Meet Gloopi the gecko, a cute, quirky handmade crochet friend full of personality!
Materials needed to finish the amigurumi toy are size 5 yarn in 2 colors, then yarn in black and white for embroidery, a 4 mm crochet hook, stuffing, safety eyes, scissors, and stitch markers.
This tutorial contains how to make arms and legs in green color, head in green and yellow colors, then make the body in green and yellow colors, and also It contains how to embroider mouth, eyes, and tongue.
It’s perfect for handmade gifts, home décor, nursery décor, or collectors, a playful amigurumi design.
Designer: KnottedAngels
Materials
- Size 5 yarn in 2 colors (Bellalana Chenille): green, yellow
- Thin yarn in black and white for embroidery
- 4 mm crochet hook
- Stuffing
- 10 mm safety eyes
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch markers
- Scissors
- Pink fabric and glue for the tongue (optional)
- Rouge for the blush (optional)
Abbreviations
Rnd – round
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
hdc – half double crochet
hdc-inc – two half double crochet stitches in the same stitch
small picot – ch 2 and sl st into the 2nd ch from hook
FLO – front loops only (not in the same st)
BLO – back loops only
Info
Color change – start a sc and stop with 2 loops on your hook. Take the new color and pull through the loops.
Attaching Limbs – take the last st of your limb on the hook and go into the next st of the body. Make a sc and repeat for the next st of the limb and body. In the next round you will work onto the rest of the limb and skip 2 st of the body.
Arms & Legs x2
Use green yarn.
Rnd 1: in a magic ring: (sc, small picot) x 4, sc (9)
Skip the picot stiches in the next round, only work onto the single crochet stitches.
Make sure the fingers are poking outside.
Rnd 2: 5 sc onto the single crochet stitches (5)
Rnd 3: sc, dec, 2 sc (4)
For the arms, add another round of sc:
Rnd 4: 4 sc (4)
Fasten off without a tail, they’ll get crocheted in later. No need to stuff.
Head
Use green yarn. The yellow color is highlighted with yellow color.
Rnd 1: 8 sc in a magic ring (8)
Rnd 2: 8 inc (16)
Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x 2, FLO (2 hdc-inc), 4 sc, FLO (2 hdc-inc), (inc, sc) x 2 (24)
Rnd 4: 6 sc, 2 dec, 4 sc, 2 dec, 6 sc (20)
Rnd 5: 6 sc, hdc-inc, hdc-inc, 4 sc, hdc-inc, hdc-inc, 6 sc (24)
Rnd 6: 7 sc, inc, sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, sc, inc, 7 sc (28)
Rnd 7: (sc, dec) x 2, 2 dec, dec, sc, dec, sc, dec, 2 dec, (dec, sc) x 2 (17)
Add safety eyes between rounds 3-4, onto the hdc-inc.
Stuff the head.
Body
Use green yarn.
Rnd 8: (sc, inc) x 2, sc, 2 sc with arm, 3 sc, 2 sc with arm, sc, (inc, sc) x 2 (21)
Rnd 9: 7 sc, 2 sc on arm, 3 sc, 2 sc on arm, 7 sc (21)
Rnd 10: 8 sc, (hdc, hdc-inc) x 2, hdc, 8 sc (23)
Rnd 11: 9 sc, 6 sc, 8 sc (23)
Rnd 12: 5 sc, FLO (3 hdc-inc), sc, 6 sc, sc, FLO (3 hdc-inc), 4 sc (29)
Rnd 13: 10 sc, 2 sc with leg, sc, 4 sc, sc, 2 sc with leg, 9 sc (29)
Rnd 14: dec, 2 sc, 3 dec, 2 sc on leg, sc, 2 dec, sc, 2 sc on leg, 3 dec, 3 sc (20)
Start stuffing and continue as you go.
Make sure the single crochet stitches in the next 2 rounds are in the back.
Rnd 15: 2 sc, (dec, sc) x 6 (14)
Rnd 16: 2 sc, 6 dec (8)
Rnd 17: FLO (8 sc) (8)
Rnd 18: (3 sc, inc) x 2 (10)
Rnd 19: (4 sc, inc) x 2 (12)
Rnd 20: BLO (5 sc, inc) x 2 (14)
Rnd 21: BLO (14 sc) (14)
Rnd 22: BLO (14 sc) (14)
Rnd 23: BLO (5 sc, dec) x 2 (12)
Rnd 24: BLO (12 sc) (12)
Stuff the tail less tightly.
Rnd 25: (sc, dec) x 4 (8)
Rnd 26: 4 dec (4)
Rnd 27: 4 sc (4)
Fasten off and close the hole.
Embroidery
- Mouth: between rnd 4-5, 2 st wide
- Eye Whites: on the outside of the eyes.
- Tongue: cut a U-shape out of fabric and glue it under the mouth
- Optional: spread spots over the back.
