Celebrate the heart of learning with this sweet Amigurumi Teacher & Student crochet pattern! 🍎🧶 Whether you’re honoring a favorite educator or capturing the joy of school days, this charming duo brings classroom magic to life in yarn form. With the teacher’s warm smile and the student’s eager expression, they’re perfect for gifting, decorating, or simply adding a touch of scholastic spirit to your handmade collection.
Designed with thoughtful details and plenty of room for personalization, this pattern invites you to stitch tiny accessories like books, backpacks, glasses, or even a chalkboard. You can customize their outfits to reflect real-life teachers and students or create a whimsical classroom scene all your own. Whether perched on a desk, tucked into a gift basket, or starring in a back-to-school display, this Teacher & Student Amigurumi pair is a joyful and satisfying project—perfect for stitching up a little appreciation and curiosity, one loop at a time! ✏️📚💖
🍎 Amigurumi Teacher & Student Crochet Pattern
Step into the classroom with this adorable Amigurumi Teacher & Student set!
This detailed tutorial includes patterns for both dolls and their matching accessories — from the teacher’s glasses and book to the student’s pencil and backpack. The small details (nose, ears, blush, uniform pleats, apple, and ABC blocks) bring them to life, making this set perfect for a classroom scene or a thoughtful handmade gift for a favorite teacher.
✨ Skill Level
Intermediate to Advanced – includes shaping, embroidery, and hair attachment.
📏 Finished Size
- Teacher ~26 cm (10 in)
- Student ~18 cm (7 in)
🧶 Materials
- DK cotton yarn
- Skin: beige or peach
- Hair: dark brown
- Teacher clothes: grey, white, pink cardigan, brown shoes
- Student clothes: grey skirt, white shirt, mustard yellow backpack, grey shoes
- Accessories: red (apple), yellow (book cover), white (pages), multicolor (blocks, pencils)
- Crochet hook: 2.5 mm (student can be made with 2.25 mm for smaller size)
- Safety eyes: 8 mm (teacher), 6 mm (student)
- Black embroidery thread (eyebrows, mouth, block letters, details)
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Tapestry needle, scissors, pins
- Blush or pink thread for cheeks
🔤 Abbreviations (US Terms)
- MR = Magic Ring
- sc = single crochet
- inc = increase (2 sc in one stitch)
- dec = decrease (sc2tog)
- ch = chain
- sl st = slip stitch
- BLO = back loop only
- FLO = front loop only
👩🏫 Teacher Doll Pattern
Head (Beige)
- MR, 6 sc (6)
- inc x6 (12)
- (sc, inc) x6 (18)
- (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
- (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
- (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)
- (5 sc, inc) x6 (42)
8–14. sc around (42)
➡️ Insert 8 mm safety eyes between R11–R12, 8 sts apart.
➡️ Nose: embroider with beige yarn at R13, 2 sts wide.
➡️ Blush: stitch or apply blush at R12 under eyes.
➡️ Eyebrows: embroider at R10. - (5 sc, dec) x6 (36)
- (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)
- (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)
- (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
Stuff firmly. - (sc, dec) x6 (12)
- dec x6 (6). FO.
Hair (Brown, with Bun)
- Make a wig cap: crochet as for the head until 36 sts. FO.
- Attach to head with pins, sew around.
- For hair strands:
- Cut 20 cm strands of brown yarn.
- Use latch-hook method: insert hook into stitch, fold yarn in half, pull loop, tighten.
- Cover cap, directing strands backward.
- For bun:
- Crochet small circle (MR, 6 sc → inc rounds until 24 sts).
- Work 4 rounds even. Stuff lightly, sew to crown.
- Wrap excess strands into bun, secure with bun cap.
Ears (x2)
- MR, 6 sc (6). FO. Flatten.
Sew at R11, aligned with eyes.
Body (Grey Skirt, White Shirt, Pink Cardigan)
Start with grey yarn.
- MR, 6 sc (6)
- inc x6 (12)
- (sc, inc) x6 (18)
- (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
- BLO sc around (24) → waistband base
6–8. sc around (24) - Switch to white, sc around (24) (shirt)
10–14. sc around (24) - Switch to pink, sc around (24) (cardigan)
16–20. sc around (24). FO.
Collar: With white, ch 12, sc along. Attach to neckline.
Arms (x2, Beige)
- MR, 6 sc (6)
2–10. sc around (6)
➡️ Add 2 rounds pink for sleeves. FO, stuff lightly.
Legs (x2, Beige)
- MR, 6 sc (6)
- inc x6 (12)
3–6. sc around (12)
Switch to white (socks): 2 rounds
Switch to brown (shoes): 4 rounds
FO, stuff, sew under body.
👧 Student Doll Pattern
(Same base as teacher but smaller — stop 2 rounds earlier on head & body to keep proportion.)
Head & Face
Follow teacher’s head pattern but:
- Use 6 mm safety eyes at R10, 6 sts apart.
- Nose embroidered at R12.
- Shorter hair: attach yarn strands to wig cap only halfway, trim into bob cut with center part.
Body (Grey Skirt + White Shirt)
- MR, 6 sc (6)
- inc x6 (12)
- (sc, inc) x6 (18)
- FLO sc around (18) → skirt start
5–7. sc around (18)
Switch to white: 4 rounds (shirt)
➡️ Backpack straps: ch 18, attach back to shoulders.
Arms (x2)
As teacher, but 1–8 rounds only.
Legs (x2)
As teacher, but switch shoes to grey.
📚 Accessories
Apple
- MR, 6 sc (6)
- inc x6 (12)
- (sc, inc) x6 (18)
4–5. sc around (18) - (sc, dec) x6 (12)
- dec x6 (6). FO.
Stem: ch 4, sc back. Leaf: ch 5, sc, hdc, sc, sl st. Sew to apple.
Book (Yellow Cover)
- Ch 12, sc 8 rows (white).
- Border mustard/yellow for cover.
- Fold, sew sides.
Pencil
- MR, 4 sc (4)
2–6. sc (4) (yellow) - Add black tip, 1 round.
- Add pink eraser, 2 rounds. FO.
ABC Blocks
- Crochet 6 squares (5×5 sc).
- Sew into cube, stuff lightly.
- Embroider letters A, B, C, D, E.
🧵 Assembly
- Sew teacher & student heads to bodies.
- Attach arms and legs.
- Position ears.
- Add hair: trim student’s bob neatly; style teacher’s bun.
- Give teacher the book, student the pencil.
- Arrange apple and ABC blocks around base.
🌟 Finishing Touch
Your Amigurumi Teacher & Student Set is ready! 🍎📚
From the teacher’s tidy bun to the student’s school uniform and playful accessories, every detail creates a heartwarming classroom scene. Perfect as a teacher appreciation gift, back-to-school display, or just to celebrate the love of learning.
