With this squirrel crochet pattern, you can create an adorable bushy-tailed squirrel that looks ready to scurry off into the wild! This 51 page pattern includes dozens of helpful photographs and detailed diagrams that will help beginners and more experienced crocheters alike, including a text-only version — perfect if you’d like to save ink when printing. When following this version, be sure to refer to the photos if you need a visual aid to help support the written pattern. 

A PDF file will be available to download upon completion of payment; you can start crocheting right away!

Use your favorite color yarn in any size. This squirrel will look cute in chunky or medium gauge yarn! In 4G yarn, your finished squirrel will be about the average size of a real squirrel — 7 inches tall, with an extra poofy tail that’s poseable with the addition of wire. Gauge is not crucial in this pattern, so long as the stitches are uniform and do not allow stuffing to be visible through the holes.

Squirrel Crochet Pattern Info

This squirrel crochet pattern is best for intermediate crocheters. There aren’t any super complicated techniques involved, but this pattern includes a few more involved amigurumi techniques, including crocheting limbs together as you go (rather than sewing them on). 

The pattern is only in English at this time, in US terminology. 

Depending on your tension and yarn size, the final size of the crochet squirrel is 7 inches tall. Gauge is not crucial in this pattern, so long as the stitches are uniform and do not allow stuffing to be visible through the holes.

I highly recommend adding wire to the tail, which allows it to be poseable. We’ll talk about wire in a bit.

The pattern spans 51 pages and contains plentiful images, with a few helpful diagrams when attaching the limbs. If you want to save ink when printing, it includes printer-friendly pages without images at the end. However, when following this version, be sure to refer to the photos if you need a visual aid to help support the written pattern!

Supplies for Making a Crochet Squirrel

🐿️ YARN: In any size and in any gauge. The featured squirrel in the images  is made with medium #4 yarn, though a few of my testers made adorable crochet squirrels in chunky #5 yarn. Larger yarn would create a larger squirrel, and smaller yarn would result in a smaller one. Size the crochet hook accordingly, of course! I typically purchase all my yarn at Hobby Lobby and Amazon. The colors I used for the three squirrels are as follows:

GREY SQUIRREL: I Love This Yarn River Ripple (Hobby Lobby / Amazon),

DARK BROWN SQUIRREL: I Love This Yarn Coffee (Hobby Lobby / Amazon)

LIGHT BROWN SQUIRREL/DARK BROWN ACCENT COLOR: I Love This Yarn Linen (Hobby Lobby / Amazon)

CHEST COLORS: Crafter’s Secret White (Hobby Lobby / Amazon)

🐿️ CROCHET HOOK: For medium #4 yarn, I scale down on the recommended hook size by quite a bit, and use either my F (3.75mm) or G (4.00mm) crochet hook. I’m currently using these inexpensive crochet hooks (Amazon); for more info, you can read all about my favorite crochet hooks in this post.

🐿️ TAPESTRY NEEDLE: Used for sewing the crochet dinosaur together and weaving in ends. My favorite ever were these Clover needles (Amazon)

🐿️ POLYFIL: I purchased this big ol’ 20 pound box of polyfil (Amazon) for a really great price, and I’m pretty sure I’ll never run out of stuffing again.

🐿️ SAFETY EYES: I used 12mm safety eyes for the squirrels in this pattern, but feel free to use any size! The safety eyes I used came in a variety pack, but as that variety pack is now currently unavailable, these seem to be a well-priced alternative (Amazon).

🐿️ SCISSORS

🐿️ WIRE: Optional, but I recommend it – the crochet squirrel’s tail easier to pose. While you could purchase 16-24g craft wire, I can’t recommend any specific type/brand because I typically use scrap electrical wire that my husband brings home from work! You could also cut up a metal clothes hanger, or twist a few pieces of pipe cleaner together. You’ll need about 24 inches, cut into two 12 inch pieces.

Abbreviations & Stitches

 You’ll need to know the following crochet stitches and terms. I use US terminology.

St – stitch

YO – yarn over

Rnd – round

Sc – single crochet

Inc – increase (2 sc in the same st)

Sc2tog – single crochet two stitches together (AKA decrease)

Ch – chain

Sl st – slip stitch

Hdc – half double crochet

Dc – double crochet

Ls – Loop stitch. A stitch that creates a loop in the back of your work. Depending on which method you use to make the tail, we may use this stitch to make fur. You can see how to make the loop stitch here, and how to use it in such a way to make fur here.

