Sasha the Sloth Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Create Sasha the sloth, a sweet little amigurumi critter friend that loves to dress up in her unicorn outfit. She’s always ready for a costume party!

Meet Sasha the sloth! This amigurumi friend loves to play dress up as a mystical unicorn ballerina, She features an adorable headband and tutu skirt in a lovely rainbow of colors. Let’s get started on this sweet slothicorn! This intermediate pattern is written in English, and uses US terms.

Stitch Key

• Ch: Chain
• Sl St: Slip Stitch
• St(s): Stitch(es)
• Sc: Single Crochet
• Sc Inc: Place 2 Sc Sts into the same stitch to increase
• Sc Dec: Sc 2 Sts together to decrease
• Sc3tog: Single crochet 3 Sts together to decrease by 2
• Hdc: Half Double Crochet
• Hdc Inc: Place 2 Hdc Sts into the same stitch to increase
• Hdc Dec: Hdc 2 Sts together to decrease
• Dc: Double Crochet
• Dc Inc: Place 2 Dc Sts into the same stitch to increase
• Dc Dec: Dc 2 Sts together to decrease
• Tr: Treble Crochet
• Sk: Skip
• Yo: Yarn Over
• FLO: Work following Sts into the front loop only
• BLO: Work following Sts into the back loop only
• MR: Magic Ring
• [ ]: Repeat between as many times as stated (ex. x 6)
• ( ): Place all noted within () into the same stitch
• IR: Incomplete Round, this round is not a full round and is for shaping purposes. Once completed, your St marker will move to the next St, and that will become the first St of the next round, and you will carry on as written.
• FO: Fasten off with a Sl St to the first St or use the invisible join method (preferred)

How to read this pattern

Example: Round 4: [Sc, Sc Inc, Sc] x 6. (24)
What that means: Single crochet into the next St, then place 2 Single crochet into the next stitch to increase, and Single crochet into the next stitch. Repeat this set of instructions within the [ ] 6 times around, ending with a count of 24 stitches total in round 4.

Body

• In your body color yarn
• Worked in the round
Round 1: Sc x 6 into MR. (6)
Round 2: [Sc Inc] x 6. (12)
Round 3: [Sc Inc, Sc] x 6. (18)
Round 4: [Sc Inc, Sc x 2] x 6. (24)
Round 5: [Sc Inc, Sc x 3] x 6. (30)
Round 6: [Sc Inc, Sc x 4] x 6. (36)
Round 7: [Sc Inc, Sc x 5] x 6. (42)
Round 8: [Sc Inc, Sc x 6] x 6. (48)
Round 9: [Sc Inc, Sc x 7] x 6. (54)
Rounds 10-18: Sc x 54. (54) (9 rounds)
Round 19: [Sc Dec, Sc x 16] x 3. (51)
Round 20: Sc x 51. (51)
Round 21: [Sc Dec, Sc x 15] x 3. (48)
Round 22: Sc x 48. (48)
Round 23: [Sc Dec, Sc x 14] x 3. (45)
Round 24: Sc x 45. (45)
Round 25: [Sc Dec, Sc x 13] x 3. (42)
Round 26: Sc x 42. (42)
Round 27: [Sc Dec, Sc x 12] x 3. (39)
Round 28: Sc x 39. (39)
Round 29: [Sc Dec, Sc x 11] x 3. (36)
Round 30: [Sc Dec, Sc x 10] x 3. (33)
Round 31: [Sc Dec, Sc x 9] x 3. (30)
Round 32: [Sc Dec, Sc x 8] x 3. (27)
Round 33: Sc x 27. (27)
• FO, leave long tail.
• Stuff and set aside.

