Hello, my dear fellow crochet lovers! Today, we’re diving into a pattern for an adorable little monster. Though it’s simply labeled a ‘monster’, its appearance definitely screams ‘alien’ to me, which is why I’ve lovingly placed it in that category. Those eyes on long legs give it such an otherworldly vibe, don’t you think?
The pattern itself is quite straightforward. You’ll need your main color yarn—where the sky’s the limit on your imagination—a few additional colors, some eyes, and, of course, your trusty crochet hook. We’ll crochet the body, eyes, fins, and then stitch them all together.
Just like that, your very own monster (or shall we say, friendly alien?) is ready to meet the world.
Designer: MarieCatmade
Materials & Tools
- Yarn (white and another color of your choice). Rainbow Cotton 8/4, 50 g / 170 m, white and light lime / peach
- 2 mm crochet hook
- 7 mm black safety eyes
- Stuffing
- Yarn needle
Size: 11 cm
Abbreviations
Rnd – round
MR – magic ring
St – stitch
Sc – single crochet
Sl st – slip stitch
Ch – chain
Inc – increase
Dec – decrease
BLO – back loop only
FLO – front loop only
Eyes x 2
Start with white.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc around (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (18)
Insert safety eyes in the center of rnd 1
Rnd 4: sc around (18)
Switch to color B
Rnd 5: sc around (18)
Rnd 6: 14 BLO, ch 3, skip 3 st, 1 BLO (18)
Rnd 7: s around (18)
Rnd 8: (1 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (12)
Rnd 9: dec around (6)
Cut off the yarn and close. Stuff the eye through the hole created between rnd 5 and 6.
Make 15 sc in the FLO on rnd 6, having the white part turned to you. Cut off the yarn.
We will continue working the eye through the hole created between rnd 5 and 6 in the first stitch from right in the rnd 5.
Rnd 1: sc around (8)
Rnd 2: sc around (8)
Rnd 3-10: inc x 2, sc, dec x 2, sc (8)
Rnd 11: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 4 (12)
For the other eye consider the following:
Rnd 1: sc around (8)
Rnd 2: sc around (8)
Rnd 3-10: dec x 2, sc, inc x 2, sc (8)
Rnd 11: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 4 (12)
Stuff as you go. Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Fin x2
Color B.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: (2 sc, inc) x 2 (8)
Rnd 3: (3 sc, inc) x 2 (10)
Rnd 4: sc around (10)
Rnd 5: (4 sc, inc) x 2 (12)
Rnd 6: (2 sc, inc) x 4 (16)
Rnd 7-8: sc around (16)
Rnd 9: (7 sc, inc) x 2 (18)
Rnd 10-11: sc around (18)
Rnd 12: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Rnd 13: sc around (12)
Rnd 14: flatten the top of the fin and sc through both layers to close (6)
Cut off the yarn.
Teeth x2
Color white.
Rnd 1: make 3 sc in Mr, ch 1, turn over
Rnd 2: make a sc in the first st, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the next one, and end with sc in the last st (5)
Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Back Fin
Color B.
Make 3 fin tips (but don’t cut off the yarn in the last one):
Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: (2 sc, inc) x 2 (8)
Rnd 3: sc around (8)
Rnd 4: (3 sc, inc) x 2 (10)
Rnd 5: sc around (10)
After finishing the last one, join the three as follows:
Rnd 6: with the last fin tip you have made still on your hook, make 1 sc into any stitch of the second fin tip to connect them together. Continue by making an additional 4 sc on the middle tip, 10 sc on the remaining tip, 5 sc on the middle tip and finish with 10 sc in the first tip (30)
Rnd 7: sc around (30)
Rnd 8: (3 sc, dc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 9: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Finish off and stuff the back fin. Leave a long tail for sewing.
Body
Color B.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in mR (6)
Rnd 2: inc around (12)
Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
Rnd 7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
Rnd 8: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
Rnd 9-10: s around (48)
Rnd 11: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
Rnd 12: 18 sc, 18 BLO, 18 sc (54)
Rnd 13-16: sc around (54)
Rnd 17: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
Rnd 18: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
Rnd 19: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
In rnd 20 we’ll add the fins and decrease at the same time. Position the first fin in the 10th st while you’re counting and the second one in 20th st. So you’ll have 8 sc before the first fin, then 6 st for the fin, 4 st between both fins, 6 st for the second fin and finish with 5 st
Rnd 20: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
Rnd 21: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Rnd 22: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Rnd 23: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Rnd 24: dec around (6)
Finish off and stuff the body,
For the mouth, make 18 sc on the FLO in rnd 12 with the bottom turned to you.
Assembly
- Place and sew the eyes between rnd 2 and 7.
- Right below and close to the mouth, place and sew the top of the first tooth between the st 3 and 7, and the top of the second tooth between the st 12 and 16.
- Draw an invisible line in the back between the eyes, place and sew the back fin between rnd 8 and 17.