Joy Amigurumi Crochet Doll Pattern

Last month, I shared the amigurumi crochet pattern for my Sadness amigurumi from Inside Out. Well, how can we only live with Sadness? That would just be too depressing.

So I decided to make Joy too!

As I mentioned last month, my kids were collecting these toys called, "minis".

It first started off with Toy Story Minis then it went on to Pixar Minis. BB has been asking for Joy and Sadness from Pixar's Inside Out and initially, we were only able to locate Sadness.

Every morning on the weekend, she would climb into my bed to wake me up and tell me that we were going to go out and look for Pixar Mini's Joy. It's become her obsession at some point and I was getting more annoyed than anything.

I thought that I would make her a Joy amigurumi so that she would stop asking me to buy her the Pixar Mini Joy.

It's not so much because I didn't want to buy it for her, but more so because I was concerned we wouldn't actually be able to find it.

Sadly, my amigurumi did not satisfy her need to find Joy and she continued asking... every weekend.

It took a lot of searching around the city but lucky for BB, we did eventually find Joy.

Nonetheless, now I have a Joy and Sadness amigurumi for my own collection and I hope that you get to make them for yourself too!

Did you watch Pixar's animated film, Inside Out? Who was your favorite character? I also have a free amigurumi crochet pattern for Sadness, Anger, Disgust, and Fear.

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What You Need / Materials

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• Worsted weight yarn in the following colors:
• Yellow (try using Brava Worsted in Canary)
• Blue (try using Brava Worsted in Celestial)
• Lime Green (I used Brava Worsted in Alfalfa)
• 3.0 mm Crochet Hook
• Safety Eyes (I used 6.0 mm)
• Poly-fil or any Polyester Stuffing of your choice
• Yarn Needle
• Stitch Markers
• Scissors

Stitches & Abbreviations

• st/sts - stitch/stitches
• ch - chain
• slst - slip stitch
• sc - single crochet (using the yarn under method)
• sc inc - single crochet increase, 2 single crochets in one stitch
• sc dec - single crochet decrease, single crochet 2 stitches together
• hdc - half double crochet
• BLO - back loops only

Notes

• I made this amigurumi doll using the "Yarn Under Single Crochet" technique. This technique makes the stitches tighter and appears more aligned.
• I also used a half-color changing technique to achieve cleaner lines when changing colors from one row to another.
• When working on the hairpiece, I used the underside of the piece as the "outside" or the side that is showing. The curls of the strands will follow a natural curl towards the face.
• I used the invisible fasten-off method to neatly finish the work before I weaved in my ends.
• Final measurements: approximately 12 cm / 4.7 inches

Amigurumi Joy Crochet Pattern

Head

Using a 3.0 mm crochet hook with yellow yarn...

Round 1: Magic Circle with a base of 6 sc (6 sts)

Round 2: Sc inc in each st around (12 sts)

Round 3: [Sc, sc inc] x 6 times (18 sts)

Round 4: [Sc, sc inc, sc] x 6 times (24 sts)

Round 5: [3 sc, sc inc] x 6 times (30 sts)

Round 6: [2 sc, sc inc, 2 sc] x 6 times (36 sts)

Round 7: [5 sc, sc inc] x 6 times (42 sts)

Round 8-14: Sc in each st around (42 sts)

Round 15: [5 sc, sc dec] x 6 times (36 sts)

Round 16: [2 sc, sc dec, 2 sc] x 6 times (30 sts)

Round 17: [3 sc, sc dec] x 6 times (24 sts)

Put in your safety eyes. I put mine between rows 10 and 11, about 7 stitches apart. Stuff the head with poly-fil before the opening gets too small.

Round 18: [Sc, sc dec, sc] x 6 times (18 sts)

Round 19: [Sc, sc dec] x 6 times (12 sts)

Round 20: Sc BLO in each st around (12 sts)

Round 21-23: Sc in each st around (12 sts)

Cut and fasten off. Stuff firmly and push rows 20-23 inside the head to create a tunnel and a hole for the neck to go into later.

Arms (x2)

Using a 3.0 mm crochet hook with yellow yarn...

Round 1: Magic Ring with a base of 6 sc (6 sts)

Round 2-5: Sc in each st around (6 sts)

Cut and fasten off.

Legs and Body

Using a 3.0 mm crochet hook with yellow yarn...

Round 1: Magic Ring with a base of 6 sc (6 sts)

Round 2: [2 Sc, sc inc] x 2 times (8 sts)

Round 3-7: Sc in each st around (8 sts)

Cut and fasten off the first leg.

