Designer: Aidie & Jellybean
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Let's pick up our hooks and start something cute...
Add a touch of charm to your handmade collection with the Amigurumi Caterpillar Free Crochet Pattern, lovingly designed by Aidie & Jellybean. Measuring about 22 cm (8.7 inches) long and 12.5 cm (5 inches) tall, this sweet caterpillar makes an adorable companion or display piece. The pattern is written in a step by step, beginner friendly style, making it accessible for crochet newcomers while still enjoyable for experienced makers. Its colorful segments give you the perfect chance to play with yarn combinations, creating a cheerful and eye-catching toy.
To get started, you'll need simple materials like 4 ply cotton yarn in cream, pink, ice green, and yellow, along with a strand of pale pink yarn for the cheeks and a touch of lace yarn for the eyes. A 2.5 mm crochet hook (plus a 1.00 mm crochet hook for the finer details), some toy stuffing, and basic tools like a yarn needle and sewing needle complete the essentials. Thanks to the thoughtful design by Aidie & Jellybean, you'll be guided smoothly through each stage, from shaping the body to adding the finishing touches. And as a bonus, the pattern concludes with a collection of wonderful amigurumi caterpillar ideas to spark even more creativity.
Materials & Tools
4 ply cotton yarn in cream, pink, ice green and yellow
Strand of pale pink yarn for the cheeks
Lace yarn (for the eyes)
2.5mm crochet hook
1.00mm crochet hook
Toy stuffing
Yarn needle, sewing needle
Abbreviations
st(s) = stitch(es)
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
inc = increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec = decrease (2 sc together)
(...) = repeat the instructions in the brackets the given number of times
[...] = total number of stitches
CROCHET LITTLE CATERPILLAR AMIGURUMI FREE PATTERN
Body
With CREAM yarn
Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Round 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Round 3: (sc in next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Round 4: (inc, sc in next 2 sts) repeat 6 times [24]
Round 5: (sc in next 3 sts, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
Round 6: sc in next 2 sts, inc, (sc in next 4 sts, inc)
repeat 5 times, sc in next 2 sts [36]
Round 7-12: sc in all 36 sts [36]
Round 13: (dec, sc in next 4 sts) repeat 6 times [30]
Round 14: (dec, sc in next 3 sts) repeat 6 times [24]
Round 15: (dec, sc in next 2 sts) repeat 6 times [18]
*fasten off CREAM
*stuff with fibrefill as you go
Change to PINK yarn:
Round 16: (inc, sc in next 2 sts) repeat 6 times [24]
Round 17: (sc in next 3 sts, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
Round 18: (inc, sc in next 4 sts) repeat 6 times [36]
Round 19-24: sc in all 36 sts [36]
Round 25: (dec, sc in next 4 sts) repeat 6 times [30]
Round 26: (dec, sc in next 3 sts) repeat 6 times [24]
Round 27: (dec, sc in next 2 sts) repeat 6 times [18]
*fasten off PINK
Repeat rows 16-27 for YELLOW & ICE GREEN
Once you've finished all 4 colours, go back to CREAM and continue with the repeat of rows 16-27 and finish with the following:
(dec, sc in next sts) repeat 6 times [12]
(dec) repeat 6 times [6]
Fasten off colour 1.
Sew opening closed and weave in yarn tail.
Head
With PINK yarn
Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Round 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Round 3: (sc in next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Round 4: (inc, sc in next 2 sts) repeat 6 times [24]
Round 5: (sc in next 3 sts, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
Round 6: sc in next 2 sts, inc, (sc in next 4 sts, inc)
repeat 5 times, sc in next 2 sts [36]
Round 7: (inc, sc in next 5 sts) repeat 6 times [42]
Round 8-14: sc in all 42 sts [42]
Round 15: (dec, sc in next 5 sts) [36]
Round 16: (dec, sc in next 4 sts) repeat 6 times [30]
Round 17: (dec, sc in next 3 sts) repeat 6 times [24]
Round 18: (dec, sc in next 2 sts) repeat 6 times [18]
Leave a long tail for sewing and fasten off.
*stuff with fibrefill
