Crochet Oliver The Donkey Amigurumi

The Crochet Oliver, The Donkey Amigurumi Pattern, is a clear guide to crochet a charming donkey toy. Suitable for all crocheters, it facilitates an enjoyable crafting experience, leading to a cuddly result.

Crochet Oliver The Donkey Amigurumi

The Crochet Oliver, The Donkey Amigurumi Pattern, is a charming guide to creating an adorable donkey toy. This amicable pattern portrays a long-eared, friendly Donkey with expressive eyes and a playful fringe. An ideal project for crochet lovers of all skill levels, Oliver The Donkey Amigurumi brings a hint of farmyard fun to your collection of crocheted toys.

Making the Crochet Oliver Amigurumi

Materials:

• Yarn:
  • Brown yarn for the body, legs, and head
  • Grey yarn for the muzzle and inner ears
  • Black yarn for the eyes and hooves
  • White yarn (optional) for the eyespot
  • Pink yarn (optional) for the cheeks
• Crochet hook: Size suitable for your yarn weight (I used a 3.5mm hook for worsted weight yarn)
• Stuffing: Polyester fiberfill
• Tapestry needle: For sewing the pieces together
• Scissors: To cut the yarn
• Safety eyes: (Optional) 10mm

Step-by-step pattern 

Body:

1. Start with a magic ring with the brown yarn.
2. Crochet 6 single crochets (sc) into the magic ring and pull tight to close the ring.
3. Increase by crocheting 2 sc in each stitch around. You should now have 12 sc.
4. Continue crocheting in sc around, increasing by 1 sc in each stitch around. You should now have 18 sc.
5. Continue crocheting in sc around, increasing by 1 sc in every other stitch. You should now have 24 sc.
6. Continue crocheting in sc around, increasing by 1 sc in every third stitch for 2 rounds. You should now have 30 sc.
7. Continue crocheting in SC around without increasing for 10 rounds.
8. Stuff the body firmly as you go.
9. Decrease by crocheting 2 sc together around for 2 rounds. You should now have 24 sc.
10. Decrease by crocheting 2 sc together around for 3 rounds. You should now have 18 sc.
11. Decrease by crocheting 2 sc together around for 4 rounds. You should now have 6 sc.
12. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Legs (make 4):

1. Make a magic ring with the brown yarn.
2. Crochet 6 sc into the magic ring and pull tight to close the ring.
3. Increase by crocheting 2 sc in each stitch around. You should now have 12 sc.
4. Continue crocheting in SC around without increasing for 6 rounds.
5. Stuff the leg firmly.
6. Decrease by crocheting 2 sc together around for 2 rounds. You should now have 6 sc.
7. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Head:

1. Make a magic ring with the brown yarn.
2. Crochet 6 sc into the magic ring and pull tight to close the ring.
3. Increase by crocheting 2 sc in each stitch around. You should now have 12 sc.
4. Continue crocheting in sc around, increasing by 1 sc in each stitch around. You should now have 18 sc.
5. Continue crocheting in sc around, increasing by 1 sc in every other stitch. You should now have 24 sc.
6. Continue crocheting in sc around, increasing by 1 sc in every third stitch for 1 round. You should now have 30 sc.
7. Continue crocheting in SC around without increasing for 8 rounds.
8. Stuff the head firmly.
9. Change to the grey yarn and crochet 1 round in SC without increasing.
10. Change back to the brown yarn and crochet 1 round in SC without increasing.
11. Decrease by crocheting 2 sc together around for 3 rounds. You should now have 18 sc.
12. Decrease by crocheting 2 sc together around for 4 rounds. You should now have 6 sc.
13. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Ears (make 2):

1. Make a magic ring with the brown yarn.
2. Crochet 6 sc into the magic ring and pull tight to close the ring.
3. Increase by crocheting 2 sc in each stitch around. You should now have 12 sc.
4. Continue crocheting in SC around without increasing for 4 rounds.
5. Change to the grey yarn and crochet 1 round in SC without increasing.
6. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.