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Red Fox Amigurumi Pattern

Red Fox Amigurumi Pattern
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5-7 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic crochet experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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Weekend Treat

Takes 5-7 hours, making it an enjoyable project to finish over a couple of days.

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Cute Companion

An adorable friend to cherish, handcrafted with love to bring comfort and joy for years to come.

About This Red Fox Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates a sitting Red Fox amigurumi with color-contrast paws, ears and belly patch. It includes full round-by-round instructions for head, body, arms, legs, tail and ears with clear photos. Techniques covered include magic ring, invisible decrease, changing yarns, and secure joint attachment.

Red Fox Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

The pattern uses DK weight yarn and a 2.5 mm hook to produce a 27 cm (10 2/3") fox. Detailed assembly tips and finishing instructions help you achieve a neat, professional result.

Why You'll Love This Red Fox Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it balances simple shaping with charming details that bring the fox to life. I enjoy the clean colour changes and the way the little muzzle and ears make the face so expressive. The instructions are photo-supported and methodical, so I feel confident recommending it to crocheters who want to step up their amigurumi skills. Making a set of these in different colourways is one of my favourite ways to personalise gifts.

Red Fox Amigurumi Pattern step 1 - construction progress Red Fox Amigurumi Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Red Fox Amigurumi Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Red Fox Amigurumi Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love how easily you can customise this fox by changing colours and small details.

You can swap the main orange for a soft brown or grey for a woodland or winter version of the fox.

Make a mini version by using fingering weight yarn and a smaller hook to create keychain-sized pals.

Try using a bulkier yarn and a larger hook to get a squishy, cuddly version perfect for very young children.

I like to add embroidered eyebrows or a tiny scarf to give each fox a different personality.

Swap safety eyes for embroidered eyes if you want a completely soft toy suitable for babies.

Add wired limbs or use posable doll joints for an articulated figure that can be posed on shelves.

Make a set of fox family members by varying sizes and accessories like hats or tiny blankets.

Experiment with different yarn textures — alpaca blends give a fuzzy, soft finish while cotton yields a neat, matte look.

I often stitch initials or a small heart on the belly before assembly to personalise gifts.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping stitch markers during rounds causes you to lose track of the beginning of rounds; use a stitch marker and move it up after every round to stay oriented. ✗ Not stuffing gradually leads to lumps and flattened shaping; stuff a little at a time and shape as you go for smooth curves. ✗ Tying yarn tails at colour changes creates bulky joins and visible knots; pick up new yarns and weave in tails to the wrong side instead of tying them together. ✗ Pulling decreases too tightly can distort the shape; use an invisible decrease technique and keep tension moderate so the fabric remains even.

Red Fox Amigurumi Pattern

Make a charming hand-crocheted Red Fox toy with clear step-by-step instructions and helpful photos. This intermediate amigurumi pattern guides you through shaping the head, body, limbs and ears to create a soft, poseable companion. You will learn clean color changes, invisible decreases and secure assembly techniques to finish a durable, lovable fox.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Red Fox Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    DROPS 'Lima' DK weight (8 ply) alpaca/wool blend, 100 m = 50 g
  • 02
    Orange (0707 rust) - approximately 75 g
  • 03
    Brown (5610 deep taupe) - approximately 15 g
  • 04
    White (0100 off white) - approximately 15 g

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook 2.50 mm (US size 1.5) - recommended
  • 02
    Crochet hook 3.00 mm (US size 2/3) - optional according to yarn
  • 03
    Polyester fiberfill or wadding for stuffing
  • 04
    9 mm (3/8") safety eyes (or size of choice)
  • 05
    12 mm (1/2") safety nose or buttons for nose
  • 06
    Two 20 mm (4/5") and two 15 mm (3/5") doll joints or alternative attachment hardware
  • 07
    Yarn needle for sewing
  • 08
    Scissors
  • 09
    Stitch marker
  • 10
    Pins for positioning parts (optional)

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— Head :

Round 1 :

mr, sc 6 (6)

Round 2 :

inc x 6 (12)

