Free Masterclass on Crocheting Mini Grinchmas

Free Masterclass on Crocheting Mini Grinchmas by Miranda Ayvazyan (@zayka_mi_amigurumi)

In this tutorial, you will learn how to crochet a small Grinch, perfect as a Christmas decoration. The Grinch can be used as a keychain or hung on the Christmas tree. You can crochet this amigurumi with any half-cotton yarn such as YarnArt Jeans, Alize Cotton Gold, Gazzal Baby Cotton, or similar yarns.

The finished toy will measure approximately 4.5 cm in height.

Materials and Tools

  • Yarn: YarnArt Jeans 69 (green for the main body)
  • Yarn: Iris yarn (black and yellow for the facial features)
  • Crochet hook: 1.5 mm
  • Toy eyes: 6 mm
  • Toy filler: Polyester stuffing
  • Needle for attaching details
  • Scissors

All necessary materials can be purchased here.

Abbreviations

  • KA – Magic ring
  • sc – Single crochet
  • inc – Increase
  • dec – Decrease
  • (…) x n – Repeat n times

Crochet Instructions for Mini Grinchmas Keychain

Head

Start crocheting with green yarn. Stuff as you go along.

  1. 6 sc in a magic ring.
  2. Inc x 6 (12).
  3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18).
  4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24).
  5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30).
    6-9. 4 rounds (30).
  6. 7 sc, 4 inc, 8 sc, 4 inc, 7 sc (38).
  7. 38 sc.

Place the eyes between rows 10 and 11, leaving 5 sc between them.

  1. 13 sc, dec, 8 sc, dec, 13 sc (36).
  2. 13 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 13 sc (34).
  3. 13 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 13 sc (32).
  4. 13 sc, dec, 2 sc, 13 sc (30).
  5. 30 sc.
  6. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24).
  7. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18).
  8. (sc, dec) x 6 (12).
  9. 6 dec.

Fasten off, cut the yarn, and hide the end inside the toy.

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