My Floppy Crochet Monkey Pattern

My new floppy crochet monkey has got to be the tallest crochet pattern I’ve ever designed thanks to the adorable dangly legs. The tweed yarn gives it a fun vintage feel, and despite its super size it’s very simple to hook together.

• Your crochet kit list and pattern notes.
• The free floppy crochet monkey pattern.

Here’s What You’ll Need

• 100g Debbie Bliss aran Tweed yarn* in sunset brown
• 100g Debbie Bliss aran Tweed yarn* in silver gray
• 4mm crochet hook
• 10mm safety eyes*
• Toy stuffing*
• Tapestry needle*
• Black yarn scraps for the nostrils and mouth

Tips, Techniques and Terms

The Free Floppy Monkey Crochet Pattern

You are going to crochet your monkey in sections, and sew as you go.

The Muzzle

Use your gray yarn and 4mm crochet hook.

Round 1

Make a magic circle of six stitches (6)

Round 2

2sc x 6 (12)

Round 3

(1sc, 2sc) x 6 (18)

Round 4

(1sc x 2, 2sc) x 6 (24)

Round 5

1sc x 24

Round 6

(1sc x 3, 2sc) x 6 (30)

Round 7

(1sc x 4, 2sc) x 6 (36)

Round 8 – 10

1sc x 36

Round 11

(1sc x 5, 2sc) x 6 (42)

Slst and tie off, leaving a long end for sewing later. Fill with toy stuffing, so that it sits level at the upper rim of your bowl shaped piece.

Crocheting Two Eye Panels

Continue to use your gray yarn and 4mm crochet hook.

Round 1

Make a magic circle of eight stitches (8)

Round 2

2sc x 8 (16)

Round 3

(1sc, 2sc) x 8 (24)

Slst, tie off and leave a long tail of yarn again.

Sew the circles together across three stitches, and then weave back in to the muzzle section across the length of the two eyes until all three pieces are secured together.

Crochet Monkey’s Head

Work your monkey’s head in the brown color with your 4mm crochet hook.

Round 1

Make a magic circle of six stitches (6)

Round 2

2sc x 6 (12)

Round 3

(1sc, 2sc) x 6 (18)

Round 4

(1sc x 2, 2sc) x 6 (24)

Round 5

(1sc x 3, 2sc) x 6 (30)

Round 6 – 7

1sc x 30

Round 8

(1sc x 4, 2sc) x 6 (36)

Round 9 – 14

1sc x 36

Round 15

(1sc x 5, 2sc) x 6 (42)

Round 16

1sc x 42

Round 17

(1sc x 6, 2sc) x 6 (48)

Round 18 – 29

1sc x 48

Round 30

(1sc x 6, sc2tog) x 6 (42)

Round 31

(1sc x 5, sc2tog) x 6 (36)

Round 32

(1sc x 4, sc2tog) x 6 (30)

Round 33

(1sc x 3, sc2tog) x 6 (24)

Round 34

(1sc x 2, sc2tog) x 6 (18)

Attaching the muzzle

You now need to sew your muzzle section onto the head. Attach so that the muzzle sits below the point the head expands, and the eyes sit above it.

Insert a safety eye through the bottom inside half of each eye patch panel.

Round 35

(1sc, sc2tog) x 6 (12)

Fill the head with toy stuffing.

Round 36

sc2tog x 6, then hand sew to close.

Crocheting the Body

Crochet your monkey’s body in the brown yarn with your 4mm crochet hook.

Round 1

Make a magic circle of eight stitches (8)

Round 2

2sc x 8 (16)

Round 3

(1sc, 2sc) x 8 (24)

Round 4 – 6

1sc x 24

Round 7

(1sc x 2, 2sc) x 8 (32)

Round 8

1sc x 32

Round 9

(1sc x 3, 2sc) x 8 (40)

Round 10 – 15

1sc x 40

Round 16

(1sc x 4, 2sc) x 8 (48)

Round 17

1sc x 48

Round 18

(1sc x 5, 2sc) x 8 (56)

Round 19 – 33

1sc x 56

Round 34

(1sc x 5, sc2tog) x 8 (48)

Round 35

(1sc x 4, sc2tog) x 8 (40)

Round 36

(1sc x 3, sc2tog) x 8 (32)

Round 37

(1sc x 2, sc2tog) x 8 (24)

Round 38

(1sc, sc2tog) x 8 (16)

Fill with toy stuffing.

Round 39

sc2tog x 8, then attach the yarn needle and sew the circle closed tight.

Attach the head to the body

Sit your monkey’s head firmly on top of the newly crocheted body, and weave around the neck to secure them together.

The Patch

Crochet the monkey’s stomach patch in your gray yarn.

Round 1

Make a magic circle of eight stitches (8)

Round 2

2sc x 8 (16)

Round 3

(1sc, 2sc) x 8 (24)

Round 4

(1sc x 2, 2sc) x 8 (32)

Round 5

(1sc x 3, 2sc) x 8 (40)

Round 6

(1sc x 4, 2sc) x 8 (48)

Round 7

(1sc x 5, 2sc) x 8 (56)

Sew onto the lower section of the body using the gray yarn.

Outer Ears

Your crochet monkey’s ears are made in two sections, which you’ll slide and then sew together.

Start in the brown yarn.

Round 1

Make a magic circle of eight stitches (8)

Round 2

2sc x 8 (16)

Round 3

(1sc, 2sc) x 8 (24)

Round 4

(1sc x 2, 2sc) x 8 (32)

Round 5

(1sc x 3, 2sc) x 8 (40)

Round 6

BLO 1sc x 40

Round 7

(1sc x 3, sc2tog) x 8 (32)

Round 8

(1sc x 2, sc2tog) x 8 (24)

Slst and tie off.

Inner Ears

Now swap to the gray yarn.

Round 1

Make a magic circle of eight stitches (8)

Round 2

2sc x 8 (16)

Round 3

(1sc, 2sc) x 8 (24)

Round 4

(1sc x 2, 2sc) x 8 (32)

Sewing the ears together

Insert the gray section into each basket-like brown section, and pull down the edges sewing them closed with the brown yarn and your needle.

Crocheting the Arms

You’ll begin your arms in the gray yarn with your 4mm crochet hook.

Round 1

Make a magic circle of eight stitches (8)

Round 2

2sc x 8 (16)

Round 3

1sc x 16

Round 4

(1sc, 2sc) x 8 (24)

Round 5 – 10

1sc x 24

Round 11

(1sc, sc2tog) x 8 (16)

cc brown

Round 12

1sc x 16

cc gray

Round 13

1sc x 16

cc brown

Round 14 – 37

1sc x 16

Fill with toy stuffing.

Round 38

sc2tog x 8, then hand sew closed.

Attach around the shoulder level, weaving between the upper arm and your monkey’s body.

Crochet Monkey Legs

Start off using the gray yarn.

Round 1

Make a magic circle of eight stitches (8)

Round 2

2sc x 8 (16)

Round 3

1sc x 16

Round 4

(1sc, 2sc) x 8 (24)

Round 5

(1sc x 2, 2sc) x 8 (32)

Round 6 – 11

1sc x 32

Round 12

(1sc x 2, sc2tog) x 8 (24)

Round 13

(1sc, sc2tog) x 8 (16)

cc brown

Round 14

1sc x 16

cc gray

Round 15

1sc x 16

cc brown

Round 16 – 45

1sc x 16

Round 46

(1sc, 2sc) x 8 (24)

Stuff the arm up to round 44, then flatten it at round 45. Sew along the flattened line, then weave the leg onto the underside of your monkey around round 46.