Here she is! For the last few months, I have had so many requests for me to write this free Lalaloopsy crochet pattern.  I tried to keep her simple and I did my best at explaining everything as well as I know how. This is not an “Easy” pattern…. mostly because it takes a little extra patience. This crochet pattern is loads of fun! I encourage you to be creative with your yarns. I used all medium weight yarns but mixed up the textures and brands of yarns and I LOVE it!!!  Now go look through your scraps and find all those small amounts of beautiful yarn that you have been waiting to use! And I will warn you, the hair takes twice as much yarn and twice as much time as it appears.

This Doll measures 12 inches in length.

Lalaloopsy Crochet Supplies

Medium Weight Yarn. Lots of colors! You can custom choose your color for what lalaloopsy you are going for.
2 one inch buttons
3.5 mm crochet hook for entire lalaloopsy doll. 5 mm hook for lalaloopsy hair and bow
Yarn needle
Scissors
Stuffing

Crochet Stitches used

SC – Single Crochet
HDC – Half Double Crochet
DC – Double Crochet
SC DEC – Single Crochet Decrease
Slip Stitch
CH- Chain
SC into front (or) back loop only

Note – When “joining” to your first stitch, you will use the slip stitch. On the next round it will say to crochet into the same stitch, you will be crocheting into the SC you joined to (not the slip stitch).

Using 3.5 mm crochet hook

Crochet Lala Legs and Shoes (make two)

With your color choice for the sole of the shoes. (I used I Love This Yarn – Neon Purple)

Round 1: CH 8. SC in 2nd CH from hook. SC in next 2 CH. HDC in next 4 CH. HDC in same CH 3 more times. Turn and work into other side of CH. HDC into next 3 CH. SC into next 2 CH. SC 3 times into starting CH. Join to first SC (18 stitches)
I went ahead and wove my ends in now. 

Change to your choice of color for the shoes (I used Red Heart with Love – Lilac) *Joining to back loop only*

Round 2: In back loops only. CH 1, SC into same stitch and into next 4 stitches. 4 SC DEC.  SC into next 5 stitches.  Join to first SC. (14 SC)
Round 3: CH 1, SC into same stitch and next 2 stitches. 4 SC DEC. SC into next 3 stitches.  Join to first SC. (10 stitches)
Round 4-10:  CH 1, SC into same stitch and each stitch around. Join to first SC. (10 SC)
Finish off.. I went ahead and wove my end in and stuffed the boots with scrap yarns.

Change to skin color yarn (I used I Love This Yarn – Light Peach) *Joining to back loop only and into the starting stitch of round 10 *

Round 11: In back loops only. CH 1, SC into same stitch and each stitch around. Do not join (10 SC)
Work in continuous rounds now.
Round 12-28:  SC into same stitch and each stitch around. (10 SC)
Slip stitch into next stitch. Finish off.

Change to color of the undies/panties
Round 29-30: CH 1. SC into same stitch and each stitch around. Join to first SC. (10 SC)
Finish off the first leg but do not finish off the yarn with the second leg. Set the legs together and slip stitch into the stitch that lines up from the top of the other leg.
Round 31: CH 1, SC into same stitch. SC around the legs in one large circle. (20 SC)
Round 32-35: CH 1, SC into same stitch and each stitch around. Join to first SC. (20 SC)

Crochet Lalaloopsy Belt and Skirt

With color of your choice for the belt band. Join yarn to the back of the doll.. in the back loop only.

Round 36: In back loops only. CH 1, SC into same loops and around. Join to first SC. (20 SC)
Round 37-38: CH 1, SC into same stitch and each stitch around. Join to first SC. (20 SC)
Finish off (I wove in my ends)

Using color of your choice for the top layer of skirt. Attach to the back of the doll into the front loop from round 35.

