Free Crochet Squirrel Pattern
Here is an adorable amigurumi squirrel made with plush yarn. Enjoy this free crochet squirrel pattern, and create a cute crochet toy for your beloved child!
Designer: Zi handmade
Instagram: @zihandmade
You will need:
- Himalaya Dolphin Baby yarn: 3 colors (orange #80316 – 1.5 skein, white #80301, and brown)
- 5.0 mm and 2.0 mm crochet hook
- 14 mm safety eyes
- 18*13 mm plastic nose
- Black non-plush yarn for embroidering eyebrows
- False lashes and fabric glue
- Sewing thread and needle
- Satin ribbon
- Scissors
- Fiberfill
Height: 30 cm (11.8”)
Free Amigurumi Squirrel Pattern
Abbreviations:
- R — row
- ch — chain
- st — stitch
- sc — single crochet
- inc — increase
- dec — decrease
- BLO — back loop only
- […] — number of stitches you should have at the end of the row
- (…) — repeat whatever is between the brackets the given number of times
Legs (make 2)
With orange yarn:
- Make 7 ch.
- Make an oval, starting from the 2nd ch from hook, work on both sides of the chain.
- R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: 5 sc, 3 sc in last st, turn: 5 sc, 3 sc in in one st [16]
- R 2: 5 sc, 3 inc, 6 sc, inc, 1 sc [20]
- R 3: BLO 20 sc
- R 4-5: 20 sc (2 rows)
- R 6: 4 sc, (dec, 1 sc) repeat 2 times, dec, 8 sc [17]
- R 7: 4 sc, dec , 1 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec, 1 sc [14]
- R 8: 3 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 6 sc [12]
- Change to white yarn:
- R 9: 12 sc
- Change to brown yarn:
- R 10: 12 sc
- Change to orange yarn:
- R 11: 2 sc, 7 inc, 3 sc [19]
- R 12: 5 sc, (inc, 1 sc) repeat 4 times, inc, 5 sc [24]
- R 13-17: 24 sc (5 rows)
- R 18: 6 sc, 6 dec, 6 sc [18]
- R 19: 5 sc, 4 dec, 5 sc [14]
- Fold the top opening flat and 6 sc through both sides across.