Round 3 :

(sc3, inc) x 3 (15)

Round 4 :

sc in each st (15)

Round 5 :

(inc, sc 2) x 5 (20)

Round 6 :

sc in each st (20)

Round 7 :

(sc 3, inc) x 5 (25)

Round 8 :

sc in each st (25)

Round 9 :

(inc, sc) x 3, hdc, hdc-inc x 8, hdc, (sc, inc) x 4, sc (40)

Round 10 :

sc 11, hdc, (hdc-inc, hdc) x 7, sc 14 (47)

Round 11 :

sc 8, inc, (sc 6, inc) x 4, sc 10 (52)

Round 12 :

sc 22, inc, sc 5, inc, sc 23 (54)

Round 13 :

sc, inc, sc 49, inc, sc 2 (56)

Info :

Attach safety eyes between rounds 9 and 10, leaving 13 stitches (count 12 holes) between them, and place the nose between the first two rounds (see page 7).

Round 14-21 :

sc in each st (56)

Round 22 :

sc 5, dec, (sc 12, dec) x 3, sc 7 (52)

Round 23 :

(sc 11, dec) x 4 (48)

Round 24 :

sc 4, dec, (sc 10, dec) x 3, sc 6 (44)

Round 25 :

(sc 9, dec) x 4 (40)

Round 26 :

sc 3, dec, (sc 8, dec) x 3, sc 5 (36)

Info :

Start stuffing the head. Keep adding a bit of fiberfill after every few rounds, stuffing the head firmly.

Round 27 :

(sc 7, dec) x 4 (32)

Round 28 :

sc 2, dec, (sc 6, dec) x 3, sc 4 (28)

Round 29 :

(sc 5, dec) x 4 (24)

Round 30 :

(dec, sc 2) x 6 (18)

Round 31 :

(sc, dec) x 6 (12)

Round 32 :

dec x 6 (6)

Info :

Finish stuffing. Cut the yarn, leaving a long yarn tail, fasten off and close the opening (see page 7).

— EARS (make 2) :

Round 1 :

mr, sc 6 (6)

Round 2 :

(sc, inc3) x 3 (12)

Round 3 :

sc 2, inc3, (sc 3, inc3) x 2, sc (18)

Round 4 :

sc 3, inc3, (sc 5, inc3) x 2, sc 2 (24)

Info :

Sl st in next stitch and fasten off. Align a white and orange piece, wrong sides facing. Crochet over the edge with single crochet stitches, inserting the hook through both layers (see page 8-9).

Info :

When you change yarns on row 5, do not tie the yarn ends together, just pick up the yarn, leaving a short tail.

Round 5 :

Locate the middle stitch of the first inc3 and attach the orange yarn with sl st. Starting in the same stitch: sc 7, switch to brown yarn, sc, inc3, sc, switch to orange yarn, sc 6, sc + sl st

Info :

Cut the yarn, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing, and fasten off. Bring all other yarn tails to the wrong side and knot them together inside the ear (see page 8-9).

— LEFT ARM :

Round 1 :

mr, sc 6 (6)

Round 2 :

(inc3 x 2, sc) x 2 (14)

Round 3-5 :

sc in each st (14)

Round 6 :

sc 3, inc, sc 5, dec x 2, sc 2 (13)

Round 7 :

sc 2, dec, sc 5, inc, sc 3 (13)

Round 8 :

sc 2, dec, sc 9 (12)

Info :

Stuff the hands firmly. Keep adding a bit of fiberfill after every few rounds, stuffing the arms firmly.

Round 9 :

sc, dec, sc 9 (11)

Round 10 :

sc, dec, sc 8 (10)

Round 11 :

sc in each st (10)

Round 12-22 :

With orange yarn: sc in each st (10)

Round 23 :

sc 6, dec x 2 (8)

Info :

Attach the disk with a stem between rows 20 and 21, placing it so the stem is facing straight towards the body.

Round 24 :

dec x 3, leave rest of the sts unworked (5)

Info :

Finish stuffing. Cut the yarn, leaving a long yarn tail, fasten off and close the opening (see page 7).

