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How to CROCHET HAPPY PLAYFUL SQUIRREL Amigurumi

This pattern is made for beginners - only a basic skill level is required to make it. If you don't understand any of my instructions, don't worry I am here for you.

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This CROCHET HAPPY PLAYFUL SQUIRREL is an adorable little Amigurumi Toy, easy and quick to crochet, great project for beginners. This little CROCHET HAPPY PLAYFUL SQUIRREL will give your own little one lots of fun at playtime.

CROCHET HAPPY PLAYFUL SQUIRREL MATERIALS

Amigurumi Cotton Yarn, the color you like for:

Head, Body, Hands, Legs, Tail, ears - orange/brown color (color A)

Acorn Top/Nose - brown (color B)

Acorn - light brown (color C)

The pattern was made with:

Johanka yarn: 1 skein / ball, 55% cotton + 45% acrylic, 50 g / 160 m  
3 mm crochet hook

8 mm plastic safety eyes - 2 pieces

Scissors

Stuffings

Sewing/Embroidery and yarn needle/tapestry needle for sewing pieces together and weaving in ends

Markers

Pins

Difficulty Level: Level 1 – Easy, for beginners

US crochet terms:

SlSt – slip stitch

CH/s – chain/s

SC - single crochet

SK - skip

T - turn

ST/s - stitch(es)

REP – repeat

SC2TOG = 2 single crochets together

Special stitches used:

Single Crochet Decrease (sc2tog)

A crochet decrease makes the current row or round that you are working on shorter than the one previous to it.

1.  Insert hook into the first stitch.

2.  Yarn over and draw through the loop.

3.  Do not complete the stitch as normal.

4.  Instead, insert the hook into the next stitch.

5.  Yarn over and draw through the loop.

6.  There should now be three loops on your hook

7.  Yarn over and draw through all three loops on the hook

8.  You should now have two single crochet stitches side-by-side, joined together into one stitch at the top.

This pattern requires familiarity with stitches used, attaching yarn, sewing parts together with a sewing needle.

CROCHET HAPPY PLAYFUL SQUIRREL PATTERN NOTES

1) A ch1 at beg of the row DOESN'T count as a stitch

2) Magic ring = the starting point for crocheting in a spiral. Use which ever method you prefer.

3) Continuous rounds - HEAD + BODY, HANDS, LEGS, EARS, TAIL parts are worked up in continuous rounds, which means that you will not be joining the last stitch of the round with the first one. Instead you will need to keep track of where each round started and how many stitches you have made because after each round you will continue right on to the stitches of the next round (with no join). It is useful to use a stitch marker or piece of yarn to mark the start or end of each round.

4) Working in rows - when you reach the end of row, chain, turn your work and continue working in stitches from the previous row.

4) ( ) – The number of stitches that should be in a completed round/row are placed in brackets at the end of that round’s/row’s instructions.

5) This HAPPY SQUIRREL  Amigurumi measures:

 7 cm / 2.7 inch tall

 5 cm / 2 inch wide 

The acorn: 3,5 cm / 1.4 inch 

The finished size will depend on what yarn you use, as well as your tension and hook (as with any amigurumi).

6) You can make the CROCHET HAPPY SQUIRREL Amigurumi bigger with a thicker yarn or a larger hook size.

7) There is some sewing: you will sew the head on the body, the ears on the head, the hands and the legs and the tail on the body. This is easy to do, there are no tricks.

CROCHET HAPPY PLAYFUL SQUIRREL

THE WRITTEN PATTERN

HEAD

Color A

Crochet hook 3.0 mm.

Ch1 at the beginning of round don't count as a stitch.

This part is worked in spiral rounds, without joining rounds. Do not join rounds.

