Plush Crocodile

Free Plush Crocodile crochet tutorial by Yuliya Tikhonova.

Using this pattern, you can crochet a plush crocodile. Any plush yarn will work for this amigurumi: YarnArt Dolce, Himalaya Dolphin Baby, Kamtex Velour, and others. The crocodile's teeth are made from white felt.

Materials and Tools

• YarnArt Dolce plush yarn: green (1 skein) and a small amount of yellow
• YarnArt Jeans yarn: white
• 3 mm crochet hook
• 12 mm safety eyes
• Toy stuffing
• White felt
• Needle for sewing pieces together
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Crochet Amigurumi Plush Crocodile Pattern

Head

Crochet the two halves of the head and mouth, one green and one yellow. Start with yellow:

Row 1: ch 2, starting in the second chain, inc (2)
Row 2: tch, 2 inc (4)
Row 3: tch, 3 inc in the second stitch (6)
Row 4: tch, inc, 4 sc, inc (8)
Row 5: tch, inc, 6 sc, inc (10)
Row 6: tch, inc, 8 sc, inc (12)
Row 7: tch, inc, 10 sc, inc (14)
Rows 8-9: tch, 14 sc

Fasten off. Crochet another half in green, but do not cut the yarn. On Row 10, join the yellow piece with a sl st and work 14 sc along it. Join it with a sl st to the other edge of the green piece and work another 14 sc (28). Place a marker; this is now the beginning of the round. Continue crocheting the head in the round.

Round 11: inc, 12 sc, inc, 2 sc, 12 inc, 2 sc (42)
Round 12: 6 sc, inc (48)
Rounds 13-14: 48 sc
Round 15: 6 sc, dec (42)
Round 16: 5 sc, dec (36)
Round 17: 4 sc, dec (30)
Round 18: 3 sc, dec (24)
Round 19: 2 sc, dec (18)
Round 20: 1 sc, dec (12)
Round 21: 6 dec

Body

Round 1: 6 sc in MR
Round 2: 6 inc (12)
Round 3: 12 inc (24)
Round 4: 3 sc, inc (30)
Round 5: 4 sc, inc (36)
Round 6: 5 sc, inc (42)
Rounds 7-10: 42 sc
Round 11: 5 sc, dec (36)
Round 12: 36 sc
Round 13: 4 sc, dec (30)
Rounds 14-16: 30 sc
Round 17: 3 sc, dec (24)
Rounds 18-19: 24 sc
Round 20: 2 sc, dec (18)

Arms (make 2)

Round 1: 6 sc in MR
Round 2: 6 inc (12)
Rounds 3-4: 12 sc
Round 5: 6 dec (6)
Rounds 6-11: 6 sc

Legs (make 2)

Round 1: ch 6
Round 2: starting in the second chain, 4 sc, 3 sc in one stitch, 4 sc (11), place a marker
Round 3: 2 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc, 4 sc (15)
Round 4: 15 sc in BLO
Round 5: 2 dec, 9 sc, dec (12)
Round 6: dec, 10 sc (11)
Rounds 7-11: 11 sc
Round 12: 5 dec

Tail

Round 1: 4 sc in MR
Round 2: 1 sc, inc (6)
Round 3: 2 sc, inc (8)
Round 4: 3 sc, inc (10)
Round 5: 4 sc, inc (12)
Round 6: 1 sc, inc (18)
Rounds 7-9: 18 sc
Round 10: 2 sc, inc (24)
Round 11: 24 sc
Round 12: 3 sc, inc (30)

Belly

Row 1: ch 7
Row 2: starting in the second chain, 6 sc
Row 3: tch, inc, 4 sc, inc (8)
Row 4: tch, 8 sc
Row 5: tch, inc, 6 sc, inc (10)
Row 6: tch, inc, 8 sc, inc (12)
Rows 8-13: tch, 12 sc
Row 14: tch, dec, 8 sc, dec (10)
Row 15: tch, dec, 6 sc, dec (8)

Eyes (make 2)

Round 1: ch 4, starting in the second chain, 2 sc, 3 sc in the last chain, 2 sc (7)
Round 2: 2 inc, sc, 2 inc, 1 sc, inc (12)
Round 3: 2 inc, 4 sc, 2 inc, 4 sc (16)
Round 4: 2 inc, 5 sc, 3 inc, 6 sc (21)
Round 5: 21 sc

Insert the safety eyes in the center of each piece.

Assembly

• Sew on the eyes
• Sew the mouth closed, joining the yellow and green pieces
• Cut the teeth from felt and glue them to the yellow strip
• Embroider the nostrils
• Sew the head to the body
• Sew the belly to the center of the body
• Sew the arms on at the base of the neck
• Sew the legs to the lower part of the body
• Attach the tail at the back