Amigurumi pattern

Sleepy Stitch Crochet Pattern

Make a soft Sleepy Stitch amigurumi with a light-blue face detail, embroidered sleepy eyes, floppy ears, and navy claw accents. Crochet the separate pieces, then sew them together with the placement notes below. This Sleepy Stitch crochet pattern covers the head, hair, ears, tail, body, feet, arms, and final assembly.

Hook: 4.5 mm
Yarn: Himalaya Dolphin Baby
Technique: amigurumi
Pieces: 8 sections

Materials & requirements

Use the following supplies for this Sleepy Stitch crochet pattern.

Item	Details
Yarn	Himalaya Dolphin Baby: 2 skeins for body color; 1 skein for each other color.
Body Color	Himalaya Dolphin Baby (80341)
Light Blue	Himalaya Dolphin Baby (80306)
Navy Blue	Himalaya Dolphin Baby (80321)
Powder Pink	Himalaya Dolphin Baby (80319)
Eye Embroidery	YarnArt Jeans color no. 28
Other Supplies	4.5 mm crochet hook, fiberfill for stuffing, tapestry needle

Abbreviations

Abbreviation	Meaning
mr	magic ring
sc	single crochet
inc	increase (2 sc in one stitch)
d.inc	double increase (3 sc in one stitch)
dec	decrease (2 sc together)
ch	chain
sl st	slip stitch
BLO	Take from rear loop (Back Loop Only)

For a stitch-term refresher while working this Sleepy Stitch crochet pattern, see the Craft Yarn Council crochet abbreviations reference.

1. Head

Begin the head section of this Sleepy Stitch crochet pattern here.

Start with body color (80341).

1. 7 sc in mr (7 sc)
2. (inc) x 7 (14 sc)
3. (sc, inc) x 7 (21 sc)
4. sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x 6, sc (28 sc)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 7 (35 sc)
6. 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) x 6, 2 sc (42 sc)
7. (13 sc, inc) x 3 (45 sc)
8. 15 sc, switch to light blue 5 sc, switch to body color 6 sc, switch to light blue 5 sc, switch to body color 14 sc (45 sc)
9–12. 14 sc, switch to light blue 7 sc, switch to body color 4 sc, switch to light blue 7 sc, switch to body color 13 sc (4 rows, 45 sc)
13. 14 sc, switch to light blue 6 sc, switch to body color 6 sc, switch to light blue 6 sc, switch to body color 13 sc (45 sc)

Cut light blue yarn, knot securely, and continue with body color.

14. 45 sc

Switch to light blue yarn, cut body color yarn.

15. BLO 45 sc
16. (4 sc, dec) x 7, 3 sc (38 sc)
17. 5 sc, dec, (3 sc, dec) x 6, sc (31 sc)
18. 3 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) x 6, 2 sc (24 sc)

Stuff the head with fiber.

19. 3 sc, dec, (sc, dec) x 6, sc (17 sc)
20. (dec) x 6 (do not crochet the remaining 5 stitches) (11 sc)
21. Close remaining stitches with a needle, cut yarn, and hide.

Embroider sleeping eyes on the 12th round using YarnArt Jeans color 28 (go over them twice for definition).

Sleepy Stitch Crochet Pattern head: eye placement markers, black-yarn eye embroidery in progress, and finished closed sleepy eyes. — Eye placement markers, embroidery in progress, and the completed closed eyes on the head.

2. Hair

Start with body color (80341). Sew onto the 1st round of the head.

8 ch, sl st to the head
9 ch, sl st to the head
8 ch, sl st to the head

Cut yarn and hide.

Five-panel collage showing chained hair loops being worked and slip stitched onto the top of the crocheted head, followed by the completed three-loop hair detail. — Chain and slip stitch the three hair loops onto the top of the head; the final panels show the completed detail.

3. Ears (make 2)

Start with body color (80341). Chain 4, turn, start from 2nd stitch.

1. inc, sc, inc (5 sc), 1 ch, turn
2. inc, 3 sc, inc (7 sc), 1 ch, turn
3. 7 sc, 1 ch, turn
4. 3 sc, inc, 3 sc (8 sc), 1 ch, turn
5. inc, 4 sc, 4 ch, turn (9 sc)
6. Start from 2nd chain: inc, 7 sc, inc (11 sc), 1 ch, turn
7–9. 11 sc, 1 ch, turn (3 rows)
10. 10 sc, inc (12 sc), 1 ch, turn
11. 12 sc

Leave a tail for sewing, cut yarn. Crochet a second one.

4. Inner ears (make 2)

Start with powder pink (80319). Chain 3, turn, start from 2nd stitch.

