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It is Day 3 of the Spring 2025 Little Safari Mini Amigururmi Crochet Along. For the third animal in the Little Safari series we have a Little Crocodile.
The crocodile that is found on the African Savanna is the Nile Crocodile and they are a commonly seen animal in areas where there is water. It is definitely one of the animals that comes to mind when I think of animals that live in the savanna so it was one that I for sure wanted to include in this series.
To be honest, the crocodile was one of the animals that I was kind of nervous about making once I decided that I was going to go with the teddy bear style sitting animals, just because I knew it would be a little difficult to turn the long, flat body of a crocodile into one that was sitting upright. But hopefully I was successful in what I came up with.
To begin with I just made the body that was just like the other animals in this series, the long nose and tail, and the for little legs, but I felt like it needed something more. I decided to add some bumps to the back of the bumpy, armor-like texture of the crocodiles back. I chose to make them in a contrasting color, though I think they would also work well in the same color as the rest of the crocodile. Then I also added a lighter colored underbelly to the front of the Little Croc.
I used the same Loops and Threads Impeccable yarn that I have used for the other two animals, and that I will use for all of the animals in this mini amigurumi series. This time using two shades of green- a darker green for the majority of the crocodile, Deep Forest, and a light green for the belly and back, Forest. I also used safety eyes for the crocodiles eyes, they can be embroidered if you prefer, and then I finished it up by adding teeth by using white embroidery floss to stitch a zigzag all the way around the mouth.
Be sure to come back tomorrow to see what little safari animal will be on Day number 4!
How to Crochet a Little Crocodile
Finished Size: about 3.5" tall sitting
You will need:
- medium weight yarn in 2 shades of green (sample made in Loops and Threads Impeccable in Deep Forest, and Forest)
- G crochet hook (4/4.25 mm)
- 2- 6 mm safety eyes
- Polyfil fiberfill
- yarn needle
- stitch markers
- scissors
- white embroidery floss and needle
Instructions:
The body and head are made in one piece, the other pieces are made separately and sew on. All of the pieces, except the back bumps and the belly, are made beginning with a magic ring (mr).
Body
Make 1 with dark green, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)
Rounds 4-8: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)
Begin stuffing and continue stuffing as you work
Round 9: sc2tog around (9 sc)
Round 10: 2 sc in each st (18 sc)
Round 11: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Round 12-15: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)
Round 16: [sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (18 sc)
Insert safety eyes between rounds 13 and 14 about 3 stitches apart
Round 17: [sc2tog, sc in next st] repeat around (12 sc)
Round 18: sc2tog around (6 sc)
Finish off, weave in ends
Mouth
Make 1 with dark green yarn, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat (8 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3 sts] repeat (10 sc)
Round 4: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 4 sts] repeat (12 sc)
Round 5: 1 sc in each st (12 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Add stuffing and sew the mouth to the head just below the eyes
Use white embroidery floss to stitch a zigzag line around the mouth
Belly
Make 1 with light green yarn, beginning with chain
ch 3
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and next ch (2 sc)
Row 2: ch 1, turn, 2 sc in each st (4 sc)
Rows 3-4: ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each st (4 sc)
Row 5: ch 1, turn, sc2tog twice (2 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing
Stitch the belly patch to the front of the body
Legs
Make 4 with dark green yarn, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 8 sc (8 sc)
Rounds 2-4: 1 sc in each st (8 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing
Sew the 2 of the legs/arms to the side of the body just below the head, sew the other 2 to the bottom side of the body in a sitting position
Tail
Make 1 with dark green yarn, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 4 sc (4 sc)
Round 2: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat (6 sc)
Round 3: 1 sc in each st (6 sc)
Round 4: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (9 sc)
Round 5: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)
Round 6: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat (12 sc)
Round 7: 1 sc in each st (12 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing
Add a small amount of stuffing to the tail and sew to the bottom of the back side of the body
Back Bumps
Make 1 with light green yarn, beginning with a ch (this is actually just a chain with little picot type bumps along it)
ch 2, sl st in 1st ch that you made, [ch 4, sl st in 2nd ch from hook] 6 times (7 picot bumps)
Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing
Bend in a v shape and place the center bump (at the point of the v) at the tip of the tail and the 3 bumps on either side of the center going up the tail and back of the crocodile
Stitch in place
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