Create Nieves, a delicate snow baby amigurumi dressed in a textured pink cap and tiny beige details. This pattern walks you through shaping the body, head, arms, tiny horns, ears and a detailed cap with bobble and shell edging. Youll learn simple joins, how to place safety eyes and give gentle facial expression — perfect for a thoughtful handmade gift or shelf companion.
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— Body :
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With white color, work in continues spiral. Well begin by making the base, which is made up of 2 pieces.
Round 1 :
6 sc in magic ring / 6 sts
Round 2 :
inc in each st of the previous round / 12 sts
Round 3 :
(1 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 18 sts
Round 4 :
(2 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 24 sts
Round 5 :
(3 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 30 sts
Round 6 :
(4 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 36 sts
Round 7 :
(5 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 42 sts
Round 8 :
(6 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 48 sts
Round 9 :
(7 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 54 sts
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When youre on the second piece dont cut the thread, you must join both pieces with the instruction of round 10, taking both backloop of the base pieces. Dont forget to put between both pieces a piece of cardboard to give more stability to the base.
Round 10 :
4 sc, 1 inc, (8 sc, 1 inc) repeat 5 times, and 4 sc / 60 sts
Round 11 :
(9 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 66 sts
Round 12 :
5 sc, 1 inc (10 sc, 1 inc) repeat 5 times, 5 sc /72 sts
Round 13 :
(11 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 78 sts
Round 14 to 26 :
78 sc /78 sts
Round 27 :
(11 sc, 1 dec) repeat 6 times /72 sts
Round 28 :
5 sc, 1 dec, (10 sc, 1 dec) repeat 5 times, 5 sc /66 sts
Round 29 :
(9 sc, 1 dec) repeat 6 times /60 sts
Round 31 :
4 sc, 1 dec, (8 sc, 1 dec) repeat 5 times, 4 sc / 54 sts
Round 33 :
(7 sc, 1 dec) repeat 6 times / 48 sts
Round 35 :
3 sc, 1 dec, (6 sc, 1 dec) repeat 5 times, 3 sc / 42 sts
Round 36 to 39 :
42 sc. Finish with slst and cut the thread. Add stuffing.
— Head :
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With white color, work in continues spiral.
Round 1 :
6 sc in magic ring / 6 sts
Round 2 :
inc in each st of the previous round / 12 sts
Round 3 :
(1 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 18 sts
Round 4 :
(2 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 24 sts
Round 5 :
1 sc, 1 inc, (3 sc, 1 inc) repeat 5 times, 2 sc / 30 sts
Round 6 :
(4 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times /36 sts
Round 7 :
2 sc, 1 inc, (5 sc, 1 inc) repeat 5 times, 3 sc / 42 sts
Round 8 :
(6 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 48 sts
Round 9 :
(7 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 54 sts
Round 10 :
5 sc, 1 inc, (8 sc, 1 inc) repeat 5 times, sc / 60 sts
Round 11 :
(9 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 66 sts
Round 12 :
(10 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times / 72 sts
Round 13 to 28 :
72 sc /72 sts. Insert the safety eyes between rounds 20 and 21 with 7 sts apart.
Round 29 :
5 sc, 1 dec, (10 sc, 1 dec) repeat 5 times, 5 sc /66 sts
Round 30 :
(9 sc, 1 dec) repeat 6 times /60 sts
Round 31 :
4 sc, 1 dec, (8 sc, 1 dec) repeat 5 times, 4 sc /54 sts
Round 32 :
(7 sc, 1 dec) repeat 6 times /48 sts
Round 33 :
3 sc, 1 dec, (6 sc, 1 dec) repeat 5 times, 3 sc / 42 sts
— Arms (gloves and arms) :
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It consists of gloves and arms. The gloves are beige and the arms are white. Start with Beige color. Inside a magic ring 6 hdc, finish with slst and cut the thread. Reserve as this will be the finger.
Round 1 :
Ch 4, then 1 sc on the next chain, 1 sc, 3 sc on the 1 chain, 2 sc, 3 sc on the 1 st / 10 sts
Round 2 :
3 sc, 3 sc on 1 st, 4 sc, 3 sc on 1 st, 1 sc / 14 sts
Round 3 :
4 sc, 3 sc on 1 st, 6 sc, 3 sc on 1 st, 2 sc / 18 sts
Round 4 :
5 sc, 1 inc, 11 sc /18 sts
Round 9 :
Here well incorporate the previously made finger. Make 4 sc, fold the finger in half so youll only make 3 sc of the finger joining it to the glove, complete the round /18 sts
Round 10 :
7 sc, 1 dec, 7 sc, 1 dec. Now well change color, so were going to secure the beige color with a stitch marker /16 sts
Round 11 :
With pink color, Backloop (6 sc, 1 dec) repeat 2 times / 14 sts
Round 12 to 21 :
14 sc. Finish with slst
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Through the frontloop. Back to beige color. Well make the arcs, ch 3, on the base of the 3 chains you need to make a puff stitch of 2 hdc, then skip 1 st and slip stitch, repeat (ch 3, on the base of the 3 chains puff stitch of 2 hdc, then skip 1 st and slip stitch). I total youll 8 arcs.
— Nose :
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With beige color. Inside a magic ring, chain 2 and 7hdc, then slip stitch on the second chain from the beginning. Close the magic ring and leave a long tail to sew to the head. Put the nose between rounds 20 to 23. Dont worry if it looks too close to the eyes. In the assembly part Ill show you how to give expression to Snows face and youll see that it changes its position.
— Horns :
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Make 2. With beige color, work in continues spiral.
