Express your creativity with the Crochet Little Axolotl Amigurumi Pattern! This charming aquatic creature, meticulously crocheted with soft yarn, captures the notion of real-life axolotls. It features a smiling face, frilly gills, and a plump tail, making it a charming addition to any space. This versatile pattern can be used as a decorative accent, a cuddly toy, or a unique gift.
Materials:
- 5 ply milk cotton yarn in baby blue and sky blue
- 3 mm crochet hook
- 8 mm safety eyes
- Polyester fiberfill
- Pink embroidery thread
- Tapestry needle
Abbreviations:
- sc: single crochet
- hdc: half double crochet
- ch: chain
- st: Stitch
- inc: increase
- hdc-inc: 2 hdc in a st
- dec: decrease (2sctog)
- Sl st: slip stitch
- R: round/row
- Rep: repeat
Notes:
- This pattern uses US terminology.
- This amigurumi is worked in continuous rounds. Gauge is not important in this project.
- Use MR (magic ring) as an alternative of ch 2. Measurement: approximately 14 cm tall. Skill Level: beginner
Step By Step Pattern
Head:
Use baby blue
- R1: ch 2, starting from the second chain from hook, 6 sc (6)
- R2: inc, rep 6x (12)
- R3: sc, inc, rep 6x (18)
- R4: sc, inc, (2 sc, inc = rep 5x), sc (24)
- R5: 3 sc, inc, rep 6x (30)
- R6: sc around
- R7: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc = rep 5x), 2 sc (36)
- R8-9: sc around
- R10: 4 sc, dec, rep 6x (30)
- R11: sc around attach safety eyes between R9-10, give 5 sts space between them
- R12: 3 sc, dec, rep 6x (24)
- R13: 2 sc, dec, rep 6x (18) Stuff
- R14: sc, dec, rep 6x (12)
- R15: dec, rep 6x (6)
F/O
Tail and Body:
Use baby blue
- R1: ch 2, starting from the second chain from hook, 4 sc (4)
- R2: sc, inc, rep 2x (6)
- R3: sc, inc, rep 3x (9)
- R4-5: sc around
- R6: 2 sc, inc, rep 3x (12)
- R7: sc around
- R8: FLO, sc, inc, rep 6x (18) Stuff the tail
- R9: sc around
- R10: sc, inc, (2 sc, inc = rep 5x), sc (24)
- R11-13: sc around
- R14: 10 sc, dec, rep 2x (22)
- R15: 4 sc, dec, 9 sc, dec, 5 sc (20)
- R16: 8 sc, dec, rep 2x (18)
- R17: sc around
- R18: 4 sc, dec, rep 3x (15) Stuff
F/O leaving a long tail for sewing
Fin:
Use sky blue
- Ch 12, starting from the second chain from hook, 4 hdc, hdc-inc, 3 hdc in a st, hdc-inc, 4 hdc F/O leaving a long tail for sewing
Arms (make 2):
Use baby blue
- R1: ch 2, starting from the second chain from hook, 5 sc (5)
- R2-5: sc around
F/O leaving a long tail for sewing
Legs (make 2):
- R1: ch 2, starting from the second chain from hook, 7 sc (7)
- R2: sc around
- R3: 5 sc, dec (6)
Stuff
F/O leaving a long tail for sewing
Gills (make 2):
Use baby blue
- R1: ch 8, starting from the second chain from hook, sc in each st, (ch 9, sc in the second chain from hook, sc in each of next 6 sts, skip the last chain st = rep 2x)
- R2: change color to sky blue, ch 1, turn, (sl st, picot, 3 sl st, picot, 3 sl st, picot, 3 sl st, picot, 3 sl st, picot, sl st, sl st in the chain st = rep 2x), sl st, picot, 3 sl st, picot, 3 sl st, picot, 3 sl st, picot, 3 sl st, picot, sl st
F/O
Finishing:
- Sew the body to the head.
- Sew the gills to the head.
- Sew the fin under the tail.
- Sew the arms and the legs to the body.
- Embroider the blushes near the eyes.
Designer: Zancrochet On Instagram
