I’m so happy to share this Little Monkey Amigurumi with you! It’s another adorable addition to the Mini Amigurumi Collection here on the blog. This sweet monkey is quick to crochet, beginner-friendly, and perfect for gifts or just adding a touch of fun to your amigurumi collection.
The pattern comes with a step-by-step video tutorial to guide you along the way. Grab your yarn and hook, and let’s bring this playful little monkey to life!
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Explore More from the Mini Amigurumi Collection
If you love making small and cute crochet toys, be sure to check out the other patterns in the Mini Amigurumi Collection! Along with this Little Monkey Amigurumi, you can also crochet the Little Koala, the Little Panda, the Little Lion, the Little Bunny, and the Little Puppy. They are all quick to make, full of personality, and perfect for handmade gifts or your own mini collection.
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Little Monkey Amigurumi Video Tutorial Part 1
Little Monkey amigurumi free pattern
Materials:
- 2mm crochet hook
- Two shades of brown (or any color you would like your monkey to be!). I used 100% cotton, light worsted, 6ply.
- Black thread for embroidering the eyes.
- Stuffing material
- Scissors
- Sewing needle.
- Or, you can use safety eyes! The position is at the end of this post.
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Finish size:
The finished Little Monkey Amigurumi measures approximately 3″ (7 cm) tall. However, the final size may vary depending on your stitch tension and the materials used.
Gauge
Gauge is not crucial for this pattern, so feel free to use a hook size that matches your chosen yarn. I always recommend using a slightly smaller hook to keep the stitches tight and prevent the stuffing from showing through. If needed, adjust your hook size for a neater finish.
However, if you’d like to know the gauge for my chosen yarn and materials, here it is:
With sport-weight yarn and a 2mm crochet hook, the gauge for 5 rounds (increasing to 30 stitches) measures approximately 1.6″ (4.5 cm).
Useful Crochet Tutorials
Before we start, I leave a link to all the stitches tutorials I used to complete this pattern. If you are a complete beginner or not familiar with some techniques, there is a blog post with step-by-step images with descriptions, and video tutorials.
Terms and abbreviations (US terms):
Single crochet (sc): insert the hook into the stitch, pull up a loop yarn over the needle, you will have two loops on the hook, yarn over the needle, and pull it through the two loops.
Back Loop Single crochet (blsc): insert the hook into the back loop of the stitch, pull up a loop yarn over the needle, you will have two loops on the hook, yarn over the needle, and pull it through the two loops.
Increase (inc): make two single crochet inside the same stitch.
Decrease (dec): Insert hook into front loop only of next two stitches, yarn under, pull through, you will have two loops on the hook. Yarn under and pull through both loops on the hook.
Back loop Slip stitch (blsl): Insert hook into the back loop only of the stitch, yarn under, pull through both stitch and loop on hook.
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Pattern Instructions
Head
With beige yarn start,
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
2 rnd 6inc Total 12sts
3 rnd (1sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
4 rnd (2sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 24sts
5 rnd (3sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 30sts
6-11 rnd 30sc
12 rnd (1sc, 1dec, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
- Change to brown yarn,
13 rnd 18blsl
Body
- For the next round, you will work in the remaining front loop of round 12.
14 rnd FL(2sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 24sts
15-18 rnd 24sc
- For the next round, you will work in the back loop only.
19 rnd BL(2sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
20 rnd (1sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 12sts
- Cut the yarn and fasten off. Weave the tail through the front loops of all 12 stitches and pull tight to close the circle. Hide the remaining tail inside the toy.
Front Paw
With beige start,
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
- Change to brown,
2-4 rnd 6sc
5 rnd 3sc crocheting the sides together, closing the paw.
- Cut the yarn, fasten it off and leave a tail for sewing.
- Make another one following the same instructions.
Back Paw
With beige start,
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
2 rnd 6inc Total 12sts
- Change to brown,
3-5 rnd 12sc
6 rnd 6sc crocheting the sides together, closing the paw.
- Cut the yarn, fasten it off and leave a tail for sewing.
- Make another one following the same instructions.
Little Monkey Amigurumi Video Tutorial Part 2
Head Top
With brown start,
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
2 rnd 6inc Total 12sts
3 rnd (1sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
4 rnd (2sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 24sts
5 rnd (3sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 30sts
6-8 rnd 30sc
9 rnd 5sc, 2hdc, 3dc in the same st, 2hdc, 3sc, 2hdc, 3dc in the same st, 2hdc, 3sc, 2hdc, 3dc in the same st, 2hdc, 4sc
10 rnd 8sc, 3dc in the same st, 9sc, 3dc in the same st, 9sc, 3dc in the same st, 7sc
- Cut the yarn and fasten it off. Leave a long tail for sewing.
Ears
With beige start,
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
- Change to brown,
2 rnd (1inc, 1sc) repeat 2 times Total 9sts
3 rnd 9sc
- Cut the yarn, fasten it off and leave a tail for sewing.
- Make another one following the same instructions.
Tail
With brown yarn chain 15. Skip the first chain and start,
1 row 14sl
- Cut the yarn and fasten it off. Leave a tail for sewing.
Assembly
- Use pins to fasten the back paws under the lion’s body. Sew it under the bear.
- Sew the arms taking 3 rounds from the body. Starting in round 14 and finishing in round 16.
- Place the head top over the head and fasten it with pins. Sew it around. Here, the central spike of the head top should reach between rounds 7 and 8.
- Sew the ears in round 9 of the head top, one stitch from the edge.
- Embroider the eyes in round 9 leaving 3 stitches between them.
- Sew the tail behind its body.
Congratulations!!!
Your Little Monkey amigurumi is ready!
I hope you enjoy this pattern! If you have any questions or comments, leave them in the comment box below.
See you next time!
Love,
Ana
FAQ – Crochet Little Monkey Pattern
Yes, absolutely! You are welcome to sell finished items made from this pattern. I would ask if possible to credit Little Crochet Farm as the designer. A link back is always appreciated if you sell online.
Definitely! I used sports yarn for mine, but you can absolutely use velvet yarn or acrylic yarn if you’d like a different texture. Just keep in mind that the look and feel will change depending on the yarn you choose. And remember to adjust the needle to the yarn weight.
Yes, you can! Using a larger hook (and matching yarn weight) will make your finished Monkey bigger and softer. Just make sure your stitches are tight enough so the stuffing doesn’t show through.
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