3 In 1 Free crochet animal friends patterns for beginners

 

Free Crochet Christmas Animals Patterns

Three different free crochet Christmas animal patterns in one! These are perfect for beginners as they are easy to make. The bodies and heads of all three animals are the same, so if you're just starting out with amigurumi, this is a great project to try. This Christmas, crochet a bunny, teddy bear, or deer, each with its own colorful scarf to match the season!

Design by: knittoys_cy

Materials

• Any type of yarn you want. (I used YarnArt Jeans: 50g/160m)
• Crochet hook size: 2.5 mm
• Fiberfill, sewing needle
• Safety eyes (5 mm)

Abbreviations

• Ch – Chain
• Slst – Slip stitch
• Sc – Single crochet
• Inc – Increase
• Dec – Decrease
• BLO – Back loop only
• FLO – Front loop only
• (sc, inc)*N – Repeat N times

1. Crochet Bunny

Head

• 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
• 2. 6 inc (12)
• 3. (1sc, 1inc)*6 (18)
• 4. (2sc, 1inc)*6 (24)
• 5-6. 24 sc (2 rows)
• 7. (3sc, 1inc)*6 (30)
• 8-12. 30 sc (5 rows)
• 13. (1dec, 1sc)*10 (20)
• 14. 10 dec (10)

Insert the eyes between rows 8-9 at a distance of 5 sc. Embroider the eyelashes, eyebrows, nose, and mouth.

Ears (make 2)

• 1. 5 sc in MR (5)
• 2. 5 inc (10)
• 3. (1sc, 1inc)*5 (15)
• 4-6. 15 sc (3 rows)
• 7. (2sc, 1dec)*3 (12)
• 8-9. 12 sc (2 rows)

Fold the ear in half, close both sides together with 6 sc. Fold the ear one more time and make 3 sc. Sew the ears to the head at the 4th row.

Body

• 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
• 2. 6 inc (12)
• 3. (1sc, 1inc)*6 (18)
• 4. (2sc, 1inc)*6 (24)
• 5. 24 sc (1 row)
• 6. (5sc, 1inc)*4 (28)
• 7-8. 28 sc (2 rows)
• 9. (1dec, 1sc)*6, 10 sc (22)
• 10. (9sc, 1dec)*2 (20)
• 11. (3sc, 1dec)*4 (16)
• 12. 16 sc (1 row)
• 13. (2sc, 1dec)*4 (12)

Legs (make 2)

• 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
• 2. 6 inc (12)
• 3. (2sc, 1inc)*4 (16)
• 4-5. 16 sc (2 rows)
• 6. 4 dec, 8 sc (12)
• 7. 2 dec, 8 sc (10)
• 8-11. 10 sc (4 rows)
• 12. 5 dec (5)

Stuff as you go to the middle of the leg. Sew up the hole and sew it to the body.

Hands (make 2)

• 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
• 2. 6 inc (12)
• 3-4. 12 sc (2 rows)
• 5. 2 dec, 8 sc (10)
• 6. 1 dec, 8 sc (9)
• 7-9. 9 sc (3 rows)
• 10. (1 sc, 1 dec)*3 (6)

Stuff as you go to the middle of the hand. Sew up the hole and sew it to the body.

Tail

• 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
• 2. 6 sc (1 row)

Sew the tail to the body.

Scarf

• Work with green yarn.
• 1. 51 ch.
• 2. Start to crochet in the 2nd chain from the hook: 49 sc, 1 inc 3, continue to crochet on the opposite side of the chain: 48 sc, 1 inc 2.
• Decorate the scarf with red yarn.

2. Crochet Bear

Head

• 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
• 2. 6 inc (12)
• 3. (1 sc, 1 inc)*6 (18)
• 4. (2sc, 1 inc)*6 (24)
• 5-6. 24 sc (2 rows)
• 7. (3sc, 1 inc)*6 (30)
• 8-9. 30 sc (2 rows)
• 10. (9sc, 1 inc)*3 (33)
• 11-13. 33 sc (3 rows)
• 14. (1 dec, 9 sc)*3 (30)
• 15. 15 dec (15)
• 16. (2sc, 1 dec)*3 (12)

Insert the eyes between rows 9-10 at a distance of 5 sc. Embroider the eyelashes and eyebrows.

Ears (make 2)

• 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
• 2. (1sc, 1inc)*3 (9)
• 3. (2sc, 1inc)*3 (12)
• 4. 12 sc (1 row)

Fold the ear in half, close both sides together with 6 sc.

Muzzle

• 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
• 2. 6 inc (12)
• 3. (5sc, 1inc)*2 (14)

Sew the muzzle to the head. Stuff it slightly. Embroider nose and mouth.

Hands (make 2)

• 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
• 2. 6 inc (12)
• 3-5. 12 sc (3 rows)
• 6. 2 dec, 8 sc (10)
• 7. 10 sc (1 row)
• 8. 1 dec, 8 sc (9)
• 9-10. 9 sc (2 rows)

Stuff as you go to the middle of the hand. Sew up the hole and sew it to the body.

Body

• 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
• 2. 6 inc (12)
• 3. (1sc, 1inc)*6 (18)
• 4. (2sc, 1inc)*6 (24)
• 5. (3sc, 1inc)*6 (30)
• 6. 30 sc (1 row)
• 7. (9sc, 1inc)*3 (33)
• 8-9. 33 sc (2 rows)
• 10. (9sc, 1dec)*3 (30)
• 11. (1sc, 1dec)*4, 18sc (26)
• 12. 2sc, 1dec, 2sc, 1dec, 18sc (24)
• 13. (4sc, 1dec)*4 (20)
• 14. 3sc, 1 dec, 8sc, 1 dec, 5sc (18)
• 15. (4sc, 1dec)*3 (15)

Tail

• 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
• 2. 6 sc (1 row)

Sew the tail to the body.