FINISHED MEASUREMENTS: Amigurumi measures approximately 3 1/2”/9cm tall
YARN: Caron International’s Simply Soft: #0017 Lemon (A), #9605 Mango (B), #9712 Soft Blue (C), #9727 Black (D)
CROCHET HOOK: One size US C-2 (2.75mm).
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS: Yarn needle, Fiberfill stuffing, Stitch marker
GAUGE: Exact gauge is not critical for this project, stitching should be tight.
STITCHES USED: Chain (ch), Double crochet (dc), Half double crochet (hdc), Single crochet (sc), Slip stitch (slip st)
SPECIAL TERMS: sc2tog: Single crochet 2 together—Insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (two loops on hook), insert hook into next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through all three loops on hook.
NOTES: All yarn used is split into 2 strands of 2 plies each. Use 2 plies of yarn throughout. Do not join rounds. Place a marker in the last stitch of round and move up as rounds progress.
AMIGURUMI
Head
Cut 3 yds of A and split. With A, leaving a long tail, ch 4, join with a slip st to form a ring.
Round 1: 8 sc in ring and over tail, do not join, pull tail to close center ring—8 sc. Place marker in last stitch.
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around—16 sc.
Rounds 3-5: Sc in each st around. Stuff the amigurumi and continue to stuff as work progresses.
Round 6: [Sc2tog over next 2 sts] 8 times—8 sts.
Round 7-8: Sc in each st around.
Round 9: Sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in each of next 4 sts—12 sc.
Round 10: Sc in next 5 sts, hdc in next 7 sts—5 sc; 7 hdc.
Round 11: 2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st, hdc in next st, 2 hdc in each of next 5 sts, hdc in next st—7 sc; 12 hdc.
Round 12: Sc in next 7 sts, hdc in next 4 sts, (hdc, dc) in next st, 2 dc in next st, (dc, hdc) in next st, hdc in next 4 sts, sc in next st—8 sc; 10 hdc; 4 dc.
Round 13: Sc in next 7 sts, hdc in next 6 sts, 2 dc in each of next 2 sts, working in front loops only, hdc in next 6 sts, sc in both loops of next st—8 sc; 12 hdc; 4 dc.
Round 14: Sc in next 14 sts, skip next 4 sts, working in unworked lps of row 12, sc in next 6 sts—20 sc.
Round 15: Sc in each st around—20 sc.
Round 16: *Sc in next 2 st, sc2tog over next 2 sts; repeat from * around—15 sc.
Round 17: [Sc2tog over next 2 sts] 7 times, join with a sl st in next st. Fasten off leaving a long sewing length. With yarn needle and sewing length, weave through final rnd of sts, pull tight and secure.
Wings (make 2)
Cut 5 yds of A and split. With A, leaving a long tail, ch 2.
Row 1: Ch 6, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch, hdc in each of next 2 ch, (dc, hdc, sc) in last ch. Fasten off leaving a long sewing length. With yarn needle and sewing length, sew one wing to each side of body just below neck as pictured.
Beak
Cut 5 yds of B and split. With B, ch 4.
Round 1: Ch 4, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch, 4 sc in last ch, working across opposite side of foundation ch, sc in next ch, 2 sc in last ch, do not join—10 sc. Place marker in last stitch.
Rounds 2-3: Sc in each st around.
Round 4: 2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 3 sts, 2 sc in each of next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st—14 sc. Fasten off leaving a long sewing length. Stuff beak and with yarn needle and sewing length, sew to center front of head.
Foot (make 2)
Cut 5 yds of B and split. With B, leaving a long tail, ch 5.
Round 1: Ch 5, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 2 ch, 4 sc in next ch, working across opposite side of foundation ch, sc in next 2 ch, 2 sc in last ch, do not join—12 sc. Place marker in last stitch.
Round 2-3: Sc in each st around. Stuff foot and continue to stuff as work progresses.
Round 4: *Sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts, [sc2tog over next 2 sts] 2 times, sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog over next 2 sts—8 sc.
Round 5-8: Sc in each st around. Fasten off leaving a long sewing length. With yarn needle and sewing length, sew feet to bottom of body as pictured.
FINISHING: With yarn needle and C, straight st 1 eyes on face; with D, back st a mouth on beak as pictured. Weave in ends.
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