Medusa crochet doll pattern
Revlie Schuit’s exclusive Gorgon amigurumi crochet doll will make your heart melt, rather than turn to stone. A cute take on Medusa-like snakes! This is a Halloween pattern we’re not scared to try.
Our girly Gorgon holds one tiny monster but, of course, you can create as many little creatures as you like – she could have a little army of sweet severed heads on the shelf beside her warning everyone off making eye-contact.
This Halloween doll is made using the amigurumi method where you work in one continuous round like a spiral – don’t join at the end of each round but use a stitch marker to mark the start and move it up as you work. This crochet doll is made in separate parts and then joined together at the end.
If you’re new to amigurumi, check out our What is Amigurumi guide, as well as our how to crochet amigurumi tutorial!
More fun friends to crochet
Fancy making Medusa some friends to play with? You'll find plenty of inspiration in our roundup of the best crochet doll patterns.
Free crochet doll pattern
You’ll need:
- Schachenmayr Catania (100% cotton, 125m/137yds per 50g ball) or alternative 4ply cotton yarn, 1 ball each:
- Natural/ Creme (105)
- Mandarin (209)
- Violet (113)
- Apple Green (205)
- Small quantity of gold lurex yarn
- 3mm (UK 10, US D/3) crochet hook
- Stitch marker
- Small quantity of light pink and white felt
- 4 x 5mm black safety eyes
- Soft toy stuffing
- Fabric glue
- Black marker
- Tapestry needle
New to crochet? Browse our crochet guide for beginners and our article on crochet kits for beginners. They cover everything crochet and you'll be hooked before you know it!
Abbreviations (UK)
Bobble (insert hook, yarn round hook and pull through) 4 times (9 loops on hook), yarn round hook and pull through 8 loops (2 loops on hook), yarn round hook and pull through both remaining loops.
You can find a full list of all abbreviations we use in our abbreviations and conversions guide. This free crochet doll pattern is written in UK terminology but you can easily convert it to US terms using the guide.
Tension
Tension isn’t important for this project, just make sure to keep stitches tight to prevent stuffing from showing through.
Medusa crochet doll pattern
Medusa doll head
Using natural/creme yarn, make a crochet magic loop.
Round 1: 6dc into loop. [6 sts]
Round 2: 2dc in each st around. [12 sts]
Round 3: (1dc in next st, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [18 sts]
Round 4: (1dc in each of next 2 sts, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [24 sts]
Round 5: (1dc in each of next 3 sts, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [30 sts]
Round 6: (1dc in each of next 4 sts, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [36 sts]
Round 7: 1dc in each st around. [36 sts]
Round 8: (1dc in each of next 5 sts, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [42 sts]
Rounds 9–15: 1dc in each st around. [42 sts]
Place the safety eyes in Round 12, approx 10 sts apart.
Round 16: (1dc in each of next 5 sts, dc2tog) 6 times. [36 sts]
Round 17: 1dc in each st around. [36 sts]
Round 18: (1dc in each of next 4 sts, dc2tog) 6 times. [30 sts]
Round 19: (1dc in each of next 3 sts, dc2tog) 6 times. [24 sts]
Round 20: (1dc in each of next 2 sts, dc2tog) 6 times. [18 sts]
Using soft toy stuffing, stuff the head, making it quite firm.
Round 21: (1dc in each in next st dc2tog) 6 times. [12 sts]
Fasten off, leaving a long thread for sewing on to the body later.
Legs
Using natural/creme yarn, starting at the foot and working upwards.
Round 1: Ch4, 3dc in 2nd ch from hook, 1dc in next ch, 3dc in last ch; turn and work in the free loops of the back of the beginning ch, 1dc in each of next 2 ch. [9 sts]
Round 2: 2dc in each of the next 2 sts, 1dc in each of next 2 sts, 3tr in each of next 3 sts, 1dc in each of next 2 sts. [17 sts]
Round 3: (1dc in next st, 2dc in next st) twice, 1dc in each of next 3 sts, (1dc in next st, 2dc in next st) 4 times, 1dc in each of next 2 sts. [23 sts]
Round 4: Work BLO in this round only. 1dc in each of next 9 sts, dc2tog 6 times, 1dc in each of next 2 sts. [17 sts]
Round 5: 1dc in each of next 9 sts, dc2tog 3 times, 1dc in each of next 2 sts. [14 sts]
Round 6: (1dc in each of next 2 sts, dc2tog) 3 times, dc2tog. [10 sts]
Using toy stuffing, stuff the foot at this point making it quite firm.
Rounds 7–26: 1dc in each sts around. [10 sts] Continue to stuff the leg as you go.
Rounds 27–29: Switch yarn to underwear colour (mandarin) and work 1dc in each st around. [10 sts]
For the first leg: Fasten off after Round 29, and set aside for assembly later. When you finish the second leg, continue as follows to join the legs together.
Put your hook through the next st on second leg (on which you still have your yarn attached), put hook through any st on the first leg and make 1dc. Continue, now working on these joined up legs.
Rounds 30–32: 1dc in each st around. [20 sts]
Rounds 33–38: Change to natural/creme yarn and work 1dc in each st around. [20 sts]
Round 39: (dc2tog, 1dc in each of next 8 sts) twice. [18 sts]
Dress
The dress is attached directly to the top of the body. As you crochet, you work the dress ‘inside out’, then when you are finished you pull the dress down.
