The Grinch Amigurumi

The Grinch Amigurumi

Inspired by 2018 Dr. Seuss’s The Grinch

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MATERIALS:

• Hook N° 4 mm
• Worsted weight yarn
• I used: Estambre del bosque nieve
• green
• white
• black
• red
• dark green for nose, mouth and eyebrows
• white ( sport weight yarn) to make the eyes
• 2 (6mm) safety eyes
• yarn needle
• stitch marker
• scissors
• pins
• pom pom 8 mm
•  glue gun
• dog brush (optional)
• Fiberfill or stuffing of choice
• Finished size about 27 cm tall
• Using similar yarn

ABBREVIATIONS:

• MR= magic ring
• ch = chain
• sc = single crochet
• hdc = half double crochet
• dc = double crochet
• inc = increase (2 sc in one st)
• dec = decrease (sc 2 together)
• FLO = front loop only
• BLO = back loop only
• hdc inc = half double crochet increase (2 hdc in same st)
• dc inc =  double crochet increase ( 2 dc in same st)
• dc dec = double crochet decrease
• sts (s) = stitches (s)
• sl st = slip stitch
• rep = repeat
• * * = repeat work between asterisks as indicated
• ( ) = number of stitches you should have at the end of your round

NOTE:

• Mark the beginning of each round with a stitch marker
• Start stuffing as you go
• ch 2 count as hdc 

PATTERN:

ARMS MAKE (2) 

GREEN YARN

1.- Start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)

2-3.- 1  sc in each stitch around (6)

4.- *1 sc, inc* rep 3 times (9)

5.- 1  sc in each stitch around (9)

CHANGE TO WITHE YARN

6.- 1  sc in each stitch around  (9)

CHANGE TO RED YARN

7.- BLO 1  sc in each stitch around  (9)

8.- 7 sc, 1 decrease (8)

9-15.-  1  sc in each stitch around (8)

16.- fold the arm and make 3 sc, both sides together to close.

fasten off.

FLO round #6  we are going to continue with white yarn in the back side

ch 2 count as hdc, make 1 hdc in the same st, hdc in the next 2 chains.

1.- *hdc inc, 2 hdc * rep 3 times (12)

sl st in the second chain,  fasten off.

  

LEGS MAKE 2

BLACK YARN

1.- Start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)

2-3.- 1  sc in each stitch around (6)

4.- *1 sc, inc* rep 3 times (9)

5.- 1  sc in each stitch around (9)

6-7.- 6 sc, 3 dc (9)

8.- 1  sc in each stitch around (9)

9.- 7 sc, 1 decrease (8)

10.- 1  sc in each stitch around (8)

CHANGE TO WHITE YARN

11.- 1  sc in each stitch around (8)

CHANGE TO GREEN YARN

12.- BLO 1  sc in each stitch around (8)

Start stuffing as you go!

13-19.-  1  sc in each stitch around (8)

Stuff firmly, fasten off .

FLO round #11  we are going to continue with white yarn in the back side

ch 2 count as hdc, make 1 hdc in the same st, hdc in the next chain.

1.- *hdc inc, 1 hdc * rep 4 times (12)

sl st in the second chain,  fasten off.

*Make a second leg,  sc 3  and ch 4 DO NOT cut the yarn

  

 

now join the legs , place your stitch marker in the first sc.

20.- 8 sc , 4 sc  over the chain taking only one strand , 8 sc , 4 sc  over the chain taking only one strand (24)

 

 

 

21.- *5 sc, inc* rep 4 times (28)

22.- *13 sc, inc* rep 2 times (30)

23.- 1  sc in each stitch around (30)

24.-  *4 sc, inc* rep 6 times (36)

CHANGE TO WHITE YARN

25.- 1   sc in each stitch around (36)

CHANGE TO RED YARN

26.- BLO 1  sc in each stitch around (36)

27.-  *4 sc, dec* rep 6 times (30)

28.- 1  sc in each stitch around (30)

29.- *3 sc, dec* rep 6 times (24)

30.-  1  sc in each stitch around  (24)

31.- *2 sc, dec* rep 6 times (18)

32-33.- 1  sc in each stitch around (18)

FLO round #25  we are going to continue with white yarn in the back side

1.- *inc, 5 sc* rep 6 veces (42)

sl st in the first sc,  fasten off.

  

34.-  3 sc, we place the arm to join the body

through the 4 strands and we make 3 sc, continued with 6 sc

Place the second arm and make 3 sc and finish the round with 3 sc (18)

 

 

 

35.- *1 sc, dec* rep 6 times (12)

CHANGE TO WHITE YARN

36.-  1  hdc  in each stitch around (12)

CHANGE TO GREEN YARN

37.- BLO 1  sc in each stitch around  (12)

FLO round #36  we are going to continue with white yarn in the back side

ch 2 count as hdc, make 1 hdc in the same st, hdc in the next chain.

1.- *hdc inc, 1 hdc * rep 6 times (18)

sl st in the second chain,  fasten off and brush all the white parts.

  

38.- *1 sc, inc* rep 6 times (18)

39.- 1  increase in each stitch around (36)

40-43.- 1  sc in each stitch around (36)

44.-  *1 sc, dec* rep 12 times (24)

45-46.- 1  sc in each stitch around (24)

47.- *1 sc, dec* rep 8 times  (16)

48-50.- 1  sc in each stitch around (16)

Before we continue with the head we are going to make the eyes

EYES MAKE 2

SPORT WEIGHT YARN WHITE

1.- Start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)

Place the safety eyes and close the ring , leave a long tail for sewing.

 

• Place safety eyes between round 46 and 47 with 2 stitches apart and  sew the white part.

• With dark green yarn sew nose between rounds 44 to 45
• With pins we mark the mouth to embroider  between rounds 44 to 40 with 5 stitches apart

51.- *2sc, dec* rep 4 times (12)

52.- 1  sc in each stitch around (12)

• Embroider eyebrows in round 50
• Stuff firmly

53.- * dec* rep 6 times (6)

Stuff firmly , fasten off.

• wrap around your fingers green yarn twice and make a knot
• sew it to the head, cut and brush it. 
• glue the pom poms

 

 

 

HAT

WHITE YAN

Make 18 chains, form a circle by making a sl st in the first ch stitch made, be careful not to
twist the row of ch stitches.

1.-  Ch 2, hdc all the way around sl st in the 2nd ch to finish row (18)

CHANGE TO RED YARN

• Start row with ch 3 doesn’t count as hdc
• Finish row with sl st in the 3rd ch.

2.-BLO *1 dc, dc dec * rep 6 times (12)

3.-  1  dc in each double crochet around (12)

4.- *2 dc, dc dec*  rep 3 times (9)

5.- *1 dc, dc dec* rep 3 times (6)

6-7.-  1  dc in each double crochet around (6)

fasten off.

• glue the pom pom in the top of the hat
• we fold the hat and sew it

 

 

 

 

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