Cuddle Me Monkey amigurumi pattern

There’s nothing cuter than a baby animal, and it seems like our little Cuddle Me Monkey is especially adorable. It has a funny skirt made with tropic leaves, a small attractive muzzle, and a fancy hair-do. This crochet monkey is an absolute hit among children 🙂

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Supplies:

• Semi-cotton yarn Yarnart Jeans (55% cotton, 45% acrylic; 160 m / 50 g) in brown, light-brown and green.
• 2.0 mm crochet hook
• Fiberfill
• 6 mm safety eyes
• Scissors and sewing needle

If you use the specified yarn and hook, your Cuddle Me Monkey amigurumi will be about 16 cm (6.3″) tall. Note that your toy can be larger in case you use thicker yarn and bigger hook.

Skill level: intermediate

You can find other crochet patterns of the Cuddle Me toy family following the links:

Cuddle Me Lion Amigurumi Pattern
Cuddle Me Panda Amigurumi Pattern
Cuddle Me Bunny Amigurumi Pattern
Cuddle Me Bear Amigurumi Pattern

Cuddle Me Monkey
Free amigurumi pattern

Abbreviations:
ch = chain
st = stitch
sc = single crochet
inc = increase
dec = decrease
sl st = slip stitch
hdc = half double crochet
dc = double crochet
(..) = repeat the space in brackets the given number of times
[..] = total number of stitches

Work in continuous rounds (vs. joined rounds) using a stitch marker.

Head:
Crochet with brown yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 5: (sc in next 3 st, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 6: (sc in next 4 st, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
Rnd 7-11: sc in all 36 st [36]
Rnd 12: (sc in next 5 st, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
Rnd 13-14: sc in all 42 st [42]
Rnd 15: (sc in next 5 st, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
Insert safety eyes between Rnd 12 and Rnd 13, at the distance of 5 stitches between the eyes.
Rnd 16: (sc in next 4 st, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 17: (sc in next 3 st, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 18: (sc in next 2 st, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 19: (sc in next st, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
Fasten off and weave in the end. Stuff with fiberfill.

Ears (make 2):
Outer part (make 2):
Crochet with brown yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: sl st in all 18 st [14]
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.

Inner part (make 2):
Crochet with light brown yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.

Muzzle:
Crochet with light brown yarn.
5 ch,
Rnd 1: start from the second ch from hook: sc in next 3 ch, 4 sc in last ch, turn and crochet along the opposite side of the chain: sc in next 2 st, 3 sc in next st [12]
Rnd 2: sc in next 5 st, 3 sc in next st, sc in next 5 st, 3 sc in next st [16]
Rnd 3-4: sc in all 16 st [16]
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.

Arms (make 2):
Start with light brown yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in next 5 st, inc) repeat 2 times [14]
Rnd 4-5: sc in all 14 st [14]
Change to brown yarn.
Rnd 6: (sc in next 5 st, dec) repeat 2 times [12]
Rnd 7-8: sc in all 12 st [12]
Rnd 9: sc in next 5 st, dec, sc in next 5 st [11]
Rnd 10: sc in next 4 st, dec, sc in next 5 st [10]
Rnd 11-21: sc in all 10 st [10]
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing. Stuff only the half of the arms.

Legs (make 2):
Crochet with light brown yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 5: sc in all 24 st [24]
Rnd 6: (dec) x 2 times, sc in next 6 st, (dec) x 4 times, sc in next 6 st [18]
Change to brown yarn.
Rnd 7: dec, sc in next 5 st, (dec) x 3 times, sc in next 5 st [14]
Rnd 8: sc in next 5 st, (dec) x 2 times, sc in next 5 st [12]
Rnd 9-11: sc in all 12 st [12]
Rnd 12: (sc in next 5 st, inc) repeat 2 times [14]
Rnd 13: (sc in next 6 st, inc) repeat 2 times [16]
Rnd 14: If you want the feet point out to the sides, crochet sc in next 13 st on the right leg and sc in next 20 st on the left leg.
Fasten off and cut the yarn. Don’t fasten off after finishing the second leg. Stuff legs with fiberfill and continue crocheting the body starting from the second leg.

Body:
Make sure that the legs are positioned correctly (the feet point out instead of straight on), crochet additional stitches or undo the existing ones if it’s needed. Make 2 ch and join the legs with sl st.
Rnd 1: sc in next 16 st of the first leg, sc in next 2 ch, sc in next 16 st of the second leg, sc in next 2 ch (opposite side) [36]

Rnd 2: sc in next 34 st, (inc) x 2 times [38]
Rnd 3: inc, sc in next 32 st, inc, sc in next 4 st [40]
Rnd 4-8: sc in all 40 st [40]
Rnd 9: sc in next 8 st, dec, sc in next 17 st, dec, sc in next 11 st [38]
Rnd 10: sc in next 8 st, dec, sc in next 15 st, dec, sc in next 11 st [36]
Rnd 11: sc in all 36 st [36]
Rnd 12: sc in next 8 st, dec, sc in next 15 st, dec, sc in net 9 st [34]
Rnd 13: sc in next 7 st, dec, sc in next 15 st, dec, sc in next 8 st [32]
Rnd 14: sc in all 32 st [32]
Rnd 15: sc in next 7 st, dec, sc in next 14 st, dec, sc in next 7 st [30]
Rnd 16: sc in next 7 st, dec, sc in next 12 st, dec, sc in next 7 st [28]
Rnd 17: sc in all 28 st [28]
Rnd 18: (sc in next 5 st, dec) repeat 4 times [24]
Rnd 19: sc in all 24 st [24]
Rnd 20: (sc in next 4 st, dec) repeat 4 times [20]
Rnd 21: (sc in next 3 st, dec) repeat 4 times [16]
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing the head. Stuff with fiberfill.

Belly:
Crochet with light brown yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Finish with sl st. Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.

Tail:
Work with brown yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: sc in next 5 st, inc [7]
Crochet the third round and the following rounds without changes till you get 10 cm (3.9″) tail. Stuff the tail slightly.

Skirt:
The skirt is consists of 12 leaves.

Leaf:
8 ch,
Crochet the first half of the leaf starting from the second ch from hook: sl st in next st, sc in next st, hdc in next st, 2 dc in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, 3 sc in last st. Turn and continue crocheting the second part of the leaf: hdc in next st, dc in next st, 2 dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st, sl st in next st. Fasten off and weave in the end.

Assembly:
1. Sew muzzle to the head. Put some fiberfill inside the muzzle before you finish.

2. Embroider a nose with brown thread.
3. Sew the inner parts of the ears on the outer ones. Sew the ears to the head between Rnd 8 and Rnd 13.
4. Sew tail, arms, belly and head to the body.
5. Sew leaves on the body as a skirt.
6. It’s time to make hair. Cut the yarn into 15 pieces, each is 5 cm long. Attach the pieces on the top of the head like scarf fringes. Make a cute hair-do and tie a bow with any contrast yarn.

Hope you have a pleasant time when crocheting Cuddle Me Monkey Amigurumi. Let us know if you have any questions regarding this pattern.