Rat

Free rat crochet pattern by Tatyana Borisenko.

With this pattern, you can crochet a rat. You can use any acrylic, cotton, or cotton blend yarn and a suitable crochet hook to make this amigurumi toy.

Materials and tools

• Alize yarn (80% acrylic, 20% wool, 500 m / 100 g)
• Crochet hook
• Safety eyes
• Fiberfill
• Needle for sewing the pieces together
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Crochet amigurumi rat pattern

Legs (make 2)

Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2: inc x 6 (12)
Round 3: 1 sc in each stitch around (12)
Round 4: (inc, 1 sc) x 6 (18)
Rounds 5-6: 1 sc in each stitch around (18)
Round 7: (inc, 2 sc) x 6 (24)
Rounds 8-9: 1 sc in each stitch around (24)

Fasten off and cut the yarn. Crochet the second leg in the same way. Do not cut the yarn; continue working in turned rows.

Rounds 1-9: work as for the first leg
Row 10: 5 sc, 1 tch, turn
Row 11: 5 sc, 1 tch, turn
Rows 12-14: 5 sc, 1 tch, turn

Join to the first leg and crochet the body in the round.

Body

Round 1: 19 sc (first leg), 5 sc, 19 sc (second leg), 5 sc (48)
Rounds 2-16: 1 sc in each stitch around (48)
Round 17: (18 sc, dec) x 6, 18 sc (42)
Round 18: 1 sc in each stitch around (42)
Round 19: (4 sc, dec) x 3, 6 sc, (dec, 4 sc) x 3 (36)
Rounds 20-34: 1 sc in each stitch around (36)
Round 35: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
Round 36: 1 sc in each stitch around (30)
Round 37: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Rounds 38-39: 1 sc in each stitch around (24)

Fasten off and cut the yarn. As you crochet the body, insert the lower and upper legs and the tail. Stuff gradually with fiberfill. I made the legs from wire, wrapped them with double-sided tape, and then wrapped them with yarn. To help the yarn stay securely in place, I coated it with PVA glue.

Head

Begin at the nose with black yarn.

Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2: inc x 6 (12 sc)
Round 3: (inc, 1 sc) x 6 (18)
Rounds 4-8: 1 sc in each stitch around (18)
Round 9: (dec, 1 sc) x 6 (12)
Rounds 10-12: 1 sc in each stitch around (12)
Round 13: (dec, 1 sc) x 6 (6)

Switch to gray yarn. Stuff the nose with fiberfill.

Round 14: 1 sc in each stitch around (6)
Round 15: inc x 6 (12)
Round 16: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Round 17: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Round 18: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Round 19: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
Round 20: (5 sc, inc) x 3, 18 sc (39)
Round 21: (6 sc, inc) x 3, 18 sc (42)
Rounds 22-24: 1 sc in each stitch around (42)
Round 25: 30 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 6 sc (40)
Rounds 26-36: 1 sc in each stitch around (40)
Round 37: 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 5 sc, 2 sc, 8 dec, 2 sc (35)
Round 38: (5 sc, inc) x 3, 6 sc, 5 dec, 2 sc (34)
Round 39: 26 sc, 8 inc (42)
Round 40: (6 sc, inc) x 3, 5 sc, 16 inc (61)
Rounds 41-42: 1 sc in each stitch around (61)
Round 43: 30 sc, 1 sl st, turn
Round 44: 30 sc, 1 sl st, turn
Round 45: work in the round, 1 sc in each stitch around (61)
Round 46: 30 sc, 1 sl st, dec, 26 sc, dec (59)
Round 47: 30 sc, 1 sl st, dec, 24 sc, dec (57)
Round 48: 30 sc, 1 sl st, turn
Round 49: 30 sc, 1 sl st, turn
Round 50: work in the round, 1 sc in each stitch around (57)
Round 51: 30 sc, 1 sl st, turn
Round 52: 30 sc, 1 sl st, turn
Round 53: 30 sc, 1 sl st, 2 sc, dec, 22 sc, dec (55)
Round 54: 1 sc in each stitch around (55)
Round 55: 30 sc, dec, 1 sl st, turn (53)
Round 56: 30 sc, dec, 1 sl st, turn (52)
Round 57: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) x 3, 2 sc, (6 sc, dec) x 3 (45)
Round 58: 7 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) x 6, 2 sc (39)
Round 59: (11 sc, dec) x 3 (36)
Round 60: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) x 3, 2 sc, 1 sl st, turn
Round 61: 1 sc, dec, (3 sc, dec) x 3, 2 sc, 1 sl st, turn (28)
Round 62: (5 sc, dec) x 4 (24)
Round 63: 1 sc in each stitch around (24)
Round 64: (4 sc, dec) x 4 (20)

Sew the head to the body.

Ears (make 2)

With gray yarn:

Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2: inc x 6 (12)
Round 3: (inc, 1 sc) x 6 (18)
Round 4: (inc, 2 sc) x 6 (24)
Round 5: (inc, 3 sc) x 6 (30)
Round 6: (inc, 4 sc) x 6 (36)
Round 7: (inc, 5 sc) x 6 (42)
Round 8: (inc, 6 sc) x 6 (48)
Rounds 9-10: 1 sc in each stitch around (48)
Switch to pink yarn
Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2: inc x 6 (12)
Round 3: (inc, 1 sc) x 6 (18)
Round 4: (inc, 2 sc) x 6 (24)
Round 5: (inc, 3 sc) x 6 (30)
Round 6: (inc, 4 sc) x 6 (36)
Round 7: (inc, 5 sc) x 6 (42)

Sew the two ear pieces together. Make the second ear in the same way. Sew the ears to the head.

Eyes (make 2)

Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2: inc x 6 (12)
Rounds 3-4: 1 sc in each stitch around (12)
Round 5: dec x 6 (6)
Stuff with fiberfill
Round 6: continue decreasing until no stitches remain. Pull the yarn tight, cut it, and weave in the end.

Eyelids (make 2)

Row 1: 6 sc in MR (6), 1 ch, turn
Row 2: 2 sc in the second stitch from the hook, 4 sc, 2 sc in one stitch, 1 ch, turn
Row 3: 2 sc in the second stitch from the hook, 6 sc, 2 sc in one stitch, 1 ch, turn
Row 4: 2 sc in the second stitch from the hook, 8 sc, 2 sc in one stitch, 1 ch, turn
Row 5: 2 sc in the second stitch from the hook, 10 sc, 2 sc in one stitch from the hook, 10 sc, 2 sc in one stitch, 1 ch, turn
Row 6: 1 sc in each stitch across

Teeth (make 2)

Ch 6. Starting in the second chain from the hook, work 3 turned rows. After completing the third row, do not cut the yarn; ch 5 and work the second tooth in turned rows.