Classic Donut Amigurumi
Louie's Loops
Easy
What you'll create
What you'll learn
What you'll need
Cotton Yarn
Weight
Colors
Crochet Hook
G6 / 4.00 mm
Black Thread or Yarn (Optional)
Safety Bead
6 mm
Stuffing
Darning Needle
Abbreviations
ch
Chain Stitch
st
Stitch
slst
Slip Stitch
sc
Single Crochet
inc
Increase
invdec
Invisible Decrease
FLO/BLO
Front / Back Loops Only
hdc
Half-Double Crochet
Other Useful Info
Gauge
5 Rnds and 4 sts per 1”
Finished Size
about 3.5 inches in diameter
Worked
In the Round (without turning)
The Pattern
Use the checkboxes to track your progress
01Frosting Top
[Starting in Frosting Color]
Make a slip knot, ch 12, slst into the first chain to make a big ring.
Rnd 1: ch 1, sc 12 around, starting in the next ch, and ending in the top loop of the slst, work around the tail end to hide it in (12)
Rnd 2: [sc 1, inc] 6 times (18)
Rnd 3: [sc 2, inc] 6 times (24)
Rnd 4: [sc 3, inc] 6 times (30)
Rnds 5-6: sc in each st (30 x 2)
Rnd 7: working in the FLO, [slst 1, sc 1, hdc 1, sc 1, slst 1] 6 times (30)
Cut the yarn and pull through. Hide the end around the first slst made.
Continue to Cake Bottom (next section).
How to Make a Bigger Donut
To make your donut bigger, continue increasing after Rnd 4 until you have the diameter you are happy with. For example [sc 4, inc] 6 times (36)
You’ll also want to repeat the drippy edge (Rnd 7) more times to go all the way around.
Finally, you’ll want to repeat Rnd 5 and Rnd 9 in the next section, a few times to add some height to your donut, as well as need to decrease at the same rate as you increased.
02Cake Bottom
[Continuing in Cake Color]
Rnd 8: Pull a new loop through the unused BLO from the Rnd 6 and ch 1, sc in each unused BLO around (30)
Rnd 9: sc in each st (30)
Rnd 10: [sc 3, invdec] 6 times (24)
Rnd 11: [sc 2, invdec] 6 times (18)
Add a face now, if desired, in the frosting section. I like starting with a smile and adding eyes on either side in Rnd 5.
Rnd 12: [sc 1, invdec] repeat 6 times (12)
Rnd 13: sc in each st (12)
Cut the yarn and pull through.
03Adding a Face
To add a face I like to start with the mouth, then add eyes using safety eyes on either end of the edges of the mouth 1 stitch away. I personally like adding my face centered on the donut in Rnd 5.
Simple Smile
1. Using Black thread insert the needle from the inside of the body and exiting where you want a smile to begin.
2. Pull to the opposite corner of where you want the smile to end, and insert your needle back into the body. This will create a straight line.
3. Insert your needle to exit the body where you want the bottom of the smile to be. Go around the straight line and insert back into the body through the same stitch you last exited.
4. Double knot the two ends on the inside of the body and cut close.
Alternative Mouth
(47:20)
I thought this was supposed to be easy. I don’t understand this at all!
Awesome pattern. A little difficult to close the hole but super easy.
Im new and this is confusing!
I see how you can get obsessed with making these Louie! When I saw your note to make it bigger I was all for it! I doubled the pattern by two rows making 10 rounds in the frosting and the cake. I used your method to make a cute little cat mouth and I absolutely love how cute it is! I made the big one into a pin cushion, and will be making many more small ones, thank you for another great pattern!
In around seven, I get 24 stitches when I have done six times
Hmm, that’s interesting. I just tested it out and it comes out to 30 stitches for me! Maybe you’re missing the first or last slst in the repeat?
Rnd 7: working in the FLO, [slst 1, sc 1, hdc 1, sc 1, slst 1] 6 times (30)