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Forget-Me-Not Fairy Amigurumi Pattern

Forget-Me-Not Fairy 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 Forget-Me-Not Fairy Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern makes a tiny Forget-me-not Fairy crocheted in fine cotton thread, complete with a wired flower stem, embroidered face and a decorative hat. You will learn shaping in continuous rounds, attaching a small hairpiece made from thread, and creating delicate forget-me-not flowers. The instructions include clear round-by-round steps and helpful assembly tips to get a neat finish.

Forget-Me-Not Fairy Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

The pattern uses very thin thread and a 0.9–1mm hook to achieve a small 6 cm high fairy, with optional adjustments for different sizes. It includes diagrams for lace edging and full directions for making wired flower stems and tiny wrapped arms.

Why You'll Love This Forget-Me-Not Fairy Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it transforms simple thread and tiny stitches into a charming miniature fairy full of personality. I enjoy the delicate details, like the wired flower stem and the embroidered eyes, which make each fairy unique. The construction is clever — the cone body, small head and wrapped arms create a beautiful silhouette that's both sturdy and sweet. I also appreciate how adaptable the design is; you can change colors, hair and flower combinations to make a whole family of fairies.

Forget-Me-Not Fairy Amigurumi Pattern step 1 - construction progress Forget-Me-Not Fairy Amigurumi Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Forget-Me-Not Fairy Amigurumi Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Forget-Me-Not Fairy Amigurumi Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love how easy it is to customize this tiny fairy by changing colors; try pastel shades or bold contrasts to suit your style.

If you want a larger fairy, use thicker thread and a larger hook and then lengthen the wire cores for the arms and stems accordingly.

I often swap the hair color and length to create different characters — shorter hair or braids give a very different look.

Try adding tiny accessories like a crocheted scarf or a little basket to give your fairy a personality and story.

For a more rustic look, use natural-colored thread and slightly thicker wire for sturdier stems.

I sometimes replace the wrapped thread arms with small crocheted sleeves for a softer finish if I want a fabric-look limb.

To make a set, create several fairies with complementary flower colors and display them together as a seasonal decoration.

Experiment with embroidery for facial expressions — shifting eye placement or mouth shape changes the mood completely.

I recommend trying glitter or metallic thread for the hat edging to add a little sparkle for special gifts.

If you prefer non-wired flowers, make stems from crocheted chain and stuffing for a fully textile version that is safer for little children.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Using inconsistent tension with very fine thread makes the finished piece look uneven; maintain steady, even tension and practice on a small swatch before starting the pieces. ✗ Forgetting to count stitches especially during increases causes wrong stitch counts later; recount after each increase round and mark the start of rounds with a tail or marker. ✗ Stuffing too early or too loosely results in a misshapen body or head; stuff gradually after the indicated round (after round 13 for the head) and push the filler into place using the ends of scissors for neat shaping. ✗ Skipping the instruction to fold a voluminous piece while working causes distortion; fold the work in half when it becomes bulky so you can keep the shape and count rounds correctly. ✗ Not wetting and flattening the bottom of the cone makes the doll unstable; wet the bottom a little and let it dry on an even surface to create a flat base so the body stands straight.

Forget-Me-Not Fairy Amigurumi Pattern

Make a tiny, delicate Forget-me-not Fairy using fine cotton thread and simple amigurumi techniques. This pattern guides you through crocheting the head, cone-shaped body, hair, hat and tiny flowers, with full assembly instructions. You will enjoy creating the charming details like embroidered eyes and wired flower stems to give your fairy personality. Perfect as a gift or a sweet desk companion.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Forget-Me-Not Fairy Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

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    Cotton crochet thread 10 gr/87 m (~1 oz / 267 yd): Beige (for head and face)
  • 02
    Cotton crochet thread 10 gr/87 m: Light blue (main body, hat and dress)
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    Cotton crochet thread 10 gr/87 m: Light yellow (hair)
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    Cotton crochet thread 10 gr/87 m: Light pink (a little bit for one flower center)
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    Cotton crochet thread 10 gr/87 m: Green (for wrapping stems and leaves)
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    Embroidery floss brown - for embroidered eyes
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    Embroidery floss reddish brown - for embroidered mouth
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    Embroidery floss for stitching: Beige, Light yellow, Light blue (for seams and details)

— Tools Required

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    Crochet hook 0.9 mm (or 1 mm) (US 12 – UK 6)
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    Sewing needle and pins
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    Tapestry needle
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    Scissors
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    Thin wire 0.2-0.3 mm (~0.01 in) for stems and arm cores
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    Glue stick
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    Old bank card or cardboard (to make a circular bottom)
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    Any synthetic or organic filler for stuffing

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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 2cm (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)

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Our circle resembles a hexagon now. Now make a circular bottom from an old plastic card — outline the hexagon with a pencil and cut it out with a little less diameter.

