Free Crochet Monkey Amigurumi Pattern
After mastering crochet of basic spheres, consider move onto making more complex amigurumi like this monkey! It involves crocheting a spherical head, cylindrical body and chains extending out from the main body for the limbs. With the free pattern below and the accompanying video, you will be mastering this animal in no time!
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Introduction to Crocheting Monkey
In this post, we will first be starting off with the relevant supplies and techniques you would need to crochet this monkey - there are only 2 colours involved excluding the eyes. Then we will head into the pattern proper which includes the head and then the body with the limbs.
As this is an ambitious beginner friendly pattern, here you will learn how to crochet into front/back loops for the eyebrows and also bobble stitches on chains for the limbs.
Stick around after that to check out the full video of how to crochet a monkey and finally we will end off with the full pattern PDF download if that is the mode of reading that suits you best. Don’t forget to grab the free Animal Shaping Starter Guide if this is something you would love to design in the future!
Supplies and Techniques for Crocheting a Monkey
Here I have listed the techniques as well as the materials needed to crochet a monkey amigurumi. Each one is individually linked if you need to learn more about how to master each technique, or you could check out this post on “How to Learn Basic Crochet Stitches step by step for Absolute Beginners - 6 Easy Steps!”.
There are also some special stitches involved in crocheting this monkey which are listed below (puff and bobble stitches) and they are also individually linked to tutorials which will be helpful if you do not know how to make these stitches.
The materials needed are also listed below or if you wish to see what I start off most of my projects with, then check out this post on “My Crochet Tools and Accessories that are Super Simple to Start With”. Read on below.
Terminology for Crocheting Monkey
Ch = chain
St = stitch (refers to number of stitches in one round)
2sc1 = single crochet increase (meaning 2 single crochet in same stitch)
Sc2tog1 = single crochet decrease (referring to invisible decrease)
Special Stitches for Crocheting Monkey
3hdc puff = 3 half double crochet puff stitch
= yo, insert hook in indicated, yo, pull up loop, yo, insert hook again, pull up loop, repeat one last time, yo, pull through all loops on hook
4dc bob = 4 double crochet bobble stitch
= yo, insert hook in indicated, yo, pull up loop, yo, draw through 2 loops, [yo, insert hook in same, yo, pull through 2 loops] 3 times, yo, pull through 5 loops on hook
Materials and Tools for Crocheting Monkey
Scheepjes Catona or any equivalent fingering or sport weight yarn
Version 1 - Dark brown, Beige (25gm each)
Version 2 - Light grey, Light pink (25gm each)
Black (stash for eyes)
Darning needle
Filling – use leftover yarn or polyester fiberfill
Scissors
Glass eyes (just for landmarking)
See how they look like and my selection for my amigurumis just below.
Also check out my full list of commonly used crochet tools and accessories here.
Now that you have gathered your supplies and had a look at the basic terminology to reading the following pattern, let us first get started!
Yarn
Scheepjes Catona or any equivalent fingering or sport weight yarn
Crochet hook
2.5-3.0mm Clover crochet hook
Stuffing
Use leftover yarn or polyester fibrefill
Darning Needles
Safety Eyes
4mm glass eyes or safety eyes
Stitch Markers
Plastic stitch markers or metal stitch markers
Crochet Monkey Pattern
Crochet Monkey Head
Start head with dark brown yarn.
Round 1: Ch4, sc2, 3sc1, go around and work into the other side of foundation chain, sc1, 2sc1 (all dark brown) – 8st
Round 2: Sc3, 2sc1, sc3, 2sc1 (all dark brown) – 10st
Round 3: 2sc10 (all dark brown) - 20st
Round 4: Sc10, sc1 FLO, hdc1 FLO, sc1 FLO, sc1, sc1 FLO, hdc1 FLO, sc1 FLO, sc3 (all dark brown) - 20st
Get ready beige yarn for Round 5.
Round 5: Sc10 (dark brown), sc3 BLO (beige), sc1 (dark brown), sc3 BLO (beige), sc3 (dark brown) - 20st
Round 6: Sc10 (dark brown), sc7 (beige), sc3 (dark brown) - 20st
Round 7: (Sc2, sc2tog1) x 2 (dark brown), 3dc Bob (beige), sc1 (dark brown), sc2tog1 (beige), sc1 (beige), 3hdc puff (beige), sc2tog1 (beige), sc1 (beige), sc2tog1 (dark brown), 3dc Bob (beige) - 15st
Round 8: Sc7 (dark brown), sc2tog1 (dark brown), 4dc Bob x 4 (beige), sc2tog1 (dark brown) - 13st
Add stuffing to head.
