Whip up some handmade flavor with this Amigurumi Cooking Italian Grandma crochet pattern! With her warm smile, classic apron, and a wooden spoon in hand, this charming nonna is ready to serve up love and laughter straight from the yarn kitchen. Whether you’re crafting a tribute to your own Italian roots, gifting to a foodie friend, or adding a dash of culinary charm to your crochet collection, this delightful character brings comfort, tradition, and a pinch of sass to every stitch. 🧶🍝👵
Designed for personality and flair, this pattern invites you to play with cozy yarns, expressive features, and fun extras like a tiny pasta pot, rolling pin, or even a crocheted tray of cannoli. Customize her outfit with floral prints, add a bun or curls to her hair, and don’t forget the rosy cheeks for that homemade glow. Whether perched on a shelf, nestled in a gift basket, or starring in a kitchen-themed display, this Cooking Italian Grandma Amigurumi is a joyful and satisfying project—perfect for stitching up a little handmade amore, one loop at a time! 💖✨🍅
🇮🇹 Amigurumi Cooking Italian Grandma Crochet Pattern
This heartwarming Italian nonna is crocheted with love, capturing the warmth of a home-cooked meal and the comfort of grandma’s kitchen. Complete with rosy cheeks, gray yarn curls, a cherry-embroidered apron, and a pot of pasta in hand — she’s a delightful addition to your amigurumi collection!
✨ Skill Level
Advanced – Includes shaping, clothing, expressive details, and food props.
📏 Finished Size
Approx. 10–12 inches (25–30 cm) tall using DK yarn and 2.5–3.0 mm hook.
🧶 Materials
- Yarn (Sport or DK weight):
- Skin: light beige
- Hair: light gray
- Apron: white, red, green
- Dress: dusty blue
- Pot: red
- Pasta: yellow
- Additional: black, pink, brown, ivory, gold
- Hook: 2.5–3 mm
- Safety eyes: 8–10 mm
- Stitch markers
- Embroidery thread (black, red, brown, green)
- Tapestry needle
- Polyfill stuffing
- Optional: pipe cleaners for poseable arms
🧵 Abbreviations (US Terms)
MR – Magic Ring
sc – Single Crochet
inc – Increase
dec – Decrease
ch – Chain
sl st – Slip Stitch
FLO – Front Loop Only
BLO – Back Loop Only
hdc – Half Double Crochet
FO – Fasten Off
🧠 Head (Beige)
- MR, 6 sc
- inc x6 (12)
- (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)
- (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
- (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
- (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)
7–13. sc around (36) - (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)
- (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)
- (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
- (1 sc, dec) x6 (12)
- dec x6 (6)
Stuff firmly, FO
👂 Ears (Make 2 – Beige)
- MR, 6 sc
- sc around (6)
FO, flatten slightly
Sew to sides of head at eye level
👃 Nose
- MR, 5 sc
- sc around
FO, sew to center of face, slightly below eyes
👁 Eyes & Face Details
- Insert safety eyes between R6–7, 6 stitches apart
- Embroider brows (brown) above eyes
- Use pink blush or yarn for cheeks
- Embroider smile with red or brown yarn
💇 Hair (Gray Yarn Curls)
Make ~10–12 curls:
- ch 10
- 3 sc in each ch across (forms spiral)
FO
Sew each curl around head in crown shape. Stack 2–3 layers high for full curly hair
👗 Body (Start from neck down – Blue Dress)
- MR, 6 sc
- inc x6 (12)
- (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)
- (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
- (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
6–11. sc around (30) - Switch to white (collar), FLO sc around
- Switch back to blue, BLO sc around
14–22. sc around (30)
FO and stuff
💪 Arms with Sleeves (Make 2)
Hand (Beige):
- MR, 6 sc
- (1 sc, inc) x3 (9)
- sc around
- [Optional] Crochet a thumb stub: ch 4, sl st back, attach to side
- Switch to blue (sleeves), sc around
6–11. sc around
Stuff lightly
FO and sew to body at shoulders
✋ Fingers (Optional)
Embroidery method: stitch 3–4 vertical lines on front of hand using matching yarn to divide into fingers
🧵 Apron (White with Embroidery)
Panel:
- ch 10
- sc across 10 rows (10×10 square)
FO
Sew or embroider 2 red cherries with green leaves using surface embroidery or chain stitch.
Add two long ch straps to tie around back and over shoulders.
🍝 Pot of Pasta (Red Pot, Yellow Noodles)
Pot
- MR, 6 sc
- inc x6 (12)
- (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)
- (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
- (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
- BLO sc around (30)
7–10. sc around
FO
Add small handles: ch 5, sew to sides
Noodles
- ch 25–30
- sl st or sc in each ch, let curl
Make several noodles, coil and glue or sew inside pot
Spoon:
Use beige or brown yarn:
- ch 10
- Sl st up the chain
Make flat oval spoon bowl and sew upright to hand
🧺 Ravioli Tray (Optional Side Detail)
Make small ravioli by:
- ch 4, sc 3 rows (tiny squares)
- Sew dome of yellow on top (half sphere)
Make 6–8 and attach to flat brown rectangle as tray
🧷 Assembly
- Attach head to body
- Sew on arms
- Add apron to front and tie straps
- Secure pot to table or hand
- Embroider final facial details
- Pose in kitchen or place on display shelf
💡 Extra Customization
- Crochet Italian flag banner: red, white, green panels
- Add wine bottle props using basic cylinder shapes
- Include crocheted utensils, tomato bowls, or rolling pin
This joyful Italian grandma is a love letter to food, family, and home! 🍝🧶
