Make a charming Death's Head Hawk Moth amigurumi with this detailed crochet pattern. You will create a skull-faced moth with a striped caterpillar body and a removable wing suit — perfect as a whimsical toy or decorative piece. The pattern includes step-by-step rounds, tutorials for special techniques, color-change tips and assembly instructions so you can follow along with confidence.
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— Head :
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Make a magic loop from sand and work in a continuous spiral.
Round 01 :
sc 7 into magic loop (7)
Round 03 :
[sc 1, inc] 7x (21)
Round 04 :
sc 1, inc, [sc 2, inc] 6x, sc 1 (28)
Round 05 :
[sc 3, inc] 7x (35)
Round 07 :
sc 2, inc, [sc 4, inc] 6x, sc 2 (42)
Round 08-13 :
(6 rnds) sc 42
Round 14 :
sc 2, dec, [sc 4, dec] 6x, sc 2 (35)
Round 15 :
[dec, sc 3] 7x (28)
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Place the eyes between rounds 12 and 13 with a distance of 8 sts between the eyes.
Round 16 :
sc 1, dec, [sc 2, dec] 6x, sc 1 (21)
Round 17 :
[dec, sc 1] 7x (14)
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Slst 1 into the next stitch, cut the yarn and fasten off invisibly (→ Tutorial F). Stuff the head well.
— Body :
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At the open end of the head find the stitch that is standing in the middle between the eyes (→ photo 01). Starting in this stitch count 8 sts (any direction) along the open end to find the stitch that is standing in the middle of the back side of the neck (→ photo 01).
Round 18 :
Join black with a standing slst (→ Tutorial E) into the indicated 8th stitch, slst 13 (14)
Round 19 :
[sc-blo 1, inc-blo] 7x (21)
Round 20 :
change to yellow (→ Tutorial B), cut black: [sc 2, inc] 3x, sc 1, change to blue,
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TIP: Carry yellow here and throughout when changing to blue (→ photo 02). Don’t cut blue when changing back to yellow but leave it and pull the blue thread diagonally upwards when you reach the point to change to blue again one row above (→ photo 03+04).
Round 20a :
sc 1, inc, change to yellow, [sc 2, inc] 3x (28)
Round 21 :
sc 13, change to blue, sc 3, change to yellow, sc 12
Round 22 :
sc 13, change to blue, sc 3, change to yellow, sc 12
Round 23 :
change to black, sc 28
Round 24 :
change to yellow (cut black), sc 13, change to blue, sc 3, change to yellow, sc 12
Round 25 :
dec, sc 2, dec, sc 1, dec, sc 2, dec, change to blue, sc 3, change to yellow, [dec, sc 2] 3x (21)
Round 26 :
[sc 1, dec] 3x, change to blue, sc 1, dec, change to yellow, [sc 1, dec] 3x (14)
Round 27 :
change to black (cut blue and yellow), slst 14
Round 28 :
[sc-flo 1, inc-flo] 7x (21)
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Slst 1, cut black and close rnd invisibly (= closing stitch → Tutorial F). Stuff the upper part of the body now.
Round 29 :
Join yellow with a standing sc into the closing st (→ Tutorial E). Place marker (= new beginning of following rnds), sc 1, inc, [sc 2, inc] 2x, change to blue (carry yellow here and throughout), sc 3, change to yellow, [inc, sc 2] 3x (27)
Round 30 :
sc 12, change to blue, sc 3, change to yellow, sc 12
Round 31 :
change to black, sc 27
Round 32 :
change to yellow (cut black), sc 12, change to blue, sc 3, change to yellow, sc 12
Round 33 :
[sc 2, dec] 3x, change to blue, sc 3, change to yellow, [dec, sc 2] 3x (21)
Round 34 :
change to black, [dec, sc 1] 7x (14)
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Stuff the middle part of the body.
