Moogle Doll Pattern
By Amy Shimel
Copyright Amy Shimel 2007 For personal use only. Not for resale or to create resale items.
Design Notes
Some of the parts of this doll are started using the magic ring technique. Here are directions if you are unfamiliar with this technique. The doll is worked in the round unless otherwise instructed. Mark the last stitch in each round to keep track of where you are supposed to stop each round. This is also done with a very tight tension. Tight tension will stop the stuffing from showing through the stitches and help the doll keep his shape. DIFFICULTY
This is an Beginner pattern
ABBREVIATIONS
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet US (same as double crochet UK)
hdc – half double crochet US (same as half treble UK)
dc – double crochet US (same as treble UK)
sc – 2tog decrease one stitch with single crochet
() – indicates section to be repeated
MATERIALS
Size E/4 ( 3.5 mm ) Crochet Hook
Tapestry Needle
Small Needle
Poly-beans and Poly-Fill for stuffing
White yarn for body
Red yarn for bauble and nose
Purple yarn for wings
Black yarn for eyes
6″ long piece of small gage wire
Needle Nose Pliers for bending wire
GAGE
6 stitches and 6 rows per inch
HEAD
With White yarn , MAKE ONE
R1 – 6 sc in the ring and pull the ring tight. Mark the last stitch ( 6 sc )
R2 – 2 sc in each stitch around ( 12 sc )
R3 – ( 1 sc, 2 sc in next stitch ) 6 times ( 18 sc )
R4 – ( 2 sc, 2 sc in next stitch ) 6 times ( 24 sc )
R5 – ( 3 sc, 2 sc in next stitch ) 6 times ( 30 sc )
R6 – ( 4 sc, 2 sc in next stitch ) 6 times ( 36 sc )
R7-11 – sc in each stitch around ( 36 sc )
R12 – ( 4 sc, sc 2tog ) 6 times ( 30 sc )
R13 – ( 3 sc, sc 2tog ) 6 times ( 24 sc )
R14 – ( 2 sc, sc 2tog ) 6 times (18 sc )
Finish off and leave a tail long enough to use to sew the head onto the body. Set aside.
BODY
With White yarn, MAKE ONE
R1 – 6 sc in the ring and pull the ring tight. Mark the last stitch ( 6 sc )
R2 – 2 sc in each stitch around ( 12 sc )
R3 – ( 1 sc, 2 sc in next stitch ) 6 times ( 18 sc )
R4 – ( 2 sc, 2 sc in next stitch ) 6 times ( 24 sc )
R5 – ( 3 sc, 2 sc in next stitch ) 6 times ( 30 sc )
R6 – ( 4 sc, 2 sc in next stitch ) 6 times ( 36 sc )
R7-12 – sc in each stitch around ( 36 sc )
R13 – ( 4 sc, sc 2tog ) 6 times ( 30 sc )
R14 – ( 3 sc, sc 2tog ) 6 times ( 24 sc )
R15 – ( 2 sc, sc 2tog ) 6 times (18 sc )
Finish off and Set aside.
ARMS AND LEGS
With White yarn. MAKE FOUR
R1 – 6 sc in the ring and pull the ring tight. Mark the last stitch ( 6 sc )
R2 – 2 sc in each stitch around ( 12 sc )
R3 – ( 1 sc, 2 sc in next stitch ) 6 times ( 18 sc )
R4-5 – sc in each stitch around ( 18 sc )
R6 – ( 1 sc, 2tog ) 6 times ( 12 sc )
R7-12 – sc in each stitch around ( 12 sc )
Finish off and leave a tail long enough to use to sew the appendages onto the body. Set aside.
EARS
With White yarn, MAKE TWO
R1 – 4 sc in the ring and pull the ring tight. Mark the last stitch ( 4 sc )
R2 – ( 1 sc, 2 sc in next stitch ) 2 times ( 6 sc )
R3 – ( 2 sc, 2 sc in next stitch ) 2 times ( 8 sc )
R4 – ( 3 sc, 2 sc in next stitch ) 2 times ( 10 sc )
Finish off and leave a tail long enough to use to sew the Ears onto the Head. Set aside.
