Create your superhero with this free Captain America Amigurumi crochet pattern. Perfect for fans and crafters, it yields a soft, cuddly patriot!
Free Pattern
Materials Needed:
- Blue, red, white, and black yarn (medium weight)
- Crochet hook (size suitable for your yarn, typically 3.5mm-E/4)
- Yarn needle
- Polyester fiberfill (for stuffing)
- Stitch markers
- Scissors
- Black felt
- Fabric glue
- Optional: wire for making the shield attachable to the arm
- Safety eyes or black yarn for eyes
Abbreviations:
- MC: Magic circle
- SC: Single crochet
- INC: Increase (2 SC in the next stitch)
- DEC: Decrease (SC two together)
- SLST: Slip stitch
- CH: Chain
- ST(S): Stitch(es)
Pattern:
Head (in flesh-toned yarn):
- Start with a magic circle with 6 SC.
- Round 1: INC in each ST around (12 STS).
- Round 2: [SC, INC] repeat 6 times (18 STS).
- Round 3: [SC in next 2 STS, INC] repeat 6 times (24 STS).
- Rounds 4-5: SC around (24 STS).
- Round 6: [SC in next 3 STS, INC] repeat 6 times (30 STS).
- Rounds 7-13: SC around (30 STS).
- Round 14: [SC in next 3 STS, DEC] repeat 6 times (24 STS).
- Install safety eyes between rounds 12 and 13, about 6 stitches apart.
- Round 15: [SC in next 2 STS, DEC] repeat 6 times (18 STS). Start to stuff the head.
- Round 16: [SC, DEC] repeat 6 times (12 STS).
- Continue to stuff the head firmly, close off with further decreases or close the remaining opening after full stuffing.
Helmet (in blue yarn):
- Follow the same pattern as the head for the first 5 rounds.
- Round 6-11: SC around (24 STS).
- Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
- Sew the helmet to the head.
Body (starting with blue yarn):
- Start with a magic circle with 6 SC.
- Round 1: INC in each ST around (12 STS).
- Round 2: [SC, INC] repeat 6 times (18 STS).
- Round 3: [SC in next 2 STS, INC] repeat 6 times (24 STS).
- Rounds 4-6: SC around (24 STS). Switch to white yarn.
- Round 7-8: SC around (24 STS). Switch to red yarn.
- Rounds 9-10: SC around (24 STS). Switch to blue yarn.
- Rounds 11-12: SC around (24 STS).
- Round 13: [SC in next 2 STS, DEC] repeat 6 times (18 STS).
- Round 14: SC around (18 STS). Start to stuff the body.
- Round 15: [SC, DEC] repeat 6 times (12 STS).
- Round 16: DEC around (6 STS). Finish stuffing and close the opening.
Arms (make 2, in blue yarn):
- Start with MC with 6 SC.
- Round 1-15: SC around (6 STS).
- Stuff lightly sew onto the body at the shoulders.
Legs (make 2, start with red yarn):
- Start with MC with 6 SC.
- Round 1: INC in each ST around (12 STS).
- Round 2: SC around in back loops only (12 STS). Switch to blue yarn.
- Round 3-8: SC around (12 STS).
- Stuff and sew onto the bottom of the body.
Shield:
- Using red yarn, create an MC and work 6 SC into it.
- Follow a simple increase pattern similar to the head until you get the desired shield size.
- Add a round of white, then a smaller round of blue at the center for the star. You can either crochet a small white star, sew it on, or
- cut one from felt and glue it on.
- If you wish, insert a length of wire into the last round of the shield for adjustability.
Details:
- Cut out stars and stripes from felt following a pattern and attach them to the chest area with fabric glue.
- Embroider or glue a small "A" onto the helmet.
- Weave in any loose ends with the yarn needle on the amigurumi.
Congratulations, you have now completed your Captain America amigurumi!
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