The first part of the party animal crochet along is ready, here is the party animal Haakon! As the name Sverre, Haakon is a royal name in Norway. In case you didn’t know, the Crown Prince is called Haakon Magnus and he has a son called Sverre. I thought it would be fun to use some more royal names in my patterns 😀
This is a quick and fun animal pattern and it is crocheted with a 4.5 mm/E4 crochet hook, so Haakon is quick to make, too! However, you can use any size of the hook that you prefer!
I have also made other fun and quick amigurumi patterns that you can check out. They are free, too!
This blog post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting Yarnhild !
Haakon belongs to the party animals which I will release on the blog over the next weeks. I have three patterns with this theme planed, and this is the first one.
This crochet animal pattern is easy to follow and pretty quick to make. Feel free to experiment with your own colors and such to make your little animal unique.
I added a spiral on the top of his head (hat) and changed colors to make a striped sweater.
What kind of animal is it?
I was actually going for a fantasy animal pattern, but it looks more like a mixture between a lamb and a bunny!
The yarn
I used Paintbox Simply Aran for this project. It’s a soft medium worsted yarn and it’s great for amigurumis. There are so many gorgeous colors to choose from as well, and one skein has 100 g/3.50 oz and the yarn length is
184m (201yds). In other words, you get lots of yarn for your money!
But as usual, feel free to use the yarn that you prefer! I can totally see Haakon turn out great in a shimmery cotton yarn, too.
The hook
I used a 4.5 crochet hook for this animal pattern. Feel free to size up or down. The finished size of mine is 23 cm/9 inches, so notice that your edition will be smaller/bigger if you change the size.
Share your work with us!
You are welcome to join our crochet club on Facebook! There you can get to know other friendly people that are interested in crocheting and exchange knowledge.
Newsletter
Before you scroll down to the free pattern, you can also subscribe to our newsletter. We never spam and you’ll get notified every time there is a new pattern on the blog!
Print friendly pdf pattern
You can purchase the inexpensive print-friendly pattern on Etsy or Ravelry. In that way, you help us create more free patterns in the future! Thank you for your support!
The pdf pattern has pictures for extra help that you won’t find in the free version.
Party animal pattern
This pattern is the intellectual property of Yarnhild. The pattern must not be altered, translated, copied or republished without approval. You are welcome to sell the items that you have made from my patterns, but please be sure to give me credit for the pattern that you sell online. For private use only, no commercial use. 2019 – Yarnhild ©
Abbreviations used -US terms
ch – chain 

mr – magic ring
st – stitch 

sl st – slip stitch 

sc – single crochet 

hdc – half double crochet
sc2tog – single crochet decrease
inc – single crochet increase, 2 single crochet in one stitch
Materials used
Yarn Paintbox simply Aran
100g g/3.5 oz = 184 m/201 yd
100% acrylic
Colors paper white and tea rose
Filling materials
Stitch marker
Crochet hook 4.5 and 3.5 mm/ E4 and F5
Skill level: Beginner friendly
Safety eyes 10 mm
Scissors
About this pattern
The head and the body are crocheted in one part. You start with the head and crochet your way down to the feet. The ears, arms and the hat decoration are made separately. All parts are made with a 4.5mm/F5 hook, except the eras which are made with a 3.5, /E4 crochet hook. The parts are made in continuous rounds, place a stitch marker at the beginning of each round.
Finishes size: 23 cm/9 inches
Head and body
4.5 mm/F5 crochet hook
Color tea rose and white, start with tea rose.
Rnd 1: Mr and 7 sc in the ring = 7 sc
Rnd 2: Inc in each st = 14 sc
Rnd 3: 14 sc
Rnd 4: (1 sc, inc) x 7 = 21 sc
Rnd 5- 6: 21 sc for 2 rounds
Rnd 7: (2 sc, inc) x 7 = 28 sc
Rnd 8 – 9: 28 sc for 2 rounds
Rnd 10: (3 sc inc) x 7 = 35 sc
Rnd 11: 35 sc, change to white after this round. Change color on the last pull through on the last sc of the round.
Rnd 12. In BLO, 35 sc
Rnd 13 – 18: 35 sc for 6 rounds.
Fasten safety eyes between rows 14 – 15. Leave 9 sc between the eyes. Sew on a little nose with some pink.
Rnd 19: (3 sc, sc2tog) x 7 = 28 sc
Rnd 20: (2 sc, sc2tog) x 7 = 21 sc
Stuff the head.
Rnd 21: (1 sc, sc2tog) x 7 = 14 sc
Rnd 22: Inc in each st = 28 sc
Rnd 23 – 24: 28 sc for 2 rounds
Rnd 25: (3 sc, inc) x 7 = 35 sc
Change to white and alternate between white and tea rose until round 34, so the body gets stripes. Carry the yarn so you don’t have to sew in ends.
Round 26 white, round 27 rose, round 28 white. Change back to rose and cut of the white yarn.
Rnd 26 -28) 1 sc in each st for 3 rounds = 36 sc.
Rnd 29: (3 sc, sc2tog) x 7 = 28 sc
Rnd 30: (2 sc, sc2tog) x 7 = 21 sc
Rnd 31. Sc2tog, 19 sc = 20 sc
Stuff the body.
Fasten off.
Now the feet are being made and the work is being divided. Fasten yarn (same color) in the middle at the same level where the nose is.
Feet
Rnd 1 – 4: 10 sc for 4 rounds.
Stuff the leg.
Rnd 5: sc2tog x 5 = 5 sc
Sl st in the first sc. Sew the hole closed.
Repeat on the other side.
Weave in all ends
Arms
In white
Rnd 1: Mr and 4 sc in the ring = 4 sc
Rnd 2: Inc in each st = 8 sc
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 4 = 12 sc
Rnd 4: 12 sc
Rnd 5: (1 sc, sc2tog) x 6 = 8 sc
Change color to tea rose
Rnd 6 – 16: 8 sc for 10 rounds
Add filling material.
Sl st in the first sc, cut the yarn, leave a long strand for fastening
Ears
In tea rose and 3.5 mm crochet hook
Rnd 1: Mr and 4 sc in the ring = 4 sc
Rnd 2: Inc in each st = 8 sc
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 4 = 12 sc
Rnd 4 – 7: 12 sc for 3 rounds
Rnd 8: (1 sc, sc2tog) x 4 = 8 sc
Rnd 9: sc2tog x 4 = 4 sc
Sl st in the first sc, cut the yarn, leave a long strand for fastening
Hat decoration
In pink
Ch 22, turn, 3 hdc in the 2nd chain from the hook and 3 hdc in each ch. = 60 hdc
Cut the yarn, leave a long tail for fastening
Assembly
Sew on the ears on the head on the front loop stitch of the hat. Sew on arms right after the color change after the head. Sew in the hat decoration on the top of the head.
