My Friend Mishutka

Free crochet pattern for My Friend Mishutka by HollyDollyDolls.

With this pattern, you can crochet a plush bear. Any plush yarn with a long fluffy pile and a matching hook will work for this amigurumi toy. If you like, you can use cotter pin joints, a ready-made nose, or an embroidered nose.

Experience working with fuzzy novelty yarn is required.

Materials and Tools

• Mille Colori yarn (100% polyester, 100 g), color 10
• 3 mm crochet hook
• 12 mm safety eyes
• Toy stuffing
• Sewing thread
• Needle for sewing pieces together
• Scissors
• Cotter pin joints. I used 30 mm and 12 mm disks, but it is better to choose the size to fit your crocheted piece. I used what I had on hand, plus O-shaped cotter pins

Abbreviations

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

Amigurumi My Friend Mishutka Crochet Pattern

Arms (make 2)

1. 4 ch, starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: inc, 1 sc, 3 sc in 1 st, on the other side of the chain: 1 sc, inc (9)
2-5. (5 rounds) 9 sc
3. inc, 8 sc (10)
4-5. 10 sc
6. inc, 9 sc (11)
7. inc, 10 sc (12)
8-10. (3 rounds) 12 sc
Insert the disk with the cotter pin (skip this if you will sew all the pieces together)
11. dec to the end

Fasten off, cut the yarn, and weave in the end.

Legs (make 2)

1. 6 ch, starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: 4 sc, 3 sc in 1 st, on the other side of the chain: 3 sc, inc (12)
2. inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc (18)
3. 18 sc, +1 offset sc
4. 3 sc, 6 dec, 3 sc (12)
5. 4 sc, 2 dec, 4 sc (10)
6. 10 sc
7. 4 sc, 2 inc, 4 sc (12)
8. 12 sc
9. (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
10. 15 sc
Insert the disk with the cotter pin (skip this if you will sew all the pieces together)
11. (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)
12. dec to the end

Fasten off, cut the yarn, and weave in the end.

Muzzle

1. 5 ch, starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: 3 sc, 3 sc in 1 st, on the other side of the chain: 2 sc, inc (10)
1. inc, 2 sc, 3 inc, 2 sc, 2 inc (16)
2. 16 sc

Fasten off, cut the yarn, and weave in the end. Embroider the nose on the muzzle.

Head

1. 6 sc 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)
7-12. (6 rounds) 36 sc
13. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
14. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)

To determine where to place the eyes, first pin the muzzle to the head. Then attach the eyes at the height and width you like. You can glue the eyes after finishing the head and sewing on the muzzle. Trim the yarn pile around the eyes.

15. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
16. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
17. dec to the end

Fasten off, cut the yarn, and weave in the end.

Ears (make 2)

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)

Fasten off, cut the yarn, and weave in the end. Sew the ears to the head.

Body

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4-5. 18 sc
6. 8 sc, 2 inc, 8 sc (20)
Insert the cotter pin from the head into the MR of the body and secure it from the inside (skip this if you will sew all the pieces together).
7. 9 sc, 2 inc, 9 sc (22)

Insert the cotter pins from the arms. Choose the position yourself, as you prefer, but make sure the upper part of the arms does not touch the head. Secure them from the inside (skip this if you will sew all the pieces together).

8. inc, 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x 4, inc, 1 sc, inc (30)
9. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
10. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
11. 42 sc
12. 20 sc, 2 inc, 20 sc (44)
13. 44 sc
14. 21 sc, 2 inc, 21 sc (46)
15. 46 sc
16. 8 sc, dec, (7 sc, dec) x 3, 9 sc (42)
17. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
18. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)

Insert the cotter pins from the legs. Choose the position yourself, as you prefer. Try to attach them so the legs sit evenly on the sides. Secure them from the inside (skip this if you will sew all the pieces together).

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

Fasten off, cut the yarn, and weave in the end.

Tail

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 sc

Fasten off, cut the yarn, and weave in the end. Sew on the tail.