10 Amigurumi Zoo Animals Free Patterns

• Worsted weight yarn in gray, white, and black
• 3.5mm crochet hook
• 9mm safety eyes
• Polyester stuffing
• Yarn needle
• Black embroidery floss (optional)

Step by step Pattern

Body:

1. Start with the gray yarn and make a magic ring.
2. Crochet 6 single crochets (sc) into the ring.
3. Increase in each stitch around (12 sc).
4. Continue crocheting around in sc, increasing 6 stitches evenly spaced every other round until you have 36 sc.
5. Place a marker at the start of the round.
6. Continue crocheting in sc without increasing until the body measures about 4 inches long.
7. Start stuffing the body as you crochet.
8. Decrease by crocheting two sc together at the end of each round.
9. Continue decreasing until you have only 6 sc remaining.
10. Stuff the body firmly and close the hole by crocheting the remaining stitches together.

Head:

1. Attach the gray yarn to the body at the marked spot for the head.
2. Make 6 sc in a magic ring.
3. Increase in each stitch around (12 sc).
4. Continue crocheting in sc, increasing 6 stitches evenly spaced every other round until you have 30 sc.
5. Place a marker at the start of the round.
6. Continue crocheting in sc without increasing until the head measures about 3 inches tall.
7. Start stuffing the head as you crochet.
8. Decrease by crocheting two sc together at the end of each round.
9. Continue decreasing until you have only 6 sc remaining.
10. Stuff the head firmly and close the hole by crocheting the remaining stitches together.

Ears:

1. Make 2 identical ears by crocheting a chain of 8 sc in gray yarn.
2. Turn and sc in each stitch across.
3. Chain 2 and turn. Sc in each stitch across, decreasing at the beginning and end of the row.
4. Repeat row 3 until you have 2 sc remaining.
5. Close the hole by crocheting the remaining stitches together.

Flippers:

1. Make 4 identical flippers by crocheting a chain of 6 sc in gray yarn.
2. Turn and sc in each stitch across.
3. Chain 2 and turn. Sc in each stitch across, increasing at the beginning of each row.
4. Continue increasing until the flipper is the desired length.
5. Stuff the flipper lightly and close the hole by crocheting the remaining stitches together.

Assembly:

1. Sew the ears to the top of the head.
2. Sew the flippers to the sides of the body, near the bottom.
3. Sew the safety eyes to the face.
4. Using black embroidery floss, embroider a small nose and mouth on the face.
5. (Optional) Add any other desired details, such as whiskers or spots.

Tips:

• You can use different colors of yarn for the body, head, ears, flippers, nose, and mouth.
• Be sure to stuff the seal firmly so that it keeps its shape.
• You can add other details to your seal, such as eyebrows, eyelashes, or a small fish in its mouth.