Peppermint Swirl Cupcake Doll – Crochet Pattern

This amazing topsy-turvy doll pattern was inspired by an idea from one of my testers, Angela Nacnac Francis. It’s a beautiful design and so perfect for Christmas and those winter months. She’s certain to make for an adorable, handmade, thoughtful gift for any little girl. She is pretty quick to whip up and has lovely details such as a beautiful Christmas dress with white ruffle and an adorable peppermint swirl hat, topped with some lovely holly berries. She just screams Winter and Christmas all in one! 🙂 And as you can see from my testers, she can easily become more Santa themed. You may also find the original Cupcake Doll pattern, here. Also, if you have bought or buy the original cupcake doll, you can receive 50% off this doll, no coupon necessary.

Materials:

Approx. 20 yds of worsted weight yarn in skin color.
(I used Hobby Lobby’s I love this Cotton! in Antique Cream)
Approx. 60 yds of worsted weight yarn in red.
Approx. 15 yds of worsted weight yarn in white.
small amount of worsted weight yarn in black.
Approx. 15 yds of worsted weight yarn for hair.
small amount of embroidery floss for smile and eyelashes (optional).
(Optional) small amount of worsted weight yarn in green for holly leaves.
Size G (4.0mm) Crochet Hook
Yarn Needle
Stitch Marker
fiberfill
6mm safety eyes

Stitches in this pattern:

Size:
Doll – 6 ½” tall when standing (without the hat)
Gauge: 6 sts x 6 rows = 1” x 1”
Gauge is less important in this type of project.
Difficulty:
❤❤♡♡ – Advanced Beginner

Abbreviations:
ch(s) = Chain(s) sp(s) = space(s) st(s) = stitch(es) sl st = Slip Stitch sk = Skip FO = Finish Off	sc = Single Crochet sc dec = Single Crochet Decrease hdc = Half Double Crochet blo = Back Loop Only flo = Front Loop Only RS = Right Side WS = Wrong Side
Special Stitches:
MC – Magic Circle Crab Stitch: The reverse single crochet stitch, also known as the crab stitch, is made by doing single crochet stitches. With one major difference: the stitches are done in the opposite direction. Check out this tutorial on how to create this stitch.