The Crochet Smoliv Amigurumi Pattern is a fun way to make a small, cute crochet toy that looks like a little olive with eyes. You'll use some green yarn for the body and a bit of darker green to make the top part, which is like the olive's hat.
Crochet Smoliv Amigurumi Pattern
This project is nice because you get to crochet in the round, making loops to form a ball shape, and then fill it with stuffing to make it soft. You'll also get to add little eyes and a mouth, making your olive look friendly and happy. This pattern is perfect if you like doing crafts and making adorable toys by hand.
Materials Needed:
Aran weight yarn in the following colors:
- Dark Green
- Lighter Green
- Olive Green (optional, slightly lighter than your light green)
Other Materials
- Crochet hook (4mm recommended for Aran weight yarn)
- Scissors
- Safety eyes (6mm black recommended)
- White paint and a fine paintbrush (for eye detail)
- Stuffing
- Stitch marker (an offcut of yarn works)
- Black embroidery thread (for the mouth)
- Yarn needle
- Pins (optional, for holding pieces in place during assembly)
Body:
Round 1: Start with light green yarn. Work 6 single crochets (sc) in a magic circle. [6 sc]
- Round 2: Increase in each stitch around. [12 sc]
- Round 3: Sc in the next stitch, increase repeat around. [18 sc]
- Round 4: Sc in the next 2 stitches, increase repeat around. [24 sc]
- Round 5: Sc in the next 3 stitches, increase repeat around. [30 sc]
- Rounds 6-14: Sc in each stitch around. [30 sc]
- Round 15: Sc in the next 4 stitches, decrease repeat around. [24 sc]
- Rounds 16-17: Sc in each stitch around. [24 sc]
- Round 18: Sc in the next 3 stitches, decrease repeat around. [18 sc]
- Round 19: Sc in each stitch around. [18 sc]
- Round 20: Sc in the next 2 stitches, decrease repeat around. [12 sc]
- Round 21: Sc, decrease repeat around. [6 sc]
- Secure and leave a long tail for sewing. Close the hole, weave the end through the finished work, and trim the excess yarn.
Olive (Top of the Head):
Us olive green yarn.
Round 1: 9 single crochet (sc) in a magic circle. [9 sc]
Round 2: Increase in each stitch around. [18 sc]
Continue to crochet around this piece according to the pattern given for the body, including creating the structure for the leaves and the additional details such as the eyes and mouth.
Enjoy your crafting!
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