— RIGHT ARM :

Round 1 :

mr, sc 6 (6)

Round 2 :

(inc3 x 2, sc) x 2 (14)

Round 3-5 :

sc in each st (14)

Round 6 :

sc 2, dec x 2, sc 5, inc, sc 2 (13)

Round 7 :

sc 2, dec, sc 5, inc, sc 3 (13)

Round 8 :

sc 2, dec, sc 9 (12)

Info :

Stuff the hands firmly. Keep adding a bit of fiberfill after every few rounds, stuffing the arms firmly.

Round 9 :

sc, dec, sc 9 (11)

Round 10 :

sc, dec, sc 8 (10)

Round 11 :

sc in each st (10)

Round 12-22 :

With orange yarn: sc in each st (10)

Round 23 :

sc 6, dec x 2 (8)

Info :

Attach the disk with a stem between rounds 20 and 21, placing it so the stem is facing straight towards the body.

Round 24 :

dec x 3, leave rest of the sts unworked (5)

Info :

Finish stuffing. Cut the yarn, leaving a long yarn tail, fasten off and close the opening (see page 7).

— BODY :

Round 1 :

mr, sc 6 (6)

Round 2 :

inc x 6 (12)

Round 3 :

(sc, inc) x 6 (18)

Round 4 :

(inc, sc 2) x 6 (24)

Round 5 :

(sc 3, inc) x 6 (30)

Round 6 :

sc, inc, (sc 4, inc) x 5, sc 3 (36)

Round 7 :

sc 3, inc, (sc 8, inc) x 3, sc 5 (40)

Round 8 :

(sc 9, inc) x 4 (44)

Round 9-16 :

sc in each st (44)

Info :

Turn the body so the end of the round is at the center of the back. Attach the legs to the sides of the body, between rounds 9 and 10 (see page 10).

Round 17 :

(sc 9, dec) x 4 (40)

Round 18 :

sc 3, dec, (sc 8, dec) x 3, sc 5 (36)

Round 19 :

(sc 7, dec) x 4 (32)

Round 20 :

sc in each st (32)

Round 21 :

(dec, sc 14) x 2 (30)

Info :

Start stuffing the body. Keep adding a bit of fiberfill after every few rounds, stuffing the body firmly.

Round 22 :

sc in each st (30)

Round 23 :

sc 12, dec, sc 4, dec, sc 10 (28)

Round 24 :

sc in each st (28)

Round 25 :

(dec, sc 5) x 4 (24)

Round 26 :

sc in each st (24)

Round 27 :

sc 9, dec, sc 4, dec, sc 7 (22)

Round 28 :

sc in each st (22)

Round 29 :

sc 5, dec, sc 9, dec, sc 4 (20)

Round 30-31 :

sc in each st (20)

Round 32 :

sc 5, leave rest of the sts unworked (20)

Info :

Sl st in next stitch. Cut the yarn, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing, and fasten off. Attach the arms to the sides of the body, between rounds 27 and 28 (see page 10). Finish stuffing the body.

— LEGS (make 2) :

Round 1 :

mr, sc 6 (6)

Round 2 :

inc x 6 (12)

Round 3 :

(sc, inc) x 6 (18)

Round 4 :

(sc 3, inc, sc 4, inc) x 2 (22)

Round 5 :

sc in each st (22)

Round 6 :

sc 7, dec, sc 2, dec, sc 9 (20)

Round 7 :

sc 5, dec, (sc, dec) x 2, sc 7 (17)

Round 8 :

sc 5, dec, sc 2, dec, sc 6 (15)

Round 9 :

sc 6, dec, sc 7 (14)

Info :

Stuff the feet firmly. Keep adding a bit of fiberfill after every few rounds, stuffing the legs firmly.

Round 10 :

sc in each st (14)

Round 11 :

sc 6, dec, sc 6 (13)

Round 12-16 :

sc in each st (13)

Round 17-26 :

With orange yarn: sc in each st (13)

Info :

On the left leg only, sc in next 6 sts. Count the last sc as the end of the round from now on. Attach the disk with a stem between rounds 25 and 26, placing it so the stem is facing straight towards the body.

