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What does amigurumi means?
The word Amigurumi comes from Japanese. The Japanese call handicrafts knitted with crochet and needle as Ami. The Japanese call the toys that are filled with objects such as fibers or cotton as Nuigurumi. The word Amigurumi is derived as a combination of these two words.
Amigurumi knitting techniques are very easy. You can find many handcrafts prepared with these techniques on my site. What is Amigurumi for beginners in Amigurumi handwork? How to knit amigurumi? In this blog, where you can find the answers to the questions with pictures, you will be able to learn about Amigurumi in all details.
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Also I’m sharing new amigurumi free patterns every day.
Todays daily new amigurumi free crochet pattern is Clown
I want to give you some informations about this pattern;
MATERIALS
• Yarn: cotton fiber for the body, hair and clothes. Sport
yarn for hat and boots. Thicker or thinner yarn yields
larger or smaller product.
• Crochet hook: 1.8 – 2.00mm for cotton fiber, or any size
to obtain gauge. Gauge: 9 single crochet and 9 rows yield
a square with 1 inch sides for 2.00mm hook.
2-2.2mm for sport yarn, gauge: 8 single crochet and 9 rows
yield a square with 1 inch sides for 2.2mm hook.
• Black safety eyes size 6mm
• Black yarn or black embroidery thread for decorating
• Fiberfill
• Yarn needle
• Stitch markers (if you need)
ABBREVIATION
• MR: magic ring
• Ch: chain
• Slst: slip stitch
• Sc: single crochet
• Inc: increase (2 single crochet in one stitch)
• Dec: decrease (use invisible decrease)
• Hdc: half double crochet
• Hdc-inc: half double crochet increase
(2 half double crochet in one stitch)
• Dc: double crochet
• Dc-inc: double crohet increase
(2 double crochet in one stitch)
• BLO: back loop only
• FLO: front loop only
• Rnds: rounds
• Sts: stitch
Head (cotton fiber, hook size 2.00mm)
Start with skin color
Rnd 1. 7sc in MR (7)
Rnd 2. 7-inc (14)
Rnd 3. (sc, inc) * 7 (21)
Rnd 4. (2sc, inc) * 7 (28)
Rnd 5. sc, inc, (3sc, inc) * 6, 2sc (35)
Rnd 6. (4sc, inc) * 7 (42)
Rnd 7. 42sc (42)
Rnd 8. 2sc, inc, (5sc, inc) * 6, 3sc (49)
Rnd 9-16. (8 rnds) 49sc (49)
Rnd 17. (6sc, inc) * 7 (56)
Rnd 18-21. (4 rnds) 56sc (56)
Insert the safety eyes between round 17,18 and 8 sts apart
Rnd 22. (5sc, dec) * 8 (48)
Rnd 23. 48sc (48)
Rnd 24. (4sc, dec) * 8 (40)
Rnd 25. (3sc, dec) * 8 (32)
Rnd 26. (2sc, dec) * 8 (24)
Start to stuff the head firmly with fiberfill
Rnd 27. (Sc, dec) * 8 (16)
Rnd 28. BLO dec, 14sc (15)
Rnd 29-35. (7 rnds) BLO 15sc (15)
Rnd 36. 7-dec, sc (8)
Cut the yarn.
Fasten off.
Now push the neck you have formed, inside the doll’s head (with tweezers or handle of your hook), just like shown in the photo.
Weave in the end.
Arm * 2 (cotton fiber, hook size 2.0mm)
Left arm. Start with white
Rnd 1. 6sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. (2sc, inc) * 2 (8)
Rnd 3. 8sc (8)
Rnd 4. (2sc, dec) * 2 (6)
Rnd 5. 6sc (6)
Change to skin color
Rnd 6. BLO 6sc (6)
Rnd 7-14. (8rnds) 6sc (6)
Right arm
Crochet the right arm in the same way till round 14.
Crochet 3sc more, end round here
Do not stuff the arms. Cut the yarn and fasten off.
Leg * 2 (cotton fiber, hook size 2.0mm)
Start with white
Chain 4, start in the 2nd stitch from the hook.
Rnd 1. inc, sc in next chain, 4sc in last chain, sc in
other side of the chain, inc in last stitch. (10)
Rnd 2. inc, 2sc, 4-inc, 2sc, inc (16)
Rnd 3-4. (2 rnds) 16sc (16)
Rnd 5. 5sc, 3-dec, 5sc (13)
Rnd 6. 4sc, dec, sc, dec, 4sc (11)
Rnd 7. 3sc, dec, sc, dec, 3sc (9)
Rnd 8. 8sc, inc (10)
Rnd 9. 10sc (10)
Change to red. Rounds 10, 12, 14 are in red. Rounds
11, 13, 15, 16 are in white.
