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Cherry Babies Amigurumi Pattern

Cherry Babies Amigurumi Pattern
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2-4 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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Bite-Sized Project

Finishes in 2-4 hours—perfect for an afternoon of creative relaxation.

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Tiny Treasure

Small, sweet, and gift-worthy creations that fit perfectly in the palm of your hand with detailed charm.

About This Cherry Babies Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates a pair of tiny cherry baby amigurumi dolls tucked into a leaf cradle. You will crochet the dolls in continuous rounds and craft two leaves worked back-and-forth in rows to form the cradle. The pattern includes complete rounds for head, cap, body, arms, leaves, and assembly instructions with photos.

Cherry Babies Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Clear abbreviations, notes for decreases and circle work, and finishing techniques are included so you can achieve a neat result. Suitable for makers comfortable with basic increases, decreases, and sewing pieces together.

Why You'll Love This Cherry Babies Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it turns simple stitches into a charming miniature scene that feels like a tiny storybook moment. I enjoy how quickly you can make a pair and how satisfying it is to see them nestled in the leaf cradle. The design is playful yet elegant, and the finishing techniques really make the pieces look professional. Sharing these as small gifts always brings smiles — they are small, quick, and packed with personality.

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Switch Things Up

I love experimenting with colors when I make these Cherry Babies; try pastel pinks or corals instead of crimson for a softer look.

I sometimes substitute a slightly thicker cotton yarn and a larger hook to make a chunkier, cuddlier version that works well as a keychain or bag charm.

I often change the leaf color to a darker olive or even variegated green to add more texture and depth to the cradle.

I like to embroider tiny smiles or change eye placement for different expressions; moving the eyes slightly transforms the personality of the doll.

If I want a more rustic look, I swap the thin black thread for brown embroidery thread to create a gentler facial expression.

I sometimes add a small felt accessory like a tiny flower or button to the cap for an extra decorative touch.

I recommend trying a metallic or coated wire for the petiole if you want a more rigid hanger, but I always wrap it well with yarn to hide the metal.

For a miniature collection, I make several sizes by changing yarn weight and hook size so they look like a family set with different proportions.

I occasionally add a tiny loop at the top of the leaf cradle so the whole piece can be hung as an ornament on a holiday tree or wall.

When I make gifts, I package a pair with a small card and a matching mini leaf for a cohesive present that shows attention to detail.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping the magic ring or tightening it unevenly can leave a hole in the top of the head; make the ring snug and pull evenly to close the center. ✗ Forgetting to pull the initial thread end out between rounds 2 and 3 when working circles makes counting rounds harder; pull the tail out as a marker to help you count. ✗ Not stuffing the head before closing can result in a misshapen doll; stuff the head firmly after R9 and before finishing the remaining stitches. ✗ Attaching arms without pinning can lead to uneven placement; pin the arms in place and check symmetry before sewing them to the body. ✗ Wrapping the petiole yarn loosely causes it to unwind over time; wrap the thin yarn very tightly and tie both tails together securely to avoid unraveling.

Cherry Babies Amigurumi Pattern

Make two tiny, adorable cherry baby amigurumi dolls nestled in a crocheted leaf cradle. This pattern gives you step-by-step rounds, clear photos, and helpful finishing notes so you can create a sweet handmade gift or decoration. Perfect for gifting or adding a playful accent to your home, the result is a compact, palm-sized keepsake you'll love to make.

Intermediate 2-4 Hours

Materials Needed for Cherry Babies Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

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    Cotton yarn Alpina Lily (50 g / 175 m) - Beige (for faces)
  • 02
    Cotton yarn Alpina Lily (50 g / 175 m) - Crimson (for caps/cherry heads)
  • 03
    Cotton yarn NAKO Mia (50 g / 170 m) - Green (for bodies, arms, leaves)
  • 04
    Any synthetic or organic filler for stuffing (small amount per doll)

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 2.0 mm
  • 02
    Wire 0.5 mm (thin floral or craft wire)
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    Thin black thread for embroidering the eyes
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    Sewing needles and pins
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    Tapestry needle for weaving and assembly
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    Scissors
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    Polyester stuffing or any suitable filler

