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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 sweet, seated red fox amigurumi with contrasting paws, ears and muzzle details. Youll work in continuous spiral, change colours cleanly and assemble limbs with doll joints or sewn attachments. The pattern includes full round counts and clear finishing instructions to help you sew and shape the pieces neatly.

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

Includes detailed materials and tool lists, stitch abbreviations and helpful photo tutorials for shaping, hiding tails and attaching parts. Ideal as a thoughtful handmade gift or charming home accent.

Why You'll Love This Red Fox Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it captures character with simple shaping and colour placement that really brings the fox to life. I enjoy designing pieces that are compact but full of personality, and this fox has a friendly face and poseable limbs that make it extra special. The pattern walks you through every round and assembly step so I feel confident giving it to other crocheters. Sewing and finishing tips included mean the final result looks neat and professional, which always makes me proud.

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 Red Fox pattern to suit your style; change the paw and ear colours to make different personalities or seasonal versions.

If you want a chunkier, cuddlier fox, try using a bulkier yarn and a larger hook — this will make a bigger finished piece that is great for snuggling.

For a miniature keychain version, use finer yarn and a smaller hook and reduce stuffing to make a tiny portable fox that still holds its shape.

I often experiment with eye types: try safety eyes for durability, embroidered eyes for a softer toy, or felt appliques for a vintage feel.

Swap the jointing method to suit your resources: use plastic doll joints for posability, buttons with thread for a classic look, or sew limbs firmly for a child-safe toy.

Try embroidery for facial expressions — a slightly raised or angled mouth can change the foxs expression dramatically and add charm.

Add tiny accessories like a crochet scarf, a mini hat, or a felt heart to create a themed gift or seasonal decoration.

Mix yarn textures for contrast: a slightly fuzzy alpaca body with smooth cotton paws and muzzle can give a lovely tactile contrast and visual interest.

Use duplicate stitch or surface embroidery to add markings or stripes on the tail and face to personalise each fox uniquely.

I also enjoy making a whole family series by resizing the pattern and varying colours so you get parent and baby foxes to display together.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping stitch markers when working in continuous spiral leads to lost stitch counts; use a marker at the start of each round and move it after completing the round to stay accurate. ✗ Forgetting to stuff gradually causes lumps or flattened areas; add fiberfill in small amounts, shape as you go and check the silhouette often. ✗ Changing yarns and tying ends can make a messy edge; pick up the new yarn as instructed without tying ends, leave a short tail and weave or knot tails on the wrong side after finishing. ✗ Attaching eyes or joints too early or in the wrong round results in poor placement; follow the specified rounds (eg between rounds 9 and 10 for eyes) and count stitches carefully before securing. ✗ Overstuffing small pieces like hands or feet makes them bulky and hard to sew; stuff firmly but sparingly and check against the body for proportion before finishing the opening.

Red Fox Amigurumi Pattern

Make a charming Red Fox amigurumi with clear step-by-step instructions, full round-by-round stitch counts and helpful assembly photos. This pattern guides you through head, body, arms, legs, ears and tail with color changes and joint placement. Youll end up with a 27 cm tall stuffed fox perfect for gifts or display.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Red Fox Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    DROPS 'Lima' DK weight alpaca and wool blend, 100 m = 50 g (8 ply / light)
  • 02
    Orange (0707 rust) - approximately 75 g
  • 03
    Brown (5610 deep taupe) - approximately 15 g
  • 04
    White (0100 off white) - approximately 15 g
  • 05
    Small amounts of accent colours if desired for details

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 2.50 mm (US 1.5) or 2.5 mm recommended
  • 02
    Crochet hook size 3.00 mm (US C/2 - optional depending on yarn tension)
  • 03
    Polyester fiberfill for stuffing
  • 04
    9 mm (3/8") safety eyes (2 pieces)
  • 05
    12 mm (1/2") safety nose or buttons/beads/felt for nose
  • 06
    Two 20 mm (4/5") and two 15 mm (3/5") doll joints or alternative buttons and thread for joints
  • 07
    Yarn needle for sewing
  • 08
    Scissors
  • 09
    Stitch marker

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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)

Info :

With white yarn for rounds 1-7. Change to orange yarn for next rounds.

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 small amounts 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 using the method shown on 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. Make one ear with white and one with orange yarn. Align a white and orange piece, wrong sides facing, and crochet over the edge with single crochet stitches inserting the hook through both layers.

