Sailor Mini Moon

December 16, 2024

No Sailor Moon collection would be complete without a little Mini Moon to join the crew! She joins the rest of the original Sailor Scouts. I’ve always wanted to make a Black Lady version – or cosplay her, that would be so fun. But in the meantime, enjoy this free Sailor Mini Moon crochet pattern!

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What materials will you need?

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3.00 mm crochet hook
2 x 8.00mm safety eyes
Yarn needle
Scissors
Stitch markers
Polyester fiberfill or some other stuffing material
Beige yarn (Stylecraft Special DK – 1710 Stone)
White yarn (Stylecraft Special DK – 1001 White)
Light pink yarn (Stylecraft Special DK – 1080 Pale Rose)
Pink yarn (Stylecraft Special DK – 1241 Fondant)
Gold yarn (Stylecraft Special DK – 1856 Dandelion)
9mm width Red ribbon
Yellow felt
White felt
Red felt
Fabric glue

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Quick reference for beginners

Check out some of the below tutorials if you get stuck on any of the stitches or techniques

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Sailor Mini Moon free crochet pattern

Head

1. (in Beige) MR 5sc (5)
2. [ inc ]x 5 (10)
3. [ inc, sc ]x 5 (15)
4. [ sc, inc, sc ]x 5 (20)
5. [ inc, sc 3 ]x 5 (25)
6. [ sc 2, inc, sc 2 ]x 5 (30)
7-11. sc 30 (30)
12. [ sc 2, dec, sc 2 ]x 5 (25)
13. [ dec, sc 3 ]x 5 (20)
14. [ sc, dec, sc ]x 5 (15)

Insert safety eyes between rows 9 and 10, with approximately 5 stitches between them. Leave tail for sewing, finish off and stuff firmly. Stitch on the mouth using a few threads of black embroidery or cross-stitch thread. Yarn works as well but leaves the mouth a bit thick.

Hair

1. (in Light Pink) MR 5sc (5)
2. [ inc ]x 5 (10)
3. [ inc, sc ]x 5 (15)
4. [ sc, inc, sc ]x 5 (20)
5. [ inc, sc 3 ]x 5 (25)
6. [ sc 2, inc, sc 2 ]x 5 (30)
7-11. sc 30 (30)

Finish off and use the tail to attach to the head. Then take a length of gold/yellow yarn and embroider the tiara on. Take a length of pink yarn (the same colour you will use for the skirt etc.) and embroider on the tiara gem in the centre.

Hair cones (make 2)

1. (in Light Pink) MR 4sc (4)
2. [ inc, sc ]x 2 (6)
3. sc 6 (6)
4. [ inc, sc ]x 3 (9)
5. [ dec, sc ]x 3 (6)

Finish off, leaving a tail to attach to the wig cap.

Pigtails (make 2)

1. (in Light Pink) MR 6sc (6)
2. inc 6 (12)
3. [ inc, sc ]x 6 (18)
4-6. sc 18 (18)
7. [ dec, sc ]x 6 (12)
8. dec 3, sc 6 (9)
9. sc 9 (9)
10. dec 3, sc 3 (6)

Stuff and finish off. I find it easier to embroider the hair on the pigtails before attaching them to the head. Take a length of pink yarn and embroider the hair heading towards one section – the place where you will attach the pigtail to the head. This will give the impression that the “hair” is coming out of the head into the pigtail.

I start by embroidering the basic lines the hair will follow (second picture below) and then filling in the gaps (third picture below and the picture to the right above).

Attach the pigtails first, and then attach the cones above them to mimic mini moon’s style. I usually bring up a reference picture at this point.

I do the same thing I did on the pigtails to embroider the rest of the hair: take a length of pink yarn doubled over, embroider on the “skeleton” shape to make sure that it looks right, then do the same on the other side to make sure it’s symmetrical and lastly fill in the gaps.

Don’t forget to embroider the cones with hair detail as well. Then take a length of white yarn and embroider the hair accessories, 3 stripes on either side. Take a piece of white felt and cut out the two shapes for the cones, and then two circles out of red felt for the centre. That’s the hair and head finished!

Arms (make 2)

1. (in White) MR 6sc (6)
2. inc, sc 5 (7)
3-4. sc 7 (7)
5. sc 3, 4sc popcorn, sc 3 (7)
6-8. sc 7 (7)
9-13. (in Beige) sc 7 (7)

TIP The popcorn stitch in the arm is the thumb. If you prefer straight arms, just replace it with a sc.

No need for stuffing, leave tail for sewing and finish off. Take a length of pink yarn and embroider it so that it goes two times around where the colour changes from white to beige (between rows 8 and 9). See pictures.

Boots (make 2)

1. (in Pink) MR 5sc (5)
2. [ inc ]x 5 (10)
3. [ sc, inc ]x 5 (15)
4. BLO sc 15 (15)
5-6. sc 15 (15)
7. sc 4, dec 3, sc 5 (12)
8-9. sc 12 (12)
10. (in White) sc (12)

Finish off. Take a piece of yellow yarn and embroider a small crescent moon at the front of the boot, on the white row.

