Start crochet with the adorable Amigurumi Baby Haku project! This charming endeavor invites you to bring to life a beloved dragon character from a popular movie, using nothing more than yarn and your crochet skills. Picture the joy of seeing Baby Haku come to life, stitch by stitch, in your hands.
Crochet Amigurumi Baby Haku
Material Needed:
- White chenille yarn
- Cream chenille yarn
- Seafoam Sherpa yarn
- Pink yarn for the nose
- Safety eyes
- Stuffing material (typically polyester fiberfill)
- Fabric glue (optional)
Head:
- Start with white chenille yarn, make a slip knot, chain 2.
- 8 single crochet in second chain from hook (Creates a circle beginning).
- Mark the end of each round with a stitch marker.
- Increase in each stitch around for 16 stitches total.
- 1 single crochet, 1 increase repeated around for 24 stitches total.
- 2 single crochet, 1 increase repeated for 32 stitches total.
- 3 single crochet, 1 increase repeated for 40 stitches total.
- Single crochet around for 10 rounds (Rounds 5 through 14), maintain 40 stitches.
- Begin decreasing for the head: 3 single crochet, 1 invisible decrease repeated around.
- Continue decreasing: 2 single crochet, 1 invisible decrease then 1 single crochet, 1 invisible decrease, until the piece closes.
Body:
- Start the same as the head, but with chenille yarn in cream.
- Work in continuous rounds, increasing and then creating a cylindrical shape by crocheting straight for several rounds.
- Begin to decrease and firm up the shape.
- Fill with stuffing before fully closing; leave a long yarn tail for sewing to head.
Limbs (Legs and Arms):
- Begin with cream chenille yarn, chain 2, and place 6 single crochets in the second chain from hook.
- Increase uniformly in rounds, then switch to white yarn after several rounds to form the lower limb coloration.
- Crochet straight for a few rounds to lengthen the limb, then fill with stuffing.
- Create 4 legs in total, leaving yarn tails for sewing to the body.
Tail:
- Start as with the limbs, increasing in a circular fashion to form a conical shape.
- After several rounds, begin elongating the tail by single crocheting without increasing.
- Before finishing, switch to the seafoam Sherpa yarn, and add some texture and color using special stitches (half-double crochet, double crochet, treble crochet).
- Fill with stuffing and attach to the body.
Ears:
- Similar start as previous pieces but don't increase as much, creating a flatter shape.
- After completing the crochet, fold the ears into the desired shape and attach to the head.
Snout and Nose:
- Create a small oval piece for the snout using white yarn.
- For the nose, use a smaller hook and the pink yarn, starting with a chain and then working rounds around it.
- Sew the nose onto the snout, and then attach the combined piece to the head.
Horns:
- Start similarly to the limbs but with fewer increases.
- Create a conical horn shape and make two horns.
- Attach to the head on either side between the ears.
Additional Details:
- Attach safety eyes to the head before closing the head or attach them after stuffing depending on the instructions or personal preference.
- Use fabric glue and pins as necessary to form and hold shapes while sewing parts together.
- Consider using a stitch marker to keep track of rounds for symmetrical pieces.
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