Round 1 (piece A) :
6 sc in magic ring /6 sts
Round 2 (piece A) :
(1 sc, 1 inc) repeat 3 times /9 sts
Round 3 to 7 (piece A) :
9 sc
Round 1 (piece B) :
6 sc in magic ring /6 sts
Round 2 (piece B) :
(1 sc, 1 inc) repeat 3 times /9 sts
Round 3 to 5 (piece B) :
9 sc
Round 6 (piece B) :
(1 sc, 1 dec) repeat 3 times /6 sts
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Well continue to make the complete horn.
Round 8 :
Now you must attach to piece A. Crochet 9 sc on the piece A and then crochet 6 sc on the piece B. Youll have 15 sts.
Round 9 and 10 :
15 sc /15 sts
— Cap :
Row 1 :
With light pink, chain 57 for the base, chain 3, now well make a "bobble stitch inside" of 5 hdc using: The second chain from the hook, the third, the fourth, the fifth and the sixth, close the bobble stitch. Repeat this stitch until the row is completed, well have a total of 28 "bobble stitch inside".
Row 2 :
Turn the piece and chain 1, crochet 56 sc (one on each stitch).
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Well finish until we complete row 13, which will be on the right side. With the odd rows as described in row 1 (except for the 57 chains of the base) and for the even rows do as described for row 2. Leave a long tail to sew, fold the rectangle in half as shown and sew stitch by stitch. The sewn part is the back of the cap.
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Now well make the lower part, that is, the part covering the body. Position of the cap to start crocheting: Lay the piece on the table like this, the side just sewn is on the right, the opening that will be left to the face is on the left, the folded side is on top.
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* join in the lower left rear corner, watch out for this detail! These are the corners shown in the photo. Chain 15, finish and cut the thread (these chains will be waiting for us to use them later).
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* Join the pink thread in the lower left front corner, chain 31.
Row 1 (lower part) :
chain 2, 9 hdc, 6 sc.
Row 2 :
skip one stitch, slip stitch in the next stitch, turn and crochet 16 slst through the backloop.
Row 3 to 39 :
We repeat row 1 and 2 alternating them, always making them both through the backloop until we finish in row 49, youll notice that at the end well have used the 15 chains that we left at the beginning.
— Edge of the Cap :
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From where you are chain 7 (this will form the buttonhole), then 1 sc in the corner. Now well start to make the edge of the neck and the face. Crochet 1 sc on each stitch until you reach the angle that is formed. Slip stitch in the next stitch, *skip 1 stitch and shell stitch of 3 hdc, skip 1 stitch and slip stitch in the next stitch*. Repeat from * to * obtaining 14 shell stitches in total. Now make 1 sc on each stitch on the side of the neck, youll start making the lapel part, crochet 1 sc and slip stitch in the next stitch, * skip 1 stitch and crochet shell stitch of 3 hdc, skip 1 stitch and slip stitch in the next stitch*. Repeat to obtain 4 curves. The last curve should be of 5 hdc and it will be in the corner.
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Next, well make the lower edge of the cap with shell stitch of 3 hdc. Each shell stitch must come out of the line of slip stitches and you must crochet the slip stitch of separation in the space that remains between lines of slip stitches. Work the whole bottom edge until the last row of slst, slst on the corner. On the same place of the slst of the corner, crochet a shell stitch of 5 hdc and continue with the previous instruction for edge execution. You finish where you made the buttonhole.
— Ears of the Cap :
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Make 2 ecru pieces and 2 pink pieces. Now you must join 1 pink piece and 1 ecru piece, put the pieces with the back inside, right sides outwards and with the pink color facing you. The pink piece is worked normally and the white piece is worked through the frontloop, you must crochet 1 sc in each stitch.
Round 1 :
Chain 4, 1 sc on the second chain from the hook, 1 sc, 5 hdc on the last chain, 2 sc, 3 sc on the latest available ch /12 sts
Round 2 :
2 sc, 5 inc of hdc, 3 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch, 1 sc /19 sts
Round 3 :
2 sc, 2 hdc, 6 inc of hdc, 2 hdc, 4 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch, 2 sc /25 sts
— Assembly :
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Union head to body: With the help of a tapestry needle and white thread, sew stitch by stitch joining both pieces. Finish stuffing the neck when you have little space left to finish sewing.
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The horns are placed between round 10 (single crochet) and rounds 11 (bobble stitch inside), leaving 8 groups of bobble stitches separating them.
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The ears should be placed on the same line as the horns below them. You must fold them at the base. To join them you must skip 1 group of bobble stitches to put them on the base.
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The floral button on the cap should be placed on the second line of the line of the slip stitches.
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Small buttons: the first should be between round 22 and 23, the second between round 26 and 27.
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Arms: You should put a beige ribbon on the cuff of the gloves as decoration. To place the arms to the body you must place them on the cap following the line of the ears and horns and the hands must be with the fingers or thumbs forward.
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Facial features: Join stitches 1 and 2 (between rounds 28 and 29 goes stitch 2) with the tapestry needle and transparent thread, forming this vertical dividing fold under the nose. Stitch 3 is attached to the back of the neck, the same with stitch 4, both independent of each other (at no time we make a stitch between eyes), take care of the tension so that both eyes are equally sunken.
This sweet Nieves amigurumi is perfect to gift or display, combining soft cotton yarns and tiny details that melt hearts. Crafted with care, the textured cap and little horns make this doll unique and full of charm. Happy crocheting — make one to brighten a shelf or to give as a cozy handmade present! 🧶✨
