Make This Adorable Amigurumi Carrot Family!

Ever wanted to try your hand at amigurumi? This Amigurumi carrot pattern is the perfect pattern to start with.

The History of Mr. Carrot & His Family…

Mr. Carrot was able to avoid being snatched up by Peter Rabbit in Mr. McGregor’s garden! He was just a baby carrot at the time and since then he’s gone on to pluck Mrs. Carrot out of a neighboring garden.

Together they have grown in to a vibrant little family!

Want to make other child-friendly items? Check out these patterns below!

Willy the Worm
A Halloween Treat Bag

Materials for the Amigurumi Carrot Family

LEVEL: Intermediate

Hook: 4MM

YARN: size 3 cotton yarn (I used the Pima Cotton from WeAreKnitters)

Additional Items You Will Need:

Stuffing for each of the carrots. (feel free to use whatever you have on hand: poly-fill, fabric scraps, yarn scraps etc.)
Stitch Markers
Sewing Needle
Something for the eyes (black yarn, embroidery floss or ami eyes)
Contrasting yarn for the hair
(optional) blush for the cheeks.

Pattern Notes:

Abbreviations in US Terms:

SC – single crochet
Sc2tog – single crochet 2 together
SL ST – slip stitch

MAGIC RING: (ea. Carrot starts with this technique)

Wrap your yarn around your 1st and 2nd finger. Slide your hook from right to left under the 2 strands lying on top of your 2 fingers. Using the 1st finger of your opposing hand, hold all the strands, YO and draw up a loop (carefully). YO again and your stitch will be secure and ready to make the needed stitches.

***watch video for further instruction***

PATTERN For Amigurumi Carrot

PATTERN 1 – Baby/Kid Carrot

Round 1 – Place 4 SC into the center of the magic circle. (OPTIONAL: place a stitch marker into the 1st SC. From here we will be working in a continuous circle.)

***increasing rows begin***

Round 2 – Place 2 SC together in each of stitch all the way around for a total of 8 SC.

Round 3 – SC into the next 7 stitches. Place 2 SC into the next stitch. This gives you a total of 9 SC.

Round 4 – SC into the next 8 stitches. Place 2 SC into the next stitch. This gives you a total of 10 SC.

Round 5 – SC into the next 9 stitches. Place 2 SC into the next stitch. This gives you a total of 11 SC.

Round 6 – SC into the next 10 stitches. Place 2 SC into the next stitch. This gives you a total of 12 SC.

Round 7- 8: SC in each st for a total of 12 SC.

***decrease row***

((add your stuff and ami eyes at this point))

Round 9 – sc2tog. SC in the next st. Repeat these 2 its for a total of 4 times.

Tie off leaving a long enough tail so you can seam the top closed.

After you have seamed up the top you can add your carrot “hair”.

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PATTERN 2 – Mrs. Carrot

Round 1 – Place 4 SC into the center of the magic circle. (OPTIONAL: place a stitch marker into the 1st SC. From here we will be working in a continuous circle.)

***increasing rows begin***

Round 2 – Place 2 SC together in each of stitch all the way around for a total of 8 SC.

Round 3 – SC into the next 7 stitches. Place 2 SC into the next stitch. This gives you a total of 9 SC.

Round 4 – SC into the next 8 stitches. Place 2 SC into the next stitch. This gives you a total of 10 SC.

Round 5 – SC into the next 9 stitches. Place 2 SC into the next stitch. This gives you a total of 11 SC.

Round 6 – SC into the next 10 stitches. Place 2 SC into the next stitch. This gives you a total of 12 SC.

Round 7 – SC into the next 11 stitches. Place 2 SC into the next stitch. This gives you a total of 13 SC.

Round 8 – SC into the next 12 stitches. Place 2 SC into the next stitch. This gives you a total of 14 SC.

Round 9 – SC into the next 13 stitches. Place 2 SC into the next stitch. This gives you a total of 15 SC.

Round 10 – SC into the next 14 stitches. Place 2 SC into the next stitch. This gives you a total of 16 SC.

Round 11 – 12: SC in each st for a total of 12 SC.

***decrease row***

((add your stuff and ami eyes at this point))

Round 12 – sc2tog. SC in the next st. Repeat these 2 its for a total of 8 times.

Tie off leaving a long enough tail so you can seam the top closed.

After you have seamed up the top you can add your carrot “hair”.

PATTERN 3 – Mr. Carrot