SMALL LIMBS for amigurumi + pattern for small bear, rabbit or any animal

SMALL LIMBS FOR SMALL AMIGURUMI PLUSHIES

I've looked everywhere on how to make small limbs and I dont think anyone has come up with a way. They either had thin yarn and did a ring of 5 or 6 and crocheted normally in a circle and built up, but its still too big for my tiny size. Or they just cut out shapes of felt and sewed on.


After experimenting so many times, I came up with this way of making small limbs. So its not how you would usually make limbs for amigurumi. You have to crochet small strips and sew together

Heres a pattern of my small plushies- MINI amigurumi bear, rabbit or other animal
and how to make small limbs (later in the pattern)

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R1 (_)= Row 1 (_)<-number of stitches per row

ch=chain
sc= single crochet/ stitch*
sc around= 1 sc in each hole (to build the plush up straight/tall) 

inc=increase
dec= decrease 
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MINI amigurumi bear, rabbit or other animal

HEAD
R1-   (6) Ch 2,6sc in 2nd ch from hook
R2-   (12) 2sc in each hole
R3-   (18) *1sc, inc*
R4-8  (18) sc around for 5 more rows
R9-   (12) *1sc, dec*
~finish off~

BODY
R1-   (6) Ch 2,6sc in 2nd ch from hook
R2-   (12) 2sc in each hole
R3-5  (12) sc around for 3 more rows
R6-   (9) *1sc, dec*
finish off, leave long tail for stitching

With head, put EYES in where you want them (if you're using those safety/ toy eyes, 
which will have to be super small cos this is small. I sewed on small black beads on after stuffing/finishing the plushie), 
Stuff head & body, stitch head & body together at the openings.
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Make 2 ears, arms & legs:

RABBIT EARS
R1-  (5) Ch 2,5sc in 2nd ch from hook
R2-  (7) 1, inc, 1, inc, 1
R3-  (7) sc around
R4-  (5) 1, dec, 1, idec, 1
~Don't need to stuff ears~

BEAR EAR- you make an ARM (pattern below) then bend in half and sew ends together

I forgot to write arm/ leg at the top. The top 'grid' with 2 rows is the arm. The one below with 3 rows is the leg (the red arrows on the grid show the direction you sc across). You fold it up and sew together to create a thickened 'strip' for arms and legs. You make an arm and bend it to make an ear

Hope you can understand it. If not, read the instructions below and try match it up with the diagram

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for the LIMBS (pattern below), you're crocheting a FLAT RECTANGLE

ARMS
R0? = row zero? as in, I wouldnt call this row 1,
cos its just a chain, then you chain 1, turn, sc across, 
and that looks more like 1 row

R0?  (4) Ch 4, ch1 and turn
R1-  (4) sc across, ch1 and turn
R2-  (4) sc across.

~finish off, leave long tail for stitching~
(if this looks too thick for the small plushie, you can make the arm
skinnier by using slip stitch instead of single crochet)

fold the strip of 2 rows in half longways into 1 thick row.
with the long tail, stitch ends up.

LEGS
R0? (4) Ch 4, ch1 and turn
R1- (4) sc across. ch1 and turn
R2- (4) sc across. ch1 and turn
R3- (4) sc across. ch1 and turn
~finish off, leave long tail for stitching~

fold ends together as show in pic/ diagram above.
with the long tail, stitch ends up.

Now you can decorate your mini plush! ^_^ 
You can add different styles of features to make a differnt bunch of plushies

You can either embroider with yarn or cut out shapes of felt material and stitch it on.