Freaky Mummy Amigurumi Doll: Pattern Overview

Crocheted mummy amigurumi doll with white wrap bands over a tan body and head, small black bead eyes, standing upright on a plain beige fabric background.

Project introduction

This overview covers the Freaky Mummy, a free amigurumi crochet pattern by Stringy Dingding. The designer calls the character a freaky fella and admits she was not sure how to make his clothing wrap look cute, though she tried her best. The project belongs to a larger Halloween bundle of ten free patterns, and three of those designs are grouped as Freaky Friends.

Anyone who wants to follow the weekly release schedule can check the original source, where a linked picture leads to a post listing each upcoming pattern and its release date. The sections below summarize the supplies, construction order, and finishing steps that the creator documents, without repeating the row-by-row instructions.

This is just 1 out of 10 patterns included in the Spooky Halloween Amigurumi Bundle! Every week 1 or more Halloween themed amigurumis will be released.

Crocheted mummy amigurumi doll wrapped in light cream strips, with a yellow and pink cord tied around its waist, black safety eyes and a small stitched mouth, standing alone on a plain gray surface in a wide horizontal crop.

This mummy is one entry in the Spooky Halloween Amigurumi Bundle, which releases at least one Halloween themed amigurumi each week. The web version of the pattern is free, while a separate paid printable PDF is available for purchase. Additionally, a membership option unlocks each PDF as it is released.

For the sample, the designer used Yarnart Jeans, a 2 weight yarn. She notes that this brand is not available in the United States but can be purchased from Etsy sellers at an affordable cost. The small yarn paired with a 2mm hook was chosen to give the amigurumi a clean look, and the yarn under method was used to create x stitches, with a tutorial included on the last page.

A regular 4 Medium weight yarn with a 4mm hook is given as an alternative, though the finished doll will come out much larger. Difficulty is listed as Intermediate.

Yarn: 2 weight in white and skin color, or 4 Medium weight for a larger result
Hook: 2mm, or 4mm when using medium weight yarn
Tools: tapestry needle, scissors, sewing pins
Filling: stuffing
Eyes: 8mm safety eyes

Let’s get started!

The build begins with the legs. Both legs are made first and then joined, and from that join the work continues upward into the body and finally the head, so the legs, body, and head form one continuous piece. After the main torso is complete, the arms are made, followed by the clothing wrap.

One note about the photos: the instructional images show green yarn because black yarn was too dark to see clearly. The designer asks crocheters to use black yarn for this section when following along.

In Skin Color

Crocheted mummy amigurumi doll in pale pink yarn with white yarn strips wrapped around its head, body, arms and legs, and two dark round safety eyes, standing on a light wooden surface.

Crocheted mummy amigurumi doll in peach yarn wrapped with white fabric strips, with black safety eyes, standing on gray textured fabric

Crocheted mummy doll in light peach yarn wrapped with thin white yarn strands, black bead eyes, a small black yarn tuft on top of the head and a dark scarab-like pendant, photographed close up against a soft neutral fabric background.

Close-up of a crocheted amigurumi mummy head made in light skin-tone yarn, wrapped with white yarn strands, with two black safety eyes showing, against a plain white background.

Finished crocheted mummy doll in peach skin color wrapped with white yarn bandages, with a small black yarn tuft on top of the head and a black safety eye visible, standing on a plain dark gray background.

Crocheted mummy amigurumi doll in peach skin color wrapped with strips of white yarn, with two black safety eyes, lying on a plain gray fabric background.

Two hands holding a small pink crocheted doll body with two black safety eyes and short arms, a gold crochet hook resting in the open top of the head, with a black yarn tail on a light gray surface.

Close-up of hands holding a gold crochet hook working peach yarn into a small amigurumi piece, with a peach doll head and legs blurred in the background.

Hand holding a peach crocheted doll body with a round head, two arms and two legs worked in one piece, two small black eyes on the face and a gold crochet hook inserted at the neck.

Hand holding a gold crochet hook while working peach yarn in the round on a small crocheted piece, with loose black yarn ends nearby and a peach crocheted ball head with black safety eyes in the background.

