Rainbow Caterpillar

Author: Yulia Zabolotnaya
Difficulty Level: easy

Amigurumi rainbow caterpillar crochet pattern

Free Rainbow Caterpillar crochet tutorial by Yulia Zabolotnaya @cute_teddy_friends.

With this pattern, you can crochet a plush caterpillar. Any plush yarn in rainbow shades will work well for this amigurumi. If you like, you can make it a sensory toy with squeakers, rattles, crinkle inserts, hook-and-loop fasteners, and more.

Materials and Tools

  • Himalaya Dolphin Baby yarn in rainbow colors for the caterpillar body
  • YarnArt Jeans yarn: black, white, and green for the eyes
  • 2 mm and 4 mm crochet hooks
  • Toy stuffing
  • Needle for sewing pieces together
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

  • MR - magic ring
  • sc - single crochet
  • inc - increase
  • dec - decrease
  • (...) x n - repeat n times

Amigurumi Rainbow Sensory Caterpillar Crochet Pattern

Amigurumi rainbow caterpillar crochet pattern

Body

Start with the tail in red:

1. 6 sc in MR
2. (inc) x 6 (12)
3. sc (12)
4. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
5. sc (18)
6. (5 sc, inc) x 3 (21)
7-8. sc (21)
9. (5 sc, dec) x 3 (18)
10. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
11. (dec) x 6 (6)

Close the opening, pull tight, and hide the yarn tail.

In orange:

1. 6 sc in MR
2. (inc) x 6 (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5-7. sc (24), 3 rounds
8. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
9. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
10. (dec) x 6 (6)

Close the opening, pull tight, and hide the yarn tail.

In yellow:

1. 6 sc in MR
2. (inc) x 6 (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6-9. sc (30), 4 rounds
10. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
11. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
12. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
13. (dec) x 6 (6)

Close the opening, pull tight, and hide the yarn tail.

In green:

1. 6 sc in MR
2. (inc) x 6 (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)
7-11. sc (36), 5 rounds
12. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
13. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
14. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
15. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
16. (dec) x 6 (6)

Close the opening, pull tight, and hide the yarn tail.

In light blue:

1. 6 sc in MR
2. (inc) x 6 (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. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8-13. sc (42), 6 rounds
14. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
15. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
16. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
17. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
18. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
19. (dec) x 6 (6)

Close the opening, pull tight, and hide the yarn tail.

In blue:

1. 6 sc in MR
2. (inc) x 6 (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. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
9-15. sc (48), 7 rounds
16. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
17. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
18. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
19. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
20. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
21. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
22. (dec) x 6 (6)

Close the opening and hide the yarn tail.

Head

In purple:

1. 6 sc in MR
2. (inc) x 6 (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6. sc (30)
7. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
8. sc (36)
9. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
10. sc (42)
11. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
12-17. sc (48), 6 rounds
18. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
19. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
20. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
21. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
22. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
23. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
24. (dec) x 6

Close the opening, pull tight, and fasten off.

Antennae (make 2)

In lilac:

1. 6 sc in MR
2. (inc) x 6 (12)
3. sc (12)
4. (sc, dec) x 4 (8)
5. (2 sc, dec) x 2 (6)
6-7. sc (6), 2 rounds

Close the opening, pull tight, and hide the yarn tail.

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