- LevelIntermediate
- Time4-6 hours
- YarnWorsted
About This Pattern
This one has that quiet, glittery calm you get on a cold clear morning. She is small and self-contained, a doll built for a shelf rather than rough play. There is nothing loud about her, just a lot of careful, cool-toned detail packed into a tiny frame.
Set her on a windowsill or a bookshelf and she holds her own without needing anything around her. She is the kind of piece people pick up to look closer at the collar and the little embroidered snowflakes. Small enough for a desk, detailed enough that she does not read as filler.
- Start the body as a cylinder worked in continuous rounds from a magic ring, building up steadily.
- Work a stretch of rounds where every stitch increases before easing into more gradual shaping.
- Alternate single crochet with spaced-out increases to curve the body outward.
- Attach a contrasting blue yarn into those front loops and crochet a collar in half double crochet.
- Make the arms and legs separately as simple stuffed cylinders from magic rings.
- Sew the hair wig onto the head and attach the arms, legs, and ears to the body.
- Finish by embroidering snowflake shapes across the body in white yarn.
On the desk
- The materials list is not specifically stated in your provided text.
- Typically, you would need yarn in various colors (for the body, hair, dress, etc.)
- A crochet hook suitable for your yarn, stuffing material, a stitch marker, scissors, and a yarn needle.
- Safety eyes are also mentioned.
Stitch shorthand
- sc — single crochet
Mini ice queen amigurumi doll crochet pattern
Main Pattern
For Round 20: Crochet only in the back loops with 1 sc in each stitch around (30 sc in total).
8 sc, then make three sc increases consecutively, followed by 10 sc, three more sc increases, then finish the round with 6 sc.
- Rounds 1–2
Increase in all stitches.
- Round 3
1 sc, then 1 sc increase; repeat around. After Round 4: 1 sc, 1 sc increase, 1 sc; repeat around.
- Round 5
Similar to Round 4, 1 sc, 1 sc increase repeating.
- Rounds 6–8
1 sc in each stitch around (30 sc each round). For Round 9: 9 sc, 1 increase, repeat 1 sc, 1 increase four more times, then 1 sc in the last 10 stitches.
- Rounds 10–11(36)
1 sc in each stitch around (36 sc each round).
- Round 12
4 sc, 1 decrease; repeat around. In Round 13-15: Follow a similar pattern with decreases to shape the head. Begin stuffing the head.
- Rounds 16–19
Transition to making the neck and shoulders, involving sc and increases.
More shots
Where it goes
- A desk companion that sits beside a monitor without taking up much room.
- A gift for someone who collects small amigurumi dolls rather than plush toys.
- A shelf piece that pairs well with other pastel or icy-toned amigurumi for a matched set.
- A photo prop for craft-fair or shop listing shots where a compact, detailed doll reads well up close.
Color ideas
- Frost and silver Pale icy blue for the collar attached at round 20, a deeper blue for the dress body, white for the snowflake embroidery, and platinum-blonde yarn or wig fiber for the hair.
- Soft lilac chill Lilac for the main body rounds, a cooler periwinkle blue for the round-20 collar, cream for the snowflakes instead of stark white, and a muted silver-blonde for the hair wig.
Care
Hand wash in cool water if the yarn is acrylic or a wool blend, and skip the washing machine so the stuffing does not shift or clump.
Lay her flat on a towel to air dry, reshaping the collar and any embroidered snowflakes gently with your fingers while damp.
Store upright or lying flat in a fabric bag rather than a tight box, which keeps the hdc collar from getting pressed flat.
Assembly
- Step 1 Sew or glue the hair wig onto the head.
- Step 2 Use white yarn to create snowflake patterns on the body.
- Step 3 Attach the arms, legs, and ears to the body.
Easy to get wrong
Losing track of back loop only
Slip a stitch marker into the first front loop of round 20 before you start so you always have a visual reminder of which loop is which. If you catch both loops partway through, unravel just that round rather than pushing on.
Uneven increase clusters
Mark the start of each increase group, the run of three consecutive increases, with a stitch marker or scrap yarn. Count your plain stitches out loud between clusters so the eight-then-three-then-ten pattern stays even on both sides.
Collar sits too tight or floppy
Because the hdc collar is worked into front loops only, tension matters more than usual; keep it consistent with the rest of the piece. If it flares oddly, try a hook one size down for just that round.
Between the songs
- The fun here is in the contrast between structure and freehand work. Round 20 has you crocheting in back loops only, leaving a ridge of front loops waiting, then you come back and build a whole hdc collar into that ridge, which feels like a neat trick the first time you do it. The paired increases, eight stitches then three increases, ten stitches then three more, teach you to read shaping without leaning on a stitch count for every round. And the snowflake embroidery at the end is genuinely relaxing, no counting, just white yarn and your own hand deciding where the points go. By the time you attach the hair wig and stand her up, she feels like three different skills stitched into one small doll.
Listener questions
Why work round 20 in back loops only?
Working in the back loop only leaves the front loops completely free and untouched. That open ridge is exactly what you need to attach the new blue yarn and build the hdc collar afterward.
Do I need a different yarn weight for the collar?
No, you can use the same weight as the body, just in a different shade of blue for contrast. The pattern calls for a color change, not a fiber or thickness change.
How do I make the arms and legs?
They are worked as simple cylinders starting from a magic ring, stuffed lightly as you go. Keep them slim compared to the body so they attach neatly once the main piece is finished.
Is the snowflake embroidery hard to place?
Not really, since it is done freehand rather than following a stitch-by-stitch count. Sketch the rough placement with your yarn needle first, then commit to the stitches once you like the spacing.
What order should I assemble everything in?
Finish the body and collar first, then attach the arms, legs, and ears before adding the hair wig. Save the snowflake embroidery for last so you are not stitching around limbs that are already sewn on.
Original pattern: https://crocheteverything.com/crochet-mini-elsa-princess-amigurumi-pattern/
About the Author
Marisol QuinteroWho runs Crochet Obsessed, why a stitch count sits at the end of every round, how a pattern gets written here, and the things this site will never do.
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