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Koala Hugging a Leaf crochet pattern

  • Mathematically BalancedChecked by script: in all 137 rounds the increases and decreases add up to the stitch count.

by the pattern engineAnimals

Difficulty
3/3
Time
~7 h
Size
18.8 cm
Weirdness
1/5
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A4 PDF: materials, every round with a tick box, assembly and face

A free crochet koala pattern for a soft grey koala hugging a bundle of green eucalyptus leaves. This amigurumi koala has big round ears with cream centers, a large dark oval nose, small bead eyes, rosy cheeks and a cream belly patch. It is worked in the round in single crochet with DK yarn and a 2.5 mm hook, stands about 19 cm (7.4 in) tall, and is made of a separate head and body with the ears, nose, belly patch and leafy twig sewn on. Follow it row by row with stitch counts and turn the interactive 3D model to see where every piece goes.

How to crochet the Koala Hugging a Leaf

Advanced · 19 cm tall · about 7 h · DK yarn · 2.5 mm hook

  1. Crochet the 21 pieces in rounds: Body, Head, Ear ×2, Inner ear ×2, Nose, Cheek ×2, Belly patch, Foot ×2, Tail, Arm ×2, Eucalyptus twig, Eucalyptus leaf ×3, Eucalyptus leaf (dark) ×2 (139 rounds in all).
  2. Stuff and put it together in 16 steps; each one lights up where it goes on the 3D model.
  3. Add the face: safety eyes by round and stitch, or embroider them for a child under 3.

Every round with its stitch count is in the Pattern tab below, and in the free printable PDF.

What you'll need

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Gauge

1 sc ≈ 4 mm wide, 1 round ≈ 3.6 mm tall (10 cm ≈ 25 sc × 28 rounds); yarn about 1.9 mm thick. The gauge sets the size of the toy; crochet tightly so the stuffing does not show.

Worked in

Continuous spiral rounds. Don't join. Move a stitch marker up every round.

Parts

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0 of 103 rounds done

  16. Size before assembly: about 7.7 cm at the widest, 7.5 cm long; 24 rounds.
  17. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

  28. Size before assembly: about 10.2 cm at the widest, 8.9 cm long; 35 rounds.
  29. → Insert the safety eyes now (positions: see “Face”) and fix the backs. Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
  30. Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

  16. Size before assembly: about 8.7 cm at the widest, 3.3 cm long; 18 rounds.
  17. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Shape it into a dish: rounds 1–10 are the front of the piece, the magic ring its centre. Push the centre in so the front is concave (about 9.7 mm at the centre) and turn rounds 11–18 to the back: they make a thick rounded rim (about 9.3 mm thick) and lie behind as a second layer; the piece is about 87 mm across.<!-- (dish 50 %) -->

  8. A flat circle about 5.3 cm across; 7 rounds.
  9. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

  5. A flat oval about 4.1 × 2.9 cm; 4 rounds. Worked around a chain, so it is an oval: sew it on with its long side (along the chain) running vertically, top to bottom. The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 2 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
  6. With noseblack: ch 5.
  7. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

  3. A flat circle about 1.5 cm across; 2 rounds.
  4. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

  7. A flat oval about 6.4 × 4.4 cm; 6 rounds. Worked around a chain, so it is an oval: sew it on with its long side (along the chain) running side to side. The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 2 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
  8. With cream: ch 7.
  9. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

  10. Size before assembly: an oval about 4.3 × 3.9 cm at the widest, 3.6 cm long; 13 rounds. The piece is oval: the rounds go around the chain, and on the finished toy the chain (the long side of the oval) runs side to side; the starting chain is at the front of the piece (on the finished toy). The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 1 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
  11. With slate: ch 3.
  12. → Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
  13. Press the piece flat to about 2.8 cm thick (oval cross-section).<!-- press the piece flat by 35 % --> Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 12 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

  7. Size before assembly: about 2.3 cm at the widest, 1.9 cm long; 7 rounds.
  8. → Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
  9. Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

  9. Size before assembly: about 2.8 cm at the widest, 3.7 cm long; 12 rounds.
  10. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done. Bend ≈ 75° around round 5<!-- the bend spreads over 3 rounds -->. After stuffing, bend the piece so the inner side of the bend faces toward the toy's right on the finished toy (on the piece: in round 5, 5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's right <!-- st 5.2 right -->). It is a gradual bend: with the needle and matching yarn run a line of stitches along the inner side from round 2 to round 7, one stitch in every round along one column, then pull the yarn until the piece bends to the angle (the inner side gathers by about 5 rounds) and fasten off inside. Bend the second piece as a mirror image.

  3. Size before assembly: about 0.8 cm at the widest, 3.2 cm long; 9 rounds.
  4. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

  2. Of these: front — 1; low, left — 1; low, right — 1. Flat motif — petal (rounded petal, worked in rounds, one layer of fabric), about 3.5 × 1.9 cm; 1 row.
  3. Fasten off leaving a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Weave in the starting tail, pin the motif out to shape on a soft surface and steam it lightly.

  2. Flat motif — petal (rounded petal, worked in rounds, one layer of fabric), about 3.5 × 1.9 cm; 1 row.
  3. Fasten off leaving a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Weave in the starting tail, pin the motif out to shape on a soft surface and steam it lightly.

Safety eyes and noses go in before the piece is stuffed and closed (see the pieces above); embroidery is easier before the piece is sewn on.

  • Safety eyes with a printed glint 10–12 mm (on the head): in round 21, 13 st apart (count along round 21: about 6.6 st each side of the centre front line).
  • Embroidery in black thread (on the head), straight stitches through: (between rounds 25 and 26, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 26 and 27, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 26 and 27, on the centre front line ) → (between rounds 26 and 27, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 25 and 26, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ).

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    Abbreviations

    MR
    magic ring
    sc
    single crochet
    inc
    2 sc in the same stitch
    dec
    single crochet two stitches together (invisible decrease recommended)
    BLO
    work the round in back loops only
    FLO
    work the round in front loops only
    ch
    chain
    sl st
    slip stitch
    st
    stitch
    R5
    round 5; R7–14 = rounds 7 to 14 are the same
    (…) ×6
    repeat 6 times
    (24)
    stitches in the round when it is done