Round 39: In front loops. Crocheting from the top of the loops so the pretty side of the stitches will lay down as the outside of the skirt. CH 1, HDC into same stitch and each stitch around. Join to first HDC. (20 HDC)
Round 40: CH 1, HDC into same stitch. 2 HDC into next stitch. **HDC into next stitch. 2 HDC into next stitch. Repeat from ** around. Join to first HDC. (30 HDC)
Round 41:CH 1, HDC into same stitch and into the next stitch. 2 HDC into next stitch. **HDC into next 2 stitches. 2 HDC into next stitch. Repeat from ** around. Join to first HDC. (40 HDC)
Round 42-43: CH 1, HDC into same stitch and each stitch around. Join to first HDC. (40 HDC)
Round 44: In front loop only. CH 1, SC in same stitch. Skip one stitch. 3 DC into next stitch.  Skip one stitch. **SC into next stitch. Skip one stitch. 3 DC into next stitch. Skip one stich** repeat from ** around. Join to first SC.

Change colors to your choice for the bottom layer of the dress. Attach to the back of the doll and  into the back loops from round 43. 

Round 45:  In the back loops only. CH 3, DC into each stitch around. Join to top of CH 3. (40 DC)
Round 46: CH 1, HDC into same stitch and each stitch around. Join to first HDC. (40 HDC)
Finish off and weave in your ends.

Add some bows and shoe strings!

I added bows to every other shell at the bottom of  the dress. When tying them on, I tied them through the center DC of the shell and I tied them through both the top and bottom layer of the skirt. (this helps the top layer from flipping up. The way I made my bows was very simple. I cut a piece of yarn and pulled in through from the top to the inside.. and then back out… and then tied it into a nice bow. If you are worried about your bows not wanting to stay tied, you can add a very small amount of hot glue under the knot and it will hold like a champ!
Now for the laces I used a yarn needle. I started at the bottom and pulled a piece of yarn half way through.. zig zagged both ends up the shoe and then tied them. Again, you can use a small amount of hot glue if you do not feel it it secure enough.

Lala Body

With color of your choice (I used the same color as the top layer of the skirt) Attach yarn to the back side of the doll. Into the back loop of the top of the belt. 

Round 47: In back loops only-  CH 1, SC into same stitch and each stitch around. Join to first SC. (20 SC)
Round 48-50:  CH 1, SC into same stitch and each stitch around. Join to first SC. (20 SC)
Round 51: CH 1, SC DEC around. Join to first SC DEC. (10 stitches)
Finish off and weave in your end. Go ahead and stuff the body of the doll.

Crochet Lalaloopsy Neck and Head (part 1)

Attach skin color yarn into the back loop.

Round 52: In back loops only. CH 1, SC into same stitch and each stitch around. Join to first SC. (10 SC)
Round 53: CH 1, SC into same stitch and each stitch around. Join to first SC. (10 SC)
Round 54: In front loops only- CH 1, 2 SC into same stitch and each stitch around. Do NOT join. (20 SC)
Start working in continuous rounds.
Round 55: 2 SC into same stitch. SC into next stitch ** 2 SC into next stitch. SC into next stitch. Repeat from ** around.  (30 SC)
Round 56: SC into each stitch around. (30 SC)
Round 57: 2 SC into same stitch. SC into next 2 stitches ** 2 SC into next stitch. SC into next 2 stitches. Repeat from ** around.  (40 SC)
Round 58: SC into each stitch around. (40 SC)
Round 59: 2 SC into same stitch. SC into next 3 stitches ** 2 SC into next stitch. SC into next 3 stitches. Repeat from ** around.  (50 SC)
Round 60: 2 SC into same stitch. SC into next 4 stitches ** 2 SC into next stitch. SC into next 4 stitches. Repeat from ** around.  (60 SC)
Round 61-70: SC into each stitch around. (60 SC)

Slip stitch into next stitch and finish off. Attach color of yarn you will be using for the hair. (I used Caron Simply Soft

Round 71: SC into each stitch around (60 SC) DO NOT FINISH OFF

This is where I put the crochet at a pause and made her face.

