Crochet axolotl amigurumi pattern

This free axolotl amigurumi pattern is adorable and suitable for all, beginners too. To crochet the Mexican walking fish you will need 2.0 mm crochet hook and half cotton-half acrylic yarn. The size of finished toy is 13 cm (5.1″) and 19 cm (7.4″) with a tail.

Designed and photos by Ekaterina Krikun
Instagram: @keti_amigurumi
Translated by Amiguroom Toys

Materials:

• Yarn: YarnArt Jeans, Gаzzаl Βаbу Сοtton or Alіze Cotton Gold (2 colors)
• Hook size: 2.0 mm
• 8 mm safety eyes
• Embroidery floss for a nose, a mouth and eyebrows
• Sewing needle and scissors
• Sewing pins
• Fiberfill

Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
st = stitch
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
F.o. = finish off
(12) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
(…) * 7 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated

Free crochet axolotl pattern

Head
R 1: 7 sc in mc (7)
R 2: (inc) * 7 = (14)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 7 (21)
R 4: (2 sc, inc) * 7 (28)
R 5: (3 sc, inc) * 7 (35)
R 6: (4 sc, inc) * 7 (42)
R 7: (5 sc, inc) * 7 (49)
R 8-18: 49 sc (11 rows)
Insert safety eyes between R 15 and R 16 at the distance of 8 st from each other.
R 19: (5 sc, dec) * 7 (42)
R 20: (4 sc, dec) * 7 (35)
R 21: (3 sc, dec) * 7 (28)
R 22: (2 sc, dec) * 7 (21)
R 23: (5 sc, dec) * 3 (18)
F.o.

External gills
With dark yarn:

Big gill (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (1 sc, inc) * 3 (9)
R 3: (2 sc, inc) * 3 (12)
R 4: (3 sc, inc) * 3 (15)
R 5-7: 15 sc (3 rows)
R 8: (3 sc, dec) * 3 (12)
R 9: 12 sc
R 10: (2 sc, dec) *3 (9)
R 11: 9 sc
Fold top of the big gill flat and sc through both sides across.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Middle gill (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (1 sc, inc) * 3 (9)
R 3: (2 sc, inc) * 3 (12)
R 4: (3 sc, inc) * 3 (15)
R 5-6: 15 sc (2 rows)
R 7: (3 sc, dec) * 3 (12)
R 8: (2 sc, dec) * 3 (9)
R 9: 9 sc
Fold top of the middle gill flat and sc through both sides across.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Small gill (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (1 sc, inc) * 3 (9)
R 3: (2 sc, inc) * 3 (12)
R 4-5: 12 sc (2 rows)
R 6: (2 sc, dec) * 3 (9)
R 7: 9 sc
Fold top of the small gill flat and sc through both sides across.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Sew external gills to the head:
Big – between R 6 and R 7.
Middle – between R 11 and R 12.
Small – between R 15 and R 16.

Embroider a nose, a mouth and eyebrows.

Tail
Attach to the body between R 4 and R 5 (crochet sc of the body together with sc of the tail).
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (1 sc, inc) * 3 (9)
R 3: (2 sc, inc) * 3 (12)
R 4-5: 12 sc (2 rows)
R 6: (3 sc, inc) * 3 (15)
R 7-9: 15 sc (3 rows)
R 10: (4 sc, inc) * 3 (18)
R 11-17: 18 sc (7 rows)
R 18: (5 sc, inc) * 3 (21)
R 19-24: 21 sc (6 rows)
Stuff with fiberfill.
Fold top of the tail and sc through both sides across.
F.o.

Tail fin
With dark yarn:
Make 20 ch.
From the 2nd ch from hook: 2 dc in every st to the end of row
Sew the tail fin to an end of the tail.

Arms (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3-4: 12 sc (2 rows)
R 5: 2 dec, 8 sc (10)
R 6-14: 10 sc (9 rows)
Stuff ½ full.
Fold top of the arm and 4 sc through both sides across.
F.o.

Legs and body

Legs (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 3, 6 sc (15)
R 4-7: 15 sc (4 rows)
F. o.

Don’t cut the yarn when you’ll finish the second leg!

From the second leg: 4 ch, join with the first leg (38)
Continue crocheting the body in the round:
R 1: 4 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 16 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 10 sc (42)
R 2-7: 42 sc (6 rows)
R 8: (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36)
R 9: 36 sc
Stuff with fiberfill.
R 10: (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30)
R 11-12: 30 sc (2 rows)
R 13: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
R 14: 24 sc
R 15: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
R 16: Attach arms on the sides of the body (crochet sc of the body together with sc of the arm) – 18 sc
R 17: 18 sc
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.