Difficulty level: easy

Using this description, you can crochet a monkey. Any yarn and suitable hook will work for amigurumi. All parts are crocheted in a spiral without lifting loops. The face is embroidered.

The size of the finished toy is about 15 cm.

Materials and tools

• Yarn
• Hook
• Filler for toys
• Crochet markers
• Needle for sewing parts
• Scissors

Legend

• MR — magic ring
• ch — chain
• sl st — slip stitch
• sc — single crochet
• dc — double crochet
• hdc — half double crochet
• inc — increase
• dec — decrease
• (…) x n — repeat n times

Amigurumi monkey crochet description

Feet (2 pieces)
Crochet with peach yarn:

1 row: 6 sc in MR (6)
2 row: 6 inc (12)
3-8 row: 12 sc (6 rows) (12)
9 row: 4 ch (skip 4 sc), 8 sc (12)
10 row: 6 dec

Cut the thread, tighten the hole, hide the end inside.

Legs (2 pieces)
Attach beige yarn to the hole on the foot.

1 row: 8 sc
2-12 row: 8 sc (10 rows) (8)

Cut the thread, hide the end.

Arms (2 pieces)
Start crocheting with peach yarn:

1 row: 6 sc in MR (6)
2 row: 6 inc (12)
3-4 row: 12 sc (2 rows) (12)
5 row: 6 dec (6)
Change the thread to beige
6-16 row: 6 sc (11 rows) (6)

Cut the thread and hide it inside.

Tail
Crochet with beige yarn:

1 row: 6 sc in MR (6)
2-22 row: 6 sc (21 rows) (6)

Cut the thread and hide it inside. Sew the tail with 2 sc at the transition from 8 to 9 rows.

Body
Crochet with beige yarn:

1 row: 6 sc in MR (6)
2 row: 6 inc (12)
3 row: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4 row: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5 row: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6 row: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7 row: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8 row: crochet the legs, 8 sc, 4 sc (with leg), 17 sc, 4 sc (with leg), 9 sc (42)

In this interval, sew the tail with 2 sc: 1 sc from the 8th row and 1 sc from the 9th row.

9-11 row: 42 sc (3 rows) (42)
12 row: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
13 row: 36 sc (36)
14 row: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
15 row: 30 sc (30)
16 row: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
17 row: 24 sc (24)
18 row: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
19 row: crochet the arms, 5 sc, 3 sc (with arm), 6 sc, 3 sc (with arm), 1 sc (18)
20 row: (2 sc, dec) x 3 (15)
21 row: (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)

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