Fear Amigurumi Crochet Doll Pattern

I have finally finished designing and making Fear and completed all the emotions in my Pixar's Inside Out collection.

When I first crocheted Sadness from Pixar's Inside Out, I didn't really have the intention of making the rest of them. But then my daughter asked for Joy as well, so I set out to crochet an amigurumi Joy.

I left it for a while, just the two of them (Joy and Sadness), until one day, I started getting emails and messages through Instagram from teachers and parents asking me if I would create the rest of them. They said that they became such good tools for helping teach kids about emotions and regulating their emotions.

In all honesty, I was a bit intimidated by the task to create an entire set. I wasn't sure if I could do it, but then I went on to release a crochet pattern for Anger, and then Disgust soon after that.

However, Fear had always stumped me. He didn't really look like the rest of them. How can I make him look like he belonged to the set?

Well, it wasn't easy, but I think I did it.

If you've seen my other amigurumis, I don't really give them eye whites (or mouths). So when I started designing Fear's amigurumi doll, I tried to think of a way where I didn't have to give him eye whites.

How can I give a character no eye whites when half of his face are his eyeballs?

It clearly did not work, and instead, it either made him look like he had a butt for his eyes or he looked like a purple genie. The initial designs were so embarrassing, I don't even want to show you!

After many tests and trials, I finally got something that I'm happy with, and proud to tell you that my set of Pixar's Inside Out emotions is finally complete!

I'm sorry it took so long, but I hope you like him as much as I do.

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What You Need / Materials

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• Worsted weight yarn in the following colors:
• Lavender Purple (try using Bernat Handicrafter in Lavender)
• Black (try using Red Heart Super Saver in Black)
• White (try using Red Heart Super Saver in White)
• Light Blue (try using Red Heart Super Saver in Light Blue)
• Dark purple (try using Red Heart Super Saver in Amethyst)
• 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
• dc - double crochet
• BLO- back loops only
• FLO - front 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.
• Final measurements: approximately 14 cm / 5.5 inches

Amigurumi Fear Crochet Pattern

Head

Using a 3.0 mm crochet hook with peach 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 4-5: Sc in each st around (18 sts)

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

Round 7-8: Sc in each st around (24 sts)

Round 9: [Sc, sc dec, sc] x 6 times (18 sts)

Round 10-11: Sc in each st around (18 sts)

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

Round 13: Sc BLO in each st around (12 sts)

Round 14-16: Sc in each st around (12 sts)

Cut and fasten off. Stuff firmly and push rows 14-16 inside the head to create a tunnel and a hole for the neck to go into later.

Eyeballs

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

Round 1: Magic Ring with a base of 5 sc (5 sts)

Round 2: Sc inc in each st around (10 sts)

Round 3: Sc in each st around (10 sts)

Cut and fasten off. Put the safety eyes into the center of the magic ring.

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

Round 1: Magic Ring with a base of 5 sc (6 sts)

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

Round 3-4: Sc in each st around (12 sts)

Cut and fasten off with a long tail for sewing.

Push the white half-sphere into the lavender half-sphere and use the tail to sew the purple piece onto the white piece. Then use the remaining lavender yarn to sew onto the head.

Nose

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

Round 1: Magic Ring with a base of 4 sc (4 sts)

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

Cut and fasten off with a tail to sew onto the face.

Eyebrows

Ch 5

Cut and fasten off. Weave in the tails to the chain and sew it onto the top of the eyeballs.

Hair

Ch 10

Cut and fasten off. Weave in one side of the tail to the chain and then sew the loose strands onto the head.

Arms

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

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

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

Change to light blue yarn...

Round 3-5: Sc in each st around (6 sts)

Cut and fasten off.

Left Leg

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

Round 1: Magic Ring with a base of 5 sc (5 sts)

Round 2: Sc inc in each st around (10 sts)

Round 3: Sc BLO in each st around (10 sts)

Round 4: 6 sc, 2 sc dec (8 sts)

Change to lavender yarn...

Round 5-9: Sc in each st around (8 sts)

Cut and fasten off.

Right Leg and Body

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

Round 1: Magic Ring with a base of 5 sc (5 sts)

Round 2: Sc inc in each st around (10 sts)

Round 3: Sc BLO in each st around (10 sts)

Round 4: 2 Sc dec, 6 sc (8 sts)

Change to lavender yarn...

Round 5-9: Sc in each st around (8 sts)

Do not cut or fasten off, instead, finish off with aCh 2.

Round 10: 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)

Round 11-12: Sc in each st around (20 sts)

Change to black yarn...

Round 13: Sc in each st around (20 sts)

Start with white yarn, then alternate between black and white yarn for every st...

Round 14: Sc in each st around (20 sts)

You ended with black yarn in the last round. Start with black yarn as your first st of the round, again, alternate between black and white for every st...

Round 15: Sc in each st around (20 sts)

You ended with white yarn in the last round. Start with white yarn as your first st of the round, again, alternate between black and white for every st except for around the sleeves, for which you will use light blue yarn as indicated...

Round 16: 4 sc, 6 sc around the first arm (using light blue yarn), 10 sc, 6 sc around the second arm (using light blue yarn), 6 sc (32 sts)

Start with black yarn, again, alternate between black and white for every st around. Don't forget to stuff your doll as the opening is getting smaller...

Round 17: Sc dec in each st around (16 sts)

Using only black yarn...

Round 18: Sc dec in each st around (8 sts)

Change to lavender yarn (optional, you can continue crocheting with black color for the neck if you would like since not much is going to show anyway)...

Round 19: Sc BLO in each st around (8 sts)

Round 20-24: Sc in each st around (8 sts)

Cut and fasten off. Leave a long tail to attach the head and the body. String the tail through the bottom hole at the bottom of the head and pull the neck so it goes into the hole in the head to create a sturdier neck.

Bowtie

*Ch 4

Row 1: Dc into the third st from the hook, dc (2 sts)*,

...without cutting or turning, repeat the instructions between the *'s

When done, cut and fasten off and weave the ends back to the center of the bow to sew onto the body.

Assembly

1. Use the long tail from the body/neck to string through the tunnel on the bottom of the headpiece and pull the neck through the hole and then secure it together.
2. Sew the two eyeballs together and then attach them to the head.
3. Attach the nose between the two eyeballs.
4. Attach the eyebrows on top of the eyeballs
5. Attach the purple strand of hair to the top of the head.
6. Attach the bowtie to the neck/body.

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

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

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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