Head

• With your body color yarn
• Worked in the round, around a starting chain
• Ch x 6
Round 1: Sc into 2nd Ch from hook, Sc x 3, (Sc x 3) into last Ch. Rotate to work along other side of the
chain, Sc x 3, Sc Inc. (12)
Round 2: Sc Inc, Sc x 3, [Sc Inc] x 3, Sc x 3, [Sc Inc] x 2. (18)
Round 3: Sc Inc, Sc x 4, [Sc Inc, Sc] x 3, Sc x 3, [Sc Inc, Sc] x 2. (24)
Round 4: Sc Inc, Sc x 5, [Sc Inc, Sc x 2] x 3, Sc x 3, [Sc Inc, Sc x 2] x 2. (30)
Round 5: [Sc Inc, Sc x 4] x 6. (36)
Round 6: [Sc Inc, Sc x 5] x 6. (42)
Rounds 7-15: Sc x 42. (42) (9 rounds)
Round 16: [Sc Dec, Sc x 5] x 6. (36)
Round 17: [Sc Dec, Sc x 10] x 3. (33)
Round 18: [Sc Dec, Sc x 9] x 3. (30)
Round 19: [Sc Dec, Sc x 8] x 3. (27)
• FO, weave in end.
• Stuff and set aside.

Face

• With your face color yarn
• Worked in the round, around a starting chain
• Ch x 7
Round 1: Sc into 2nd Ch from hook, Sc x 4, (Sc x 3) into last Ch. Rotate to work along other side of the chain, Sc x 4, Sc Inc. (14)
Round 2: Sc Inc, Sc x 4, [Sc Inc] x 3, Sc x 4, [Sc Inc] x 2. (20)
Round 3: Sc Inc, Sc x 5, [Sc Inc, Sc] x 3, Sc x 4, [Sc Inc, Sc] x 2. (26)
Round 4: Sc Inc, Sc x 8, [Sc Inc, Sc x 2] x 2, Hdc, Dc, Hdc, Sl St, Hdc, Dc, Hdc, Sc, Sc Inc, Sc x 2. (30)
Round 5: Sc Inc, Sc x 2, Hdc x 7, Sc Inc, Sc x 2, Sl St. (16)IR
• FO, leave long tail.
• Sew to front of head with the Hdc Sts at the bottom.

Eye Accents (make 2)

• With your accent color yarn
• Worked in rows
• Ch x 6
Row 1: Dc x 3 into 3rd Ch from hook, Dc x 3. (6)
• FO, leave long tail.
• Sew to face with the curved edge in the center about 2 Sts apart.
• Insert your eyes into the center of the 4 Dc of Row 1 and secure inside head.
• Using your accent color yarn, stitch on a few Sts between eyes to make the nose.
• Add a small stitch for the mouth below nose.
• Sew head to the open end of the body.

Arms & Legs (make 4 )

• With your body color yarn
• Worked in the round, around a starting chain
• Ch x 7
Round 1: Sc into 2nd Ch from hook, Sc x 4, (Sc x 3) into last Ch. Rotate to work along other side of the chain, Sc x 4, Sc Inc. (14)
Round 2: BLO: Sc x 14. (14)
Rounds 3-12: Sc x 14. (14) (10 rounds)
Round 13: Sc Dec, Sc x 12. (13)
Round 14: Sc x 13. (13)
Round 15: Sc Dec, Sc x 11. (12)
Round 16: Sc x 12. (12)
Round 17: Sc Dec, Sc x 10. (11)
Rounds 18-23: Sc x 11. (11) (6 rounds)
• FO, leave long tail.

Claws

• Working across the starting Ch of round 1, and into the unworked FLO Sts of round 2, Attach your accent color yarn at the edge with a Sl St and Ch x 1. Starting in same St, Sc x 5 across, turn. (5)
• Ch x 4, Sl St into 2nd Ch from hook, Sl St x 2, Sl St into 3rd Sc. (4)
• Ch x 4, Sl St into 2nd Ch from hook, Sl St x 2, Sl St into 4th Sc. (4)
• Ch x 4, Sl St into 2nd Ch from hook, Sl St x 2, Sl St into 5th Sc. (4)
• FO, weave in end.
• Sew and arm to each side of the body.
• Making sure that your sloth is balanced when sitting, sew legs to bottom of the body, adding a few Sts to join the legs to the curve of the body.

