Koala
Free crochet tutorial for a Koala by @tatyanaf88.
With this pattern, you can crochet a plush koala. To make this amigurumi, you will need any plush yarn, for example, Himalaya Dolphin Baby. The ears are edged with a fluffier yarn, YarnArt Mink (you can substitute a similar yarn). The nose is crocheted too.
Materials and Tools
- Plush yarn Himalaya Dolphin Baby (main yarn)
- YarnArt Mink yarn (for the ear tips)
- 4-4.5 mm crochet hook
- 10 mm safety eyes
- Toy stuffing
- Stitch markers
- Pins
- Needle for sewing pieces together
- Scissors
Abbreviations
- MR - magic ring
- sl st - slip stitch
- ch - chain stitch
- sc - single crochet
- dc - double crochet
- inc - increase
- dec - decrease
- (...) x n times - repeat n times
Crochet Pattern for a Small Plush Amigurumi Koala
Body-Head
Stuff as you go.
1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc
3. 12 inc
4. 9 sc, (4 dc in 1 stitch), 4 sc, (4 dc in 1 stitch), 9 sc
5. 9 sc, (4 dc closed together), 4 sc, (4 dc closed together), 9 sc
6-8. 24 sc - 3 rounds
9. 10 sc (popcorn stitch made of 4 dc closed together) 4 sc (popcorn stitch) 8 sc
10. 12 dec
11. 12 inc
12. (1 sc, inc) x 12 times
13-16. 36 sc - 4 rounds
17. (4 sc, dec) x 6 times
18. (3 sc, dec) x 6 times
19. 24 sc
20. (2 sc, dec) x 6 times
21. (1 sc, dec) x 6 times
22. 6 dec
Insert the 10 mm eyes between rounds 16 and 17, with 5 sc between them.
Ears
1. 2 ch, in the 2nd chain make 5 sc, ch, turn
2. 5 inc. Make a ch with the additional yarn (Mink), turn
3. 10 sc
Sew the ears to the head.
Embroider the nose, or crochet a circle in black: 6 stitches in MR.
Your crocheted koala is ready! Please tag the author on social media - @tatyanaf88.
