Designer: Lovely Crochet Toys
Instagram: @lovelycrochettoys
Hello Amigurumi Lovers…
Looking for a fun and imaginative crochet project? This Free Crochet Cute Monsters Amigurumi Pattern by Lovely Crochet Toys is the perfect way to add some color and charm to your handmade collection! Designed by the talented Julia (Shop), these little monsters are bursting with personality and are sure to bring smiles to kids and adults alike.
With their playful shapes, quirky features, and endless color possibilities, these cute monsters are ideal for gift-giving, playtime, or simply as cheerful decorations. The pattern is beginner-friendly yet detailed enough to delight experienced crocheters looking for a quick and joyful project.
A heartfelt thank you to Julia from Lovely Crochet Toys for sharing this creative and adorable design with the crochet community. Dive into the world of handmade monsters and let your creativity run wild!
Materials & tools:
• Super Bulky/14ply chenille yarn Himalaya Dolphin Baby (100g/120m): (consumption 2 skeins).
• Additional yarn: Fine/4ply yarn YarnArt Jeans (50g/165m) for the horns, claws. eyes.
• Some white chenille yarn.
• Hooks size 3.5-4 mm and 2-2.5 mm.
• Polyester toy filling (synthetic filling/fiberfill).
• Strong thread and long needle for sewing pieces.
• Stitch markers (I use a contrasting thread).
• Sewing pins.
• Scissors. A lighter or matches to singe plush yarn ends.
When using chenille yarn, the size is ~ 35 cm.
The size depends on your gauge, hook size and the selected yarn.
Abbreviations:
R – round/row
ch-chain
MR – magic ring
sl st -slip stitch
sc-single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc-double crochet
inc – increase (crochet 2 sc in 1 stitch of the previous round)
hdcinc – half double crochet increase (crochet 2 hdc in 1 stitch)
dec – decrease (crochet 2 next sts together as 1 sc)
BLO – crochet in back loops only
FLO-crochet in front loops only
(N) number of stitches in round
AMIGURUMI MONSTER CROCHET FREE PATTERN
Claws
MAKE 6 FOR THE ARMS AND 8 FOR THE LEGS OPTION 1.
COTTON 4PLY YARN. HOOK SIZE 2 MM. DO NOT STUFF
R1. 6 sc in a MR
R2. 6 inc (12)
R3-4. 12 sc- 2 rounds
R5. fold in half and crochet through both sides: dec, 2 sc, dec (4) Fasten off, cut the yarn, hide the ends inside.
Arms
MAKE 2. START WITH ADDITIONAL YARN.
STUFF FIRMLY AND DON’T STUFF THE UPPER ARM.
R1. 8 sc in a MR
R2. 8 inc (16)
Change color
R3. (1 sc, inc)*8 (24) Work the last increase one round below to make the color change invisible.
Take a hook one size smaller (I have 2.5 mm) and join the claws.
Work in both loops on the claws and back loops on the arm:
R4. BLO 6 sc. (4 sc with the claw)*3, BLO 6 sc (24)
Change hook to the main size (I used 3.5 mm)
R5-7. 24 sc-3 rounds
R8. 5 sc, dec, 11 sc, dec. 4 sc (22)
R9. 22 sc
R10. 5 sc. dec. 10 sc, dec. 3 sc (20)
R11. 20 sc
R12. 5 sc, dec, 9 sc, dec, 2 sc (18)
R13-14. 18 sc- 2 rounds
R15. 5 sc, dec, 8 sc. dec. 1 sc (16)
R16-20. 16 sc- 5 rounds
Fold in half and crochet 8 sc through both sides.
Fasten off, cut the yarn, hide the enc’s inside.
Legs. Option 1
MAKE 2. STUFF FIRMLY AS YOU GO.
DO NOT STUFF THE UPPER PART.
START WITH ADDITIONAL YARN.
R1. 8 sc in a MR
R2.8 inc (16)
R3. (1 sc, inc)*8 (24)
Change color
R4. (2 sc. inc)’8 (32) Work the last increase one round below to make the color change invisible.
Take a hook one size smaller (I have 2.5 mm) and join the
claws.
Work in both loops on the claws and back loops on the leg:
R5. BLO 8 sc. (4 sc with the claw)*4, BLO 8 sc (32)
Change hook to the main size (I used 3.5 mm)
R6-9.32 sc-4 rounds
R10. (6 sc. dec)’4 (28)
R11-12. 28 sc- 2 rounds
R13. (5 sc. dec)*4 (24)
R14-15. 24 sc – 2 rounds
R16. (4 sc, dec)*4 (20)
R17-18.20 sc- 2 rounds
R19. (3 sc, dec) 4 (16)
R20-21. 16 sc- 2 rounds
Fold in half and crochet 8 sc through both sides.
Fasten off, cut the yarn, hide the ends inside.
Legs. Option 2
MAKE 2. STUFF FIRMLY BEFORE SEWING ON.
R1. 6 sc in a MR
R2. 6 inc (12)
R3. 12 sc
R4. (1 sc, inc)’6 (18)
R5. 18 sc
R6. (2 sc, inc) 6 (24)
R7. 24 sc
R8. (3 sc, inc) 6 (30)
R9. 30 sc (30) + skip stitch, 2 sl st
Fasten off, cut the yarn, leaving a long end for sewing pieces.
