Little Sloth Free Amigurumi PDF Crochet Pattern

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Our awesome and totally free crochet toy for today is the cute little sloth. This adorable sloth pattern is easy to make and can be crocheted step by step.

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Little Sloth Amigurumi Crochet Free Pattern

We continue this weekend with the little cute sloth amigurumi crochet pattern. You can embroider this adorable sloth toy using any yarn colors you like.

Choose your children’s favorite colors and make a lovely crocheted friend for them. Now, let’s move on to making the pattern step by step.

Designer

Instagram: lucy_rose_toys

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Materials and Tools

• Yarn in three colors of your choice
• Drops Nord and Drops Alpaca for fluffy toys, or YarnArt Jeans, Drops Safran, or YarnArt Ideal for smooth toys
• Crochet hook suitable for your yarn, such as Clover 1.5 mm or 1.75 mm
• Yarn needle
• Sewing needle
• Black thread for embroidering the nose, such as YarnArt Canarias
• A small amount of ivory yarn for embroidering the claws, such as 100% cotton baby cotton, 50 g / 180 m
• 5 mm button eyes
• Black sewing thread for attaching the eyes
• Polyester fiberfill
• A piece of Velcro tape if you use fluffy yarn

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Abbreviations

• MR – magic ring
• ch – chain stitch
• st / sts – stitch / stitches
• sl st – slip stitch
• sc – single crochet
• hdc – half double crochet
• inc – increase
• dec – decrease
• (...) x n – repeat the instructions inside the brackets n times
• (n) – number of stitches in the row
• rnd / rnds – round / rounds

Work in continuous rounds unless otherwise instructed.

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Face

Rnd 1: Ch 9. Start in the second chain from the hook: 1 inc, 6 sc, 3 sc in the last st. Turn and continue on the other side of the chain, 7 sc (18)

Continue crocheting in a spiral.

Rnd 2: 2 inc, 6 sc, 3 inc, 6 sc, 1 inc (24)

Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x2, 6 sc, (1 sc, 1 inc) x3, 7 sc, 1 inc, sl st (30)

Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

After crocheting the face of the cute little sloth amigurumi toy, continue with the spots around the eyes.

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Spots Around the Eyes – Make 2

Ch 7. Start in the second chain from the hook:

1 inc, 4 sc, 3 sc in the last st, turn and continue on the other side of the chain, 5 sc (14)

Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

After crocheting the spots for the face, continue with the arms.

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Arms – Make 2

Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR

Rnd 2–3: 6 sc (2 rnds)

Rnd 4: (1 sc, 1 inc) x3 (9)

Rnd 5–13: 9 sc (9 rnds)

Rnd 14: 8 sc

Do not stuff the arms.

Fold the piece and crochet 4 sc through both sides to join them together.

Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

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Legs – Make 2

Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR

Rnd 2: 6 sc

Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x3 (9)

Rnd 4–5: 9 sc (2 rnds)

Rnd 6: (2 sc, 1 inc) x3 (12)

Rnd 7–9: 12 sc (3 rnds)

Rnd 10: 9 sc

Do not stuff the legs.

Fold the piece and crochet 6 sc through both sides to join them together.

Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

After crocheting the legs, continue with the body.

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Body

Rnd 1: Ch 9. Start in the second chain from the hook: 1 inc, 6 sc, 3 sc in the last st. Turn and continue on the other side of the chain, 7 sc (18)

Continue crocheting in a spiral.

Rnd 2: 2 inc, 6 sc, 3 inc, 6 sc, 1 inc (24)

Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x2, 6 sc, (1 sc, 1 inc) x3, 7 sc, 1 inc (30)

Rnd 4: (2 sc, 1 inc) x2, 6 sc, (2 sc, 1 inc) x3, 8 sc, 1 inc (36)

Rnd 5: (3 sc, 1 inc) x2, 6 sc, (3 sc, 1 inc) x3, 9 sc, 1 inc (42)

Rnd 6–7: 42 sc (2 rnds)

Rnd 8: 4 sc, 1 inc, 20 sc, 1 inc, 16 sc (44)

Rnd 9–10: 44 sc (2 rnds)

Rnd 11: 5 sc, 1 inc, 21 sc, 1 inc, 16 sc (46)

Rnd 12: 46 sc

Rnd 13: 6 sc, 1 inc, 22 sc, 1 inc, 16 sc (48)

Rnd 14: 48 sc

Rnd 15: 7 sc, 1 inc, 23 sc, 1 inc, 16 sc (50)

Rnd 16–20: 50 sc (5 rnds)

Rnd 21: 7 sc, 1 dec, 23 sc, 1 dec, 16 sc (48)

Rnd 22–23: 48 sc (2 rnds)

Rnd 24: 7 sc, 1 dec, 22 sc, 1 dec, 15 sc (46)

Rnd 25: 46 sc

Rnd 26: 2 sc, (1 dec, 3 sc) x3, 8 sc, (1 dec, 3 sc) x3, 6 sc (40)

Rnd 27–28: 40 sc (2 rnds)

Rnd 29: (3 sc, 1 dec) x8 (32)

Rnd 30: (2 sc, 1 dec) x8 (24)

Rnd 31: (1 sc, 1 dec) x8 (16)

Stuff the body firmly, but do not make it too round.

Rnd 32: 8 dec (8)

Add more fiberfill if necessary.

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail.

Close the remaining hole using a yarn needle. Weave the yarn through the front loops of all 8 remaining stitches and pull tightly.

Hide the remaining yarn tail inside the piece.

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Assembly

• Sew the face onto the body.
• Sew the spots over the face. The outer corners should point downwards.
• Sew the eyes over the spots.
• Embroider the nose in the center between the eyes. It should be positioned at approximately the same level as the eyes.
• Sew on the arms and legs.
• Embroider three claws on each paw.

Make the Head Tuft

Take a piece of the main yarn and use your crochet hook to make a loop under the first row.

Cut the yarn ends to the desired length and fluff the ends.

If you crocheted the toy using fluffy yarn, use a piece of Velcro tape to gently comb the toy and make it fluffier.

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Finished Size

The finished size will vary depending on the yarn used.

• Using Drops Alpaca or Drops Nord: approximately 7 cm
• Using YarnArt Jeans: approximately 8 cm

The cute little sloth crochet toy is now ready!