Free Chameleon Amigurumi Crochet Pattern: Beginner Friendly

Designer: Viktoria Ivanova
VK: Marmalade Bear Club
Difficulty Level: Medium

Grab your yarn and get cozy — a new amigurumi adventure awaits!

Brighten your crafting space with this colorful crochet chameleon amigurumi pattern, a project that perfectly captures the whimsical charm of nature’s masters of disguise. Designed by Viktoria Ivanova, this playful reptile makes a fun desk mascot, hanging ornament, handmade gift, or colorful addition to an amigurumi collection.

Although the design is rated at an intermediate difficulty level, the step-by-step instructions make it approachable for crocheters who are ready to advance beyond basic amigurumi. The toy is worked in continuous rounds, helping create a clean and even texture throughout the body.

Use a stitch marker or scrap yarn to mark the beginning of each round. The finished chameleon measures approximately 9 cm high and 23 cm long.

A sincere thank you to Viktoria Ivanova for sharing this detailed and colorful design with the crochet community.

Materials and Tools

• Sport or light yarn such as Iris or Alize Forever, or a similar yarn
• 1.1 mm crochet hook
• Sewing threads for adding different shades
• 8-10 mm safety eyes
• Thin wire
• Toy stuffing
• Glue
• Needle
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• ch = Chain
• sl st = Slip stitch
• sc = Single crochet
• inc = Increase
• dec = Decrease
• MR = Magic ring
• (…) x n = Repeat the instructions in parentheses n times

How to Crochet a Chameleon: Free Amigurumi Step-by-Step Guide

Head, Body and Tail

Begin by working with three strands held together: one yarn strand and two sewing threads.

R1: 6 sc in MR (6)

R2: inc x6 (12)

R3: 12 sc (12)

R4: sc, inc x9 (18)

R5: 18 sc (18)

R6: 2 sc, inc x8 (24)

R7: 24 sc (24)

R8: 3 sc, inc x6 (30)

R9: 30 sc (30)

R10: 30 sc (30)

R11: 30 sc (30)

R12: 30 sc (30)

R13: Work in back loops only, 30 sc (30)

R14: Work in front loops only: 7 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 7 sc (26)

R15: 26 sc (26)

Remove the sewing threads and continue crocheting using only the yarn.

R16: 12 sc, inc x2, 12 sc (28)

R17: 13 sc, inc x2, 13 sc (30)

R18: 14 sc, inc x2, 13 sc (31)

R19: 15 sc, inc, 15 sc (32)

R20: 15 sc, inc, 16 sc (33)

R21: 16 sc, inc, 16 sc (34)

R22: 16 sc, inc, 17 sc (35)

R23: 17 sc, inc, 17 sc (36)

R24: 36 sc (36)

R25: 36 sc (36)

R26: 36 sc (36)

R27: 36 sc (36)

R28: 17 sc, dec, 17 sc (35)

R29: 17 sc, dec, 16 sc (34)

R30: 16 sc, dec, 16 sc (33)

R31: 16 sc, dec, 15 sc (32)

R32: 15 sc, dec, 15 sc (31)

R33: 15 sc, dec, 14 sc (30)

R34: 14 sc, dec, 14 sc (29)

R35: 14 sc, dec, 13 sc (28)

R36: 13 sc, dec, 13 sc (27)

R37: 13 sc, dec, 12 sc (26)

R38: 11 sc, dec x2, 10 sc, inc (25)

R39: 10 sc, dec x2, 10 sc, inc (24)

Stuff the piece firmly as you continue.

R40: 10 sc, dec x2, 9 sc, inc (23)

R41: 9 sc, dec x2, 9 sc, inc (22)

R42: 9 sc, dec x2, 8 sc, inc (21)

R43: 8 sc, dec x2, 8 sc, inc (20)

R44: 8 sc, dec x2, 7 sc, inc (19)

R45: 7 sc, dec x2, 7 sc, inc (18)

R46: 7 sc, dec x2, 6 sc, inc (17)

R47: 6 sc, dec x2, 6 sc, inc (16)

R48: 6 sc, dec x2, 5 sc, inc (15)

R49: 5 sc, dec x2, 5 sc, inc (14)

R50: 5 sc, dec x2, 4 sc, inc (13)

Take a piece of wire approximately 20 cm long.

Using a knitting needle or similar tool, make a channel through the stuffing and insert the wire as deeply as possible. This wire will form the tail frame.

Continue crocheting tightly around the wire.

R51: 4 sc, dec x2, 4 sc, inc (12)

R52: 4 sc, dec x2, 3 sc, inc (11)

R53: 3 sc, dec x2, 3 sc, inc (10)

R54: 3 sc, dec x2, 2 sc, inc (9)

R55: 2 sc, dec x2, 2 sc, inc (8)

R56: 2 sc, dec x2, 2 sc (6)

R57: Crochet 100 sc continuously in a spiral around the wire.

R58: Dec until the opening is completely closed.

Fasten off and hide the yarn tail.

Eye Sculpting and Decoration

• Create eye indentations.
• Glue the safety eyes in place.
• Embroider small bumps along the back using sewing threads.
• Embroider a small smile.

Eyelids

R1: 25 sc in MR. Do not tighten the ring too much.

Fit the crocheted piece around the eyes and sew the eyelids securely in place.

Legs

R1: 4 sc in MR (4)

R2: 4 sc (4)

R3: 4 sc (4)

R4: 4 sc (4)

R5: Ch 4, turn. Starting from the second ch from the hook: sl st, 2 sc, sl st into the starting stitch. This forms one toe.

R6: Sc around (52 sc)

Take two pieces of wire approximately 10 cm long.

Using a knitting needle or similar tool, make channels in the stuffing and insert the wire to form the leg frames.

Slide the crocheted legs onto the wire frames and sew them securely in place.

Finish

Your amigurumi chameleon is complete.

If desired, decorate it with beads or embroider the raised bumps using shiny thread for an extra colorful finish.