Pair this crochet polar bear pattern free easy with the penguin and the two read as a set on one shelf. One skein of white covers the whole animal, and it works as a first amigurumi if you have never stuffed one before. Working white on white hides your stitch definition, so count as you…

Give it a tiny scarf and the penguin turns into a Christmas piece rather than a year-round toy. This crochet penguin pattern free amigurumi holds its shape once you stuff it firmly, so it stands on a shelf instead of slumping. Two colours do all the work in this crochet penguin plushie pattern free for…

This crochet nutcracker pattern free stays firm enough to stand once stuffed, and beginners finish it without learning a new stitch. Swap the jacket colour and build a matching pair for either side of the mantel. The tall hat is what makes a nutcracker read as a nutcracker, and this free pattern builds it as…

Change the coat colour and every crochet elf doll comes out a different character. This free pattern suits older kids and the people who make for them, and the doll survives handling rather than just sitting on a shelf. This crochet elf doll free pattern makes a soft doll with pointed ears, a long coat,…

Work the beard first and the crochet christmas gnome amigurumi builds fast from there. The free pattern below covers the cone body, the pointed hat, and the nose. Make a set of crochet christmas gnomes and switch the hat colour on each one. The hat swallows the top half of this crochet christmas gnome amigurumi…

A crochet snowman free pattern is the make people reach for when they want something finished by tonight. Two spheres, a hat, a scarf, done. Beginners can follow this one start to end without a single stitch they have to look up first. Two stacked white spheres, the lower one wider, are the whole shape…

Every crochet santa claus amigurumi on the shelf started as a plain red tube, and the beard is what turns it into him. Free pattern below for a full set, so make one for each spot on the mantel and let the beards come out slightly different every time. Kids do not lose keychains on…

Antlers first, then the nose. This crochet reindeer amigurumi comes together in small pieces you can carry around, so it grows between other jobs in December. Make one for every stocking and switch the nose colour so no two land the same. This crochet reindeer amigurumi is built around a rounded body with antlers branching…

Wide-eyed cat amigurumi have a specific kind of appeal that comes down almost entirely to proportion, and this crochet black cat amigurumi pattern gets that balance right from the start. The oversized white eye patches set against the dark gray body create a strong graphic contrast that makes the face the immediate focal point. Crochet…

The Crochet Spider Amigurumi is a soft eight legged toy for bug loving kids and anyone whose Halloween box comes out early. Friendly rather than creepy, and easy to hand over. Pattern below. This one goes to the kid who carries spiders outside on a piece of paper instead of letting anyone else deal with…