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We have made it to Day 8 of the Spring 2026 Little Amazon Mini Amigururmi Crochet Along. Today we are making another unique animal from the Amazon Rainforest. This time it is a Tiny Tapir.
Tapirs are interesting animals, they are kind of funny looking with a short trunk-like snout. They are not the most attractive animals, although I think this little guy is pretty cute. Even though our tapir is a tiny one, they are actually the largest land mammals in the amazon.
The Tiny Tapir has its little trunk, kind of big ears, and a short mane running down the back of the head. Tapirs have toes that are like mini hooves, I think they have 3 or 4 on each foot, so I just added some stitching to each foot to represent their little toes.
When I first started planning my crochet along and sketched out the designs I wanted to make I envisioned making a tapir that was a dark gray or black color with a lighter white section in the middle or bottom of the body. It wasn't until I got ready to make it and looked up pictures to go off of that I learned that that is not what the tapirs that live in the Amazon look like. The black and white tapirs are Malayan Tapirs that live in Southeast Asia. Brazilian Tapirs or Amazonian Tapirs are range from tan to dark brown in color.
I used Loops and Threads Soft Classic in the color Dark Taupe for the main color. I used Red Heart Super Saver in Charcoal as an accent color for the mane and the toes. The mane probably should have just been a darker brown color instead of the charcoal, but I didn't really have a darker shade of brown that looked good with the body color I chose so I went with the charcoal instead. Then for the toes I just decided to stick with the charcoal because I wasn't really sure what color they were supposed to be, in some pictures they look dark and in other pictures they looked like a lighter tan color. So you could use a range of colors, but since I was already using the charcoal I just stuck with that.
Be sure to come back tomorrow to see what Little Amazon animal Day 9 will bring!
How to Crochet a Tiny Tapir
Finished Size: about 4" tall sitting
You will need:
- medium weight yarn in brown, and dark gray, or 2 shades of brown (sample made in Loops and Threads Soft Classic in Dark Taupe and Red Heart Super Saver in Charcoal)
- G crochet hook (4 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.
Body
Make 1 with 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)
Insert safety eyes between rounds 13 and 14 about 3-4 stitches apart
Round 17: [sc2tog, sc in next st] repeat around (12 sc)
Round 18: sc2tog around (6 sc)
Finish off, weave in ends
Nose
Make 1 with brown yarn, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 1 sc in blo of each st (6 sc)
Round 3: 2 sc in first 2 sts, 1 sc in next 4 sts (8 sc)
Round 4: 1 sc in first st, 2 sc in next 2 sts, 1 sc in next 5 sts (10 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Embroider nostrils by stitching 2 little lines near on the tip of the nose
Add some stuffing and sew the nose to the front of the head between the eyes, kind of angled down like a trunk
Mane
Make 1 with dark gray or brown yarn, beginning with a chain
ch 14
hdc in third ch from hook, and each st to the end (12 hdc)
Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing
Sew to the head starting at the top and running down the back
Ears
Make 2 with brown yarn, beginning with a chain
ch 4
sl st in first ch from hook, sc in next, hdc in next, dc in last ch
Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing
Pinch ears at the bottom so they are folded and sew ears to the side of the head
Legs
Make 4 with brown yarn, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 1 sc in blo of each st (6 sc)
Rounds 3-5: 1 sc in each st (6 st)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing
Using the dark gray yarn, or tan or cream if you prefer, stitch 3 little "toes" on the foot by stitching 2 times per toe over the edge created by working in the back loop in round 2
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
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