Crochet Pattern: Cute Crochet Moth Amigurumi Pattern with Lantern
Materials
- Lace or fingering weight yarn (Cream, Dark Brown, Mustard Yellow, and Terracotta)
- 2.0 mm crochet hook
- 4mm safety eyes
- Polyester fiberfill stuffing
- Brushed acrylic yarn or faux fur for ruff
- Craft wire for the lantern handle
Abbreviations
- MR: Magic Ring
- ch: chain
- sc: single crochet
- inc: increase
- dec: decrease
- st: stitch
Instructions
Head:Round 1: Using cream yarn, MR, 6 sc (6)
Round 2: inc in each st around (12)
Round 3: [sc, inc] x 6 (18)
Rounds 4-7: sc in each st around (18)
Round 8: Attach safety eyes. [sc, dec] x 6 (12)
Round 9: dec x 6. Fasten off and leave tail for sewing (6)
Body:Round 1: Using cream yarn, MR, 6 sc (6)
Round 2: [sc, inc] x 3 (9)
Round 3: [2 sc, inc] x 3 (12)
Round 4: [3 sc, inc] x 3 (15)
Rounds 5-9: sc in each st around (15)
Round 10: Stuff firmly. [3 sc, dec] x 3 (12)
Round 11: dec x 6. Fasten off (6)
Wings (Make 2):Use tapestry crochet technique. Alternate cream, brown, and terracotta colors in rows of sc to create the mosaic pattern. Frame with a border of cream sc stitches.
Lantern:Using yellow yarn, MR, 6 sc. Work 3 rounds. Switch to dark brown to work the top and bottom caps. Add a wire handle to finish.