Small peach crocheted amigurumi piece with joined legs and a rounded open body, a gold crochet hook with a dark handle entering the top opening, long black and peach yarn tails trailing to the left, a dark safety eye visible on the right si

Two hands hold a small peach-colored crocheted amigurumi figure with two black bead eyes while a gold crochet hook with a black handle works pink yarn, on a light wood surface.

Skin-colored crocheted amigurumi doll with black safety eyes, two open cup-shaped crochet pieces attached at chest height with black yarn ends inside, arms and legs visible, on a plain light background.

A small skin-colored crocheted amigurumi doll with black safety eyes, two arms and two legs, shown finished on a plain light background.

Hands crocheting a peach colored amigurumi piece with two black safety eyes and a stuffed muzzle, a gold crochet hook working the yarn with a black strand nearby.

Two peach crocheted leg tubes held in one hand, a gold crochet hook working a stitch at the join, with two black safety eyes placed on the right piece, resting on a light gray fabric surface.

Hands holding a small peach-colored crocheted piece with two joined legs and a rounded body, a gold crochet hook inserted at the top edge and a black stitch marker clipped nearby, on a plain light background.

Peach crocheted amigurumi doll with two black safety eyes and small arms and legs, standing on a beige cloth with balls of yarn and a crochet hook nearby

The legs are worked in skin color and begin with a magic ring of six single crochet stitches. Increase rounds shape each leg until it reaches thirty stitches. The first leg is finished off after round eleven, while the second leg follows the same shaping but stays open so it can be joined.

To join the legs, single crochet stitches are worked through both pieces at once, creating a bridge of six connecting stitches and leaving twenty-four stitches on each leg. From there the work continues up through the body and head, with rounds that increase, hold steady, and decrease to shape the torso. The safety eyes go in between rounds forty and forty-one, spaced six stitches apart and kept centered on the body. The legs and body are stuffed firmly before the head shaping begins, and the head is eventually decreased closed with the ends woven in.

In Skin Color

The arms are made separately in skin color, starting from a magic ring and increasing to twelve stitches. The yarn changes to white for the upper portion of each arm. Both arms are finished off with long tails for sewing. A small amount of stuffing goes into the hand area only, leaving the top of the arm unstuffed. Set the arms aside to pin onto the body later.

The clothing wrap is made as two separate pieces, one for the body and one for the head. Each one starts as a very long chain that gets wrapped around the doll.

In White

Crocheted amigurumi doll in pale peach yarn with two black safety eyes and black stitched lines on the face, its body wrapped diagonally in a white crocheted strip that trails loose onto a plain light background.

Crocheted amigurumi mummy doll with a pale skin tone body, two black safety eyes, embroidered mouth lines, and white crocheted strips wrapped diagonally around the torso and legs, held between fingers against a plain light background.

Crocheted mummy amigurumi in pale peach yarn with black bead eyes and stitched mouth, body wrapped in white crocheted strips, held by a hand against a plain white background.

Crocheted mummy amigurumi doll with a peach head, black safety eyes, embroidered black brows and mouth, and white crocheted strips wound diagonally around its body, held by a hand at the lower left against a plain pale background.

Crocheted mummy amigurumi in peach yarn with black safety eyes and an embroidered black mouth, wrapped in white crocheted strips around the body and legs, with a hand holding the loose end at the lower left on a white fabric background.

Crocheted mummy amigurumi with a peach-colored head, black safety eyes and a stitched mouth, its body wrapped in white crocheted strips, held by a hand against a plain pale background.

Crocheted mummy amigurumi doll with a peach skin tone, black safety eyes and a black stitched mouth, its body wrapped in cream crochet bands and secured with a green-headed pin, lying on a plain light background.

Crocheted mummy amigurumi body in skin tone yarn wrapped with narrow white crocheted strips in crisscross bands, held with a green sewing pin at the side, with a loose white yarn tail hanging below and two small feet showing at the bottom.