Round 36 :
change to yellow (cut black), [sc-flo 1, inc-flo] 3x, change to blue, sc-flo 3, change to yellow, [inc-flo, sc-flo 1] 2x, inc-flo (20)
Round 37 :
sc 9, change to blue, sc 3, change to yellow, sc 8
Round 38 :
[sc 1, dec] 3x, change to blue, sc 3, change to yellow, [dec, sc 1] 2x, dec (14)
Round 39 :
[dec] 3x, change to blue, sc3tog, change to yellow, [dec] 2x, sc 1 (7)
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Stuff the lower body part, then cut the yarn. Close the remaining 7 stitches through the front loops (→ Tutorial G) and weave in the ends.
— Skull Mask :
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Make a magic loop from white.
Round 01 :
sc 7 into magic loop (7)
Round 03 :
[sc 1, inc] 7x (21)
Round 04 :
sc 1, inc, [sc 2, inc] 6x, sc 1 (28)
Round 05 :
[sc 3, inc] 7x (35)
Round 07 :
sc 2, inc, [sc 4, inc] 6x, sc 2 (42)
Round 08 :
sc 13, inc 3x (45)
Round 09-13 :
(5 rnds) sc 45
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After rnd 13, pull the hat straight onto the head.
Round 14 :
sc 15, slst 6, sc 3, slst 6, sc 15 (51)
Round 15 :
sc 15, ch 7, sk 6, dc 1, into the next stitch: °dc 1 + ch 2 + dc 1°, dc 1, ch 7, sk 6, sc 15 (51)
Round 16 :
sc 14, sk 1 (→ photo 08), sc 8 into ch7sp, sk 2, °sc 3° into ch2sp (→ photo 09), sk 2, sc 8 into ch7sp, sk 1, sc 14 (47)
Round 17 :
sc 14, sk 1, slst 7, into next st: °slst 1 + ch 1 + sc 1°, sc 1 into next st: °sc 1 + ch 1 + slst 1°, slst 7, sk 1, sc 14 (47)
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Slst 1 into the next stitch, cut the yarn and fasten off invisibly (→ Tutorial F).
— Antennae (MAKE 2) :
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Make a foundation chain of 4 ch from beige.
Round 01 :
Work into the bumps on the back of the chain, starting in the 2nd back bump (→ Tutorial C): sc 2, slst 1
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Cut the yarn and fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew the antenna onto the skull hat. Sew the antennae onto the hat, between rnds 08 and 09, with a distance of 2 sts between the antennae (→ photo 11).
— Details :
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With pink yarn, embroider CHEEKS onto the skull hat (→ photo 11). Embroider a bright spot onto each large wing using sand colored yarn. Add a black line right next to the bright spot. On the small wings embroider three black spots (→ photo 41).
— Wing Suit :
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Each wing is made from 2 layers – PIECE 1 and PIECE 2 – assembled to become a left or a right wing.
PIECE 1 (MAKE 2) :
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Note: The first stitch to work into at the beginning of a new row is the stitch at the base of the turning ch-4. On rows ending with tr stitches, the last stitch of a row is always worked into the top of the beginning/turning ch-4 of the previous row (this is the 4th ch counting from the bottom). Ch 4 at the beginning of a row count as one stitch. Ch 1 at the beginning of a row does not count as a stitch.
Round 01 :
With beige make a foundation chain of 15 ch (→ chart, page 11). Starting in the 5th ch from hook, work along the chain: °dc 2° into the 5th ch, dc 1, hdc 3, sc 3, slst 3, turn (13)
Round 02 :
ch 1, slst 3, sc 3, hdc 3, dc 2, °dc 2° into the next st, °dc 1 + tr 1° into the last st (= into top of the beginning ch-4 → photo 13+14), turn (15)
Round 03 :
ch 4, dc 1 into the st at the base of the turning ch-4 (→ photo 12), °dc 2° into the next st, dc 1, hdc 3, sc 3, slst 2, leave remaining sts unworked (→ photo 15), turn (14)
Round 04 :
ch 1, slst 3, sc 3, hdc 3, dc 2, °dc 2° into the next st, °dc 1 + tr 1° into last st, turn (15)
Round 05 :
ch 3, dc 1 into the st at the base of the turning ch-3, °dc 2° into the next st, dc 3, hdc 4, sc 6, along the remaining sts of row 02 (→ photo 16): hdc 1, sc 2, slst 1 (21)
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Cut the yarn and fasten off. (→ photo 17)
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Rotate, so that long side of the wing is up and the top side of the wing is on the left. Work into the ends of the rows along the long side (→ photo 18): Join black with a standing sc (→ Tutorial E) into the end of the first row (→ photo 18), °sc 2° into the same space, °sc 3° into the end of each of the next 4 rows. Cut the yarn, fasten off and weave in all ends. Make another piece the same way.