Repeat rounds 1-7 to make a second leg. Do not cut or fasten off, instead, finish off with a Ch 2.

Round 8: Join the second leg with the first leg. 8 sc around the first leg, 2 sc along the ch, 8 sc around the second leg, 2 sc along the other side of the ch (20 sts)

Change to green yarn...

Round 9-10: Sc in each st around (20 sts)

Round 11: Sc BLO in each st around (20 sts)

Round 12: Sc in each st around (20)

Watch out for multiple color changes in this upcoming round...

Round 13: 4 sc (in Green), 6 sc around the first arm (in Yellow), 10 sc (in Green), 6 sc around the second arm (in Yellow), 6 sc (in Green) (32 sts)

Stuff your doll as the opening is getting smaller...

Using only green yarn...

Round 14: Sc dec in each st around (16 sts)

Round 15: Sc dec in each st around (8 sts)

Change to yellow yarn...

Round 16-20: Sc in each st around (8 sts)

Cut and leave a long tail to attach the body to the head by threading the yarn tail through the hole on the bottom of the head. Then sew it to the top of the head and then sew it to the neck again to secure it. Do this a few times to make sure your head is secured.

Skirt

Work on the front loops from round 11 with the doll legs facing away from you. Using a 3.0 mm crochet hook and green yarn...

Round 1: Sc join to the front loops from round 11 using green yarn, sc in each st around (20 sts)

Round 2-4: Sc in each st around (20 sts)

Cut and fasten off invisibly.

Put on the finishing touches by using some blue yarn to embroider the stars/fireworks pattern onto Joy's dress.

Hairpiece / Wig

Using a 3.0 mm crochet hook and bright blue yarn...

Round 1: Magic Circle with a base of 6 sc (6 sts)

Round 2: Sc inc in each st around (12 sts)

Round 3: [Sc, sc inc] x 3 times, [ch 4, sc into the 2nd ch from the hook, 2 sc], [sc, sc inc] x 3 times (18 sts)

Round 4: [Sc, sc inc, sc] x6 times (24 sts)

Strand 1: Ch 9, sc into the 2nd ch from the hook and up the ch, then slst into the next st on round 4 (8 sts)

Strand 2: Ch 7, sc into the 2nd ch from the hook and up the ch, then slst into the next st on round 4 (6 sts)

Strand 3: Ch 6, sc into the 2nd ch from the hook and up the ch, then slst into the next st on round 4 (6 sts)

Strand 4: Ch 6, sc into the 2nd ch from the hook and up the ch, then slst into the next st on round 4 (5 sts)

Strand 5: Ch 9, sc into the 2nd ch from the hook and up the ch, then slst into the next st on round 4 (8 sts)

Strand 6: Ch 10, hdc into the 3rd ch from the hook and up the ch, skip 1, then slst into the next st on round 4 (8 sts)

Strand 7: Ch 11, hdc into the 3rd ch from the hook and up the ch, skip 1, then slst into the next st on round 4 (9 sts)

Strand 8: Ch 12, hdc into the 3rd ch from the hook and up the ch, skip 1, then slst into the next st on round 4 (10 sts)

Strand 9-12: Ch 12, hdc into the 3rd ch from the hook and up the ch, skip 1, then slst into the next st on round 4 (10 sts)

Strand 13: Ch 11, hdc into the 3rd ch from the hook and up the ch, skip 1, then slst into the next st on round 4 (9 sts)

Strand 14: Ch 10, hdc into the 3rd ch from the hook and up the ch, skip 1, then slst into the next st on round 4 (8 sts)

Cut and fasten off with a long strand to sew the hairpiece onto the head. Alternatively, you can use some glue to fix it on the head.

You should have a little nub from round 3 (as shown with the arrow in the photo). The nub is on the back of the head and off to the side.

Aside from my crochet Joy, I've created some of the other emotions from Pixar's Inside Out, so don't forget to check out my free crochet patterns for Sadness, Anger, Disgust, and Fear.

Did you make your own amigurumi Joy from Pixar's Inside Out? I'd love to see it! Please share it with me on Instagram and/or use the #onceuponacheerio hashtag.

This is an original crochet pattern written by Juli Anne of Once Upon a Cheerio. Please do not claim this crochet pattern as your own. If you wish to share this crochet pattern, you may link to this blog post but please do not reprint it on your site. You may keep a copy for personal use but please DO NOT sell or distribute the crochet pattern.

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