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Henry the Guard Amigurumi Pattern

Henry the Guard Amigurumi Pattern
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12-15 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic crochet experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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Multi-Day Project

A rewarding 12+ hour journey—perfect for dedicated crafters who love detailed work.

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Cute Companion

An adorable friend to cherish, handcrafted with love to bring comfort and joy for years to come.

About This Henry the Guard Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates Henry the Guard, a whimsical amigurumi soldier with a tall hat, striped limbs, and cute facial embroidery. You will make a head, hat, body, arms, legs, boots, puffs, and small accessories like a belt and buckle. The instructions include exact rounds for each piece plus placement, embroidery tips and assembly guidance to finish a polished toy.

Henry the Guard Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Clear round-by-round instructions and photos guide you through shaping and finishing. Suitable for intermediate crocheters who enjoy character details and sewing pieces together.

Why You'll Love This Henry the Guard Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it combines simple amigurumi shaping with charming costume details that make Henry come to life. I enjoy how the striped limbs and little buckle add personality without adding too much complexity. I also appreciate that the pattern includes clear steps for embroidered eyes and facial placement so the face always turns out expressive. It is a pattern that feels rewarding at every stage — from the first magic ring to the final assembly.

Henry the Guard Amigurumi Pattern step 1 - construction progress Henry the Guard Amigurumi Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Henry the Guard Amigurumi Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Henry the Guard Amigurumi Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love how versatile this pattern is for customization; you can change coat colors to create different uniforms or playful outfits.

Try pastel shades for a softer look or bold jewel tones for a dramatic guard — switch the red to blue or green for variety.

Want to make Henry smaller or larger? Change yarn weight and hook size: use thinner yarn and a smaller hook for a mini keychain version, or bulky yarn and a bigger hook for a large cuddly toy.

I often add embroidered medals, tiny buttons, or a small felt cape to give each guard a unique personality and charm.

Swap safety eyes for embroidered eyes to make a fully washable toy or change eye placement to adjust Henry's expression from serious to playful.

Add wire to the limbs if you want posable arms and legs; insert thin, well-padded wire and secure it inside the stuffing for flexible poses.

Make a set of guards with alternating hat styles, trims, and belt buckles to display as a whimsical mantelpiece collection.

Try adding tiny accessories like a crocheted trumpet, staff, or bouquet to tell a little story with each figure.

If you prefer a softer look, use fuzzy or boucle yarn for the coat and reduce stuffing slightly for a plush drape.

I recommend testing stitch tension on a small swatch when changing yarn weight so the shaping rounds still create the correct silhouette.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Not placing safety eyes at the right rounds can misposition the face; follow the placement notes and count stitches between eyes before securing them. ✗ Stuffing too early or too much will distort shaping; stuff gradually and adjust while seaming parts to keep smooth curves and correct proportions. ✗ Skipping stitch markers when changing rounds can cause lost counts; mark the first stitch of each round to keep accurate stitch totals. ✗ Cutting yarn tails too short makes sewing difficult later; leave long tails when fastening off to allow for neat assembly and secure seams.

Henry the Guard Amigurumi Pattern

Make your own charming Henry the Guard amigurumi with this detailed crochet pattern. You will love the playful soldier design, striped limbs, and tiny accessories that bring this character to life. The pattern includes clear stitch-by-stitch rounds, materials list, and assembly guidance so you can finish a fully posed, dressed doll. Perfect for gifting or holiday display, this pattern walks you through every piece with photos and helpful tips.

Intermediate 12-15 Hours

Materials Needed for Henry the Guard Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Royal yarn in White (main body/head yarn; amount as needed)
  • 02
    Royal yarn in Red (coat, puffs; amount as needed)
  • 03
    Royal yarn in Black (hat, boots, trims; amount as needed)
  • 04
    Royal yarn in Mustard (belt buckle and trim)
  • 05
    Royal yarn in Orange (nose)
  • 06
    Black and White embroidery thread for facial details

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 3.0 mm
  • 02
    9 mm safety eyes (pair) or embroidery thread for eyes
  • 03
    Polyester stuffing / fiberfill
  • 04
    Scissors
  • 05
    Stitch markers
  • 06
    Yarn needle for sewing pieces and weaving ends
  • 07
    Embroidery needle for facial details
  • 08
    Pins for positioning pieces when assembling

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— Head :

Round 1 :

MR 6 (6)

Round 2 :

[inc] x 6 (12)

Round 3 :

[1 sc, inc] x 6 (18)

Round 4 :

[2 sc, inc] x 6 (24)

Round 5 :

[3 sc, inc] x 6 (30)

Round 6 :

[4 sc, inc] x 6 (36)

Round 7 :

[5 sc, inc] x 6 (42)

Round 8 :

[6 sc, inc] x 6 (48)

Round 9 :

[7 sc, inc] x 6 (54)

Round 10 - 20 :

54 sc (54)

Round 21 :

[7 sc, dec] x 6 (48)

Round 22 :

[6 sc, dec] x 6 (42)

Round 23 :

[5 sc, dec] x 6 (36)

Round 24 :

[4 sc, dec] x 6 (30)

Round 25 :

[3 sc, dec] x 6 (24)

Info :

Eye placement moment. Going for embroidered eyes? Finish the head and continue on the next pages.

