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p e v o i t t i ato s o P amigurumi
4 in tall
5 pieces
3.5 mm hook
every round with its stitch count
DK yarn
easy
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Before you start If you've never picked up a hook before, that's totally fine, this happy little potato is a great first project, and it'll be cheering you on the whole time.
Yarn
What you see is what you make
DK (light worsted): yarn weight 3, light
This is a real pattern, and its pictures come from it, not the other way round. They are not made up by AI: our own 3D crochet engine counted every round and rendered every pattern picture (the toy, each piece, each step) from the pattern's own stitches. An image model only polishes the surface, and the shape is checked against the render. We crocheted it by hand to test it.
Tan
about 44 yd (40 m) 1 ball, 1.75 oz / 137 yd (50 g / 125 m)
White
a small scrap
Dark chocolate
a small scrap
Pink
a small scrap
Brown
a small scrap
Size and gauge This positive potato ends up around 4 in (11 cm) tall using this yarn and a 3.5 mm (US E-4) hook: roughly 20 sc and 22 rounds per 4 in (10 cm). Gauge doesn't really matter: a different yarn or hook just makes it a different size.
round, worked in a continuous spiral: don't join, move the stitch marker up each round
sc
single crochet
inc
increase: 2 sc in the same stitch
dec
decrease: sc 2 stitches together (the
ch
chain
yarn
st(s)
stitch(es)
1 pair
( ) x6 repeat what's in brackets 6 times
for DK (light worsted) cotton
8 mm black safety eyes Polyester toy stuffing
Rnd
invisible decrease looks neatest)
Tools and notions 3.5 mm crochet hook
Abbreviations (US terms)
a couple of big handfuls
Yarn needle (big eye, blunt tip)
(12)
the stitches you have at the end of the round
1 stitch marker a paperclip or scrap of yarn works too Scissors
Good to know Work your stitches tight, or the stuffing will peek out. Notice holes? Switch to a smaller hook. When you're going to sew a piece on, keep a long tail on it. Safety eyes and small parts can be a choking hazard for children under 3. For little ones, embroider the eyes instead.
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The pieces you'll make Potato body
Make 1
Arm
Make 2
Foot
Make 2
The pattern Potato body
Make 1 in tan
Rnd 1
6 sc in magic ring
(6)
Rnd 2
inc x6
(12)
Rnd 3
(sc, inc) x6
(18)
Rnd 4
(sc 2, inc) x6
(24)
Rnd 5
(sc 3, inc) x6
(30)
Rnd 6
(sc 4, inc) x6
(36)
What you want is a flat circle, roughly 2.2 in (5.7 cm) wide, and it should have 36 stitches around the outside.
Rnd 7
sc in each st around
(36)
Rnd 8
(sc 11, inc) x3
(39)
Rnd 9
sc in each st around
(39)
Rnd 10
(sc 12, inc) x3
(42)
Rnds 11-15
sc in each st around
(42)
Rnd 16
(sc 12, dec) x3
(39)
Rnd 17
sc in each st around
(39)
What you want is something like an open cup, roughly 2.6 in (6.7 cm) across and 1.9 in (4.8 cm) deep, with 39 stitches going around the edge.
Rnd 18
(sc 11, dec) x3
(36)
Rnd 19
sc in each st around
(36)
Time for eyes! On the smoothest side (that's the face, the little jog where laps start goes at the back), put the safety eyes in between round 18 and round 19, with 6 stitches between them. Before you snap the backs on inside, take a look from a distance: once they click, they stay forever.
Rnd 20
(sc 10, dec) x3
(33)
Rnd 21
sc in each st around
(33)
Rnd 22
(sc 9, dec) x3
(30)
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Rnd 23
(sc 8, dec) x3
(27)
Rnd 24
(sc 7, dec) x3
(24)
Rnd 25
sc in each st around
(24)
Rnd 26
(sc 2, dec) x6
(18)
Push the filling in now, while the opening is still wide enough. Grab little tufts, start by tucking them into the far end, and keep at it until it feels solid and bouncy. Add a bit more before the final round. Yours should look like a stuffed piece about 3 in (7.7 cm) wide and 3.9 in (9.8 cm) tall, with an opening of 18 stitches left.
