Bikini Bottom Character
Original design by @你
This amigurumi doll recreates a beloved Bikini Bottom character, built from separately worked features like detailed eyes, mouth, fins, and spots that are sewn onto the body. The expressive face pieces and Tunisian-crochet fins give it a lot of personality despite its small parts.
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Hook
- 1.8 mm
- Yarn
- 1-ply to 3-ply (lace weight)
Materials
- 3-ply yarn (eye whites)
- 2-ply yarn (eyelids)
- 1-ply yarn (spots)
- 1.8 mm hook
- hook under 1.0 mm (spots)
- 3 mm safety eyes
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Stitches used: sc, inc, MR, sl st, tr, ch
Bikini Bottom Character — Amigurumi Doll Fins (Tunisian / afghan technique): Row 1: ch 13, working from 2nd ch from hook, work 12 incomplete sc, draw through 2 at a time — repeat the draw-off 12 times. Row 2: ch 1, 11 incomplete sc, draw off 2 at a time x6, continue forward into 6 more incomplete sc, draw off 2 at a time x11. Row 3: ch 1, 11 incomplete sc, draw off 2 at a time x11. Row 4: ch 1, 10 incomplete sc, draw off 2 at a time x10. Row 5: ch 1, 8 incomplete sc, draw off 2 at a time x8. Sew at center back, between blue rounds 2 and beyond. Row 6: ch 1, 7 incomplete sc, draw off 2 at a time x7. Sew at center back, between blue rounds 2 and beyond. Eye Whites (3-ply yarn, 1.8 mm hook, 3 mm eyes): Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6) Rnd 2: inc in each st around (12) Rnd 3-4: 12 sc around (12) Work with wrong side out. Eyelids (2-ply yarn, 1.8 mm hook, work loosely): Rnd 1: 8 sc in MR (8) Rnd 2: *sc, inc* x4 (12) Rnd 3-5: 12 sc around (12) Insert eye whites into the eyelids. Mouth: ch 11, from 2nd ch from hook, (sl st, sc, tr, tr-inc, tr, tr-inc, tr, sc, sl st), ch 2; repeat the bracketed sequence along the opposite side, ch 2, sl st. Fold with wrong side inside; sew at center, mouth corners at blue Rnd 3, mid-section at Rnd 4. Eyebrows: ch 5, from 2nd ch from hook, sc, 3 sl st Spots (1-ply yarn, hook under 1.0 mm): Large: ch 5, from 2nd ch from hook, 4 sc, (ch, 4 sc, ch 1), sl st Small: ch 4, join first and last
Notes
Made in blue, white, and pink. Eye whites use 3-ply yarn with 1.8 mm hook and 3 mm safety eyes; eyelids use 2-ply yarn. Spots worked with very fine (<1.0 mm) hook and single-ply yarn. Fins use Tunisian/afghan crochet.
Frequently asked questions
What crochet techniques do I need to know for this doll?
Besides standard amigurumi rounds, the fins are worked in Tunisian (afghan) crochet using incomplete single crochets that you draw off two at a time, so some familiarity with Tunisian technique helps.
Why are the eyes made from two separate pieces?
The eyes use a white inner piece (eye whites) worked wrong-side-out with a 3 mm safety eye, then inserted into a separate eyelid piece worked loosely in 2-ply yarn, which layers them for an expressive look.
What yarn weights and hooks are used across the parts?
It's a fine-yarn project: eye whites use 3-ply yarn with a 1.8 mm hook, eyelids use 2-ply yarn, and the tiny spots use single-ply yarn with a hook under 1.0 mm.
How are the facial features positioned on the body?
Use the blue rounds as landmarks: the mouth corners sit at blue Round 3 with the mid-section at Round 4, and the fins are sewn at center back from blue Round 2 upward.
