Dear fellow crocheters,
I'm excited to share with you my newest doll design, the Chinese Pixie!
The Chinese Pixie is an adorable, little fairy girl that is quick and easy to crochet. This sweet, East Asian doll wears her hair in two buns and two braids, making her look charming and playful. She can easily be customized in many ways by using different yarn colors, making different hair styles, and adding embellishments such as beads, buttons, and appliques.
This amigurumi doll is a fun toy for kids who love to play with small
“pocket buddies”. She also makes for a great birthday gift and
Christmas or holiday present!
The Chinese Pixie is part of Sweet Softies' Pocket Pixie Series. Below are some other members of the group. Click here to see them all and get links to their free patterns!
I'm excited to share with you my newest doll design, the Chinese Pixie!
The Chinese Pixie is an adorable, little fairy girl that is quick and easy to crochet. This sweet, East Asian doll wears her hair in two buns and two braids, making her look charming and playful. She can easily be customized in many ways by using different yarn colors, making different hair styles, and adding embellishments such as beads, buttons, and appliques.
She looks lovely with or without her fairy wings!
The Chinese Pixie is part of Sweet Softies' Pocket Pixie Series. Below are some other members of the group. Click here to see them all and get links to their free patterns!
If you like this design of mine, you can check out the other Amigurumi Patterns I have on my site, or click to see all my Free Crochet Patterns!
Scroll down for the free, written pattern instructions. If you would like to
download the beautifully-formatted, ad-free, and easy-to-read PDF
version with photo references (see preview below), click here to purchase it for a small fee in my shop. This pattern, along with most of my other designs, is also available in my Etsy shop. Thank you for supporting Sweet Softies designs!
CHINESE PIXIE
Free Crochet Pattern
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Introduction:
The Chinese Pixie is an adorable, little fairy girl that is quick and easy to crochet. This sweet, East Asian doll wears her hair in two buns and two braids, making her look charming and playful. She can easily be customized in many ways by using different yarn colors, making different hair styles, and adding embellishments such as beads, buttons, and appliques. This amigurumi doll is a great toy for kids who love to play with small “pocket buddies”. She also makes for a great birthday gift and Christmas or holiday present!
The Chinese Pixie is an adorable, little fairy girl that is quick and easy to crochet. This sweet, East Asian doll wears her hair in two buns and two braids, making her look charming and playful. She can easily be customized in many ways by using different yarn colors, making different hair styles, and adding embellishments such as beads, buttons, and appliques. This amigurumi doll is a great toy for kids who love to play with small “pocket buddies”. She also makes for a great birthday gift and Christmas or holiday present!
The Chinese Pixie’s PDF amigurumi pattern file includes complete written instructions for the doll-making process with helpful visual references.
Size:
- Height: 6 inches (15 cm)
Level:
- ★★☆☆☆ Easy / Beginner
- Requires familiarity with stitches used (below), attaching plastic safety eyes, changing yarn colors, and sewing parts together.
- FO: fasten off
- MR: magic ring
- Ch: chain
- Sl st: slip stitch
- Sc: single crochet
- Hdc: half dc
- Dc: double crochet
- Tr: triple (treble) crochet
- Inc: increase
- Dec: decrease
- I-cord (video tutorial available)
Materials:
- Medium weight 4 yarn in desired colors for the skin, hair, and dress. (I used Caron Simply Soft yarn in peach, black, blue, light blue, and white)
- 2.75mm crochet hook
- 5.00mm crochet hook
- 7mm plastic safety eyes
- Scissors
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Yarn needle
- Optional: blush powder & q-tip (for adding blush)
~ CROCHET INSTRUCTIONS ~
Important Notes (Read before beginning!)
- Use your preferred yarn colors for each part. (My selection is written in parenthesis.)
- Video tutorials are available for some portions of this pattern. Scroll down to the Video section to view them.
Head
Use skin-colored yarn (peach).
R1: In MR, sc 6. (6 sts)
R2: Inc around. (12 sts)
R3: (Sc, inc) x 6. (18 sts)
R4: (Sc 2, inc) x 6. (24 sts)
R5: (Sc 3, inc) x 6. (30 sts)
R6-R12: Sc around. (30 sts)
R13: (Sc 3, dec) x 6. (24 sts)
Insert 7mm plastic safety eyes between R10-R11, 6 sts apart.
R14: (Sc 2, dec) x 6. (18 sts)
R15: (Sc, dec) x 6. (12 sts)
FO and weave in the ends.
Hair Cap
Use hair-colored yarn (black).
Repeat R1-R10 instructions from the ‘Head’ section.