Legs (make 2)

1. (in Beige) MR 5sc (5)
2. [ inc ]x 5 (10)
3-11. sc 10 (10)
12. [ inc, sc 4 ]x 2 (12)

Finish off, no tail is necessary as they are not sewn onto anything.

Body

Take the two legs and position them so that the feet are pointing correctly, I like to place two bobby pins in the stitches where the legs will join to make it easier to manage. Make a slip knot, insert hook in the stitch you are going to begin the round with, make sure to begin the round at the back of the doll so that the colour changes are kept out of sight. Put the slip knot on the hook, and pull it through.The next stitch will be a regular single crochet and will begin the round.

Join with two bobby pins or stitch markers. This is where you’ll go from one leg to the other.

Make one sc in the right leg, in the stitch the bobby pin marks. The next sc will be on the left leg, in the stitch the bobby pin marks.

Do the same thing when you reach the markers on the other side. This is what it should look like after one round.

1-2. (in White) sc 20 (20)
3. sc 4, dec, sc 8, dec, sc 4 (18)
(at this point stuff the legs)
4. [ dec, sc 4 ]x 3 (15)
5. FLO sc 15 (15)
6. [ inc, sc 2 ]x 5 (20)
7. sc 4, dec, sc 8, dec, sc 4 (18)
8. [ dec, sc 4 ]x 3 (15)
9. [ dec, sc 3 ]x 3 (12)
10. (in Beige) sc 2, dec, sc 4, dec, sc 2 (10)
11. sc 10 (10)
12. [ sc, inc ]x 5 (15)

Stuff the rest of the body.

Skirt

This part can be difficult. You want to pick up 21 stitches, in the third row of the white rows. In between rows 3-4 of the body. There will be one stitch you pick up which goes from one row to the one above it, I usually make this stitch the first one I pick up, and I try and position it so that it is at the back and lines up with the colour change unevenness. I’ve put this process below with pictures and a matching description. I’m right handed and so I find it easier to turn the doll upside down, inserting the hook from right to left to start.

 1. (in Pink) Pick up 18 stitches
2. sc 18 (18)
3-4. [ sc, inc ] x (keep repeating all the way around. The exact number of stitches isn’t important, just mark the beginning of the round)
5. [ BLO sc, BLO inc ]x (keep repeating all the way around)

This is where we’ll start. You want to insert your hook into the stitch the blue pin marks and bring it out at the stitch the red pin marks.

This is what you’ll have. Now yarn over using the blue yarn, and pull this loop through both stitches.

You now have a loop coming up through where the blue pin was. Yarn over and pull through this loop (i.e. chain 1).

This is what you’ll end up with. This will be our first stitch when we finish the row.

Now you’re going to put your hook back into the stitch the red pin marks and come out where the green stitch marks.

You now have two loops on your hook. Yarn over and complete a single crochet as normal. This is the second stitch.

Repeat this pattern. Insert into red pin, come out green pin, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, complete stitch.

Do this approximately 18 times until you reach the first stitch you picked up. This is the beginning of row 2.

Now you can continue to sc as normal. It can be a bit difficult to manoeuvre your hook, but once the skirt widens it becomes easier.

Finish off, leaving a tail. The skirt will seem too big and probably curve upwards. Taking the tail, pin it to the legs at even spaces, making the skirt wavy.

Attach the arms. I like to pin them in place to get an idea of where they should be placed, then they are attached as a flattened piece using the tail. After the arms are attached take a piece of white yarn, and coming out underneath the arm (in the armpit) wrap it around the shoulder three times, doing the same to the other side. This is the finished result:

Collar

1. (in Blue) ch 8
2. (start in second chain from hook) sc 7 (7)
3-4. ch 1, turn, sc 7 (7)
5-9. ch 1, turn, sc 2 (2)
10. ch 1, turn, sc (1)

Finish off, leave a tail. Then repeat rows 4-9 on the other side of the collar, picking up stitches from the outer edge. Take a length of white yarn and embroider on the stripe.

You could also choose to make the collar out of felt or material.

Stitch the collar into place using the tails. I pull them both through a stitch in the centre of her chest and then use the end to pin down the back which tends to curve.

Cut a small circle out of yellow felt. Then you want to take two lengths of ribbon about 9mm in width: one approximately 6 inches long (15-16cm) and the other approximately 8 inches (20-21cm). Both need to be tied into bows. The smaller one will be in the centre of the chest and the larger one the centre of her lower back, where the skirt begins.

Attach the bows so that they don’t move and don’t come undone when they are pulled. I do this using a combination of glue and thread. I then glue the yellow circle in the centre, and use pink yarn to create a small heart shape. Almost done!

All that’s left is to attach the head. There should have been 15 stitches in the last round of the head and the body, so they match up evenly. Simple align the head properly, and whipstitch closed.

Other patterns in this series

Check out the Sailor Moon pattern collection for a bunch of the other scouts and some Artemis and Luna patterns! If you make your own, don’t forget to tag @53stitches on Instagram or Tumblr, I love seeing people’s creations!