How to Crochet My Melody Amigurumi for Embellishing Bags

Learn how to crochet a mini My Melody amigurumi inspired by the character from the Sanrio series with a step-by-step tutorial from Littlespot. This quick Melody amigurumi project will be the perfect gift for anyone.

The design features a head, daisy embellishment, ears, and hood and does not include the remaining body part. Even beginners can crochet it thanks to the use of basic crochet stitches.

Check out the complete Melody Amigurumi tutorial at the end of this post and explore the fundamentals of the project.

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Skill Level: The tutor suggests this Melody pattern will be best suited for beginners, as requires basic crochet stitches, some sewing, basic embroidery and techniques like a magic ring.

Guide Span: 17 Minutes Only

Personalization Tips: If you want to evaluate your skills, try adding the remaining body details. You can start by crocheting a basic chibi doll body and then crochet other small details. Add a keyring to make it a bag charm for any art lover. Use a large crochet hook and bulky yarn to get an extra squishy amigurumi.

Crochet My Melody Tutorial

Crochet My Melody amigurumi will become everybody's favorite thanks to its cute facial expressions. You can crochet it in many expressions two of which will be taught in the vMy Melody video tutorial. Here is a quick overview of the tutorial:

Creating the Head: Begins with a magic ring and six single crochet stitches, then uses increases and decreases to shape the head.
Adding Facial Features: Tutorial guides on adding safety eyes, sewing a pink embroidered nose, and placing black felt eyes.
Colour Changes and Details: For My Melody’s hood, crochet repeats the head pattern but changes at row 6 with single crochets for a larger fit.
Ears and Accessories: The ears are crocheted with eight rows, filled lightly, and sewn between rows 10 and 11 of the hood.
Finishing Touches: Adding a crochet flower with half-double crochets and securing it with a glue gun, followed by an optional blush for added charm.

Supplies Needed

Here are the supplies needed for crocheting the My Melody amigurumi as recommended by the tutor:

5-ply Milk Cotton Yarn: Pink, white, and yellow (for the body, hood, and flower).
Crochet Hook: 3.0 mm.
Stitch Marker: To keep track of rounds.
Needle: For sewing parts together and adding details.
Safety Eyes or Black Felt: For the eyes.
Glue Gun: To secure felt eyes and flowers.
Polyester Stuffing: To fill the body and head.
Scissors: For cutting yarn and felt.
Tweezers (optional): To help position small detail

Stitches Used

Following are the supplies needed for crocheting the My Melody Amigurumi for

Magic Ring
Single Crochet (sc): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over again, and pull through both loops.
Increase Stitch (inc): Make two single crochets in the same stitch.
Decrease Stitch (dec): Insert hook into first stitch, yarn over and pull through, insert hook into next stitch, yarn over and pull through (three loops on hook), yarn over and pull through all three loops.
Chain (ch): Yarn over and pull through the loop on the hook.
Slip Stitch (sl st): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, and pull through both the stitch and the loop on the hook.
Half Double Crochet (hdc): Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through (three loops on hook), yarn over again and pull through all three loops.
Double Crochet (dc): Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through (three loops on hook), yarn over, pull through two loops, yarn over, pull through remaining two loops.