Round 27 :

dec, sc 6, dec, sc 3 (11)

Round 28 :

sc, dec x 5 (6)

Info :

Finish stuffing the legs firmly. Cut the yarn, leaving a long yarn tail, fasten off and close the opening (see page 7).

— TAIL :

Round 1 :

With white yarn: mr, 6 (6)

Round 2 :

(sc, inc) x 3 (9)

Round 3 :

(inc, sc 2) x 3 (12)

Round 4 :

(sc 2, inc) x 4 (16)

Round 5 :

sc, inc, (sc 3, inc) x 3, sc 2 (20)

Round 6-9 :

With orange yarn: sc in each st (20)

Round 10 :

(dec, sc 8) x 2 (18)

Info :

Start stuffing the tail. Keep adding a bit of fiberfill after every few rounds, stuffing the tail firmly.

Round 11 :

sc in each st (18)

Round 12 :

sc 4, dec, sc 7, dec, sc 3 (16)

Round 13 :

sc in each st (16)

Round 14 :

sc 7, dec, sc 7 (15)

Round 15 :

sc in each st (15)

Round 16 :

sc 7, dec, sc 6 (14)

Round 17-18 :

sc in each st (14)

Round 19 :

sc 7, dec, sc 5 (13)

Round 20-21 :

sc in each st (13)

Round 22 :

sc 7, dec, sc 4 (12)

Info :

Sl st in next stitch. Cut the yarn, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing, and fasten off. Finish stuffing the tail.

— ASSEMBLY & FINISHING :

Item Name (P1) :

Sew the ears to the head. Place the ears just behind round 17 of the head, leaving 7–8 stitches between them. Sew the ears inserting the needle through both layers.

Item Name (P2) :

Sew the head to the body, placing the front edge just behind round 13 of the head. Add a bit more stuffing before closing the seam.

Item Name (P3) :

Place the tail just above round 8 of the body and sew the tail to the body.

Item Name (P4) :

Attach the legs to either side of the body between rounds 9 and 10. Attach the arms to either side of the body between rounds 27 and 28.

Assembly Instructions

  • Attach the ears to the head just behind round 17, leaving 7–8 stitches between them, and sew through both layers for secure attachment.
  • Sew the head to the body so the front edge of the head is just behind round 13; add extra stuffing before closing and tie knots under the head to secure panels.
  • Attach the legs to the sides of the body between rounds 9 and 10, spacing them evenly and ensuring the stem of each disk faces straight toward the body.
  • Sew the tail to the body just above round 8, and secure with tight stitches so it sits naturally.
  • Attach the arms to either side of the body between rounds 27 and 28, angling slightly forward for a natural pose.
  • Bring all yarn tails to the wrong side and knot them together inside the ears and other pieces; hide ends inside the stuffed pieces.

Important Notes

  • 💡Work in a continuous spiral; do not join rounds or turn your work unless instructed otherwise in the pattern.
  • 💡Use a stitch marker or a piece of yarn to mark the end or the beginning of a round and move the marker up after completing each round.
  • 💡Work all stitches in both loops unless instructed otherwise to keep a consistent fabric and shape.

This charming Red Fox is a delightful project that makes a thoughtful handmade gift or a sweet addition to your amigurumi collection. It combines simple shaping with lovely colour details for an expressive face and cosy pose. Follow the full instructions and photos to achieve neat finishing and secure joints. 🧶🧵

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished amigurumi measures approximately 27 cm (10 2/3") from head to toe when made with DK weight yarn and a 2.50 mm hook.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights, but this will affect the final size and stitch tension; adjust your hook size accordingly and make a gauge test if precise sizing is important.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated Intermediate and assumes you are comfortable with working in spiral, magic ring, single crochet, increases and decreases, and simple color changes.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in 5-7 hours, though time will vary by experience level, speed and whether you make detailed finishing and assembly.