Crochet Adorable Striped Caterpillar Amigurumi Puppet Free Pattern

Materials

• Worsted weight yarn in light green, dark green, red, and black
• 3.5mm crochet hook
• Polyester fiberfill stuffing
• Tapestry needle
• Two 12mm safety eyes
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• ch: chain
• sc: single crochet
• inc: increase (2 sc in one stitch)
• dec: decrease (single crochet two stitches together)
• st(s): stitch(es)
• FO: finish off

Instructions

Head

1. With light green yarn, make a magic ring.
2. Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring. (6 sts)
3. Round 2: inc in each st around. (12 sts)
4. Round 3: (sc, inc) around. (18 sts)
5. Round 4: (2 sc, inc) around. (24 sts)
6. Round 5-8: sc in each st around. (24 sts)
7. Insert safety eyes between rounds 4 and 5, about 8 sts apart.
8. Round 9: (2 sc, dec) around. (18 sts)
9. Stuff the head firmly.
10. Round 10: (sc, dec) around. (12 sts)
11. Round 11: dec around. (6 sts)
12. FO and weave in the ends.

Mouth

1. With red yarn, make a magic ring.
2. Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring. (6 sts)
3. Round 2: inc in each st around. (12 sts)
4. Round 3: (sc, inc) around. (18 sts)
5. Round 4: (2 sc, inc) around. (24 sts)
6. Round 5: (3 sc, inc) around. (30 sts)
7. FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.
8. Sew the mouth onto the lower part of the head.

Body Segments (Make 5)

1. Alternate between light and dark green yarns for each segment.
2. With chosen color, make a magic ring.
3. Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring. (6 sts)
4. Round 2: inc in each st around. (12 sts)
5. Round 3: (sc, inc) around. (18 sts)
6. Round 4: (2 sc, inc) around. (24 sts)
7. Round 5-8: sc in each st around. (24 sts)
8. Round 9: (2 sc, dec) around. (18 sts)
9. Stuff the segment firmly.
10. Round 10: (sc, dec) around. (12 sts)
11. FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Feet (Make 10)

1. With dark green yarn, make a magic ring.
2. Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring. (6 sts)
3. Round 2: inc in each st around. (12 sts)
4. Round 3: sc in each st around. (12 sts)
5. FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Assembly

1. Sew the head to the first body segment.
2. Join each body segment together by sewing around each open edge.
3. Attach two feet to the base of each body segment, spaced evenly apart.
4. Securely fasten all parts and weave in any loose ends.

Antennae

1. With dark green yarn, ch 9.
2. Row 1: Sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 7 ch. (8 sts)
3. FO and attach on top of the head.