Catch this crochet trend
Amigurumi are a hot new trend: originating in Japan, they are cute little creatures. The word is derived from a combination of the Japanese words 'ami', meaning crocheted or knitted, and 'nuigurumi', meaning stuffed doll. What they all have in common is that they're small, and super-cute!
This little character makes the perfect pet: no mess, no noise, and there's no need to take him for a walk - unless you want to, that is!
Materials
● Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino 55% merino wool 33% microfibre 12% cashmere (125m per 50g).
● 1 x 50g ball off-white (A)
● 10g 204 light blue (B)
● 3mm crochet hook
● Black embroidery yarn
● Polyester stuffing
● Toy eyes or black beads
Special techniques
Magic circle (MC)
Double crochet (dc)
Increasing
Decreasing
Size
4in (10cm) high
Head
Round 1: Using A and MC, work 5 dc. 5 sts
Round 2: 2dc into each st. 10 sts
Round 3: (2dc in next dc, dc in next dc) rep around. 15 sts
Round 4: (2dc in next dc, dc in next 2 dc) rep around. 20 sts
Round 5: (2dc in next dc, dc in next 3 dc) rep around. 25 sts
Round 6: (2dc in next dc, dc in next 4 dc) rep around. 30 sts
Round 7: (2dc in next dc, dc in next 5 dc) rep around. 35 sts
Rounds 8-10: Dc around. 35 sts
Round 11: (dc in next 5 dc, dc2tog) rep around. 30 sts
Round 12: Dc around. 30 sts
Round 13: (dc in next 4 dc, dc2tog) rep around. 25 sts
Round 14: Dc around. 25 sts
Round 15: (dc in next 3 dc, dc2tog) rep around. 20 sts
Round 16: Dc around. 20 sts
Attach the eyes.
Round 17: (dc in next 2 dc, dc2tog) rep around. 15 sts
Stuff the head.
Round 18: (dc in next dc, dc2tog) rep around. 10 sts
Round 19: (dc2tog) rep around. 5 sts
Round 20: Dc2tog until hole closes.
Break yarn, leaving a long tail.
Round Stitches Yarn
1 MC 5 A
2 10 (inc 5) A
3 15 (inc 5) A
4 20 (inc 5) A
5 25 (inc 5) A
6 30 (inc 5) A
7 35 (inc 5) A
8-10 35 A
11 30 (dec 5) A
12 30 A
13 25 (dec 5) A
14 25 A
15 20 (dec 5) A
16 20 A
Attach eyes
17 15 (dec 5) A
Stuff toy
18 10 (dec 5) A
19 5 (dec 5) A
20 2 into 1 A
Ears (make 2)
Round 1: Using B and MC, work 4 dc. 4 sts
Round 2: 2dc into each st. 8 sts
Round 3: (2dc in next dc, dc in next 3 dc) rep around. 10 sts
Round 4: Dc around. 10 sts
Round 5: (dc in next 3 dc, dc2tog) rep around. 8 sts
Rounds 6-10: Dc around. 8 sts
Break yarn, leaving a long tail.
Attach ears to side of head. Embroider nose, mouth and tongue.
Round Stitches Yarn
1 MC 4 B
2 8 (inc 4) B
3 10 (inc 2) B
4 10 B
5 8 (dec 2) B
6-10 8 B
Body
Round 1: Using A and MC, work 5 dc. 5 sts
Round 2: 2dc into each st. 10 sts
Round 3: (2dc in next dc, dc in next dc) rep around. 15 sts
Round 4: (2dc in next dc, dc in next 2 dc) rep around. 20 sts
Round 5: (2dc in next dc, dc in next 3 dc) rep around. 25 sts
Round 6: (2dc in next dc, dc in next 4 dc) rep around. 30 sts
Rounds 7-15: Dc around. 30 sts
Round 16: (2dc in next dc, dc in next 5 dc) rep around. 35 sts
Rounds 17-18: Dc around. 35 sts
Round 19: (dc in next 5 dc, dc2tog) rep around. 30 sts
Round 20: (dc in next 4 dc, dc2tog) rep around. 25 sts
Stuff body.
Round 21: (dc in next 3 dc, dc2tog) rep around. 20 sts
Round 22: (dc in next 2 dc, dc2tog) rep around. 15 sts
Round 23: (dc in next dc, dc2tog) rep around. 10 sts
Round 24: (dc2tog) rep around. 5 sts
Round 25: Dc2tog around until hole closes.
Break yarn, leaving a long tail.
Round Stitches Yarn
1 MC 5 A
2 10 (inc 5) A
3 15 (inc 5) A
4 20 (inc 5) A
5 25 (inc 5) A
6 30 (inc 5) A
7-15 30 A
16 35 (inc 5) A
17-18 35 A
19 30 (dec 5) A
20 25 (dec 5) A
Stuff body
21 20 (dec 5) A
22 15 (dec 5) A
23 10 (dec 5) A
24 5 (dec 5) A
25 2 into 1 A
Tail
Round 1: Using A and MC, work 5 dc. 5 sts
Rounds 2-10: Dc around. 5 sts
Break yarn, leaving a long tail.
Round Stitches Yarn
1 MC 5 A
2-10 10 A
Legs (make 4)
Round 1: Using A and MC, work 4 dc. 4 sts
Round 2: 2dc into each st. 8 sts
Rounds 3-10: Dc around. 8 sts
Break yarn, leaving a long tail.
Round Stitches Yarn
1 MC 4 A
2 8 (inc 4) A
3-10 8 A
Making up
Stuff legs and tail and attach to body.
This pattern is taken from 'Amigurumi' by Lan-Anh Bui & Josephine Wan (GMC Books, £9.99). Click here to buy 'Amigurumi' for £6.99
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