Amigurumi Fox (Free Crochet Pattern) by Allison Hoffman

Chin Piece:
 
- The chin piece is crocheted first and will be fitted over
the front lower section of the head.
 
Row 1: Starting with yarn A, ch 7, sc in 2nd ch from hook and next st, hdc in next 2 chs, dc in next 2 chs— 6 sts.
 
Row 2: Ch 3, turn, dc in 2 sts, hdc in 2 sts, sc in 2 sts—6 sts.
 
Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc in 2 sts, hdc in 2 sts, dc in 2 sts—6 sts.
- Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Set aside.

Head:
 
Rnd 1: Starting at nose end of head, with yarn B, make an adjustable ring, ch 1, work 3 sc into ring. Pull closed—3 sts. Insert a stitch marker into the loop on your hook. Each time you come back around to the stitch L marker, move it up to the loop on your hook to begin
the next round.
 
Rnd 2: 2 sc into next st, sc into next st, 2 sc into next st—5 sts.
 
Rnd 3: 2 sc into next st, sc into each st around—6 sts.
 
Rnd 4: *2 sc into next st, sc into next 2 sts; rep from * to end of rnd—8 sts.
 
Rnd 5: 2 sc into each st— 16 sts.
 
Rnds 6–9: Sc into each st.
 
Rnd 10: Sc in next 2 sts, invdec twice, sc in next 4 sts,
invdec twice, sc in next 2 sts—12 sts.
- Insert a stitch marker to mark your place. Insert
safety eyes between Rnds 4 and 5, 4 sts apart. Stuff head.
 
Sew on chin piece.
 
Rnd 11: Invdec around—6 sts.
- Fasten off with a slip stitch into the next sc. Weave yarn
tail through the last round of stitches, and pull tight to
close the hole.

Body:
 
Rnd 1: With yarn B, make an adjustable ring, ch 1, sc 6
into ring—6 sts. Pull ring to close hole.
 
Rnd 2: 2 sc into each st—12 sts.
 
Rnds 3–9: Sc into next 4 sts, change to yarn A, sc into
next 4 sts, change to yarn B, sc into next 4 sts.—12 sts.
After Rnd 9, stuff body firmly.
 
Rnd 10: Invdec around—6 sts.
- Fasten off and use a yarn needle and yarn tail to sew
up last round of stitches.
- Sew head to top of front of body

Legs:
Rnd 1: With yarn C (black), make an adjustable ring, ch 1, sc 5 into ring. Pull tail to close hole—5 sts.
 
Rnds 2–6: Sc into each st. Change to yarn B (orange) at end of Rnd 6.
 
Rnd 7: 2 sc into next st, sc into each st around—6 sts.
 
Rnd 8: Sc into each st.
 
- Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Stuff leg
sparingly, and sew leg to underside of body.
- Repeat for remaining three legs.

Ears:
Rnd 1: With yarn C (black) make an adjustable ring, ch 1, sc 3 into ring. Pull tail to close hole—3 sts.
 
Rnd 2: 2 sc into each st—6 sts. Change to yarn B (orange) at the end of Rnd 2.
 
Rnd 3: *2 sc into next st, sc into next st; rep from * to
end of rnd—9 sts.
- Fasten off and leave a long tail. Flatten ear and sew to top of head. Weave in ends.
- Repeat for second ear.

Tail:
Rnd 1: With yarn A, make an adjustable ring, ch 1, sc 4 into ring. Pull tail to close hole—4 sts.
 
Rnd 2: *2 sc into next st, sc into next st; rep from * to end of rnd—6 sts.
 
Rnd 3: Sc into each st. - Change to yarn B at end of
 
Rnd 4: *2 sc into next st, sc into next 2 sts; rep from * to end of rnd—8 sts.
 
Rnds 5–7: Sc into each st.
 
Rnd 8: *Invdec, sc into 2 next sts; rep from * to end of rnd—6 sts.
 
Rnd 9: Sc into each st. - Insert stitch marker to hold your place. Stuff tail sparingly.
 
Rnd 10: Invdec around—3 sts.
- Fasten off and sew tail to body.
 
Finishing:
- With black embroidery floss and an embroidery needle, stitch a mouth.

Excerpted with permission from AmiguruME Pets: Make Cute Crochet Animals by Allison Hoffman.