Princess Leia Amigurumi Pattern
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Materials:
Using DK yarn with 4mm hook will produce a Princess Leia of about 12cm/ 4.7in tall.
All yarn threads are assumed to be of the same thickness unless stated.
Flesh colored yarn
White yarn
Brown yarn
Grey Yarn
Black yarn of about half thickness than the rest (for the gun)
Safety Eyes 9mm x2 (based on DK yarn, use a bigger size if using a thicker yarn)
Felting needle + pink felting wool OR pink felt and glue
Stuffing
Abbreviations:
sc - single crochet
sc inc - single crochet increase
sc dec - single crochet decrease
ss - slip stitch
ch - chain stitch
dc - double crochet
tr - treble crochet
Rnd - Round
Head & Body
Note: All rounds for the head start with brown yarn unless otherwise stated. There will be color changes in the middle of some rounds and these will be indicated in ().
Note 2: Due to the differences in the crochet hook and yarn used, you may need to make color changes between beige and brown a stitch earlier or later than stated so that a straight line is formed for the edge of the face.
With brown yarn,
Rnd 1: 7sc into magic ring (7)
Rnd 2: sc inc x 7 times (14)
Rnd 3: (sc, sc inc) x 7 times (21)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, sc inc) x 7 times (28)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, sc inc) x 7 times (35)
Rnd 6: (4 sc, sc inc) x 7 times (42)
Rnd 7: (5 sc, sc inc) x 7 times (49)
Rnd 8 - Rnd 9 (2 rnds): sc all around (49)
Rnd 10 - Rnd 12 (3 rnds): 14 sc, (change beige) 21 sc, (brown) 14 sc (49)
Rnd 13: (5 sc, sc dec) x 2 times, (change beige) (5 sc, sc dec) x 3 times, sc, (brown) 4 sc, sc dec, 5 sc, sc dec (42)
Rnd 14: 4 sc, sc dec, 6 sc, (change beige) sc dec, 2 sc, sc dec, (4 sc, sc dec) x 2 times, sc, (brown) 3 sc, sc dec, 4 sc, sc dec (35)
Rnd 15: (3 sc, sc dec) x 2 times, sc, (change beige) 2 sc, dec, (3 sc, sc dec) x 2 times, 2 sc, (brown) sc, dec, 3 sc, sc dec (28)
Rnd 16: (beige) sc dec all around (14)
*Insert eyes between Rnd 11-12, 8 stitches apart. Make sure the eyes are centralized above the face.
Change to white yarn,
Rnd 17: sc inc all around (28)
Rnd 18: (3 sc, sc inc) x 7 times (35)
Rnd 19 - Rnd 24 (5 rnds): sc all around (35)
Change to grey yarn,
Rnd 25 - Rnd 26 (2 rnds): sc all around (35)
Change to white yarn,
Rnd 27 - Rnd 29 (3 rnds): sc all around (35)
Rnd 30: (back loop only) (3 sc, sc dec) x 7 times (28)
Rnd 31: (2 sc, sc dec) x 7 times (21)
*Put stuffing in
Rnd 32: (sc, sc dec) x 7 times (14)
Rnd 33: sc dec x 7 times (7)
Fasten off and sew the hole closed
Hair Buns (Make 2)
With brown yarn,
Rnd 1: 6sc into magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: sc inc x 6 times (12)
Rnd 3: (sc, sc inc) x 6 times (18)
Rnd 4: sc all around (18)
Rnd 5: (sc, sc dec) x 6 times (12)
Fasten off and leave a length of yarn for sewing
(Note: For rows, the chaim at the end of the row is not included in the stitch count.)
Details on Belt
Detail for Center of Belt
With grey yarn,
Row 1: Ch 3 (3)
Row 2: Skip first stitch, sc inc x 2 times, ch, turn (4)
Row 3: sc dec x 2 times, turn (2)
Row 4: sc dec (1)
Fasten off and leave a length of yarn for sewing
Detail for Sides of Belt (Make 2)
With grey yarn,
Row 1: Ch 5 (5)
Row 2: Skip first stitch, sc all the way to the end, ch, turn (4)
Row 3: sc all the way to the end (4)
Fasten off and leave a length of yarn for sewing
Gun
With the thinner black yarn,
Rnd 1: 6sc into magic ring (6)
Rnd 2 - Rnd 3 (2 rnds): sc all around (6)
Rnd 4: (sc, sc dec) x 2 times (4)
Rnd 5: sc all around (4)
Rnd 6: (sc, sc inc) x 2 times (6)
Rnd 7: 2 sc, (3 sc in a stitch) x 2 times, 2 sc (10)
Rnd 8: 4 sc, (3 sc in a stitch) x 2 times, 4 sc (14)
Fasten off and leave a length of yarn for sewing.
Stuff the gun slightly and sew the opening of the gun flat close.
Do not cut of the yarn yet as it can be used for sewing the gun to the body later.
Assembly
Sew the buns to 2 sides of the head.
Sew the belt details to the belt.
Sew the gun to the body at an angle desired.
Felt the felting wool or glue the felt to make the cheeks.
