Lemur

Difficulty Level: easy

Amigurumi Lemur crochet

Free Lemur crochet tutorial by @toys_baby_love.

With this pattern, you can crochet a plush lemur. For this amigurumi project, any plush yarn will work: Himalaya Dolphin Baby, YarnArt Dolce, Nako Panda Baby, and others.

Finished toy size is about 15 cm.

Materials and Tools

  • Plush yarn Himalaya Dolphin Baby (white 80301, pink 80317)
  • 3.5 mm crochet hook
  • 25 mm safety eyes
  • Synthetic poly filling
  • Needle for sewing parts
  • Stitch markers
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Amigurumi Lemur Crochet Pattern

Lower Legs

Make 2 pieces.

Round 1: 4 sc in MR
Rounds 2-3: 4 sc, sl st, cut the yarn. Lightly stuff the legs with fiberfill.

Upper Legs

Using pink yarn:

Round 1: 4 sc in MR
Round 2: 4 sc
Round 3: switch to white yarn and crochet 4 sc
Rounds 4-5: 4 sc, sl st, cut the yarn.

Ears

Make 2 pieces.

Round 1: make a chain of 6 ch, starting from the 2nd chain from the hook, crochet row 2
Round 2: 5 sc, turn the work
Round 3: 4 sc
Round 4: 3 sc
Round 5: 2 sc
Round 6: 1 sc

Edge the ear with white yarn.

Body

Round 1: 8 sc in MR
Round 2: 8 inc (16)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) x 8 (24)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x 8 (32)
Round 5: crochet in BLO. In this round, crochet in the lower legs. Leave 4 sc between the legs. 12 sc, 2 sc (left leg), 4 sc, 2 sc (right leg), 12 sc (32). Then continue crocheting as usual.
Round 6: 32 sc
Round 7: (2 sc, dec) x 8 (24)
Round 8: 24 sc
Round 9: (1 sc, dec) x 8 (16)
Round 10: 16 sc
Round 11: 3 sc, 2 sc (left upper leg), 7 sc, 2 sc (right upper leg), 2 sc (16)
Round 12: 16 sc

Stuff the body and sew on the head.

Head

Round 1: 8 sc in MR
Round 2: 8 inc (16)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) x 8 (24)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x 8 (32)
Round 5: (3 sc, inc) x 8 (40)
Rounds 6-7: 40 sc
Round 8: in this round, crochet in the ears: 2 sc, 7 sc (left ear), 18 sc, 7 sc (right ear), 6 sc (40)
Round 9: 40 sc
Round 10: (3 sc, dec) x 8 (32)
Round 11: (2 sc, dec) x 8 (24). Insert the eyes in round 3 from the center. Stuff with fiberfill.
Round 12: (1 sc, dec) x 8 (16)
Round 13: 8 dec

Tighten the opening.

Tail

Pink yarn:

Round 1: 6 sc in MR
Round 2: 6 sc
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
Round 4: 9 sc
White yarn:
Rounds 5-8: 9 sc
Rounds 9-12: 9 sc
White yarn
Rounds 13-15: 9 sc
Pink yarn
Rounds 16-20: 9 sc. Fold the piece and crochet 4 sc.

Muzzle

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

Insert the nose and sew the muzzle and tail to the body. You can optionally add eye sculpting.

Your crocheted lemur is ready! Please tag the author on social media - @toys_baby_love.