Alpaca in a Cape

Difficulty Level: easy

Amigurumi crochet alpaca in a cape

A free crochet tutorial for Alpaca in a Cape by Irina Artemova @irinely_art.

Using this pattern, you can crochet an alpaca in a bright Mexican-style cape. Any yarn and a matching crochet hook will work for this amigurumi project. The toy cannot stand on its own. The cape is removable and ties on with strings.

The finished toy measures about 22 cm (including the ears).

Materials and tools

YarnArt Jeans yarn (76 turquoise blue), half a skein (about 22 g)
Alize Baby Best yarn (55 white) for the muzzle, ears, tail, and paw tips
Acrylic yarn (yellow), (green), (red) for the clothing
2.5 mm crochet hook
6 mm safety eyes
Thread for embroidering the nose
Toy stuffing
Needle
Scissors

Abbreviations

MR - magic ring
ch - chain stitch
tch - turning chain
sc - single crochet
dc - double crochet
sl st - slip stitch
inc - increase
dec - decrease
(...) x n - repeat n times

Crochet amigurumi alpaca in a cape pattern

Ears (make 2)

With white yarn:
Round 1: 6 in MR
Round 2: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
Round 3: (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
Rounds 4-10: 12 sc (7 rounds)

Do not stuff. Fold in half and sew the tip closed. Leave a tail for sewing to the head.

Tail

With white yarn:
Round 1: 6 in MR
Round 2: 6 inc (12)
Rounds 3-8: 12 sc (6 rounds)

Do not stuff. Sewing it closed is optional, since this piece will be crocheted into the body.

Muzzle

With white yarn:
Round 1: 6 in MR
Round 2: 6 inc (12)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Rounds 5-7: 24 sc (3 rounds)

Embroider the nose in black in the shape of the letter Y.

Arms (make 2)

With white yarn:
Round 1: 6 in MR
Round 2: 6 inc (12)
Rounds 3-5: 12 sc (3 rounds)
Change to turquoise yarn:
Round 6: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rounds 7-10: 18 sc (4 rounds)
Round 11: (7 sc, dec) x 2 (16)
Round 12: (6 sc, dec) x 2 (14)
Round 13: (5 sc, dec) x 2 (12)
Round 14: 12 sc

Stuff firmly.

Legs (make 2)

With white yarn:
Round 1: 6 in MR
Round 2: 6 inc (12)
Rounds 3-5: 12 sc (3 rounds)
Change to turquoise yarn:
Round 6: 12 inc (24)
Rounds 7-12: 24 sc (6 rounds)

Body

Stuff as you go.

With turquoise yarn:
Round 1: Join the two legs; crochet 24 sc around one leg and 24 sc around the second leg (48)
Rounds 2-6: 48 sc (5 rounds)
Round 7: 48 sc (crochet the tail in during this round)
Round 8: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
Round 9: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
Rounds 10-14: 36 sc (5 rounds)
Round 15: 36 sc (crochet the arms in during this round)
Round 16: 36 sc
Round 17: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
Rounds 18-22: 30 sc (5 rounds)
Round 23: (1 sc, inc) x 15 (45)
Rounds 24-33: 45 sc (10 rounds)
Round 34: (13 sc, dec) x 3 (42)
Round 35: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
Round 36: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
Round 37: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Round 38: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Round 39: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Round 40: 6 dec

Cape

With yellow yarn:
Row 1: 81 ch
Row 2: Starting in the second chain from the hook, 80 sc
Cut the yarn, leaving a short tail. You will secure it later so the stitches do not unravel.
With yellow yarn:
Row 3: Insert the hook into the 19th stitch, make 2 tch, then work 40 dc into the next stitch, turn the work
With red yarn:
Row 4: 2 tch, 40 dc, turn the work
With green yarn:
Row 5: 2 tch, 40 dc, turn the work
With yellow yarn:
Row 6: 2 tch, 40 dc, turn the work
Row 7: 1 tch, 40 sc