Fluffy Rice Amigurumi – Free Crochet Pattern

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Supplies:
• Yarn 4/Medium Weight Yarn in…
Fuzzy white yarn, red yarn
•4mm Crochet Hook
•Tapestry needle
•Scissors
•Stuffing
•10mm safety eyes
•Black Embroidery Thread

Additional Information:
•Difficulty: Intermediate
•Size: 4.5″ tall
This rice is so adorable and really fun to the touch, making it a sensory great toy for young children! This pattern uses fuzzy yarn for the rice. Fuzzy yarn can be easy to use if you follow the technique suggested next. This pattern is easy and uses simple stitches. Let’s get started!

TIP:

Working with fuzzy can be difficult because it‘s hard to see your stitches. They key to working with fuzzy yarn is to count as you crochet! If you think you messed up, don‘t worry! Mistakes won‘t be very visible since the fuzzy yarn covers it up. Just try to get close to the stitch count!

Fluffy Rice:

Start in Red

Round 1: Make 6 Sc into a Magic Ring (6)
Round 2: *Inc* all around (12)
Round 3: *Inc, Sc in the next st* all around (18)
Round 4: *Inc, Sc in the next 2 st* all around (24)
Round 5: Working in the Back Loop Only (BLO), *Sc* all around (24)
Round 6: Working in BOTH loops, *Sc* all around (24)
Round 7: Working in the Front Loop Only (FLO), repeat *Inc, Sc in the next 3 st* all around (30)
Round 8: Working in BOTH loops, *Inc, Sc in the next 4 st* all around (36)
Round 9: Repeat *Inc, Sc in the next 5 st* all around (42)
Round 10: Repeat *Inc, Sc in the next 6 st* all around (48)
Round 11-14: *Sc* all around (48)
Round 15: Change to white fuzzy yarn. Working in the BLO, *Sc* all around (48)
Round 16-18: Working in BOTH loops, *Sc* all around (48)
Now we will mark where to place the safety eyes. Add a different eye colored stitch marker into the 20th and 23rd stitch in Round 18. If you can’t mark them exactly, that’s okay! Just mark where you think they seem right. Later we will replace these markers with safety eyes.
Round 19: Repeat *Dec, Sc in the next 6 st* all around (42)
Round 20: *Dec, Sc in the next 5 st* all around (36)
Round 21: *Dec, Sc in the next 4 st* all around (30)
Round 22: *Dec, Sc in the next 3 st* all around (24)
Add the safety eyes in now
Round 23: *Dec, Sc in the next 2 st* all around (18)
Stuff firmly now. Continue stuffing after each round.
Round 24: *Dec, Sc in the next st* all around (12)
Round 25: *Dec* all around (6)
Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the remaining stitches closed and weave in ends, cutting any excess yarn.

Smile:

In Black Embroidery Thread

Insert needle into the middle area of the toy as shown (Pic 1) and pull needle out at the left of the toy’s eye as shown (Pic 1).

1.

Reinsert needle into the middle of the toy (Pic 2) and pull needle out next to the toy’s right eye (Pic 2).

2.

Reinsert needle into the middle of the toy as shown (Pic 3) and pull needle out nearby. Tie ends of thread into firm knots and bring knots inside the toy to hide. Cut any excess yarn.

3. 4.

Done! If you made this fluffy rice, I would LOVE to see! You can show me by posting a picture in the comments section underneath this post 🙂