Rnd 11-16. 10sc (10)
Change to skin color
Rnd 17-18. (2 rnds) 10sc (10)
Rnd 19. 8sc, end round here
Cut the yarn.
Crochet leg 2 in the same way till round 18. Crochet 13sc more to reach the crotch. Do not cut the yarn, chain 2, join to leg 1 and keep going onto the body with skin color yarn.
Body
Rnd 1. (on leg 1) 10sc, (on chains) 2sc, (on leg 2) 10sc, (on chains) 2sc (24)
Rnd 2-6. (5 rnds) 24sc (24)
Rnd 7. (4sc, dec) * 4 (20)
Rnd 8-14. (7 rnds) 20sc (20)
Start to stuff the body firmly with fiberfill.
Join the arms to the body.
Rnd 15. (On the back of the body) 5sc, (on the left arm)
6sc, (on the front of the body) 10sc, (on the right arm) 6sc, (on the back of the body) 5sc , end round (32)
So you get 10sc on the back, 6sc on each arm, 10sc on the front of the body. Total is 32sc.
Rnd 16. (4sc, dec) * 2, 8sc, (dec, 4sc) * 2 (28)
Rnd 17. (5sc, dec) * 4 (24)
Rnd 18. (dec, 2sc) * 6 (18)
Rnd 19. (dec, sc) * 6 (12)
Rnd 20. 12sc (12)
Rnd 21. 10sc, dec (11)
Rnd 22-27. (6 rnds) 11sc (11)
Rnd 5-dec, sc (6)
Cut the yarn. Fasten off.
Ear * 2
Leave a long tail, 4sc in MR (4)
Cut the yarn, leave a long tail and sew to the head
at round 17-19 and 6sts apart from the eye.
Hair (cotton fiber, hook size 2.0mm)
Start with red yarn
Rnd 1. 7sc in MR (7)
Rnd 2. 7-inc (14)
Rnd 3. (sc, inc) * 7 (21)
Rnd 4. BLO (2sc, inc) * 7 (28)
Rnd 5. sc, inc, (3sc, inc) * 6, 2sc (35)
Rnd 6. (4sc, inc) * 7 (42)
Rnd 7. BLO 2sc, inc, (5sc, inc) * 6, 3sc (49)
Rnd 8-9. (2 rnds) 49sc (49)
Rnd 10. BLO 49sc (49)
Rnd 11-12. (2 rnds) 49sc (49)
Rnd 13. BLO 49sc (49)
Rnd 14-15. (2 rnds) 49sc (49)
Rnd 16. (Chain 9, 8sc on chain, skip 1sts, slst to the next stitch) * 24
Insert the hook to BLO rounds (crochet the same way in all BLO rounds of the hair)
Chain 11, 10sc on chain, skip 1sts, slst to the next stitch. Repeat until end round.
Cut the yarn and weave in the end.
Wear the hair on the head and use hot glue to stick them together.
Hat
Start with black
Rnd 1. 7sc in MR (7)
Rnd 2. 7-inc (14)
Rnd 3. (sc, inc) * 7 (21)
Rnd 4. (2sc, inc) * 7 (28)
Rnd 5. BLO 28sc (28)
Rnd 6. 28sc (28)
Change to white. Rounds 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 are in white.
Rounds 8, 10, 12, 14 are in black
Rnd 7-10. (4 rnds) 28sc (28)
Rnd 11. (5sc, dec) * 4 (24)
Rnd 12-13. (2 rnds) 24sc (24)
Rnd 14. (4sc, dec) * 4 (20)
Rnd 15. 20sc (20)
Change to black
Rnd 16. FLO 20-dc-inc (40)
Rnd 17. 40-hdc (40), slst
Cut the yarn and weave in the end.
Boots
(Sport yarn, hook size 2.2mm)
Chain 6, start in the 2nd stitch from the hook.
Rnd 1. inc, 3sc in next 3 chains, 4sc in last chain , 3sc in other side of the chain, inc in last stitch (14)
Rnd 2. inc, 4sc, 4-inc, 4sc, inc (20)
Rnd 3. 20sc (20)
Rnd 4. BLO 20sc (20)
Rnd 5-6. (2 rnds) 20sc (20)
Rnd 7. 6sc, 4-dec, 6sc (16)
Rnd 8. 5sc, dec, 2sc, dec, 5sc (14)
Rnd 9-10. (2 rnds) 14sc (14)
Rnd 14-slst till the end of round 10. Cut the yarn and weave in the end.
Insert your hook into BLO round (round 4) crochet
20-slst along the BLO round (20). Cut the yarn and
fasten off.