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— Instruction :

Infos :

NOTE#1 How decrease does: insert the hook into the next stitch and thread over. Pull a loop through so that there are now 2 loops on the hook. Insert the hook into the next stitch and thread over. Pull a loop through so that there are now 3 loops on the hook. Thread over again and pull the loop of thread through all 3 loops on the hook. NOTE#2 For crocheting of circles - pull the initial thread end out between rounds 2 and 3, it would serve as the marker and help you to count the rounds. Level: Intermediate. Abbreviations: sts – stitches. ch – chain stitch. sl st – slip stitch. sc – single crochet for US (double crochet stitch for UK). dc – double crochet for US (treble crochet stitch for UK). inc – increase: 2 sc in 1 stitch. dec – decrease.

— Head :

Round 1 :

6 sc into magic ring (6 sts)

R2 :

(inc) X 6 (12 sts)

R3 :

(1 sc, inc) X 6 (18 sts)

R4-7 :

(4 rounds): sc around (18 sts)

R8 :

(1 sc, dec) X 6 (12 sts)

R9 :

(dec) X 6 (12 sts)

Info :

After R9 stuff the head tightly. Leave a tail.

Info :

In remaining 6 sc sew 6 stitches from inside to outside in sequence, pull the yarn, secure and hide it.

— Cap :

Round 1 :

6 sc into magic ring (6 sts)

R2 :

(inc) X 6 (12 sts)

R3 :

(1 sc, inc) X 6 (18 sts)

R4-8 :

(5 rounds): sc around (18 sts)

Info :

Put the cap on the doll's head and work

R10 :

(1 sc, dec) X 6 (12 sts)

Info :

Make 1 sc and 1 sl st more. Leave a tail.

Info :

Make clean fastening off. How to do clean fastening off: insert the yarn into the first stitch after your last stitch. Insert the yarn back into this last stitch and repeat. Secure the yarn and hide inside.

— Body&Arms :

Info :

Green yarn. First make 2 arms:

Round 1 :

6 sc into magic ring (6 sts)

R2-4 :

(3 rounds): sc around (6 sts)

Info :

Make 1 sl st more and leave short tail.

Info :

Body:

Round 1 :

6 sc into magic ring (6 sts)

R2 :

(inc) X 6 (12 sts)

R3 :

(inc, 5 sc) X 2 (14 sts)

R4 :

(inc, 6 sc) X 2 (16 sts)

R5 :

(inc, 7 sc) X 2 (18 sts)

R6-7 :

(2 rounds): sc around (18 sts)

R8 :

(dec, 7 sc) X 2 (16 sts)

R9 :

(dec, 6 sc) X 2 (14 sts)

R10 :

(dec, 5 sc) X 2 (12 sts)

Info :

Now place the one arm closely the body and join them together with 2 sc (these inner connecting sc will not be used in the next round). For the arm use its last stitch and the next following stitch. Work 4 sc and join the second arm with 2 sc, when 4 sc again. Now you have round 11.

R11 :

4 sc (arm), 4 sc (body), 4 sc (arm), 4 sc (body) (16 sts)

R12 :

(dec) X 8 (8 sts)

Info :

Make 1 sl st more and leave long tail for stitching.

Info :

Make clean fastening off. Lightly stuff the body (not the arms).

— Doll Assembly :

Info :

Place the head onto the body, pin it. It is comfortably to fix the head with a large thick needle, piercing the head and body through. Carefully sew on the head with small stitches.

— Face :

Info :

Embroider the eyes a few stitches with thin black thread, as shown further in the photos.

— LEAF-CRADLE :

Info :

consist of 2 leaves - big and small worked back-and-forth in rows. Be sure to check the chart as you work, as some rows start and end differently! Green yarn

— Big leaf :

Row 1 :

2 ch, 1 dc, 1 sc into magic ring (4 sts), turn...