[] x_ – repeat the steps in the brackets the number of times after the x

Lastly, if the pattern says “sc 2”, it means that you have to crochet 1 sc in each of the next 2 st. This goes for any number and for any st type.

Purchase the Squirrel Crochet Pattern here!

Happy Crafting!

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When my younger sisters each requested a crochet dinosaur for Christmas, I thought I had that year’s gifts in the bag. Easy peasy! They’d be done in no time at all.

Looking at crochet dinosaur patterns a little while later, I was surprised how few there were similar to the style I wanted. Sure, there were an abundance of squat, cutesy green dinosaurs that would have been picturesque at the end of a baby’s crib, but I wanted something a little more realistic for my tween sisters; something that could be played with AND displayed on a desk. A dinosaur crochet pattern that was adorable and ferocious all in one. My sisters are big fans of the video game ARK (I rather like the game myself admittedly 😏), which is based off of Jurassic Park. Of course, their iconic dinosaur, the velociraptor, was uppermost in my thoughts.

I finally stumbled upon this pattern, which had the balance of cute and terrifying that I desired. It was perfect!

And so I set to work.

Guess who forgot to pay attention to the size?

🙃

The pattern is excellently written and the crochet dinosaur is even more adorable than pictured, but oh my goodness — it’s larger than my cat! 

Nope, I did not have those dinosaurs done by Christmas. My sisters were enthralled when they finally received them though!

Wanting to make similar dinosaurs in a fraction of the time, I invented this little dinosaur crochet pattern. These dinosaurs are no taller than a soda can!

Crochet Dinosaur Pattern Info

This dinosaur crochet pattern is best for intermediate to advanced crocheters. Not because there are any super complicated techniques involved – and even with somewhat more tricky stitches, there are plenty of images to help you along the way! – but mainly because there are a few times where we work in a very small round (4 stitches). 

The pattern is only in English at this time, in US terminology. 

The final size of the crochet dinosaur is 5 1/2 inches tall and 9 inches long, depending on your tension and yarn size – more on that in a minute. Gauge is not crucial in this pattern, so long as the stitches are uniform and do not allow stuffing to be visible through the holes. 

You can also add wire/pipe cleaner to make your crochet dinosaur more posable, which the pattern will walk you through. It’s totally optional, but it’s definitely a fun addition. We’ll talk about wire in a bit. 

The pattern spans 24 pages and contains plentiful images to help every step of the way. If you want to save ink when printing, it’s followed by 4 printer-friendly pages without images. However, when following this version, be sure to refer to the photos if you need a visual aid to help support the written pattern!

Supplies for Making a Crochet Dinosaur

🦖 YARN: in any size and in any gauge. The dinosaurs in all the images here (and in the pattern itself) are made with 4G/medium weight yarn, but feel free to use any yarn! Larger yarn would create a larger dinosaur, and smaller yarn would result in a smaller dinosaur. Size the crochet hook accordingly, of course! I typically purchase all my yarn at Hobby Lobby and Amazon. As for the yarn in these images, you can find the links to them here: grey yarn (Hobby Lobby), blue yarn (Hobby Lobby), and green yarn (Amazon).

🦖 CROCHET HOOK: For medium gauge 4G yarn, I scale down on the recommended hook size by quite a bit, and use either my F (3.75mm) or G (4.00mm) crochet hook. I’m currently using these inexpensive crochet hooks (Amazon); for more info, you can read all about my favorite crochet hooks in this post.

🦖 TAPESTRY NEEDLE: Used for sewing the crochet dinosaur together and weaving in ends. My favorite ever were these Clover needles (Amazon) (I was shocked when I discovered they made needles too!) until I misplaced them somewhere. Hopefully I can find them again someday and keep better track of them, because they were the best!

🦖 POLYFIL: I purchased this big ol’ 20 pound box of polyfil (Amazon) for a really great price, and I’m pretty sure I’ll never run out of stuffing again.

🦖 SCISSORS

🦖 WIRE: Entirely optional, but helpful if you want to make the crochet dinosaur a little easier to pose. While you could purchase 16-24g craft wire, I can’t recommend any specific type/brand because I typically use scrap electrical wire that my husband brings home from work! You could also cut up a metal clothes hanger, or twist a few pieces of pipe cleaner together. You can wire the body, legs, and arms in this dinosaur crochet pattern.