Body
STUFF AS YOU GO SAVING THE SHAPE.
THREAD MARKER RUNS ALONG THE SIDE.
R1. ch18, start in the second chain from the hook: inc, 15 sc, 4 sc in the last chain, 14 sc, inc (37)
R2. 2 inc, 15 sc, 4 inc, 14 sc, 2 inc (45)
R3. (1 sc, inc)*2, 15 sc. (1 sc. inc)*4, 14 sc. (1 sc, inc)*2 (53)
R4. (inc, 2 sc)*2, 15 sc. (inc, 2 sc)*4, 14 sc, (inc, 2 sc)*2 (61)
Join the legs (option 1) in the next round. Work in back loops on the body and both loops on the legs.
If you did not crochet such legs or you want to sew them later. then work this round in back loops only.
R5. BLO 8 sc on the body, 8 sc with the leg. 8 sc with the second leg, BLO 37 sc on the body (61)
R6-10. 61 sc (5 rounds)
R11. dec. 29 sc, dec, 28 sc (59)
STUFF AS YOU GO SAVING THE SHAPE.
R12. 59 sc
R13. dec. 28 sc, dec. 27 sc (57) R14. 57 sc
R15. dec. 27 sc, dec, 26 sc (55) R16-19.55 sc-4 rounds
R20. dec. 26 sc, dec, 25 sc (53) R21. 53 sc
R22. dec. 24 sc, dec. 22 sc
Do not work 3 sc (you can have another number of stitches). Move the marker of the begining of the round. Join the arms in the next round.
Mark 8 stitches on the sides of the body for joining the arms. See photos.
R23. 8 Sc with the arm. 17 sc on the body. 8 sc with the second arm. 18 sc on the body (51)
R24. dec. 29 sc, dec. 18 sc (49)
R25-26, 49 sc- 2 rounds
Prepare a piece of plastic. Cut it out according to the bottom of the body. Insert the plastic inside the body, if you want to make the bottom flat and stable.
R27. (5 sc, dec) 7 (42)
R28. (4 sc, dec)*7 (35)
R29. (3 sc, dec) 7 (28)
R30. (2 sc, dec)*7 (21)
R31. (1 sc, dec)*7 (14)
R32. 7 dec (7)
Cut the yarn, leaving a small end.
Pass the end through the front loop of each stitch and pull to close the hole.
Fasten off, hide the end inside.
Eyes
MAKE 2. HOOK SIZE 2 MM
Start in black color:
R1. ch6, start on the second chain from the hook: 4 sc, 3 hdc in the last chain, 3 sc, 3 hdc in the first chain (13)
R2. hdcinc, 3 sc. 3 hdcinc, 4 sc. 2 hdcinc (19), sl st
Change color to white in the last stitch.
R3. BLO (or FLO): 5 sc. 4 hdcinc, 6 sc. 4 hdcinc (27)
*for the left eye-work in back loops
*for the right eye – work in front loops
R4. 1 sc, ch1, turn, start from the third stitch on the hook: (hdc. hdcinc)*3, 8 hdc. (hdcinc, hdc)*3. 7 sc (33), sl st
Cut the yarn, leaving a long white end for sewing pieces. Embroider glare on the eyes with this end. Cut the black yarn and fasten off.
Attach the blue yarn to sl st in Rnd 2 (color changing place) and work along the edge between black and white colors with sl st. Crochet around the pupil.
Eyebrows
MAKE 2
ch8, start from the third chain on the hook:
6 hdc, ch1, sl st
Cut the yarn, leaving a long end for sewing pieces.
Horns. Option 1
MAKE 2. WHITE 4PLY YARN.
R1. 6 sc in a MR
R2. (1 sc, inc)*3 (9)
R3. (2 sc, inc)*3 (12)
R4-5. 12 sc- 2 rounds
R6. (3 sc, inc)*3 (15)
R7-8. 15 sc- 2 rounds
R9. FLO 15 sc
R10. 15 sc (15) + 2 sc + sl st
Cut the yarn, leaving a long end for sewing pieces.
Horns. Option 2
MAKE 2. RED 4PLY YARN. STUFF AS YOU GO.
R1.5 sc in a MR
R2. 4 sc, inc (6)
R3. 5 sc, inc (7)
R4.5 sc. 2 inc (9)
R5.7 sc, 2 inc (11)
R6. 9 sc, 2 inc (13)
R7. 11 sc. 2 inc (15)
R8. 13 sc, 2 inc (17)
R9. 15 sc. 2 inc (19)
R10. 19 sc (19) + 6 sc, sl st
Fasten off, cut the yarn, leaving the end for sewing pieces.
Stuff and sew the horns between rounds 7-11 of the hood.
Assembly
If you did not join the legs (option 1) before, sew them to Rnd 5 of the body. Sew the legs (option 2) to the bottom of the body.
If you did not join the arms before, sew them to Rnd 23 of the body.
Sew the eyes between Rnd 25 (the upper edge) and Rnd 17 of the body.
Sew the eyebrows above the eyes at any angle.
This way you change the facial expression for your monster. To make it kind, lower the corners along the outer edge of the eyes below. To make the monster evil. move your eyebrows down to the center.
Sew the horns to the crown.
Embroider the mouth. You can make your monster smiley or sad or angry. Outline points for embroidery with pins. Use black chenille yarn.
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