MATERIALS

4mm crochet hook 10mm safety eyes Tapestry needle Stuffing

White medium-weight Black medium-
 Red medium-
 Teal medium-
 Scissors 


yarn, with 3 stitch weight yarn (18 yds) weight yarn (5 yds) weight yarn (4 yds) (not included)
markers in it (34 yds)

HOW TO READ 

A WOOBLES PATTERN ABBREVIATIONS

This pattern is written in US

Rnd 3. [sc, inc] x6 (18)
terminology, and crocheted in
Round
continuous rounds. Watch video
tutorials at thewoobles.com/tutorials
What stitches to do this round, and 

how many times
ch
 chain

(invisible) decrease

Total number of stitches in this round dec


hdc
 half double crochet


inc
 increase (2 sc in the same hole)

For round 3, repeat the pattern in the brackets 6 times.
rnd
 round

The pattern is: single crochet in 1 stitch, then increase
sc
 single crochet

stitch in the next stitch. Because an increase is actually
sk # sts
 skip # stitches

2 single crochet stitches in the same stitch of the
sl st slip stitch
previous round, the total number of stitches in this
round is 18.
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 SMALLER HEAD Step 3.

Sl st into the stitch on the left corner where the
With white yarn. upper and lower sides of the open space of the
head meet.

TIP Keep track of where you are by placing a

stitch marker in the first stitch of the current Step 4.

round. Sl st into each front loop of round 3.

Rnd 1.
 start 6 sc in magic loop (6)
 Invisible fasten off, leaving a tail. Thread a needle
Rnd 2.
 6 inc (12)
 with the yarn tail; then hide the tail in the body.
Start here if you’re using the pre-made piece

Rnd 3.
 [sc, inc] x 6 (18)


Rnd 4. 3 sc, ch 12, sk12sts, 3 sc (18)

TIP sk12sts means skip 12 stitches. 1 2

Rnd 5. 18 sc (18)

TIP Your piece might start curling - that’s totally

normal. For a neater final look, push the
middle of your piece until it curves the other
way. This makes the “right side” face out.
Then keep crocheting to the left. If you’re a
lefty, keep crocheting to the right. 3 4

Rnd 6.
 3 sc, 6 dec, 3 sc (12)


Rnd 7.
 2 sc, 4 dec, 2 sc (8)

Rnd 8.
 8 sc (8)

Rnd 9. [sc, inc] x 4 (12)

Invisible fasten off, leaving a long tail. Weave in the

tail. The side with the opening is the front of the
head.

SMALLER HEAD ’ S L IP S
With teal yarn.

Step 1.

Sl st join into the stitch on the right corner where
the upper and lower sides of the open space of the
head meet.

TIP sl st join means slip stitch join.

Step 2.

Sl st into each chain of round 4.
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MOUTH TIP Whip stitch loosely when attaching the
mouth to the head.
With red yarn (make two).
Step 3.

TIP Each half of the mouth is a half circle. Whip stitch the curved edge of the red piece
through the back bumps of the slip stitches of the
TIP When crocheting a new row, remember to
top half of the open space of the head. After the
skip the first stitch from the hook. And for
last whip stitch, hide the yarn tails in the body.

the first row after a chain, remember to

crochet in the back loops only. Step 4.

Repeat steps 1-3 to sew the other red piece to the
Row 1.
 ch 4 (4)

other side of the mouth to the back bumps of the
Row 2.



 sc in second ch from hook, sc, 4 sc in
slip stitches of the open space of the head.

the last ch. Rotate the piece to work

on the other side of the foundation Step 5.

chain. 2 sc, ch 1 and turn (8)
 Stuff the smaller head very lightly, shaping each
Rnd 3. [sc, inc] x 4 (12) half so it’s round. Avoid stuffing where the two
halves of the mouth meet.

Fasten off leaving a long tail.

Step 6.

Using the remaining yarn tail from the second half
of the mouth, whip stitch the open seam of the
MOUTH ASSEMBLY mouth together. Hide the yarn tails in the head.

Step 1.

Place half of the mouth over the open space of the
top of the head, with the “right” side of round 3
facing out.

Step 2.

Thread a needle with the tail; then insert the needle
in the corner of the lips on the top of the head.

1 2 3 4

5 6
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TONGUE Step 3.

(Switch to white yarn) sl st, (switch to black yarn) sl
With black and white yarn. st. Repeat this step to make a total of 4 sets of
white and black slip stitches. When switching to
Step 1.

the black yarn of the last set, fasten off.
(Black yarn) ch 1, (switch to white yarn) ch 1. Repeat
this step to make a total of 4 sets of black and Step 4.

white chains. Tie the beginning yarn tail of the Thread a needle with the tail, then use it to sew the
white yarn to the beginning yarn tail of the black tongue on the inside of the smaller head’s mouth.
yarn.
Hide the yarn tails.
Step 2.

(Switch to black yarn) ch 2, sl st in the second ch
from the hook.

