Gemma the Little Doll loves winter – big coats, gumboots and she has a hat in every colour. Gemma loves jumping in muddy puddles and spotting the elusive rainbow off in the distance. She was inspired by a classic children’s teddy bear and one day, dreams of visiting London.

Difficulty: Intermediate, US terminology

Materials:
 2.5m hook/C-2 (US)
 4ply yarn/fingering
 Less than 50g yarn in NUDE, MUSTARD, YELLOW, BLUE and RED
 BLACK 4ply yarn or embroidery thread
 7mm safety eyes
 Scissors
 Tapestry needle
 Polyester toy stuffing
 Stitch marker
 2 x clear hair ties (optional)

Abbreviations:
 ch = chain
 MR = magic ring
 sc = single crochet
 hdc = half double crochet
 dc = double crochet
 inc = single crochet increase (2 sc in one stitch)
 dec = decrease (sc 2 together)
 sl st = slip stitch
 BLO = back loops only
 (..) = repeat the space in brackets the given number of times
 .. = total number of stitches

Notes:
 A yarn with no stretch is best for amigurumi, I ordinarily use cotton or cotton blend.
 Amigurumi is usually stitched in the round (unless it says otherwise).
 For this pattern, the following yarns were used:
o NUDE = Bendigo Woollen Mills 4ply cotton in “816 Parchment”
o YELLOW = Bendigo Woollen Mills 4ply cotton in “806 Daffodil”
o MUSTARD = Lincraft Cotton 4ply in “mustard”
o BLUE = Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/4 in colour “35 Petrol Blue”
o RED = Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/4 in colour “86 Christmas Red”
 I crochet loosely and use a 2.5mm hook with 4ply yarn. Generally, the hook you use for amigurumi will be a smaller than for other crochet as you want the stitches tight to keep stuffing from showing and for any attachments to stay in place.
 The yarn thickness and hook size used will affect the size of the finished item. My Gemma the Little Doll is approximately 22cm tall (8 ½ inches).
 I have used safety eyes for this pattern but you may embroider. Please ensure that there are no loose fittings.