Crochet Dove Amigurumi (Doudou Lovey) + Easter Meaning

This project was born from a creative collaboration:
the crochet dove amigurumi was made by Giulia from Giulia Pinky Time,
while the star-shaped doudou blanket was created by Silvia Torcolacci.

The reflection on the meaning of Easter is by Annalisa Martinelli.

The crochet dove amigurumi doudou lovey we are going to make in this tutorial is part of a special Easter project: a sweet baby lovey made of a star-shaped blanket and a soft little dove.

In this article, I will guide you through making the dove, while in the video you will also find the blanket created by Silvia Torcolacci.

🕊️ Easter – reflections on its meaning

Do you know the origin of the word Easter?

It comes from the Greek “Pascha”, which in turn derives from the Aramaic “Pasah”, meaning “to pass over”.

The term dates back to the Jewish celebration of the Exodus, when the Jewish people left Egypt and journeyed toward the Promised Land. Moses led his people from slavery to freedom, crossing the Red Sea and beginning a path toward a new life.

For the Jewish tradition, Easter symbolizes a journey home — a path that we can see as a metaphor for the human journey toward the home of the heart.

For Christians, Easter represents the passion, death, and resurrection of Christ, which occurred three days after his passing.

(Reflection by Annalisa Martinelli)

Materials

To make your crochet dove amigurumi you will need:

• 100% cotton yarn in this following colors:
  • DMC Just Cotton art. 302 white code 02
  • DMC Just Cotton art. 302 light yellow code 83
  • Fior di Cotone art. 360 yellow code 169
  • Fior di Cotone art. 360 orange code 164
• 3 mm crochet hook
• Black safety eyes
• Polyester stuffing
• Stitch marker
• Yarn needle
• Scissors

Dove size: approx. 8 cm height, 6.5 cm width
Blanket size: approx. 25 cm

Video tutorial – Crochet Dove Amigurumi

In this video tutorial, I show you step by step how to make a crochet dove amigurumi, perfect as a baby lovey or Easter decoration.

Follow along to create a soft, simple project suitable even for beginners.

WATCH THE VIDEO (italian language but you can features with english subtitle)

Pattern – Crochet Dove amigurumi

The piece is worked in continuous spirals without closing each round. Use a stitch marker to keep track of your rounds.

⏰ Time: about 5 hours
Difficulty: 🌸🌸🌸 intermediate

Step 1 – Head

Using white cotton yarn, start with a magic ring.

• Round 1: MR make 1 CH (do not count as 1st SC) and work 6 SC inside the ring (6)
• Round 2: INC in each stitches around (12)
• Round 3: * INC, 1 SC *; REP * 6 times (18)
• Round 4: * INC, 2 SC *; REP * 6 times (24)
• Rounds 5-8: 1 SC in each stitches around (24×4)
• Round 9: 7 SC, * 1 SC, DEC *; REP * 3 times, 8 SC (21)

A central fold will form — this is where you will later sew the beak. Insert the safety eyes on the sides.
Place the eyes between round 6 and 7, leaving 5–6 stitches between them.

Step 2 – Body

• Rounds 10-11: 1 SC in each stitches around (21×2)
• Round 12: 8 SC, * 1 SC, INC*; REP * 3 times, 7 SC (24)
• Round 13: * 1 SC, INC *, REP * 3 times, 12 SC, REP * 3 times (30)
• Round 14: * 2 SC, INC *, REP * 3 times, 12 SC, *INC, 2 SC*, REP * 3 times (36)
• Round 15: 1 SC in each stitches around (36)
• Round 16: * 1 SC, INC *, REP * 3 times, 24 SC, REP * 3 times (42)
• Rounds 17-21: 1 SC in each stitches around (42×5)
• Round 22: *2 SC, INC *; REP * 3 times, 7 SC, *2 SC, DEC *, REP * 3 times, 8 SC, *2 SC, INC *, REP * 2 times (44)
• Round 23: *3 SC, INC *; REP * 2 times, 5 SC, *DEC, 1 SC *; REP * 6 times, 5 SC, * 3 SC, INC *, REP *2 times (42)
• Round 24: 1 SC in each stitches around (42)
• Round 25: *4 SC, DEC *; REP * 7 times (35)
• Round 26: *3 SC, DEC *; REP * 7 times (28)
• Round 27: *2 SC, DEC *; REP * 7 times (21)
• Round 28: *1 SC, DEC *; REP * 7 times (14)
• Round 29: 7 DEC (7)