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 :

sc around (24 sts)

Round 23 :

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

Round 24-26 :

sc around (18 sts)

Round 27 :

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

Round 28-29 :

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"). 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.

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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 a hairdresser and create a hairstyle you like; cut hair little by little, be attentive, it is easy to cut off too much.

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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 :

sc around (5 sts)

Round 4 :

(inc) X 5 (10 sts)

Round 5-6 :

sc around (10 sts)

Round 7 :

(1sc,inc) X 5 (15 sts)

Round 8-9 :

sc around (15 sts)

Round 10 :

(2sc,inc) X 5 (20 sts)

Round 11-12 :

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) :

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

— Arm (make 2) :

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Thread: Beige, Light blue. The arms are easy to make but this work takes a lot of accuracy. If you don't manage on the first attempt, it's okey. I recommend to make 1-2 arms for training first and then start the actual pieces. Make both arms at the same time: make one step for one arm and then repeat the same step for the other arm right away. It is easier to make them similar this way. Prepare 2 pieces of wire 10cm (4 in) long.

Step 1 :

Wrap beige thread around 2 fingers 10 times and tie it tightly in the middle. Cut at other side.

Step 2 :

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.

Step 3 :

Cut the bunch of threads diagonally (not straight!) at a 3cm (1,2 in) distance from the wired wrist.

Step 4 :

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. That will be a blue sleeve. When you reach the end of beige threads, tie the blue thread very tightly in knot, leave long tails.

Step 5 :

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).

Attaching :

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!

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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.

— Small Flower of Forget-me-not :

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(It consist of three flowers on one stem) Make 3 forget-me-not flowers with yellow center as you did for the hat. 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.

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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.

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Now you can give the flower to the girl - and your Forget-me-not Fairy is ready!

Assembly Instructions

  • Sew the head to the body neatly in imperceptible stitches; align the seam approximately between the 2nd and 3rd rounds of the head and sew the bottom part of the head first so the top remains neat for hair and hat.
  • Place the prepared circular card in the bottom of the body after round 19, then stitch the cone closed around it to secure the base and ensure stability.
  • Fix the bell-flower hat on the head by placing a little filler inside the hat, positioning it on the head, pinning it in place and sewing thoroughly with very small, imperceptible stitches.
  • Attach the arms by inserting the wired end into the widened hole 3 rounds down from the neckline, pull the long blue thread tails through the body with a tapestry needle to secure, then sew around the shoulder with very small stitches and trim tails.
  • Sew the tiny forget-me-not flowers to the hat edging one by one using thin thread, and attach the wired central flower through the hat center, tying or sewing the stem inside to secure.

Important Notes

  • 💡All pieces are crocheted in continuous rounds; begin with 2 chains and single crochets into the first chain or use a magic ring as an alternative.
  • 💡Pull the initial thread end out between rounds 2 and 3 to serve as a marker and help you count rounds easily while working in spiral.
  • 💡Use very small, neat stitches when sewing parts together and use thin embroidery floss for seams to avoid bulky joins.
  • 💡Stuff gradually and firmly where instructed (head after round 13, cone before closing) using small amounts of filler and the ends of scissors to push stuffing into tight places.

This tiny Forget-me-not Fairy is a delightful, pocket-sized creation that brings floral charm to your handmade collection. Whether you make one as a keepsake or several in different colors, each fairy is full of delicate details and personality. Have fun personalizing the hair, hat and flower colors to make it uniquely yours! 🌸🧶

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished amigurumi measures approximately 6 cm (2.4 in) high when using the recommended cotton crochet thread and a 0.9–1 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 and proportions; adjust the hook size and wire lengths accordingly if you change yarn weight.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate because it uses very fine thread, continuous rounds, and requires neat sewing and wire wrapping, so basic amigurumi skills are recommended.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in 5-7 hours, though time may vary based on experience level, attention to detail, and finishing steps like hair and flower assembly.