The Go Gopher Amigurumi Pattern

You will need:

• Yarn: Turquoise (aran), white, brown, black (DK)
• Crochet hooks: 2,5 for body and ears; 2 or 2,25 for other details
• One pair of safety eyes 12 mm
• Stuffing
• Needle
• Stitch marker
• Scissors

Abbreviations:

sc = stitch
ch = chain
inc = increase, make two stitches in one stitch
dec = decrease, make two stitches into one stitch
even = single crochet in each stitch around
fo = finish off

Eyeball

make two, use white

1. 6 in a magic circle				(6)
2. (inc)x6					(12)
3. (sc, inc)x6					(18)
4. (2 sc, inc)x6				(24)
5. (3 sc, inc)x6				(30)
6. (4 sc, inc)x6				(36)
fo, leave a long thread

Put the safety eyes to the middle of the eyeballs.

Body

use aran yarn

1. 6 in a magic circle				(6)
2. (inc)x6					(12)
3. (sc, inc)x6					(18)
4. (2 sc, inc)x6				(24)
5. (3 sc, inc)x6				(30)
6. (4 sc, inc)x6				(36)
7. (5 sc, inc)x6				(42)
8. (6 sc, inc)x6				(48)
9. (7 sc, inc)x6				(54)
10. (8 sc, inc)x6				(60)
11-25. even					(60)
26. 14 sc, dec, 28 sc, dec, 14 sc		(58)
27. 14 sc, dec, 27 sc, dec, 13 sc		(56)
28. 14 sc, dec, 26 sc, dec, 12 sc		(54)
29. even					(54)
30. 13 sc, inc, 26 sc, inc, 13 sc		(56)
31. 14 sc, inc, 26 sc, inc, 14 sc		(58)
32. 15 sc, inc, 26 sc, inc, 15 sc		(60)

Place the eyes leaving 13 rows empty from the top of the head. 
If you wish to make bulging eyes, use a bit of the stuffing for the eyes.

33-53. even					(60)

Start to stuff the body.

54. (8 sc, dec)x6				(54)
55. (7 sc, dec)x6				(48)
56. (6 sc, dec)x6				(42)
57. (5 sc, dec)x6				(36)
58. (4 sc, dec)x6				(30)
59. (3 sc, dec)x6				(24)
60. (2 sc, dec)x6				(18)
61. (1 sc, dec)x6				(12)
62. (dec)x6					(6)
fo, close the body.

Ear

make two, use aran

1. 4 in a magic circle				(4)
2. (inc)x4					(8)
3. (sc, inc)x4					(12)
4. even						(12)
fo, leave a long thread

Sew the ears to the head (leaving around 9 rows from the top of the head).

Mouth

use brown

1. 6 in a magic circle				(6)
2. (inc)x6					(12)
3. (sc, inc)x6					(18)
4.-5. even					(18)
fo, leave a long thread

Embroider the upper part with black yarn.

Teeth

use white

Make a chain of 4 sc, start in the second stitch of the chain and go back to the beginning, 
Make another chain of 4 sc, come back the same way. 

Sew the teeth to the proper place, then sew the mouth to the place.

Leg

make 4, use brown

1. 6 in a magic circle				(6)
2. (inc)x6					(12)
3.-7. even					(12)
fo, leave a long thread

Sew the legs to the body.

Tail

use aran

1. 4 in a magic circle				(4)
2.-4. even					(4)
fo, leave a long thread

Sew the tail to the body.

Well done, your Gopher is ready! :)