Sid

Difficulty Level: easy

Crochet amigurumi sloth Sid

Free crochet tutorial for Sid by @lmk_handmade.

With this pattern, you can crochet Sid the sloth from the movie "Ice Age". For this amigurumi project, you will need YarnArt Jeans cotton blend yarn and a 2 mm crochet hook. The toy has a long neck that can be tied in any way you like. You can also use it as a bag keychain or a decorative charm.

Materials and Tools

  • YarnArt Jeans yarn (160 m / 50 g): beige, brown, white
  • 2 mm crochet hook
  • 8 mm safety eyes
  • Toy stuffing
  • Stitch markers
  • Pins
  • Needle for sewing parts
  • 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 Sid "Ice Age" Pattern

Arms (2 pieces)

Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR - 6 sc
Rnd 2: 6 inc - 12 sc
Rnd 3: 12 sc in BLO
Rnd 4: (2 sc, dec) x 3 - 9 sc
Rnd 5: 7 sc, dec - 8 sc
Rnd 6-10: (5 rounds) - 8 sc

Fold in half and crochet 3 sc through both layers.

Legs

Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR - 6 sc
Rnd 2: 6 inc - 12 sc
Rnd 3: (3 sc, inc) x 3 - 15 sc
Rnd 4: 15 sc in BLO
Rnd 5: (3 sc, dec) x 3 - 12 sc
Rnd 6: (2 sc, dec) x 3 - 9 sc
Rnd 7-11 (5 rounds): 9 sc, sl st

Cut the yarn.

Crochet the second leg the same way, but do not cut the yarn. Continue with the body.

Body, Neck

Continue from the second leg.

Rnd 1: chain 3

Join with the first leg, then crochet 9 sc around, 3 sc in the chain, 9 sc around, 3 sc in the chain - 24 sc

Rnd 2: (3 sc, inc) x 6 - 30 sc
Rnd 3: (4 sc, inc) x 6 - 36 sc
Rnd 4: (5 sc, inc) x 6 - 42 sc
Rnd 5-7: (3 rounds) - 42 sc
Rnd 8: (5 sc, dec) x 6 - 36 sc
Rnd 9-10 (2 rounds): 36 sc
Rnd 11: (4 sc, dec) x 6 - 30 sc
Rnd 12: 30 sc
Rnd 13: (3 sc, dec) x 6 - 24 sc
Rnd 14: 24 sc
Rnd 15: (2 sc, dec) x 6 - 18 sc
Rnd 16: 4 sc, 3 sc with arm, 6 sc, 3 sc with arm, 2 sc
Rnd 17: (1 sc, dec) x 6 - 12 sc
Rnd 18: (2 sc, dec) x 3 - 9 sc, crochet the neck from here
Rnd 19-73: (55 rounds) - 9 sc (neck)

Head

Do not cut the yarn. Continue crocheting.

Rnd 1: (2 sc, inc) x 3 - 12 sc
Rnd 2: (1 sc, inc) x 6 - 18 sc
Rnd 3: (2 sc, inc) x 6 - 24 sc
Rnd 4: (3 sc, inc) x 6 - 30 sc
Rnd 5: (4 sc, inc) x 6 - 36 sc
Rnd 6-9: (4 rounds) - 36 sc
Rnd 10: (4 sc, dec) x 6 - 30 sc
Rnd 11: (3 sc, dec) x 6 - 24 sc
Rnd 12: (2 sc, dec) x 6 - 18 sc
Rnd 13: (1 sc, dec) x 6 - 12 sc
Rnd 14: 6 dec - 6 sc

Close the opening.

Eyes

With white yarn.

Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR - 6 sc
Rnd 2: 6 inc - 12 sc
Rnd 3: (3 sc, inc) x 3 - 15 sc
Insert the eyes
Rnd 4: with the main yarn - 15 sc
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) x 5 - 20 sc
Rnd 6: 20 sc
Rnd 7: (8 sc, dec) x 2 - 18 sc
Rnd 8: (1 sc, dec) x 6 - 12 sc
Rnd 9: 6 dec - 6 sc

Close the opening.

Crochet the teeth and claws in any way you prefer. I made 3 ch, sl st.

Nose

Rnd 1: 5 sc in MR - 5 sc
Rnd 2: 5 inc - 10 sc
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) - 15 sc, sl st

Your crocheted sloth Sid is ready! Please tag the author on social media - @lmk_handmade.