 rounds)

Info :

Next, crochet in turning rows:

Round 6 :

1 sc, turn, 6 sc,1 ch, turn

Round 7-10 :

6 sc,1 ch,turn (4 rounds)

Info :

Cut the thread and hide. We fasten the thread on the side, dial 50 ch, fasten to the other end of the ss.

Assembly Instructions

  • Insert safety eyes between rows 21-22 of the head, spacing them 13 single crochet stitches apart before fastening securely.
  • Attach head to body by aligning the neck opening with the top of the body and sewing firmly with a tapestry needle using the long tail from the head.
  • Position and sew arms to the body openings at rounds 59-60, insert the wire frame into hands before closing for added stability if desired.
  • Sew legs to the body by joining the left and right leg connection points as described at round 40 to form the clubfoot, then continue body rounds and secure seams.
  • Prepare insoles from thick cardboard or plastic, glue them into the shoes after crocheting the fifth round, and finish shoes by sewing or gluing in place.
  • Attach hair pieces, bangs and ponytails to the head according to photos, and embroider or needle-sculpt face details (nose and eye area) as instructed.

Important Notes

  • πŸ’‘Insert safety eyes and check placement before tightening to avoid mispositioned features.
  • πŸ’‘Stuff pieces gradually while crocheting to keep shapes smooth and avoid lumps.
  • πŸ’‘If you want posable limbs, insert a 1.6 mm wire frame into legs or hands during crocheting before stuffing.
  • πŸ’‘Prepare and glue insoles to sneakers after crocheting the fifth row to ensure a neat sole and shape.
  • πŸ’‘Weave in and hide yarn tails as you go to keep finishing neat and prevent unraveling.

This Cruella-inspired doll pattern brings personality and charm to your crochet projects with its split hair, playful dress and tiny dalmatian companion. Add beads, tiny accessories and your own color twist to make each doll unique. Have fun stitching and assembling this sweet handmade friend β€” happy crocheting! 🧢🧡

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished amigurumi measures approximately 20-25 cm tall depending on yarn tension and whether you add wire frames or thicker yarn.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights, but this will affect the final size and hook choice. Match your hook to the yarn and adjust stitch counts if needed.

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 the round is recommended for best results.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in 8-10 hours, though time may vary based on experience level and how many accessories or custom details you add.

How do I make the doll poseable?

Insert a 1.6 mm diameter wire into each leg or hand while crocheting and before stuffing; twist and secure wire ends, then stuff and finish to create bendable limbs.