Capybaras have recently gained popularity as crochet toys, and today, we’re excited to share a crochet plush capybara with a Christmas hat pattern! While the capybara may not have many design variations yet, it’s still a delightful and fun crochet project to undertake. You can customize the design by choosing different types of yarn, and if you’re curious about alternative styles, be sure to check out the designer’s profile for more unique toys.
Plush Amigurumi Capybara with Christmas Hat
The pattern includes detailed instructions and recommended materials to help you create your very own capybara amigurumi. Whether you’re using chunky yarn or something softer, the end result will be a cute and festive capybara ready to celebrate the holidays. So, if you’re ready to dive in, let’s start crafting this adorable Christmas-themed toy together!
Designer: beccis_plushies
Materials:
Suggested yarn:
(#3 dk light worsted fluffy yarn)
Frida’s #17
-beige -white -red
(#3 dk light worsted yarn)
Yarnart dolce baby
-brown
3mm crochet hook
Black acrylic yarn for nose
4mm safety eyes (or whatever size you prefer)
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Stuffing
Stitch marker
Abbreviations:
• bo: bobble stitch (6 unfinished double crochet, 7 loops on hook)
• mbo: mini bobble stitch (3 unfinished double crochet, 4 loops on hook)
• blo: back loop only
• cc: color change
• ch: chain
. Dec: decrease
• f/o: fasten off
• hdc: half double crochet
• inc: increase
• mr: magic ring
• r: row
• sc: single crochet
• st: stitch
• slst: slip stitch
BODY and HEAD
*with beige fluffy yarn & brown yarn, start with beige*
*we’ll start with the capybara’s butt and work our way to the head/snout*
R1: 8sc in MR (8)
R2: inc x8 (16)
R3: (sc, inc) x8 (24)
CC to brown before every bobble stitch and finish it with beige fluffy yarn*
R4-R5: sc around *2 ROUNDS* (24)
*you may need to change the position of your BO, due to your tension*
R6: 6sc, BO in brown, 10sc, BO in brown, 6sc (24)
R7-R11: sc around *5 ROUNDS* (24)
R12: 7sc, BO in brown, 10sc, BO in brown, 5sc (24)
R13-R15: sc around *3 ROUNDS* (24)
*stuff firmly but make sure it’s still flat on the belly*
R16: (sc, dec) x8 (16)
R17: sc around (16)
*place safety eyes between R16 & R17, about 6st apart*
CC to brown;
R18: BLO, dec x8 (8)
*finish stuffing and F/O, while weaving in the end, you can patch some beige spots around the snout to create a clean circle with brown yarn*
FACE DETAILS
With black acrylic yarn, embroider a nose in the center of the snout in a “Y”-shape:
With beige fluffy yarn create eye lids on the top and bottom of each eye, you can also glue the eye details on to make it secure!
EARS
*with brown yarn*
Insert your hook in a st, on one side of the head, between R14 & R15, about 2st above the leg and pull up a loop,
ch3 *start in the 2nd ch from your hook* 2hdc, slst back into the same st of the head and F/O, weave in ends.
*repeat on the other side of the head*
TAIL
*with beige fluffy yarn*
Insert your hook in a st of the body between R1 & R2 in the middle and pull up a loop,
ch3, *start in the 2nd ch from hook*
2hdc, slst in the next st.
F/O and weave in ends.
SANTA HAT
*with red & white yarn, start with red*
R1: 4sc in MR (4)
R2: inc x4 (8)
R3: (sc, inc) x4 (12)
R4: sc around (12)
CC to white;
R5: BLO, sc around (12)
R6: sc around (12)
F/O and leave a long tail for sewing.
HAT POM POM:
*with white yarn*
make a slipknot and ch2, *start in the 2nd ch from hook* make a MBO, and sist in the same ch.
F/O and leave a tail for sewing, sew to the top of the hat.
Sew the hat to the head, directly between the ears. Weave in all ends.
Congrats!
You just finished your christmas capybara.
