Mischievous Monkey Amigurumi

Mischievous Monkey Amigurumi
The mischievous monkey amigurumi is a crocheted toy by Victoria Mitrofanova. The monkey in the photo is made using YarnArt Jeans yarn. You can use any other yarn of your choice, but in this case, you’ll need to adjust the hook size accordingly. The size of the toy will also change depending on the yarn used.

Designer: Victoria Mitrofanova

Materials:

  1. YarnArt Jeans yarn, color 03 (cream)
  2. YarnArt Jeans yarn, main color of your choice for the monkey
  3. A small amount of black cotton thread for the eyebrows and mouth
  4. A small piece of white felt for the eyes
  5. 8 mm half-beads for the eyes
  6. Filling material (holofiber, sintepukh)
  7. Crochet hook size 2
  8. Long needle
  9. Scissors
  10. Moment Crystal glue

When using the materials listed, the toy’s size will be approximately 25 cm.

Monkey Amigurumi Crochet Diagram

Abbreviations:
sc — single crochet
dc — double crochet
hdc — half-double crochet
sl st — slip stitch
inc — increase
dec — decrease

HEAD

Start crocheting with the main color yarn.
1st round: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2nd round: 6 inc (12)
3rd round: (1 sc, inc) *6 times (18)
4th round: (2 sc, inc) *6 times (24)
5th round: (3 sc, inc) *6 times (30)
6th round: (4 sc, inc) *6 times (36)
7th round: (5 sc, inc) *6 times (42)
8th round: (6 sc, inc) *6 times (48)
9th round: (7 sc, inc) *6 times (54)
10th round: (8 sc, inc) *6 times (60)
11th round: (9 sc, inc) *6 times (66)
12th round: (10 sc, inc) *6 times (72)
Rounds 13-20: crochet 72 sc without changes (8 rounds)
21st round: crochet 72 sc into the front loops of each stitch. Do not cut the yarn.
22nd round: Attach the cream-colored yarn and crochet 72 sc into the back loops of round 20.
Rounds 23-24: continue with the cream-colored yarn, crochet 72 sc without changes (2 rounds).
25th round: (10 sc, dec) *6 times (66)
26th round: (9 sc, dec) *6 times (60)
27th round: (8 sc, dec) *6 times (54)
28th round: (7 sc, dec) *6 times (48)
29th round: (6 sc, dec) *6 times (42)
30th round: (5 sc, dec) *6 times (36)
31st round: (4 sc, dec) *6 times (30)

Start filling the head with stuffing.
32nd round: (3 sc, dec) *6 times (24)
33rd round: (2 sc, dec) *6 times (18)
34th round: (1 sc, dec) *6 times (12)
Fill the head completely.
35th round: dec *6 times.

Pull the hole closed with a needle, cut the yarn, and hide the end.

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