How to Crochet Doll Shorts For Your Favorite Amigurumi Doll

Ever watched your amigurumi doll and thought something was missing? Why not give your adorable creation a touch of personality and style with a pair of handmade crochet shorts? Simple yet charming, these shorts are the perfect addition to any doll's wardrobe. In a soothing cornflower shade of worsted weight yarn, they come to life with a cosy fit, crafted carefully for your little character.

The pattern is clear-cut, making it ideal for crocheters at an intermediate level to enhance their skills while dressing up their amigurumi projects. With the use of basic stitches and a 3.5 mm crochet hook, you'll transform simple yarn into a dainty garment, complete with a functional button for easy dressing. The finishing touch of these shorts? A personalized flair that adds story and character to your handcrafted doll.

Understanding Sizing Options for Crochet Doll Shorts

• Adjust the Yarn Thickness: Use thinner yarn for smaller shorts and thicker yarn for larger ones.
• Change the Hook Size: A smaller hook goes with thin yarn and a larger hook pairs with thick yarn.
• Custom Fit: Match the size of the shorts to the size of your doll for a snug and tailored look.
• Flexibility: This method offers flexibility to fit a range of doll sizes, ensuring each outfit looks just right.

Making The Crochet Doll Shorts

Materials Needed:

• Worsted weight yarn in your colour of preference (Bravo Worsted Weight Yarn from We Crochet in the color cornflower used in the video)
• 3.5 mm (E) crochet hook (or the size you've been using for the doll clothes in the crochet along)
• Scissors
• Tapestry needle
• Stitch marker
• 9 mm button (or the size you've been using for your doll clothes)
• Sewing needle and thread

Abbreviations: 

• ch: Chain
• sc: Single Crochet
• sl st: Slip Stitch
• st(s): Stitch(es

Step by step Pattern

Pant Legs (Make 2):

1. Start with a slip knot on your hook, chain 20.
2. Join with a slip stitch to the first chain, ensuring you don't twist the chain.
3. Chain 1, this does not count as a stitch.
4. Round 1: Single crochet in each chain around. You will have 20 single crochets. Join with a slip stitch to the first single crochet.
5. For Rounds 2-6: Chain 1, single crochet in each stitch around, join with a slip stitch to the first single crochet of the round. Make sure to turn your work at the end of each round.
6. At the end of Round 6, cut your yarn and fasten off for the first leg. For the second leg, do not cut the yarn after Round 6 as you will continue to join the legs together.

Joining the Legs:

1. Chain 2 (counts as a stitch), turn your work.
2. Align the first leg next to the second leg, which you didn't fasten off.
3. Single crochet into the last stitch of Round 6 of the first pant leg, incorporating the two pant legs together.
4. Single crochet in each stitch around the first leg. You will still have 20 single crochets on this leg.
5. When you reach the chain 2 that began this round, single crochet into each of the 2 chains.
6. Continue to single crochet in each stitch around the second leg. You now go around both legs creating a round of 44 stitches.
7. At the end of the join round, slip stitch to the top of the chain 2 starting chain.

Upper Body of the Shorts:

1. Rounds 8-9: Chain 1, single crochet in each stitch around. Join with a slip stitch and turn your work at the end of each round.
2. Round 10: Chain 1, turn your work, single crochet decrease over the first 2 stitches, then single crochet in each stitch around. You will have 43 stitches at the end of this round.
3. Continue with similar decreases at the beginning of each round until you reach the desired width of the waistband.

Creating the Buttonhole:

1. Chain 6 (this creates a loop large enough for your button).
2. Join the chain with a slip stitch to form the buttonhole loop.
3. Continue single crochet around the waistband, ensuring you crochet along the chain 6 space to reinforce the buttonhole.

Finishing the Shorts:

1. After reaching the desired length of the shorts, finish off and weave in your ends.
2. Sew the button on the opposite side of the buttonhole.

Additional Tips:

• Use stitch markers to mark the beginning of each round, especially when working on joining sections and creating the buttonhole.
• Count your stitches regularly to ensure consistency in stitch counts across the shorts.
• Adjust hook size or yarn weight to fit the size of your doll if necessary.

This pattern, as provided, should help you recreate the described doll shorts. Happy crocheting!