Crochet Amigurumi Baby Animals in Shorts

Crochet Amigurumi Baby Animals in Shorts

In this free pattern by Natalia Koshkarova, you’ll learn how to crochet four adorable baby animal toys: a puppy, kitten, bear, and pig. The head, face, body, arms, and legs are all crocheted using the same pattern, with differences only in the ears and tails. The legs are bendable, allowing the animals to sit up on their own. You will also learn how to crochet removable shorts for these little critters. The final size of the toys is approximately 18 cm when using the specified materials.

Source: Magical World of Crochet Toys @natali_lucky_toys

Materials and Tools:

  • Yarn: YarnArt Jeans (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 50g/160m)
  • Crochet Hook: 2.0-2.5 mm
  • Eyes: 9 mm safety eyes
  • Buttons: Two buttons to match the color of the shorts
  • Needle and Scissors
  • Filler (fiberfill)

Abbreviations:

  • KA – Magic ring
  • VP – Chain stitch
  • sc – Single crochet
  • slst – Slip stitch
  • inc – Increase
  • dec – Decrease
  • BL – Back loop only
  • FL – Front loop only
  • (…) x6 – Repeat the actions inside the parentheses 6 times
  • (…) – Total number of stitches in the row

Head

Stuff the head as you go along.

  1. Round 1: 6 sc in a magic ring
  2. Round 2: 6 inc (12)
  3. Round 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
  4. Round 4: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
  5. Round 5: (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
  6. Round 6: (4 sc, inc) * 6 (36)
  7. Round 7: (5 sc, inc) * 6 (42)
  8. Round 8: (6 sc, inc) * 6 (48)
    9-20. Round 9-20: 48 sc (12 rounds)

Place the eyes between rounds 15 and 16, 7 sc apart.

  1. Round 21: (6 sc, dec) * 6 (42)
  2. Round 22: (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36)
  3. Round 23: (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30)
  4. Round 24: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
  5. Round 25: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)

Finish with 1 slst, cut the yarn, and hide the end.

Snout

For the pig, crochet round 5 using the back loop only (BL) to make 24 sc.

  1. Round 1: 6 sc in a magic ring
  2. Round 2: 6 inc (12)
  3. Round 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
  4. Round 4: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
    5-7. Round 5-7: 24 sc (3 rounds)

Finish with 1 slst, cut the yarn, and leave a long tail for sewing.

Arms (Make 2)

For the kitten, start with white yarn and switch to gray in round 10.

  1. Round 1: 6 sc in a magic ring
  2. Round 2: 6 inc (12)
    3-7. Round 3-7: 12 sc (5 rounds)
  3. Round 8: (4 sc, dec) * 2 (10)
    9-22. Round 9-22: 10 sc (14 rounds)

Stuff the arm lightly, up to round 9-10. Fold the piece in half and crochet 5 sc through both sides. Finish off, cut the yarn, and hide the end.

Legs (Make 2)

For the kitten, start with white yarn and switch to gray in round 9.

  1. Round 1: 6 sc in a magic ring
  2. Round 2: 6 inc (12)
  3. Round 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
    4-6. Round 4-6: 18 sc (3 rounds)
  4. Round 7: 4 sc, 5 dec, 4 sc (13)
  5. Round 8: 2 sc, (1 sc, dec) * 3, 2 sc (10)
    9-26. Round 9-26: 10 sc (18 rounds)

Stuff the legs halfway. Fold the piece in half and crochet 5 sc through both sides. On the first leg, finish off and cut the yarn. On the second leg, chain 5 VP and connect to the first leg.

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