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.
Hands (make 2)
With orange yarn:
- R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook [6]
- R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
- R 3: 11 sc, inc [13]
- R 4-6: 13 sc (3 rows)
- R 7: (2 sc, dec) repeat 3 times, 1 sc [10]
- Change to white yarn:
- R 8: 10 sc
- Change to brown yarn:
- R 9: 10 sc
- Change to orange yarn:
- R 10-18: 10 sc (9 rows)
- Fold the top opening flat and 4 sc through both sides.
Ears (make 2)
With orange yarn:
- R 1: 2 ch, 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook [4]
- R 2: (1 sc, inc) repeat 2 times [6]
- R 3: 6 sc
- R 4: (1 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [9]
- Change to brown yarn:
- R 5: 9 sc
- Change to white yarn:
- R 6: 9 sc
- R 7: (2 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [12]
- R 8: 12 sc
- Stop crocheting and watch the video at 37:05.
- R 9: (3 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [15]
- R 10-12: 15 sc (3 rows)
- Fold the top opening flat and 7 sc through both sides across.
Body and Head
- With orange yarn:
- R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook [6]
- R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
- R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
- R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
- R 5: (3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
- R 6: (4 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
- R 7-11: 36 sc (5 rows)
- R 12: 6 sc, 6 sc with 1st leg, 12 sc, 6 sc with 2nd leg, 6 sc [36]
- R 13-14: 36 sc (2 rows)
- R 15: 10 sc, (dec, 1 sc) repeat 5 times, dec, 9 sc [30]
- R 16-17: 30 sc (2 rows)
- R 18: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
- R 19-21: 24 sc (3 rows)
- R 22: 5 sc, 4 sc with 1st hand, 9 sc, 4 sc with 2nd hand, 2 sc [24]
- R 23: (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
- R 24: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
- R 25: (1 sc, inc) repeat 12 times [36]
- R 26: (5 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
- R 27-32: 42 sc (6 rows)
- R 33: (5 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
- R 34-38: 36 sc (5 rows)
- R 39: (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
- R 40: 8 sc, 3 sc with 1st ear, 1 sc with 1st ear, 9 sc, 1 sc with 2nd ear, 2 sc with 2nd ear [24]
- Watch the video at 19:55.
- R 41: 1 sc with 2nd ear, 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) repeat 5 times [18]
- R 42: (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
- R 43: (dec) repeat 6 times [6]
Tail
- With white yarn:
- R 1: 2 ch, 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook [8]
- R 2: (inc) repeat 8 times [16]
- R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 8 times [24]
- R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 8 times [32]
- R 5: (3 sc, inc) repeat 8 times [40]
- R 6: (4 sc, inc) repeat 8 times [48]
- R 7: 48 sc
- Change to orange yarn:
- R 8-10: 48 sc (3 rows)
- Change to brown yarn:
- R 11: 48 sc
- Change to white yarn:
- R 12: 48 sc
- Change to orange yarn:
- R 13: 48 sc
- R 14: (4 sc, dec) repeat 8 times [40]
- R 15-17: 40 sc (3 rows)
- R 18: (3 sc, dec) repeat 8 times [32]
- R 19-21: 32 sc (3 rows)
- R 22: (2 sc, dec) repeat 8 times [24]
- R 23-32: 24 sc (10 rows)
- R 33: (1 sc, dec) repeat 8 times [16]
- R 34-39: 16 sc (6 rows)
- R 40: (dec) repeat 8 times [8]
- Fold top opening flat and 4 sc through both sides across.
