Axolotl crochet pattern

Today let’s make a water salamander together, everyone.

Materials:

– 5 ply milk cotton yarn in baby blue and sky blue

– 3 mm crochet hook

– 8 mm safety eyes Polyester fiberfill

– Pink embroidery thread Tapestry needle

Abbreviations:

sc: single crochet

hdc: half double crochet

ch: chain

st: stitch

inc: increase

hdc-inc: 2 hdc in a st dec: decrease (2sctog)

F/O: fasten off

sl st: slip stitch

R: round/row

Rep: repeat

Notes:

This pattern uses US terminology.

This amigurumi is worked in continuous rounds. Gauge is not important in this project.

Use MR (magic ring) as an alternative of ch 2. Measurement: approximately 14 cm tall. Skill Level: beginner

Head:

Use baby blue

R1: ch 2, starting from the second chain from hook, 6 sc (6)

R2: inc, rep 6x (12)

R3: sc, inc, rep 6x (18)

R4: sc, inc, (2 sc, inc = rep 5x), sc (24)

R5: 3 sc, inc, rep 6x (30)

R6: sc around

R7: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc = rep 5x), 2 sc (36)

R8-9: sc around

R10: 4 sc, dec, rep 6x (30)

R11: sc around

attach safety eyes between R9-10, give 5 sts space between them

R12: 3 sc, dec, rep 6x (24)

R13: 2 sc, dec, rep 6x (18) Stuff

R14: sc, dec, rep 6x (12)

R15: dec, rep 6x (6)

F/O

Tail and Body:

Use baby blue

R1: ch 2, starting from the second chain from hook, 4 sc (4)

R2: sc, inc, rep 2x (6)

R3: sc, inc, rep 3x (9)

R4-5: sc around

R6: 2 sc, inc, rep 3x (12)

R7: sc around

R8: FLO, sc, inc, rep 6x (18)

Stuff the tail

R9: sc around

R10: sc, inc, (2 sc, inc = rep 5x), sc (24)

R11-13: sc around

R14: 10 sc, dec, rep 2x (22)

R15: 4 sc, dec, 9 sc, dec, 5 sc (20)

R16: 8 sc, dec, rep 2x (18)

R17: sc around

R18: 4 sc, dec, rep 3x (15) Stuff

F/O leaving a long tail for sewing

Fin:

Use sky blue

Ch 12, starting from the second chain from hook, 4 hdc,

hdc-inc, 3 hdc in a st, hdc-inc, 4 hdc

F/O leaving a long tail for sewing

Arms (make 2):

Use baby blue

R1: ch 2, starting from the second chain from hook, 5 sc (5)

R2-5: sc around

F/O leaving a long tail for sewing

Legs (make 2):

R1: ch 2, starting from the second chain from hook, 7 sc (7)

R2: sc around

R3: 5 sc, dec (6)

Stuff

F/O leaving a long tail for sewing

Gills (make 2):

Use baby blue

R1: ch 8, starting from the second chain from hook, sc in each st, (ch 9, sc in the second chain from hook, sc in each of next 6 sts, skip the last chain st = rep 2x)

R2: change color to sky blue, ch 1, turn, (sl st, picot, 3 sl st, picot, 3 sl st, picot, 3 sl st, picot, 3 sl st, picot, sl st, sl st in the chain st = rep 2x), sl st, picot, 3 sl st, picot, 3 sl st, picot, 3 sl st, picot, 3 sl st, picot, sl st

F/O