Hello dear friends! Today, I want to introduce you to an adorable little otter. This toy, designed by crochetedby.lila, has a truly amazing design. With its charming accessories, it’s absolutely captivating. Our little otter is fully equipped for a fishing trip, featuring a fishing rod, a belt, and an awesome fisherman’s hat. Even the otter alone is a fantastic creation, but the fact that all these accessories are included in the pattern will definitely surprise many of you.
Otter Amigurumi PDF Pattern with Awesome Accessories
However, the most important thing I want to point out is that this toy isn’t something just anyone can make. You’ll need to deal with a lot of color changes, especially around the otter’s head. The body construction also looks like a bit of a challenge on its own. What I’m trying to say is this amigurumi pattern requires an advanced level of skill. But if you’re confident in your abilities, let’s get started and bring this little otter to life!
Designer: crochetedby.lila
Materials
• Yarn used: Hobbii
– Honey Bunny – Brown (otter)
– Dark brown (otter/accessories)
– White (otter)
– Yellow (accessories) Light blue (accessories)
– Blue (accessories)
– Dark blue (accessories)
– Orange (accessories)
• Crochet hook: 4mm
• Safety eyes: 9mm Darning Needles
• Stuffing
• Stitch markers
• Scissors
• Craft pipe cleaner/Wire
• Glue
• Thin black/white yarn
Stitch abbreviations (US Terms):
• MR: Magic Ring
• sc: single crochet
• inc: increase
• dec: decrease
• hdc: half double crochet
• hdcinc: half double crochet increase
• bo: bobble stitch
• ch: chain
• slst: slip stitch
• st: stitch
• rnd: round
• FLO: Front Loop Only
• FO: Fasten Off
How to make a Bobble stitch:
Yarn over and insert your hook into the stitch, then pull up a loop (3 loops on your hook). Yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat this four more times in the same stitch until you have 6 loops on your hook. Then yarn over and pull through all the loops to finish the bobble.
We’ll start by crocheting the otter’s feet. Using brown yarn, crochet for a total of 5 rounds. You’ll increase in the first 2 rounds and decrease in the last round. Once done, you can set this piece aside for later. Let’s take a look at the pattern.
Feet (x2):
In brown:
Rnd 1: 4 sc in MR (4 st)
Rnd 2: (1 sc, 1 inc) repeat 2 times (6 st)
Rnd 3-4: (2 Rnds): 6 sc (6 st)
Rnd 5: (1 sc, 1 dec) repeat 2 times (4 st)
Don’t stuff! FO and sew closed the opening.
Leave a long tail for sewing and bring it out between rnd 2 and 3 of the foot.
Next up are the arms. Crochet the otter’s arms for a total of 6 rounds. In this piece, we only do increases — no decreases. Don’t forget to stuff them! Just fill them up enough to give a nice shape.
Arms (x2):
In brown:
Rnd 1: 4 sc in MR (4 st)
Rnd 2: (1 sc, 1 inc) repeat 2 times (6 st)
Rnd 3-6: (4 Rnds): 6 sc (6 st)
Stuff.
Fold the work in half and make 3 sc by stitching in both layers.
FO and leave a long tail for sewing.
One of the otter’s most important features is definitely the tail. Are you ready to make a big one? We’ll be working on the tail for 9 rounds in total. While you’ll sometimes crochet plain single crochets, most of the time you’ll be increasing stitches to shape the tail properly.
Tail:
In brown:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6 st)
Rnd 2-3: (2 Rnds): 6 sc (6 st)
Rnd 4: (1 sc, 1 inc) repeat 3 times (9 st)
Rnd 5-6: (2 Rnds): 9 sc (9 st)
Rnd 7: (2 sc, 1 inc) repeat 3 times (12 st)
Rnd 8: 12 sc (12 st)
Rnd 9: (3 sc, 1 inc) repeat 3 times (15 st)
Stuff.
FO and leave a long tail for sewing.
The otter’s adorable little ears are made in just 2 rounds. Be careful with this step, especially if you’re planning to crochet the hat too — make sure the ears are positioned in a way that they peek out from under the hat.
Ears (x2):
In brown:
Rnd 1: 4 sc in MR (4 st)
Rnd 2: 4 inc (8 st)
Fold the work in half and make 4 sc by stitching in both layers.
FO and leave a long tail for sewing.
Now it’s time to create the body and head. These parts are worked using white and brown yarn, and you’ll be crocheting for a total of 26 rounds. You’ll need to manage quite a few color changes throughout, along with frequent increases and decreases in the same rounds. I know the constant color changes can be tiring, but push through — once you finish this part, your otter will be ready and we can move on to the accessories!
Body and Head
Start in brown:
Rnd 1: 8 sc in MR (8 st)
Rnd 2: 8 inc (16 st)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) repeat 8 times (24 st)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, 1 inc) repeat 8 times (32 st)
Rnd 5-6: (2 Rnds): 32 sc (32 st)
From Rnd 7 to Rnd 20, you’ll need to alternate between brown and white.
Rnd 7: 14 sc; 4 sc; 14 sc (32 st)
Rnd 8-9: (2 Rnds): 13 sc; 6 sc; 13 sc (32 st)
Rnd 10: 1 sc, (1 dec, 2 sc) repeat 3 times; 1 dec, 2 sc, 1 dec ; (2 sc, 1 dec) repeat 3 times, 1 sc (24 st)
Rnd 11-13: (3 Rnds): 10 sc; 4 sc; 10 sc (24 st))
Start to stuff.
