Crochet Delightful Amigurumi Tube Characters Free Pattern

Materials

• Worsted weight cotton yarn in various colors
• 3.5 mm crochet hook
• Polyfill or slices of pool noodle for stuffing
• Yarn needle
• Stitch marker
• Safety eyes (optional)

Abbreviations

• ch: chain
• sc: single crochet
• st: stitch
• sl st: slip stitch
• inc: increase (2 sc in one st)
• dec: decrease (sc 2 sts together)

General Tube Body

1. Ch 12 and join with a sl st to form a ring.
2. Round 1: Sc in each st around (12 sc).
3. Round 2-26: Sc in each st around (12 sc per round).
4. Finish off and weave in ends.

Flamingo

Work head in pink yarn and body in yellow.

1. Attach yarn to top of tube. Sc around to form neck.
2. Work 6 rounds in pink. Embroider eyes.
3. For beak, attach black yarn and ch 4, turn. Sc in each, dec to shape.
4. Finish off and sew beak to head.

Unicorn

Use white yarn for body.

1. For head, start with magic circle in white, increase to form ball shape.
2. Add horn in yellow yarn. Ch 4, join, sc around for 4 rows.
3. Add multicolored mane by knotting strands to back of head.
4. Attach head to tube body.

Dinosaur

Use green yarn for body.

1. Sew safety eyes onto head, crochet small circles in same color for scales.
2. Attach scales down the back of the tube.
3. Shape body by adding a slight increase near the neck.

Additional Characters

Follow similar procedures using different yarn colors and small modifications to create the shark, watermelon, daisy, and palm tree characters.

Finishing Touches

1. Stuff tubes with pool noodle slices for fast and easy shaping.
2. Add hanging loops in matching yarn at the top of each ornament.