Friends, today I will introduce you to a plush shrimp amigurumi toy recipe. The toy, which you can make using pink or other colors, is quite small in size and we can say that this toy is at a beginner level. You will need to use a 4.5mm crochet hook when making the toy. These dimensions may vary depending on the yarn you use, of course. You also need to use glue for the eyes of the toy.
Mini Plush Shrimp Amigurumi
We see that the cheeks and tail of the toy are made using the same colored yarn. Now, if you are ready, let’s start and take a look at the amigurumi pattern.
Designer: wooli.amigurumis
Materials
4.5 mm (7) crochet hook
Yarn needle
Fiberfill stuffing
Glue for felt
Scissors
Sewing pins
0.6″ Oval Black Felt or Safety Eyes
Yarn and Colors
The sample of this amigurumi was make with Premier Parfait Chunky (#6 Super Bulky) in the colors:
Cotton Candy and Coral (Fresh Shrimp) or Shell and Peach (Tempura Shrimp)
Abreviations
SC – Single crochet
dc – Double crochet
tr – Treble crochet
slst – Slip stitch
inc – Increase
dec – Decrease
Rnd(s) – Round(s)
(…) x # – Repeat the instruction within the parentheses # of times
[…]-Stitch count
Fresh Shrimp
If you want to make the Fresh Shrimp follow the pattern with the color and color changes mentioned in the pattern.
Tempura Shrimp
If you want to make the Tempura Shrimp make all the body using Shell and the Tails using Peach.
Body
Work in Cotton Candy
Rnd 1: 6sc in a magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: 6inc [12]
Rnd 3: (1sc, 1inc) x6 [18]
Rnd 4: 1sc, 1inc, (2sc, 1inc) x5, 1sc [24]
Rnd 5-7(3 Rnds total): 1sc in each stitch [24]
Change color to Coral
Rnd 8: 1sc in each stitch [24]
Rnd 9: 5sc, 1dec, 10sc, 1dec, 5sc [22]
Rnd 10: 1sc in each stitch [22]
Change color to Cotton Candy
Rnd 11: (9sc, 1dec) x2 [20]
Rnd 12: 1sc in each stitch [20]
Rnd 13: 4sc, 1dec, 8sc, 1dec, 4sc [18]
If you are using Safety Eyes, place them between rnds 6-7, leaving approx. 10 stitches between them.
Body
Change color to Coral
Rnd 14: 1sc in each stitch [18]
Rnd 15: (7sc, 1dec) x2 [16]
Change color to Cotton Candy
Rnd 16: 1Sc in each stitch [16]
Rnd 17: 3sc, 1dec, 6sc, 1dec, 3sc [14]
Start stuffing.
Change color to Coral
Rnd 18: (5sc, 1dec) x2 [12]
Rnd 19: 6dec [6]
Fasten off leaving a long tail. Stuff. Close the body passing the needle through the front loop of each of the stitches of the last round [6] and pull until closed.
Tail
Work in Coral, make 2.
Rnd 1: Work inside a magic ring, 3dc, 4sc, 1tr, 4sc, close with 1slst in the second dc [18] Fasten off leaving a long tail.
Assembly and Details
Sew the Tails at the end of the Body.
Place the Eyes in rnd 6, leaving approx. 10 stitches between them.
Embroider the Blushes just below the eyes. Bend your Shrimp to give the final shape.
