Crochet a cute and furry monkey, cat or bear

In the following I’m going to tell you how to crochet a cute, furry animal.

 I’m not sure what kind of being he is. When I started I was planning to make a monkey. After I added the snout he looked like a bear. After I added the ears he seemed to become a cat. So I gave him a pair of cat eyes and now it’s a…well…I don’t know. A monkey-bear-cat I guess.

I finished the monkey-bear-cat before I decided to make an Instructable (my first one, by the way) so there are no in-process pictures.

Everything is worked in spirals (amigurumi style).

You need to know how to do the single crochet stitch and how to increase and decrease stitches.

Step 1 What you need to have

1 skein (50gr) of furry yarn in the color of your choice

1 skein of plain yarn in matching color
The plain yarn has to be in matching color for the body,
for the limbs, ears and snout you can also use another color if you like to.

small amount of yarn in contrast color
for the tail stripes and to stitch nose and mouth 

5mm crochet hook
(I'm sorry, i can only give the metric sizes)

3,5mm crochet hook

darning needle to weave in loose ends

scissors

hairbrush

cooking spoon
(for stuffing)

stuffing

eyes
you can use teddy-bear eyes, buttons, pearls... take a look at the picture.

Comments

[NaturalCrafter]

Thanks for sharing this technique. I always have trouble getting the eyelash or long "furry" yarn to crochet without picking the fibers out as I go. Great project..I want one for myself!...lol

[tinker234]

looks like a ewok cute

[ninjarabbit91]

maybe a ewok? lol thats what i thought at first. an ewok is a bear like creature from Star Wars

[chicopluma]

nice long leged ewok
i like it

[Nimshi]

I sadly don't have the yarn to make one right now, but this is so on my crafting to-do list. Can't wait to try out the pattern. <3 As an additional note, this little guy reminds me of the Fieries from Labyrinth, all it would take to really achieve the look of one of them would be to change the colors and elongate the ears and snout a little, which I may just have to try out.

[PACW]

 Actually, your explanation about which direction the fur 'grows' on yarn was clear.  And was helpful.  As was your cute drawing.  I've been knitting for two years now and hadn't yet figured that out - - so thank you!

[ChrysN]

Your cute furry guy is quite posable, I love your pictures!