Here’s the free pattern for the Amigurumi Plush Velvet Monkey by @leluza_knitting:
Materials:
- Plush yarn (Himalaya Dolphin Baby, YarnArt Dolce)
- Main color: 1 skein
- Face and legs color: small amount
- Filler (holofiber, synthetic fluff)
- Eyes: 12 mm
- Thread for face decoration
- Crochet hook: 3.5 mm or 4 mm
- Needle for sewing parts and tightening
- Thread for tightening
Abbreviations:
- AR/MR: Amigurumi Magic Ring
- sc: Single Crochet
- inc: Increase
- dec: Decrease
- tr: Triple Crochet
- st: Stitch
- dc: Double Crochet
- hdc: Half Double Crochet
- sl-st: Slip Stitch
- ch: Chain
- FLO: Front Loop Only
- BLO: Back Loop Only
- BL: Bobble Stitch (5 dc in same st, pull through all loops)
Head (Face Color):
- 6 sc in MR
- Inc x 6 (12)
- (3 hdc inc, 3 sc) x 2 (18)
- (hdc, hdc inc) x 3, 3 sc, (hdc, hdc inc) x 3, 3 sc (24)
- (2 hdc, hdc inc) x 3, 3 sc, (2 hdc, hdc inc) x 3, 3 sc (30)
Change to main color:
- (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
- (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
- (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
9-13. 48 sc (5 rows) - (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
- (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
- (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
- (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
- (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
- (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
- 6 dec (insert eyes between rows 2 and 3)
Muzzle (Face Color):
- 9 ch
- From 2nd loop: 7 sc, 3 sc in one loop, unfold knit, 7 sc, 3 sc in one loop (20)
- 7 sc, 3 inc, 7 sc, 3 inc (26)
- 7 sc, (sc, inc) x 3, 7 sc, (sc, inc) x 3 (32)
5-6. 32 sc (2 rows)
Sew on the muzzle between rows 1 and 9, tighten, and arrange.
Ears (Main Color):
- 6 sc in MR
- Inc x 6 (12)
- (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
- (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5-6. 24 sc (2 rows) - (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
- (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Fold in half, knit together, sew to head between rows 11 and 12.