Bring the magic of the swamp to your crochet projects with this free Shrek amigurumi pattern. It’s perfect for crocheters of all levels.
Materials needed for this tutorial are Parfait chunky yarn, a 5mm crochet hook, safety eyes, stuffing, a darning needle, scissors, and stitch markers.
This tutorial starts from the top of the head, working on the body part in one piece, then adds ears and nose at the end.
It’s perfect for baby gifts, nursery décor, seasonal gifts, amigurumi character plush collections, fans of fantasy movies, cartoons, or pop culture characters.
Designer: Chanel’s Crochet
Materials
- Yarn (parfait chunky featured)
- 5 mm crochet hook
- 14 mm safety eyes
- Needle
- Scissors
- Stitch marker
- Fiberfill
- Pink yarn for cheeks (optional)
Abbreviations
Mr – magic ring
sc – single crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
ch – chain
bbl – bobble (5)
Head
Starting in green (bold text).
Rnd 1: 8 sc in a Mr (8)
Rnd 2: 8 inc (16)
Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x 8 (24)
Rnd 4-7: 24 sc (24) (4 rounds)
Next rounds, we will be changing color to brown and the bobbles will stay green (bold text)
Rnd 8: 6 sc, bbl, 10 sc, bbl, 6 sc (24)
Rnd 9: 24 sc (24)
Safety eyes to be placed between rounds 6-7, 3 sts apart.
Change color to white.
Rnd 10: 24 sc (24)
Round 11 bobbles well be green (bold text)
Stuff.
Rnd 11: (sc, dec) x 3, bbl, dec, sc, dec, bbl, (dec, sc) x 2, dec (16)
Rnd 12: 8 dec (8)
Fasten off and close opening.
Ears x2
Using green.
Rnd 1: 5 sc in a Mr (5)
Rnd 2: 5 sc (5)
Rnd 3: 5 inc (10)
Fasten off, using yarn tail, sew down inside and out the bottom of the magic ring. Use this tail to sew ears to head between rounds 4-5 on either side of the head.
Nose
Using body color green and needle, create a nose between the eyes going over 3 sets 5 times.
