Looking for a cute and unique crochet nesting doll ornament to make for Christmas?

This easy free crochet pattern is a fun holiday project with lots of color and charm.

The ornament is made with simple crochet circles for the head and body.

One side of the body features a decorative green, purple, and pink design.

The face is finished with easy embroidered details.

This crochet Christmas ornament is made with medium weight yarn and a size H (5.0 mm) crochet hook.

It works up quickly and is a great way to use small amounts of leftover yarn.

Make one for your Christmas tree, add it to a gift, or crochet a few for handmade holiday decorations.

Follow the free crochet nesting doll ornament pattern below to make your own!

Happy crocheting!

Crochet Nesting Doll Ornament Pattern

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Materials

• Size H (5.0 mm) crochet hook
• Medium weight (size 4) yarn in:
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Purple
  • Off-white or preferred skin-tone color
  • Brown for hair
  • Black for eyes
  • Light pink for cheeks
  • Red for smile
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors
• Ribbon, twine, or yarn for hanging

Note: This pattern is written using the colors shown in the pink ornament. Feel free to change the colors to create your own combinations and make as many unique ornaments as you’d like!

Abbreviations

• BLO – back loop only
• ch – chain
• dc – double crochet
• hdc – half double crochet
• hk – hook
• puff st – puff stitch
• sc – single crochet
• sl st – slip stitch
• sp(s) – space(s)
• st(s) – stitch(es)

Puff Stitch

Yarn over, insert hk into the indicated st or sp and pull up a loop. Repeat 3 more times. Yarn over and pull through all loops on the hk. Ch 1 to close the puff st.

Head

Make 2:

• 1 in off-white or preferred skin-tone color
• 1 in pink

Make a magic circle.

Round 1: Ch 2, work 12 dc into the magic circle. Pull the circle closed and sl st to the first dc to join. (12 dc)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Face

Using a tapestry needle and brown yarn, embroider the hair onto the off-white head panel as pictured.

With black yarn, embroider the eyes.

With light pink yarn, embroider the blush onto the cheeks.

With red yarn, embroider the smile.

Fasten off all yarn ends on the back of the face. You may knot and trim these ends since they will be hidden between the two head panels during assembly.

Solid Body Panel

Make 1 in pink.

Make a magic circle.

Round 1: Ch 2, work 12 dc into the magic circle. Pull the circle closed and sl st to the first dc to join. (12 dc)

Round 2: Ch 2, work 2 hdc in each st around. Sl st to the first hdc to join. (24 hdc)

Round 3: Ch 1, sc in each st around. Sl st to the first sc to join. (24 sc)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Decorative Body Panel

Make 1.

With green yarn, make a magic circle.

Round 1: Ch 3 (counts as the first dc and ch-1 sp). Work 11 more dc in the magic circle, ch 1 after each dc. Sl st to the 2nd ch of the beginning ch 3 to join. (12 dc, 12 ch-1 sps)

Fasten off.

Round 2: With purple yarn, pick up a st in any ch-1 sp. Work 1 puff st in the same ch-1 sp and in each ch-1 sp around. Sl st to the first puff st to join. (12 puff sts, 12 ch-1 sps)

Fasten off.

Round 3: With pink yarn, pick up a st in the BLO of any puff st. Ch 1, sc in the BLO of each puff st and each ch st around. Sl st to the first sc to join. (24 sc)

Fasten off and weave in all ends.

Body Assembly

Place the solid pink body panel and decorative body panel together with the right sides facing out.

With pink yarn, pick up a st through both layers.

Ch 1, then sc through both layers in each st around the entire body, matching the stitches from both panels as you work. (24 sc)

Sl st to the first sc to join.

Do not fasten off.

Head Assembly

Place the off-white face panel and pink head panel together with the right sides facing out.

Continue with pink yarn and sc through both layers in each st around the head.

Sl st to the first sc to join.

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Using the long tail and a tapestry needle, sew the bottom of the head securely to the top of the body.

Fasten off on the back and weave in ends.

Hanging Loop

Cut a length of ribbon, twine, or yarn and fold it in half.

Using your crochet hook, pull the folded center through the top of the nesting doll’s head.

Pull the loose ends through the loop and tighten gently.

Tie the ends together at the top to create a hanging loop.

Trim the ends as desired.

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