Abbreviations & Stitches

 You’ll need to know the following crochet stitches and terms… (US terminology)

St – stitch

YO – yarn over

Rnd – round

Sc – single crochet

Inc – increase (2 sc in the same st)

Sc2tog – single crochet two stitches together (AKA decrease)

Ch – chain

Sl st – slip stitch

[] x_ – repeat the steps in the brackets the number of times after the x.

Lastly, if the pattern says “sc 2”, it means that you have to crochet 1 sc in each of the next 2 st. This goes for any number and for any st type.

A random dinosaur fun fact: The velociraptors in Jurassic Park look nothing like actual velociraptors. The movie/book raptors are actually a combination of two completely different dinosaurs, the deinonychus and utahraptor. Michael Crichton (the author of the original book), thinking that those names didn’t sound very ferocious, decided to call them velociraptors instead, even though a real velociraptor is actually only slightly larger than a chicken – not nearly as terrifying!

Purchase the Dinosaur Crochet Pattern here!

Happy Crafting!

If you have any questions or run into any problems while making this pattern, don’t hesitate to contact me via my contact page, Instagram, Etsy or Facebook – I’ll be happy to help!

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I made this daffodil crochet pattern years ago while I was still in school.

I was homeschooled, so technically ‘school’ in this instance meant my mother reading an educational book (science, history, and the Bible usually – we did our other subjects later) aloud while I listened on the couch, staring out the window.

Until I spotted a skein of yellow yarn on the table next to me.

Who needs a fidget spinner when you’re homeschooled? I grabbed the closest crochet hook within range and started playing around. Before long, I had a little crochet daffodil in my hand.

 I made another, stuffed the two crochet daffodils in a drawer when read-aloud time was over, and never thought about them again. I didn’t even write down the pattern.

A few weeks ago I was digging through a random bin, looking for a very specific shade of pink yarn, when I uncovered two flattened yellow objects. What could these be? Out of curiosity I picked them up and pinched them back into shape. All at once, I remembered:

My crochet daffodils!

Having no clue how I made them all those years ago and wanting to make more, I decided to take a big risk – I resolved to slowly undo the crochet daffodils in order to find out what stitches I had used to make them. All in all I felt like some kind of agent or spy or a similar character in a dramatic movie, with only two chances to figure something out. 

Fortunately, unlike in most dramatic movies, it only took undoing one of them for me to actually piece together the pattern. And also unlike in most dramatic movies, it was my own puzzle, which makes the whole thing kind of silly. Note to self: remember to write things down! 

I have decided to post the pattern here, making these crochet daffodils my first free crochet pattern! They’re extremely simple to crochet, fast to whip up, and they don’t require any sewing, beyond weaving in the ends. 

Crochet Daffodil Info

SKILL LEVEL  – Intermediate beginner. The one unusual technique that we’ll use is crocheting in the back loops AND the front loops at different times, but don’t be intimdated: an abundance of detailed images will be there to help along the way.

LANGUAGE – English (US terminology)

SUPPLIES –

🌸 Yarn: in any size and in any gauge. All images feature 4G yarn. You can make a single colored daffodil, or grab two skeins of yarn for a multi-colored crochet daffodil!

🌸 Hook: in any size. I’ve used H crochet hooks (5.00mm) and my go-to G crochet hook (4.0mm) with this crochet daffodil pattern. Predictably, the flowers made with the larger hook are a bit larger. I’ve used this inexpensive set for many years, but my absolute favorite hooks are Clover Soft Touch.

🌸 Tapestry needle: Beyond weaving in the ends, this crochet daffodil pattern does not need any sewing!

🌸 Scissors: For cutting the ends.

🌸 (Optional) Pipe Cleaner/wire, and green yarn: For making a stem, if desired.

Abbreviations

I may use the following abbreviations in this crochet daffodil pattern…

St – stitch

Sc – single crochet

Inc – increase: single crochet twice in the same st

Ch – chain

Rnd – rnd

YO – yarn over

Sl st – slip stitch

Dc – double crochet

[ ] x_ – repeat the steps in the brackets the number of times after the x

BLO – back loop only

FLO – front loop only

Lastly, if the pattern says “sc 2”, it means that you have to crochet 1 sc in each of the next 2 st. This goes for any number and for any st type.

Without further ado, let’s learn how to make a crochet daffodil!

Daffodil Crochet Pattern

Rnd 1: sc 6 in magic circle, pull tight to close (6)

Rnd 2, Part A: All in BLO: [sl st in next st, ch 2, DC in the same st, ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, DC in the original st, ch 2, sl st in the same st] x6

Rnd 2, Part B: Now crocheting in the skipped FLO directly above the petals: sc 6 (6)

The FLO stitches go where the arrows are pointing in the image below.

