Alien

Difficulty Level: easy

Amigurumi Alien crochet

Free Alien crochet tutorial. Author unknown.

With this pattern, you can crochet an alien. Any acrylic yarn, cotton yarn, or cotton blend yarn and a suitable crochet hook will work for this amigurumi project. Aliens can be any color, and you can use different eye sizes.

Materials and Tools

  • Yarn: main color (for alien) and white (for eyes)
  • Crochet hook
  • Safety eyes (different diameters)
  • Synthetic poly filling
  • Needle for sewing parts
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

  • MR - magic ring
  • ch - chain stitch
  • sc - single crochet
  • inc - increase
  • dec - decrease
  • (...) x n - repeat n times

Amigurumi Alien Crochet Pattern

Legs (2 pieces)

1. crochet 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. sc
4. (5 sc, inc) x 2 (14)
5-7. sc

Cut yarn. Crochet second leg. Do not cut yarn.

8. Chain 4 ch and join second leg.

Body and Head

9. sc (36)
Stuff legs and continue stuffing every few rounds.
10. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
11. sc
12. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
13-18. sc (6 rounds)
19. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
20. sc
21. (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
22. sc
23. (3 sc, inc) x 4 (16)
24. (4 sc, inc) x 4 (20)
25. (5 sc, inc) x 4 (24)
26. (6 sc, inc) x 4 (28)
27. (7 sc, inc) x 4 (32)
28. (8 sc, inc) x 4 (36)
29. (9 sc, inc) x 4 (40)
30. (10 sc, inc) x 4 (44)
31. (11 sc, inc) x 4 (48)
32. (12 sc, inc) x 4 (52)

33-37. sc (5 rounds)
38. (12 sc, dec) x 4 (48)
39. (11 sc, dec) x 4 (44)
40. (10 sc, dec) x 4 (40)
41. (9 sc, dec) x 4 (36)
42. (8 sc, dec) x 4 (32)
43. (7 sc, dec) x 4 (28)
44. (6 sc, dec) x 4 (24)
45. (5 sc, dec) x 4 (20)
46. (4 sc, dec) x 4 (16)
47. (3 sc, dec) x 4 (12)
48. (2 sc, dec) x 4 (8)

Do not forget to attach the eyes. Cut white circles for the eyes as shown in the photo. Attach them with safety eyes to the head. I used one 4 mm eye and one 12 mm eye. Stuff to the end. Leave a yarn tail, put it on hook, pull through the loop, and tighten. Pass yarn end through remaining stitches and close opening.

Amigurumi Alien crochet

Arms and Antennas (2 pieces each)

1. crochet 5 sc in MR
2. inc x 5 (10)
3-5. sc (3 rounds)
Stuff the lower part of the arm firmly.
6. (3 sc, dec) x 2 (8)
7. (2 sc, dec) x 2 (6)
8-21. sc (14 rounds)

Do not stuff the upper part of the arm.

Nose

1. crochet 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. sc in back loops only.
4. (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
5. sc

Cut yarn. Embroider mouth and eyebrows.