Designer: Yulia Sinakova
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If you love soft yarn and tiny stitches, you’re in the right place…
Looking for a fun and colorful project to brighten up your amigurumi collection? This Free Crochet Caterpillar Amigurumi Pattern by Yulia Sinakova of Sinakova Design (VK) is the perfect choice! Designed with a playful touch and beginner-friendly structure, this adorable caterpillar is crocheted step by step, making it ideal even for those just starting their amigurumi journey. You’ll need YarnArt Jeans yarn (or any similar type) in four colors, a 2.0 mm crochet hook, half bead eyes, fiberfill or holofiber stuffing, and a dash of creativity to bring this charming little bug to life.
We’d like to extend a warm thank-you to Yulia Sinakova for sharing this delightful free pattern with the crochet community. Follow the detailed instructions below to create your own cute caterpillar, and don’t miss the collection of amazing amigurumi caterpillar ideas waiting for you at the end of the post for even more inspiration!
Materials
*Yarnart jeans yarn, or any similar, four colors.
*Filler holofiber
*Half bead eyes
*Hook #2
Abbreviations
MR: Magic ring
Ch: Chain
Sc: Single crochet
Slst: Slip stitch
Hdc: Half double crochet
Dc: Double crochet
Inc: Increase
Dec: Decrease
AMIGURUMI CATERPILLAR FREE PATTERN
Legs (10 parts)
1) We start with a yellow thread 6 sc in MR
2) 6 sc
3) Change the thread to green 6sc.
4-7) 6 sc
Close the hole, cut and hide the thread.
Horns (2 parts)
We start with a dark green thread.
1) 6 sc in MR
2) 6 inc =12 sc
3-4) 12 sc
5) 6 dec = 6 sc
Lightly fill with filler.
6) Change to a light green thread 6sc
7-15) 6 sc
We fasten the thread, leave the end for sewing.
Body (5 parts)
1) Green thread 6 sc in MR
2) 6 inc. = 12sc
3) (1sc,inc)*6 = 18sc
4) (2sc,inc)*6 = 24sc
5) (3sc,inc)*6 = 30sc
6) (4sc,inc)*6 = 36sc
7) (5sc,inc)*6 = 42sc
8-12) 42 sc
13) Change the thread to yellow and crochet for the back wall of the loops = 42sc
We fill the part with filler in the course of crocheting.
14) (5sc,dec)*6 = 36sc
15) (4sc,dec)*6 = 30sc
16) (3sc,dec)*6 = 24sc
17) (2sc,dec)*6 = 18sc
18) (1sc,dec)*6 = 12sc
We tighten the hole, cut and hide the thread.
We attach the yellow thread to the half loops of the 13th row and knit a frill, in each loop there are two double crochets.
Head
1) Green thread 6 sc in MR
2) 6 inc. = 12sc
3) (1sc,inc)*6 = 18sc
4) (2sc,inc)*6 = 24sc
5) (3sc,inc)*6 = 30sc
6) (4sc,inc)*6 = 36sc
7) (5sc,inc)*6 = 42sc
8-10) 42 sc
11) Change the thread to yellow and crochet for the back wall of the loops = 42sc
We fill the part with filler in the course of crocheting.
12-13) 42 sc
14) (5sc,dec)*6 = 36sc
15) (4sc,dec)*6 = 30sc
16) (3sc,dec)*6 = 24sc
17) (2sc,dec)*6 = 18sc
18) (1sc,dec)*6 = 12sc
We tighten the hole, cut and hide the thread.
Cheeks (Make 2)
1) Yellow thread 6 sc in MR
2) 6 inc. = 12 sc
3) (1sc,inc)*6 = 18 sc
4) 18 sc
We fix the thread, leave the tip for sewing.
So almost all the details of the toy are ready, there are pads on the cheeks, everything is simple there, a circle of 5 or 6 sc in the MR and sew to the main cheeks.
Next, we make all the details of the body by sewing to each other with a strong thread of the same color, I did this with the same yarn that I knitted the details.
We make out the head and sew it to the body. Well, the last we fasten the legs with a thread fastening to each part of the caterpillar’s body.
You can just sew them on, but I like that they can be moved with thread fastening.
Your crochet caterpillar toy is ready!
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