Welcome to the passionate and rhythmic world of amigurumi! 💃✨ Today, I’m excited to share my free crochet pattern for an Amigurumi Flamenco Dancer—a bold and expressive creation perfect for dance lovers, Spanish culture enthusiasts, or anyone who enjoys crafting dynamic and stylish plush designs! 🧶 Whether you love stitching up graceful figures, experimenting with flowing ruffles, or simply want to add a dazzling flamenco dancer to your handmade lineup, this pattern will guide you through crafting a beautifully sculpted plush with twirling skirts, elegant posture, and a touch of fiery charm! 🔥
This design embraces rich reds, deep blacks, and intricate shaping to bring an energetic and passionate presence to your crochet projects! 🧶✨ I’ve carefully outlined each step to ensure your Amigurumi Flamenco Dancer turns out just right—ready to spin into your collection or become a treasured handmade gift! 🎁 So grab your hooks, pick out vibrant hues, and let’s stitch up a stunning flamenco dancer! 💃
💃 Amigurumi Flamenco Dancer Crochet Pattern
Bring the passion of Spanish flamenco to life with this dazzling amigurumi dancer! With her vibrant ruffled dress, shawl, and flower hairpiece, she’s ready to dance the night away with flair. ¡Olé!
🧶 Skill Level
Intermediate to Advanced – Features shaping, color changes, ruffles, and small decorative details.
📏 Finished Size
Approximately 30 cm (12 inches) tall using sport weight yarn and a 2.5 mm hook.
✂️ Materials
- Sport/DK weight yarn:
- Light beige or tan (skin tone)
- Black (shoes)
- Coral or salmon red (dress)
- Multicolor variegated yarn in warm tones: yellow, orange, red, green (shawl)
- Light brown or caramel (hair)
- Dark pink or rose (flower)
- 2.5 mm crochet hook
- 8–10 mm safety eyes in blue
- Black embroidery thread (lashes and eyebrows)
- Pink embroidery thread (nose and mouth)
- Polyester fiberfill stuffing
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch markers
- Optional: floral wire for poseable arms
- Optional: wooden display base (10 cm diameter)
🧵 Abbreviations (US Terms)
- MR = magic ring
- ch = chain
- sc = single crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
- dc = double crochet
- tr = treble crochet
- sl st = slip stitch
- inc = increase (2 sc in same stitch)
- dec = invisible decrease
- BLO = back loop only
- FLO = front loop only
- FO = fasten off
- ( ) = repeat instructions in parentheses
- [ ] = total stitch count
🦵 Legs (make 2)
With black yarn:
Round 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
Round 2: inc in each st around [12]
Round 3: (sc, inc) around [18]
Round 4: sc in each st around [18]
Round 5: sc in each st around [18]
Change to light beige:
Round 6: sc in each st around [18]
Round 7: sc in each st around [18]
Round 8: sc in each st around [18]
Round 9: sc in each st around [18]
Round 10: sc in each st around [18]
Round 11: sc in each st around [18]
Round 12: sc in each st around [18]
Round 13: sc in each st around [18]
Round 14: sc in each st around [18]
Round 15: sc in each st around [18]
Round 16: sc in each st around [18]
FO first leg, leaving long tail for sewing. Do not FO second leg.
🧍 Body
Joining legs:
Round 17: Continue with second leg, ch 4, join to first leg with sc in any stitch, sc 17 more around first leg, sc 4 in chain stitches, sc 18 around second leg, sc 4 on other side of chain [44]
Round 18: sc in each st around [44]
Round 19: sc in each st around [44]
Round 20: sc in each st around [44]
Round 21: sc in each st around [44]
Round 22: sc in each st around [44]
Round 23: sc in each st around [44]
Round 24: sc in each st around [44]
Round 25: sc in each st around [44]
Round 26: sc in each st around [44]
Round 27: sc in each st around [44]
Change to coral red:
Round 28: BLO sc in each st around [44]
Round 29: sc in each st around [44]
Round 30: sc in each st around [44]
Round 31: (9 sc, dec) around [40]
Round 32: sc in each st around [40]
Round 33: (8 sc, dec) around [36]
Round 34: sc in each st around [36]
Round 35: (4 sc, dec) around [30]
Round 36: (3 sc, dec) around [24]
Stuff body firmly.
👤 Head
Change to light beige:
Round 37: inc in each st around [48]
Round 38: sc in each st around [48]
Round 39: sc in each st around [48]
Round 40: sc in each st around [48]
Round 41: sc in each st around [48]
Round 42: sc in each st around [48]
Round 43: sc in each st around [48]
Round 44: sc in each st around [48]
Round 45: sc in each st around [48]
Round 46: sc in each st around [48]
Round 47: sc in each st around [48]
Round 48: sc in each st around [48]
Insert safety eyes between rounds 44 and 45, approximately 8–9 stitches apart.
Round 49: (6 sc, dec) around [42]
Round 50: (5 sc, dec) around [36]
Round 51: (4 sc, dec) around [30]
Stuff head very firmly.
Round 52: (3 sc, dec) around [24]
Round 53: (2 sc, dec) around [18]
Round 54: (sc, dec) around [12]
Round 55: dec around [6]
FO and close opening.
Embroider eyelashes: Make 3–4 short straight stitches radiating upward from outer corner of each eye.
