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I figured crayons would be a cute amigurumi for back to school time! I’m so sorry for anyone having to go back to school, the summers go by super fast. 🙁 But hopefully crayons with smiley faces on them will cheer you up haha.
Supplies:
4mm crochet hook, 4/Medium weight yarn in any desired colors for crayon, pink yarn for cheeks, black yarn. 8mm safety eyes, black embroidery thread, tapestry needle, scissors, and stuffing.
Additional Information:
Difficulty: Easy
This pattern is to make a cute crayon! From top to bottom a crayon is 12″. The crayon is all one piece, and we start by making it at the tip. We eventually work in front loops and back loops to shape the crayon, so be you can do those stitches.
For colors, pick the “Main Color” you want your crayon to be. This will be the color used at the tip and the end of the crayon. The second color we use is the “Lighter Main Color”. Pick a color significantly lighter than the main color and use if for the paper surrounding the crayon. For example, I used dark purple as the main color and light purple for the lighter main color for the purple crayon.
Crayon:
In Main Color
Round 1: 6 Sc in Magic Ring (6)
Round 2: *Inc* all around (12)
Round 3: *Inc, Sc* all around (18)
Round 4: *Sc* around in BLO (Back Loop Only) (18)
Round 4 Pictured Below
Round 5: In BOTH loops, *Inc, Sc 5* all around (21)
Round 6-7: *Sc* all around (21)
Round 8: *Inc, Sc 6* all around (24)
Round 9-10: *Sc* all around (24)
Round 11: *Inc, Sc 7* all around (27)
Round 12-13: *Sc* all around (27)
Round 14: *Inc, Sc 8* all around (30)
Round 15: *Sc* all around (30)
Round 16: In FLO (Front Loop Only), *Inc, Sc 4* all around (36)
You can sort of flip up this round a little bit so it’s more flat.
Round 17: In FLO, *Inc, Sc 5* all around (42)
Round 18: In BLO, *Sc* all around (42)
Round 19: In BOTH Loops, *Sc* all around (42)
Round 20-21: Switch to Lighter Main Color *Sc* all around (42)
Round 22: Switch to Black and *Sc* all around (42)
Round 23: Switch to Lighter Main Color and *Sc* all around (42)
Round 24: Switch to Black and *Sc* all around (42)
Round 25-27: Switch to Lighter Main Color and *Sc* all around (42)
Round 28: Sc in next 20 St, Sc in next St. Add different colored St marker to Sc just made. This marks where we will place the eye. Sc in next 4 St. Sc in next St and add different colored St marker to Sc just made. Sc in next 16 St (42)
Round 29-47: *Sc* all around (42)
Add safety eyes here. Stuff now.
Round 48: Switch to Black, and *Sc* all around (42)
Round 49: Switch to Lighter Main Color and *Sc* all around (42)
Round 50: Switch to Black and *Sc* all around (42)
Round 51-52: Switch to Lighter Main Color *Sc* all around (42)
Round 53-54: Switch to Main Color and *Sc* all around (42)
Round 55: In BLO, *Dec, Sc 5* all around (36)
Round 56: In BOTH Loops, *Dec, Sc 4* all around (30)
Round 57: *Dec, Sc 3* all around (24)
Round 58: *Dec, Sc 2* all around (18)
Round 59: *Dec, Sc* all around (12)
Round 60: *Dec* all around (6)
Finish off and add any additional stuffing.
Cheeks: (Make 2)
In Pink
Round 1: 6 Sc in Magic Ring (6)
Finish off and pin below and to the sides of the eyes. Sew on.
Smile Assembly:
With Black Embroidery Thread
Insert needle going from the middle bottom part of the mouth, diagonal to the left. Pull thread through (Pic 1). Now reinsert needle to original middle bottom of the mouth, and going diagonal to the right, and pull thread through (Pic 2). Finally, reinsert needle back into the bottom middle of the mouth and pull through (Pic 3). Weave in ends.
All done! If you finished this pattern, I would be SO HAPPY if you could tag me on Instagram @StringyDingDing, or “try” it on Pinterest.
14 Comments
Just love your patterns. I too find that crocheting is a great stress and anxiety relief. I was wondering if it would be possible for you to list the brand and color yarn you use in your patterns? It would be nice to know if we want to do an exact match or order yarn online.
Yay that’s so awesome that you find crochet a stress relief hobby as well 🙂 And of course I will try my best to mention the yarn colors! I have a bad habit of the yarn bands accidentally falling off the yarn as I crochet and then I forgot the color or brand, so I’ll try to write the color before I start a project! Thanks for letting me know <3
your patterns are so cute but how do you print or save the free patterns?
I crochet for hospitals for charity and these are great items to make for sick children to cheer them up. I am 78 yrs old and cannot sit at the computer long periods of time to follow a pattern. So any suggestions you can give would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much.
Hi, this is such a cute pattern! I was wondering if I could have your permission to sell the finished item. Of Course, credit would be given to you for your amazing pattern!
Hi Evelyn, thank you so much for your comment! You can sell the finished toy you make from my pattern! Thank you so much for asking 🥰 I hope you have fun making it, please let me know if you have any questions!
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This sounds like the start to an awesome haiku 😁
I love your pattern. I really like the way you tell where to mark for the eye placements. Others don’t do that in there patterns. And all your patterns are so cute.
Hi Karen! Your crayon is ADORABLE! I had to of stared at it for like a whole minute straight, it is sooo cute! 😍 You chose the perfect colors for it too, I love it! I’m so happy that you like how I do the eyes in my patterns, I find it so much easier to mark exactly where they go. So glad you find that helpful too, yay 🙂
Thank you for such kind words and for sharing a picture of your crayon!! Sending big hugs your way ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks so much for such a cute and easy to follow pattern! My daughter loves it. Going to make a few more in different colors 🙂.
I LOVE this pattern and I was wondering if you would give me the permission to sell the final product. Of course I will give you credit for it🥰
I LOVE this pattern and I was wondering if you would give me the permission to sell the final product. Of course I will give you credit for it🥰
I adore these as well could I also have consent to sell these as well -I’ll credit you
Thanks
This pattern was so easy to follow and turned out so cute! Can’t wait to make lots of colors for my future classroom as a teacher. 😄