Amigurumi mini capybara free pattern

Enjoy this free amigurumi mini capybara pattern, create a cute crochet toy. This capybara amigurumi works up small enough to make a keychain. When crocheting from the recommended yarn, the capybara turns out to be approximately 2.4 inches (6 cm).

Designed by @julia_gavrilova11

Supplies

• YarnArt Jeans yarn (55% cotton, 45% acrylic; 50 g/160 m): beige #07, brown #71, pink #78
• 2.0mm crochet hook
• YarnArt Iris yarn (100 % cotton, 20 g/138 m): black for a nose and eyes
• Tapestry needle
• Stitch marker
• Scissors
• Fiberfill stuffing
• Keychain chain (optional)

Additional information

Skill level: beginner
Size: 2.4″ (6cm) height

Free amigurumi mini capybara pattern

Abbreviation used (US terms)

• Rnd – round
• ch – chain
• sl st – slip stitch
• sc – single crochet
• dc – double crochet
• Bo – bobble stitch (consists of 4 unfinished double crochet stitches clustered together in each chain)
• inc – increase (2 sc in the next stitch)
• dec – decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
• BLO – back loops only
• FLO – front loops only
• (…) – total number of stitches you should have at the end of the round
• (…)* 6 times – repeat the instructions between the brackets the indicated number of times

Head and body (one piece)
Stuff as you work.

With beige color yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (inc)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc)* 6 times (18)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc)* 6 times (24)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc)* 6 times (30)
Rnd 6: beige: 9 sc, brown: Bo, beige: 10 sc, brown: Bo, beige: 9 sc (30)
Rnd 7-10: 30 sc (4 rounds)
Rnd 11: 30 sc in BLO
Rnd 12: (8 sc, dec)* 3 times (27)
Rnd 13: beige: 10 sc, brown: Bo, beige: 7 sc, brown: Bo, beige: 8 sc (27)
Rnd 14: (7 sc, dec)* 3 times (24)
Rnd 15-17: 24 sc (3 rounds)
Rnd 18: (2 sc, dec)* 6 times (18)
Rnd 19: (1 sc, dec)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 20: (dec)* 6 times (6)
Fasten off.

Skirt

Attach pink color yarn to the front loop of the 11th round of the body.
Rnd 1: FLO: (3 dc in one st)* 30 times
Fasten off.

Muzzle

With brown color yarn:
Make 4 ch.
Make an oval, work on both sides of the chain.
Rnd 1: from the 2nd chain from hook: 2 sc, 3 sc in last st, turn and work on the opposite side of the chain: 1 sc, inc (8)
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.

Sew the muzzle to the head.

Embroider a nose and eyes with a black thread.

Ears (make 2)

Attach brown color yarn to the 18th round of the body with sl st: 3 ch, sl st in the 19th round.
Fasten off and hide the ends.

Bow

With pink color yarn:
Leaving a long tail at the beginning, make 16 ch.
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.

Tie the two yarn tails together. Wrap the remaining ends of the yarn around the middle of the bow several times.

Sew the bow to the top of the capybara’s head.