Free Capybara Amigurumi Pattern
Materials
To create your own adorable amigurumi capybara, you will need the following materials. This pattern is perfect for using up scrap yarn for the main body and the cute little backpack accessory.
- Yarn: Worsted or DK weight yarn in light brown for the body, a small amount of dark brown for the nose, and your choice of colors for the backpack.
- Crochet Hook: 2.0mm or 2.2mm crochet hook.
- Scissors: For cutting yarn.
- Yarn Needle: To sew the pieces together and weave in ends.
- Stuffing: Polyester fiberfill or any plush filling for stuffing your amigurumi.
Abbreviations
This pattern uses standard US crochet terminology. Here are the abbreviations you’ll need to know:
- MR: Magic Ring
- sc: Single Crochet
- inc: Increase (work 2 single crochet stitches in the same stitch)
- dec: Decrease (single crochet two stitches together)
- Blo: Back Loop Only
Finished Size
When using the recommended yarn and hook size, your finished capybara will be approximately 7cm tall.
Crochet Capybara Pattern Instructions
Follow these step-by-step instructions to crochet each piece of your capybara. Work in continuous rounds unless otherwise specified.
Head
Start with dark brown yarn for the nose.
R1: Start with an MR and work 8sc into the ring. (8)
R2: Work 8 increases. (16)
R3: sc, inc, inc, (2sc, inc, inc) 3 times, sc. (24)
Change to light brown yarn.
R4-7: 24sc around. (24)
R8: 4sc, 6inc, 13sc. (30)
R9-14: 30sc around. (30)
R15: (3sc, dec) 6 times. (24)
R16: (2sc, dec) 6 times. (18)
R17: (sc, dec) 6 times. (12)
Begin to stuff the head firmly.
R18: (sc, dec) 4 times. (8)
Fasten off, leaving a tail if needed to close the remaining hole. Add more stuffing if necessary before closing completely.