Round 26 :

[2 sc, dec] x 6 (18)

Round 27 :

[1 sc, dec] x 6 (12)

Round 28 :

[dec] x 6 (6)

Info :

Close up and weave in the end.

— Placing the safety eyes :

Info :

Fill up with fiberfill and place the eyes between rounds 15-16 with 8 stitches in between. You can choose to indent the eyes a bit. Take a piece of yarn in the same color as you're working with. Insert the needle in the same stitch where the eye is placed and pull it through the head to the other eye. Stick the needle back in a stitch to the side and pull through to the other side. Do this again so you will have a piece of yarn on both sides of the head and pull as tightly as you seem fit. Then pull both ends through the stitch and knot them together. Keep filling up the head as you go.

— Lazy eyes :

Info :

Use white thread underneath the eyes. To make the lazy eyes, use white yarn and ch 3 cut off the yarn and place it over the eye and use the ends to sew it to the head. Place eyebrows with black thread.

— Embroidery Eyes :

Info :

Make a long black stripe with black embroidery yarn, between rounds, 2 stitches long. Repeat 4-5 times.

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With a strand of white, make a long stitch next to the black.

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Insert your needle at the top of the eye and bring it out in the middle of the black.

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Reinsert your needle at the top of the eye and pull through. Secure the ends and hide them inside the head.

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Using a strand of black cotton, start the eyelashes with one angled stitch and one straight stitch above the eye. Make eyebrows with black thread above the eye.

— Nose :

Round 1 :

MR 3 (3)

Round 2 :

[inc] x 3 (6)

Round 3 :

[1 sc, inc] x 3 (9)

Round 4 - 8 :

9 sc (9)

Info :

Fasten off and leave a long tail to sew to the head. Stuff before sewing.

Info :

Placement of the nose: With safety eyes, place between rounds 14-18. With embroidery eyes place between rounds 15-19.

— Mouth :

Info :

For the mouth you can use pins to see where you want to place it. Once you are satisfied, use a black thread and sew it alongside the pins.

— Puffs (make two) :

Round 1 :

MR 6 (6)

Round 2 :

[inc] x 6 (12)

Round 3 :

[1 sc, inc] x 6 (18)

Round 4 :

[5 sc, inc] x 3 (21)

Round 5 :

21 sc (21)

Info :

Flatten the puff and sc through both sides. Leave a long tail to sew to the body.

— Legs (make two) :

Info :

Rounds in White: 13,14,15,19,20,21,25,26,27. Rounds in Black: 16,17,18,22,23,24,28,29,30.

Info :

Start with Black. Chain 6 and start in the 2nd from the hook.

Round 1 :

4 sc, 3 sc in the last stitch. Continue on the other side 3 sc, inc (12)

Round 2 :

Inc, 3 sc, [inc x 3], 3 sc, [inc x 2] (18)

Round 3 :

1 sc, inc, 3 sc, [1 sc, inc] x 3, 3 sc, [1 sc, inc] x 2 (24)

Round 4 :

2 sc, inc, 3 sc, [2 sc, inc] x 3, 3 sc, [2 sc, inc] x 2 (30)

Round 5 :

BLO 30 sc (30)

Round 6 - 7 :

30 sc (30)

Round 8 :

7 sc [dec x 6] 11 sc (24)

Round 9 :

4 sc [dec x 6] 8 sc (18)

Round 10 :

4 sc [dec x 3] 8 sc (15)

Info :

Do not cut the Black yarn. Make sure you keep it on outside of the shoe (see the pictures).

Info :

Change to White.

Round 11 :

BLO (15)

Info :

Stuff the foot firmly.

Round 12 :

[3 sc, dec] x 3 (12)

Round 13 - 15 :

12 sc (12)

Info :

If you have not cut off the Black yarn we will start with the trim of the boot now. If you have cut off the yarn you can continue with the leg first and then go back for the boot.

Info :

Continue with the leg, change to Black and keep switching with White after three rounds.

