Today, we’ll dive into making two delightful chipmunk amigurumi crochet patterns. These charming amigurumi projects are perfect for beginners and will make a wonderful addition to your crochet collection. Let’s bring these cute chipmunks to life with some yarn and creativity!
Chipmunk Amigurumi Crochet Ideas
Materials
To create this chipmunk amigurumi, you will need:
- Yarn:
- Brown yarn for the body
- White yarn for the belly
- Dark brown yarn for the stripes and tail
- Pink yarn for the nose
- Hook: 3.5 mm crochet hook
- Stuffing: Polyester fiberfill
- Eyes: 8 mm safety eyes
- Needle: Yarn needle for sewing parts together
- Stitch Marker: To keep track of rounds
Instructions
Abbreviations:
- MR: Magic Ring
- sc: single crochet
- inc: increase (2 sc in one stitch)
- dec: decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
- sl st: slip stitch
- ch: chain
Body:
- With brown yarn, make a MR.
- Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
- Round 2: inc in each stitch around (12)
- Round 3: 1 sc, inc around (18)
- Round 4: 2 sc, inc around (24)
- Round 5-12: sc in each stitch around (24)
- Round 13: 2 sc, dec around (18)
- Round 14: 1 sc, dec around (12)
- Round 15: dec around (6), finish off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Belly:
- With white yarn, make a MR.
- Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
- Round 2: inc in each stitch around (12)
- Round 3: 1 sc, inc around (18)
- Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Stripes:
- With dark brown yarn, make a chain of 12.
- Attach the stripe to the back of the body with a yarn needle, making 3 stripes.
Tail:
- With dark brown yarn, make a MR.
- Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
- Round 2: inc in each stitch around (12)
- Round 3-8: sc in each stitch around (12)
- Round 9: 1 sc, dec around (8)
- Round 10: sc in each stitch around (8)
- Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing. Attach the tail to the back of the body.
Ears (make 2):
- With brown yarn, make a MR.
- Round 1: 4 sc in MR (4)
- Round 2: inc in each stitch around (8)
- Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing. Attach the ears to the top of the head.
Assembly:
- Attach the safety eyes between rounds 8 and 9 of the body.
- Sew the belly to the front of the body.
- Sew the ears to the top of the head.
- Embroider the nose with pink yarn.
- Stuff the body with polyester fiberfill.
- Sew the opening of the body closed.
Chipmunk in a Hoodie Amigurumi Crochet
Materials
To create this chipmunk amigurumi, you will need:
- Yarn:
- Brown yarn for the body
- White yarn for the belly
- Dark brown yarn for the stripes and tail
- Colorful yarn for the hoodie
- Pink yarn for the nose
- Hook: 3.5 mm crochet hook
- Stuffing: Polyester fiberfill
- Eyes: 8 mm safety eyes
- Needle: Yarn needle for sewing parts together
- Stitch Marker: To keep track of rounds
Instructions
Abbreviations:
- MR: Magic Ring
- sc: single crochet
- inc: increase (2 sc in one stitch)
- dec: decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
- sl st: slip stitch
- ch: chain
Body:
- With brown yarn, make a MR.
- Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
- Round 2: inc in each stitch around (12)
- Round 3: 1 sc, inc around (18)
- Round 4: 2 sc, inc around (24)
- Round 5-12: sc in each stitch around (24)
- Round 13: 2 sc, dec around (18)
- Round 14: 1 sc, dec around (12)
- Round 15: dec around (6), finish off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Belly:
- With white yarn, make a MR.
- Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
- Round 2: inc in each stitch around (12)
- Round 3: 1 sc, inc around (18)
- Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Stripes:
- With dark brown yarn, make a chain of 12.
- Attach the stripe to the back of the body with a yarn needle, making 3 stripes.
Tail:
- With dark brown yarn, make a MR.
- Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
- Round 2: inc in each stitch around (12)
- Round 3-8: sc in each stitch around (12)
- Round 9: 1 sc, dec around (8)
- Round 10: sc in each stitch around (8)
- Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing. Attach the tail to the back of the body.
Ears (make 2):
- With brown yarn, make a MR.
- Round 1: 4 sc in MR (4)
- Round 2: inc in each stitch around (8)
- Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing. Attach the ears to the top of the head.
Hoodie:
- With colorful yarn, make a chain that fits around the neck of the chipmunk.
- Round 1: sc in each chain stitch around.
- Round 2-4: sc in each stitch around, creating a small tube.
- Create a hood by increasing in every other stitch for a few rounds, then continue sc until the hood is the desired length.
- Attach the hoodie to the chipmunk, ensuring it fits snugly around the neck and head.
Assembly:
- Attach the safety eyes between rounds 8 and 9 of the body.
- Sew the belly to the front of the body.
- Sew the ears to the top of the head.
- Embroider the nose with pink yarn.
- Stuff the body with polyester fiberfill.
- Sew the opening of the body closed.
Materials
To create this chipmunk amigurumi, you will need:
- Yarn:
- Brown yarn for the body
- White yarn for the belly
- Dark brown yarn for the stripes and tail
- Colorful yarn for the outfit (e.g., pink for the dress)
- Pink yarn for the nose
- Hook: 3.5 mm crochet hook
- Stuffing: Polyester fiberfill
- Eyes: 8 mm safety eyes
- Needle: Yarn needle for sewing parts together
- Stitch Marker: To keep track of rounds
Instructions
Abbreviations:
- MR: Magic Ring
- sc: single crochet
- inc: increase (2 sc in one stitch)
- dec: decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
- sl st: slip stitch
- ch: chain
Body:
- With brown yarn, make a MR.
- Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
- Round 2: inc in each stitch around (12)
- Round 3: 1 sc, inc around (18)
- Round 4: 2 sc, inc around (24)
- Round 5-12: sc in each stitch around (24)
- Round 13: 2 sc, dec around (18)
- Round 14: 1 sc, dec around (12)
- Round 15: dec around (6), finish off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Belly:
- With white yarn, make a MR.
- Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
- Round 2: inc in each stitch around (12)
- Round 3: 1 sc, inc around (18)
- Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Stripes:
- With dark brown yarn, make a chain of 12.
- Attach the stripe to the back of the body with a yarn needle, making 3 stripes.
Tail:
- With dark brown yarn, make a MR.
- Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
- Round 2: inc in each stitch around (12)
- Round 3-8: sc in each stitch around (12)
- Round 9: 1 sc, dec around (8)
- Round 10: sc in each stitch around (8)
- Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing. Attach the tail to the back of the body.
Ears (make 2):
- With brown yarn, make a MR.
- Round 1: 4 sc in MR (4)
- Round 2: inc in each stitch around (8)
- Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing. Attach the ears to the top of the head.
Outfit:
- Dress:
- With colorful yarn, make a chain that fits around the chipmunk’s body just below the arms.
- Round 1: sc in each chain stitch around.
- Round 2: 1 sc, inc around to create a frill (if desired).
- Continue sc for several rounds to create the body of the dress.
- Add straps by chaining and attaching to the front and back of the dress.
- Overalls (alternative to dress):
- With colorful yarn, make a chain that fits around the chipmunk’s body just below the arms.
- Round 1: sc in each chain stitch around.
- Round 2-5: sc in each stitch around.
- Divide the stitches into two equal parts and work each leg separately by sc in each stitch around for several rounds.
- Add straps by chaining and attaching to the front and back of the overalls.
Assembly:
- Attach the safety eyes between rounds 8 and 9 of the body.
- Sew the belly to the front of the body.
- Sew the ears to the top of the head.
- Embroider the nose with pink yarn.
- Stuff the body with polyester fiberfill.
- Sew the opening of the body closed.
- Put the dress or overalls on the chipmunk and adjust as needed.
Materials
To create these chipmunk amigurumis, you will need:
- Yarn:
- Brown yarn for the bodies
- White yarn for the bellies
- Dark brown yarn for the stripes and tails
- Colorful yarn for the outfits (e.g., blue for overalls, pink for the dress)
- Pink yarn for the noses
- Hook: 3.5 mm crochet hook
- Stuffing: Polyester fiberfill
- Eyes: 8 mm safety eyes
- Needle: Yarn needle for sewing parts together
- Stitch Marker: To keep track of rounds
Instructions
Abbreviations:
- MR: Magic Ring
- sc: single crochet
- inc: increase (2 sc in one stitch)
- dec: decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
- sl st: slip stitch
- ch: chain
Body (make 2):
- With brown yarn, make a MR.
- Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
- Round 2: inc in each stitch around (12)
- Round 3: 1 sc, inc around (18)
- Round 4: 2 sc, inc around (24)
- Round 5-12: sc in each stitch around (24)
- Round 13: 2 sc, dec around (18)
- Round 14: 1 sc, dec around (12)
- Round 15: dec around (6), finish off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Belly (make 2):
- With white yarn, make a MR.
- Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
- Round 2: inc in each stitch around (12)
- Round 3: 1 sc, inc around (18)
- Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Stripes (make 4):
- With dark brown yarn, make a chain of 12.
- Attach the stripes to the backs of the bodies with a yarn needle, making 2 stripes for each chipmunk.
Tail (make 2):
- With dark brown yarn, make a MR.
- Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
- Round 2: inc in each stitch around (12)
- Round 3-8: sc in each stitch around (12)
- Round 9: 1 sc, dec around (8)
- Round 10: sc in each stitch around (8)
- Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing. Attach the tails to the backs of the bodies.
Ears (make 4):
- With brown yarn, make a MR.
- Round 1: 4 sc in MR (4)
- Round 2: inc in each stitch around (8)
- Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing. Attach the ears to the tops of the heads.
Outfits:
- Overalls (male chipmunk):
- With blue yarn, make a chain that fits around the chipmunk’s body just below the arms.
- Round 1: sc in each chain stitch around.
- Round 2-5: sc in each stitch around.
- Divide the stitches into two equal parts and work each leg separately by sc in each stitch around for several rounds.
- Add straps by chaining and attaching to the front and back of the overalls.
- Dress (female chipmunk):
- With pink yarn, make a chain that fits around the chipmunk’s body just below the arms.
- Round 1: sc in each chain stitch around.
- Round 2: 1 sc, inc around to create a frill (if desired).
- Continue sc for several rounds to create the body of the dress.
- Add straps by chaining and attaching to the front and back of the dress.
Assembly:
- Attach the safety eyes between rounds 8 and 9 of the bodies.
- Sew the bellies to the fronts of the bodies.
- Sew the ears to the tops of the heads.
- Embroider the noses with pink yarn.
- Stuff the bodies with polyester fiberfill.
- Sew the openings of the bodies closed.
- Put the overalls on the male chipmunk and the dress on the female chipmunk, adjusting as needed.