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Nieves Amigurumi Pattern

Nieves 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 Nieves Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates Nieves, a delicate snow-themed amigurumi wearing a knitted-style cap with tiny horns and matching gloves. You will crochet the body and head in spiral, plus separate small pieces for horns, ears, nose and a decorative cap. The instructions include exact round-by-round stitch counts and placement notes for eyes, buttons and facial shaping.

Nieves Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

The design uses simple increases, decreases and surface shaping to create charming facial expression and a structured base. Photographs and clear placement notes make assembly straightforward.

Why You'll Love This Nieves Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it combines classic amigurumi shaping with sweet accessory details that bring the character to life. I enjoy how the bobble-stitch cap and tiny horns add personality without being difficult to make. I also love that the pattern is written step-by-step so I can share it with crocheters who want to try slightly advanced techniques. Making Nieves feels cozy and rewarding, and she makes a lovely handmade gift or decoration.

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

Switch Things Up

I love customizing Nieves by changing color palettes; try neutral tones for a vintage look or bright pastels for a playful vibe.

If you want a bigger version I change to a thicker cotton or acrylic yarn and use a larger hook to enlarge every piece while keeping the same stitch counts as a guide.

I often swap the simple floral button for a tiny wooden or ceramic button to give each doll a unique accent.

To make Nieves pocket-sized, I use thinner thread and a 1.5 mm hook and reduce stuffing for a miniature charm keychain.

I like to embroider eyelashes or eyebrows to add more expression—experiment with placement to achieve different faces.

Try adding tiny accessories like a crocheted scarf, miniature mittens, or a loop on the cap to hang as an ornament.

I sometimes add wire to the arms for a posable look, wrapping it with extra yarn before crocheting the outer rounds for safety.

For more texture on the cap, I substitute different stitch patterns like front post double crochet or use stranded colorwork for stripes.

I recommend trying felt inner-ear pieces instead of crocheted ones for a smoother two-tone contrast and easy shaping.

Play with button placement and the number of buttons on the body to change the doll's personality—single statement button or a row of tiny matching buttons both look lovely.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping the cardboard reinforcement between the two base pieces can make the body wobble; insert a piece of thin cardboard between the two base discs before joining for a stable base. ✗ Cutting the thread after completing the second base disc will prevent joining correctly; keep the thread and join both pieces using the back loops when starting round 10. ✗ Forgetting to place safety eyes between rounds 20 and 21 will make repositioning difficult later; insert eyes at the specified rounds with 7 stitches between them before continuing. ✗ Not stuffing gradually causes lumps and poor shaping; stuff little by little and finish stuffing when instructed to maintain smooth curves and proper neck shaping.

Nieves Amigurumi Pattern

Make Nieves, a sweet snow amigurumi with a cozy hood and tiny reindeer horns. This pattern walks you through every piece — body, head, arms, cap, ears, horns and assembly — with clear step-by-step rounds and helpful photos. Perfect for gifting or decorating your home with a handmade touch. Gather your cotton yarn and a 2mm hook and let's crochet a charming companion together.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Nieves Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Cotton yarn in white (main body) - amount as needed for body and head
  • 02
    Cotton yarn in beige (horns, gloves, nose) - small amount
  • 03
    Cotton yarn in pink (cap, jacket, button accents) - small amount
  • 04
    Cotton yarn in ecru (ear inner pieces) - small amount
  • 05
    Floral button (1 piece) and 2 small pink buttons (2 pieces)
  • 06
    Beige ribbon (small length for glove cuffs)
  • 07
    Stuffing (polyester fiberfill)

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 2.0 mm
  • 02
    Safety eyes 5 mm (2 pieces)
  • 03
    Tapestry needle for sewing
  • 04
    Scissors
  • 05
    Stitch marker (to secure color change and mark rounds)
  • 06
    Piece of thin cardboard (for base reinforcement)
  • 07
    Beige ribbon for cuff decoration

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— Body :

Info :

With white color, work in continues spiral. We'll begin by making the base, which is made up of 2 pieces.