FO with a long tail for sewing later.
Hair Buns (x2)
Start with hair-colored yarn (black).
Start with hair-colored yarn (black).
R1: 6 sc in magic ring. (6 sts)
R2: Inc around. (12 sts)
R3: Sc around. (12 sts)
Switch to hair tie color yarn (blue).
R4: (Sc 2, dec) x 3. (9 sts)
FO with a long tail for sewing later.
Body
Start with underwear-colored yarn (white).
R1: In MR, sc 6. (6 sts)
R2: Inc around. (12 sts)
R3: (Sc, inc) x 6. (18 sts)
R4-R8: Sc around. (18 sts)
R9: (Sc 4, dec) x 3. (15 sts)
Switch to dress-colored yarn (blue).
R10: Sc around. (15 sts)
R11: In BLO, (sc 3, dec) x 3. (12 sts)
R12: Sc around. (12 sts)
FO with a long tail for sewing later.
Dress Skirt
Start with dress-colored yarn (blue). Attach yarn to the back loops created in R11 of the body.
Start with dress-colored yarn (blue). Attach yarn to the back loops created in R11 of the body.
R1: Ch 2, hdc around. *Join with a sl st to the first hdc. (15 sts)
R2: Ch 2, (hdc 2, inc) x 5. *Join. (20 sts)
R3: Ch 2, (hdc 3, inc) x 5. *Join. (25 sts)
R4: Ch 2, (hdc 4, inc) x 5. *Join. (30 sts)
R5: Ch 2, (hdc 5, inc) x 5. *Join. (35 sts)
Switch to frill-colored yarn (white).
R6: Ch 1, (inc, sl st) around. *Join.
FO and weave in the ends.
Arms (x2)
Note: Arms and legs are made using the “i-cord” crochet technique. Click here for the i-cord tutorial, or scroll down to see videos for this pattern below.
Note: Arms and legs are made using the “i-cord” crochet technique. Click here for the i-cord tutorial, or scroll down to see videos for this pattern below.
Use skin-colored yarn (peach).
Set up the i-cord: Ch 3. Insert hook into 2nd ch from hook, YO, pull up a loop, insert hook into next ch, YO, and pull up a loop. (3 loops on hook)
R1: Drop 2 loops from hook, but hold onto them tightly with your non-hook hand so that they do not come undone. YO, pull through loop on hook. Insert hook into first dropped loop, YO, pull through. (2 loops on hook.) Insert hook into second dropped loop, YO, and pull through. (3 loops on hook)
R2-R8: Repeat R1.
To finish, YO and pull through all 3 loops on hook.
FO with a long tail for sewing later.
Legs (x2)
Start with shoe-colored yarn (blue).
Set up the i-cord the same way as you did for the Arms (above).
R1: Repeat R1 instructions from the ‘Arms’ section.
Switch to skin-colored yarn (peach).
R2-R12: Repeat R1 instructions from the ‘Arms’ section.
FO with a long tail for sewing later.
~ FINISHING INSTRUCTIONS ~
- Stuff the head and body firmly, but be careful not to stretch the stitches. Lightly stuff the hair buns.
- Sew the arms and legs to the body using a yarn needle and the long yarn tails.
- Follow my Hair Tutorial to add hair strands and bangs to your doll’s hair cap. You will also be sewing the cap to your doll’s head. After you attach the hair strands, you can braid them into two pigtails.
- Sew the hair buns to opposite sides of the hair cap.
- Sew the head to the body.
- With white yarn and a yarn needle, sew a “Y”-shaped collar to the doll’s dress, going around her neck.
- Sew the wings to the doll’s back.
- Lastly, add blush to cheeks using blush powder & q-tip. Click here for a blush tutorial, or scroll down to watch the video tutorial.
And that's it! Congratulations on finishing your sweet Chinese Pixie!
~ VIDEOS FOR THIS PATTERN ~
Below are some videos that go along with parts of this pattern.
I-cord
This is used for the arms and legs. Click here for the written instructions and blog post, or view the video below.
Adding Blush
This tutorial provides tips and instructions on how to quickly and easily add blush to your amigurumi doll, using blush powder and a q-tip. Click here for the written instructions and blog post, or view the video below.
Butterfly Fairy Wings
This is an optional accessory that you can add to these dolls. Click here for the written instructions and blog post, or view the video below.
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Also, if you would like to download the beautifully-formatted, ad-free, and easy-to-read PDF version with photo references (see preview below), click here to purchase it for a small fee in my shop. This pattern, along with most of my other designs, is also available in my Etsy shop. Thank you for supporting Sweet Softies designs!
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