Little Fox with Bow Ears

Free crochet tutorial for Little Fox with Bow Ears by Marina Umerova @my_knitted_toys.

Using this pattern, you can crochet a little fox. For this amigurumi project, any acrylic or blended yarn in bright orange and white will work.

The finished toy is about 15 cm tall.

Materials and tools

• Acrylic yarn (marigold, 200 m / 50 g)
• Acrylic yarn (natural beige, 200 m / 50 g)
• Yarn for embroidering eyebrows, eyelashes, and cheeks
• 2 mm crochet hook
• 9-10 mm safety eyes
• Toy stuffing
• Decorative button
• Needle
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Amigurumi Little Fox with Bow Ears Crochet Pattern

Head

Marigold color:

1: 2 ch, 8 sc in MR
2: 8 inc = 16 sc
3: (1 sc, inc) x 8 = 24 sc
4: (3 sc, inc) x 6 = 30 sc
5: (4 sc, inc) x 6 = 36 sc
6: (5 sc, inc) x 6 = 42 sc
7: (6 sc, inc) x 6 = 48 sc
8: (7 sc, inc) x 6 = 54 sc
9: 54 sc
10: (8 sc, inc) x 6 = 60 sc
11: 60 sc
12: (9 sc, inc) x 6 = 66 sc
13-14: 66 sc (2 rounds)
15: (10 sc, inc) x 6 = 72 sc
16-17: 72 sc (2 rounds)
18: (11 sc, inc) x 6 = 78 sc
19-22: 78 sc (4 rounds)
Insert the eyes between stitches 19 and 20, spacing them 10 stitches apart (6 visible stitches).
23: (11 sc, dec) x 6 = 72 sc
24: (10 sc, dec) x 6 = 66 sc
25: (9 sc, dec) x 6 = 60 sc
26: (8 sc, dec) x 6 = 54 sc
27: (7 sc, dec) x 6 = 48 sc
28: (6 sc, dec) x 6 = 42 sc
29: (5 sc, dec) x 6 = 36 sc
30: (4 sc, dec) x 6 = 30 sc
31: (3 sc, dec) x 6 = 24 sc

Cut the yarn.

Arm (2 pieces)

Natural color:

1: 2 ch, 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc = 12 sc
3-5: 12 sc (3 rounds)
Marigold color:
6-12: 12 sc (7 rounds)
13: (2 sc, dec) x 3 = 9 sc

Fold and crochet together.

Legs (2 pieces)

Natural color:

1: 2 ch, 8 sc in MR
2: 8 inc = 16 sc
3: 16 sc in BLO
4-5: 16 sc (2 rounds)
Marigold color:
6: 16 sc
7: (3 sc, inc) x 4 = 20 sc

Cut the yarn on one leg, and leave the yarn on the second leg. Join the legs and crochet the body in the round.

Body

8: 20 sc around one leg, 1 sc in the join, 20 sc around the second leg, 1 sc in the join = 42 sc
9: (6 sc, inc) x 6 = 48 sc
10-13: 48 sc (4 rounds)
14: (6 sc, dec) x 6 = 42 sc
15-20: 42 sc (6 rounds)
21: (5 sc, dec) x 6 = 36 sc
22: (4 sc, dec) x 6 = 30 sc
23: (3 sc, dec) x 6 = 24 sc

Cut the yarn.

Ears (2 pieces)

Marigold color:

1: 2 ch, 5 sc in MR
2: (inc, 1 sc) x 2, inc = 8 sc
3: (3 sc, inc) x 2 = 10 sc
4: (1 sc, inc) x 5 = 15 sc
5: (2 sc, inc) x 5 = 20 sc
6-7: 20 sc (2 rounds)

Leave a tail for sewing. Sew on starting from the center (one round behind the center), moving downward.

Tail

Natural color:

1: 2 ch, 5 sc in MR
2: (inc, 1 sc) x 2, inc = 8 sc
3: (3 sc, inc) x 2 = 10 sc
4: (4 sc, inc) x 2 = 12 sc
5: (5 sc, inc) x 2 = 14 sc
Marigold color:
6: (6 sc, inc) x 2 = 16 sc
7: (7 sc, inc) x 2 = 18 sc
8: (8 sc, inc) x 2 = 20 sc
9: 20 sc
10: (8 sc, dec) x 2 = 18 sc
11: (7 sc, dec) x 2 = 16 sc
12: (6 sc, dec) x 2 = 14 sc
13: (5 sc, dec) x 2 = 12 sc
14: (4 sc, dec) x 2 = 10 sc

Stuff, crochet together, and leave a tail for sewing.

Nose

Marigold color:

1: 2 ch, 5 sc in MR
2: (inc, 1 sc) x 2, inc = 8 sc
3: (3 sc, inc) x 2 = 10 sc
4: (4 sc, inc) x 2 = 12 sc
5: (5 sc, inc) x 2 = 14 sc
6: (6 sc, inc) x 2 = 16 sc
7: (7 sc, inc) x 2 = 18 sc

Leave a tail for sewing.

Toy assembly

• Sew on all parts
• Shape the cheeks with sculpting stitches
• Embroider eyelashes, eye whites, eyebrows, nose, smile, ears, and blush
• Sew on the decoration
• Enjoy :)