Amigurumi capybara free pattern
This free amigurumi capybara pattern will help you to crochet the cute rodent toy. The head, body and legs are made as one piece and crocheting is a breeze. Your finished toy size depends on your tension and materials. The amigurumi capybara with Wolans Bunny Baby yarn is about 11 cm (4.3″) long, with YarnArt Jeans yarn is 5.5 cm (2.1″) long.
Designed and photos by Darya Neustroeva
Instagram: @darya_neustroeva
Translated by Amiguroom Toys
Materials:
- For a big capybara: Wolans Bunny Baby yarn, 2.5 mm crochet hook, 6 mm black beads for eyes
- For a little one: YarnArt Jeans yarn, 2.0 mm crochet hook, 4 mm black beads for eyes
- Black (for a nose) and white (for an eye whites) embroidery floss
- Sewing needle and scissors
- Fiberfill
Abbreviations:
R = row
ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
( ) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
( ) *6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated
F.o. = fasten off
Free crochet capybara pattern
Head-body-legs (one piece)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) *6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) *6 (18)
R 4-6: 18 sc (3 rows)
R 7: 6 dec, 6 sc (12)
R 8: 12 sc
R 9: 6 sc, 6 inc (18)
R 10: 18 sc
R 11: 12 sc, 4 ch, from the 2nd ch from hook: 3 sc, 2 sc (on the body), 4 ch, from the 2nd ch from hook: 3 sc, 4 sc (on the body) (18)
R 12: 18 sc
R 13: (2 sc, inc) *6 (24)
R 14: 24 sc
R 15: 15 sc, 4 ch, from the 2nd ch from hook: 3 sc, 4 sc, 4 ch, from the 2nd ch from hook: 3 sc, 5 sc (24)
R 16: (2 sc, dec) *6 (18)
R 17: (1 sc, dec) *6 (12)
R 18: (dec) *6 (6)
F.o.
Sew black beads between R 6 and R 7.
Embroider a nose and eye whites.
Ears (make 2)
Attach the yarn to the R 7-8 and make 3 ch, then sl st in the same place where you was attached the yarn.
F.o. and weave the yarn end into the head.