Round 9: Sc2tog6, sc1 (all dark brown) - 7st
Crochet Monkey Body
Continue into the body from the head using dark brown and beige yarn.
Round 10: Sc4, 2sc3 (all dark brown) - 10st
Round 11: 2sc5 (dark brown), [sc1 (dark brown), ch5 (dark brown), ch3 (beige), 4dc Bob into 3rd ch from hook (beige), sl st 5 down ch (dark brown), sc1 into same main st (dark brown)], 2sc2 (beige), [sc1 (dark brown), ch5 (dark brown), ch3 (beige), 4dc Bob into 3rd ch from hook (beige), sl st 5 down ch (dark brown), sc1 into same main st (dark brown)], 2sc1 (dark brown) - 20st
Round 12: (Sc3, sc2tog1) x 2 (dark brown), sc1 before arm (dark brown), sc1 after arm (dark brown), sc4 (beige), sc1 before arm (dark brown), sc1 after arm (dark brown), sc2 (dark brown) - 18st)
Round 13: Sc10 (dark brown), sc6 (beige), sc2 (dark brown) - 18st
Round 14: Sc11 (dark brown), sc4 (beige), sc3 (dark brown) - 18st
Round 15: Sc4 (dark brown), (sc1, ch15, sc14 down ch, sc1 back in same main st) (dark brown), sc6 (dark brown), [sc1 (dark brown), ch5 (dark brown), ch3 (beige), 4dc Bob into 3rd ch from hook (beige), sl st 5 down ch (dark brown), sc1 into same main st (dark brown)], sc2 (dark brown), [sc1 (dark brown), ch5 (dark brown), ch3 (beige), 4dc Bob into 3rd ch from hook (beige), sl st 5 down ch (dark brown), sc1 into same main st (dark brown)], sc2tog1 (dark brown), sc1 (dark brown) - 20st
Cut off beige yarn.
Round 16: Sc2tog2, sc1 before tail, sc1 after tail, sc2tog3, sc1 before leg, sc1 after leg, sc2tog1, sc1 before leg, sc1 after leg, sc2tog1 (all dark brown) - 13st
Add stuffing to body.
Round 17: Sc2tog6, sc1 (all dark brown) - 7st
Round 18: (Sc1, sc2tog1) x 2, sc1 (all dark brown) - 5st
Close up in FLO using dark brown yarn and fasten off.
Free Animal Shaping Starter Guide
Embroider Monkey Face
Embroider Monkey Eyes
Add eyes by embroidering French knots just above the large mouth.
Thread in through head and out to the desired eye location. Without removing yarn from the needle, place tip of needle close to the surface of the face. Loop yarn close to the face around needle twice.
Insert eye back into intended eye position and out through head again. Do not pull the yarn taut because the whole knot will go into the head. Instead, when pulling needle out of the head, pull gently so that the knot stays on the face.
Embroider Monkey Face
Use black yarn to sew a broad smile across the protruding mouth, extending from one end to the other end.
Crochet Monkey Video
After referring to the pattern above, remember to check out the full video on how to crochet a monkey, from start to finish with nothing left out. It takes less than an hour and it includes captions with voice-overs as well. You can scroll to the specific parts that you are struggling when you are attempting the pattern above. Remember to also like the video and subscribe to my Youtube Channel so that when new amigurumi videos are released, you will know about it!
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Monkey PDF Pattern
The Pocket Monkey PDF Pattern is an ad-free downloadable PDF printable, with checkboxes included and step-by-step pictorial tutorials. The pattern is easy for beginners, fast and no-sew. Just click on the image below or scroll down to the bottom of the page to find the pattern download.
Conclusion of Crocheting Monkey
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To check out more of my ideas for using various types of crochet stitch techniques to shape amigurumi animals, grab my free Animal Shaping Starter Guide below! Inside, get quick ideas on how to get started on shaping ears, snouts, cheeks, bodies and limbs for animals!
Free Animal Shaping Starter Guide
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