Mami Kokeshi Doll - Amigurumi Pattern

I am making some small gifts for my etsy shop and started with making keychains. I wanted to make kokeshi doll but I dont like sewing the small pieces in amigurumi. So I made my own pattern with less sewing parts :) 
The gauge is not important with the pattern, depending on your yarn-hook choice the size of kokeshi doll will change. I used 2.00mm crochet hook and fingering weight yarn and she is 12cm long.

The pattern is made in a continuous spiral, without joining rounds or turning. Use a stitch marker or a piece of yarn to mark the beginning of a round. Move the marker up when you complete the round.

• St : stitch
• Sc : single crochet
• Dc: double crochet
• dec : decrease – crochet two stitches together
• inc : increase – make two single crochet stitches in the same stitch.
  

        Main part (Body and Head)

Round 1: Using pink yarn, start with magic loop, make 6 sc into it. [6st]

Round 2: Make two stitches into each stitch round [12st]

Round 3: (sc1, inc) x 6 times [18st]

Round 4: (sc2, inc) x 6 times [24st]

Round 5: (sc3, inc) x 6 times [30st]

Round 6: sc in each stitch working into back stitches only [30st]

Rounds 7-8: sc in each stitch [30st]

Round 9: (sc9, inc) x 3 times [33st]

Rounds 10-15: sc in each stitch [33]

Round 16: (sc9, dec) x 3 times [30st]

Round 17: sc in each stitch. [30st]

Round 18: (sc3, dec) x 6 times [24st]

Round 19-20: sc in each stitch [24st]

Round 21: (sc, dec) x 6 times [18st] Stuff the body and continue stuffing as you crochet along.

Round 22: sc in each st [18st]

Round 23: (sc1, dec) x 6 times [12st]

Round 24-25: change to tan color, sc in each st [12st]

Round 26: (sc1, inc) x 6 times [18st]

Round 27: (sc2, inc) x 6 times  [24st]

Round 28: (sc3, inc) x 6 times [30st]

Round 29: (sc4, inc) x 6 times [36st] 

Rounds 30-36: sc in each stitch [36st]

Round 37: (4sc, dec) x 6 times [30st]

Round 38: (sc3, dec) x 6 times [24st]

If you are using safety eyes, insert them now on 37^th row leaving 5sc between each other. You can also use embroidery thread to make the eyes.
Round 39: (sc2, dec) x 6 times [18st]
Round 40: (sc1, dec) x 6 times [12st] 

Round 41: dec 6 times. [6st]
Hair

Round1: Using black yarn start with magic loop, make 6sc in it. [6st]

Round 2: Make two stitches into each stitch round [12st]

Round 3: (sc1, inc) x 6 times [18st]

Round 4: (sc2, inc) x 6 times [24st]

Round 5: (sc3, inc) x 6 times [30st]

Round6: (sc4,inc) x 6 times [36st]

Round 7-11: sc in each stitch [36st]

Round 12: (skip next 2 st, 5dc in the 3^rd st, skip next 2 st, slip stitch in the 3^rd st.) x 4 times. Cut the yarn leaving a tail to sew on the head.

Hair Bun

Round1: Using black yarn start with magic loop, make 6sc in it. [6st]

Round 2: Make two stitches into each stitch round [12st]

Round 3: (sc1, inc) x 6 times. [18st]

Round 4-: sc in each stitch [18st]

Cut the yarn leaving a tail, stuff and sew it on the hair.

Hair Bow

1.   Ch9

2.   Dc in the 3^rd st, dc in each st. [7st]

3.   ch2, turn your work, dc in each st. [7st]

4.   Cut the yarn leaving. Pinch the bow in the middle and wrap some yarn around the centre of it. Sew it on the head.

Decoration ideas

Using red yarn ch 42, dc in the 3^rd ch. Dc in each st (40 st). Leaving a tail to cut sew it on the body as in the photo. If you want you can use 1cm wide, 14cm long lace for this part of her dress or you can do some embroidery.

You can also decorate using buttons and beads. Imagination has no limits. :)