The Grinch amigurumi pattern for Christmas

Create the most adorable Grinch amigurumi with this free and easy crochet pattern! Embrace the Christmas holiday spirit with this charm and mischief Grinch toy. Legs and body of the crochet Grinch are worked in one piece together. The size of the toy is approximately 3.5 inches (9cm) tall.

Designed by @matveeva_toys

Supplies

• YаrnΑrt Jеаns yarn (55% cotton, 45% acrylic; 50g/160m): #60 (green), white, #90 (red)
• Alіzе Sоftу yarn (100% polyester; 50g/115m): white
• 2.0-2.5mm crochet hook
• 6mm safety eyes
• Black embroidery floss
• White sewing thread
• Needle for sewing
• Scissors
• Fiberfill

Additional information

Skill level: beginner
Size: 3.5″ (9cm) tall

Free amigurumi Grinch pattern

Abbreviation used (US terms)

• Rnd – round
• ch – chain
• sc – single crochet
• inc – increase (2 sc in the next stitch)
• dec – invisible decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
• (…) – 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

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: 30 sc
Rnd 7: (4 sc, inc)* 6 times (36)
Rnd 8: 36 sc
Rnd 9: 8 sc, (1 sc, inc)* 3 times, 11 sc, (1 sc, inc)* 3 times, 5 sc (42)
Rnd 10-11: 42 sc (2 rounds)
Insert safety eyes between rounds 9 and 10 with 3 sts between the eyes.
Rnd 12: (5 sc, dec)*6 times (36)
Rnd 13: (4 sc, dec)* 6 times (30)
Rnd 14: (3 sc, dec)* 6 times (24)
Rnd 15: (2 sc, dec)* 6 times (18)
Rnd 16: (1 sc, dec)* 6 times (12)
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.

Emdroider a nose between rounds 10 and 11 with green yarn (3-4 sewing stitches in 2 sc long).

Using white yarn, embroider eye whites with 1 sewing stitch.

Embroider triangular eyebrows with green yarn as shown in the photo (4-5 sewing stitches from every side).

Using black floss, embroider a mouth. Make the points: the white pins are between rounds 11 and 12, the purple one is between rounds 14 and 15.
Embroider a line from the mouth to the nose.

Legs and body (one piece)

Legs (make 2)

Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (1 sc, inc)* 3 times (9)
Rnd 3-5: 9 sc (3 rounds)
Stuff the leg.
Fasten off the first leg but not on the second leg.

We will join the two legs in the next round with a chain 3.

Continue on to the body.

Body

Stuff the body as you work.
Continue from the 2nd leg: ch 3, join with the 1st leg.
Rnd 6: 9 sc on the 1st leg, 3 inc in 3 ch, 9 sc on the 2nd leg, 3 inc in 3 ch (opposite side) (30)
Rnd 7-10: 30 sc (4 rounds)
Rnd 11: (3 sc, dec)* 6 times (24)
Rnd 12-13: 24 sc (2 rounds)
Rnd 14: (2 sc, dec)* 6 times (18)
Rnd 15-16: 18 sc (2 rounds)
Rnd 17: (1 sc, dec)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 18: 12 sc
Fasten off.

Sew the head to the body.

Arms (make 2)

Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2-8: 6 sc (7 rounds)
Do not stuff the arm.

Fold top of the arm and work 3 sc across.
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.

Sew the arms to the body between rounds 17 and 18.

Hat

With red color:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (1 sc, inc)* 3 times (9)
Rnd 3: 9 sc
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc)* 3 times (12)
Rnd 5-6: 12 sc (2 rounds)
Rnd 7: (3 sc, inc)* 3 times (15)
Rnd 8-9: 15 sc (2 rounds)
Rnd 10: (4 sc, inc)* 3 times (18)
Rnd 11-12: 18 sc (2 rounds)
Rnd 13: (5 sc, inc)* 3 times (21)
Rnd 14: 21 sc
Rnd 15: (6 sc, inc)* 3 times (24)
Rnd 16: (7 sc, inc)* 3 times (27)
Rnd 17: (8 sc, inc)* 3 times (30)
Rnd 18: (9 sc, inc)* 3 times (33)
Rnd 19: (10 sc, inc)* 3 times (36)
Rnd 20: (11 sc, inc)* 3 times (39)
Rnd 21: (12 sc, inc)* 3 times (42)
Change to white color (Alize Softy yarn):
Rnd 22: 42 sc
Fasten off.

Pom-pom

With white color (Аlize Softу yarn):
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: 6 sc
Fasten off.

Sew the pom-pom to the hat with white sewing thread.

Scarf

Make ch 4, start on the 2nd ch from hook.
Work in turning rows.

Start with red color:
Row 1-2: 3 sc, 1 turning chain
Change to white color:
Row 3-4: 3 sc, 1 turning chain
Change to red color:
Row 5-6: 3 sc, 1 turning chain

Continue alternate two colors, red and white, to get stripes (change color every 2 rows).
The scarf can be crochet as long as you wish, the last row is red.

Cut six pieces of yarn measuring 1 cm (0.4″) each.​
Make a fringe on the two sides of the scarf. Trim the fringe.