Christmas Seal Amigurumi – Free Crochet Pattern
Designer: demiwool
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Free Christmas Seal Amigurumi – Crochet Pattern Tutorial designed by demiwool is a fast and fun festive project that’s perfect for the Christmas holidays. This step by step, beginner friendly, low-sew amigurumi features a cute seal wearing a Christmas hat, making it ideal as a kids’ toy or a charming Christmas home decoration. When crocheted with the recommended materials, the finished seal measures approximately 7.6 cm (3 inches) in length, excluding the hat. At the end of the pattern, you’ll also find inspiring amigurumi Christmas Seal ideas to help you customize colors, details, and festive styling. Many thanks to demiwool (Ravelry Store) for sharing this lovely free crochet pattern.
In this tutorial, you’ll work with YarnArt Jeans cotton yarn in white and red using a 2.0 mm crochet hook, along with essential supplies such as 6 mm safety eyes, stitch markers, a yarn needle, scissors, pins (optional), and toy stuffing. The clear, step by step, beginner friendly instructions make this project easy to follow while still enjoyable for experienced crocheters looking for a quick seasonal make. For a more detailed pattern, you can take a look at the designer’s Instagram link shared with the original pattern.
You will need:
• Yarn: I used YarnArt Jeans cotton yarn (color: white, red)
• Hook: size 2.0mm
• Safety eyes: 6 mm
• Stitch markers
• Yarn needle
• Scissors
• Pins (optional)
• Toy stuffing
Abbreviations:
R – round
MR – magic ring
st – stitch
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
slst – slip stitch
BO – Bobble Stitch = 5dc together
FREE CHRISTMAS SEAL AMIGURUMI – CROCHET PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS
Head And Body
Use white yarn, work in continuous rounds.
R1: MR, 8 sc (8)
R2: Inc in each st around (16)
R3: (Sc, inc) x 8 (24)
R4: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
R5: 30 sc (30)
R6: 30 sc (30)
R7: 30 sc (30)
R8: 30 sc (30)
R9: 14 sc, BO, 1 sc, BO, 13 sc (30)
R10: 30 sc (30)
R11: (8 sc, dec) x 3 (27)
R12: 8 sc, BO, 12 sc, BO, 5 sc (27)
Note:
• The BO stitches in R9 form the seal’s snout and the BOs in R12 form the seal’s arms.
• Depending on your stitch tension, you may slightly adjust the placement of the BOs in R12 so the arms are evenly aligned on both sides, with the snout centered on the front.
R13: (7 sc, dec) x 3 (24)
R14: 24 sc (24)
R15: 24 sc (24)
R16: 24 sc (24)
R17: 24 sc (24)
Insert the eyes between R7 and R8, directly above the snout, leaving 3–4 stitches between them.
Begin stuffing the head and body, continuing to stuff firmly as you work.
R18: (4 sc, dec) x 4 (20)
R19: 20 sc (20)
R20: (3 sc, dec) x 4 (16)
R21: Dec x 8 (8)
Stuff the body firmly.
Fasten off, cut the yarn, close the remaining opening, and weave in the ends.
Tail
Make 2 pieces using white yarn. Work in continuous rounds.
R1: MR, 6 sc (6)
R2: (2 sc, inc) x 2 (8)
R3: 8 sc (8)
R4: 8 sc (8)
R5: (2 sc, dec) x 2 (6)
Do not stuff.
Fasten off, cut the yarn, close the opening, and leave a long tail for sewing.
Hat
Work in continuous rounds.
Alternate colors as follows: R1, R3, R5, R7 in white, R2, R4, R6, R8 in red
R1: MR, 6 sc (6)
R2: (2 sc, inc) x 2 (8)
R3: (3 sc, inc) x 2 (10)
R4: (4 sc, inc) x 2 (12)
R5: (5 sc, inc) x 2 (14)
R6: (6 sc, inc) x 2 (16)
R7: (7 sc, inc) x 2 (18)
R8: Sl st in first st, ch 2, sl st in next st.
Repeat (ch 2, sl st in next st) around.
Fasten off, cut the yarn, and leave a long tail for sewing.
Assembly
Embroider the nose using black or dark brown yarn between R8 and R9, centered between the two BO stitches of R9, approximately 1 stitch wide.
Sew the tails to the bottom of the body.
Sew the hat securely onto the head.
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