Napoleon Bonaparte (free pattern)

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A while ago, I saw this marvelous felt rendering of Napoleon Bonapart by the designer deridolls on DeviantArt and I knew I had to make a crochet version in response.

This little doll can be made from small left-over bits of yarn, in this case SMC Catania cotton in the colours navy blue (124), yellow (280), dark brown (157), white (106), pink (246) and soft apricot (263) with 6mm. safety eyes, a 2.00mm hook, some fiberfill stuffing and a small length of pipecleaner. 

Head:

In skin colour, start a magic ring,
R1. sc6 in the ring (6)
R2. 2sc in every stitch (12)
R3. 2sc in every 2nd stitch (18)
R4. 2sc in every 3rd stitch (24)
R5. 2sc in every 4th stitch (30)
R6. 2sc in every 5th stitch (36)
R7-11. sc in every stitch (36)
R12. sc2tog every 5th and 6th stitch (30)
R13. sc2tog every 4th and 5th stitch (24)
R14. sc2tog every 3rd and 4th stitch (18)
 
Put in the safety eyes between rounds 8 and 9, around 2 stitches apart. Stuff the head.
 
R15. sc2tog every 2nd and 3rd stitch (12)
R16. sc2tog every 3rd and 4th stitch (9)
R17-18. sc in every stitch (9).
 
Fasten off and leave a tail. Stuff the neck with a folded bit of pipe cleaner so it’s not too wobbly when you sew it on. Use bits of yarn to embroider on two eyebrows, a nose and a mouth.
 
 crochet amigurumi doll napoleon bonapart free pattern

Hair:

In dark brown, start a magic ring.
R1: sc 6 in the ring (6)
R2: 2sc in every stitch (12)
R3: 2sc in every 2nd stitch (18)
R4: 2sc in every 3rd stitch (24)
R5: 2sc in every 4th stitch (30)
R6: 2sc in every 5th stitch (36)
R7-10: sc in every stitch (36)
R11: sc 10; hdc in the next stitch; dc and tc in the next stitch; 2tc in the next stitch; tc in the next 2 stitches; tc and dc in the next stitch; dc in the next stitch; hdc in the next stitch; sc in the rest of the stitches. Fasten off and use the tail to loosely sew the hair onto the head (40).
 
crochet amigurumi doll napoleon bonapart free pattern
 

Legs (2):

In dark brown, chain 7.
R1: sc around the chain (12)
R2: 2sc in every 2nd stitch (18)
R3: sc in every stitch, but in back loops only (18)
R4: sc 5; sc2tog 6th and 7th, 8th and 9th and 10th and 11th stitches; sc 7 (15)
R5: sc 4; sc2tog 5th and 6th, 7th and 8th and 9th and 10th stitches; sc 5 (12)
R6: sc 3; sc2tog 4th and 5th, 6th and 7th and 8th and 9th stitches, sc 3 (9)
R7-9: sc in every stitch (9). In the last stitch, change to white.
R10: sc in every stitch, but in back loops only (9)
R11-16: sc in every stitch (9)
 
For the first leg, fasten off and weave in the tail. The second leg will be used to join on the other leg and form the body.
 
Before you continue with the body, join onto the remaining front loops of round 10 in dark brown and slip stitch around (9). Fasten off and weave in tail.
 

Body:

Continue with the second leg still on the hook.
R17: sc 2; sc into the other leg and 2sc in every stitch there. Then continue into the first leg until you have made a sc in every stitch (18).
R18: 2sc in every 3rd stitch (24)
R19: 2sc in every 4th stitch (30)
R20-22: sc in every stitch. In the last stitch, change to navy (30)
R23-24: sc 16; change to white; sc 6; change to navy; sc 8 (30)
R25-26: sc 17: change to white; sc 5; change to navy; sc 9 (30)
R27: sc 18; change to white; sc 2; change to navy; sc 10 (30)
R28: sc 29; change to white: sc 1; change to navy (fasten off white); sc 11 (30)
R29: sc2tog every 4th and 5th stitch (24)
R30: sc2tog every 3rd and 4th stitch (18)
R31: sc2tog every 2nd and 3rd stitch (12)
R32: sctog every 1st and 2nd stitch (6)
 
Fasten off and use tail to sew up the last 6 stitches.
 

Collar:

In navy, chain 17.
Row 1: hdc in the 3rd stitch from the hook; hdc in every remaining stitch of the chain (15)
 
Fasten off and use tail to sew the collar onto the body. This will be easiest to do after the head is sewn on.

Arms (2x):

In skin colour, start a magic ring.
R1: sc 4 into the ring (4)
R2: 2sc in every 2nd stitch (6)
R3: 2sc in every 2rd stitch (9)
R4: 2cs in every 3rd stitch (12)
R5: sc in every stitch, but in back loops only. In the last stitch, change to navy (12)
R6-15: sc in every stitch (12). Flatten the end of the arm and shut it with 3 sc across.
 
Join onto the remaining front loops of round 5 in white and ss around (12). Fasten off and weave in ends.
 
Make two and sew onto the sides of the body (between rounds 30 and 31).
 

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