Round 16 - 30 :

12 sc (12)

Info :

Stuff the leg lightly. You might want to add a sc to make sure the feet point forward. Flatten the leg and sc through the 6 stitches. Leave a long tail to sew to the body.

— Boots :

Info :

Yarn used: Black. Use the Black yarn attached at round 11.

Round 1 :

15 sc (15)

Round 2 :

[4 sc, inc] x 3 (18)

Round 3 :

18 sc (18)

Info :

Fasten off and weave in the end.

— Arms (make two) :

Info :

Yarn used: Red, Black & White. Start with White.

Round 1 :

MR 6 (6)

Round 2 :

[1 sc, inc] x 3 (9)

Round 3 :

[2 sc, inc] x 3 (12)

Round 4 :

[3 sc, inc] x 3 (15)

Round 5 :

15 sc (15)

Round 6 :

[4 sc, inc] x3 (18)

Round 7 - 9 :

18 sc (18)

Round 10 :

[1 sc, dec] x 6 (12)

Info :

Stuff the hand firmly.

Round 11 :

BLO, 12 sc (12)

Info :

Change to Red and keep switching with white after three rounds.

Round 12 - 29 :

12 sc (12)

Info :

Stuff the rest of the arm slightly until round 23. Fold the arm and crochet with red through both sides (6). Fasten off and cut the yarn, leave a tail to sew to the body.

— Cuffs :

Info :

Yarn used: Black. Insert the hook like the image into the FL you created in round 11 of the arm, add one more stitch to close the round. Ch1 and turn.

Row 2 :

12 sc, ch1 and turn.

Row 3 :

12 sc, ch1, fasten off and weave in the ends.

— Body :

Info :

Yarn used: Black & Red. Start with Black.

Round 1 :

MR 6 (6)

Round 2 :

[inc] x 6 (12)

Round 3 :

[1 sc, inc] x 6 (18)

Round 4 :

[2 sc, inc] x 6 (24)

Round 5 :

[3 sc, inc] x 6 (30)

Round 6 :

[4 sc, inc] x 6 (36)

Round 7 :

[5 sc, inc] x 6 (42)

Round 8 :

[6 sc, inc] x 6 (48)

Round 9 :

[7 sc, inc] x 6 (54)

Round 10 :

[8 sc, inc] x 6 (60)

Round 11 - 15 :

60sc (60)

Info :

Change to Red.

Round 16 :

60sc (60)

Round 17 :

BLO 60sc (60)

Round 18 :

[8 sc, dec] x 6 (54)

Round 19 - 21 :

54 sc (54)

Round 22 :

[7 sc, dec] x 6 (48)

Round 23 - 25 :

48 sc (48)

Round 26 :

[6 sc, dec] x 6 (42)

Round 27 - 28 :

42 sc (42)

Round 29 :

[5 sc, dec] x 6 (36)

Round 30 - 31 :

36 sc (36)

Round 32 :

[4 sc, dec] x 6 (30)

Round 33 - 34 :

30 sc (30)

Round 35 :

[3 sc, dec] x 6 (24)

Info :

Change to Black.

Round 36 :

24 sc (24)

Round 37 :

BLO 24 sc (24)

Info :

Fasten off and leave a long tail to sew to the head.

— Body Front Panel (rows) :

Info :

Start in the front loops you created in round 17 of the body. Place the hook as shown in the pictures. Start in the front of the body in the middle.

Row 1 :

60sc Do not close the round, ch1 and turn

Row 2 :

60sc, ch1 and turn

Row 3 :

6sc, inc, 22sc, inc, 23sc, inc, 6sc (63)

Row 4 - 8 :

63sc, ch1 and turn

Row 9 :

62sc, inc, continue along side the border and inc in the other corner, fasten off and weave in the end.

— Collar :

Info :

Yarn used: Black. In the front loops you created in round 37 of the body. Insert the hook like the image.

Round 1 :

24sc, close with a slip stitch, fasten off and weave in the end.

— Belt :

Info :

Yarn used: White. Start with a long tail for sewing. Chain 36 and start in the 2nd from the hook.

Row 1 :

35 sc, chain 1 and turn (35)

Row 2 :

35 sc (35)

Info :

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. The belt will not be completely around the body.

Info :

Coat Line, in white: Start at the bottom of the coat and sc along the coat flap until you reach the body. When you have reached the body you will sc in a straight line until the last round of the body. You can also sew the line if that has your preference.

— Buckle :

Info :

Yarn used: Mustard. Chain 12 and close the round with a slipstitch.

