Crochet Meerkat Amigurumi Idea

The Crochet Meerkat Pattern helps you create your adorable amigurumi. Suitable for intermediate skill levels, this comprehensive pattern offers step-by-step instructions.

Create an adorable Crochet Meerkat Amigurumi pattern! This handmade meerkat showcases exquisite detailing - from its distinct pointed snout to its slender, fur-like body and long, meticulous tail. Careful concentration is required to shape and stitch each feature. The pattern requires basic crochet skills, using various stitches and techniques. This charming amigurumi meerkat will steal your heart with its realistic appeal and endearing posture!

Step By Step Guide

Materials:

• Brown yarn (light and dark)
• Black yarn
• Orange yarn
• 6mm safety eyes
• Tapestry needle
• Black embroidery floss
• Fiberfill
• Crochet hook 3.5mm

Body:

1. Using light brown yarn, make a magic ring and work 6 sc into the ring.
2. Increase by crocheting 2 sc in each stitch around. You should now have 12 sc.
3. Continue to work in rounds, increasing every other stitch until 24 sc.
4. Place a stitch marker and work without increasing until you reach the stitch marker.
5. Increase in every stitch around. You should now have 36 sc.
6. Work 5 rounds without increasing.
7. Place a stitch marker and work in half sc, decreasing at the stitch marker and the opposite side of the body. You should now have 34 sc.
8. Work 4 rounds without decreasing.
9. Repeat steps 7 and 8 two more times, ending with 26 sc.
10. Stuff the body firmly as you go.
11. Work 5 rounds without decreasing.
12. Continue decreasing by crocheting 2 sc together at the marked points and opposite sides of the body. Decrease every other round until you have 8 sc.
13. Pull the yarn tight and close the hole. Weave in the ends.

Head:

1. Attach orange yarn to the top of the body and work 6 sc in a magic ring.
2. Increase by crocheting 2 sc in each stitch around. You should now have 12 sc.
3. Work 4 rounds without increasing.
4. Change to white yarn and work 2 rounds.
5. Change back to orange yarn and work 4 rounds without increasing.
6. Place stitch markers on the sides of the face.
7. Work in half sc, decreasing at the stitch markers and the opposite sides of the face. You should now have 10 sc.
8. Stuff the head lightly.
9. Work 3 rounds without decreasing.
10. Continue decreasing by crocheting 2 sc together at the marked points and opposite sides of the face. Decrease every other round until you have 4 sc.
11. Pull the yarn tight and close the hole. Weave in the ends.

Ears (make 2):

1. Attach white yarn to the top of the head and work 4 sc in a magic ring.
2. Increase by crocheting 2 sc in each stitch around. You should now have 8 sc.
3. Work 3 rounds without increasing.
4. Change to orange yarn and work 2 rounds.
5. Fold the ear in half and crochet the edges together with slip stitch. Weave in the ends.

Legs (make 4):

1. Attach orange yarn to the bottom of the body and work 6 sc in a magic ring.
2. Increase by crocheting 2 sc in each stitch around. You should now have 12 sc.
3. Work 5 rounds without increasing.
4. Stuff the leg firmly as you go.
5. Place stitch markers on the sides of the leg.
6. Work in half sc, decreasing at the stitch markers and opposite sides of the leg. Decrease every other round until you have 4 sc.
7. Pull the yarn tight and close the hole. Weave in the ends.

Tail:

1. Attach orange yarn to the bottom of the body and work 6 sc in a magic ring.
2. Increase by crocheting 2 sc in each stitch around. You should now have 12 sc.
3. Work 7 rounds without increasing.
4. Stuff the tail lightly.
5. Place stitch markers on the sides of the tail.
6. Work in half sc, decreasing at the stitch markers and opposite sides of the tail. Decrease every other round until you have 4 sc.
7. Pull the yarn tight and close the hole. Weave in the ends.

Assembly:

1. Sew the ears to the top of the head.
2. Sew the legs to the bottom of the body.
3. Sew the tail to the back of the body.
4. Glue on the safety eyes.

Finishing:

1. Embroider the nose and mouth with black yarn.
2. Add cream cheeks and black eyebrows using French knots.