amigurumi pattern by Single-yarn Chameleon Main Colour (Uses 60g/120m/131yards): Debbie Bliss Luxury Silk DK - Fruit Salad (045) Colourwork Chameleon Main Colour (Uses 43g/112m/123yards): Rico Essentials Cotton DK - Lemon (62) Contrast Colour (Uses 10g/26m/28yards): : Rico Essentials Cotton DK - Salmon (23) 3.5mm hook Wire or craft pipe cleaners Pair of 10mm black safety eyes Toy Stuffing Scissors Darning Needle Sewing Pins Pattern is written in US Crochet Terms chain stitch (ch) slip stitch (sl st) single crochet (sc) increase (inc) decrease (dec) invisible decrease (inv dec) invisible sc3tog 3 sc in 1 stitch crab stitch/reverse single crochet Keep stitches close together amigurumi-style, the chameleon made with 3.5mm hook will measure about 36cm along the spine down to the end of the tail (when uncurled). Single-yarn Chameleon 1. Head Make in Main Colour, 3.5mm hook. Rnd 1: Start 8 sc in a magic ring [8] Rnd 2: (3sc in next st, 3 sc) 2 times [12] Rnd 3: (1 sc, 3sc in next st, 4 sc) 2 times [16] Rnd 4: (2 sc, 3sc in next st, 5 sc) 2 times [20] Rnd 5: (3 sc, 3sc in next st, 6 sc) 2 times [24] Rnd 6 -7: sc in all 24 st - 2 rounds Rnd 8: 8 sc, 6 inc, 10 sc [30] Rnd 9: 8 sc, (1 sc, inc) 6 times, 10 sc [36] Rnd 10 - 14: sc in all 36 st - 5 rounds Rnd 15: 12 sc, inv dec, 8 sc, inv dec, 12 sc [34] Rnd 16 - 17: sc in all 34 st - 2 rounds Rnd 18: 15 sc, 6 inc, 13 sc [40] - check that the increases are in the centre of the head, move the increases forward or back if needed. Rnd 19 - 20: sc in all 40 st - 2 rounds total Rnd 21: 12 sc, 6 (inv dec, sc), 10 sc [34] Rnd 22: 12 sc, 6 (inv dec), 10 sc [28] 1. Body at Rnd 34, after 14 rounds of 140sts. 2. Body at Rnd 34, folded in half. 4. Work around the top section of the body to make the head. 5. Head section is done! The face will be sewn into the gap at the end. 3. Work 60 sc, then chain 20, and rejoin at the start of the round. Fasten off, leave a tail for sewing. 2. Jaw Make in main colour, 3.5mm hook. Rnd 1: Make a ring for 8 sts [8] Rnd 2: (3sc in next st, 3 sc) 2 times [12] Rnd 3: (1 sc, 3sc in next st, 4 sc) 2 times [16] Rnd 4 -13: sc in all 16 sts - 10 rounds total Rnd 14: 3 sc, 3in1, 6, 3in1, 5sc [20] Rnd 15: 5 sc, 3in1, 8sl st, 3in1, 6sc [24] Fasten off, leave a tail for sewing. 1 3. Eyes (make 2) Make in Main Colour, 3.5mm hook. Rnd1: Make a ring for 8 sts, pull ring tight around a 10mm safety eye [8] (see picture 8) Rnd 2 - 3: sc in all 8 sts - 2 rounds total Rnd 4: inc in all 8 sts [16] Rnd 5: sc in all 16 sts Rnd 6: (1 sc, inc) 8 times [24] Rnd 7: sc in all 24 sts 6. Get the safety eyes ready! 7. Make a magic ring for 8 sts, but don’t tighten just yet. 8. Put the eye into the centre, then tighten the ring. Fasten off, leave a tail for sewing. Put the eye through the head and fasten with safety fastener. 9. Work the eye around the safety eye . 10. The black eye sits deep inside the shape. 11. Next fold down the wide section - this is the finished eye. 12. Both eyes are done but dont secure them yet. 13. Put the safety eye through the head, and then secure with fastener. 14. We will sew it in place when assembling the chameleon. 4. Legs (make 4) Make in Main Colour, 3.5mm hook. Rnd 1: Make a ring for 6 sts [6] Rnd 2: 2 sc in each stitch [12] Rnd 3 - 4: sc in all 12 sts - 2 rounds in total Next round divides the leg into upper lower sections. First we make the upper section. Rnd 5a: skip the first 6 sts, 6 sc [6] Rnd 6a: inc, 5 sc [7] Rnd 7a -9a: sc in all 7 sts - 3 rounds in total Fasten off, leave a tail for sewing. Next return to the skipped stitches from Rnd 5, re-attach yarn, work over the skipped stitches. Rnd 5b: 6 sc [6] Rnd 6b - 10b: sc in all 6 sts - 5 rounds in total Rnd 11b: inc in each stitch [12] Next round splits the lower section of the leg onto the pincer grip toes. Rnd 12: skip the first 6 sts, 6 sc [6] Rnd 13 - 14: sc in all 6 sts - 2 rounds in total Rnd 15: inv dec two times, skip the rest [4] Fasten off, leave a small tail to sew up the end later on. 15. Rnd 5a - splits the knee into two sections. 