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Barbs Amigurumi Pattern

Barbs 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 Barbs Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates Barbs, a playful amigurumi doll with long curly hair, a visor and detailed roller-skates. It includes full instructions for the head, body, arms, legs, swimsuit, visor and hair assembly. Detailed photos and step notes help you place eyes, attach hair strands and assemble accessories for a polished finish. The design uses simple shaping and decorative finishing to bring personality and charm to the doll.

Barbs Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Youll find clear round-by-round instructions and helpful photos to guide you through each stage. Perfect for makers who want a fun, colorful small doll project with creative finishing options.

Why You'll Love This Barbs Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it balances simplicity with playful details that make Barbs feel alive. The hair assembly technique creates gorgeous, flowing curls that are so satisfying to finish. I enjoy how the swimsuit and visor add quick pops of color without complicated shaping. Sewing the small accessories and wheels lets me personalize each doll so no two are the same. Making Barbs always puts a smile on my face and is a joyful project to share with friends.

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

Switch Things Up

I love how easy it is to customize Barbs by changing yarn colors; try pastel tones for a soft, dreamy version or neon brights for a bold statement.

You can swap the Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton for a sport-weight cotton blend and a 3.5mm hook to make a slightly larger doll if you prefer more presence on a shelf.

I often add embroidered freckles or different eye sizes to change the dolls expression; experiment with placement to create different personalities.

To make a travel-friendly charm, use thinner yarn and a 1.75–2.0mm hook for a mini version that fits on a keyring.

I sometimes replace the glued wheels with tiny buttons or felt circles for a different skateboard or shoe look.

If you want posable arms, add thin craft wire inside the arms before stuffing and bend gently to pose the doll.

Swap the pony tail for a braid by grouping strands and plaiting them, then secure with a small tie for a sporty hairstyle.

Make a winter variation by adding a tiny crocheted beanie instead of the visor and adjust colors to seasonal palettes.

For an extra polished finish, block the visor lightly by pinning it to shape and spraying with a gentle fabric stiffener before attaching.

I sometimes embellish the swimsuit with tiny embroidered stitches or beads to mimic sprinkles or confetti for a playful, textured finish.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Placing safety eyes too close together can make the face look squished; measure the distance carefully and follow the guide between rounds 18 and 19 for correct placement. ✗ Skipping stuffing during shaping results in a flat or misshapen head; stuff gradually as you go to maintain round, even shaping throughout the rounds. ✗ Working with loose tension produces gaps and visible stuffing; use tight stitches or a smaller hook as suggested to avoid holes. ✗ Not counting stitches after increases or decreases creates uneven rounds; count after each round and use stitch markers to mark the start of the round.

Barbs Amigurumi Pattern

Create Barbs, an adorable roller-girl amigurumi with long curly hair, a visor, and tiny roller skates. This pattern walks you through each piece from head to toes with clear step-by-step instructions. Youll enjoy making the playful details like the swimsuit, pony tail and wheel accents. Perfect for gifting or adding to your handmade toy collection.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Barbs Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton yarn in Beige (main skin color) - small amount
  • 02
    Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton yarn in Lemon (hair) - small amount
  • 03
    Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton yarn in Rose (pink accents, visor, boots) - small amount
  • 04
    Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton yarn in Succulent (teal swimsuit) - small amount
  • 05
    Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton yarn in Lime (green boots/stripes) - small amount

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 2.5mm or 2.75mm
  • 02
    Pair of 12 mm safety eyes (2 pieces)
  • 03
    Tapestry needle
  • 04
    Stitch marker
  • 05
    Scissors
  • 06
    Polyester stuffing
  • 07
    Fabric glue (optional)
  • 08
    Pins for arranging hair strands

Progress Tracker

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— Head :

Rnd 1 :

6 sc in a magic ring [6]

Rnd 2 :

6 Inc [12]

Rnd 3 :

(1 sc, Inc) 6x [18]

Rnd 4 :

(2 sc, Inc) 6x [24]

Rnd 5 :

(3 sc, Inc) 6x [30]

Rnd 6 :

