Pattern Information

Bamboo Pop Dolls
Designed by Jacki Donhou

Note: This is a large pattern and is available for download at this link.

Get creative and express yourself with these delightful dolls! These cuties were designed for Universal Yarn by Jacki Donhou, and they use six of our new colors of Bamboo Pop to celebrate the diversity of our skin tones. Each doll features playful hair styles and unique accessories. They’re perfect as sweet décor or toys for your little one. You can try to just make one, but we’re pretty sure you won’t be able to resist making them all!

SKILL
Crochet

DIFFICULTY
Easy

SIZES
One Size

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Height: Approx. 6½” tall

MATERIALS
Universal Yarn Bamboo Pop (50% bamboo, 50% cotton; 100g/292 yds)
Note: If you intend to make multiple dolls, please note that purchasing a second ball of any color duplicated below is not necessary.
Orange Doll:
• 143 Rosy – 1 ball
• 110 Sand – 1 ball
• 135 Apricot Slush – 1 ball
• 101 White – 1 ball
• 139 Sundae – 1 ball
• 129 Winter Squash – 1 ball
Pink Doll:
• 145 Seashell – 1 ball
• 141 Bubblegum – 1 ball
• 101 White – 1 ball
• 125 Darling Pink – 1 ball
• 114 Super Pink – 1 ball
Green Doll:
• 148 Almond – 1 ball
• 108 Lime Green – 1 ball
• 117 Emerald – 1 ball
• 140 Crocodile – 1 ball
• 109 Clover – 1 ball
Blue Doll:
• 150 Penny – 1 ball
• 131 Denim – 1 ball
• 101 White – 1 ball
• 142 Anchor – 1 ball
• 115 Silken – 1 ball
• 111 Midnight Blue – 1 ball
Yellow Doll:
• 151 Hickory – 1 ball
• 115 Silken – 1 ball
• 101 White – 1 ball
• 113 Sunny – 1 ball
• 111 Sundae – 1 ball
Purple Doll:
• 152 Chocolate – 1 ball
• 105 Grape – 1 ball
• 138 Quartz – 1 ball
• 137 Jubilee – 1 ball
Hook: US Size 0 (2 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge
Notions: Polyester fiber filling, embroidery needle, scissors, sewing pins, removable stitch markers, 2 pipe cleaners, black crochet thread or embroidery floss, sew on snaps size 4/0, sewing needle and thread, clear elastic hair ties,

GAUGE
32 sc x 32 rnds = 4”
Save time, check your gauge.

PATTERN NOTES
These dolls are created modularly with minimal seaming by first creating two Arms and setting them aside. Then the Body is made seamlessly by making one Leg, then joining a second Leg to it before working in the round for the Body. The Arms are attached while working rounds of the Body, before moving on to shoulder and neck shaping, then finally the head. Ears are made and sewn on separately. Lastly, facial features are embroidered on to finish the doll.

You will work in unjoined, continuous rounds. To track them, place a removable stitch marker in the first stitch to denote the beginning of each round. You will move the marker up each round after completing the first stitch of each new round.

This pattern uses a shorthand style of crochet instructions. Abbreviation descriptions and instructions are given in the Stitch Guide.