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Today is Day 4 of the Spring 2026 Little Amazon Mini Amigururmi Crochet Along. Today's little Amazon animal is a monkey, and since there are so many different monkeys in the rainforest I decided to include a couple of variations.
I knew when I planned the Rainforest theme that I wanted to include a monkey, I mean you just can't do an Amazon Rainforest theme without a monkey. Last year when I did my Little Safari Crochet Along I actually had planned not to include a monkey because I was going to include it when I did this theme later. Then as I was making the safari animals I decided that I had to include a monkey in the safari, so since I already had all of my animals planned I ended up doing a bonus 13th pattern in order to include a monkey, specifically a Vervet Monkey, a little gray and black monkey that lives in the African Savannah.
Now that caused me a little bit of a predicament because I already have a mini amigurumi monkey pattern and I didn't want to just reshare that pattern and not change anything. Or I guess just change up the colors and nothing else. I had narrowed it down to wanting to make either a Howler Monkey, or a Spider Monkey. A Spider Monkey was going to be basically the exact same pattern as the Vervet Monkey in different colors, but the Howler Monkey looked a little bit different so I decided to try to make a Howler Monkey. But because I have a hard time cutting out animals that I want to make I decided to go ahead and make a Spider Monkey too.
The Spider Monkey is made using the same pattern as the monkey in the Little Safari, just switching up the colors. I made my spider monkey in black with a dark gray face and ears. The Howler Monkey is made using mostly the same pattern, but I did change up the face just a little bit, and the biggest change was adding the big chin that Howler Monkeys have.
I wanted my Howler Monkey to be a Red Howler Monkey so I used an orangey brown color for the main color. I used Red Heart Super Saver in Sienna. The Spider Monkey I used black for the main color and I used Red Heart Super Saver in Black for that. Then for the faces of both monkeys I used a dark gray because I wanted it to be "black" but not too black so that you could still see the eyes and there was a little bit of contrast on the spider monkey. I used Red Heart Super Saver in Charcoal for the dark gray.
Four days down means we are a third of the way through. Come back tomorrow to see what Little Amazon animal Day 5 will bring.
How to Crochet a Mini Monkey
Finished Size: about 4" tall sitting
You will need:
- medium weight yarn in orange-brown, and dark gray, or black and dark gray (samples made in Red Hear Super Saver in Sienna, Charcoal, and Black)
- G crochet hook (4/4.25 mm)
- 2- 6 mm safety eyes
- Polyfil fiberfill
- yarn needle
- stitch markers
- black embroidery floss and embroidery needle
- scissors
Instructions:
The body and head are made in one piece, the other pieces are made separately and sewn on. Most pieces are made beginning with a magic ring (mr), the beginning of each piece will indicate if it starts with a magic ring or a chain.
Howler Monkey
Body
Make 1 with orange-brown, 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)
Round 17: [sc2tog, sc in next st] repeat around (12 sc)
Round 18: sc2tog around (6 sc)
Finish off, weave in ends
Chin
Make 1 with orange-brown, 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 3 sts] repeat around (15 sc)
Round 4: 1 sc in each st (15 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing
You can add a tiny bit of stuffing or leave it unstuffed, flatten the top edge and sew to the bottom of the head to make a big chin
Face
Make 1 with dark gray yarn, beginning with chain
ch 4
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, and each ch to the end (3 ch)
Row 2: ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st, 2 sc in last st (5 sc)
Row 3: ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in last st (7 sc)
Row 4: ch1, turn, 1 sc in each st (7 sc)
Row 5: ch 1, turn, sc2tog, 1 sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog (5 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing
Add safety eyes to the face between rows 3 and 4
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, and each ch to the end (3 ch)
Row 2: ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st, 2 sc in last st (5 sc)
Row 3: ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in last st (7 sc)
Row 4: ch1, turn, 1 sc in each st (7 sc)
Row 5: ch 1, turn, sc2tog, 1 sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog (5 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing
Add safety eyes to the face between rows 3 and 4
Sew to the font of the head overlapping the chin
Nose
Make 1 with dark gray 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 st] repeat around (9 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Embroider nostrils by stitching 2 little lines near the top of the nose, then a mouth going across the bottom
Sew the nose to the front of the face below the eyes
Ears
Make 2 with orange-brown yarn, beginning with magic ring
in mr, ch 1, 4 sc (4 sc)
Pull to tighten into a semicircle shape
Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing
Sew ears to the side of the head
Legs
Make 4 with orange-brown yarn, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Rounds 2-6: 1 sc in each st (6 st)
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 orange-brown yarn, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 4 sc (4 sc)
Rounds 2-10: 1 sc in each st (4 st)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing
Sew the tail to the bottom back of the body
Spider Monkey
Body
Make 1 with black yarn, 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)
Round 17: [sc2tog, sc in next st] repeat around (12 sc)
Round 18: sc2tog around (6 sc)
Finish off, weave in ends
Face
Make 1 with dark gray yarn, beginning with chain
ch 4
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, and each ch to the end (3 ch)
Row 2: ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st, 2 sc in last st (5 sc)
Row 3: ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in last st (7 sc)
Row 4: ch1, turn, 1 sc in each st (7 sc)
Row 5: ch 1, turn, sc2tog, 1 sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog (5 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing
Add safety eyes to the face between rows 3 and 4
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, and each ch to the end (3 ch)
Row 2: ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st, 2 sc in last st (5 sc)
Row 3: ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in last st (7 sc)
Row 4: ch1, turn, 1 sc in each st (7 sc)
Row 5: ch 1, turn, sc2tog, 1 sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog (5 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing
Add safety eyes to the face between rows 3 and 4
Sew to the font of the head overlapping the chin
Nose
Make 1 with dark gray 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 st] repeat around (9 sc)
Round 3: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Embroider nostrils by stitching 2 little lines near the top of the nose, then a mouth going across the bottom
Sew the nose to the front of the face below the eyes
Ears
Make 2 with dark gray yarn, beginning with magic ring
in mr, ch 1, 4 sc (4 sc)
Pull to tighten into a semicircle shape
Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing
Sew ears to the side of the head
Legs
Make 4 with black yarn, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Rounds 2-6: 1 sc in each st (6 st)
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 black yarn, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 4 sc (4 sc)
Rounds 2-10: 1 sc in each st (4 st)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing
Sew the tail to the bottom back of the body
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