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Oakley the Monkey Amigurumi Pattern

Oakley the Monkey Amigurumi Pattern
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5-7 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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Weekend Treat

Takes 5-7 hours, making it an enjoyable project to finish over a couple of days.

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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 Oakley the Monkey Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates Oakley, a charming crocheted monkey complete with cap, ears, arms, tail and a small surfboard accessory. The pattern includes full stitch-by-stitch rounds, color changes and clear assembly guidance. You will work pieces in the round and sew them together to form a sturdy, huggable toy.

Oakley the Monkey Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Includes stitch counts, placement notes for eyes and nose, and helpful photography to guide assembly. Recommended yarn and hook details are provided to achieve the pictured size.

Why You'll Love This Oakley the Monkey Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because Oakley has so much personality packed into a simple amigurumi shape. I enjoy the playful details like the cap, shorts and tiny surfboard that make each finished piece special. The pattern is thoughtfully written with exact stitch counts so I feel confident following every round. Seeing the finished monkey stand up and hold its pose always brings me joy.

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

Switch Things Up

I love experimenting with yarn color to create different personalities for Oakley; try pastel tones for a soft nursery friend or bright variegated yarn for a playful look.

If you want a bigger or smaller Oakley, change your yarn weight and adjust hook size accordingly; bulky yarn and a larger hook make a chunky toy while fingering weight gives a mini version.

I often swap safety eyes for embroidered eyes for a fully washable toy and a calmer finish for baby-safe gifts.

To make Oakley poseable, I sometimes add a thin wire inside the limbs or use pipe cleaners inside the tail for extra shaping and flexibility.

Swap the shorts color or pattern to create themed outfits — try stripes, speckled yarn, or even crocheted pants for variety.

Add tiny accessories like a crocheted hat, scarf, or little bag to personalize each monkey and create a set of characters.

You can change the expression by varying eye placement or adjusting the embroidered smile for a shy, happy, or mischievous face.

For a different texture, try using boucle or boucle-mix yarn on the body for a fluffy, tactile version that children will love to touch.

Embellish with hand-sewn felt pieces, tiny buttons, or appliques to tell a story — for example, a surfboard for a beach-themed Oakley or a tiny book for a reader version.

I also like to mix fibers — cotton for a more structured toy or acrylic for a softer, squishier finish — and I always test eye placement when changing materials.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping the stitch marker at the start of rounds leads to losing track of increases or decreases; place and move a marker at the start of each round to stay aligned. ✗ Not stuffing gradually causes lumps or under-stuffed areas; stuff small amounts as you go and shape the piece before finishing. ✗ Changing colors without securing tails neatly creates a messy inside and possible unraveling; weave in ends or carry the yarn neatly at color changes. ✗ Forgetting to mark the joining stitch when connecting legs will shift the body start position; mark the third stitch on leg one as instructed to maintain correct join placement.

Oakley the Monkey Amigurumi Pattern

Make Oakley, an adorable crocheted monkey with a cute cap, shorts and playful details. This pattern guides you through each piece step-by-step so you can create a lovable handmade companion. Perfect for gifting or keeping, the design includes clear stitch counts and assembly photos to help you finish with confidence.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Oakley the Monkey Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Worsted Weight yarn (#4), approximately 100g of main color (Color A: Brown)
  • 02
    Color B: Cream - approximately 100g (for head and details)
  • 03
    Color C: Variegated - 50-75g for shorts/accents
  • 04
    Color D: Yellow - small amount for details
  • 05
    Color E: Blue - small amount for details
  • 06
    15 mm safety eyes (pair)
  • 07
    12 mm oval safety nose (1 piece)

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size D / 3.25 mm
  • 02
    Safety eyes 15 mm (2 pieces)
  • 03
    Oval safety nose 12 mm (1 piece)
  • 04
    Scissors
  • 05
    Sewing needle for sewing parts
  • 06
    Stitch markers
  • 07
    Polyester fiberfill stuffing
  • 08
    Black embroidery thread for smile
  • 09
    Button for necklace (optional)
  • 10
    Pipe cleaner (optional for tail)

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— Legs and Body :

Round 1 :

Make 6 sc into a magic ring= 6 (With Color B)

Round 2 :

Increase in each st around= 12

Round 3 :

(sc, inc) x 6= 18

Round 4 :

(2 sc, inc) x 6= 24

Round 5 :

(3 sc, inc) x 6= 30

Round 6 :

sc in each st around

Info :

Change to Color A

Round 7-8 :

sc in each st around

Round 9 :

dec x 6, 18 sc= 24

Round 10 :

2 sc, dec, 9 sc, dec x 2, 7 sc= 21

Info :

Start stuffing the feet

Round 11-13 :

sc in each st around

Info :

Change to Color C

Round 14 :

(6 sc, inc) x 3=24 (Mark the 3rd st on the 1st leg with a stitch marker) Do not F/O the 2nd leg!