Attach violet yarn at Round 40 of the body.
Round 1: 1dc in each st around on Round 40 of the body. [12 sts]
Round 2: (1dc in next st, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [18 sts]
Round 3: (2dc in next st, 1dc in each of next 8 sts) twice. [20 sts]
Round 4: (2dc in next st, 1dc in each of next 4 sts) 4 times. [24 sts]
Round 5: (2dc in next st, 1dc in each of next 5 sts) 4 times. [28 sts]
Round 6: (2dc in next st, 1dc in each of next 6 sts) 4 times. [32 sts]
Round 7: (2dc in next st, 1dc in each of next 7 sts) 4 times. [36 sts]
Rounds 8–9: 1dc in each st around [36 sts]
Round 10: (2dc in next st, 1dc in each of next 8 sts) 4 times. [40 sts]
Rounds 11–13: 1dc in each st around. [40 sts]
Round 14: (2dc in next st, 1dc in each of next 9 sts) 4 times. [44 sts]
Rounds 15–17: 1dc in each st around. [44 sts]
Round 18: (2dc in next st, 1dc in each of next 10 sts) 4 times. [48 sts]
Rounds 19–25: 1dc in each st around. [48 sts]
Round 26: Change to lurex yarn, 1dc in each st around. [48 sts]
Fasten off.
Spooky stitches
If you want to make some more little monsters head over to our Halloween knitting patterns where there's four cute designs to make.
Arms (make 2)
For the arms you will be starting at the hand and working upwards.
Using natural/creme yarn, make a crochet magic loop.
Round 1: 5dc into loop. [5 sts]
Round 2: 2dc in each st around. [10 sts]
Rounds 3–4: 1dc in each st around. [10 sts]
Round 5 (create thumb): Bobble, 1dc in each of next 9 sts. [10 sts]
Round 6: 1dc in each st around. [10 sts]
Round 7: (dc2tog, 1dc in each of next 3 sts) twice. [8 sts]
Rounds 8–18: 1dc in each st around. [8 sts]
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Note: The arms shown here are not stuffed, but you may if you wish. Remember to stuff it as you make the arm though, otherwise you’ll find it difficult to push the stuffing down to the hand.
Hair
The hair is made in 3 lengths. Make 7 of each length, 21 in total, using apple green yarn.
Short length:
Round 1: ch21
Round 2: 1dc in 2nd ch from hook, 1dc in each ch along. [20 sts].
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Medium length:
As short length but start with ch31.
Long length:
As short length but start with ch41.
Sandals (make 2)
Using violet yarn.
Rounds 1–5: As Rounds 1–5 of legs.
Round 6: 1dc in each of next 8 sts, ch8, attach this chain across the sandal (to where the stitch marker is placed as the beginning of the round, forming a little strap).
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Little monster body
Using natural/creme yarn, make a crochet magic loop..
Round 1: 6dc into loop. [6 sts]
Round 2: 2dc in each st around. [12 sts]
Round 3: (1dc in next st, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [18 sts]
Rounds 4–6: 1dc in each st around. [18 sts] Place eyes in Round 5, approx 4–5 sts apart
Round 7: (1dc in next st, dc2tog) 6 times. [12 sts]
Round 8: dc2tog 6 times. [6 sts]
Using toy stuffing, stuff the head.
Round 9: dc2tog 3 times. [3 sts]
Round 10: Slipstitch to close hole.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Little monster hood
Using mandarin yarn, make a crochet magic loop.
Rounds 1–6: as Rounds 1–6 of little monster head.
Round 7: 1dc in each st around. [18 sts]
Round 8: (1dc in each of next 4 sts, dc2tog) 3 times. [15 sts]
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Little monster ears (make 2)
Using mandarin yarn, make a crochet magic loop.
Round 1: 6dc into loop. [6 sts]
Round 2: 2dc in each st around. [12 sts]
Fasten off and leave a length for sewing to hood.
Finishing
Sew the pieces of your crochet doll together as follows:
Step 1
Attach the arms on both sides of the body, on Round 2 of the dress.
Step 2
Attach the head to the top of the body. The bottom of the head is 12 stitches and the top of the body is 12 stitches, so they should match up nicely.
Step 3
The sandals can be placed on without sewing, but you may sew them on if you prefer.
Step 4
Attaching the hair: starting with the long lengths, sew them onto the head randomly as shown. Then sew the medium lengths and lastly the small lengths.
Step 5
Add snakeheads on the hair ends: Cut little tongues from light pink felt and cut the eyes from white felt. Mark the eyes with a black marker for the pupils. Attach to the hair ends with fabric glue.
Step 6
Attach the little monster ears to the hood on Round 6 of the hood, about 6 or 7 sts apart. Slip the head into the hood. It does not need sewing, but you may sew it on if you wish.
Step 7
Cut a little mouth from pink felt and glue to Medusa’s head. Your crochet doll is complete and oh so cute.
A crochet doll to enjoy all year round
Our adorable Medusa crochet doll is so cute she'll melt your heart rather than turn it to stone! But if your little monsters aren't so keen on the scary stuff, you can easily omit the snake hair embellishments for a more everyday doll!
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