Plush Hedgehog

Free crochet tutorial for Hedgehog by Ekaterina Gapeeva.

With this pattern, you can crochet a plush hedgehog. Any yarn will work for amigurumi: Himalaya Dolphin Baby, YarnArt Dolce, YarnArt Velour, Etrofil Yonca Baby, etc. To make the spikes, you will need very fluffy dark gray eyelash yarn.

Materials and tools

• Plush yarn
• Fluffy yarn for the spikes
• 4.0-4.5 mm crochet hook
• Yarn or embroidery floss for embroidering the eyebrows and mouth
• Safety eyes
• Safety nose
• Fiberfill
• Needle
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR - magic ring / magic circle (MR)
• ch - chain stitch (ch)
• sl st - slip stitch (sl st)
• turning ch - turning chain
• sc - single crochet (sc)
• inc - increase (inc)
• dec - decrease (dec)
• (...) x n - repeat n times

Amigurumi hedgehog crochet pattern

Head-body

Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5. 24 sc (24)
Rnd 6. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 7. 30 sc (30)
Rnd 8. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
Rnd 9-13. 5 rounds without changes
Rnd 14. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
Rnd 15. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Rnd 16. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Rnd 17. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Rnd 18. dec x 6 (6)

Spikes

Work in turning rows.

Row 1. 11 ch + 1 turning ch
Row 2. 11 sc (11)
Row 3. inc, 9 sc, inc (13)
Row 4. 13 sc (13)
Row 5. inc, 11 sc, inc (15)
Row 6. 15 sc (15)
Row 7. inc, 13 sc, inc (17)
Row 8. 17 sc (17)
Row 9. inc, 15 sc, inc (19)
Row 10. 19 sc (19)
Row 11. inc, 17 sc, inc (21)
Row 12-18. 7 rows without changes
Row 19. dec, 17 sc, dec (19)
Row 20. dec, 15 sc, dec (17)
Row 21. dec, 13 sc, dec (15)
Row 22. dec, 11 sc, dec (13)
Row 23. dec x 2, 5 sc, dec x 2 (9)

Muzzle

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

Ears (make 2)

Crochet 4 ch and join into a ring.

Arms (make 2)

Rnd 1. 4 sc in MR (4)
Rnd 2-3. 2 rounds without changes (4)

Legs (make 2)

Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. 6 sc (6)
Rnd 3. Partial round. 3 sc, sl st (6)

Your amigurumi hedgehog is ready!