20-in-1 Cuddly Animals Crochet Pattern Bundle

This collection mixes farm friends, wild animals and a little bit of magic. The shaggy highland cow is a cozy favorite with plenty of character, and the classic cow and piggy bring a cheerful farmyard feel. The capybara, one of the most relaxed animals on earth, makes a wonderfully calm plush.

From further afield come the tiger, the elephant and the hippo, while the platypus and the raccoon add a playful, quirky touch. And for anyone who loves a fairy tale, the unicorn brings a sprinkle of sparkle to the zoo.

With this much variety, there is an animal for every person on your gift list and every corner of a nursery. Crochet a single favorite, or work through the bundle and build a whole menagerie that grows with every finished plush. Keeping a small notebook of the yarns and colors you used for each animal makes it easy to crochet a matching friend later.

Each animal comes with its own step-by-step instructions, written in US crochet terms. The pattern takes you part by part: you crochet the individual pieces, stuff them as you go and then bring them together into your finished plush.

Because every pattern follows the same step-by-step approach, the process becomes familiar quickly. After your first animal, you will recognize the flow of the instructions and can focus on what makes each creature unique, whether that is the highland cow’s shaggy look or the elephant’s trunk.

One bundle, a whole zoo: there is always another animal waiting for your hook.

Finishing is the last step and the most rewarding one. A carefully placed face and neatly attached parts turn a few crocheted shapes into a character with its own expression.

Choose a soft yarn suitable for amigurumi. A smooth acrylic or cotton yarn shows every stitch and gives crisp shapes, while plush or chenille-style yarns make the animals extra fuzzy and huggable, which suits the highland cow and the capybara especially well.

Whatever yarn you pick, use a hook that gives a tight, dense fabric so the stuffing stays inside. Amigurumi is crocheted more firmly than garments for exactly this reason. Keep in mind that a thicker yarn makes a bigger animal and a thinner yarn a smaller one, so stick with the same yarn if you want the whole zoo to match in scale.

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Play with colors: a pastel tiger, a rainbow unicorn mane or a pink hippo. Add a small scarf, a bow or a flower crown to give each animal its own style, or crochet the same animal in different sizes for a parent-and-baby pair. These amigurumi animal crochet patterns are a great base for your own creative twists.

Prefer a printed book? Take a look at The Cuddly Crochet Zoo, a paperback with 20 amigurumi animal patterns.