Two patterns in one week?! Yes! I'm feeling so productive! This is a crochet pattern for a little monkey plush toy! There's a lot of sewing in this pattern, but I think it's still relatively beginner friendly, just make sure you have plenty of pins ready!
~If you have any questions about the pattern, or you just want to send me a picture of your finished project please contact me at contact.cutiepiecrochet@gmail.com! Feel free to make and sell these, but please do not mass produce! If you would like to share this pattern, please link to this page, but do not reprint it on your site. Also, please credit me when using this pattern by tagging me @cutiepie_crochet on Instagram. Thanks, and have lots of fun making your new plushie friend!~
A while back I was commissioned to make a monkey plush, and while that isn’t an animal I can say I’d make on my own time, I decided to make it. Coming up with a unique pattern was quite a challenge for a few reasons. Firstly, there are so many monkey patterns available already (and quite a few that I think are much cuter than my final product) that I knew it would be hard to make it look unique. Secondly, to be blunt, I just don’t really think monkeys are that cute and I’ve had a healthy fear of monkeys since I was a small child. And lastly, it wasn’t intended to be super cutesy like some of my other toys, so I just really didn’t end up loving the end result. Since making the original prototype and the final toy for my customer I’ve changed a couple of things, and now I’m quite a bit happier with the finished result.
For this pattern, I recommend using a main color and an accent color. You can definitely do it all in one color if you prefer though! I used Red Heart Super Saver yarn in “Cafe Latte” for the main color and “Buff” for the accent color. I’m interested in seeing what color combinations you guys use though because I think this pattern could look super cool in fun colors!
I hope you guys enjoy this pattern! If you love it, please consider pinning it to your Pinterest so more people can see it! Thanks and lets get to crocheting!
~If you have any questions about the pattern, or you just want to send me a picture of your finished project please contact me at crochet_things@yahoo.com or tag me on instagram @cutiepie_crochet! Feel free to make and sell these, but please do not mass produce! If you would like to share this pattern, please link to this page, but please do not reprint it on your site. Also, please credit me when using this pattern. Thanks, and have lots of fun making your new plushie friend!~
Materials:
3.75mm crochet hook
Worsted weight yarn in the colors of your choice
12mm safety eyes
Fiber fill
Stitch markers
Yarn needle
Abbreviations:
mr- magic ring
st- stitch
sc- single crochet
inc- increase
dec- decrease
Head:
Round 1: mr 6 [6]
Round 2: inc x6 [12]
Round 3: (sc 1, inc)x6 [18]
Round 4: (sc 2, inc)x6 [24]
Round 5: (sc 3, inc)x6 [30]
Round 6: (sc 4, inc)x6 [36]
Round 7: (sc 5, inc)x6 [42]
Round 8: (sc 6, inc)x6 [48]
Rounds 9-16: sc around [48]
Round 17: (sc 6, dec)x6 [42]
Round 18: (sc 5, dec)x6 [36]
Round 19: (sc 4, dec)x6 [30]
Round 20: (sc 3, dec)x6 [24]
Round 21: (sc 2, dec)x6 [18]
Stuff firmly. Fasten off, hide tail.
Body:
Round 1: mr 6 [6]
Round 2: inc x6 [12]
Round 3: (sc 1, inc)x6 [18]
Round 4: (sc 2, inc)x6 [24]
Round 5: (sc 3, inc)x6 [30]
Round 6: (sc 4, inc)x6 [36]
Rounds 7-14: sc around [36]
Round 15: (sc 4, dec)x6 [30]
Rounds 16-20: sc around [30]
Round 21: (sc 3, dec)x6 [24]
Rounds 22-24: sc around [24]
Round 25: (sc 2, dec)x6 [18]
Round 26: sc around [18]
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff firmly.
**Before attaching the face to the head, I highly recommend attaching the head to the body, that way your placement can be as accurate as possible.
Eyes(x2):
Round 1: mr 3 [3]
Round 2: ch 1, inc x3 [6]
Round 3: ch 1, (sc 1, inc)x3 [9]
Round 4: ch 1, (sc 2, inc)x3 [12]
**Fasten off first eye, but do not fasten off second eye
Round 5: ch 1, sc across the bottom of both eye pieces. Try to space out your stitches evenly.
Rounds 6-7: ch 1, sc across
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing and weave in the rest of the threads that aren’t for sewing.
Snout:
Round 1: ch 6 [5]
Round 2: starting in 2nd ch from hook, sc 4, inc in last st, start crocheting on other side of chain now: sc 4, inc in last st [12]
Round 3: (sc 1, inc)x6 [18]
Round 4: (sc 2, inc)x6 [24]
Round 5: (sc 3, inc)x6 [30]
Rounds 6-7: sc around [30]
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
**Follow the pictures below to see how I assemble and attach the face, starting with the eyes and then moving on to the mouth. Add the safety eyes to the eye pieces before sewing them down! Before attaching the mouth would be a great time to embroider the face, but I, unfortunately, forgot to do that before this step, so I’ll be going back and adding it later!
Ears (2):
** I couldn’t decide if I wanted to do the ears in an accent color or not, so if you end up doing them in an accent color, please let me know! I’m curious to see how it would turn out! :D
Round 1: mr 6 [6]
Round 2: inc x6 [12]
Round 3: (sc 1, inc)x6 [18]
Round 4: (sc 2, inc)x6 [24]
Rounds 5-6: sc around [24]
Round 7: (sc 2, dec)x6 [18]
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Pinch in half, attach to the sides of the face.
Legs (x2):
Start in accent color
Round 1: ch 4
Round 2: starting in 2nd chain from hook, sc 3, flip work and sc 3 into the other side [6]
Round 3: inc x6 [12]
Round 4: (sc 1, inc)x6 [18]
**switch to main color
Round 5: back loop sc around [18]
Round 6: sc around [18]
Round 7: sc 7, dec x2, sc 7 [16]
Round 8: sc 6, dec x2, sc 6 [14]
Rounds 9-22: sc around [14]
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff evenly. Sew opening in half and attach to body.
Arms (x2):
Round 1: mr 6 [6]
Round 2: inc x6 [12]
Rounds 3-6: sc around [12]
Round 7: sc 3, bobble stitch, sc 8 [12]
Round 8-21: sc around [12]
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Stuff evenly. Sew opening flat and attach to body.
Tail:
**Be sure to stuff lightly as you go, because stuffing after you’re done will be much more difficult.
Round 1:mr 8 [8]
Rounds 2-29: sc around [8]
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff the last little bit and attach to body.
You now have an adorable, cuddly friend! Be sure to tag me on Instagram @cutiepie_crochet so I can see your wonderful creations!! And don't forget to pin this pattern on Pinterest if you like it!
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