Kolobok

Difficulty Level: easy

Crochet amigurumi Kolobok

A free Kolobok crochet pattern by Yulia Gavrilova @julia_knitting11.

With these instructions, you can crochet a Kolobok wearing a kerchief. To make this amigurumi, you will need cotton or acrylic yarn and a suitable crochet hook. Embroider the cheeks, eyelashes, whites of the eyes, and mouth with the same yarn or a thinner thread, such as embroidery floss.

Materials and Tools

  • Yarn: yellow, white, black, and pink
  • Crochet hook
  • Safety eyes
  • Fiberfill
  • Stitch markers
  • Pins
  • Needle for sewing the pieces together
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

  • MR — magic ring
  • sl st — slip stitch
  • ch — chain stitch
  • sc — single crochet
  • dc — double crochet
  • tr — treble crochet
  • hdc — half double crochet
  • inc — increase
  • dec — decrease
  • (...) x n — repeat n times

Crochet Amigurumi Kolobok Pattern

Body

1. 6 sc in MR
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)
8–10. 42 sc
11. 20 sc, popcorn stitch for the nose (5 sc in one stitch, joined at the top), 21 sc (42)
12–15. 42 sc
16. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
17. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)

Insert the eyes between Rounds 12 and 13, 8 stitches apart.

18. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
19. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
20. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
21. dec x 6 (6)

Pull the remaining stitches closed.

Kerchief

1. Ch 51. Starting in the second ch from the hook, crochet 3 sc, 44 hdc, 2 sc, 3 sc in the last ch. Continue along the other side of the foundation chain: 2 sc, 44 hdc, 2 sc, inc.
2. 3 sc, 44 hdc, 3 sc, (sl st, ch 3, dc, tr, ch 3, tr, dc, ch 3, sl st) all in one stitch, 3 sc, 44 hdc, 3 sc, (sl st, ch 3, dc, tr, ch 3, tr, dc, ch 3, sl st) all in one stitch.

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

First, sew the ends together at the top of the head, then secure the kerchief in several places around the head.

Embroider the mouth, eyes, eyebrows, and cheeks.

Your crochet Kolobok is ready! Please tag the designer on social media: @julia_knitting11.