Headband

Band

• With your Skirt color yarn
• Worked in rows
• Ch x 40
Row 1: Sc into 2nd Ch from hook, Sc x 38, Ch x 1, turn. (39)
Rows 2-4: Sc x 39, Ch x 1, turn. (39) (3 rows) No need to Ch x 1 after round 4.
• FO, leave long tail.
• Wrap around head and seam with yarn tail.
• Secure to head.

Horn

• With your horn color yarn
• Worked in the round
Round 1: Sc x 3 into MR. (3)
Round 2: Sc Inc, Sc x 2. (4)
Round 3: Sc Inc, Sc x 3. (5)
Round 4: Sc Inc, Sc x 4. (6)
Round 5: Sc Inc, Sc x 5. (7)
Round 6: Sc Inc, Sc x 6. (8)
• FO, leave long tail.
• Sew to the front center of the headband.

Ears (make 2)

• With your skirt color yarn
• Worked in the round
Round 1: Hdc x 6 into MR. (6)
Round 2: Dc, Tr, Ch x 1, Dc, Hdc, Sl St x 2. (6)
• FO, leave long tail.
• Attach the round edge of the ears to headband,
one on each side of the horn.

Long Curl (make 3, one in each stripe color)

• With your stripe color yarns
• Worked in rows
• Ch x 25
Row 1: (Hdc x 3) into 2nd Ch from hook, (Hdc x 3) x 23. (72)
• FO, leave long tail.
• Sew to the right side edge of the band behind
the ear.

Short Curl

• With your last stripe color yarn
• Worked in rows
• Ch x 20
Row 1: (Hdc x 3) into 2nd Ch from hook, (Hdc x 3) x 18. (57)
• FO, leave long tail.
• Sew to the band in front of right ear.

Small Star

• With your star color yarn
• Worked in the round
Round 1: Sc x 5 into MR, Sl St to 1st St to close. (5)
Round 2: [Ch x 2, Sl St into 2nd Ch from hook, Sc, Sl St into next ST] x 5. (15)
• FO, leave long tail.
• Sew to front of band between ear and horn.

Skirt

• With your Skirt color yarn
• Worked in rows
• Ch x 45
Row 1: Sc into 2nd Ch from hook, Sc x 43, Ch x 1, turn. (4)
Rows 2-3: Sc x 44, Ch x 1, turn. (44) (2 rows) No need to ch x 1 after round 3.
• FO, leave long tail.
• We need to make the ruffles. These are all worked on the same side of the fabric in your
skirt color yarn.

Top Ruffle

• Sl St x 44. Work into the side of row 3. (44)
• FO, weave in end.

Middle Ruffle

• Attach skirt color yarn to the edge in between rows 2 & 3, Sl St x 44, Ch x 1, turn to work back
into these Sts. (44)
• Sc x 44. (44)
• FO, weave in ends.

Bottom Ruffle

• Attach skirt color yarn to the edge of row 1, Sl St x 44, Ch x 1, turn to work back into these Sts.
(44)
• Sc x 44, Ch x 1, turn. (44)
• Sc x 44, Ch x 1, turn. (44)
• FO, weave in ends.

Edges

• Attach one of the stripe colors to the first St of the bottom row with a Sl St, Ch x 1 and place a
Sc Inc, into the same St, (Sc x 3) x 43 across. (131) FO, leave long tail.
• Repeat the above with your other stripe colors across the middle and top.
• Wrap skirt around body and seam skirt together and in place with the yarn tail of the
skirt.
• Seam ruffles together with their tails.
• Weave in any remaining ends.

Large Star

• With your star color yarn
• Worked in the round
Round 1: Sc x 5 into MR, Sl St to 1st St to close. (5)
Round 2: [Ch x 4, Sl St into 2nd Ch from hook, Sc, Hdc, Sc into next St in round 1] x 5. (20)
• FO, leave long tail.
• Sew to front of body above skirt and off to the side.

I hope that you have enjoyed creating your very own Sasha the Sloth amigurumi!
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Sasha the Sloth amigurumi pattern is available in a Full color PDF version on Ravelry, Etsy, Lovecrafts & Amigurumi.com. The downloadable pattern file includes helpful pictures and a print formated text section.