TIP When the hook is inserted in color A chain,

proceed to finish the sl st in said color.

1 2

3 4

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LARGER HEAD & BODY
With white and black yarn. Crochet the smaller and larger head together:

Rnd 1.

 (white yarn) start 6 sc in a magic Step 1.


loop (6)
 Place the smaller head inside the larger head,
Rnd 2.
 6 inc (12)
 making sure they are centered from the front and
Rnd 3.
 [sc, inc] x 6 (18)
 the stitches are aligned.

Rnd 4.
 6 sc, 6 inc, 6 sc (24)
 Step 2.


Rnd 5.
 4 sc, ch 16, sk16sts, 4 sc (24)
 With the working yarn still on the larger head,
Rnd 6.
 24 sc (24)
 (switch to black yarn) insert the hook under the
Rnd 7.
 4 sc, 8 dec, 4 sc (16)
 first two stitches across from each other, so there
Rnd 8. 4 sc, 4 dec, 4 sc (12) are five loops on the hook.

The side with the opening is the front of the head. Step 3.

Attach the eyes on the fourth and fourteenth holes Sc both sides together.

between rounds 3 and 4, with a 10-stitch space

Step 4.

between them. If this amigurumi is for a baby or
Continue to sc together the next eleven pairs of
pet, embroider the eyes instead.
stitches.

1 2

3 4

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Continue crocheting the body: Step 3.

Sl st into the stitch on the left corner where the
Stuff the head, and stuff the body lightly as you
upper and lower sides of the open space of the
continue.
head meet.

Rnds 10-11.
 (black yarn) 12 sc (12)
 Step 4.


Rnd 12.
 (switch to white yarn) 12 sc (12)
 Sl st into each front loop of round 4.
Rnds 13-14.
 12 sc (12)

Rnd 15.
 (switch to black yarn) 12 sc (12)
 Invisible fasten off, leaving a tail. Thread a needle
Rnds 16-17.
 12 sc (12)
 with the yarn tail; then hide the tail in the body.
Rnd 18.
 (switch to white yarn) 12 sc (12)

Rnds 19-20.
 12 sc (12)

Rnd 21.
 (switch to black yarn) 12 sc (12)
 1 2
Rnds 22-23.
 12 sc (12)

Rnd 24.
 (switch to white yarn) 12 sc (12)

Rnds 25-26.
 12 sc (12)

Rnd 27.
 (switch to black yarn) 12 sc (12)

Rnds 28-29.
 12 sc (12)

Rnd 30.
 (switch to white yarn) 12 sc (12)

Rnd 31.
 [sc, dec] x 4 (8)

Rnd 32.
 (switch to black yarn) 8 sc (8)

3 4
Rnd 33.
 [2 sc, dec] x 2 (6)

Rnd 34. [sc, dec] x 2 (4)

Fasten off leaving a long tail. Thread a needle with

a tail; then use it to pull the yarn tail through the
front loops of each stitch. Pull tight to close the
remaining gap.

LARGER HEAD’S LIPS

With teal yarn.

Step 1.

Sl st join into the stitch on the right corner where
the upper and lower sides of the open space of the
head meet.

Step 2.

Sl st into each chain of round 5.
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SHAPE THE BODY Step 3.

Pull the needle out of the same hole in the body
With black yarn. that it originally went into, so that both yarn tails
are coming out of the same hole.

Step 1.

Fold the body somewhere between rounds 13 and Step 4.

14 and coil the body around the back. Thread a Tie a knot with both yarn tails, as close to the
needle with an arm’s of length yarn, and use it to surface of the body as possible. Hide the yarn in
secure the folded area in place. Leave a 6-inch tail.
the body.
Step 2.

Use the rest of the yarn tail to sew the tail around
the back. Make sure the tip of the tail points
towards the front of the body.

1 2

3 4

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STRIPES Step 3.

Insert the needle into the eighth hole between
With black yarn. rounds 4 and 5, pulling it out from front to back.

Embroider two lines across the top of the larger Step 4.

head: Tie a knot with both yarn tails, as close to the
surface of the body as possible. Hide the yarn in
Step 1.

the body.
Turn the body to face the back. Thread a needle
with an arm’s length of yarn. Insert the needle from
back to front of the larger head, pulling it out the
sixth hole between rounds 4 and 5. Leave a 6-inch
tail.

Step 2.

Insert the needle into the eighteenth stitch
between rounds 4 and 5, and pull it out the
sixteenth hole between rounds 4 and 5.

1 2

3 4

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FIN
With black yarn.
Rnd 1.
 start 3 sc in a magic loop (3)

Rnd 2.
 sc, 2 inc (5)

Rnd 3.
 sc, [sc, inc] x 2 (7)

Rnd 4. sc, [2 sc, inc] x 2 (9)
Invisible fasten off, leaving a long tail. Thread a
needle with the tail, and use it to sew the fin
centered to the back of the larger head, spanning
the first stitches of rounds 6 to 9.

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