R2 :

2 ch, (1 sc,1 dc,1 sc in one loop – hereafter I refer to this set as "sds" for convenience, but it counts as three stitches!), 1 sc (6 sts)

R3 :

2 ch, 1 sc, sds, 2 sc (8 sts)

R4 :

2 ch, 2 sc, sds, 3 sc (10 sts)

R5 :

2 ch, 3 sc, sds, 4 sc (12 sts)

R6 :

2 ch, 4 sc, sds, 5 sc (14 sts)

R7 :

2 ch, 5 sc, sds, 6 sc (16 sts)

R8 :

2 ch, 6 sc, sds, 7 sc (18 sts)

R9 :

2 ch, 7 sc, sds, 8 sc (20 sts)

R10 :

2 ch, 8 sc, sds, 9 sc (22 sts)

R11 :

2 ch, 9 sc, sds, 10 sc (24 sts)

R12 :

2 ch, 10 sc, sds, 10 sc (25 sts)

R13 :

2 ch, 10 sc, sds, 11 sc (26 sts)

R14 :

2 ch, 11 sc, sds, 11 sc (27 sts)

R15 :

2 ch, 11 sc, sds, 12 sc (28 sts)

R16 :

2 ch, 12 sc, sds, 12 sc (29 sts)

R17 :

2 ch, 12 sc, sds, 13 sc (30 sts)

R18 :

2 ch, 13 sc, sds, 13 sc (31 sts)

R19-26 :

(8 rows): 2 ch, 13 sc, sds, 12 sc, 1 dec (31 sts)

R27 :

2 ch, 13 sc, sds, 10 sc, 2 dec (30 sts)

R28 :

2 ch, 12 sc, sds, 10 sc, 2 dec (29 sts)

R29 :

2 ch, 12 sc, sds, 7 sc, 3 dec (27 sts)

R30 :

2 ch, 10 sc, sds, 7 sc, 3 dec (25 sts)

R31 :

2 ch, 10 sc, sds, 3 sc, 4 dec (22 sts)

R32 :

2 ch, 7 sc, sds, 3 sc, 4 dec (19 sts)

Info :

Make 1 ch more and leave short tail.

Info :

At the finish end of the leaf attach a new yarn (blue arrow in the photo) and work the leaf in a round with an edging of sc. To keep the edge of the leaf from pulling down, sometimes make increases. At the sharp end of the leaf make a prong - in one loop: sc, ch, dc, ch, sc. I got 100 sc -50 sc on one side of leaf and 50 sc on the other. Then work chain of 15, connect the round with sl st and make 2 sl st more. Leave a tail and make clean fastening off, hide the tail inside.

— Small leaf :

Row 1 :

2 ch, 1 sc, 1 dc, 2 sc into magic ring (6 sts), turn...

R2 :

2 ch, 1 sc, sds, 2 sc (8 sts)

R3 :

2 ch, 2 sc, sds, 3 sc (10 sts)

R4 :

2 ch, 3 sc, sds, 4 sc (12 sts)

R5 :

2 ch, 4 sc, sds, 5 sc (14 sts)

R6 :

2 ch, 5 sc, sds, 6 sc (16 sts)

R7 :

2 ch, 6 sc, sds, 7 sc (18 sts)

R8 :

2 ch, 7 sc, sds, 8 sc (20 sts)

R9 :

2 ch, 8 sc, sds, 9 sc (22 sts)

R10 :

2 ch, 9 sc, sds, 10 sc (24 sts)

R11 :

2 ch, 10 sc, sds, 11 sc (26 sts)

R12 :

2 ch, 11 sc, sds, 12 sc (28 sts)

R13 :

2 ch, 10 sc, dec (13 sts)

R14 :

2 ch, 11 sc (13 sts)

R15 :

2 ch, 8 sc, dec (11 sts)

R16 :

2 ch, 8 sc (10 sts)

R17 :

2 ch, 5 sc, dec (8 sts)

R18 :

2 ch, 5 sc (7 sts)

R19 :

2 ch, 2 sc, dec (5 sts)

R20 :

2 ch, dec (3 sts)

Info :

Make 1 ch more and leave short tail.