NOSE
With Red yarn, MAKE ONE
R1 – 6 sc in the ring and pull the ring tight. Mark the last stitch ( 6 sc )
R2 – 2 sc in each stitch around ( 12 sc )
R3 – ( 1 sc, 2 sc in next stitch ) 6 times ( 18 sc )
R4-5 – sc in each stitch around ( 18 sc )
R6 – ( 1 sc, 2tog ) 6 times ( 12 sc )
Finish off and leave a tail long enough to use to sew the Nose onto the Head. Set aside.
BAUBLE
With Red yarn, MAKE TWO
R1 – 6 sc in the ring and pull the ring tight. Mark the last stitch ( 6 sc )
R2 – 2 sc in each stitch around ( 12 sc )
R3 – ( 1 sc, 2 sc in next stitch ) 6 times ( 18 sc )
R4- sc in each stitch around ( 18 sc )
Finish off and leave a tail long enough to use to sew the Two halves together. Set aside.
WINGS
With Purple yarn, MAKE TWO
R1 – 4 sc in the ring and pull the ring tight. Mark the last stitch ( 4 sc )
R2 – ( 1 sc, 2 sc in next stitch ) 2 times ( 6 sc )
R3 – ( 2 sc, 2 sc in next stitch ) 2 times ( 8 sc )
R4 – ( 3 sc, 2 hdc in next stitch ) 2 times ( 10 stitches )
R5 – ( 4 sc, 2 hdc in next stitch ) 2 times ( 12 stitches )
R6 – ( 5 sc, 2 dc in next stitch ) 2 times ( 14 stitches )
Finish off and leave a tail. Set aside.
FINISHING
– Place small amounts of PolyFill into the very bottom half of the hands and feet, leaving the top half empty. Sew them to the body so The Moogle will be in a seated position.
– Flatten the wings and sew the open ends shut. Attach them onto the body as shown in this photo
– Fill the body with the PolyBeans and place a small amount of PolyFill at the top to keep the beans from spilling. Set aside.
– Fill the nose with PolyFill and sew it and the ears to the Head.
– Using the black yarn, sew the lines for the eyes. Set Head aside.
– Using the plyers, bend the top of the wire into a shape to hold it inside the Bauble. This could be a Y, T or spiral shape. Slide it through the center of one Bauble half. Sew the two halves together leaving a small hole to stuff the Bauble and then finish sewing it together.
– Slip the wire through the top of the head and out the bottom. Bend this end of the wire at the length you want the Bauble to be above the head and into another shape to hold it inside the head.
– Fill the head with PolyFill and sew it to the body.
– Sit back and enjoy your new friend!
April 13, 2007 at 12:05 pm
That is adorable!!! Thanks for the pattern!
April 13, 2007 at 2:29 pm
Kupo!!!!!!! ^_______^
April 14, 2007 at 12:46 pm
Hello there!
I just happened to stumble upon your site from Craftster.com. You have some great projects going on, good to see for inspiration! 🙂
Funnily enough, I too live in Tucson! Small world.
Nice bumping into you. My name is Jacqueline, by the way. Also an avid video game player. My husband and I just had our daughter in January, I’m working on a crocheted video game theme for her room.
I’ll see you around
April 14, 2007 at 2:28 pm
Oh, how cool Amy! I love patterns, of course. I must learn who Moogle is….lol.
April 15, 2007 at 2:10 am
I three live in Tucson!
Thanks for the pattern, I’m going to work on it once some of my other stacks of projects finish up.
Also, Jackie, so very jealous of this crocheted video game thing! Sounds exciting.
April 21, 2009 at 11:51 pm
My friend on Facebook shared this link and I’m not dissapointed at all that I came here.