Lalaloopsy face

The first step to making the face is to add the eyes. But before you can sew the 1 inch buttons on, you will need to use some black yarn and your yarn needle to make the lashes. I cannot tell you exactly how to do this other than to make two lashes. I start the lashes where the button will cover and then work out at an upper angle.
-Sew on your buttons.
-With yarn needle stitch a smile. You can use my doll as a guide or you can google images a picture of a lalaloopsy doll.

Now for the cheeks. 
With light pink yarn. (make two)

Magic circle, CH 1, 9 HDC inside ring. pull ring tight and join to first HDC. CH 1, 2 SC into each HDC. Leave a long tale and use that tail to attach them to the face,

Crochet Lalaloopsy Head (part 2)

Pick the yarn pack up where you left off on the hair.

Round 72: SC into each stitch around (60 SC)
Round 73: **SC into next 2 stitches. SC DEC. Repeat from ** around. (45 stitches)
Round 74: **SC into next stitch. SC DEC . Repeat from ** around. (30 stitches)
Round 75: SC into each stitch around. (30 stitches)
Round 76: SC DEC around. (15 stitches)
Stuff the head now while you still have a small hole.
Round 77: SC DEC 7 times. SC into last stitch. ( 8 stitches)
Round 78: SC DEC around. (4 stitches)
Finish off leaving long tail to close hole.

Lalaloopsy Arms and Sleeves

Starting with skin color yarn.

Round 1: Magic circle, CH 1, SC 5 into magic ring, pull ring tight. Join to first SC. (5 SC)
Round 2-3: CH 1, SC into same stitch and each stitch around. Join to first SC. (5 SC)
Round 4: CH 1, HDC into same stitch. CH 1, Slip stitch into same stitch, SC into next 4 stitches. Join to first SC (skipping over the HDC thumb)
Round 5: CH 1, SC into each stitch around. (4 SC)
Round 6:  CH 1, 2 SC into each stitch around. Join to first SC (8 SC)
Working in continuous rounds now.
Round 7-19: SC into each stitch around. (8 SC)

Change colors to your choice for the sleeves. Attach the yarn in the front loop. You with be crocheting into the loops upside down so that the pretty side of the stitches will be on the outside of the sleeves.

Round 20: In front loops only.  CH 3, DC into same stitch and  DC into the next stitch. **2 DC into next stitch. DC into next stitch. Repeat from ** around.  Join to top of CH 3. (12 DC)
Round 21: CH 1, SC into same stitch and each stitch around, (12 SC)
Finish off. Weave in ends and attach the arms with a yarn needle. (I lightly stuffed the arms with yarn ends) This may be a little tight… be patient and it will all come together. I pinched the arm flat and sewed it on my the back loops that were left.

 Lalaloopsy Curls

Using 5 MM crochet hook

Leaving tail, CH 15, 3 DC into second CH from hook and down the rest of the chains.  *For a double curl do not finish off — CH 15, 3 DC into second CH from hook and in remaining chains. Cut yarn leaving tail – Make as many as it takes to get the fullness of hair you are going for.
To attach the hair. Inset hook around SC stitch of the scalp, pull one yarn tail through, tie both tails into a knot, the using yarn needle, weave in ends into the hair curl.
**When making my lalaloopsy with rainbow mohair I had to put 4 DC into each CH to get a good curl)

Crochet Hair Bow

With your choice of yarn color.

Step 1:  CH 33, DC into 4th CH from hook and each CH across. (31 DC)
Step 2-4: CH 3, Turn, DC into each stitch across. (31 DC)
Join both ends with a slip stitch. Fold the bow so that the seam is in in the middle. CH 60. Finish off leaving long end.. Wrap your chain around the center of the bow. Weave your ends in to secure the CH. And then using the same end, attach it to the top of the lalaloopsy head.