16. The upper leg is done. 18. Leg is done! We will sew up the tips when assembling the chameleon. 19. All four legs are finished! 17. Next work the lower leg and split again to make the toes. Repeat Rnd 12-15 around the skipped stitches from Rnd 12 to make the 2nd toe. 2 5. Single Yarn Body Make in Main Colour, 3.5mm hook. Rnd 1: Start 5 sc in a magic ring [5] Rnd 2 -3: sc in all 5 st - 2 rounds Rnd 4: inc, 1 sc in next 4 st [6] 20. The long 21. Rnd 36 - this 22. The increases 23. Body at widest Rnd 5 - 6: sc in all 6 st - 2 rounds point, next let’s use sit along the long tail... is 3sc in 1 st, the Rnd 7: inc, 1 sc in next 5 st [7] invisible decreases stitch we will use centre of the Rnd 8: sc in all 7 st to shape the top. shaping the body. rounds. Rnd 9: inc, 1 sc in next 6 st [8] Rnd 10 - 12: sc in all 8 st - 3 rounds Rnd 13: inc, sc in next 7 st [9] Rnd 14 - 16: sc in all 9 st - 3 rounds Rnd 17: inc, sc in next 8 st [10] Rnd 18 - 19: sc in all 10 st - 2 rounds Rnd 20: inc, sc in next 9 st [11] 27. inv sc3tog is 26. Pull yarn 24. To make an 25. Pull yarn Rnd 21 -22: sc in all 11 st - 2 rounds worked in the same through the two inv dec pick up through the 2 Rnd 23: inc, sc in next 10 st [12] only the front front loops once loops to complete way - pick up just Rnd 24 -25: sc in all 12 st - 2 rounds the 3 front loops, loops of the 2 sts, (2 loops on hook), the stitch. Rnd 26: inc, sc in next 11 st [13] Rnd 27: sc in all 13 st Rnd 28: inc, sc in next 12 st [14] Rnd 29: sc in all 14 st Rnd 30: inc, sc in next 13 st [15] Rnd 31: sc in all 15 st Rnd 32: inc, sc in next 14 st [16] Rnd 33: sc in all 16 st 28. Pull yarn 29. Rnd 57 of the 30. Now the body 31. See how the front now creates through the two body - the corner will get smaller Rnd 34: inc, sc in next 15 st [17] a straight corner! loops to complete is done with the with lots of Rnd 35: sc in all 17 st Pause here to stuff. decreases. the stitch. decreases. Rnd 36: 8 sc, 3sc in next st, 8 sc [19] Rnd 37: 9 sc, 3sc in next st, 9 sc [21] Rnd 38: sc in all 21 st Rnd 39: 10 sc, 3sc in next st, 10 sc [23] Rnd 40: sc in all 23 st Rnd 41: 11 sc, 3sc in next st, 11 sc [25] Rnd 42: 12 sc, 3sc in next st, 12 sc [27] Rnd 43: 13 sc, 3sc in next st, 13 sc [29] 32. If you want to 33. Add stuffing 34. Test-curl the 35. The body is Rnd 44: 14 sc, 3sc in next st, 14 sc [31] tail if using wire! finished, sew up have a pose-able to the tail and Rnd 45: 15 sc, 3sc in next st, 15 sc [33] the end. tail put in the body, not too wire or pipe much as they Rnd 46: 16 sc, 3sc in next st, 16 sc [35] cleaner now. are quite flat. Rnd 47: 17 sc, 3sc in next st, 17 sc [37] Rnd 48: 18 sc, 3sc in next st, 18 sc [39] Rnd 49: 19 sc, 3sc in next st, 19 sc [41] Rnd 60: inv dec, 16 sc, inv sc3tog, 12 sc, inv dec 2 Rnd 50: 20 sc, 3sc in next st, 20 sc [43] times [32] Rnd 51: 21 sc, 3sc in next st, 21 sc [45] Now is a good time to add wire and toy stuffing Rnd 52: 22 sc, 3sc in next st, 22 sc [47] to the tail and the body. Rnd 53: 23 sc, 3sc in next st, 23 sc [49] Rnd 61: inv dec, 14 sc, inv dec, 12 sc, inv dec[29] Rnd 54: 24 sc, 3sc in next st, 22 sc, inv dec [50] Rnd 62: inv dec, 12 sc, inv dec, 11 sc, inv dec,[26] Rnd 55: inv dec, 23 sc, 3sc in next st, 22 sc, Rnd 63: inv dec 3 times, 7 sc, inv dec, 7 sc, inv dec 2 inv dec [50] times [20] Rnd 56: inv dec, 46 sc, inv dec [48] Rnd 64: inv dec all around [10] Rnd 57: inv dec, 18 sc, inv sc3tog 3 