1. 2 inc (4 sc), 1 ch, turn
2. inc, 2 sc, inc (6 sc), 1 ch, turn
3. 4 sc, 3 ch, turn (6 sc)
4. Start from 2nd: inc, 4 sc, inc (8 sc), 1 ch, turn
5. inc, 7 sc (9 sc), 1 ch, turn
6–7. 9 sc, 1 ch, turn (2 rows)
8. 9 sc

Leave a tail for sewing, cut yarn. Sew inner ear to the main ear, matching the curves.

Nine-panel collage showing blue outer ear rows, pink inner ear rows, the inner ear laid over the outer ear, and the two layers pinned together for sewing. — The collage shows the outer and inner ear pieces in progress, then the pink inner ear positioned and pinned to the blue outer ear for sewing.

5. Tail and 6. Body

Tail

Start with body color (80341). Do not stuff.

1. 5 sc in mr (5 sc)
2. (inc) x 5 (10 sc)
3. 10 sc

Cut yarn.

Body

11 ch, turn, start from 2nd stitch.

1. 9 sc, d.inc, 9 sc, d.inc (24 sc)
2. 9 sc, 3 inc, 9 sc, 3 inc (30 sc)
3. 10 sc, inc, sc, inc, sc, inc, 10 sc, inc, sc, inc, sc, inc (36 sc)
4. 10 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 11 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, sc (42 sc)
5. 22 sc, (inc, sc) x 4, 12 sc (46 sc)
6. 26 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 16 sc (48 sc)
7. Joining the tail: 26 sc, join tail to body with 5 single crochets, 17 sc (48 sc)
8. 26 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 16 sc (46 sc)
9. 22 sc, (dec, sc) x 4, 12 sc (42 sc)
10. 10 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 4 sc, switch to navy blue 5 sc, switch to body color 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, sc (36 sc)
11. 20 sc, switch to navy blue 7 sc, switch to body color 9 sc (36 sc)
12. 19 sc, switch to navy blue 7 sc, switch to body color 10 sc (36 sc)
13. 20 sc, switch to navy blue 5 sc, switch to body color 11 sc (36 sc)
14. 14 sc, dec, 4 sc, switch to navy blue 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, switch to body color 6 sc, dec, 2 sc (33 sc)
15. 20 sc, switch to navy blue 3 sc, switch to body color 10 (33 sc)

Cut navy blue yarn and knots securely; continue with body color.

16. 14 sc, (dec, 6 sc) x 2, dec, sc (30 sc)
17. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24 sc)
18. sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) x 5, sc (18 sc)

Add a small amount of stuffing, leave a tail for sewing, and cut yarn.

Five-panel collage showing the crocheted tail being joined into the open body with a crochet hook and the loose yarn ends visible inside the body. — Join the tail while working the body; the last panels show loose yarn ends on the inside of the body.

7. Feet and 8. Arms

Feet (make 2)

Start with body color (80341).

1. 7 sc in mr (7 sc)
2. (inc) x 7 (14 sc)
3. (sc, inc) x 7 (21 sc)
4. (6 sc, inc) x 3 (24 sc)
5. 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) x 2, 3 sc (21 sc)
6. (5 sc, dec) x 3 (18 sc)
7. 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) x 2, 2 sc (15 sc)
8. (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12 sc)
9. sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) x 2, sc (9 sc)
10. 9 sc

Add a small amount of stuffing, leave a tail for sewing, and cut yarn.

Embroider 3 claws on the 4th round of the foot using navy blue yarn, spacing them 2 single crochets apart.

Arms (make 2)

Chain 6, turn, start from 2nd stitch.

1. 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc (12 sc)
2. 5 sc, d.inc, 5 sc, d.inc (16 sc)
3. 6 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, sc (18 sc)
4. (5 sc, 2 dec) x 2 (14 sc)
5. (5 sc, dec) x 2 (12 sc)
6. (4 sc, dec) x 2 (10 sc)
7. (3 sc, dec) x 2 (8 sc)
8–9. 8 sc (2 rows)

Add a small amount of stuffing, leave a tail for sewing, and cut yarn.

Embroider claws with navy blue yarn on the 1st round of the arms, leaving 1 single crochet space between each.

Assembly & sewing notes

Body to head

Sew the body to the back of the head between rounds 10 and 14.

Six-panel collage showing navy yarn embroidered into claws on a crocheted foot, then pins and yarn used to sew the body to the back of the head, ending with the joined pieces. — The top row shows claw embroidery on a foot. The bottom row shows the body being pinned and sewn to the back of the head, followed by the joined pieces.

Ears

Sew the ears between rounds 9 and 14 of the head (between the 3rd and 4th rounds below the eyes), folding the top part slightly while sewing.

Feet

Sew the feet to the 13th round after the tail, aligning them with rounds 6 and 8 of the body.

Arms

Sew the arms to the right and left sides of the body between rounds 14 and 16.