Plush Hamster

A free crochet tutorial for Plush Hamster by Irina Artemova @irinely_art.

Using this pattern, you can crochet a plush hamster. Any plush yarn will work for this amigurumi project: Himalaya Dolphin Baby, YarnArt Dolce, Etrofil YONCA Baby, and others. To make the toy's nose and little tooth, you will need felt and thread in matching colors.

The finished toy measures about 18-20 cm.

Materials and tools

• Plush yarn: beige, brown, pink, white
• 4 mm crochet hook
• 9-10 mm safety eyes
• Toy stuffing
• Black felt for the nose
• White felt for the tooth
• Needle for sewing pieces together
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Plush hamster amigurumi crochet pattern

Head-body

With beige yarn:
1: 6 in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (1 sc, inc) x 12 (36)
6: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
Rounds 7-10: 42 sc (4 rounds)
11: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)

Insert the safety eyes between rounds 11 and 12.

Rounds 12-13: 48 sc
14: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
Rounds 15-16: 54 sc (2 rounds)
17: (1 sc, dec) x 18 (36)
18: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
19: (1 sc, inc) x 15 (45)
20: (14 sc, inc) x 3 (48)
21: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
Rounds 22-27: 54 sc (6 rounds)
28: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
29: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
30: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
31: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
32: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
33: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
34: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
35: 6 dec

Arms (make 2)

With brown yarn:
1: 6 in MR
2: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
Rounds 3-5: 9 sc (3 rounds)

With beige yarn:
6: 9 sc
7: 9 inc (18)
Rounds 8-9: 18 sc (2 rounds)
10: (7 sc, dec) x 2 (16)
11: 8 dec

Legs (make 2)

With brown yarn:
1: 6 in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rounds 4-6: 18 sc (3 rounds)
7: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
8: (4 sc, dec) x 2 (10)
Rounds 9-10: 10 sc (2 rounds)
11: 5 dec

Ears (make 2)

With beige yarn:
1: 6 in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (1 sc, inc) x 9 (27)
Rounds 5-7: 27 sc (3 rounds)

With pink yarn:
1: 6 in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)

Cheeks (make 2)

With pink yarn:
1: 6 in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)

Muzzle

With white yarn:
1: 6 ch
2: Starting in the 2nd chain from the hook: inc, 3 sc, 4 sc in one stitch, 3 sc along the other side, inc
3: 2 inc, 3 sc, 4 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc

Belly

With white yarn:
1: 6 in MR
2: 6 inc (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)

Your amigurumi crocheted hamster is ready!

Thank you for choosing my tutorial. If you share this pattern or photos of toys made from it, please credit the author, @irinely_art.