Amigurumi crochet: Markus the Monster

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~Free crochet pattern~

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Hello and welcome! I am excited about this post because I am rather proud of the finished product.

I started doing amigurumi crochet not too long ago because I wanted to try something different with new challenges and boy did I get it! It’s almost like learning to crochet all over again but I really enjoyed the challenge. Amigurumi isn’t the kind of crochet you can do on auto piolet, you can’t just sit back and catch up on your favorite shows while crocheting. There is a lot of counting involved but it is quite fun so, after a few projects, I thought I would try my hand at my own pattern.

There are quite a lot of pieces to this pattern so it is rather long, once you get going and can see it coming together it’s kind of exciting.

Materials:

1 skein acrylic yarn of your choice (I used Red Heart super saver OMBRE in violet) 482 yards which was more than enough.

3.5 crochet hook

Fiberfill for stuffing

Darning needle

Scissors

Abbriviations:

sc – single crochet

st – stitch

inc – increase (2 in the same stitch)

dec – invisible decrease. Link for how-to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUBbOZ1Ennk

(*) – repeat between

Pattern:

Body

Make a magic ring with 4 sc. This is a link for a basic magic ring. in this case though you only want to make 4 sc in the ring and don’t pull it tight yet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLUaywX0-WE&t=94s

R1 – sc in each st (4) Now pull the string tight.

R2 – 2 sc in each st (8)

R3 & 4 – sc in each st (8)

R5 – sc, inc, repeat (14)

R6 – sc in each st (14)

R7 – sc, inc, repeat (20)

R8 – sc in each st (20)

R9 – 2 sc, inc, repeat (28)

R10 – sc in each st (28)

R11 – inc in the next 10 st, 18 sc (38)

R12 & 13 – sc in each st (38)

R14 – (sc, inc) repeat x15, 23 sc (46)

R15 & 16 sc in each st (46)

R17 – 2 sc, inc repeat (60)

R18, 19, 20, 21, 22 & 23 – sc in each st (60)

R24 – 2 sc, inc repeat (80)

R25 – (6 sc, inc) repeat x11, 3 sc (90)

R26 – 8 sc, inc, repeat (100)

R27, 28, 29 & 30 – sc in each st (100)

Start stuffing as you go. Any pieces that may look a little wavy with fill out once the stuffing is added.

R31 – 8 sc, dec, repeat (90)

R32 – sc in each st (90)

R33 – (8 sc, dec) repeat 2 sc in last 2 st (82)

R34, 35, 36 & 37 – sc in each st (82)

R38 – sc, dec (8 sc, dec) repeat, 1 sc in last st. (72)

R39 – 10 sc, dec, repeat. (66)

R40 & 41 – sc in each st (66)

R42 – 6 sc, dec, repeat (58)

R43 – 4 sc, dec, repeat (48)

R44 – 6 sc, dec, repeat. (42)

R45 – (8 sc, dec) repeat, 2 sc in last 2 st (38)

R46 – (4 sc, dec) repeat, 2 sc in last 2 st (32)

R47 – 1 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) repeat (26)

R48 – 2 sc, dec, repeat (20)

Make sure to top up the stuffing before you close.

R49 – 2 sc, dec, repeat (15)

R50 – sc, dec, repeat (10)

R51 – dec x2

Cut yarn leaving a long tail. To finish thread the darning needle and put the needle through the front loops around, with the needle being inserted from the bottom up. Pull taught but not tight. Once all the way around pull tight and it should close up perfectly. To hide the end just insert the needle through the top and come out the side, pull a little, and cut the end. the rest should disappear into the body.

Eye Socket #1

Magic ring with 6 sc

R1 – 2 sc in each st (12)

R2 – 1 sc, inc, repeat (18)

R3 – 2 sc, inc, repeat (26)

R4 – 3 sc, inc, repeat (30)

R5 – 4 sc, inc, repeat (36)

R6 – 5 sc, inc, repeat (42)

R7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 – sc around (42)

Finish with a long tail to attach

Eye Socket #1

Magic ring with 6 sc

R1 – 2 sc in each st (12)

R2- 1 sc, inc, repeat (18)

R3 – 2 sc, inc, repeat (24)

R4 – 3 sc, inc, repeat (30)

R5 – 4 sc, inc, repeat (36)

R6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 – sc in each st around (36)

R12 – 4 sc, dec, repeat (30)

R13 – 3 sc, dec, repeat (24)

R14 – 2 sc, dec, repeat (18)

At this point stuff the eye

R15 – 1 sc, dec, repeat (12)

R16 – 6 dec (6)

Fasten off and leave a long tail. Finish the same as with the body.

Eye Socket #2

Magic ring with 6 sc

R1 – 2 sc,in each st (12)

R2 – 1 sc, inc, repeat (18)

R3 – 2 sc, inc, repeat (24)

R4 – 3 sc, inc, repeat (30)

R5 – 4 sc, inc, repeat (36)

R6, 7, 8, 9, 10 – sc around (36)

Finish with a long tail to attach.

Eye Ball #2

Magic ring with 6 sc

R1 – 2 sc in each st (12)

R2 – 1 sc, inc, repeat (18)

R3 – 2 sc, inc, repeat (24)

R4 – 3 sc, inc, repeat (30)

R5, 6, 7, 8 – sc in each st around (30)

R9 – 3 sc, dec, repeat (24)

R10 – 2 sc, dec, repeat (18)

At this point stuff the eye

R11 – 1 sc, dec, repeat (12)

R12 – 6 dec (6)

Fasten off and finish the same as the body and the other eye.

Arms (make 2)

Magic ring with 6 sc

R1 – 2 sc in each st (12)

R2, 3, 4, sc in each st around (12)

This is 1 of the fingers. You will need 4 total (2 for each hand) For the first finger, fasten off. For the second you’ll attach and continue one. Repeat this for both hands.

Attach fingers with sl st

R5 – 12 sc, join other side at same point with sl st, 12 sc (24)

R6 – sc in each st around (24)

R7 – dec (across sl st space) 10 sc, dec (across sl st space) 10 sc (22)

R8 – dec, 9 sc, repeat (20)

Stuff fingers and the arm as you go

R9 – dec, 8 sc, repeat (18)

R10 – dec, 7 sc, repeat (16)

R11 – sc in each st around (16)

R12 – dec, 6 sc, repeat (14)

R13 – dec, 5 sc, repeat (12)

R14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 – sc in each st around (12)

Fasten off with a long tail. Slip stitch closed.

Accessories

Teeth x2 – chain 3, sc in each stitch for 2 rows. Finish off with a long tail for sewing.

Spots x6 –

Magic ring with 6 sc.

R1 – 2 sc in each st (12)

R2 – 1 sc, inc, repeat (18)

Finish with a long tail for sewing.

Assembly

Attach arms to the side of the body making sure they’re even on both sides. It’s a good idea to use a safety pin or stitch marker to be sure. There’s nothing more annoying than having to take pieces off because they’re crocked

Each eyeball fits in its corresponding socket. Sew it in place using the tail from the socket. The eyes were embordered with embroidery floss. I just used the first circle as the black and the next circle row with the blue.

Attach finished eyes to the head, sewing across twice for added stability. Hide the tails as was done with the rest.

I embroidered the mouth with black yarn and attached the teeth just under the smile.

The spots were attached at random. It’s a good idea when you attach things to put your needle in the body just under the piece you’re attaching to achieve an invisible look.

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