Make a magic ring

R1: ch1, 6sc in magic ring (6sc)

R2: *2sc in each sc from R1 around* rep from * to * till end of round (12 sc)

R3: *1sc in next st, 2sc in next st * rep from * to * till end of round (18 sc)

R4: *1sc in next 2st, 2sc in next st * rep from * to * till end of round (24 sc)

R5: *1sc in next 3st, 2sc in next st * rep from * to * till end of round (30 sc)

R6: 1 sc in each st around (30 sc)

R7 - R11: REPEAT R6 (30 sc)

R12: *1sc in next 3st, sc2tog* rep from * to * till end of round (24 sc)

R13: *1sc in next 2st, sc2tog* rep from * to * till end of round (18 sc)

Add safety eyes size 8 mm between row 9 and 10, skip 6 stitches apart.

The eyes are 6 st apart from each other.

Stuff the HEAD well.

R14: *1sc in next st, sc2tog* rep from * to * till end of round (12 sc)

R15: *sc2tog* rep from * to * till end of round (6 sc)

Stuff more if needed before finishing round R15

R16: join all stitches together

Cut yarn color A and fasten off and wave all ends in.

NOSE
Color C
With dark brown yarn and a tapestry needle, embroider the MOUTH and NOSE onto the HEAD on the position in the middle of the eyes.
Make Mouth with a horizontal line between R13 and R14, with the same yarn you will go through the middle of the line you just made and pull it through R11 and R12.
Make a triangle shape or heart shape nose right between eyes.

STUFFING

The exact moment for starting filling and stuffing the toy depends on every single person. I prefer filling the toy with the work almost finished. It’s a bit more difficult to fill, but more comfortable to crochet. You should make proofs until finding the more suitable moment of filling for you.

Stuff head and body firmly and full. Shape as you stuff, make sure to shape the nose too.
Use a stuffing stick or the back end of a pencil to push the stuffing into the right spots.

THE EARS

Color A

Crochet hook 3.0 mm.

Ch1 at the beginning of round don't count as a stitch.

This part is worked in spiral rounds, without joining rounds. Do not join rounds.

Make a magic ring

R1: ch1, 6sc in magic ring (6sc)

R2: *2sc in each sc from R1 around* rep from * to * till end of round (12 sc)

R3: *1sc in next st, 2sc in next st * rep from * to * till end of round (18 sc)

Fold the ear in half, the wrong side inside, join the end of the bottom fold to make the ear so it stays on the head folded.

Cut the yarn and leave a longer tail to sew the Ear on the Head.

Repeat the pattern for the second EAR.

THE HAND

Color A

Ch1 at the beginning of round don't count as a stitch.

This part is worked in spiral rounds, without joining rounds. Do not join rounds.

Crochet hook 3.0 mm.

Make a magic ring

R1: ch1, 5sc in magic ring (5 sc)

Crochet hook 2.5 mm

R2-R6: 1 sc in each st around (5 sc)

Cut the yarn and leave a longer tail to sew the hand to the Body later.

Repeat the pattern for the second HAND.

THE BODY

Color A

Crochet hook 3.0 mm.

Ch1 at the beginning of round don't count as a stitch.

This part is worked in spiral rounds, without joining rounds. Do not join rounds.

Make a magic ring

R1: ch1, 6sc in magic ring (6sc)

R2: *2sc in each sc from R1 around* rep from * to * till end of round (12 sc)

R3: *1sc in next st, 2sc in next st * rep from * to * till end of round (18 sc)

R4: *1sc in each st around in BLO * rep from * to * till end of round (18 sc)

R5: *1sc in next 2st, 2sc in next st * rep from * to * till end of round (24 sc)

R6: 1 sc in each st around (24 sc)

R6 - R8: REPEAT R5 (24 sc)

R9: *1sc in next 2st, sc2tog* rep from * to * till end of round (18 sc)

Stuff the body well.

R10: *1sc in next st, sc2tog* rep from * to * till end of round (12 sc)

R11: *sc2tog* rep from * to * till end of round (6 sc)

Stuff more if needed before finishing round R11

R12: join all stitches together

Cut the yarn A and leave a longer tail to sew the BODY to the HEAD later.

To join the Head to the Body go with a sewing needle in front and back loops of each stitch around and pull as tight as you can.

THE LEGS

Color A

Crochet hook 3.0 mm.

