GIANT OTTERS

CROCHET PATTERN BY CURIOUSPAPAYA

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 MATERIALS:

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NOTES: -Bulky yarn (size 6) in brown and tan (here, I'm using Bernat
Blanket), medium worsted yarn (size 4) in dark brown, and
*Please do not copy/redistribute any
chenille yarn (size 6) in pink (here, I'm using Premier).
part of this pattern as your own. Feel
-8 mm hook (for the body) and 3.5 mm hook (for the nose
free to sell your finished products in and heart)
small quantities - I only ask that you
-Yarn needle, scissors, stitch markers, hot glue
give credit to help support my work. I
-14 mm oval safety eyes
would also love for you to share
-Fiber fill stuffing
photos of your cute creations made

with my pattern by tagging me on TERMS:

Instagram @curiouspapaya. Feel free -dec: decrease

to reach out with any questions you
-flo: front loops only
have about the pattern. Thank you!
-inc: increase

-sc: single crochet

*We will be working in a spiral.
-slst: slip stitch

-st(s): stitch(es)
*Did you know that sea otters and
-rnd(s): round(s)
river otters are different? For one,

sea otters are around 3x the size of

river otters! They also rarely come TIPS:

ashore and have the densest fur of -Use a stitch marker and count your stitches after each

all animals. round.

*Measurements: 16 in. x 7 in. [40.64 -Fluff up your stuffing by pulling it apart and inserting it little
cm x 17.78]
by little to make your amigurumi more even. Stuff it some

more right before closing using the tips of your scissors for

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 HEAD Rnd 15: (3 sc, dec) x 6 [24]
(in tan yarn)

*Note: The whole body will use an 8 mm hook Rnd 16: (2 sc, dec) x 6 [18]
except for the nose.

Change to brown yarn. Stuff the head well and

Rnd 1: Make a magic circle and (sc) x 6 [6] fill out the cheeks. Stuff the body as you go.

Rnd 2: (inc) x 6 [12] BODY

(in brown yarn)

Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x 6 [18] Rnd 1: flo - sc all around [18]

Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 [24] Rnd 2: (2 sc, inc) x 6 [24]

Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 [30] Rnd 3: (3 sc, inc) x 6 [30]

Rnd 6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 [36] Rnd 4-14 (11 rnds total): Sc all around [30]

Rnd 7-9 (3 rnds total) : Sc all around [36] Rnd 15: (3 sc, dec) x 6 [24]

Rnd 10: (sc, inc) x 6, 24 sc [42] *Note: the inc Rnd 16: (2 sc, dec) x 6 [18]
will be the cheeks (mark this rnd as the front of
the face). Rnd 17: (sc, dec) x 6 [12]

Rnd 11-12 (2 rnds total): Sc all around [42] Stuff some more with the tips of your scissors.
Fasten off and sew the hole closed.
Rnd 13: (5 sc, dec) x 6 [36]

Rnd 14: (4 sc, dec) x 6 [30]

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 EARS ARMS
(make two, in brown yarn) (make two, in brown yarn)

Rnd 1: Make a magic circle and (sc) x 6 [6] Rnd 1: Make a magic circle and (sc) x 10 [10]

Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing. Rnd 2-9 (8 rnds total): SC all around [10]

Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing. Stuff lightly.

NOSE
(in dark brown medium worsted yarn, 3 mm hook)
FEET
Rnd 1: Ch 7. Starting in the second ch from (make two, in brown yarn)
the hook, sc into the next 5 sts. (Sc) x 3 into Rnd 1: Make a magic circle and (sc) x 10 [10]
the next st.

Rnd 2-3 (2 rnds total): Sc all around [10]

Work along the bottom of the ch now.

Rnd 4: (3 sc, dec) x 2 [8]

Sc into the next 4 st. Inc into the last st. Slst
nto the first st. [14] Rnd 5: Sc all around [8]

*The new rnd starts after the slst. Rnd 6: (2 sc, dec) x 2 [6]

Rnd 2-3 (2 rnds total): Sc all around. [14] Rnd 7: Sc all around [6]

Fasten off and leave a tail for the mouth and for Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing. Stuff lightly.
sewing. Sew the hole closed going through the flo.

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 TAIL HEART
(in brown yarn) (in chenille yarn, 3 mm hook)

Rnd 1: Make a magic circle and (sc) x 3 [3] Rnd 1: Make a magic circle and (sc) x 6 [6]

Rnd 2: (inc) x 3 [6] Rnd 2: (inc) x 6 [12]

Rnd 3: Sc all around [6] Rnd 3: Sc all around [12]

Rnd 4: (sc, inc) x 3 [9] Fasten off on the first piece and make the second
piece. Then, join the pieces together.
Rnd 5: Sc all around [9]
Rnd 4: Join pieces. Sc all around [24]

Rnd 6: (2 sc, inc) x 3 [12]

Rnd 5: (2 sc, dec) x 6 [18]

Rnd 7: Sc all around [12]

Rnd 6: Sc all around [18]

Rnd 8: (3 sc, inc) x 3 [15]

Rnd 7: (sc, dec) x 6 [12]

Rnd 9-12 (4 rnds total): Sc all around [15]

Rnd 8: Sc all around [12]

Fasten off and leave a long tail that we will use

Stuff well.
for sewing as well as for the eye indentations.

Rnd 9: (dec) x 6 [6]

Lightly stuff the tail and flatten to whip stitch it
closed.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Go

through the flo of each st and sew the hole

closed. Sew the top gap closed. Leave the rest of

the tail for assembly.

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 ASSEMBLY EYES: Use hot glue to secure the eyes in

*Tip: Mark the line of symmetry using sewing place after the indentations have been made.

pins before placing any of the parts.

NOSE/MOUTH: Sew the nose on between

EARS: Sew the ears on between rnds 6-8 on the eyes between rnds 9-11. When you have

both sides of the head, 16 sts apart. ~4 sts remaining, stuff it lightly. Use the
leftover tail to create a straight line below the

ARMS: Flatten the arms and sew them nose for the mouth between rnds 12-14.

between rnds 1-5 of the body, ~6-8 sts apart

on the otter's back. (We will leave a gap
between the arms for it to hold the heart.
Test the distance before sewing!) [img 1]

HEART: Using the tail from the heart, sew it

onto each arm to secure it in place. Sew it
onto the chest.

FEET: Sew the feet 3 rnds below both arms 6

sts apart on the belly.

TAIL: Slant the tail at an angle on the bottom

of the otter's back and sew it on to make the
tail appear to be curved. Weave the excess
yarn tail up to the face. [img 1]

EYE INDENTATIONS: Using the yarn from

the previous step, create the two eye
indentations between rnds 9-10, ~6 sts apart
using my tutorial.
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