Info :

When you change yarns on row 5, do not tie the yarn ends together, just pick up the new yarn leaving a short tail. Locate the middle stitch of the first inc3 and attach the orange yarn with sl st.

Round 5 :

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 tail for sewing and fasten off. Bring all other yarn tails to the wrong side and knot them together inside the ear.

— 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 (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)

Info :

With orange yarn change color for cuff and continue.

Round 12-22 :

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 and continue as for left arm.

Round 9 :

sc, dec, sc 9 (11)

Round 10 :

sc, dec, sc 8 (10)

Round 11 :

sc in each st (10)

Round 12-22 :

sc in each st (10)

Round 23 :

sc 6, dec x 2 (8)

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).

— 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 :

sc in each st (13) (with orange yarn from round 17)

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 faces straight towards the body.

Round 27 :

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

Round 28 :

sc, dec x 5 (6)

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 either side 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. Finish stuffing the tail of the body. Attach the arms to the sides of the body between rounds 27 and 28 (see page 10).

— TAIL :

Round 1 :

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 :

sc in each st (20) with orange yarn

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 :

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

— Assembly & Finishing :

Info :

Attach safety eyes after finishing round 13 or as instructed: place safety eyes between rounds 9 and 10 leaving the specified spaces. Make sure you are satisfied with placement before pushing washers into place.

Info :

Finish the head opening by threading the yarn tail onto a yarn needle, pick up remaining stitches under the front loop only and draw yarn through to close. Shape the head by using yarn to pull and form the eye placement as shown on page 7.

Info :

Finish ear pieces, align and crochet around the edge inserting the hook through both layers. When changing yarns do not tie ends together; pick up the new yarn leaving a short tail and knot tails inside the ear after finishing.

Info :

Place disks or buttons inside limbs for joints as described in the joint section: disk with a stem is placed inside the limb pushing the stem through the fabric and then locked into the body. Alternatively use button and thread joints or sew limbs directly.

Info :

Sew the ears to the head just behind round 17 leaving 7-8 stitches between them. Sew the head to the body placing the front edge just behind round 13 of the head (see pages 14-15). Add more stuffing before closing seams if needed.

Info :

Turn body so the end of the round is at the center back. Attach legs between rounds 9 and 10. Attach arms to either side of the body between rounds 27 and 28. Place tail just above round 8 and sew securely (see page 16).

Info :

Weave in and hide yarn tails securely by bringing yarn through stuffing and tying a small knot around a loop of a stitch, cut close to fabric and hide tail inside piece (see page 17 for method).

Assembly Instructions

  • Sew the ears to the head just behind round 17, leaving 7–8 stitches between them and inserting the needle through both layers for a neat finish.
  • Sew the head to the body, placing the front edge of the head just behind round 13 of the head so the face sits centred; add extra stuffing at the seam and knot tails securely underneath.
  • Turn the body so the end of the round is at the center of the back and attach the legs to either side of the body between rounds 9 and 10 for correct spacing.
  • Attach the arms to the sides of the body between rounds 27 and 28, angling slightly forward for a natural pose; secure joints or disks inside the limbs before sewing into the body.
  • Place the tail just above round 8 of the body and sew the tail to the body securely, adding a little stuffing into the seam before finishing.

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 after completing each round for accurate counts.
  • 💡Work all stitches in both loops unless instructed otherwise to ensure consistent gauge and a smooth fabric.
  • 💡Bring yarn tails to the wrong side and knot them together inside ears or limbs where instructed to keep the outside neat and secure.

This friendly Red Fox is a delightful project that blends simple shaping with pretty colour accents to create a lovable companion. Whether youre making one as a gift or to add handmade charm to your shelf, youll enjoy the detailed instructions and finishing tips. Happy crocheting and enjoy bringing this little fox to life! 🧶🦊

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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 crocheted with the recommended DK weight yarn and a 2.5 mm hook.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights but this will change the finished size and may require a larger or smaller hook. Use a hook appropriate to your chosen yarn and check gauge by comparing small pieces.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate and assumes you are comfortable working in continuous spiral, changing yarns, increasing and decreasing and finishing techniques such as invisible decreases and mattress stitch.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in about 5-7 hours, though time will vary depending on experience, finishing detail and any customisations you add.