Round 1 :

6 sc in magic ring / 6 sts

Round 2 :

inc in each st of the previous round / 12 sts

Round 3 :

(1 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 18 sts

Round 4 :

(2 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 24 sts

Round 5 :

(3 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 30 sts

Round 6 :

(4 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 36 sts

Round 7 :

(5 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 42 sts

Round 8 :

(6 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 48 sts

Round 9 :

(7 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 54 sts

Info :

When you're on the second piece don't cut the thread, you must join both pieces with the instruction of round 10, taking both backloop of the base pieces. Don't forget to put between both pieces a piece of cardboard to give more stability to the base.

Round 10 :

4 sc, 1 inc, (8 sc, 1 inc) repeat 5 times, and 4 sc / 60 sts

Round 11 :

(9 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 66 sts

Round 12 :

5 sc, 1 inc (10 sc, 1 inc) repeat 5 times, 5 sc /72 sts

Round 13 :

(11 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 78 sts

Round 14 to 26 :

78 sc /78 sts

Round 27 :

(11 sc, 1 dec) repeat 6 times /72 sts

Round 28 :

5 sc, 1 dec, (10 sc, 1 dec) repeat 5 times, 5 sc /66 sts

Round 29 :

(9 sc, 1 dec) repeat 6 times /60 sts

Round 30 :

60 sc /60 sts

Round 31 :

4 sc, 1 dec, (8 sc, 1 dec) repeat 5 times, 4 sc / 54 sts

Round 32 :

54 sc /54 sts

Round 33 :

(7 sc, 1 dec) repeat 6 times / 48 sts

Round 34 :

48 sc /48 sts

Round 35 :

3 sc, 1 dec, (6 sc, 1 dec) repeat 5 times, 3 sc / 42 sts

Round 36 to 39 :

42 sc. Finish with slst and cut the thread. Add stuffing.

— Head :

Info :

With white color, work in continues spiral.

Round 1 :

6 sc in magic ring / 6 sts

Round 2 :

inc in each st of the previous round / 12 sts

Round 3 :

(1 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 18 sts

Round 4 :

(2 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 24 sts

Round 5 :

1 sc, 1 inc, (3 sc, 1 inc) repeat 5 times, 2 sc / 30 sts

Round 6 :

(4 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 36 sts

Round 7 :

2 sc, 1 inc, (5 sc, 1 inc) repeat 5 times, 3 sc / 42 sts

Round 8 :

(6 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 48 sts

Round 9 :

(7 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 54 sts

Round 10 :

5 sc, 1 inc, (8 sc, 1 inc) repeat 5 times, sc / 60 sts

Round 11 :

(9 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 66 sts

Round 12 :

(10 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 72 sts

Round 13 to 28 :

72 sc /72 sts. Insert the safety eyes between rounds 20 and 21 with 7 sts apart.

Round 29 :

5 sc, 1 dec, (10 sc, 1 dec) repeat 5 times, 5 sc /66 sts

Round 30 :

(9 sc, 1 dec) repeat 6 times /60 sts

Round 31 :

4 sc, 1 dec, (8 sc, 1 dec) repeat 5 times, 4 sc / 54 sts

Round 32 :

(7 sc, 1 dec) repeat 6 times / 48 sts

Round 33 :

3 sc, 1 dec, (6 sc, 1 dec) repeat 5 times, 3 sc / 42 sts

Info :

Add stuffing.

— Arms :

Info :

It consists of gloves and arms. The gloves are beige and the arms are white. Start with Beige color. Inside a magic ring 6 hdc, finish with slst and cut the thread. Reserve as this will be the finger.

Round 1 :

Ch 4, then 1 sc on the next chain, 1 sc, 3 sc on the 1 chain, 2 sc, 3 sc on the 1 st / 10 sts

Round 2 :

3 sc, 3 sc on 1 st, 4 sc, 3 sc on 1 st, 1 sc / 14 sts

Round 3 :

4 sc, 3 sc on 1 st, 6 sc, 3 sc on 1 st, 2 sc / 18 sts

Round 4 :

5 sc, 1 inc, 11 sc /18 sts

Round 5 to 8 :

18 sc

Round 9 :

Here we'll incorporate the previously made finger. Make 4 sc, fold the finger in half so you'll only make 3 sc of the finger joining it to the glove, complete the round /18 sts

Round 10 :

7 sc, 1 dec, 7 sc, 1 dec. Now we'll change color, so we're going to secure the beige color with a stitch marker /16 sts

Round 11 :

With pink color, Backloop (6 sc, 1 dec) repeat 2 times / 14 sts

Round 12 to 21 :

14 sc. Finish with slst

Info :

Round 11: through the frontloop. Back to beige color. We'll make the arcs, ch 3, on the base of the 3 chains you need to make a puff stitch of 2 hdc, then skip 1 st and slip stitch, repeat (ch 3, on the base of the 3 chains puff stitch of 2 hdc, then skip 1 st and slip stitch). I total you'll 8 arcs.