Add stuffing when you reach round 28, pushing it first into the head and then into the body.
Make a slip stitch in the next stitch, cut the yarn leaving a long tail (about 10 cm), and use it to close the opening.

Step 3 – Wing (make 2)

Using white yarn, start with a magic ring.

• Round 1: MR make 1 CH (do not count as 1st SC) and work 6 SC inside the ring (6)
• Round 2: INC in each stitches around (12)
• Round 3: * 1 SC, INC *; REP * 6 times (18)
• Round 4: INC of SC, 1 SC, INC of SC, 1 SC, 2 HDC in the next stitch, 1 DC, 2 TC in the next stitch, 2 DC in the next stitch, 1 HDC, *1 SC, INC of SC *; REP * 4 times, 1 SC (27)
• Round 5: 1 SC, INC of SC, 2 SC, INC of SC, 2 HDC in the next stitch, 1 HDC, 2 HDC in the next stitch, 2 DC in the next stitch, 2 TC in the next 2 stitches, 2 DC in the next stitch, 2 HDC in the next stitch, *2 SC, INC of SC*; REP * 4 times, 2 SC (40)

Cut the yarn leaving a long tail, fasten off, and sew the wings to the sides of the body.

Step 4 – Beak

Using orange yarn, start with a magic ring.

• Round 1: 1 CH (do not count as 1st stitch) 5 SC (5)
• Round 2: INC, 4 SC (6)
• Round 3: INC, 5 SC (7)

Do not add stuffing. Sew the beak between rounds 7 and 9.

Step 5 – Tail

Start with a magic ring.

• Round 1: MR, 1 CAT (do not count as 1st SC) and 6 SC inside the ring (6)
• Round 2: 6 INC (12)

Then continue working in rows (not in rounds) to create the feathers.

15 CHs, 1 DC in the 4th CH from hook, 1 DC in the next 6 CHs, 1 HDC in the next 5 CHs, skip the last CH, 1 SL ST on the stitch of the 2nd round; 1 Turning CH, 1 SC BACK LOOP ONLY in the next 11 stitches.

• STEP 1: 3 CH, turn. 1 DC in the same CH stitch, 1 DC in the next 6 stitches worked back loop only, 1 HDC in the next 3 stitches, 1 SL ST on the stitch of the 2nd round.
• STEP 2: 1 CH, turn. 1 SC work back loop only in the next 10 stitches.
• STEP 3: Repeat STEP 1 and STEP 2, alternating them, until you reach a total of 6 feathers.

Fasten off and sew the tail to the back of the body.

Video Tutorial – Star Doudou Blanket

The star-shaped doudou blanket was created by Silvia Torcolacci. Watch the full video on her channel.

Once the dove is finished, you can move on to the blanket.

Star Doudou Pattern

Step 1 – Center Star

Start working with white yarn:

• Round 1: Work into the closing round of the body (6 SC), CH 2 (counts as first stitch), then 19 DC [20 stitches]
• Round 2: 1 SL ST, 3 DC close together, CH 3, 3 DC close together, skip 1 stitch, 1 SC, skip 1 stitch (repeat all around), work 2 SL ST in the next 2 stitches; [5 point]
• Round 3: At the center of the 3 chains from the previous round (one point), work: CH 2, 1 DC, 3 DC close together, CH 3, 3 DC close together, 2 DC, skip 1 stitch; repeat all around across the 5 points; close the round with 1 SL ST.
• Round 4: Work 3 SL ST to reach the center of the 3 chains (point), then inside them work: CH 2 (counts as 1 DC), 3 DC, CH 3, 4 DC; then in the next 6 stitches work 2 DC and 2 INC consecutively, 2 DC. You will now have reached the second point.

