Halloween crochet office zombie
Zombies don’t always have to be scary! This crochet office zombie is cute for Halloween holiday. The legs and body of the crochet toy are made as one piece. Other parts are crocheted separately and sewn together. The finished office zombie is 15 cm (6″) tall out of the mentioned materials.
Designed and photo by @bumbee_crochet
Materials:
- Scheepjes stone washed yarn
- Creative Cotton yarn from Rico Design
- Hook size: 3.0 mm
- 12 mm safety eyes
- Black and pink embroidery thread
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Stitch marker
- Fiberfill stuffing
Abbreviations:
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
inc = increase (2 sc in the next stitch)
dec = decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
(12) = 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
Free amigurumi zombie pattern
Head
With green color:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
R 6: (4 sc, inc)*6 (36)
R 7: (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
R 8: (6 sc, inc)*6 (48)
R 9-17: 48 sc (9 rows)
R 18: (6 sc, dec)*6 (42)
R 19: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
R 20: (4 sc, dec)*6 (30)
R 21: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
Fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing.
Place safety eye between R 13 and R 14. Embroider the second eye approximately 7 sc apart.
Embroider the cut on the head and the mouth with a black thread.
Embroider the cheeks with a pink yarn if you like.
Legs and body (one piece)
Legs (make 2)
With green color:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3-4: 12 sc (2 rows)
Change to black color:
R 5-8: 12 sc (4 rows)
Fasten off and cut the yarn on the first leg.
Make another leg in the same way.On the second leg don’t cut the yarn, continue to crochet.
Body
From the second leg: 3 ch, join with the first leg.
R 9: 12 sc on the 1st leg, 3 sc in 3 ch, 12 sc on 2nd leg, 3 sc in 3 ch (opposite side) (30)
R 10: (4 sc, inc)*6 (36)
R 11-15: 36 sc (5 rows)
Change to green color:
R 16: 36 sc
R 17: (10 sc, dec)*3 (33)
R 18-19: 33 sc (2 rows)
R 20: (9 sc, dec)*3 (30)
R 21: 30 sc
R 22: (8 sc, dec)*3 (27)
R 23-24: 27 sc (2 rows)
R 25: (7 sc, dec)*3 (24)
R 26-27: 24 sc (2 rows)
Fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing.
Tongue
With red color:
Make 3 ch.
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: 2 sl st
Fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing.
Arms (make 2)
With green color:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (1 sc, inc)*3 (9)
R 3-9: 9 sc (7 rows)
Fold the edges together and single crochet them with 4 sc.
Fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing.
Tie
With red color:
Make 2 ch.
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: inc, 1 turning chain
R 2: 2 inc, 1 turning chain
R 3-4: 4 sc, 1 turning chain
R 5: 1 sc, dec, 1 sc, 1 turning chain
R 6-7: 3 sc, 1 turning chain
R 8: 1 sc, dec, 1 turning chain
R 9: 2 sc, 1 turning chain
R 10: 2 sc
Turn your work 90 degrees and make a sl st in every row end along the left side, than along the right side of the tie.
Fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing.
Assembly
Sew the tongue to the head.
Sew the head to the body.
Sew the arms to the body between R 25 and R 22.
Embroider the cut on the body with the black thread.
Embroider the broken part on the pants with the green yarn you used for the body.
Attach couple of green yarn cut-offs to the top of the head for the hair.
Fasten on the back or sew the tie.