PIECE 2 (MAKE 2) :
Follow the instructions as given for PIECE 1 until the end of row 05. Cut the yarn and fasten off.
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Turn the piece with the backside facing you. Rotate 90°, so that long side of the wing is up and the top side of the wing is on the right (→ photo 20). Work into the ends of the rows along the long side. Join black with a standing sc (→ Tutorial E) into the end of the first row (→ photo 20), °sc 2° into the same space, °sc 3° into the end of each of the next 4 rows. Cut the yarn, fasten off and weave in all ends. Make another piece the same way.
ASSEMBLING PIECE 1 AND 2 (TO MAKE ONE LARGE WING) :
LEFT WING: Hold PIECE 1 and PIECE 2 together, so that they lay flat on top of each other - PIECE 1 on top of PIECE 2. Make sure the right sides of both black rows are visible outside. Rotate 180°, so that the bottom side of the wing is up and the large top side is down, short side of the wing to the right (→ photo 22). Crochet the sts of the following rnd into the corresponding sts or spaces on both layers to connect them. On the bottom side of the wing, join beige with a standing sc (→ Tutorial E) into the first remaining loop of the foundation chain (→ photo 23). Along the bottom side of the wing: sc 10 along the remaining loops of the foundation chains.
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Rotate 90°, along the long side into the black sts: sc 1, °sc 2°, sc 12, °sc 2° + ch 1°. Rotate 90°, along the top side of the wing: hdc 1 into the same space as the black sts (→ photo 24), sc 19, into the last st: °sc 1 + ch 1 + sc 1°. Rotate 90°, along the short side of the wing: sc 1 into the end of the row in the center (→ photo 25), sc 1 into the same spot as 1st stitch of the rnd (→ photo 25). Cut the yarn with a long rest and close invisibly into first st (= standing sc) → Tutorial F.
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Make the RIGHT WING mirrored: Hold PIECE 1 and PIECE 2 together so that PIECE 2 is on top of PIECE 1, make sure the right sides of both black rows are visible outside and follow the same joining sequence on both layers to connect them. Cut yarn and weave in ends.
— Small Wings (MAKE 2) :
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Each wing is made from 2 layers of PIECE 3 – assembled to become a left or a right wing. Note: The first stitch to work into at the beginning of a new row is the stitch at the base of the turning ch-3. On rows ending with dc stitches, the last stitch of a row is always worked into the top of the beginning/turning ch-3 of the previous row (this is the 3rd ch counting from the bottom). Ch 3 at the beginning of a row count as one stitch. Ch 1 at the beginning of a row does not count as a stitch.
PIECE 3 (MAKE 4) — Round 01 :
With yellow make a foundation chain of 10 ch. Starting in the 4th ch from hook, work along the chain: hdc 2, sc 3, slst 2, turn (8)
PIECE 3 — Round 02 :
ch 1, slst 2, sc 2, hdc 3, °hdc 1 + dc 1° into the last st (→ photo 30), turn (9)
PIECE 3 — Round 03 :
ch 3, hdc 1 into the st at the base of the turning ch-3 (→ photo 31), hdc 1, sc 2, slst 2, leave remaining sts unworked, turn (7)
PIECE 3 — Round 04 :
ch 1, slst 2, sc 2, hdc 2, °hdc 1 + dc 1° into the last st (→ photo 32) (8)
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Cut the yarn, fasten off and weave in the ends. Make 3 more C-pieces.
