In 2019, I published this pattern using the name Evelina Del Bosque on Ravelry. Now I improved the pattern and republished it. I also added a pattern for the smaller gopher.
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Materials
Yarns:
- Light Blue: body and ears
- White: eyes and teeth
- Black: eyes, nose and ears
- Tan: mouth, arms. legs and tail
Yarn weight is not very important, but please choose the hook accordingly.
I used Catona cotton from Scheepjes (which is 50 grams - 125 m) with a 2.5 mm hook. The end product is around 10*8*5 cm big. The small version is around 6*5*4 cm big.
Please note that by using thicker yarn and a bigger crochet hook, your end product will be bigger than mine. You can also create a smaller product by using thinner yarn and a smaller crochet hook.
For stuffing:
You can use the polyfill or any other type of filling you like.
Abbreviations
Rnd = round
ch = chain
st = stitch
ss = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
dec = decrease by sc 2 together
inc = increase by sc 2 in one st
‘...” = the part you need to repeat
**This pattern includes two parts:
the normal gopher amigurumi pattern
and the small gopher pattern
Pattern
Body and Head
With blue yarn, start from the top of the body to the bottom of the body
Rnd 01: start with 6sc in magic ring (6)
Rnd 02: 6inc (12)
Rnd 03: ‘sc, inc’, repeat * 6 (18)
Rnd 04: ‘sc, inc, sc’, repeat * 6 (24)
Rnd 05: ‘3sc, inc’, repeat * 6 (30)
Rnd 06: ‘2sc, inc, 2sc’, repeat * 6 (36)
Rnd 07: ‘5sc, inc’, repeat * 6 (42)
Rnd 08: ‘3sc, inc, 3sc’, repeat * 6 (48)
Rnd 09-15: 48sc (48)
Rnd 16: ‘3sc, dec, 3sc’, repeat * 6 (42)
Rnd 17: ‘dec, 5sc’, repeat * 6 (36)
Rnd 18: 36sc (36)
Rnd 19: ‘5sc, inc’, repeat * 6 (42)
Rnd 20: ‘3sc, inc, 3sc’, repeat * 6 (48)
Rnd 21-28: 48sc (48)
Rnd 29: ‘3sc, dec, 3sc’, repeat * 6 (42)
Rnd 30: ‘dec, 5sc’, repeat * 6 (36)
Rnd 31: ‘2sc, dec, 2sc’, repeat * 6 (30)
Rnd 32: ‘dec, 3sc’, repeat * 6 (24)
Rnd 33: ‘sc, dec, sc’, repeat * 6 (18)
Rnd 34: ‘dec, sc’, repeat * 6 (12)
Rnd 35: 6dec (6)
then stuff the body, fasten off and close the opening
Eyes
*You can cut out black felt into a round shape, and then glue it to the white part. If you prefer to create it with yarn, follow the steps below
With black yarn, make two
Rnd 01: start with 6sc in magic ring (6)
then fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing
With white yarn, make two
Rnd 01: start with 6sc in magic ring (6)
Rnd 02: 6inc (12)
Rnd 03: ‘sc, inc’, repeat * 6 (18)
Rnd04: 18sc (18)
then fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing
Sew the black part on top of the white part, also use the white yarn to create the highlight of the eyes
When sewing the eyes to the head, slightly stuff the eyes
Arms. Legs, and Tail
With tan yarn, make five
Rnd 01: start with 6sc in magic ring (6)
Rnd 02-04: 6sc (6)
then fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing
Ears
*You can cut out black felt into a half-round shape, and then glue it to the blue part. If you prefer to create the iris with yarn, follow the steps below
With black yarn, make two
Rnd 01: ch2, turn 3sc in the second st
then fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing
With blue yarn, make two
Rnd 01: ch2, turn and 3sc in the second st, sl and turn (3)
Rnd 02: 3inc, sl and turn (6)
Rnd 03: sc, inc, hdc, hdc inc, sc, inc (9)
then fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing
Sew the black part on top of the blue part
Nose and mouth
With tan yarn make the mouth
Rnd 01: ch4, turn and start from the second st; 2sc, inc; turn to the other side of the chain; 2sc, inc (8)
Rnd 02: 8sc (8)
then fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing
With black yarn, embroider the nose on the mouth
*You can cut out a small piece of black felt and then glue it
With white yarn, make two teeth
*You can cut out two small pieces of white felt and then glue them. If you prefer to create the teeth with yarn, follow the steps below
Rnd 01: ch2, turn and sc in the second st;
then fasten off and leave a long tail. Sew the teeth to the bottom of the mouth
When sewing the mouth to the head, slightly stuff the mouth
Pattern of the Small Gopher
Body and Head
With blue yarn, start from the top of the body to the bottom of the body
Rnd 01: start with 6sc in magic ring (6)
Rnd 02: 6inc (12)
Rnd 03: ‘sc, inc’, repeat * 6 (18)
Rnd 04: ‘sc, inc, sc’, repeat * 6 (24)
Rnd 05: ‘3sc, inc’, repeat * 6 (30)
Rnd 06-10: 30sc (30)
Rnd 11: ‘dec, 3sc’, repeat * 6 (24)
Rnd 12: 24sc (24)
Rnd 13: ‘3sc, inc’, repeat * 6 (30)
Rnd 14-18: 30sc (30)
Rnd 19: ‘dec, 3sc’, repeat * 6 (24)
Rnd 20: ‘sc, dec, sc’, repeat * 6 (18)
Rnd 21: ‘dec, sc’, repeat * 6 (12)
Rnd 22: 6dec (6)
then stuff the body, fasten off and close the opening
Eyes
With white yarn, make two
Rnd 01: start with 6sc in magic ring (6)
then fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing
With black yarn, embroider the iris on the eyes
Arms. Legs, and Tail
With tan yarn, make five
Rnd 01: ch5, turn and start from the second st, 3sl
then fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing
Ears
With blue yarn, make two
Rnd 01: ch3, turn and 4hdc in the third st
then fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing
Nose and mouth
With tan yarn make the mouth
Rnd 01: ch3, turn and start from the second st; sc, inc; turn to the other side of the chain; sc, inc (6)
then fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing
With black yarn, embroider the nose on the mouth
After sewing the mouth to the head, embroider two teeth on the body under the mouth with white yarn
This amigurumi is too cute! 🥰
ReplyDeleteI just barely started crocheting, so I'm having trouble figuring out how to fasten off and attach the arms/legs/tail to the body on the mini-gopher. Help! 🥲
For fasten off, usually means do a slip stitch and pull the remain yarn you, this video may be useful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfGbwyUE3Mk. To sew parts together, some videos on youtube may help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpuObtioZs4&list=PLjJX_lEDo_D-oiI9U91w-p0Bwch3TCmF8&index=3
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