Info :

Work 6 more sc around the top of the 2nd leg, (You are moving the starting position)

Round 15 :

Ch 4, work a sc into the marked stitch on leg 1, work 23 more sc around the 1st leg, work 4 sc on the back of the ch 4, work 24 more sc around the 2nd leg, work 4 sc on the front of the ch 4= 56

— Legs and Body Continued :

Round 1 :

sc in each st around

Round 2 :

(13 sc, inc) x 4= 60

Round 3-6 :

sc in each st around

Round 7 :

(8 sc, dec) x 6= 54

Info :

Stuff the body as you work

Round 8 :

sc in each st around

Round 9 :

(7 sc, dec) x 6= 48

Round 10 :

(On stitch 30 change to Color E) sc in each st around

Round 11 :

(6 sc, dec) x 6= 42

Round 12 :

(On stitch 25 change to Color A) sc in each st around

Round 13 :

sc in each st around

Round 14 :

(5 sc, dec) x 6= 36

Round 15 :

2 sc, bobble stitch, 33 sc= 36

Round 16-17 :

sc in each st around

Round 18 :

(10 sc, dec) x 3= 33

Round 19 :

sc in each st around

Round 20 :

(9 sc, dec) x 3= 30

Round 21 :

sc in each st around

Round 22 :

(8 sc, dec) x 3= 27

Round 23 :

sc in each st around

Round 24 :

(7 sc, dec) x 3= 24

Info :

F/O and leave a long tail for sewing

— Head :

Info :

Crocheted from top to bottom. With Color B

Round 1 :

Make 6 sc into a magic ring= 6

Round 2 :

Increase in each st around= 12

Round 3 :

(sc, inc) x 6= 18

Round 4 :

sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x 5, sc= 24

Round 5 :

(3 sc, inc) x 6= 30

Round 6 :

2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) x 5, 2 sc= 36

Round 7 :

(5 sc, inc) x 6= 42

Round 8 :

3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) x 5, 3 sc= 48

Round 9-13 :

sc in each st around

Info :

(Mark the 1st and last increase of round 14 with a stitch marker)

Round 14 :

10 sc, inc x 6, 10 sc, inc x 6, 16 sc= 60

Round 15-18 :

sc in each st around

Info :

Place eyes between rounds 11 and 12, leaving 10 holes between them. Place the 1st eye before the 1st increase. Count 10 holes after the first eye and place the 2nd eye. If you want the sunken eye look, do not place the backs of the eyes on until round 23. Place nose in between rounds 14 and 15, in between the eyes.

Round 19 :

10 sc, (sc, dec) x 3, 12 sc, (sc, dec) x 3, 20 sc= 54

Round 20 :

(7 sc, dec) x 6= 48

Round 21 :

sc in each st around

Round 22 :

(6 sc, dec) x 6= 42

Round 23 :

(5 sc, dec) x 6= 36

Info :

Now for the eyes. Stuff the head well. Cut a long piece of yarn and remove the eyes. Place the needle in the hole where the first eye was and thread the needle into a hole next to the eye hole. Go back and forth between each eye hole repeating the process from the first eye. Pull slightly on the yarn after going through each hole. Do this about 3 times on each side until you reach the look you want. Follow the pictures on pg. 5-6 for help. There is also a youtube video I have for extra help on this process. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XoBnTY6k70&t=55s To place the backs of the eyes you will need to remove most of the stuffing to place the washers on the eyes then re stuff it.

Round 24 :

sc in each st around

Round 25 :

(4 sc, dec) x 6= 30

Round 26 :

(3 sc, dec) x 6= 24

Info :

F/O and leave a short tail

— Cap :

Info :

With Color A

Round 1 :

Make 6 sc into a magic ring= 6

Round 2 :

Increase in each st around= 12

Round 3 :

(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 11-18 :

sc in each st around

Round 19 :

18 sc, 2 sl, 3 hdc, 4 dc, 3 hdc, 2 sl, 3 hdc, 4 dc, 3 hdc, 2 sl, 10 sc

Info :

F/O and leave a tail

— Ears (Make 2 in Color A, 2 in Color B) :

Info :

Starting with Color B

Round 1 :

Make 6 sc into a magic ring= 6

Round 2 :

Increase in each st around= 12

Round 3 :

(sc, inc) x 6= 18

Round 4 :

(2 sc, inc) x 6= 24

Info :

Do not F/O the Color A ears! Place the back sides of Color A and Color B ears together. You will be working around the ears to connect them together:

Round 5 :

(3 sc, inc) x 6= 30

Info :

F/O and leave a long tail for sewing

— Arms (Make 2) :

Info :