Rnd 14: 2 sc, 1 dec, 4 sc, 1 dec; 4 sc; 1 dec, 4 sc, 1 dec, 2 sc (20 st)
Rnd 15-16: (2 Rnds): 8 sc; 4 sc; 8 sc (20 st)
Rnd 17: FLO: (1 inc, 1 sc) repeat 2 times, 1 inc; (1 sc, 1 inc) repeat 2 times, 2 sc, (1 inc, 1 sc) repeat 2 times; (1 inc, 1 sc) repeat 2 times, 1 inc (30 st)
Finish stuffing the body. Stuff the head as you go.
Rnd 18: 1 sc, 1 inc, (2 sc, 1 inc) repeat 2 times; (2 sc, 1 inc) repeat 4 times, 2 sc; (1 inc, 2 sc) repeat 2 times, 1 inc, 1 sc (40 st)
Rnd 19: 12 sc; 6 sc, 1 bo, 1 slst, 1 sc, 1 bo, 1 slst, 5 sc; 12 sc (40 st)
Rnd 20: 1 sc, (1 dec, 2 sc) repeat 4 times; 1 dec, 2 sc, 1 dec; (2 sc, 1 dec) repeat 4 times, 1 sc (30 st)
FO white yarn. Continue with brown only.
Rnd 21-22: (2 Rnds): 30 sc (30 st)
Rnd 23: (3 sc, 1 dec) repeat 6 times (24 st)
Place safety eyes between round 20 and 21, 4 st apart.
Rnd 24: (2 sc, 1 dec) repeat 6 times (18 st)
Rnd 25: (1 sc, 1 dec) repeat 6 times (12 st)
Rnd 26: 6 dec (6 st)
Finish stuffing the head.
FO and sew closed the opening.
Continuing making the head:
Embroider the nose:
With dark brown yarn, embroider a nose between Rnds 19 and 21.
Start by embroidering the outline of a triangle, then fill it in with dark brown yarn until the white part of the head is no longer visible.
Assembly of the otter:
Ears: Sew one ear on each side of the head, between Rnd 19 and 23. The ears should be 2 stitches away from the white part of Rnd 19.
Arms: Sew one arm between Rnd 15 and 16, and the other perpendicularly to the body, between Rnd 11 and 16. Additionally, sew the hand of the second arm to the body to create space for the fishing rod to be inserted. Feet: Sew the feet between Rnd 5 and 9.
Tail: Sew the tail at the back of the body, between Rnd 4 and 9.
Now, let’s crochet the accessories (belt, hat, and fishing rod)!
Now let’s add some charm to our little otter. First, we’ll make some mini fish for the belt. According to the pattern below, make four small fish in different colors. One of these will be attached to the fishing rod.
Fish (x 4):
In blue (blue, dark blue and light blue) and orange:
Rnd 1: 5 sc in MR. Close the Rnd by 1 slst in the first st. (5 st)
Rnd 2: (Ch2, 1 slst in the second st from the hook, 1 slst in the first st of the MR) repeat 2 times. Do not crochet the other sts of the rnd.
Wrap the yarn tail (black arrow) around the fish between the tail and the body (~2 turns), then pull tightly to shape it. Cut the tail and weave in the ends.
Wrap the yarn tail around the fish (here’s an example with extra brown yarn)
It’s recommended to use a wire when making the fishing rod, and I think that’s a great idea. Since the toy is very soft, the wire inside won’t be noticeable. Plus, it will help keep the rod sturdy and nicely shaped.
Fishing rod:
– Take a wire (e.g., a craft pipe cleaner) and fold it in half so that it measures approximately 7.5 cm/3 in.
– Attach a fish to a strand of black or white yarn, then attach this yarn to one side of the folded wire to act as the fishing line.
– Apply glue along the entire length of the wire.
– Wrap yarn of the desired color (for example, yellow) tightly around the wire until it is fully covered.
– Let it dry completely before using!
Remember those three mini fish we made? Now we need to make a belt to hang them on. Using dark brown yarn, follow the pattern to create the belt piece, then attach the fish just like in the reference photo.
Belt:
In dark brown:
Rnd 1: Ch36 and slst into the first chain to form a circle. Ch1, 36 slst (36 st)
FO and weave in the ends.
With yellow yarn, attach 3 fish to the belt.
The hat detail is honestly one of my favorites. Especially how the otter’s ears poke through the hat — it creates such a lovely look. Let’s finish off with this final piece and bring our adorable otter to life!
Hat:
Base of the hat:
For this part, you need to crochet in joined rounds. This means you should ch1 at the beginning of each round and close each round with a slst in the first stitch of the round.
Rnd 1: With yellow yarn, 8 sc in MR (8 st)
Rnd 2: 8 inc (16 st)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) repeat 8 times (24 st)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, 1 inc) repeat 8 times (32 st)
Rnd 5-6: (2 Rnds): 32 sc (32 st)
Rnd 7: Ch6 (+1 from the joined round, so ch7); in blue: skip 2 sts and join the chain to the hat with 1 sc (mark this st), 13 sc; in yellow: ch6; in blue: skip 2 sts and join the chain to the hat with 1 sc (mark this st), 13 sc. Here, you need to close the round in blue with a slst in the first stitch of the previous round (= the first skipped st!). (28 st)
FO and weave in the ends.
Little advice for Rnd 7: To join the yellow chain to the hat with a blue stitch, simply make the first yarn over with blue yarn.
Brim of the hat:
– Front brim: Attach yellow yarn in the first marked st. In FLO: (1 hdc, 1 hdcinc) repeat 7 times. (21 st)
FO and weave in loose ends.
– Back brim: Attach yellow yarn in the second marked st. In FLO: (1 hdc, 1 hdcinc) repeat 7 times, 1 hdc in the slst made to close the previous rnd. (22 st)
FO and weave in loose ends.
Now all that’s left to do is dress your otter with the belt, hat and fishing rod!
