Cute Crochet Shrimp Amigurumi Pattern For Free
We’ve got a super fun project for you – a Crochet Shrimp amigurumi! You can add a cute little shrimp to your crochet sea creatures. Making it is so much fun, and it’s not hard at all. This shrimp looks very charming with its soft pink colors. It’s like a real shrimp but much cuter and cuddlier! Our pattern is easy to follow; you’ll make the shrimp spirally, using light and dark pink yarns to get that sweet shrimp look. We can’t wait to show you how to create this adorable shrimp with our unique guide.
Crochet Shrimp Amigurumi Pattern
Free crochet pattern by @peggygurumi
Size: From head to tail 13 cm tall
MATERIALS:
- Dark Pink, Light Pink Cotton Yarn
- 2.5 mm hook
- Tapestry Needle
- Safety Scissors
- 9 mm safety eyes Polyfill
ABBREVIATION:
- MR: Magic Ring ch: chain
- sc: single crochet
- st: stitch(es) ss: slip stitch
- f.o.: finish off
- hdc: half double crochet
- dc: double crochet
- inc: increase
- dec: decrease
- hdc dec: half double
- crochet decrease
HEAD AND BODY:
Rounds highlighted in Light Pink color have to be done with Light Pink Yarn and Rounds highlighted in Dark Pink has to be done with Dark Pink Yarn
- R1: MR, 6sc = 6st
- R2: inc x 6 = 12st
- R3: (1sc, inc) x 6
- R4: (2sc, inc) x 6
- R5: (3sc, inc) x 6 = 18st 24st = 30st
- R6: (4sc, inc) x6 = 36st
- R(7-11): 36sc = 36st (for 5 rounds)
- R12: 15ss, 21hdc 36st
- R13: 2sc, 11ss, 2sc, 21hdc = 36st
- R14: 2sc, 11ss, 2sc, 21dc = 36st
- R15: 3sc, 9ss, 3sc, 21dc = 36st
- R16: 5sc, 5ss, 5sc, 21dc = 36st
- R17: 15sc, 21dc = 36st
- R18: 15sc, 3hdc, 15dc, 3hdc = 36st Start stuffing with polyfill and continue stuffing as you go…
- R19: 15sc, (hdc dec, hdc) x 7 = 29st
- R20: 15sc, 14hdc 29 st
- R21: 14sc, (hdc, hdc dec) x 5 = 24st
- R22:10sc, (hdc, hdc dec) x 5 = 20st
- R23-24: 20sc = 20st (for 2 rounds)
- R25: dec, 16sc, dec = 18st
- R26: 18sc = 18st
- R27: (1sc, dec) x 6 = 12st
- R28: 12sc = 12st
Close the hole by single crocheting 2 halves of the tail portion together as shown in pic.
f.o. and hide the tail
TENTACLE (Use Dark Pink Yarn)
- ch 5
- Starting from the 2nd chain from the hook, make 4sc.
- Turn your work.
- Make 13 ch. Starting from 2nd chain from the hook make 12hdc.
- ss into next 2 stitches.
- Again make 13 ch. Starting from the 2nd chain from the hook make 12hdc and ss into next st.
- f.o. and leave tail for sewing.
- Now you have 2 tentacles.
TAIL (Use Dark Pink Yarn)
- R1: MR, 9sc = 9 st
- R(2-4): 9sc 9st (for 3 rounds)
- R5: (1sc, dec) x 3
- R6: 6sc = 6st = 6sc
- sl st into next stitch
- f.o. And leave a tail for sewing
- Do not stuff the tail.
LEGS (MAKE 3)
Use Dark Pink Yarn
ch9, starting from 2nd ch from hook make 8sc.
f.o. and leave a tail for sewing.
ASSEMBLY
- Sew the parts of the tail side by side at the lowest part of the shrimp.
- Sew the antennae at round 4 of the head.
- Attach safety eyes at R8-9, one on each side of head
- Sew each of the 3 legs at R14, R17, R19
- Use dark pink yarn to make freckles below the eyes, as shown in the picture.
