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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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Charming Critter

Delightful animal designs with sweet details that capture the essence of your favorite woodland and farmyard friends.

About This Red Fox Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates a soft, seated red fox amigurumi with contrasting paws, ears and a white snout. It uses DK weight alpaca-wool blend yarn and includes full round-by-round instructions. You will learn neat color changes, invisible decreases and simple joint attachment methods. The guide is photo-rich and written to help you get neat, consistent results.

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

Includes instructions for head, ears, arms, legs, body and tail plus assembly steps and finishing techniques. Clear abbreviations and helpful notes are provided throughout to support your stitching experience.

Why You'll Love This Red Fox Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it combines simple shaping with charming details that really bring the little fox to life. I enjoy the gentle shaping of the head and the contrast color work on the paws and ears — it makes the finished toy feel professionally made. The pattern includes photos and clear round-by-round instructions so I can follow along easily and get consistent results. I also love how the finished fox is cuddly but neat, perfect for gifting or displaying in a nursery.

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 customizing this pattern to make different characters by changing yarn colors and small details.

I often swap the orange for teal or pastel shades to make whimsical or nursery-friendly versions.

To change the size, I adjust yarn weight and hook size; bulky yarn makes a chunky, cuddly fox while thinner yarn creates a miniature keychain version.

I sometimes embroider eyelashes or mouths to alter the foxs expression and personality.

Adding felt clothing, a tiny scarf or a crocheted hat can turn the fox into a seasonal or themed gift.

I like using different eye sizes or embroidered eyes for a softer or more child-safe finish.

If I want a posable toy I add wire to the limbs or use metal doll joints instead of sewing on fixed limbs.

Try swapping the brown paw color to a lighter shade for a more subtle contrast or to black for a stylized look.

I recommend experimenting with placement of the snout and eyes to create different faces; practice on a scrap head before attaching permanently.

I also try different stuffing amounts to change the firmness and posture of the fox, stuffing firmer for stability or softer for cuddly feel.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping stitch markers during shaping leads to misplaced increases and decreases; use a marker to clearly mark the start of each round and move it after completing each round. ✗ Not stuffing as you go often creates lumps or an inability to shape the piece correctly; stuff gradually after every few rounds and adjust the amount to keep a smooth shape. ✗ Changing yarns incorrectly can create loose tails and gaps; pick up the new yarn as instructed and leave short tails to weave in or knot on the wrong side rather than tying visible knots. ✗ Ignoring the invisible decrease method makes visible gaps on the surface; practice the invisible single crochet decrease and use it for neat shaping, especially on round edges and the face area.

Red Fox Amigurumi Pattern

Make a charming handmade red fox with this complete crochet pattern. You will learn shaping, color changes, and simple joint attachment while creating a cuddly fox toy. The pattern includes step-by-step rounds, photos, and assembly guidance to help you finish a professional-looking amigurumi. Perfect for gifting or keeping as a sweet companion.

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 / 11 wpi / 3: 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 additional colors for details if desired

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 2.50 mm (recommended)
  • 02
    Crochet hook size 2.50-3.00 mm (US 2/C - 3/D) or according to yarn tension
  • 03
    Polyester fiberfill (wadding) for stuffing
  • 04
    Wool or extra stuffing for firm shaping
  • 05
    9 mm (3/8") safety eyes (2 pieces)
  • 06
    12 mm (1/2") safety nose or alternative buttons/beads/felt for nose
  • 07
    Two 20 mm (4/5") and two 15 mm (3/5") doll joints or safety eyes/buttons and thread for joints
  • 08
    Yarn needle for sewing and finishing
  • 09
    Scissors
  • 10
    Stitch marker or scrap yarn to mark rounds
  • 11
    Pins for positioning pieces while sewing

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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 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.

Info :

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). 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 :

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 (13)

Round 7 :

sc 4, inc, sc 5, dec, sc (13)

Round 8 :

sc 10, dec, sc (12)

Info :

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

Round 9 :

sc 10, dec (11)

Round 10 :

sc 9, dec (10)

Round 11 :

sc in each st (10)

Round 12-23 :

sc in each st (10)

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 5 (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 :

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 4, dec, sc 7 (17)

Round 8 :

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

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

— 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)

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 the tail. Keep adding a bit of fiberfill after every few rounds, stuffing the tail firmly. Sl st in next stitch. Cut the yarn, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing, and fasten off. Finish stuffing the tail.

— Assembling the Fox :

Info :

Sew the ears to the head before sewing the head to the body so you can fasten all yarn tails securely with a knot under the head.

Step :

Place the ears just behind round 17 of the head, leaving 7 - 8 stitches between them.

Step :

Sew the ears to the head, inserting the needle through both layers.

Step :

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.

Step :

Finish the body and attach the arms to either side of the body between rounds 27 and 28.

Step :

Sew the head to the body placing it so the front edge is just behind round 13 of the head. Add a bit more stuffing before closing the seam if needed.

Step :

Place the tail just above round 8 of the body and sew the tail to the body securely (see page 16 for sewing techniques).

Assembly Instructions

  • Place the ears just behind round 17 of the head, leaving 7–8 stitches between them, and sew through both layers to secure each ear.
  • Turn the body so the end of a round sits at the center back; attach the legs to the sides of the body between rounds 9 and 10 and secure the joints or disks facing straight towards the body.
  • Attach the arms to the sides of the body between rounds 27 and 28, positioning them symmetrically and sewing firmly for durability.
  • Sew the head to the body so the front edge of the head sits just behind round 13 of the head, add extra stuffing before closing the seam, and stitch securely.
  • Place the tail just above round 8 of the body and sew it into position, hiding yarn tails and finishing with neat knots to secure.

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; maintain consistent tension for even shaping.
  • 💡Stuff gradually and evenly; add a bit of fiberfill after every few rounds to get a smooth, firm shape without overstuffing.

This Red Fox amigurumi pattern is a cozy woodland friend you will love making and giving. It combines clear shaping, color changes and helpful assembly photos to guide you from start to finish. Make one in the original colors or customize your own unique fox! 🧶🦊

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished fox measures approximately 27 cm (10 2/3") from head to toe when crocheted with the recommended DK weight alpaca-wool blend and a 2.50 mm hook.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights but the finished size will change accordingly; choose an appropriate hook for the yarn you select and check your tension for consistent shaping.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate; basic knowledge of single crochet, increases, decreases, and working in continuous spiral is recommended for best results.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters finish this project in about 5-7 hours, depending on experience level, assembly time and whether you make joints or additional accessories.