Body of the cute axolotl amigurumi

Light purple yarn

1) MR 6X (6)

2) 6V (12)

3) 12X (12)

4) (X, V)*6 (18)

5) 18X (18)

6) (2X, V)*6 (24)

7) 24X (24)

8) (3X, V)*6 (30)

9) 30X (30)

10) (4X, V)*6 (36)

11-13) 36X (36)

14) A, 34X (35)

15) 16X, A, 17X (34)

16) A, 32X (33)

17) 15X, A, 16X (32)

18) (2X, A)*8 (24)

19) (2X, A)*6 (18)

FO. Stuff the body.

Legs (Make 4)

Light purple yarn

1) MR 6X (6)2-4) 6X (6)5) Fold in half and crochet through 2 opposite sts 2X. (2)

FO. Do not stuff. Leave a yarn tail to sew.

Ears (Make 6)

White or off-white yarn1) MR 6X (6)2) 6X (6)3) 6V (12)4) 12X (12)5) (X, V)*6 (18)6-7) 18X (18)8) (X, A)*6 (12)9-10) 12X (12)FO. Leave yarn tail to sew.

Tail

 White or off-white yarnWe will use the surface crochet technique here. Start to crochet from the left side at row 10 of the body, go over MR, then go to the right side of the body, end at row 10.1) 21SS on the surface, turn  (21)2) (TV, FV, 2EV, FV, TV, SS)*3 (39). FO and hide yarn tail.

Finishing

Face: Use crochet thread or 1 strand of 1mm cotton yarn to embroider the face as the photo: Eyebrows at row 9, keep 5 sts in between. Eyelashes at the same row of eyes. Cheeks between rows 13-14, keep 7sts apart and 1st in width. Sew the ears to the head: 2 first ones are opposite across MR, start at row 4, then sew others next to the first one (all ears should be from row 4 to row 15).Sew 2  legs at rows 4-5 from the neck, 2 legs at rows 12-13  from the neck.

ENJOY!