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The nutcracker ballet is a holiday tradition for many people, and that is what inspired the pattern for Day 8 of the Mini Amigurumi Advent, a tiny Ballerina.
This tiny little dancer is about 6" tall from the tips of her toes to the top of her bun. She has a little tutu around her waist. And matching slippers on her feet.
Small safety eyes and an embroidered mouth make her little face. Her hair and bun are made in the same way as the Angel, so if you made that pattern this one will be familiar.
You can obviously dress her in any color of leotard and tutu you choose, but you will want 2 shades of the same color, darker for the leotard, and lighter for the tutu. You can also change up the skin and hair colors to make your little Sugar Plum Fairy.
How to Crochet a Tiny Ballerina
Finished size: 6" tall
You will need:
- medium weight yarn in skin color, hair color, 2 shades of desired color for leotard and tutu (sample made with Red Heart Super Saver in Cafe Latte and Black, Loops & Threads Impeccable in Lavender and Petunia)
- G Crochet Hook (4.25 mm)
- 2- 6mm safety eyes
- fiberfill
- yarn needle
- black or pink embroidery floss
- embroidery needle
Instructions:
The ballerina body and head are made in one piece, with arms, legs, and hair made separately and sewn on after.
The tutu is crocheted directly onto the body, one round on the body is worked in the back loop only, leaving the front loops open. The tutu will be worked into those open loops.
Body/Head
Make 1 starting with darker purple (or color you are using for the leotard) yarn, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)
Rounds 4-5: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)
Round 6: 1 sc in blo of each st (this is the round the tutu will later be worked into) (18 sc)
Rounds 7-8: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)
Round: 9: sc2tog around (9 sc)
Switch to skin color, begin stuffing the body continuing to stuff as you work
Round 10: 2 sc in each st (18 sc)
Round 11: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Rounds 12-15: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)
Insert safety eyes between rounds 12 and 13 about 4 sts apart
Round 16: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (18 sc)
Round 17: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (12 sc)
Round 18: sc2tog around (6 sc)
Finish off and weave in ends
Embroider mouth with either pink or black embroidery floss
Tutu
Use lighter purple (or color you are using for tutu) and attach yarn to the unworked loops of round 6 of the body. I prefer to start in the back so that the joins are less noticeable.
Join yarn to unworked loop
Round 1: ch 2 (does not count as a st), [2 dc in each st, 1 dc in next st] repeat around, join with sl st to first dc (27 dc)
Round 2: ch 1, 2 dc in each st, join with sl st to first sc (54 sc)
Finish off and weave in ends
Arms
Make 2 with skin color, beginning with a magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2-5: 1 sc in each st (6 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing
Sew the arms to the side of the body
Legs
Make 2 starting with darker purple (or color you are using for slippers), beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (9 sc)
Round 3: [sc2tog, sc in next st] repeat around (6 sc)
Switch to skin color
Rounds 4-7: 1 sc in each st (6 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Sew the legs to to the bottom of the body
Hair
Make 1 with hair color, begin with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)
Round 4: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Rounds 5-8: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Pull hair over heads so that it comes down to the neck in the back and angles up in the front, stitch in place
Bun
Make 1 with hair color, begin with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: 1 sc in each st (12 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Add a little stuffing in the bun and stitch on top of the head
With purple (or desired color) yarn, ch 12, wrap around base of bun, tie and stitch in place to secure
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