Little Rhino

Difficulty Level: easy

Crocheted rhino

Free crochet tutorial for Little Rhino.

With this pattern, you can crochet a girl rhino in a dress with a flower. You can use any yarn and a matching crochet hook for this toy.

The finished toy measures about 10 cm.

Materials and Tools

  • Yarn
  • Crochet hook
  • Safety eyes
  • Fiberfill
  • A small piece of felt for the cheeks
  • Needle for sewing the parts together
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Crochet Amigurumi Rhino Pattern

Arms (2 pieces)

Using gray yarn.

1. 7 sc in MR
2-8. 7 sc

Cut the yarn and fasten off. Stuff the arms lightly.

Head

Using gray yarn.

1. 7 sc in MR
2. 7 inc (14)
3. (sc, inc) x 7 (21)
4. 21 sc (21)
5. 10 sc, inc, 10 sc (22)
6. 11 sc, inc, 10 sc (23)
7. 11 sc, inc, 11 sc (24)
8. 24 sc (24)
9. 3 inc, 18 sc, 3 inc (30)
10. (sc, inc) x 3, 18 sc, (sc, inc) x 3 (36)
11. 36 sc (36)
12. 2 sc, inc, (5 sc, inc) x 5, 3 sc (42)
13. 42 sc (42)
14. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
15. 48 sc (48)
16. (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
17-22. 54 sc (54)
23. (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
24. 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) x 5, 3 sc (42)
25. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
26. 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) x 5, 2 sc (30)
27. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
28. sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) x 5, sc (18)
29. (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
30. 6 dec (6)

Cut the yarn and fasten off.

Legs (2 pieces)

Using gray yarn.

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3-5. 12 sc (12)

Cut the yarn on one leg and fasten off. Do not cut the yarn on the second leg; continue crocheting the body.

Body

Using gray and pink yarn. Continue crocheting from the leg.

1. 4 ch, sl st into the first leg, 2 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 2 sc, 4 sc (along the chain), 2 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 2 sc, 4 sc (along the chain) (36)
2. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
3. 42 sc
4. 42 sc
Pink:
5. 42 sc
6. in the back loops only, 42 sc (42)
7. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
8-9. 36 sc (36)
10. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
11. 30 sc (30)
12. 30 sc (30)
13. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
14. 24 sc
15.1. in the back loops only, 24 sc
Gray:
15.2. in the front loops only, 24 sc
16. 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, (5 sc across the arm, dec), dec, (2 sc, dec) x 2, 2 sc, (dec, 5 sc across the arm), dec, 2 sc, dec (30)
17. (sc, dec) x 10 (20)
18. 20 sc (20)

Stuff firmly, cut the yarn, and leave a long tail for sewing. Make the sundress straps by crocheting 10 ch and fastening them in round 15.1.

Ears (2 pieces)

Using gray yarn.

1. 6 sc
2. (sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3. (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
4. sc, inc, (3 sc, inc) x 2, 2 sc (15)
5. 15 sc

Sew to the head between rounds 20 and 21.

Skirt

Using pink yarn, crochet into the loops of round 6.

1. 3 ch, (3 dc in one stitch) x 42

Cut the yarn and fasten off.

Flower

Using pink yarn. Crochet into MR.

1. (2 ch, dc, 2 ch, sl st) x 5

Pull the ring tight and sew the flower to the head in front of the ear. Sew a bead into the center of the flower.

Horn

Using white yarn.

1. 4 sc
2. (inc, sc) x 2 (6)
3. (inc, 2 sc) x 2 (8)
4. (inc, 3 sc) x 2 (10)
5. (inc, 4 sc) x 2 (12)
6. (inc, 5 sc) x 2 (14)

Sew to the head around rounds 2-5.

Assembly

  • Glue the eyes between rounds 10 and 12. Embroider two eyelashes on each side of each eye.
  • Embroider the mouth with black thread under the horn, 3 rounds lower.
  • Cut cheeks from pink felt, measuring 6 x 8 mm.