(4 sc, Inc) 6x [36]

Rnd 7 :

(5 sc, Inc) 6x [42]

Rnd 8 :

(6 sc, Inc) 6x [48]

Rnd 9 :

(7 sc, Inc) 6x [54]

Rnd 10 :

(8 sc, Inc) 6x [60]

Rnd 11-22 :

60 sc (12 rounds) [60]

Info :

Don't forget to stuff with stuffing as you go. EYES LOCATION BETWEEN RND 18 AND 19

Rnd 23 :

(8 sc, Dec) 6x [54]

Rnd 24 :

(7 sc, Dec) 6x [48]

Rnd 25 :

(6 sc, Dec) 6x [42]

Rnd 26 :

(5 sc, Dec) 6x [36]

Rnd 27 :

(4 sc, Dec) 6x [30]

Rnd 28 :

(3 sc, Dec) 6x [24]

Rnd 29 :

(2 sc, Dec) 6x [18]

Rnd 30 :

(1 sc, Dec) 6x [12]

Rnd 31 :

(Dec) 6x [6]

Info :

Cut the yarn. Fasten off.

— Ears :

Item Name (P1) :

Make 2. Beige.

Rnd 1 :

In a magic ring, Ch 2, 5 Dc

Info :

Pull tight to close. Leave a long yarn to sew. Sew between Rnd 18-20

— Hair Base :

Rnd 1 :

6 sc in a magic ring [6]

Rnd 2 :

6 Inc [12]

Rnd 3 :

(1 sc, Inc) 6x [18]

Rnd 4 :

FLO (2 sc, Inc) 6x [24]

Info :

Do not cut the yarn, continue to hair strands

— Hair Strands :

Info :

Lemon. Continue the hair with *Ch 41. (Photo 1) Start from 2nd chain from hook, 1 sc, 38 Hdc, 1 sc along the chain, Slst to the next st. of the hair base.* (Photo 2) *Do this 16 times.

— Hair Bangs :

Info :

*Ch 41. Start from 2nd chain from hook, 1 sc, 39 Hdc, along the chain, Skip 1 st., Slst to the next st. of the hair base.*

Info :

*Do this 4 times. Position the bangs to the front side of the face. Fasten off and leave a long yarn to sew.

— Top Hair Strands Continue :

Info :

Lemon. Flip the hair and insert your hook in to the back loop of Rnd 4. (Photo 3)

Info :

*Ch 41. (Photo 4) Start from 2nd chain from hook, 1 sc, 38 Hdc, 1 sc along the chain, Slst to the next st. of the hair base.*

Info :

*Do this 18 times. Fasten off and leave a long yarn to sew. You can also use a fabric glue

— Pony (work in row) :

Row 1 :

Ch 36, turn and work along the chain

Row 2 :

1 Slst, 1 sc, 31 Hdc, 1 sc, 1 Slst

Info :

Fasten off, cut the yarn.

— Wheels (make 12) :

Info :

Rose. Make 6 sc in a magic ring. Fasten off and cut the yarn. Glue two wheels together, resulting in 6 wheels.

— Legs :

Item Name (P1) :

Make 2. LEG 1. Lime.

Rnd 1 :

Ch 5, turn and work with 3 sc along the chain, 4 sc into the last st. Continue to the other side of the chain, make 2 sc and 3 sc into the last st. (Photo 5) [12]

Rnd 2 :

Inc, 2 sc, 3 Inc, 4 sc, 2 Inc (Photo 6) [18]

Rnd 3 :

5 Hdc, 6 Hdc Inc, 7 Hdc (Photo 7) [24]

Rnd 4 :

BLO 24 sc [24]

Rnd 5 :

24 sc [24]

Rnd 6 :

6 sc, 6 Dec, 6 sc [18]

Rnd 7 :

5 sc, Dec, (1 sc, Dec) 2x, 5 sc [15]

Rnd 8-10 :

15 sc (3 rounds) [15]

Info :

Rose section next.

Rnd 11 :

BLO 15 sc [15]

Rnd 12 :

15 sc [15]

Info :

Beige section next.

