Did you know that the first episode of the Friends TV Show aired 25 years ago of this month? That's crazy and kind of makes me feel a bit dated.

Fun fact: I'm a huge Friends fan. I own all 10 seasons on DVD and have watched it a countless number of times.

I've always identified myself as a "Phoebe Buffay". I love how she's not afraid of being who she is. She can be a little weird sometimes, but who isn't? I love letting that part of me shine because that's what makes me who I am.

Unfortunately, my husband is kind of on the other side of the spectrum and doesn't enjoy the show as much as I do. He's probably a "Ross Geller" 🤣. So I don't get to watch it as often as I used to.

But hey, guess what?! I got this whole week to myself at home because I have vacation time from work to burn, so that means Friends marathon all week while crocheting with no pants!

Who's your favourite character?

What You Need / Materials

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• Worsted Yellow Yarn
• 4.5 mm Crochet Hook
• Yarn Needle
• Scissors

Stitches & Abbreviations 

Pattern

• Long Sides (Left/Right) (x2)

Ch 37
Row 1: Slst into the second st from the hook and into the next 24 sts, leaving the 11 ch unworked


Row 2A: Ch 1, turn. Working in the BLO, 5 sc, 5 hdc, 5 dc, 5 hdc, 5 sc


Row 2B: Slst into the turning ch from the row 1 (does not count as a st), ch 12


Row 3A: Work 3 sc into the second st from the hook, 3 hdc into the next st, 2 dc into each st for the next 9 sts


Row 3B: On the opposite side of the foundation ch, sc in each st for the next 25 sts.


Row 3C: On the unworked ch, 2 dc into each st for the next 9 sts, 3 hdc into the next st, 3 sc into the last st.


Cut and fasten off.

• Short Sides (Top/Bottom) (x2)

Ch 32
Row 1: Slst into the second st from the hook and into the next 19 sts, leaving the 11 ch unworked
Row 2A: Ch 1, turn. Working in the BLO, 4 sc, 4 hdc, 4 dc, 4 hdc, 4 sc

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

You may sell products made from this pattern, but please clearly credit the design to me, Juli Anne of Once Upon a Cheerio and provide a link to my blog www.OnceUponaCheerio.com. Permission is NOT granted for mass production or factory manufacturing of any kind. Thank you for understanding!

So, I am no master when it comes to creating hair for my amigurumi dolls. So I've been working hard on how to create this tutorial when it comes to putting hair on these amigurumi dolls. At the end of the day, I created a few different versions. While I loved the "playable" hair for the dolls I made my girls, I also really like the neat and tidy never-to-be-moved hair on my own doll. This way, I'll never have a bad hair day.

To create the "playable" hair for the dolls I made my girls, I followed this tutorial by SweetSofties:

This is an amazing tutorial for adding hair to your amigurumi. I particularly liked how she layered the hair so that it doesn't look super bulky but enough hair so that you can style it and play with it once completed.

If you want to add the hair directly onto your doll's head without creating a wig cap, here is a method that doesn't require any knots or sewing.


If you are impatient like I am, and/or would rather be crocheting than cutting up little pieces of yarn for the hair, consider using the method I used for my own doll:

Using your desired hair colour yarn...
Round 1: Magic Circle with a base of 10 sc sts (10 sts)
Round 2: Sc inc in each st around (20 sts)

Now you are going to crochet each strand of hair
Hair Strands: *Ch to the desired length of hair, then slst back to the circle, slst into the next st, and repeat from * until you go around the whole circle.

Now you will have 20 thick strands of hair to work with. You can go ahead and pin this piece to the top of the head and pin down each strand of hair to the base of the head and style as needed.

Once you know where you want the hair to sit, sew down the top of the hair piece, and then sew down each strand of the hair. Alternatively, you can use glue if you are comfortable with that option.

This hair piece likely won't cover all the bald spots on the head so you'll likely need more strands of hair. To add more strands of hair, you can use the following method:

Extra Hair Strands: *Ch to the desired hair length (measuring from the crown of the head), slst back to the beginning and repeat from * until you have enough strands of hair to cover the bald spots
Cut and fasten off.

Then weave through the strands of hair either 1 or 2 at a time depending on how many strands you have. Pull to bunch them together and attach it to the crown of head.

Using the same method, pin and sew down the strands of hair to the base of the head, overlapping the strands from the first hair piece to complete the look of your doll.

Timeline and Links for Mini Mimi's Pattern

Note: links will be added as the information become available.

• Part 1: Materials & Preparation
  Post Date: August 2, 2019
• Part 2: Head
  Post Date: August 5, 2019
• Part 3: Arms and Legs
  Post Date: August 12, 2019
• Part 4: Body
  Post Date: August 19, 2019
• Part 5: Hair
  Post Date: August 26, 2019

Are you working on this Mini Mimi CAL with us? I'd love to see it! Please share with me your progress on Instagram and/or use the hashtags #onceuponacheerio and #minimimiCAL. Or join the Facebook event here.








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

You may sell products made from this pattern, but please clearly credit the design to me, Juli Anne of Once Upon a Cheerio and provide a link to my blog www.OnceUponaCheerio.com. Permission is NOT granted for mass production or factory manufacturing of any kind. Thank you for understanding!

OMG! You're almost done your doll! The finish line is so close you can almost taste it!

Pattern

• Body

Crocheting using skin colour yarn.
Round 19: 3 sc, sc dec, 10 sc, sc dec, 7 sc (22 sts)
Round 20: Sc in each st around (22 sts)
Round 21: 3 sc, sc dec, 9 sc, sc dec, 6 sc (20 sts)
Round 22: Sc in each st around (20 sts)
Round 23: 3 sc, sc dec, 8 sc, sc dec, 5 sc (18 sts)
Round 24: Sc in each st around (18 sts)

If you are hoping to make your doll pose-able, now would be a good time to insert your pipe-cleaners/wire. I used one folded pipe-cleaner for each leg and then one folded for both of the arms.

Also, don't forget to continue stuffing your doll with poly-fil as you decrease your stitches to the neck.

Round 25: 3 sc, 6 sc around the first arm, 9 sc, 6 sc around the second arm, 6 sc (30 sts)
Round 26: Sc dec in each st around (15 sts)
Round 27: Sc, 7 sc dec (8 sts)
Round 28:  6 sc, sc dec (7 sts)
Round 29-30: Sc in each st around (7 sts)
Fasten off and leave a long tail to sew onto the head. 

The neck is so long because it needs to provide support for the head.

Thread 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, then fasten off.

Timeline and Links for Mini Mimi's Pattern

Note: links will be added as the information become available.

• Part 1: Materials & Preparation
  Post Date: August 2, 2019
• Part 2: Head
  Post Date: August 5, 2019
• Part 3: Arms and Legs
  Post Date: August 12, 2019
• Part 4: Body
  Post Date: August 19, 2019
• Part 5: Hair
  Post Date: August 26, 2019

Are you working on this Mini Mimi CAL with us? I'd love to see it! Please share with me your progress on Instagram and/or use the hashtags #onceuponacheerio and #minimimiCAL. Or join the Facebook event here.






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

You may sell products made from this pattern, but please clearly credit the design to me, Juli Anne of Once Upon a Cheerio and provide a link to my blog www.OnceUponaCheerio.com. Permission is NOT granted for mass production or factory manufacturing of any kind. Thank you for understanding!