Cute Donkey Free Pattern

 

AMIGURUMI DONKEY MASTER CLASS

General Information

Materials Needed

• Pins
• Stuffing
• Embroidery threads
• Stitch marker
• Tapestry needle
• 11mm safety eyes
• 2.5mm crochet hook
• Craft glue

Stitch Abbreviations

• corr: chain stitch
• am: magic ring
• pb: single crochet
• pbx: slip stitch
• mpa: half double crochet
• aum: increase
• dim: decrease
• BLO: back loop only

Head

Begin with the color "Flakes"

1. Magic ring with 6 sc [6]
2. (1 sc, 1 inc) 6 times [18]
3. (2 sc, 1 inc) 6 times [24]
4. (3 sc, 1 inc) 6 times [30]

Switch to the color "Chiselled"

1. 12 sc, 6 inc, 12 sc [36]
2. 36 sc [36]
3. (5 sc, 1 inc) 6 times [42]
4. (6 sc, 1 inc) 6 times [48]
5. sc around for 8 rounds [48 sc]

Insert the eyes on row 11, placing the first before the 2nd increase and the second after the 4th increase of row 11.

1. (6 sc, 1 dec) 6 times [42]
2. (5 sc, 1 dec) 6 times [36]
3. (4 sc, 1 dec) 6 times [30]
4. (3 sc, 1 dec) 6 times [24]
5. (2 sc, 1 dec) 6 times [18]
6. (1 sc, 1 dec) 6 times [12]
7. 6 dec [6]

Finish and close with an inverted magic ring. Sew rows 12 and 20 at the neck, ensuring the head faces upward.

Ears (make 2 pieces)

Begin with the color "Chiselled"

1. Magic ring with 6 sc [6]
2. 6 sc [6]
3. (1 sc, 1 inc) 3 times [9]
4. 9 sc [9]
5. (2 sc, 1 inc) 3 times [12]
6. sc around for 7 rounds [12 sc]
7. (2 sc, 1 dec) 3 times [9]
8. 9 sc [9]

Finish with a false sc and leave a long tail to sew onto the head. Sew the ears between rows 18 and 19, aligned with the eyes, with 6 sc between each ear.

Legs (4 pieces)

Begin with the color "Peanut"

1. Magic ring with 6 sc [6]
2. 6 inc [12]
3. (1 sc, 1 inc) 6 times [18]
4. 18 sc in BLO [18]
5. 18 sc [18]
6. (4 sc, 1 dec) 3 times [15]

Switch to the color "Chiselled"

1. 15 sc [15]
2. (3 sc, 1 dec) 3 times [12]
3. sc around for 2 rounds [12 sc]
4. (3 sc, 1 inc) 3 times [15]
5. 15 sc [15]

Finish with a false sc and fasten off. Note: Finish and secure all the legs.

Joining the Legs and Body

Begin with the color "Flakes"

1. Chain 6, make 4 sc, 3 sc in the same stitch, on the other side of the chain, make 3 sc, 1 inc [12]
2. 1 inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc [18]
3. 1 sc, 1 inc, 3 sc, (1 sc, 1 inc) 3 times, 3 sc, (1 sc, 1 inc) 2 times

Switch to the color "Chiselled"

1. 2 sc, 1 inc, 3 sc, (2 sc, 1 inc) 3 times, 3 sc, (2 sc, 1 inc) 2 times [30]

Attention!

Here, we will begin joining the legs!

1. 10 sc, join the first leg, skip 5 sc on the body (which is the same number of stitches left on the leg), make 3 sc on the body, attach the second leg with 10 sc, skip 5 sc on the body, make 2 sc on the body, attach the third leg with 10 sc, skip 5 sc on the body, make 3 sc, attach the fourth leg, skip 5 sc on the body, make 2 sc [50]
2. (4 sc, 1 inc) 6 times [60]
3. Sew the remaining stitches of the legs to the skipped stitches on the body
4. sc around for 8 rounds [60 sc]

Stuff the legs.

1. 18 sc, make 6 chains, skip 24 sc, secure the chain on the other side with 1 sc, 17 sc [36 sc + 6 chains]
2. 18 sc, 6 sc on the chain, 18 sc [42]
3. 15 sc, 6 dec, 15 sc [36]
4. 12 sc, 6 dec, 12 sc [30]
5. 9 sc, 6 dec, 9 sc [24]
6. 24 sc [24]
7. 10 sc, 4 hdc, 10 sc [24]

Finish off and leave a long thread to sew the head on. Stuff the body lightly!

Note: Your donkey might look out of shape, but don’t worry—it will come together soon.

Joining the Back of the Body

Now let’s work on the back part of the donkey

1. Attach the "Chiselled" color yarn in the first stitch after the 6 chains, make 24 sc, and 6 sc over the chains [30]
2. (3 sc, 1 dec) 6 times [24]
3. (2 sc, 1 dec) 2 times, 1 sc, chain 11, return with 10 sl st in the chain, 1 sc in the body, 1 sl st, (2 sc, 1 dec) 3 times [18]
4. (1 sc, 1 dec) 6 times [12]

Finish and close with an inverted magic ring.

Final Touches

Embroider the eyelids, the shine in the eyes, and the eyebrows.

Embroider the nostrils between rows 4 and 5, centered with respect to the eyes, with 3 sc distance between them.

Embroider the eyebrows between rows 13 and 14.

Begin attaching the mane on row 18 of the head, using 4 strands of yarn for 5 rows. Place some yarn strands at the tip of the tail.

Reins (color "Rum")

Chain 36, attach with 1 sl st to the first chain, ensuring the chains are not twisted. Make 42 more chains, and secure on the other side with 1 sl st. Fit the reins onto the donkey’s head and either sew or glue them into place.