Starting with Color B

Round 1 :

Make 6 sc into a magic ring= 6

Round 2 :

Increase in each st around= 12

Round 3 :

(3 sc, inc) x 3= 15

Round 4 :

sc in each st around

Round 5 :

3 dc cluster, ch 1, 14 sc= 15

Round 6 :

(Do not work on the ch 1 from the previous round) (3 sc, dec) x 3= 12

Round 7 :

(2 sc, dec) x 3= 9

Info :

Start stuffing the arms

Info :

Change to Color A: No longer stuff the arms

Round 8-19 :

sc in each st around

Info :

Fold the arms in half and sc the opening closed. F/O and leave a long tail for sewing

— Tail :

Info :

Starting with Color B

Round 1 :

Make 4 sc into a magic ring= 4

Round 2 :

Increase in each st around= 8

Round 3-5 :

sc in each st around

Info :

Change to Color A: I did not stuff my tail, I used a pipe cleaner to stuff it instead

Round 6-29 :

sc in each st around

Info :

If you are using a pipe cleaner, fold the pipe cleaner in half and twist it together. Insert it into the tail. Fold the tail in half and sc the opening closed. F/O and leave a long tail for sewing

— Surfboard :

Info :

Starting with Color A

Round 1 :

Make 4 sc into a magic ring= 4

Round 2-4 :

sc in each st around

Info :

Change to Color D

Round 5 :

Increase in each st around= 8

Round 6 :

(sc, inc) x 4= 12

Round 7 :

(2 sc, inc) x 4= 16

Round 8 :

sc in each st around

Round 9 :

(3 sc, inc) x 4= 20

Info :

Do not stuff the surfboard

Round 10-44 :

sc in each st around

Round 45 :

(3 sc, dec) x 4= 16

Round 46 :

sc in each st around

Round 47 :

(2 sc, dec) x 4= 12

Info :

Change to Color A

Round 48 :

Dec x 6= 6

Info :

F/O and sew the hole closed

— Embellishments :

Round 1 :

Embroider a smile on the side of the face.

Round 2 :

Add some blush to the cheeks and inside the ears if you want.

— Necklace :

Round 1 :

If you want, thread a strand of thread through a button and tie it around the neck.

— Hair on top of head :

Round 1 :

Attach brown yarn to the top of the head with a sl st. Ch 6, sl st in the 2nd ch from hook and across. Sl st into the head. Repeat on top of the head 3 more times. Weave in the tail ends.

— Assembly :

Item :

Put the cap around the head. Your cap will cover half of the open hole on the bottom of the head.

Item :

Sew the head and body together. You may need to add more stuffing while you sew.

Item :

Pin the arms onto the side of the body approximately between rounds 22 and 23, then sew the arms onto the body.

Item :

Pin the ears onto the side of the cap approximately between rounds 13 and 14, then sew the ears onto the head.

Item :

Pin the tail right above your waistband on the body and sew the tail onto the back of the body.

Item :

Weave in all ends and add any extra embellishments like blush, a button necklace, or additional hair loops.

Assembly Instructions

  • Put the cap around the head so it covers half of the open hole at the bottom of the head, then sew the cap in place.
  • Sew the head and body together, adding stuffing as needed while you stitch to achieve smooth shaping.
  • Pin the arms onto the sides of the body approximately between rounds 22 and 23, then sew the arms securely in place.
  • Pin the ears to the sides of the cap approximately between rounds 13 and 14 and sew them onto the head.
  • Pin the tail right above the waistband on the back of the body and sew it on firmly, using a pipe cleaner inside for structure if desired.
  • Add the button necklace and embroider a smile, then apply blush to the cheeks and inner ears if desired.

Important Notes

  • 💡Do not join rounds unless stated; work in a continuous spiral for all pieces unless instructed otherwise.
  • 💡Use a stitch marker to mark the beginning of each round to keep track of your progress and shaping.
  • 💡All stitches are worked in both loops unless stated otherwise in the pattern, so check each section for special loop instructions.
  • 💡Stuff gradually and evenly while shaping to avoid lumps and to achieve a smooth finish.

This lovingly written Oakley the Monkey pattern gives you everything you need to crochet a playful companion with unique details. The pattern includes full rounds, color changes, eye placement notes and helpful assembly photos to guide you step by step. Make a special handmade gift or keep Oakley as a charming home accent. 🧶🧸

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished amigurumi measures approximately 11 inches from bottom to top of head when using worsted weight (#4) yarn and a 3.25 mm hook.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights but the final size will change; if you use a thicker yarn choose a larger hook and adjust eye and nose placement accordingly.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate and assumes you are comfortable with working in the round, increases, decreases and basic assembly techniques.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in 5-7 hours depending on experience, assembly speed and whether you add extra embellishments.