Amigurumi Little Otter Crochet Free Pattern

Designer: Bearybearnita Design
Instagram: @beary_bearnita_

Hello…
One of the free amigurumi crochet patterns we will share today is the amigurumi little christmas otter, whose photos and design belong to @beary_bearnita_. You can learn how to crochet these otter using the free amigurumi pattern. Thanks to @beary_bearnita_ (Etsy store) for this cute otter.

Amigurumi cats, amigurumi dolls, amigurumi dogs, amigurumi unicorns, amigurumi lambs, amigurumi dinosaurs, amigurumi foxes, amigurumi bears, amigurumi giraffes, amigurumi pigs, amigurumi birds, amigurumi penguins, amigurumi panda, amigurumi llama, amigurumi bunny, amigurumi clowns, amigurumi elephants, amigurumi hippos, amigurumi monkeys… All the amigurumi toys pattern step by step tutorials and ideas you are looking for are here…

Materials

*Yarn: sport or DK. Thicker or thinner yarn yields larger or smaller product.
*Crochet hook: 2.00 -2.5mm for DK or sport, or any size to obtain gauge.
Gauge: 8 single crochet and 8 rows yield a square with 1 inch sides for 2.00mm hook.
*Black safety eyes size 3-4mm
*Black yarn or black embroidery thread for decorating
*Fiberfill
*Yarn needle
*Stitch markers (if you need)

Abbreviations

MR: magic ring
Ch: chain
Slst: slip stitch
Sc: single crochet
Inc: increase (2 single crochet in one stitch)
Dec: decrease (use invisible decrease)
Hdc: half double crochet

Hdc-inc: half double crochet increase (2 half double crochet in one stitch)
Dc: double crochet
BLO: back loop only
FLO: front loop only
Rnds: rounds
Sts: stitches

CHRISTMAS LITTLE OTTER CROCHET FREE PATTERN

Leg (make 2)

Brown yarn
Rnd 1. 5 sc in MR (5)
Rnd 2. 5-inc (10)
Rnd 3. (sc, inc) * 5 (15)
Rnd 4. 15sc (15)
Rnd 5. (sc, dec) * 5 (10)
Rnd 6. 10sc (10)

Cut the yarn. Crochet leg 2 in the same way till round 6.
Do not cut the yarn, make 4 chains and join to leg 1 and keep going onto the body.
Now you have totally 28sts (10sc on first leg, 4 chains * both side, 10 sc on second leg)

Body

Brown and white yarn
Rnd 1. (3sc, inc) *7 (35)
Rnd 2. (4sc, inc) *7 (42)
Rnd 3-10. (8 rnds) 42sc (42)
Rnd 11. (5sc, dec) * 6 (36)
Rnd 12-13. (2 rnds) 36sc (36)

Rnd 14. (brown) 15sc, (white) sc, (brown) 20sc (36)
Rnd 15. (brown) 13sc, (white) 5sc, (brown) 18sc (36)
Rnd 16. (brown) 7sc, inc, 3sc, (white) inc, (3sc, inc) * 2, (brown) 3sc, inc, 12sc (41)
Rnd 17. (brown) 11sc, (white) 14sc, (brown) 16sc (41)
Rnd 18. (brown) 11sc, (white) 2sc, inc, (4sc, inc) * 2, sc, (brown) 16sc (44)
Rnd 19. (brown) 11sc, (white) 17sc, (brown) 16sc (44)

Rnd 20. (brown) 13sc, (white) 14sc, (brown) 17sc (44)
Rnd 21. (brown) 14sc, (white) 12sc (brown) 18sc (44)
Rnd 22. (brown) 13sc, dec, (white) 4sc, dec, 4sc, (brown) dec, 17sc (41)
Crochet with brown yarn from now till end.
Rnd 23. 13sc, dec, 8sc, dec, 16sc (39)
Rnd 24. 17sc, dec, 20sc (38)

Insert the safety eyes between round 24 & 25, 6sts apart
Rnd 25-27. (4 rnds) 38sc (38)
Rnd 28. 7sc, dec, 20sc, dec, 7sc (36)
Rnd 29. (4sc, dec) * 6 (30)
Rnd 30. (3sc, dec) * 6 (24)
Rnd 31. (2sc, dec) * 6 (18)
Rnd 32. (sc, dec) * 6 (12)
Rnd 33. 6-dec (6)
Stuff the body tight with fiberfill.
Cut the yarn. Leaving a long tail. Thread a needle with your yarn tail and close the remaining gap.

Arm (make 2)

Brown yarn
Rnd 1. 6sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. (sc, inc)* 3 (9)
Rnd 3-8. (6 rnds) 9sc (9)
Cut the yarn. Leaving a long tail. Thread a needle with your yarn tail and sew the arm to round 15 of the body.

Ear (make 2)

Brown yarn
Rnd 1. 5sc in MR (5)
Rnd 2. 5sc (5)
Cut the yarn. Leaving a long tail. Thread a needle with your yarn tail and sew the arm to round 28 on the head.

Tail

Brown yarn
Rnd 1. 4sc in MR (4)
Rnd 2. (sc, inc) * 2 (6)
Rnd 3. (2sc, inc) * 2 (8)
Rnd 4. (3sc, inc) * 2 (10)
Rnd 5. (4sc, inc) * 2 (12)
Rnd 6-7. (2 rnds) 12sc (12)

Rnd 8. (3sc, inc) * 3 (15)
Rnd 9-10. (2 rnds) 15sc (15)
Rnd 11. (4sc, inc) * 3 (18)
Rnd 12-14. (3 rnds) 18sc (18)
Stuff the tail gently with fiberfill.
Cut the yarn. Leaving a long tail. Thread a needle with your yarn tail and sew the arm to round 15 of the body.

Shirt

Red yarn
Chain 42, insert your hook to the first chain to make a circle. Start to crochet from the collar.
Rnd 1. 42sc on chain (42)
Rnd 2-3. (2 rnds) 42sc (42)
Rnd 4. 9sc, 2-inc, 20sc, 2-inc, 9sc (46)
Rnd 5. 8sc, 2-hdc, 2-hdc-inc, 2-hdc, 18sc, 2-hdc, 2-hdc-inc, 2-hdc, 8sc (50)
Rnd 6. 8sc, ch5, skip 8sts, 18sc, ch5, skip 8sts, 8sc (44)
Rnd 7-9. (3 rnds) 44sc (44)
Cut the yarn. Hide your yarn tail.

Hat

Red and white yarn
Rnd 1. 4sc in MR (4)
Rnd 2. (sc, inc) * 2 (6)
Rnd 3. (sc, inc) * 3 (9)

Rnd 4. 9sc (9)
Rnd 5. (2sc, inc) * 3 (12)
Rnd 6. 12sc (12)
Switch to white yarn
Rnd 7. (ch 3, slst to the next st) * 11
Cut the yarn. Hide your yarn tail.

Congratulations, you have completed the amigurumi christmas little otter pattern.