If you love making cute and tiny creations, this crochet pattern is perfect for you! This pattern guides you through making adorable tiny animals like bunnies, dogs, and cats. Each piece is crafted with simple stitches like single crochet, bobble stitches, and magic rings.
With detailed rounds for adding charming features like tails, ears, and eyes, these little creatures come to life quickly. You’ll enjoy creating their rounded, plump shapes that make them perfect soft toys or decorations.
Crochet Your Own Set Of Animals
Crochet Set Of Animals Pattern
Materials Required:
- Yarn in desired colors (acrylic or cotton)
- Hook size appropriate for your yarn (typically 2.5 mm - 3.5 mm)
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Safety eyes (6mm)
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
- Stitch markers
- Glue (optional, for shaping parts like ears and tails)
Abbreviations:
- sc: Single Crochet
- inc: Increase (2 single crochet in one stitch)
- dec: Decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
- ch: Chain
- st: Stitch
- sl st: Slip Stitch
- MR: Magic Ring
- BLO: Back Loop Only
- Bobble stitch: Requires 5 double crochet worked in the same stitch and then joined together at the top.
- (...): The instructions within parentheses are to be repeated the specified number of times.
- [...]: The number within brackets at the end of a round indicates the total number of stitches in that round.
Step by step Instructions
Main Body
- Round 1: 6 single crochet in magic ring [6]
- Round 2: 6 increase [12]
- Round 3: (1 single crochet, 1 increase) x 6 [18]
- Round 4: (2 single crochet, 1 increase) x 6 [24]
- Round 5: (3 single crochet, 1 increase) x 6 [30]
- Round 6: (4 single crochet, 1 increase) x 6 [36]
- Round 7-13: 36 single crochet [36]
- Round 14: (4 single crochet, 1 decrease) x 6 [30]
- Round 15: (3 single crochet, 1 decrease) x 6 [24]
- Round 16: 2 single crochet, Bobble stitch, 7 single crochet, Bobble stitch, 4 single crochet, Bobble stitch, 5 single crochet, Bobble stitch, 2 single crochet [24]
- Round 17: 12 decrease [12]
- Round 18: 6 decrease [6]
Dog's Ears (Make 2)
- Chain 6, skip 1
- 4 single crochet, (3 single crochet in 1 stitch)
- 4 single crochet
- Use glue to shape the ear
Dog's Tail
- Chain 8, skip 2
- 6 double crochet
Bunny's Tail
- Round 1: 8 single crochet in magic ring [8]
- Round 2-3: 8 single crochet [8]
Cat's Ears (Make 2)
- Round 1: 6 single crochet in magic ring [6]
- Round 2: (1 single crochet, 1 increase) x 3 [9]
- Round 3: (2 single crochet, 1 increase) x 3 [12]
- Round 4: 12 single crochet [12]
Cat's Tail
- Round 1: 7 single crochet in magic ring [7]
- Round 2-10: 7 single crochet [7]
- Round 11: 3 single crochet
Eye Placement for All Characters
- Eyes (6mm): between round 9 and 10, with 6 single crochet between them.
- Bunny's Ears: Round 4
- Dog's Ears: Between round 5 and 6
- Dog's Tail: Between round 9 and 10
- Cat's Ears: Round 3-7, the distance from the ears to the eyes is 5 single crochet
- Cat's Tail: Between round 10 and 11
You can use glue to help shape and adhere the ears and tails where necessary. Enjoy your crocheting, and happy crafting!