Rnd 13 :

BLO 15 sc [15]

Rnd 14-15 :

15 sc [15]

Rnd 16 :

(4 sc, Inc) 3x [18]

Info :

Rose section continues.

Rnd 17 :

BLO 18 Slst [18]

Rnd 18 :

BLO 18 sc [18]

Rnd 19 :

18 sc [18]

Info :

Fasten off and cut the yarn. Start stuffing the Leg.

Info :

Turn the leg upside down and join Lime yarn to the front loops of round 10. Slst all around. Cut the yarn. Fasten off.

Info :

Insert your hook into the front loops of round 12 with Rose yarn. Slst around. Cut the yarn. Fasten off. Add details.

Item Name (P1) :

LEG 2

Rnd 1-19 :

Repeat Leg 1, but do not cut the yarn. With feet facing away, (if you're not in the side center where the legs should be connected), sc some more until you reach the side center. (Photo 8)

Info :

Join Leg 2 to Leg 1 with 1 sc. (Photo 9)

Rnd 20 :

17 sc to leg 1. 18 sc in leg 2. [36]

Info :

Add your stitch mark, this is the new end of the round. (Photo 10) CONTINUE TO THE BODY.

— Body :

Rnd 21 :

36 sc [36]

Rnd 22 :

(5 sc, Inc) 6x [42]

Rnd 23-24 :

42 sc (3 rounds) [42]

Rnd 25 :

(5 sc, Dec) 6x [36]

Rnd 26 :

36 sc [36]

Rnd 27 :

(16 sc, Dec) 2x [34]

Rnd 28 :

34 sc [34]

Rnd 29 :

(15 sc, Dec) 2x [32]

Info :

Beige section next.

Rnd 30 :

BLO 32 Slst [32]

Rnd 31 :

BLO 32 sc [32]

Rnd 32 :

(14 sc, Dec) 2x [30]

Rnd 33 :

30 sc [30]

Rnd 34 :

(13 sc, Dec) 2x [28]

Rnd 35 :

28 sc [28]

Rnd 36 :

(12 sc, Dec) 2x [26]

Rnd 37 :

26 sc [26]

Rnd 38 :

(11 sc, Dec) 2x [24]

Info :

Fasten off and leave a long yarn to sew.

— Arm :

Item Name (P1) :

Make 2. Beige.

Rnd 1 :

5 sc in magic ring [5]

Rnd 2 :

5 Inc [10]

Rnd 3 :

10 sc [10]

Rnd 4 :

1 sc, 1 Buble stitch, 8 sc [10]

Rnd 5-19 :

10 sc (15 rounds) [10]

Info :

Fasten off. Leave a long yarn to sew.

— Swimsuit (work in rows) :

Row 1 :

Ch 8, start from the 2nd ch from hook, Dec, 3 sc, Dec. Ch 1, turn

Row 2 :

Dec, 1 sc, Dec. Ch 1, turn

Row 3-10 :

3 sc. Ch 1, turn (8 rows)

Row 11 :

Inc, 1 sc, Inc. Ch 1, turn

Row 12 :

Inc, 3 sc, Inc. Ch 1, turn

Row 13 :

Inc, 5 sc, Inc. Ch 8. (Photo 11) Insert hook into the first chain of row 1, (Photo 12) work across with Inc, 5 sc, Inc. Ch 8. 1 sc into the first st of row 11 (Photo 13)

Row 14 :

4 sc, Dec, 2 sc, 8 sc across the chain. 9 sc to row 11, 8 sc across the other chain.

Row 15 :

(10 sc, Inc) 3x [36]

Row 16 :

36 sc [36]

Row 17 :

(16 sc, Dec) 2x [34]

Row 18 :

34 sc [34]

Info :

Wear the swimsuit at this point (Photo 14)

Row 19 :

(15 sc, Dec) 2x [34]

Row 20 :

32 sc [32]

Row 21 :

(14 sc, Dec) 2x [30]

Row 22 :

(13 sc, Dec) 2x [28]

Row 23 :

28 sc [28]

Row 24 :

(12 sc, Dec) 2x [26]

Info :

Fasten off and cut the yarn.