Embroider eyebrows: Make curved lines above each eye.
Embroider nose: Make small V-shape or dot below and between eyes.
Embroider mouth: Make small curved smile.
💪 Arms (make 2)
With light beige:
Round 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
Round 2: inc in each st around [12]
Round 3: sc in each st around [12]
Round 4: sc in each st around [12]
Round 5: sc in each st around [12]
Round 6: sc in each st around [12]
Change to coral red:
Round 7: sc in each st around [12]
Round 8: sc in each st around [12]
Round 9: sc in each st around [12]
Round 10: sc in each st around [12]
Round 11: sc in each st around [12]
Round 12: sc in each st around [12]
Round 13: sc in each st around [12]
Round 14: sc in each st around [12]
Round 15: sc in each st around [12]
Round 16: sc in each st around [12]
Round 17: sc in each st around [12]
Round 18: sc in each st around [12]
Stuff lightly with fiberfill. If using floral wire for poseable arms, insert wire now before closing.
FO, leaving long tail for sewing.
Sew arms to sides of body at shoulder level (around rounds 36–37 of body).
💇 Hair Cap
With light brown yarn:
Round 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
Round 2: inc in each st around [12]
Round 3: (sc, inc) around [18]
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) around [24]
Round 5: (3 sc, inc) around [30]
Round 6: (4 sc, inc) around [36]
Round 7: (5 sc, inc) around [42]
Round 8: sc in each st around [42]
Round 9: sc in each st around [42]
Round 10: sc in each st around [42]
Round 11: sc in each st around [42]
Round 12: sc in each st around [42]
FO, leaving long tail.
Sew hair cap to head, positioning to cover top and sides down to eye level.
🎀 Side Braid
With light brown yarn:
Ch 35
Turn and sl st back down the chain.
FO, leaving long tail.
Braid or twist the chain. Sew to right side of head at temple area, allowing it to drape down toward shoulder and front of body.
🌰 Hair Bun
With light brown yarn:
Round 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
Round 2: inc in each st around [12]
Round 3: (sc, inc) around [18]
Round 4: sc in each st around [18]
Round 5: sc in each st around [18]
Round 6: sc in each st around [18]
Round 7: (sc, dec) around [12]
Stuff lightly.
Round 8: dec around [6]
FO and close opening.
Sew bun to back left side of head, slightly above center back.
🌹 Pink Flower Accessory
With dark pink yarn:
Ch 35
In 2nd ch from hook and across: work (sl st, sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc) in each chain space.
FO, leaving long tail.
Roll the strip into a spiral rose shape, starting from one end. Secure the bottom with several stitches through all layers.
Sew flower to left side of hair, positioned near or slightly above the bun.
🧣 Shawl
With multicolor variegated yarn:
Ch 32
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and across [31]
Row 2: ch 1, turn, sc in each st across [31]
Row 3: ch 1, turn, sc in each st across [31]
Row 4: ch 1, turn, sc in each st across [31]
Row 5: ch 1, turn, sc in each st across [31]
Row 6: ch 1, turn, sc in each st across [31]
Row 7: ch 1, turn, sc in each st across [31]
FO.
Add fringe:
Cut approximately 20–24 strands of yarn, each 10 cm long.
Attach 10–12 fringe pieces evenly spaced along each short end of shawl by folding strand in half, pulling loop through edge, and pulling ends through loop.
Drape shawl across shoulders diagonally. Position arms to hold shawl in place. Tack shawl to body with a few small stitches if needed.
👗 Flamenco Dress Ruffles
Bottom Ruffle Layer:
Attach coral red yarn to any FLO stitch from round 28 (the BLO round where dress color changed).
Work in FLO: (sc in stitch, ch 2, 4 dc in same stitch) in each st around. [44 ruffle fans]
Join with sl st. FO.
Second Ruffle Layer:
Attach coral red yarn to any stitch of round 30 of body.
Work: (sc in stitch, ch 2, 4 dc in same stitch) in each st around. [44 ruffle fans]
Join with sl st. FO.
Third Ruffle Layer:
Attach coral red yarn to any stitch of round 32 of body.
Work: (sc in stitch, ch 2, 4 dc in same stitch) in each st around. [40 ruffle fans]
Join with sl st. FO.
Fourth Ruffle Layer:
Attach coral red yarn to any stitch of round 34 of body.
Work: (sc in stitch, ch 2, 3 dc in same stitch) in each st around. [36 ruffle fans]
Join with sl st. FO.
Optional Fifth Ruffle Layer:
Attach coral red yarn to any stitch of round 35 of body.
Work: (sc in stitch, ch 2, 3 dc in same stitch) in every other st around. [15 ruffle fans]
Join with sl st. FO.
Fluff and shape all ruffle layers to create a full, cascading flamenco skirt effect.
🪡 Final Assembly
- Ensure all pieces are securely attached
- Shape arms into dancing position
- Arrange shawl gracefully across shoulders
- Adjust flower position on hair
- Fluff and separate ruffle layers for maximum volume
- Optional: Attach doll to wooden display base using hot glue or by stitching through small pre-drilled holes
🎉 Finishing
Your passionate Flamenco Dancer is complete! Display her on a shelf, desk, or create a Spanish-themed vignette with decorative elements like miniature guitars, fans, or an “¡Olé!” sign. ❤️💃✨
