Alpaca

Author: Darya Saltevskaya
Difficulty Level: easy

Amigurumi plush alpaca crochet pattern

Free crochet alpaca tutorial by Darya Saltevskaya @dary_toys.

With these instructions, you can crochet a plush alpaca. Himalaya Dolphin Baby Color plush yarn works well for this amigurumi, or you can use solid-color Himalaya Dolphin Baby yarn.

The finished toy is about 28 cm tall.

Materials and Tools

  • Himalaya Dolphin Baby Color plush yarn (less than one skein)
  • Himalaya Dolphin Baby plush yarn (a small amount for the tips of the legs)
  • YarnArt yarn: white (for the ears and muzzle), black (for embroidery)
  • 1.75 mm and 3 mm crochet hooks
  • 14 mm safety eyes
  • Toy stuffing
  • Faux fur or fluffy yarn for the bangs
  • Slicker brush
  • Stitch marker
  • Needle
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

  • MR — magic ring
  • sc — single crochet
  • inc — increase
  • dec — decrease
  • (...) x n — repeat n times

Amigurumi plush alpaca crochet pattern

Crochet Amigurumi Alpaca Pattern

Arms (make 2)

Start crocheting with solid-color yarn:
1. 6 sc in MR
2. (1 sc, inc) x 3 times (9)
3. (2 sc, inc) x 3 times (12)
4-6. 12 sc, 3 rounds

Change to the color yarn:
7. (2 sc, dec) x 3 times (9)
8-13. 9 sc, 6 rounds

Stuff lightly. Fold in half and crochet 4 sc through both layers.

Legs (make 2)

Start crocheting with solid-color yarn:
1. 6 sc in MR
2. (1 sc, inc) x 3 times (9)
3. (2 sc, inc) x 3 times (12)
4. (3 sc, inc) x 3 times (15)
5-7. 15 sc, 3 rounds

Change to the color yarn:
8-11. 15 sc, 4 rounds.
12. (3 sc, dec) x 3 times (12)
13. (2 sc, dec) x 3 times (9)
14-17. 9 sc, 4 rounds

Stuff lightly. Fold in half and crochet 4 sc through both layers.

Body + Head

Crochet with Himalaya Dolphin Baby Color yarn:
1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 times (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 times (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 times (30)
6. 5 sc, 4 sc together with the leg, 11 sc, 4 sc together with the leg, 6 sc
7-11. 30 sc, 5 rounds
12. (4 sc, dec) x 5 times (25)
13. 25 sc
14. (3 sc, dec) x 5 times (20)
15-16. 20 sc, 2 rounds
17. Crochet the arms in. There should be 6 stitches at the back and 6 stitches at the front, and on each side crochet 4 stitches together with the arms.
18. (3 sc, dec) x 4 times (16)
19-22. 16 sc, 4 rounds.

Stuff the body.

Continue crocheting the head:
23. 16 inc (32)
24-31. 32 sc, 8 rounds
32. (2 sc, dec) x 8 times (24)

Insert the eyes between rounds 27 and 28. Stuff.
33. (2 sc, dec) x 6 times (18)
34. (1 sc, dec) x 6 times (12)
Add more stuffing.
35. 6 dec

Pull the opening closed.

Ears (make 2)

Crochet with YarnArt Jeans yarn:
1. 8 sc in MR
2. (1 sc, inc) x 4 times (12)
3. 12 sc
4. (2 sc, inc) x 4 times (16)
5. 16 sc
6. (3 sc, inc) x 4 times (20)
7. (4 sc, inc) x 4 times (24)
8. (5 sc, inc) x 4 times (28)
9. (6 sc, inc) x 4 times (32)
10. 32 sc
11. 32 sc
12. 16 dec (16)
13. (2 sc, dec) x 4 times (12)

Cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.

Muzzle

Crochet with white YarnArt Jeans yarn:
1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 times (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 times (24)
5-7. 24 sc, 3 rounds

Assembling the Toy

  • Sew on the muzzle, stuffing it lightly as you go.
  • Embroider the nose and mouth.
  • Sew on the ears.

Make a small eye tightening:

  • Insert the needle with thread at the bottom center of the head (where the increases were) and bring it out at the lower edge of one eye.
  • Insert it on the other side of the eye, bring it out at the starting point at the bottom of the head, and tighten slightly.
  • Repeat for the second eye. Tie the thread ends and hide them inside the head.

Bangs

Amigurumi alpaca crochet pattern

Cut faux fur or another fluffy yarn into 8-10 cm pieces. Attach them in bundles of 2-3 strands between the ears with a crochet hook. Brush them out with a slicker brush.

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