— Nose :

Info :

With beige color. Inside a magic ring, chain 2 and 7hdc, then slip stitch on the second chain from the beginning. Close the magic ring and leave a long tail to sew to the head. Put the nose between rounds 20 to 23. Don't worry if it looks too close to the eyes. In the assembly part I'll show you how to give expression to Snow's face and you'll see that it changes its position.

— Horns :

Info :

Make 2. With beige color, work in continues spiral.

Info :

Make 2 pieces (piece A)

Round 1 :

6 sc in magic ring /6 sts

Round 2 :

(1 sc, 1 inc) repeat 3 times / 9 sts

Round 3 to 7 :

9 sc

Info :

Make 2 pieces (piece B)

Round 1 :

6 sc in magic ring /6 sts

Round 2 :

(1 sc, 1 inc) repeat 3 times / 9 sts

Round 3 to 5 :

9 sc

Round 6 :

(1 sc, 1 dec) repeat 3 times / 6 sts

Info :

We'll continue to make the complete horn.

Round 8 :

Now you must attach to piece A. Crochet 9 sc on the piece A and then crochet 6 sc on the piece B. You'll have 15 sts.

Round 9 and 10 :

15 sc /15 sts

— Cap :

Row 1 :

With light pink, chain 57 for the base, chain 3, now we'll make a "bobble stitch inside" of 5 hdc using: The second chain from the hook, the third, the fourth, the fifth and the sixth, close the bobble stitch (photo 2). The following bobble stitch will be do it at the stitches indicated in the photo below (photo 3). Repeat this stitch until the row is completed, we'll have a total of 28 "bobble stitch inside". See the following photo.

Row 2 :

Then turn the piece and chain 1, crochet 56 sc (one on each stitch) see photo of the back side.

Info :

We'll finish until we complete row 13, which will be on the right side. With the odd rows as described in row 1 (except for the 57 chains of the base) and for the even rows you must do as described for row 2. Leave a long tail to sew, fold the rectangle in half as shown in the photo and sew stitch by stitch. The sewn part is the back of the cap.

Info :

Now we'll make the lower part, that is, the part covering the body. Position of the cap to start crocheting: Lay the piece on the table like this, the side just sewn is on the right, the opening that will be left to the face is on the left, the folded side is on top. * join in the lower left rear corner, watch out for this detail! These are the corners shown in the photo. Chain 15, finish and cut the thread (these chains will be waiting for us to use them later).

Info :

* Join the pink thread in the lower left front corner, chain 31.

Row 1 :

chain 2, 9 hdc, 6 sc.

Row 2 :

skip one stitch, slip stitch in the next stitch, turn and crochet 16 slst through the backloop

Row 3 to 39 :

we repeat row 1 and 2 alternating them, always making them both through the backloop until we finish in row 49, you'll notice that at the end we'll have used the 15 chains that we left at the beginning.

— Edge of the Cap :

Info :

From where you are chain 7 (this will form the buttonhole), then 1 sc in the corner. Now we'll start to make the edge of the neck and the face. To do this, you must crochet 1sc on each stitch until you reach the angle that is formed. Slip stitch in the next stitch, *skip 1 stitch and shell stitch of 3 hdc, skip 1 stitch and slip stitch in the next stitch*. Repeat the instruction from * to*, obtaining 14 shell stitches in total.

Info :

Now make 1sc on each stitch on the side of the neck, you'll start making the lapel part, crochet 1sc and slip stitch in the next stitch, * skip 1 stitch and crochet shell stitch of 3 hdc, skip 1 stitch and slip stitch in the next stitch*. Repeat the instruction from * to* to obtain 4 curves. The last curve should be of 5hdc and it will be in the corner.