Repeat the sequence until the end of the round. Close with 1 SL ST.
Work 4 more SL ST to reach the center of the next point.

Step 2 – Medium Star

Change to light yellow yarn and continue following the pattern:

• Round 5: At the center of the point (in the 3 chains from the previous round), work: CH 2 (counts as first stitch), 2 DC, CH 3, 3 DC ; in the following stitches work 6 DC, skip 2 stitches, 6 DC. You will now have reached the second point.

Repeat all around. Close the round with 1 SL ST.

• Round 6: Work 3 SL ST to reach the center of the 3 chains, then: CH 2 (counts as first stitch), 2 DC, CH 3, 3 DC; in the following stitches work 8 DC, skip 4 stitches.
  Repeat all around. Close with 1 SL ST.
• Round 7: Work SL ST until reaching the center of the 3 chains, then: CH 2 (counts as first stitch), 2 DC, CH 3, 3 DC; in the following stitches work 10 DC, skip 4 stitches.
  Repeat all around. Close with 1 SL ST.
• Round 8: Work SL ST until reaching the center of the 3 chains, then: CH 3 (counts as first stitch), 2 DC, CH 3, 3 DC; in the following stitches work 12 DC, skip 4 stitches.
  Repeat all around. Close with 1 SL ST.

Step 3 – Larger Star

Change color with white and continue increasing

• Round 9: Work SL ST until reaching the center of the 3 chains, then: CH 2 (counts as first stitch), 2 DC, CH 3, 3 DC; in the following stitches work 14 DC, skip 4 stitches.
  Repeat all around. Close with 1 SL ST.
• Round 10: Work SL ST until reaching the center of the 3 chains, then: CH 2 (counts as first stitch), 2 DC, CH 3, 3 DC; in the following stitches work 16 DC, skip 4 stitches.
  Repeat all around. Close with 1 SL ST.

Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Step 4 – Border

Finish with yellow edging.

• Round 11: Work SL ST until reaching the center of the 3 chains, then: CH 2 (counts as first stitch), 2 DC, CH 3, 3 DC; in the following stitches work 18 DC, skip 4 stitches.
  Repeat all around. Close with 1 SL ST.
• Round 12: Work 12 SL ST to reach the center of the 3 chains, then: CH 2 (counts as first stitch), 2 DC, CH 3, 3 DC; in the following stitches work 20 DC, skip 4 stitches.
  Repeat all around. Close with 1 SL ST.

Fasten off and weave in the ends. Using orange cotton yarn for the final round:

• Round 13: Work 1 sc in each stitch of the previous round. Fasten off and weave in the ends.

✨ Creative Collaboration

This project was created thanks to the collaboration between:

• Giulia – crochet dove amigurumi
• Silvia Torcolacci – star doudou blanket
• Annalisa Martinelli – easter reflection

Hi Giulia, we’re happy to share this Easter project with you!
For this special occasion, Silvia created a baby doudou lovey, while Annalisa explored the meaning of Easter and what it represents in both Christian and Jewish traditions.
We hope to meet again soon — even virtually — here on your website!
A big hug,
Silvia & Annalisa

Thank you Annalisa and Silvia for this beautiful collaboration!
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and had fun creating your crochet dove.

👉 Let me know in the comments what you think!

If you enjoyed this project, take a look at the other tutorials in the Easter category to create coordinated decorations.

Happy Pinky Time! stay curious and check out the next tutorials 😘

Copyright

This pattern is an original design by Giulia Mollica from giuliapinkytime. Please do not claim this project as your own.

If you wish to share this pattern, you must include a link to this website. Please do not copy and paste the pattern onto your own site. You may make a copy for personal use only, but please DO NOT SELL OR DISTRIBUTE this pattern.

You are allowed to sell finished items made from this pattern, but please credit Giulia Mollica from giuliapinkytime as the original designer. Mass production or selling to manufacturing companies is NOT permitted. Thank you!

🖼️ Follower Gallery! Your Crochet Dove amigurumi creations

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