Free Harry the Monster Crochet Pattern
How to Crochet Harry the Monster Amigurumi
Create an adorable furry monster with this free monster crochet pattern! Harry the Monster is a cute amigurumi monster that’s fun to make and perfect for beginners. This easy crochet pattern uses only a few basic stitches, making it a great project for anyone who loves crocheting cute plush toys.
The only slightly challenging part is crocheting with fur yarn, but don’t worry, I’ve a detailed how to crochet with fur yarn tutorial to help you every step of the way. Only Harry’s body is made with fur yarn; his arms, legs, horns, and other body parts are crocheted with fine cotton yarn, making the pattern much easier than it looks.
This pattern is written in U.S. crochet terms and can be made with different yarn weights to create a larger or smaller monster. A great project for Halloween!
Story:
A little story about Harry the Monster:
Harry is the friend everyone wants around. He loves making others laugh with silly jokes and always knows how to cheer someone up on a gloomy day. Whenever he sees someone sitting alone, Harry is the first to say hello and make them feel welcome.
PDF Pattern:
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Basic Stitches Tutorial:
If you are a beginner that want to learn how to crochet, check out my beginner-friendly basic stitches tutorial, it has many instructional videos on how to crochet every stitch. It shows you all you need to know to make your very own cute furry monster Amigurumi with this free monster crochet pattern.
Materials that you need:
These are the materials that I used to make this cute monster.
Fur Yarn & Cotton Sport Weight version 9 inch / 20 cm:
– Green fur garen – Lang Yarns Softhair 44
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– Crochet hook size I/9 (5.5 mm)
– Brown cotton Yarn and Colors Must Have color: 027
– White cotton Yarn and Colors Must Have color: 001
– Synthetic Poly Filling
– Crochet hook size B/1 (2.5 mm)
– Safety eyes 16 mm
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Supplies:
– Scissors
– Tapestry needles with blunt point, nr. 16 or 17
– Pins
Abbreviations:
Abbreviations used in this free monster crochet pattern:
(All abbreviations are explained in my basic stitches tutorial)
Rnd: Round
st: stitch
sc: single crochet
sl st: slip stitch
dec: decrease
inc: increase
Free Harry the Monster Crochet Pattern:
Body:
- Use Green Fur yarn
- Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- Rnd 2: inc in all 6 st (12)
- Rnd 3: (sc, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (18)
- Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (24)
- Rnd 5: (sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (30)
- Rnd 6: (sc in next 4 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (36)
- Rnd 7: (sc in next 5 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (42)
- Rnd 8-15: sc in all 42 st (42)
- Rnd 16: (sc in next 5 st, dec in next st) repeat 6 times (36)
- Rnd 17: (sc in next 4 st, dec in next st) repeat 6 times (30)
- Insert both safety eyes between rounds 10 and 11, with an interspace of 6 stitches
- The rounds and stitches are really hard to see in fury yarn. If you can’t find them, you could wait untill round 20 and then use the photo of Harry as a reference to put the eyes in.
- Rnd 18: (sc in next 3 st, dec in next st) repeat 6 times (24)
- Rnd 19: (sc in next 2 st, dec in next st) repeat 6 times (18)
- Stuff the body with filling.
- Rnd 20: (sc, dec in next st) repeat 6 times (12)
- Rnd 21: dec 6 times (6)
- Finish the body by taking the last strand of yarn and sewing it through the front loops of every crochet stitch that you made in the last round. Pull the yarn tight to close the hole. Now stick a needle under the hole and weave in the yarn end.
Teeth 4x:
- Use white yarn
- Rnd 1: start 4 sc in a magic ring (4)
- Rnd 2: (sc in next 1 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (6)
- Rnd 3: (sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (8)
- Rnd 4: (sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (10)
- Fasten off with a slip stitch, leave a long piece of yarn to sew the teeth onto the body.
- Sew teeth on the body, leave 2 rounds between the eyes and the teeth (space that is about the size of the eyes)
Horns 2x:
- Use white yarn
- Rnd 1: start 4 sc in a magic ring (4)
- Rnd 2: (sc in next 1 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (6)
- Rnd 3: (sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (8)
- Rnd 4: (sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (10)
- Rnd 5: (sc in next 4 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (12)
- Rnd 6: (sc in next 5 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (14)
- Rnd 7: (sc in next 6 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (16)
- Rnd 8: (sc in next 7 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (18)
- Rnd 9: (sc in next 8 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (20)
- Rnd 10: sc in all 20 st (20)
- Fasten off with a slip stitch, leave a long piece of yarn to sew the horns onto the body. Stuff the horns with toy filling. Sew the horns on round 6 on the sides of the body or look at the photo for placement.
Arms 2x:
- Use brown yarn
- Start with making two parts for the claws
Part 1:
- Rnd 1: start 4 sc in a magic ring (4)
- Rnd 2: (sc in next 1 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (6)
- Rnd 3: (sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (8)
- Rnd 4-5: sc in all 8 st (8)
- Fasten off with a slip stitch.
Part 2:
- Rnd 1: start 4 sc in a magic ring (4)
- Rnd 2: (sc in next 1 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (6)
- Rnd 3: (sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (8)
- Rnd 4: (sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (10)
- Rnd 5: sc in all 10 st (10)
- Rnd 6: (will be joined with part 1) sc in all 10 st (now we are going to join with part 1) continue in the first stitch of the part 1, sc in next 8 st (18)
- Rnd 7-10: sc in all 18 st (18)
- Rnd 11: sc in next 4 st, dec, dec, sc in next 5 st, dec, dec, sc in next 1 st (14)
- Rnd 12: sc in next 4 st, dec, sc in next 5 st, dec, sc in next 1 st (12)
- Rnd 13: sc in next 3 st, dec, sc in next 4 st, dec, sc in next 1 st (10)
- Rnd 14-31: sc in all 10 st (10)
- Fasten off with a slip stitch, leave a long piece of yarn to sew the arms onto the body.
- Sew the arms on the sides of the body of your monster, under the horns, on the same round as the teeth.
Legs 2x:
- Use brown yarn
- Start with making two parts for the claws
Part 1:
- Rnd 1: start 4 sc in a magic ring (4)
- Rnd 2: (sc in next 1 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (6)
- Rnd 3: (sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (8)
- Rnd 4: (sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (10)
- Rnd 5-6: sc in all 10 st (10)
- Fasten off with a slip stitch.
Part 2:
- Rnd 1: start 4 sc in a magic ring (4)
- Rnd 2: (sc in next 1 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (6)
- Rnd 3: (sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (8)
- Rnd 4: (sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (10)
- Rnd 5: sc in all 10 st (10)
- Rnd 6: (will be joined with part 1) sc in all 10 st (now we are going to join with part 1) continue in the first stitch of the part 1, sc in next 10 st (20)
- Rnd 7-11: sc in all 20 st (20)
- Rnd 12: sc in next 4 st, dec, dec, sc in next 6 st, dec, dec, sc in next 2 st (16)
- Rnd 13: sc in next 4 st, dec, sc in next 6 st, dec, sc in next 2 st (14)
- Rnd 14: sc in next 3 st, dec, sc in next 5 st, dec, sc in next 2 st (12)
- Rnd 15: sc in next 3 st, dec, sc in next 7 (11)
- Rnd 16-36: sc in all 11 st (11)
- Fasten off with a slip stitch, leave a long piece of yarn to sew the legs onto the body.
- Sew the legs on the body, on round 19.
Now your monster is done! I hope you enjoyed my free Harry the Monster crochet pattern.
There are many more cute fantasy patterns on my blog.
