Christmas Monkey Free Crochet Pattern

Ear

Make 2 in Dark Powder Rose:

  • R1: 6 sc in a mr [6]
  • R2: inc 6x [12]
  • R3: 1 sc, inc 6x [18]
  • R4: 2 sc, inc 6x [24]
  • R5-9: 1 sc in all sts (5 rounds) [24]
  • Cut the yarn and leave a long thread for sewing the ears to the head. Don’t fill the ears but fold them flat. See the picture.

Body

In Dark Powder Rose (064) and white (001). Start in Dark Powder Rose:

  • R1: 6 sc in a mr [6]
  • R2: inc 6x [12]
  • R3: 1 sc, inc 6x [18]
  • R4: 2 sc, inc 6x [24]
  • R5: 3 sc, inc 6x [30]
  • R6: 4 sc, inc 6x [36]
  • R7: 5 sc, inc 6x [42]
  • R8-12: 1 sc in all sts (5 rounds) [42]
  • Switch to white
  • R13-14: 1 sc in all sts (2 rounds) [42]
  • R15: 5 v, dec 6x [36]
  • R16: 1 sc in all sts [36]
  • R17: 4 sc, dec 6x [30]
  • R18: 1 sc in all sts [30]
  • R19: 3 sc, dec 6x [24]
  • R20: 1 sc in all sts [24]
  • R21: 2 sc, dec 6x [18]
  • R22-23: 1 sc in all sts (2 rounds) [18]
  • Fill the body nice and tightly, weave in ends.
  • Embroider a Christmas tree on the front of the sweater and sew the head on the body.

Collar

In white

  • Make 22 ch, start in 2nd ch from the hook and work 21 sc. Cut the yarn and leave a long thread for sewing on the collar exactly between the sweater and the head. See the picture.

Arms

Make 2 in Dark Powder Rose (064) and White (001). Start with Dark Powder Rose:

  • R1: 6 sc in a mr [6]
  • R2: inc 6x [12]
  • R3-5: 1 sc in all sts (3 rounds) [12]
  • R6: work 1 bubble stitch*, 11 sc [12]
  • R7-11: 1 sc in all sts (5 rounds) [12]
  • Fill the hand with filling and ongoing while you work the arm.
  • *Bubble stitch = this is the thumb and is worked like this: yo, put through next st and pick up thread, yo and crochet through 2 loops.* Don’t finish the dc, but start the next dc by repeating the steps between * *. Make 5 of these unfinished dc. At the end you will have 6 loops on the hook. Yo again and crochet through all 6 loops.

Switch to white:

  • R12-21: 1 sc in all sts (10 rounds) [12]
  • R22: *dec* 6x [6]
  • Fold the arm flat and work through both loops with 3 sc. Sew the arm to the body in R22.

Legs

Make 2 in Dark Powder Rose (064):

  • Make 8 ch and begin in the 2nd ch from the hook:
  • R1: 6 sc, 3 sc in the last. Now continue on the other side of the sts: 5 sc, 2 sc in the last [16]
  • R2: inc 2x, 4 sc, inc 3x, 5 sc, inc, 1 sc [22]
  • R3: 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, 1 sc [28]
  • R4: 1 sc in all sts [28]
  • R5: 1 sc in all sts [28]
  • R6: dec 4x [24]
  • R7: 1 sc in all sts [24]
  • R8: dec 3x [18]
  • R9: 1 sc in all sts [18]
  • R10: dec 2x [12]
  • R11: 1 sc in all sts [12]
  • R12: dec 1x [6]
  • Stuff the leg tightly and sew to the body in R22.

Finishing