Llama

Author: Nancy Anderson

Difficulty Level: advanced

Crochet llama amigurumi

Free llama crochet pattern by Nancy Anderson.

With this pattern, you can crochet a curly-haired llama with a bridle and saddle blanket. You can use any acrylic, cotton, or cotton blend yarn and a suitable crochet hook. You will need 3 skeins of the main color for the toy. The saddle blanket is worked with 2 strands of yarn and a hook twice the usual size.

Materials and tools

Yarn (3 skeins of the main color)
Crochet hook
Safety eyes
Fiberfill
Needle for sewing the pieces together
Scissors

Abbreviations

MR — magic ring
ch — chain stitch
sc — single crochet
inc — increase
dec — decrease
BLO — back loop only
FLO — front loop only
(...) x n — repeat n times

Crochet llama amigurumi pattern

“Fur” rounds

Round 1: (1 sc in FLO, ch 10) repeat to the end of the round
Round 2: fold all the ch-10 loops forward and work sc in BLO to the end of the round
Round 3: sc in both loops around

Head

Round 1: 6 sc in MR
Round 2: 6 inc = 12
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 = 18
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 = 24
Round 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 = 30
Round 6: 30 sc
Round 7: (4 sc, inc) x 6 = 36
Rounds 8-10 /3 rounds/: 36 sc
Round 11: (5 sc, inc) x 6 = 42
Rounds 12-13: 42 sc
Round 14: (6 sc, inc) x 6 = 48
Round 15: (7 sc, inc) x 6 = 54
Round 16: 54 sc
Round 17: (8 sc, inc) x 6 = 60
Rounds 18-19: 60 sc
Round 20 (neck opening; mark 1 stitch) – ch 15, skip 15, 45 sc = 60 (45+15)
Round 21: 15 sc along the chain, 45 sc = 60
Rounds 22-23: work Rounds 1 and 2 of the “fur” round
Round 24: (8 sc, dec) x 6 = 54
Rounds 25-27 /3 rounds/: work Rounds 1-3 of the “fur” round
Rounds 28-29: work Rounds 1 and 2 of the “fur” round
Round 30: (7 sc, dec) x 6 = 48. Attach the eyes opposite the neck opening, between Rounds 15 and 16 and 13-14 stitches apart. Lightly stuff the head; you will finish stuffing it firmly later.
Rounds 31, 32: work Rounds 1 and 2 of the “fur” round
Round 33: (6 sc, dec) x 6 = 42
Rounds 34-35: work Rounds 1 and 2 of the “fur” round
Round 36: (5 sc, dec) x 6 = 36
Round 37: work Round 1 of the “fur” round
Round 38: in BLO (4 sc, dec) x 6 = 30
Round 39: (3 sc, dec) x 6 = 24
Round 40: work Round 1 of the “fur” round
Round 41: in BLO (2 sc, dec) x 6 = 18
Round 42: (1 sc, dec) x 6 = 12
Round 43: work Round 1 of the “fur” round
Round 44: in BLO 6 dec = 6. Fasten off and close the opening.

Embroider the nose with black yarn.

Neck

Round 1: join the yarn in the first stitch of Round 20 of the head, 1 sc in the same stitch (this creates an increase), 14 sc, inc, 14 sc = 32
Round 2: (7 sc, inc) x 4 = 36
Rounds 3-14 /12 rounds/: repeat Rounds 1-3 of the “fur” round 4 times. Leave a long tail for sewing.