Info :

Next, we'll make the lower edge of the cap, it will also be done with shell stitch of 3hdc, each shell stitch must come out of the line of slip stitches and you must crochet the slip stitch of separation in the space that remains between lines of slip stitches, it is the one that is formed by half double crochets. See photo for more details. You must work in this way the whole bottom edge until you reach the last row de slst, slst on the corner. On the same place of the slst of the corner, crochet a shell stitch of 5 hdc and continue with the previous instruction for edge execution. You finish where you made the buttonhole.

— Ears of the cap :

Info :

Make 2 ecru pieces and 2 pink pieces.

Round 1 :

Chain 4, 1 sc on the second chain from the hook, 1 sc, 5 hdc on the last chain, 2 sc, 3 sc on the latest available ch /12 sts

Round 2 :

2 sc, 5 inc of hdc, 3 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch, 1 sc /19 sts

Round 3 :

2 sc, 2 hdc, 6 inc of hdc, 2 hdc, 4 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch, 2 sc / 25 sts

Info :

Now you must join 1 pink piece and 1 ecru piece, to do this put the pieces with the back inside, right sides outwards and with the pink color facing you. The pink piece is worked normally and the white piece is worked through the frontloop, you must crochet 1 sc in each stitch.

— Assembly :

Info :

Union head to body: With the help of a tapestry needle and white thread, sew stitch by stitch joining both pieces. Finish stuffing the neck when you have little space left to finish sewing.

Info :

The horns are placed between round 10 (single crochet) and rounds 11 (bobble stitch inside), leaving 8 groups of bobble stitches separating them.

Info :

The ears should be placed on the same line as the horns below them. You must fold them at the base. To join them you must skip 1 group of bobble stitches to put them on the base.

Info :

The floral button on the cap should be placed on the second line of the line of the slip stitches.

Info :

Small buttons: the first should be between round 22 and 23, the second between round 26 and 27. Arms: You should put a beige ribbon on the cuff of the gloves as decoration.

Info :

To place the arms to the body you must place them on the cap following the line of the ears and horns and the hands must be with the fingers or thumbs forward.

Info :

Facial features: Join stitches 1 and 2 (between rounds 28 and 29 goes stitch 2) with the tapestry needle and transparent thread, forming this vertical dividing fold under the nose. Stitch 3 is attached to the back of the neck, the same with stitch 4, both independent of each other (at no time we make a stitch between eyes), take care of the tension so that both eyes are equally sunken.

Assembly Instructions

  • Join head to body: With the help of a tapestry needle and white thread, sew stitch by stitch joining both pieces; finish stuffing the neck when you have a little space left to finish sewing.
  • Place horns between round 10 (single crochet) and round 11 (bobble stitch inside) on the cap, leaving 8 groups of bobble stitches separating them.
  • Attach ears on the same line as the horns below them; fold the ear at the base and skip 1 group of bobble stitches when sewing to align with the cap base.
  • Sew the floral button to the second line of slip stitches on the cap edge and place the two small pink buttons on the body between rounds 22-23 and 26-27 respectively.
  • Position arms on the cap following the line of ears and horns, orienting hands with fingers or thumbs forward and add a beige ribbon around the glove cuffs as decoration.

Important Notes

  • 💡Insert the safety eyes between rounds 20 and 21 with 7 stitches between them before stuffing the head to ensure correct placement.
  • 💡Do not cut the thread after making the second base disc; join both base pieces using the backloops and insert cardboard between layers for stability.
  • 💡Work in a continuous spiral for body and head pieces and use stitch markers to mark beginnings or color changes for accuracy.
  • 💡Stuff gradually and check shaping frequently; overstuffing or uneven stuffing will distort the smooth silhouette of the doll.

Nieves is a tiny snow friend with a sweet hood, little horns and delicate details to warm any room. This pattern includes step-by-step rounds, photos and assembly notes to guide you from start to finish. Create Nieves for gifts, decor, or a cozy handmade collection. 🧶✨

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished amigurumi measures approximately 18-22 cm tall depending on yarn tension and stuffing, using the recommended cotton yarn and 2.0 mm hook.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can but the final size will change; if you use a thicker yarn choose a larger hook and adjust stuffing amounts and assembly placement accordingly.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate and assumes you are familiar with magic ring, single crochet, increases, decreases, half double crochet and working in the round.

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, added details and assembly care.

Where should I place the safety eyes for the best look?

Place the safety eyes between rounds 20 and 21 on the head, spaced 7 stitches apart for correct facial proportions.