Crochet Chameleon Amigurumi Idea

The Crochet Chameleon Amigurumi Pattern is a breezy and exciting guide to creating a unique chameleon toy. Suitable for all skill levels, this pattern offers a fun crafting experience with a quirky outcome.

Crochet Chameleon Amigurumi Pattern

The Crochet Chameleon Amigurumi Pattern offers a guide to creating an attractive chameleon toy. It spotlights features like a curled tail, expressive eyes, and a colorful body. It's a delightful crochet task that also refines your artistic prowess. Once completed, you get a whimsical Chameleon, a charming model of textured crochet stitches that adds an exotic splash of color and character to any toy collection.

Making the Crochet Chameleon Amigurumi

Materials:

• Sport weight yarn in:
  • Green
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Orange
  • Light green
• 3.5mm crochet hook
• Polyester stuffing
• Tapestry needle
• Black embroidery thread
• Safety eyes (optional)

Step by step Pattern

Making the Head:

1. Start with the Open-Mouth Head Base: Follow the instructions in the Ami Amour pattern for crocheting the open-mouth head base using green yarn.
2. Continue with the Head:
   • Change to pink yarn and crochet 1 round around the base.
   • Change back to green yarn and crochet 3 rounds.
   • Make 6 single crochets (sc) in each of the next 3 rounds (18 sc total).
   • Crochet 1 round without increasing.
   • Stuff the head firmly with stuffing.
   • Decrease by crocheting 2 sc together around until you have 12 sc.
   • Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Making the Body:

1. Make a magic ring with green yarn.
2. Crochet 6 sc into the magic ring. Pull tight to close the ring.
3. Increase by crocheting 2 sc in each stitch around. You should now have 12 sc.
4. Continue increasing by crocheting 2 sc in every other stitch until you have 18 sc.
5. Continue crocheting around without increasing or decreasing until you reach your desired body length.
6. Stuff the body firmly with stuffing.
7. Decrease by crocheting 2 sc together around until you have 12 sc.
8. Continue decreasing by crocheting 2 sc together around until you have 6 sc.
9. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Making the Tail:

1. Make a magic ring with green yarn.
2. Crochet 6 sc into the magic ring. Pull tight to close the ring.
3. Increase by crocheting 2 sc in each stitch around. You should now have 12 sc.
4. Continue increasing by crocheting 2 sc in every other stitch until you have 18 sc.
5. Continue crocheting around without increasing or decreasing for 8-10 rounds.
6. Stuff the tail loosely with stuffing.
7. Decrease by crocheting 2 sc together around until you have 12 sc.
8. Continue decreasing by crocheting 2 sc together around until you have 6 sc.
9. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Making the Legs (4 legs):

1. Make a magic ring with green yarn.
2. Crochet 4 sc into the magic ring. Pull tight to close the ring.
3. Increase by crocheting 2 sc in each stitch around. You should now have 8 sc.
4. Continue crocheting around without increasing or decreasing for 8 rounds.
5. Stuff the legs lightly with stuffing.
6. Change to brown yarn and crochet 1 round. (Optional)
7. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Making the Eyes:

1. Attach safety eyes or embroider eyes using black embroidery thread.

Making the Mouth:

1. Embroider a small smile using black embroidery thread.

Making the Branch:

1. Use brown yarn to crochet a long chain and single crochet back down the chain to create a simple branch shape.

Assembly:

1. Sew the head to the body.
2. Sew the tail to the body.
3. Sew the legs to the body.
4. Sew the chameleon onto the branch.

Tips:

• You can customize the colors of your chameleon to match your own preferences.
• You can add additional details to your chameleon, such as spots.