Eric Cartman is the most charismatic character in the animated television series South Park. This free amigurumi pattern is designed for all fans of the comic guy. Enjoy it!

Materials:

• Yarn of different colours of the same weight (YarnArt Jeans was used)
• 2 mm crochet hook
• Thick cardboard as a feet foundation (optional)
• Stuffing
• Tapestry needle for sewing parts together
• Sewing needle and thread
• Scissors
• Sewing pins

Skill level: intermediate

Eric Cartman crochet toy
Free amigurumi pattern

Abbreviations:
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
inc = increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec = decrease (skip one stitch)
sl st = slip stitch

Note: All parts are crocheted in spiral. Stuff the toy as you go.

Start crocheting from the head (beige colour):
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in the next 1 st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: (sc in the next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 5: (sc in the next 3 st, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 6: (sc in the next 4 st, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
Rnd 7: (sc in the next 5 st, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
Rnd 8: (sc in the next 6 st, inc) repeat 6 times [48]
Rnd 9: (sc in the next 7 st, inc) repeat 6 times [54]
Rnd 10: (sc in the next 8 st, inc) repeat 6 times [60]
Rnd 11-20 (10 rounds): sc in the next 60 st
Rnd 21: (sc in the next 8 st, dec) repeat 6 times [54]
Rnd 22: (sc in the next 7 st, dec) repeat 6 times [48]
Rnd 23: (sc in the next 6 st, dec) repeat 6 times [42]
Rnd 24: (sc in the next 5 st, dec) repeat 6 times [36]

Change to red yarn and continue crocheting the body:
Rnd 25 (in the front loops): (sc in the next 5 st, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
Rnd 26 (in both loops): (sc in the next 6 st, inc) repeat 6 times [48]
Rnd 27: (sc in the next 7 st, inc) repeat 6 times [54]
Rnd 28: (sc in the next 8 st, inc) repeat 6 times [60]
Rnd 29: (sc in the next 9 st, inc) repeat 6 times [66]
Rnd 30: (sc in the next 10 st, inc) repeat 6 times [72]
Rnd 31-41 (11 rounds): sc in the next 72 st
Rnd 42 (in back loops): (sc in the next 10 st, dec) repeat 6 times [66]
Rnd 43 (in both loops): (sc in the next 9 st, dec) repeat 6 times [60]
Rnd 44: (sc in the next 8 st, dec) repeat 6 times [54]

Change to brown yarn and continue crocheting the legs:
Rnd 45 (in front loops): sc in the next 54 st
Rnd 46-47 (2 rounds) in both loops: sc in the next 54 st
Change to black yarn and continue crocheting legs:
Rnd 48: sc in the next 54 st
Rnd 49: (sc in the next 8 st, inc) repeat 6 times [60]
Leave a long tail for sewing feet, cut off the yarn.

Crochet feet with black yarn (make 2):
Rnd 1: 5 sc in a magic ring
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 5 times sc in the next 10 st
Rnd 3: (sc in the next st, inc) repeat 5 times [15]
Rnd 4: (sc in the next 2 st, inc) repeat 5 times [20]
Rnd 5: (sc in the next 3 st, inc) repeat 5 times [25]
Rnd 6: (sc in the next 4 st, inc) repeat 5 times [30]
Rnd 7: (sc in the next 5 st, inc) repeat 5 times [35]

You get 2 circles. Put them together and sew with each other with five stitches. You get an eight-shape with 60 stitches in the perimeter.

Put this eight-shape on the cardboard and draw the shape, cut the shape a couple of millimeters less than the drawn one ( to fit the feet).

Make sure that the body is stuffed firmly. Put the eight-shape cardboard and the crocheted eight-shape on it. Sew feet and legs together neatly. Fasten off and hide the end.

Let’s  make the arms. Don’t stuff them firmly, otherwise they won’t look nice. Stuff hands tighter and don’t stuff near the shoulders.
Start with yellow yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times sc in the next 12 st
Rnd 3: (sc in the next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4-6 (3 rounds): sc in the next 18 st
Rnd 7: sc in the next 9 st with yellow yarn, sc in the next 9 st with red yarn
Continue with red yarn:
Rnd 8-11 (4 rounds): sc in the next 18 st
Rnd 12: (dec, sc in the next 7 st) repeat 2 times [16]
Rnd 13: sc in the next 16 st
Rnd 14: (dec, sc in the next 6 st) repeat 2 times [14]
Fold in half, sew with sc through both layers of the last round.

Finger (with yellow yarn):
Rnd 1: 5 sc in a magic ring
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 5 times sc in the next 10 st
Rnd 3: sc in the next 10 st
Sew the finger to the hand, sew arms to the body.

Hat (with light-blue yarn):
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times sc in the next 12 st
Rnd 3: (sc in the next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: (sc in the next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 5: (sc in the next 3 st, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 6: (sc in the next 4 st, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
Rnd 7: (sc in the next 5 st, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
Rnd 8: (sc in the next 6 st, inc) repeat 6 times [48]
Rnd 9: (sc in the next 7 st, inc) repeat 6 times [54]
Rnd 10: (sc in the next 8 st, inc) repeat 6 times [60]
Rnd 11: sc in the next 9 st, inc, (sc in the next 19 st, inc) repeat 2 times, sc in the next 10 st [63]
Rnd 12-15 (4 rounds): sc in the next 63 st
Change to yellow yarn and continue:
Rnd 16-17 (2 rounds): sc in the next 63 st
Leave a long tail for sewing. Make a yellow pompom, sew it to the hat.
Before sewing you can put a little stuffing in the hat to make it stay on the head tighter. Put the hat not on the top of the head, but on the back of the head, the bottom back edge should be nearer to the neck that the front edge.

Crochet eyes with white yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times sc in the next 12 st
Rnd 3: (sc in the next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: sc in the next 2 st, inc, sc in the next 2 st, sl st.
Sew eyes with the wrong side up. Embroider two small pupils and sew the eyes to the head. Embroider a mouth, the middle stripe and buttons on the belly (you may sew black beads).

Your crochet toy is done! If you have any questions on this pattern you can always write them in comments.
Easy crocheting and good mood! 😉