NOTE: If a color change is desired in Part B, when you insert your hook into the very first FLO stitch to make the first sc, YO with the new color, finish the sc, cut the previous color yarn, and set aside to weave in later.  Continue in the new color.

Rnd 3: (working with both loops again in the previous row’s FLO stitches) sc 6 (6)

Rnd 4: sc 6 (6)

Rnd 5: inc 6, ch 2 (12)

Rnd 6: sl st in the next st, [ch 2, sl st in the next st] x11 (12)

And you’re finished! Cut yarn tails and weave in the ends. Isn’t it cute?

Crochet Daffodil Stem

If you desire to attach a stem to your crochet daffodil (a crochet daffodil bouquet would be absolutely adorable!), here are a few ideas of what to use:

1. Green Pipe Cleaner

2. Green Wire

3. Or, if you have neither (I had neither): wire wrapped in green yarn

Secure the yarn to the wire with a knot or a bit of hot glue, and then insert it into the center of the crochet daffodil, fastening it in place with a bit more glue.

Conclusion

Happy crafting! I hope you enjoyed this crochet daffodil pattern as much as I enjoyed writing it! If you have any questions, notice a mistake, or run into a problem while making this pattern, please let me know. Contact me via this webpage, Etsy, Instagram, or Facebook – I’ll be happy to help!

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After I designed my little chicken pattern, I knew right away what I wanted to make next: a crochet little duck.

If you’ve ever had – or even watched – ducks before, you’ll know that they are simply adorable clowns pretending to be elegant snobs. There are many different duck breeds, both domestic and in the wild, and they all act the same. I’ve had Welsh Harlequins, Mallards, and most recently, Black Swedish — though the latter are especially humorous because their white chests and black plumage make them look like they’re wearing tuxedos! There are few things more hilarious than watching a flock of wearing birds in stylish ‘suits’ waddle around the yard or play in a mud puddle.

I wanted to capture this goofy elegance in my crochet duck, and it took my several weeks to get it just right. 

Introducing the little duck crochet pattern!

 This pattern includes step-by-step instructions with detailed images so you can make your own crochet little duck. A PDF file will be available to download upon completion of payment – you can start crocheting your little duck right away!

After you’ve buried your desk in ducks, wrap them up as gifts for your duck-loving friends, attach a hook to hang them on the Christmas tree, add them as knick-knacks to your keychain, or give them to littles to start a crochet barnyard.

This little duck crochet pattern will show you how to make both a solid colored and a multi-colored duck in two different positions (erect or relaxed), with additional instructions for an optional chest patch and wings. It contains close to 50 colorful pictures and easy-to-follow directions, followed by a printer-friendly text-only version of the crochet pattern at the end (However, I highly recommend you still refer to the pictures throughout the duck pattern if you have any questions!).

Mix-and-match the color changes to create your own unique duck! Using this little duck crochet pattern, you can crochet a mallard, a cayuga, a khaki campbell, a redhead, or any number of the duck breeds of the world.

Supplies for the Little Duck Crochet Pattern

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate beginner. This pattern uses basic stitches, but the variety of stitches in a single round may be considered tricky for brand new beginners.

LANGUAGE: English (US terminology)

FINISHED SIZE: Size will vary depending on the yarn size, but using 4G yarn, approximately 2 3/4 inches tall x 3 1/2 long (it truly is a ‘little’ duck!).

SUPPLIES:

🦆 Yarn: In any size and in any gauge. This is the perfect project for using up scrap yarn! All of the images feature 4G yarn. You’ll need roughly 10 yards for the body, 1-2 yards for the bill, 1-2 yards for the feet, and potentially a little extra if you’re adding wings.

🦆 Hook: Size the hook according to the yarn; I always size down by quite a bit to minimize holes in my work. I used a 4mm / G hook with 4G yarn, though a 3.75mm / F hook works with this size yarn too!

ADDITIONAL NOTES:
This pattern has been tested by my little sisters (ages 10 and 13). If you notice a mistake, please reach out to me and I will correct it ASAP!
Please note that this is a listing for a PDF printable pattern, not a finished product.

Stitches & Abbreviations

You’ll need to know the following basic crochet stitches…

St – stitch

Sc – single crochet

Inc – the standard increase. Single crochet twice into the same stitch

Sc2tog – the standard decrease. Single crochet two stitches together.  Abbreviated in some patterns as dec

Hdc – half double crochet

Ch – chain

Sl st – slip stitch

Sc and color change to… – make a color change in this st: insert hook into next st, YO, pull up, YO with the new color, pull up.

