Buffalo Amigurumi is an adorable and huggable crochet project, perfect for anyone looking to create a unique and charming stuffed animal. This pattern combines soft textures and simple shapes, making it great for beginners and advanced crocheters alike.
How to Craft Your Own Buffalo Amigurumi
Creating a Buffalo Amigurumi is easy and enjoyable, with a few basic stitches and some soft yarn. The finished result is a cute buffalo with big eyes, perfect for cuddling or decorating. Buffalo Amigurumi is a wonderful handmade gift for kids or a cute addition to your collection of amigurumi toys.
Materials:
- Light beige yarn (for the body)
- Dark brown yarn (for hooves, snout, and horns)
- Black yarn (for eyes, if crocheted)
- Pink yarn (for blush detail on cheeks, optional)
- Polyester fiberfill (for stuffing)
- Safety eyes (12-14mm) or crochet the eyes with black yarn
- Small amount of tan or light brown yarn (for the hair tuft)
- 2.5mm or 3.0mm crochet hook (depending on your yarn size)
- Stitch marker
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
Abbreviations:
- MR: Magic ring
- ch: Chain
- sc: Single crochet
- inc: Increase (2 sc in the same stitch)
- dec: Decrease (sc two stitches together)
- sl st: Slip stitch
- st(s): Stitch(es)
- FO: Fasten off
Head (Light Beige Yarn):
- Round 1: Make a magic ring (MR), 6 sc in the ring. (6 sts)
- Round 2: Inc in each stitch around. (12 sts)
- Round 3: 1 sc, inc repeat around. (18 sts)
- Round 4: 2 sc, inc repeat around. (24 sts)
- Round 5: 3 sc, inc repeat around. (30 sts)
- Round 6: 4 sc, inc repeat around. (36 sts)
- Rounds 7-12: Sc in each stitch around. (36 sts)
- Round 13: 4 sc, dec repeat around. (30 sts)
- Round 14: 3 sc, dec repeat around. (24 sts)
- Round 15: 2 sc, dec repeat around. (18 sts)
- Stuff the head firmly with fiberfill.
- Round 16: 1 sc, dec repeat around. (12 sts)
- Round 17: Dec in each stitch around. (6 sts)
- FO and leave a long tail for sewing.
Snout (Dark Brown Yarn):
- Round 1: Make a MR, 6 sc in the ring. (6 sts)
- Round 2: Inc in each stitch around. (12 sts)
- Round 3: 1 sc, inc repeat around. (18 sts)
- Rounds 4-6: Sc in each stitch around. (18 sts)
- Stuff the snout.
- FO and leave a long tail for sewing. Attach to the lower part of the face.
Body (Light Beige Yarn):
- Round 1: Make a MR, 6 sc in the ring. (6 sts)
- Round 2: Inc in each stitch around. (12 sts)
- Round 3: 1 sc, inc repeat around. (18 sts)
- Round 4: 2 sc, inc repeat around. (24 sts)
- Round 5: 3 sc, inc repeat around. (30 sts)
- Rounds 6-14: Sc in each stitch around. (30 sts)
- Round 15: 3 sc, dec repeat around. (24 sts)
- Round 16: 2 sc, dec repeat around. (18 sts)
- Stuff the body firmly with fiberfill.
- Round 17: 1 sc, dec repeat around. (12 sts)
- Round 18: Dec in each stitch around. (6 sts)
- FO and leave a long tail for sewing.
Legs (Make 4 – Light Beige Yarn for Legs, Dark Brown for Hooves):
- Round 1: With dark brown yarn, make a MR, 6 sc in the ring. (6 sts)
- Round 2: Inc in each stitch around. (12 sts)
- Rounds 3-4: Sc in each stitch around. (12 sts)
- Switch to light beige yarn.
- Rounds 5-10: Sc in each stitch around. (12 sts)
- Lightly stuff the legs.
- Round 11: 1 sc, dec repeat around. (8 sts)
- FO and leave a tail for sewing. Attach the legs to the bottom of the body.
Ears (Make 2 – Light Beige Yarn):
- Round 1: Make a MR, 6 sc in the ring. (6 sts)
- Round 2: Inc in each stitch around. (12 sts)
- Rounds 3-5: Sc in each stitch around. (12 sts)
- FO and leave a long tail for sewing. Attach the ears to the sides of the head.
Horns (Make 2 – Dark Brown Yarn):
- Round 1: Make a MR, 6 sc in the ring. (6 sts)
- Rounds 2-5: Sc in each stitch around. (6 sts)
- Stuff lightly.
- Round 6: Dec in every stitch. (3 sts)
- FO and leave a tail for sewing. Attach to the top sides of the head.
Tail (Light Beige Yarn):
- Round 1: Ch 10.
- Round 2: Starting from the second ch from the hook, sc in each ch down. (9 sts)
- FO and leave a tail for sewing. Attach to the back of the body.
- Use a small amount of dark brown yarn to create a tuft at the end of the tail.
Eyes (Black Yarn or Safety Eyes):
- Round 1: If crocheting eyes, make a MR, 6 sc in the ring. (6 sts)
- Round 2: Inc in each stitch around. (12 sts)
- Round 3: Sc in each stitch around. (12 sts)
- FO and leave a long tail for sewing. Attach to the face. Alternatively, use safety eyes and secure them before closing the head.
Hair Tuft (Light Brown Yarn):
- Cut several small strands of yarn (about 2-3 inches long).
- Attach them to the top of the head using a latch hook method or by sewing them in place.
- Trim and style as desired.
Assembly:
- Head to Body: Sew the head to the body using the tail from the body.
- Snout: Attach the snout to the lower part of the face.
- Ears and Horns: Sew the ears and horns onto the sides and top of the head.
- Legs: Attach the legs to the base of the body.
- Tail: Sew the tail onto the back of the body.
- Eyes: Attach the crocheted or safety eyes above the snout.
- Hair Tuft: Secure the yarn strands on top of the head and trim them to your preferred length.
Final Touches:
- Use pink yarn to add small blush details to the cheeks.
- Make sure all parts are securely sewn and adjust the stuffing as necessary.
- You can add small black felt pieces for additional facial details like nostrils if desired.
Congratulations! Your Buffalo Amigurumi is now complete! This adorable buffalo is perfect as a gift or a charming decorative piece.