— Swimsuit Continue :

Info :

Succulent. Insert your hook with Succulent yarn as shown in the photo (Photo 15)

Info :

Make Ch 15 (Photo 16) and work along the chain with 14 Slst. Sc on rnd 24 (Photo 17)

Info :

Continue with 6 sc across. (Photo 17)

Info :

Make another Ch 15 (Photo 18) and turn, 14 slst along the chain. Slst on rnd 24 to finish. (Photo 19)

Info :

Fasten off. Leave a long yarn to sew.

— Visor :

Rnd 1 :

Ch 50. Join last st. to the first st. (Photo 20)

Rnd 2-4 :

50 sc (3 rounds)

Info :

Insert your hook as shown in the photo, this is the start of rnd 5 (Photo 21)

Rnd 5 :

Slst, 6 sc, 2 Inc, 6 sc. Ch 1, turn. (Photo 22)

Rnd 6 :

(1 sc, Inc) 2x, 10 sc, (Inc, 1 sc) 2x, Slst on rnd 4. (Photo 23) Ch 1, turn

Rnd 7 :

2 sc, Inc, (8 sc, Inc) 2x, 2 sc, Slst on rnd 4. (Photo 24) Ch1, turn

Rnd 8 :

3 sc, Inc, (9 sc, Inc) 2x, 3 sc, Slst on rnd 4. Ch 1, turn

Rnd 9 :

4 sc, Inc, 5 sc, Inc, 9 sc, Inc, 5 sc, Inc, 4 sc, Slst on rnd 4. Ch1, turn

Rnd 10 :

36 sc, Slst on rnd 4, turn

Rnd 11 :

36 Slst

Info :

Fasten off. Leave a long yarn to sew.

— Assemble the Hair :

Info :

Do this once you're done sewing the head and arms to the body. Use a lot of pins to arrange the strands. You can sew or use glue to fix.

— Assemble :

Info :

Sew the head to the body. Sew the arms to the body. Sew the strap in the back. Fix the hair. Wear the visor. Tie hair with the pony.

Assembly Instructions

  • Sew the head to the body using the long yarn tail from the body. Position the head centered on top of the body opening and sew evenly around with whipstitch for a secure join.
  • Sew the arms to the body on either side between the indicated rounds; align the top of the arm with the body side and attach firmly with a ladder or whip stitch.
  • Attach the strap of the swimsuit to the back by sewing the ends to the body at the back top edge so straps rest over the shoulders.
  • Arrange the hair strands using many pins to set the desired look, then sew or glue the hair base and strands in place; use the pony piece to tie a top section and secure it with stitches.
  • Position and sew or glue the visor to the hair/head, making sure it sits above the eyes and tucks into the hair for a snug fit.
  • Glue or sew the small wheels onto the underside of the boots, then add embroidered laces and details to finish the roller-skate look.

Important Notes

  • 💡Crochet with tight stitches; use a smaller hook to avoid holes and visible stuffing.
  • 💡Unless otherwise stated, the dolls are crocheted in continuous rows in a spiral; do not close each row with a slip stitch.
  • 💡Stuff parts gradually as you work to keep shaping controlled and even.
  • 💡Leave long yarn tails where instructed for sewing parts together and for easy assembly.

This cheerful Barbs amigurumi pattern combines cute styling with playful details like a visor and roller-skates. Its long curly hair and bright colors make it a standout handmade gift or keepsake. Follow the step-by-step rounds and photos to create a polished doll youll be proud to display. 🧶😊✨

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished amigurumi measures approximately 22 cm tall when using the recommended Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton and a 2.5–2.75mm hook.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights, but this will affect the final size. Adjust your hook size accordingly and expect a larger or smaller finished doll.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate and assumes you know basic stitches like SC, HDC, increases and decreases, and can work in continuous rounds and simple row shaping.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in 5-7 hours, though time may vary depending on experience level, detail work, and assembly time.