Adorably Tiny: Free Amigurumi Sailor Crocodile Crochet Pattern

Crochet Pattern: Adorably Tiny: Free Amigurumi Sailor Crocodile Crochet Pattern

Materials

• Sport weight cotton yarn (Green, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Brown, White, Red, Yellow, Black)
• 2.0 mm crochet hook
• 6mm safety eyes
• Fiberfill stuffing
• Tapestry needle
• Stitch markers
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• ch – chain
• sc – single crochet
• inc – increase (2 single crochet in one stitch)
• dec – decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
• sl st – slip stitch
• BLO – back loops only
• FLO – front loops only
• Rnd – round

Instructions

Crocodile Head & Body:

Using green yarn, start with a magic ring.

• Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
• Rnd 2: [inc] x 6 (12)
• Rnd 3: [sc, inc] x 6 (18)
• Rnd 4: [2 sc, inc] x 6 (24)
• Rnd 5: [3 sc, inc] x 6 (30)
• Rnd 6-12: sc in each st around (30)
• Insert safety eyes between rounds 9 and 10, about 6 stitches apart.
• Rnd 13: [3 sc, dec] x 6 (24)
• Rnd 14: [2 sc, dec] x 6 (18)
• Stuff the head firmly with fiberfill.
• Rnd 15: [sc, dec] x 6 (12)
• Rnd 16-24: sc in each st around (12) – forming the body.
• Rnd 25: [inc] x 12 (24)
• Rnd 26-30: sc in each st around (24)
• Rnd 31: [2 sc, dec] x 6 (18)
• Stuff the body firmly.
• Rnd 32: [sc, dec] x 6 (12)
• Rnd 33: [dec] x 6 (6)
• Fasten off and weave in ends.

Snout:

Using green yarn, chain 6.

• Rnd 1: starting in 2nd ch from hook, 4 sc, 3 sc in last chain, turn to work on opposite side of chain, 3 sc, inc (12)
• Rnd 2: inc, 3 sc, [inc] x 3, 3 sc, [inc] x 2 (18)
• Rnd 3-7: sc in each st around (18)
• Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff lightly and sew to the head below the eyes. Embroider the mouth and teeth using black and white thread.

Sailor Hat:

Using dark blue yarn, start with a magic ring.

• Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
• Rnd 2: [inc] x 6 (12)
• Rnd 3: [sc, inc] x 6 (18)
• Rnd 4: BLO sc in each st around (18)
• Rnd 5-6: sc in each st around (18)
• Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew onto the crocodile’s head. Embroider a tiny anchor in white on the front.

The Little Boat:

Using brown yarn, chain 12.

• Rnd 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and next 9 ch, 3 sc in last ch, rotate to work on opposite side, 9 sc, inc (24)
• Rnd 2: inc, 9 sc, [inc] x 3, 9 sc, [inc] x 2 (30)
• Rnd 3: BLO sc in each st around (30)
• Rnd 4-7: sc in each st around (30)
• Rnd 8: [4 sc, inc] x 6 (36)
• Rnd 9: sc in each st around (36)
• Fasten off and weave in ends.

Water Base:

Using dark blue yarn, start with a magic ring.

• Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
• Rnd 2: [inc] x 6 (12)
• Rnd 3: [sc, inc] x 6 (18)
• Rnd 4: [2 sc, inc] x 6 (24)
• Change to light blue yarn.
• Rnd 5: [3 sc, inc] x 6 (30)
• Rnd 6: [4 sc, inc] x 6 (36)
• Change to white yarn.
• Rnd 7: FLO [sl st, ch 2, sl st in next st] around to create wavy ripples. Fasten off.