Rnd 27
(sc, dec) x6
(12)
Rnd 28
dec x6
(6)
When you're done, snip the yarn and leave a tail about the length of your hand. Put it on the yarn needle, pass it through the front loop of every one of the last stitches, then pull it tight, just like a drawstring bag, the hole closes up. If this piece will be sewn on, keep a long tail; if not, tuck it inside. All set! Your potato body is now a firmly stuffed piece, fully closed, and measures around 3 in (7.7 cm) wide by 4.1 in (10.4 cm) tall.
Arm
Make 2 in tan
Rnd 1
6 sc in magic ring
(6)
Rnd 2
(sc, inc) x3
(9)
What you should end up with is a flat circle, roughly 0.6 in (1.4 cm) wide, and 9 stitches around its edge.
Rnds 3-4
sc in each st around
(9)
Slip stitch into the next stitch. Then cut your yarn, leaving a long tail, around 12 in (30 cm), since you'll use it to sew the arm on. Push the stuffing gently to the end using the back of your hook to stuff it softly. All set! Now your arm should be an open piece, roughly 0.6 in (1.4 cm) long and about 0.6 in (1.6 cm) wide, and you'll have a long yarn tail.
Foot
Make 2 in tan
Ch 3. Make a slip knot, then chain 3. That little chain is the backbone of the oval, you'll work all the way around it.
Rnd 1
sc, 3 sc in last ch, sc, 3 sc in skipped ch
(8)
Rnd 2
(sc, inc) x4
(12)
What you want is a tiny flat oval, with 12 stitches going around the edge.
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Rnds 3-5
sc in each st around
(12)
Put a slip stitch in the next stitch. Then cut the yarn, but leave a long tail, around 12 in (30 cm), since you'll use it to sew the foot on. Stuff it gently, using the back of your hook to push the stuffing down to the end. All set! Your foot should be an open piece now, roughly 0.7 in (1.9 cm) long and 0.9 in (2.2 cm) wide, with a long yarn tail.
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Putting the positive potato together Your potato will come to life once you sew the pieces on, so go slow and add them one at a time, everything's ready now. 1
Attach the arms
Place the first one on the potato body at round 14, one on each side. Hold the open edge flat against the potato body and pin it all round. Using the long tail, sew all the way around the edge: under one stitch of the arm, then under the potato body right next to it. Add a last bit of stuffing just before the gap closes. It should end up pointing out and up, about 50 degrees from straight out. Then do the same for the other one on the other side, mirrored.
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Attach the feet
Place the first one on the potato body at round 4, one on each side. Hold the open edge flat against the potato body and pin it all round. Using the long tail, sew all the way around the edge: under one stitch of the foot, then under the potato body right next to it. Add a last bit of stuffing just before the gap closes. It should end up pointing straight out. Then do the same for the other one on the other side, mirrored.
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4
Sew the eye glints
With white yarn on the potato body, around round 18, one on each side of the front. How: one small stitch over the top of each eye, a little to its outer side, the eye shines.
5
With dark chocolate yarn on the potato body, around round 17, at the front, in the middle. How: come up at one corner, go down 3 stitches along, then catch the middle of that long stitch and pull it down one round to make a curve.
Sew the cheeks
6
With pink yarn on the potato body, around round 16, one on each side of the front. How: 2 short stitches side by side make one cheek.
7
Sew the potato spot lower right
Hide the tails
For every loose tail: thread it on the needle, poke it into the toy and out somewhere else, give it a little tug, and snip it close. The end disappears inside. All done!
Sew the potato spot top
With brown yarn on the potato body, around round 24, at the front, a little to the toy's right. How: make 4 or 5 stitches on top of each other over the same 2 stitches until it looks nice and plump.
8
With brown yarn on the potato body, around round 11, at the front, a little to the toy's right. How: make 4 or 5 stitches on top of each other over the same 2 stitches until it looks nice and plump.
9
Sew the mouth
Sew the potato spot lower left
With brown yarn on the potato body, around round 9, at the front, a little to the toy's left. How: make 4 or 5 stitches on top of each other over the same 2 stitches until it looks nice and plump.
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