Fox Cub

Free Fox Cub crochet tutorial by Alyona Volkova.

With this tutorial, you can crochet a fox cub. Any acrylic or cotton blend yarn will work for this amigurumi project. For decoration, you can use a satin ribbon or crochet a small scarf.

Finished toy size is about 20 cm.

Materials and Tools

• Yarn: white, orange, brown, or black
• 2.0-2.5 mm crochet hook
• Safety eyes
• Toy stuffing
• Ribbon for decoration
• Needle for sewing parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Fox Cub Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Head

Start crocheting the back of the head with orange yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: inc x 6 (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
9: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
10-16: 54 sc (7 rounds)
17: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
18: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
19: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
Stuff the head.
20: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
21: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
22-24: 24 sc (3 rounds)

Switch to white yarn in round 23 while making the last stitch, then start crocheting the muzzle. Tip: Crochet the muzzle more tightly than the rest of the head. This helps make it narrower and pointier.

25: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Stuff the muzzle.
26: 18 sc (18)
27: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Stuff the remaining part of the muzzle.
28: 12 sc (12)
29: dec x 6 (6)

Embroider the nose at the tip of the muzzle with black yarn.

Ears (2 pieces)

Start crocheting from the tip with brown yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: 6 sc (6)
3: inc x 6 (12)
4: 12 sc (12)
Switch to orange yarn while crocheting the last sc.
5: (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 3 (18)
7: (5 sc, inc) x 3 (21)

Fold in half and crochet 10 sc through both layers.

Shape the Fox Cub's Head

• Make eye indentations between rounds 20 and 21.
• Insert the eyes.
• Sew on the ears.
• Embroider the eyebrows.
• Use black thread.

Legs (2 pieces)

Start crocheting with brown yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: inc x 6 (12)
3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: 30 sc
7: 30 dc
8-9: 30 sc
10: 7 sc, 5 dec, 13 sc (25)
11-12: 25 sc
13: (4 sc, dec) x 4, 1 sc (21)
Switch to orange yarn.
14-23: 21 sc (10 rounds)

Stuff the piece as you crochet. At the end, fold in half and crochet 10 sc.

Arms (2 pieces)

Start crocheting with brown yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: inc x 6 (12)
3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5-7: 24 sc
8: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Switch to orange yarn
9-11: 18 sc
12: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
13-20: 12 sc

Stuff the piece as you crochet. Fold in half and crochet 6 sc.

Body

1: 6 sc in MR
2: inc x 6 (12)
3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8-12: 42 sc (5 rounds), crochet in the legs in round 12
13: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
14-15: 36 sc
16: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
17-18: 30 sc
19: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
20-21: 24 sc
22: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
23-25: 18 sc (3 rounds)

Crochet in the upper paws in round 24. Stuff the piece. Leave a long yarn tail for sewing.

Tail

Start crocheting from the tip of the tail with white yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3: (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
4: 12 sc (12)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 3 (18)
7: 18 sc (18)
8: (5 sc, inc) x 3 (21)

Switch to orange yarn while crocheting the last sc.
9-13: 21 sc (5 rounds)
14: (5 sc, dec) x 3 (18)
15: 18 sc (18)
Start stuffing the tail with filling.
16: (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)
17: no changes (15 sc)
18: (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)
Stuff the remaining part of the tail.
19-20: 12 sc (12)

Finish crocheting and leave a long yarn tail for sewing.

Toy Assembly

• Sew the tail and head to the body.
• Tie a bow around the neck.
• Your amigurumi fox cub is ready!