ASSEMBLING TWO PIECES (TO MAKE ONE SMALL WING) — LEFT WING :
Hold two wing pieces (PIECE 3) together, so that they lay flat on top of each other - rotate 180° so that the top side is down and the short side of the wing is on the right (→ photo 33). Crochet the sts of the following rnd into the corresponding sts or spaces on both layers to connect them.
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On the bottom side of the wing work into the remaining loops of the foundation chain. Join yellow with a standing sc into the first stitch (→ photo 34), sc 6 along the bottom side, change to black (→ Tutorial B, photo 35). Rotate 90°. Along the long side of the wing, into the ends of the rows: °sc 1 + hdc 4° into the first row, skip the end of the second row, °hdc 2 + dc 2° into the end of the third row, °dc 3 + hdc 1 + sc 1° into the end of the last row, change to yellow (→ photo 36).
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Rotate 90°, along the top side of the wing: sc 7, then into the remaining sts of row 03: dc 1, hdc 1, °sc 1 + ch 1 + sc 1° into the last st (→ photo 37), ch 1. Rotate 90°, slst 1 into first st to close the rnd. Cut the yarn with a long rest and fasten off.
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Make another small wing and mirror for the right wing. Embroider the black spots and small bright spot using sand colored yarn as shown (→ photos 37–40, 41).
— Mini Skull :
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The mini skull hides the point where the wings are joined to the belt on the back of the wing suit. Make a magic loop from sand.
Round 01 :
ch 3, into the loop: dc 4, ch 4, hdc 1, ch 1, hdc 1, ch 4, close rnd with a slst into 3rd beginning-ch
Round 02 :
sc 4, sc 5 into the ch4sp, into the ch1sp: °slst 1 + ch 2 + hdc 2 + ch 2 + slst 1°, sc 5 into the ch4sp (→ photo 42)
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Cut the yarn with a long rest and close the rnd invisibly (→ Tutorial F).
— Wing Belt :
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The wing belt – a crochet rectangle finished into a ring – is the part that the insect's wings will be attached to, to create a wing suit that can be pulled on and off, to turn a caterpillar into a butterfly. You'll work rows of slip stitches to build a very elastic and but also stable ribbed belt.
Round 01 :
With black make a foundation chain of 12 ch. Crochet along the chain, starting in 2nd ch from hook: slst-blo 11, turn (11)
Round 02-35 :
(34 rows) ch 1, slst-blo 11, turn
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Do not fasten off! (→ photo 43). Ch 1, turn the rectangle into a ring by holding the first and last rows next to each other. Crochet together the remaining loops of the foundation chain at the bottom of the first row with the corresponding back loops of the stitches on the last row (→ photo 44 = seam). Slst the ends together stitch by stitch. Break yarn and fasten off. Weave in the ends on the inside of the belt.
— Assembling the Wing Suit :
01 MAKING TWO PAIRS OF WINGS :
Sew the top side of the small wing in front of the large wing. Their edges lay one above the other (→ photo 45+46). Weave in the ends and work the same way to make a second pair of wings.
02 SEWING THE WINGS ONTO THE BELT :
With the backside of the wings facing, sew one wing pair next to the seam of the belt (→ photo 47). Then, sew the second pair of wings onto the other side of the seam (→ photo 48).
03 ATTACH THE SKULL :
Cover the point where the wings join with the mini skull. Sew the skull onto the wings, inserting the needle around the posts of the stitches of the skull (→ photo 50).
This Death's Head Hawk Moth amigurumi pattern gives you a tiny world of spooky-cute charm and clever construction. Make the striped caterpillar body, a skull mask and a removable wing suit that transforms the toy into a butterfly. Perfect for gifting or a cozy project on a quiet weekend — enjoy making your own moth companion! 🧶🧵