Rnd – rnd

YO – yarn over

Purchase the Pattern here!

Happy Crafting!

If you have any questions or run into any problems while making this pattern, don’t hesitate to contact me via my contact page, Instagram, Etsy or Facebook – I’ll be happy to help!

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One of the first things I made when I first learned to crochet was a crochet pumpkin.

But I didn’t stop there.

I made another… and another… and another, until the whole house was scattered with (somewhat lopsided; I was only a newbie, after all!) crochet pumpkins. When autumn was over, we had to literally dedicate a whole bin to crochet pumpkins! I think my fantasy was to sell all of these pumpkins at a farmer’s market/craft booth someday, but that never happened – as such, every year, on September 1st, we pulled the several dozen pumpkins out of storage and put them everywhere there was a few inches of space.

PS: I’m not sure which pattern I used, but it looks very similar to this free pattern here, from the pixeledpeach.

I felt like the lady in the book ‘Too Many Pumpkins’, which my Grammy read to us when we were little.

After I married and moved out of the house, I took half of those pumpkins with me, which left both me and my mother with a much more reasonable amount. 

When I was decorating my mantle with my crochet pumpkins this autumn, it occurred to me that – while all of the pumpkins were pretty cute – none of them in particular stood out.  They were all made with single crochet stitches, and as such, there was not much variety among them. I wanted something a little different.

And so I set out to make such a pumpkin. After much trial and error, and several weeks of crocheting every spare minute, I present the result: a knobbly bobbly squishy crochet pumpkin!

About this Crochet Pumpkin Pattern

This pattern is as easy as ‘pumpkin’ pie to follow (lame joke, sorry – couldn’t help myself 🤪) , and the result is perfect for gracing the center of a dinner table, decorating a shelf, adding to a crochet pumpkin patch – it’s sure to add the perfect rustic charm to any autumn decor.

A PDF file will be available to download upon completion of payment; you can start crocheting right away!

Use your favorite color yarn in any size. Crochet a giant bobble pumpkin with chunky yarn or a mini bobble pumpkin using small yarn! Using standard 4G yarn, the base of this pumpkin will be 3-4” tall by 5 ¾” wide.

This pattern includes over a dozen colorful photographs to help you easily crochet a bobble pumpkin, with or without bumps, from start to finish. It’s also crocheted in the round, which means there’s minimal sewing!

Supplies for the Bobble Crochet Pumpkin Pattern

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate beginner. The bobble stitch may be a little tricky for brand new crocheters, but it’s easy to get the hang of once you’ve made a few bobbles!

LANGUAGE: English (US terminology)

SUPPLIES:

🍂 Yarn: In any size and in any gauge. All of the images feature 4G yarn.

🍂 Hook: Size the hook according to the yarn. I used a 4mm / G hook with 4G yarn.

🍂 Stem: Use a real pumpkin stem retrieved from an old Halloween pumpkin, or purchase one from an Etsy shop. You could also use a faux pumpkin stem (available at places like amazon), a stem from a squash, a small twig, a cinnamon stick, a dowel rod cut to size – use your imagination!

ADDITIONAL NOTES:
This pattern has been tested by my little sisters (ages 10 and 13). If you notice a mistake, please reach out to me and I will correct it ASAP!
Please note that this is a listing for a PDF printable pattern, not a finished product.

Stitches & Abbreviations

You’ll need to know the following basic crochet stitches…

St – stitch

Sc – single crochet

Inc – the standard increase. Single crochet twice into the same stitch

Sc2tog – the standard decrease. Single crochet two stitches together.  Abbreviated in some patterns as dec

Ch – chain

Rnd – rnd

YO – yarn over

Bo – Bobble st. There are numerous different ways to create a bobble. For the bobbles in this pattern, I did the following:

YO, insert hook into next st and pull up a loop,

YO, pull through two loops,

[YO, insert hook into same st and pull up a loop. Yarn over, pull through two] x4 – after which you should have 6 loops on hook.

YO and pull through all 6 loops.

This pumpkin crochet pattern uses United States Terms.

Purchase the Bobble Crochet Pumpkin Pattern here!

Happy Crafting! Try not to overwhelm your house with too many crochet pumpkins 😉

If you have any questions or run into any problems while making this pattern, don’t hesitate to contact me via my contact page, Instagram, Etsy or Facebook – I’ll be happy to help!

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