Palm-Sized Baby Goat

Free Palm-Sized Baby Goat crochet tutorial by Natalia Kolchina @myatka_knit_for_kids.

With this pattern, you can crochet a baby goat. Cotton or cotton blend yarn works well for this amigurumi, such as YarnArt Jeans or Alize Cotton Gold. The designer suggests two options for the eyes: half beads or embroidered closed eyes. The toy also has a crocheted collar, and the instructions are included in the pattern.

Materials and Tools

• YarnArt Jeans or Alize Cotton Gold yarn
• 1.75 mm crochet hook
• 6 mm safety eyes
• Fiberfill
• Stitch markers
• Pins
• Needle for sewing the pieces 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

Amigurumi Palm-Sized Baby Goat Crochet Pattern

Arms

Begin with the hoof color.

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 sc, change to the main color
3–11. 6 sc (9 rounds)

Fold flat and crochet 3 sc through both sides.

Legs

Begin with the hoof color.

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. 12 sc, change to the main color
4–8. 12 sc (5 rounds)

Lightly stuff, fold flat, and crochet 6 sc through both sides.

Fasten off the first leg. Do not fasten off the second leg; join the first leg and begin crocheting the body.

Body

Stuff lightly as you go.

1. Work into the front and back loops along the joined edge of each leg (where the leg was closed). Crochet 12 sc around one leg + 12 sc around the second leg (24 sc)
2. (3 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (30)
3. (4 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (36)
4. 16 sc, crochet a tail in the center by working 4 dc together (popcorn stitch), 17 sc
5–10. 36 sc (6 rounds)
11. (4 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (30)
12. 30 sc
13. (3 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (24)
14. 24 sc
15. 24 sc. Crochet the arms into the sides
16. (2 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (18)
17. 18 sc in the back loops only

Continue directly into the head.

Head

1. 18 inc (36)
2. (5 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (42)
3–10. 42 sc (8 rounds)

If using safety eyes, insert the 6 mm eyes between Rounds 5 and 6, with 6 stitches between them.

11. (5 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (36)
12. (4 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (30)
13. (3 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (24)
14. (2 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (18)
15. (1 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (12)
16. 6 dec

Pull the opening closed and weave in the end.

Collar

Join the yarn at the back of Round 17 of the body, where you worked in the back loops only.

1. Work into the free front loops: 1 sc, 1 inc — repeat to the end of the round, working two consecutive increases in two places (28 sc), join with a sl st
2. Crochet the fans.

(Skip one base stitch, 5 dc in the next base stitch, skip one stitch, sl st in the next stitch) — repeat to the end of the round.

You should have 7 “fans.” Leave a long tail and sew the collar to the body in several places so it lies flat.

Ears

1. 6 sc in MR
2. (1 sc, 1 inc) x 3 (9)

Skip one stitch and work a sl st in the next stitch—the ear should fold in half.

Sew the ears to the sides of the head.

Horns

1. 4 sc in MR
2. (1 inc, 1 sc) x 2 (6)
3. 6 sc

Sew the horns between the ears.

Muzzle

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (3 sc, 1 inc) x 3 (15)
4. (4 sc, 1 inc) x 3 (18)

Lightly stuff and sew the muzzle in place.

Make a beard below the muzzle: pull a strand of yarn through, tie it, trim it to the desired length, and separate the fibers with a needle.

Embroider the eyes and nose with black sewing thread held double.

Sculpt the belly button with a strand of yarn.

Your crocheted baby goat is ready! Please tag the designer on social media: @myatka_knit_for_kids.