A wide, rounded snout is the first thing you notice on this crocheted capybara, followed by its glossy black eyes and tiny folded ears. The free amigurumi pattern uses beige cotton yarn for the elongated head and small body, with dark brown hands and feet. A fluffy pompom hanging from a narrow collar adds a distinctive finishing touch, while carefully angled embroidery around the eyes gives the animal its gentle expression.
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Shaping Its Gentle Expression
The head begins with a seven-stitch magic ring and grows to a broad 63-stitch section before tapering behind the eyes. A separate body, two ears, arms, and legs are sewn into place. The arms and legs are stuffed halfway, then flattened and closed before assembly. The collar is measured as you work so it fits the neck, and the final facial stitches are directed toward the back of the head rather than straight across the tops of the eyes.
FREE CAPYBARA AMIGURUMI CROCHET PATTERN
Designer: Gaby (Pájaro Tejidos)
Instagram: @pajarotejidos
Materials and Tools
• 8/6 cotton yarn: beige for the head, body, arms, and legs; dark brown for the ears, hands, and feet
• Wool or cotton yarn in your chosen color for the collar and pompom
• 2.5 mm or 3 mm crochet hook
• Polyester fiberfill
• 2 black No. 20 safety eyes
• Beige yarn for eyelid embroidery
• Yarn needle and scissors
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Abbreviations
MR – Magic ring
ch – Chain
sc – Single crochet
hdc – Half double crochet
inc – Increase (2 sc in the same stitch)
dec – Decrease (2 stitches crocheted together)
(…) x n – Repeat n times
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Notes
• Make the head, body, ears, arms, and legs separately.
• Make 2 ears, 2 arms, and 2 legs.
• Adjust the collar length to fit the neck.
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Head
Use beige yarn.
Round 1: 7 sc in MR (7)
Round 2: 7 inc (14)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) x 7 (21)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x 7 (28)
Round 5: (3 sc, inc) x 7 (35)
Round 6: (4 sc, inc) x 7 (42)
Round 7: (5 sc, inc) x 7 (49)
Round 8: (6 sc, inc) x 7 (56)
Round 9: (7 sc, inc) x 7 (63)
Rounds 10–17: 63 sc (63) — 8 rounds
Round 18: (7 sc, dec) x 7 (56)
Round 19: (6 sc, dec) x 7 (49)
Rounds 20–26: 49 sc (49) — 7 rounds
Round 27: (5 sc, dec) x 7 (42)
Rounds 28–33: 42 sc (42) — 6 rounds
Insert the safety eyes between Rounds 28 and 29, with 20 stitches between them.
Round 34: (4 sc, dec) x 7 (35)
Round 35: (3 sc, dec) x 7 (28)
Round 36: (2 sc, dec) x 7 (21)
Round 37: (1 sc, dec) x 7 (14)
Stuff with fiberfill. Continue decreasing to close the opening neatly, using fewer than 6 stitches at the final closure. Fasten off.
Body
Use beige yarn.
Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2: 6 inc (12)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Round 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Round 6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
Round 7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
Round 8: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
Round 9: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
Rounds 10–17: 54 sc (54) — 8 rounds
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.
