This adorable crochet otter makes the perfect plushie for little hands! Soft, safe, and great for nurseries, playtime.
Materials needed to finish this tutorial are a 2mm crochet hook, #2 cotton yarn, 6mm safety eyes, fiberfill, tapestry needle.
All you need to make this otter is to know some basic crochet stitches, like single crochet stitches, and some crochet techniques like increases, decreases.
This tutorial includes how to make the head, ears, foot, snout, arms, body, tail, and belly, and how to assemble all parts.
This pattern is ideal for otter lovers, plushie collectors, or anyone who enjoys chubby and adorable amigurumi.
Let’s get started!
Designer: The Looped Crafts
Materials & Tools
- 2 mm crochet hook
- #2 cotton yarn
- 6 mm safety eyes
- Fiberfill
- Glue
- Needle
Abbreviations
R – round
Mr – magic ring
sc – single crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
st – stitch
sl st – slipt stitch
Head
Start with brown.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 6: 30 sc (30)
Rnd 7: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
Rnd 8: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
Rnd 9-10: 42 sc (42)
Change to light brown.
Rnd 11-12: 42 sc (42)
Rnd 13: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
Insert eyes between R10 and 11 with 6 st between
Rnd 14: (sc, dec) x 12 (24)
Rnd 15: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Rnd 16: (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)
Rnd 17-19: 15 sc (15)
Fasten off and weave in end.
Push the nect (R17-19) inside the head.
Ears x2
Start with brown.
Rnd 1: 5 sc in Mr (5)
Fasten off and leave long tail for sewing.
Snout
Start witj light brown
Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
Sl st on next st. Fasten off and weave in end. Sew the nose and mouth using black yarn.
Arms x2
Start with brown.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2-6: 6 sc (6)
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Body
Start with brown.
Rnd 1: 11 ch, start on 2nd ch from hook, 9 sc, inc, continue crocheting on other side of ch, 9 sc (20)
Rnd 2: (4 sc, inc) x 4 (24)
Rnd 3: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 4-6: 30 sc (30)
Rnd 7: (8 sc, dec) x 3 (24)
Rnd 8: 27 sc (27)
Rnd 9: (7 sc, dec) x 3 (27)
Rnd 10: 24 sc (24)
Rnd 11: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Rnd 12: 18 sc (18)
Rnd 13: (sc, inc) x 6 (12)
Rnd 14-16: 12 sc (12)
Rnd 17: 6 dec (6)
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Foot x2
Start with brown.
Rnd 1: 9 sc in Mr (9)
Rnd 2: 9 sc (9)
Close by making reverse Mr. Fasten off and weave in end.
Tail
Start with brown.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: 6 sc (6)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
Rnd 4-5: 9 sc (9)
Rnd 6: (2 sc, inc) x 2 (12)
Rnd 7: 12 sc (12)
Fasten off and leave long tail for sewing.
Belly
Start with light brown.
Rnd 1: 8 ch, start on 2nd ch from hook, 6 sc, inc, on other side of ch, 6 sc (14)
Rnd 2: (1 sc, inc) x 7 (21)
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Assembly
- Sew ears on head between R4 and R7.
- Glue snout between eyes.
- Sew arms on R13 pf body.
- Glue belly and foot as shown on photo.
- Sew tail on R4 at the back of the body.
- Sew head and body together. Scan code below to see how.
