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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
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.
Finish Crochet Axolotl Amigurumi.
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