Baby Alien – Free Crochet Amigurumi Pattern

This baby alien is 10 cm tall and 10 cm wide, and it is crocheted top-down in one piece: the green head narrows into a taupe torso, so there is no neck seam to hide. The eyes go in between rounds 10 and 11, eight stitches apart, and everything else is applied afterwards — a scarf that slips on and off, two long ears, two feet and a pair of arms.

The scarf is the interesting part. It is a tube of 42 stitches, folded in half and crocheted together along the edge to make a double-thick collar, then finished with a bone-coloured flap whose front is marked by a run of double crochet. That flap is what tells you which side is the front.

Every round is written out below.

What you need

• Yarn: Caron Simply Soft in soft green (head, ears, feet, hands) and taupe (torso, scarf), plus a little bone for the scarf edging
• Hook: 2.5 mm
• Eyes: two 15 mm black safety eyes
• Notions: fibre fill, tapestry needle, blush and a small brush

Abbreviations

MR magic ring, sc single crochet, hdc half double crochet, dc double crochet, ch chain, slst slip stitch, inc increase, dec decrease, BLO / FLO back and front loops only.

Body, head to bottom

Green for the head, taupe from round 19. Stuff as you go, and go easy at the base so the alien sits upright.

• R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
• R2: inc x6 (12)
• R3: (sc, inc) x6 (18)
• R4: (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
• R5: (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
• R6: (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)
• R7: (5 sc, inc) x6 (42)
• R8–13: 42 sc — 6 rounds

Insert the 15 mm eyes between R10 and R11, 8 stitches apart.

• R14: (5 sc, dec) x6 (36)
• R15: (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)
• R16: (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)
• R17: (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
• R18: (2 sc, inc) x6 (24) — switch to taupe
• R19: (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
• R20: (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)
• R21–27: 36 sc — 7 rounds
• R28: BLO 36 sc (36)
• R29: (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)
• R30: (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)
• R31: (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
• R32: (sc, dec) x6 (12)
• R33: dec x6 (6)

Fasten off and hide the tail. R28 in the back loops leaves a ridge where the torso meets the base, which gives the alien a slightly rounded bottom.

Arms (make 2)

Green for the hand, taupe for the sleeve.

• R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
• R2: inc x6 (12)
• R3–5: 12 sc — 3 rounds, then change to taupe
• R6–10: 12 sc — 5 rounds

Stuff only the green hand, leave a long tail and sew the arms to the upper torso.

Feet (make 2)

• R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
• R2: inc x6 (12)
• R3: 12 sc (12)

Stuff lightly and sew to the bottom of the torso, at the front.

Ears (make 2)

• R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
• R2–7: 6 sc — 6 rounds
• R8: (sc, inc) x3 (9)
• R9: (2 sc, inc) x2, 3 sc (11)
• R10: (3 sc, inc) x2, 3 sc (13)
• R11: (4 sc, inc) x2, 3 sc (15)
• R12: (5 sc, inc) x2, 3 sc (17)
• R13–18: 17 sc — 6 rounds

The first six rounds make a narrow stalk, so the ear bends naturally where it is sewn.

Scarf

Taupe. Ch 42, join into a ring without twisting.

• R2–19: 42 sc — 18 rounds

Do not fasten off. Fold the top half of the tube down inside, then crochet the two edges together all the way round so the scarf becomes double thick. Fasten off and hide the tail between the folds: the scarf is not sewn to the body, it slips on and off.

Scarf edging

Bone.

• R1: 42 sc around the top edge (42)
• R2: FLO 42 hdc (42)
• R3: 42 hdc (42)
• R4: 12 hdc, 18 dc, 12 hdc (42)

Sew the edging down to the taupe scarf so the flap stays flat. The run of 18 dc marks the front.

Assembly

• Put the scarf on, decide where the arms should come out, take it off again and sew the arms there.
• Scarf back on, then pin and sew the ears just above it, on either side of the head.
• Sew the feet to the bottom of the torso, at the front.
• Make the nose with green yarn over two holes between the eyes.
• Blush the cheeks with a brush, lightly.

Notes

Two numbers decide the face: the eyes 8 stitches apart, and the nose sitting on the two stitches between them. If the eyes end up further apart the alien reads as a frog rather than a kawaii figure. The scarf’s double thickness matters too — a single layer slips off the tapered torso.

More little figures: 2 in 1 Frog is the 7 cm one, Bunny Teether Rattle is the baby toy, and Penny is the plush pocket pal. Everything is on the patterns page.

Pattern source: Baby Alien, Kawaii Nerdy Crochet.

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The smallest amigurumi here is Three Little Kittens, three cats from a single 45-round body pattern.

Alan the Lion is the intermediate one: same spiral construction, but 30 cm and a lot more sewing.