Body

Round 1: 6 sc in MR
Round 2: work Round 1 of the “fur” round (1FR) – 6 sc around
Round 3: 2FR - 6 inc = 12
Round 4: 3FR - (1 sc, inc) x 6 = 18
Round 5: 1FR – 18 sc around
Round 6: 2FR - (2 sc, inc) x 6 = 24
Round 7: 3FR - (3 sc, inc) x 6 = 30
Round 8: 1FR – 30 sc around
Round 9: 2FR - (2 sc, inc) x 10 = 40
Round 10: 3FR - (3 sc, inc) x 10 = 50
Round 11: 1FR – 50 sc around
Round 12: 2FR - (4 sc, inc) x 10 = 60
Round 13: 3FR – 60 sc around
Round 14: 1FR – 60 sc around
Round 15 (neck opening) – 2FR – 1 sc, ch 18, skip 18, 41 sc = 60 (42+18)
Round 16: 3FR – 1 sc, 18 sc along the chain, 41 sc = 60
Rounds 17-19 /3 rounds/: 1-3FR = 60. Sew on the neck: make sure the head faces forward, then insert the neck into the opening and sew it in place from the inside. Stuff the head and neck firmly, then begin stuffing the body as you work.
Round 20: 1FR – 60 sc around
Round 21: 2FR - (8 sc, dec) x 6 = 54
Round 22: 3FR – 54 sc around
Rounds 23-58 /36 rounds/: 1-3FR = 54
Round 59: 1FR – 54 sc around
Round 60: 2FR - (7 sc, dec) x 6 = 48
Round 61: 3FR – (6 sc, dec) x 6 = 42
Round 62: 1FR – 42 sc around
Round 63: 2FR - (5 sc, dec) x 6 = 36
Round 64: 3FR – (4 sc, dec) x 6 = 30
Round 65: 1FR – 30 sc around
Round 66: 2FR - (3 sc, dec) x 6 = 24
Round 67: 3FR – (2 sc, dec) x 6 = 18
Round 68: 1FR – 18 sc around
Round 69: 2FR - (1 sc, dec) x 6 = 12
Round 70: 3FR – (1 sc, dec) x 4 = 8
Round 71: 1FR – 8 sc around. Fasten off and close the opening.

Legs (make 4)

Round 1: 6 sc in MR
Round 2: 6 inc = 12
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 = 18
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 = 24
Round 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 = 30
Rounds 6-13 /8 rounds/: 30 sc
Rounds 14-25 /12 rounds/: repeat Rounds 1-3 of the “fur” round 4 times. Leave a long tail for sewing.

Tail

Round 1: ch 7, starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: 5 sc, inc, then 5 sc along the other side of the chain = 12
Round 2: 12 sc
Rounds 3-14 /12 rounds/: repeat Rounds 1-3 of the “fur” round 4 times
Rounds 15, 16: Rounds 1-2 of FR – 12 sc
Round 17: 3FR – 1 sc, dec, 3 sc, inc, 2 sc = 12
Rounds 18, 19: Rounds 1-2 of FR – 12 sc
Round 20: 3FR – 1 sc, dec, 3 sc, inc, 2 sc = 12
Rounds 21, 22: Rounds 1-2 of FR – 12 sc
Round 23: 3FR – 1 sc, dec, 3 sc, inc, 2 sc = 12
Rounds 24-26: Rounds 1-3 of FR – 12 sc. Leave a long tail for sewing.

Ears (make 2)

Round 1: ch 19, join to form a ring, skip 1, 18 sc along the chain = 18
Rounds 2-6: 18 sc
Round 7: (dec, 7 sc) x 2 = 16
Round 8: 16 sc
Round 9: (dec, 6 sc) x 2 = 14
Round 10: 14 sc
Round 11: (dec, 5 sc) x 2 = 12
Round 12: (dec, 4 sc) x 2 = 10
Round 13: (dec, 3 sc) x 2 = 8
Round 14: 4 dec = 8. Fasten off and close the opening.

Forelock

Cut 20 pieces of yarn, each 3 in (7.5 cm) long. Attach them as fringe at the center of the forehead and brush them out. Choose one main color and several contrasting colors for the bridle and saddle blanket.

Bridle

Main color.

Noseband – ch 30 and join to form a ring. It should fit loosely around the muzzle. Head strap – ch 49, try it on, adjust the number of chains as needed, and sew it to the noseband. Using a contrasting color, work slip stitches around both straps in BLO. Decorate the bridle with tassels.

Saddle blanket

Hold 2 strands of yarn together and use a larger hook. At the beginning and end of each row, leave a 4-5 in (10-12.5 cm) tail.

Work Rows 1-2 and 23-24 in the main color, then change colors as desired.
Row 1: ch 26, cut the yarn
Rows 2-24: turn, join a new strand, work 26 sc in FLO, and cut the yarn

Finish the fringe.

Saddle blanket ties

Join the main-color yarn at one corner of the saddle blanket and ch 40. Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail. Make a second tie at the adjacent corner. Decorate the ends of the ties with tassels.

Assembly