Make a magic ring

R1: ch1, 6sc in magic ring (6sc)
Cut the yarn and leave a longer tail to sew the Leg to the Body later.

Repeat the pattern for the second LEG.

THE TAIL
Color A

Crochet hook 3.0 mm.

Ch1 at the beginning of round don't count as a stitch.

This part is worked in spiral rounds, without joining rounds. Do not join rounds.

Make a magic ring

R1: ch1, 3sc in magic ring (3 sc)

R2: 2sc in each st around (6 sc)

R3: 2sc in each st around (12 sc)

R4: *1sc in next 3 st, 2sc in next st * rep from * to * till end of round (15 sc)

R5: 1 sc in each st around (15 sc)

R6 – R12: REPEAT R4 (15 sc)

Stuff the Tall a little bit.

R13: *sc2tog, 1 sc in next 2st* rep from * to * till end of round

R14: join all stitches together

Cut the yarn and leave a longer tail to sew the TAIL to the BODY later.

Do not stuff the tail so much. Brush out tail if you have a pet brush handy.

THE ACORN
Color B
Crochet hook 2.5 mm.

Ch1 at the beginning of round don't count as a stitch.

This part is worked in spiral rounds, without joining rounds. Do not join rounds.

Make a magic ring

R1: ch1, 6sc in magic ring (6sc)

R2: *2sc in each sc from R1 around* rep from * to * till end of round (12 sc)

R3: *1sc in next 3 st, 2sc in next st * rep from * to * till end of round (15 sc)

R4: 1 sc in each st around (15 sc)

R5 – R7: REPEAT R4 (15 sc)

Stuff the Acorn well.

R8: *1sc in next 2st, sc2tog* rep from * to * till end of round (12 sc)

R9: *sc2tog* rep from * to * till end of round (6 sc)

Stuff more if needed before finishing round R9

R10: join all stitches together

Cut the yarn and leave a longer tail to sew the Acorn to the Acorn Top.

THE ACORN TOP
Color C

Crochet hook 3.0 mm.

Ch1 at the beginning of round don't count as a stitch.

This part is worked in spiral rounds, without joining rounds. Do not join rounds.

Make a magic ring

R1: ch1, 6sc in magic ring (6sc)

R2: *2sc in each sc from R1 around* rep from * to * till end of round (12 sc)

R3: *1sc in next 3 st, 2sc in next st * rep from * to * till end of round (15 sc)

R4-R6: 1 sc in each st around (15 sc)

Cut yarn color C and fasten off and wave all ends in.

MEASUREMET:

FINISHING INSTRUCTIONS

Face: feel free to play around with different styles and looks. I kept the mouth very simple with dark brown yarn inserted and wrapped in between the R13 and R14 row. The nose is also with the same brown color inserted and wrapped around the R12th row and finished off with a vertical line.

Make sure the head and the body is stuffed well before sewing, but not so firm that you can see the stuffing through the stitches. Work around the entire round.

Start sewing HEAD on the top of the BODY and make sure the center of the head is aligned with the body. Work around the entire neck.

Sew the EARS to the HEAD on the position on top of the HEAD, 4 rows from the magic ring. Shape the ears and stretch them up. 

Sew the HANDS on sides of the BODY under the neck.

Sew the LEGS on the bottom of the BODY. They should be more towards the front so the body doesn't flop over. Pin the legs before sewing, sit it down on a flat surface to make sure it will sit up on its own. Sew in place and hide yarn tails in the body. 

Sew the TAIL on the back of the BODY. If you are brushing the tail, do that first before sewing to the body. Add a holding st or 2 around the middle of the tail to the back of the body to hold the tail in an upright position.

You can sew the ACORN between HANDS.

Hide the yarn tails inside the body.

And voila! You made a HAPPY PLAYFUL SQUIRREL!

This cute little PLAYFUL SQUIRREL will a perfect handmade toy for kids and adults! Could be a perfect gift for your love ones. She will surely bring smile to all your recipient’s faces.

I hope you’ve enjoyed making this free CROCHET HAPPY PLAYFUL SQUIRREL crochet pattern.

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