Info :

Now attach a new yarn according to the chart (blue arrow) and work second side: R13: 2 ch, 11 sc (13 sts). R14: 2 ch, 11 sc (13 sts). R15: 2 ch, dec, 8 sc (11 sts). R16: 2 ch, 8 sc (10 sts). R17: 2 ch, dec, 5 sc (8 sts). R18: 2 ch, 5 sc (7 sts). R19: 2 ch, dec, 2 sc (5 sts). R20: 2 ch, dec (3 sts). Make 1 ch more and leave short tail.

Info :

Work the leaf in a round with a edging of sc (I got 72 sc). Leave long tail for stitching. Iron the leaves gently through a damp cloth.

— CRADLY ASSEMBLY :

Info :

Put a smaller leaf on top of a large, pin it. Carefully sew them together with small stitches over the edge. At the very beginning and finish, sew firmly, making several stitches on top of each other. Then make a neat seam exactly in the middle of the leaf.

— Petiole and Final Assembly :

Info :

Now make a petiole for the cherry berry. Take a 15 cm long piece of thin wire. Hook the wire on one sc on the top of the doll, twist it tightly. Bend the tail of the wire to the necessary distance (I made a 5 cm long petiole). Cut off the excess from the wire tail, so that there was 5 mm. Take a piece of green yarn 80 cm long, pull it along the wire, hook on the wire tail and start wrapping the petiole, very tightly, gently, coil by coil. (As you get closer to the cap, it will become harder to wrap, you have to try) After wrapping the entire petiole, tie both tails of yarn together very tightly.

Info :

Insert the tails into a thick needle, stick it near the petiole and pull it out the doll's neck. Pull the yarn. To be sure, once again pull the needle out near the petiole and back - at the doll's neck. Cut the end of the yarn.

Info :

When both dolls are ready, connect their petioles in the same way, wrapping them together at a distance of 5 mm. Insert the tails of the yarn into the needle and pull it through the winding, cut it off.

Assembly Instructions

  • Place the head onto the body, pin it and fix the head with a large thick needle by piercing head and body through, then carefully sew on the head with small stitches.
  • Position and sew arms to the body by joining the arm last stitch to the body and using 2 sc to connect them; pin both arms before sewing to ensure even placement.
  • Attach the smaller leaf on top of the large leaf, pin around the edge and sew them together with small stitches, then make a neat seam exactly in the middle of the leaf.
  • Make a petiole by inserting a 15 cm piece of 0.5 mm wire into the top sc of the doll, wrap the wire with green yarn tightly coil-by-coil, tie tails and hide yarn tails through the neck using a thick needle.
  • Embroider the eyes with thin black thread using a few small stitches as shown in the photos to create a sleeping/closed-eye look.
  • When both dolls are ready, connect their petioles by wrapping them together at about 5 mm, pull the tails through the winding with a needle and cut off the excess to finish.

Important Notes

  • 💡Use the pulled initial thread end between rounds 2 and 3 when making circles to serve as a round marker and help you count accurately.
  • 💡Stuff the head firmly after R9 and before closing to ensure a smooth, round shape; overstuffing may distort proportions.
  • 💡Pin pieces in place before sewing to achieve symmetrical placement of head, arms, and leaves for a neat finished look.
  • 💡Wrap the petiole yarn very tightly and tie both tails securely to prevent the petiole from unwinding over time.
  • 💡Work clean fastening off by inserting yarn into the first stitch after your last stitch and weaving back into the piece to hide and secure ends.

These tiny Cherry Babies are a delightful, hand-crocheted keepsake that add charm wherever they sit. They make a perfect quick gift, ornament, or pocket-sized friend to brighten someone ay. Give them as a sweet surprise or keep them for your own handmade collection. 🍒🧶

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished cherry babies are small and measure approximately 5.4 cm (2.1 in) for each doll and the leaf cradle about 13 cm (5.1 in) high when using the recommended yarn and 2.0 mm hook.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights, but this will affect the final size; choose an appropriate hook for the yarn you select and expect the dolls and leaf to scale accordingly.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate and requires familiarity with magic ring, increases, decreases, working in rounds, and basic sewing; practice these techniques if you're new to them.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most makers complete the pair of cherry babies and the leaf cradle in about 2-4 hours, depending on experience and finishing time for assembly and petiole wrapping.