For the body wrapping, the chain begins with seven hundred fifty stitches. The first half double crochet goes into the second chain from the hook, then half double crochet is worked into the remaining seven hundred forty-eight chains. Finish off leaving a very long tail for sewing.

Wrapping starts at the neck and works downward. When the leg area is reached, the cloth goes once around one leg, then over to the other leg, and continues diagonally across the body. Secure the position with sewing pins, but do not sew it down yet.

Head Wrapping Assembly

Close-up of a crocheted mummy doll head in peach yarn with black safety eyes and an embroidered smile, white crocheted wrapping bands crossing over the top and around the face opening, with a hand holding the loose end of the wrapping

Close-up of a crocheted mummy doll head with white yarn strips criss-crossing over a beige face, two black safety eyes, a small stitched mouth and a yellow-headed sewing pin holding the wrap in place.

Crocheted mummy doll in peach yarn wrapped with white strips around its head and body, held in place with small colored sewing pins, standing on a light gray background.

The second piece of cloth is wrapped around the head in a similar diagonal pattern, leaving the face area open. Pin the wrapping in place, then sew it securely to the head. Knot the remaining yarn, hide the knot inside the toy, and cut any excess.

Next, attach the arms to the body. The body wrapping may need to be shifted slightly so the arm fits underneath. Pin the arms in place, sew them on, and then sew the body wrapping down. Knot the ends, hide them inside the body, and trim the excess.

in black embroidery thread

Close-up of a peach colored crocheted amigurumi head with two black safety eyes and black embroidery thread on a needle, showing the mouth being stitched between the eyes.

Crocheted doll head in light peach yarn with two black safety eyes, white yarn wrapped around the lower face and neck, and black embroidery thread forming a mouth with a needle and thread extending to the right.

Close-up of a crocheted amigurumi head worked in pale peach yarn, with two glossy black safety eyes and a tapestry needle threaded with black yarn passing between them.

Close-up of a crocheted mummy doll head wrapped in white gauze, with two black safety eyes and a black embroidered nose and mouth on a peach coloured face.

Embroider the smile with black thread. Insert the needle where shown and bring it out one stitch over from the left eye. Reinsert into the original spot and pull out one stitch over from the right eye. Insert back into the original spot to finish. Tie firm knots inside the toy to hide them, then cut the excess thread.

How to do the “x” single crochet stitch

Close-up of a hand holding a yellow crocheted swatch while a teal-handled crochet hook works a stitch, with a loop of yarn on the hook, against a pale lilac background.

Close-up of hands holding yellow crochet fabric while a crochet hook with a teal handle is inserted into the next stitch, with a loop of yellow yarn on the hook.

Hands holding yellow crocheted fabric while a metal crochet hook is inserted into a stitch, showing a step of a tight single crochet technique

Close-up of a hand holding yellow crocheted fabric while a crochet hook with a teal handle holds two loops of yellow yarn, with a strand of working yarn extending toward the upper left.

Close-up of a hand holding a yellow crocheted swatch while a metal crochet hook holds two yellow loops above the fabric, with a thumb resting on the lower edge against a pale lavender background.

Close-up of hands holding a yellow crocheted swatch with a silver crochet hook inserted into the next stitch, working yarn held above the hook against a pale pink background.

Close-up of a yellow crocheted swatch with dense single crochet stitches and a teal-handled crochet hook resting along the top edge, with a strand of yellow working yarn extending to the left.

The designer includes a tutorial for the x stitch, which produces a tighter fabric. Insert the hook into the next stitch. Instead of a standard yarn over, yarn under by keeping the hook above the yarn. Pull the yarn through so two loops remain on the hook, and make sure those loops sit at the same height.

Then yarn over normally and pull through both loops to complete the stitch. The creator stresses keeping tight tension while yarning under and bringing the yarn through the stitch. The following yarn over should also be tight, though not as tight as the yarn under tension. According to the author, this tension combination is what produces the perfect x shape.

For the complete step-by-step instructions, including all stitch counts and diagrams, please refer to the Original designer’s pattern and instructions.

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