Round 1 :

3 sc in every 3th stitch, 1 sc in the other stitches (20)

Info :

Fasten off and use a needle to go through the middle loop like the picture (go through the back) and go back and forth until you have three strings. Fasten off and weave in the end. Now you have a moveable belt buckle. Make sure you have attached the buckle before sewing on.

Info :

Sew the belt ends to the body just above the jacket. Sew the belt ends to the body just above where the coat flaps start. Make sure you have attached the buckle before sewing on.

— Hat :

Info :

Yarn used: Black. Start with Black.

Round 1 :

MR 6 (6)

Round 2 :

Inc x 6 (12)

Round 3 :

[1 sc, inc] x 6 (18)

Round 4 :

[2 sc, inc] x 6 (24)

Round 5 :

[3 sc, inc] x 6 (30)

Round 6 :

[4 sc, inc] x 6 (36)

Round 7 :

[5 sc, inc] x 6 (42)

Round 8 :

[6 sc, inc] x 6 (48)

Round 9 :

[7 sc, inc] x 6 (54)

Round 10 :

[8 sc, inc] x 6 (60)

Round 11 - 17 :

60sc (60)

Round 18 :

[18sc, dec] x3 (57)

Round 19 - 24 :

57sc (57)

Round 25 :

[17sc, dec] x3 (54)

Info :

Try the hat on the head to make sure it fits on the head, if its too tight change round 25 to 57sc instead of decreases. Fasten off and weave in the end. Stuff the hat slightly so it keeps its shape.

Info :

Make the band around the head. I made a chain of 30sc and attached that to the hat with give or take 20 stitches in between.

— Assembly :

Info :

Place the eyebrows slightly tilted.

Info :

Make sure the body is stuffed with fiberfill and keep adding if needed when sewing on the head. Pin the head to the body and use the tail of the body to sew them together. Make sure the belt is on the front.

Info :

Place the arms on each side of the body between rounds 33-35, with a slight tilt to the front and sew them on.

Info :

Place the puffs over the arms and sew them secure. Only the rounding see page 6.

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Place the legs between rounds 10-11 with around 8 stitches apart and sew them onto the body.

Info :

Sew the cuffs to the arms using the front loop opening and attach boots at round 11 of the leg if you made separate boots. Sew the belt and buckle to the front of the coat.

Assembly Instructions

  • Place the eyebrows slightly tilted and secure with small stitches so the expression looks natural.
  • Pin the head on top of the body and use the tail left from the body to sew them together securely; make sure the belt is centered on the front before fastening the head.
  • Attach the arms to the sides of the body between rounds 33-35 with a slight forward tilt, then sew the puffs over the shoulders and secure them firmly.
  • Position the legs between rounds 10-11 about 8 stitches apart and sew them to the body, flattening the leg and stitching through the six base stitches.
  • Sew the belt ends to the body just above the coat flaps, attach the buckle to the belt, and make sure the buckle is secured before final stitching.
  • Place and sew the hat band around the head and try the hat on to check fit; stuff the hat slightly to keep its shape while securing it.

Important Notes

  • 💡Use stitch markers to keep track of the beginning of rounds, especially when changing colors or working in BLO/FLO.
  • 💡Stuff pieces gradually to maintain smooth shaping and avoid lumps; add stuffing as you close and sew pieces together.
  • 💡Weave in ends and leave long tails for sewing pieces together to make assembly easier and neater.
  • 💡Keep the Black yarn in place for the boots trim if you plan to add the boot trim without cutting the yarn in round 11 of the leg.

This Henry the Guard amigurumi pattern is full of character and festive charm, perfect for holiday decorations or special handmade gifts. 🧶 Follow the step-by-step rounds and assembly tips to create a polished, poseable toy with a dapper uniform and tiny details. Make one for yourself or crochet a whole battalion of tiny guards to display with pride! 🎁✨

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished amigurumi measures approximately 30-35 cm tall when using the recommended yarn and 3.0 mm hook; exact size may vary with yarn and tension.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights, but this will affect the final size and stitch counts; use an appropriate hook size and adjust rounds as needed.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate and requires knowledge of single crochet, increases, decreases, working in BLO/FLO, and basic assembly techniques.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in 12-15 hours depending on experience, customization, and assembly time.

Can I use safety eyes or embroider the eyes?

Both options are supported: place safety eyes between rounds 15-16 (with 8 stitches between), or follow the embroidery eye steps shown to stitch eyes with thread.

How should I place the arms and legs when assembling?

Place the arms between body rounds 33-35 with a slight forward tilt; place legs between rounds 10-11 spaced about 8 stitches apart for stability.