Pompom on the boots
Rnd 1. 6sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. 6sc (6)
Rnd 3. 4sc, dec (5)
Cut the yarn and weave in the end
Shirt
(Cotton fiber, hook size 2.00mm)
Leave a long tail. Chain 16, insert the hook to the first chain to make a circle .
Start to crochet the shirt from the collar.
Rnd 1. (3sc, inc) * 4 (20)
Rnd 2. (4sc, inc) * 4 (24)
Change to red
Rnd 3. 3sc, 4-inc, 8sc, 4-inc, 5sc (32)
Change to white
Rnd 4. 3sc, 8-hdc, 8sc, 8-hdc, 5sc (32)
Rnd 5. 4sc, chain 5, skip 6sts, 10sc, chain 5, skip 6sts, 6sc (30)
Change to red. Rounds 6, 9, 12 are in red. Round 7,8, 10, 11 are in white
Rnd 6-12. 30sc (30), slst
Cut the yarn and weave in the end
Sleeve * 2
Start with white. Insert the hook to the first hdc of each side on round 4
Rnd 1. (On hdc stitches) 2-hdc, 2-hdc-inc, 2-hdc, (on chains) inc, 3sc, inc (15)
Rnd 2. 3sc, 2-inc, 6sc, inc, 3sc (18)
Rnd 3-4. (2 rnds) 18sc (18)
Rnd 5. 9-dec (9)
Rnd 6. FLO 9-inc (18), slst
Cut the yarn and weave in the end.
Use the long tail you left at first, 16-slst on the colar.
Short
Chain 17, insert the hook to the first chain to make a circle.
Rnd 1. 17sc along the chains (17)
Rnd 2. 17scc (17)
Cut the yarn. Crochet leg 2 in the same way. Do not cut the yarn. Insert the hook into the next stitch on leg 1. Keep crocheting the next round.
Rnd 3-10. (8 rnds) 34sc (34)
Rnd 11. (15sc, dec) * 2 (32)
Rnd 12. 3-slst on the back of the short, chain 21, insert the hook to the 7th chain, 15-slst on chains, skip 1sts on the short, 23-slst, 21 chains, insert the hook to the 7th chain, 15-slst on chains, skip 1sts on the short, 4-slst. Weave in the end.
Sew the buttons on the front of the short, 6 sts apart.
BLACK CAT
Head
Rnd 1. 6sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. 6-inc (12)
Rnd 3. (sc, inc) * 6 (18)
Rnd 4. (2sc, inc) * 6 (24)
Rnd 5. sc, inc, (3sc, inc) * 5, 2sc (30)
Rnd 6. (4sc, inc) * 6 (36)
Rnd 7-10. (4 rnds) 36sc (36)
Rnd 11. (8sc, inc) * 4 (40)
Insert the safety eyes at round 11, 12, 6sc apart
Rnd 12-13. (2 rnds) 40sc (40)
Rnd 14. (8sc, dec) * 4 (36)
Rnd 15. (4sc, dec) * 6 (30)
Rnd 16. (3sc, dec) * 6 (24)
Rnd 18 (2sc, dec) * 6 (18)
Stuff the head tightly
18 BLO (sc, dec) * 6 (12)
Rnd 19. 6-dec (6)
Cut the yarn and weave in the end.
Body
Insert your hook to BLO round on the head (rnd 19) and crochet the body
Rnd 1. 18sc (18)
Rnd 2. (2sc, inc) * 6 (24)
Rnd 3-4. (2 rnds) 24sc (24)
Rnd 5. (3sc, inc) * 6 (30)
Rnd 6-7. (2 rnds) 30sc (30)
Rnd 8. (3sc, dec) * 6 (24)
Rnd 9. 24sc (24)
Rnd 10. (2sc, dec) * 6 (18)
Rnd 11. BLO (sc, dec) * 6 (12)
Rnd 12. 6-dec (6)
Cut the yarn and weave in the end.
Tail
Rnd 1. 5sc in MR (5)
Rnd 2-15. (14 rnds) 5sc (5)
Cut the yarn, leave a long tail for sewing.
Ear * 2
Rnd 1. 4sc in MR (4)
Rnd 2. (sc, inc) * 2 (6)
Rnd 3. (2sc, inc) * 2 (8)
Rnd 4. (3sc, inc) * 2 (10)
Cut the yarn, leave a long tail for sewing.
Bow tie
Start with red
Make 21 chains, start in the 2nd stitch from the hook.
inc, 18sc, 4sc in the last stitch, 18sc into other side, inc, slst (44)
Wrap the bow tie with yarn
Use the hot glue (or sewing) to stick the bow tie on the cat.