times, 17 sc, inv Top up stuffing if needed. dec [40] Rnd 65: sc3tog three times, skip last st. [3] Rnd 58: 38 sc, inv dec [39] Rnd 59: inv dec, 33 sc, inv dec 2 times [36] Fasten off, sew up the end. Go to pages 8-9 for the assembly step-by-step. 3 Colourwork Chameleon 1b. Head The colourwork chameleon is made with the same pattern as single-yarn version, with colour swaps added in to create a striped effect on the body. Follow the chart on page 6 to get the same stripes as the sample or design your own using the blank chart template on page 7! Start in Main Colour, 3.5mm hook. Rnd 1: Start 8 sc in a magic ring [8] Rnd 2: (3sc in next st, 3 sc) 2 times [12] Rnd 3: (1 sc, 3sc in next st, 4 sc) 2 times [16] Rnd 4: (2 sc, 3sc in next st, 5 sc) 2 times [20] Rnd 5: (3 sc, 3sc in next st, 6 sc) 2 times [24] Rnd 6 -7: sc in all 24 st - 2 rounds Rnd 8: 8 sc, 6 inc, 10 sc [30] Rnd 9: 8 sc, (1 sc, inc) 6 times, 10 sc [36] Rnd 10 - 14: sc in all 36 st - 5 rounds Rnd 15: 12 sc, inv dec, 8 sc, inv dec, 12 sc [34] Rnd 16 - 17: sc in all 34 st - 2 rounds Rnd 18: 15 sc, change to CC, 6 inc, change to MC,13 sc [40] Rnd 19: sc in all 40 st Rnd 20: 16 sc, change to CC, 12 sc, change to MC, 12 sc [40] Rnd 21: 12 sc, 6 (inv dec, sc), 10 sc [34] Rnd 22: 12 sc, 2 inv dec, change to CC 2 inv dec, change to MC, 2 inv dec, 10 sc [28] 36. Add in the new colour on the last loop of previous stitch. 37. Swap them over as needed. 39. Finished head, side view. 40. Finished head, top view. 38. Hide the unused yarn behind working one for a more secure finish before cutting it. Fasten off, leave a tail for sewing. 3b. Eyes (make 2, see Fig.1) 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Start in Main Colour, 3.5mm hook. Rnd1: Make a ring for 8 sts, pull ring tight around a 10mm safety eye [8] (see picture 8) Rnd 2 -3: sc in all 8 sts - 2 rounds total Rnd 4: (1 sc in next st, change to CC, 1sc in same st, change to MC) 8 times [16] Rnd 5: (1 sc, change to CC, 1sc, change to MC) 8 times [16] Rnd 6: (1 sc, change to CC, inc, change to MC) 8 times [24] Rnd 7: (1 sc, change to CC, 2 sc, change to MC) 8 times [24] Fasten off, leave a tail for sewing. Put the eye through the head and fasten with safety fastener. Fig.1 41. Round 4 of the eye sets up the colour pattern. 42. The finished eye will have 8 colour stripes running from the centre. 43. Put the eye through the head before securing with a fastener. Follow the pattern on page 2 to make the Jaw and pattern on page 3 to make the Legs, using the main colour yarn and 3.5mm hook. 4 5b. Colourwork Body (See Fig.2 & 3) Start in Contrast Colour, 3.5mm hook. Rnd 1: Start 5 sc in a magic ring [5] Rnd 2 - 3: sc in all 5 st - 2 rounds Rnd 4: MC inc, 1 sc in next 4 st [6] Rnd 5: sc in all 6 st Rnd 6: CC sc in all 6 st Rnd 7: inc, 1 sc in next 5 st [7] Rnd 8: MC sc in all 7 st Rnd 9: inc, 1 sc in next 6 st [8] Rnd 10: sc in all 8 st Rnd 11 -12: CC sc in all 8 st - 2 rounds Rnd 13: MC inc, sc in next 7 st [9] Rnd 14 - 15: sc in all 9 st - 2 rounds Rnd 16: CC sc in all 9 st Rnd 17: inc, sc in next 8 st [10] Rnd 18: MC sc in all 10 st Rnd 19: sc in all 10 st Rnd 20: inc, sc in next 9 st [11] Rnd 21: CC sc in all 11 st Rnd 22: sc in all 11 st Rnd 23: MC inc, sc in next 10 st [12] Rnd 24-25: sc in all 12 st - 2 rounds Rnd 26: inc, sc in next 11 st [13] Rnd 27: CC sc in all 13 st Rnd 28: inc, sc in next 12 st [14] Rnd 29: MC sc in all 14 st Rnd 30: inc, sc in next 13 st [15] Rnd 31: sc in all 15 st Rnd 32: inc, sc in next 14 st [16] Rnd 33: sc in all 16 st Rnd 34: inc, sc in next 15 st [17] Rnd 35: CC sc in all 17 st Rnd 36: sc in next 8 st, 3sc in next st, sc in next 8 st[19] Rnd 37: MC sc in next 9 st, 3sc in next st, sc in next 9 st [21] Rnd 38: sc in all 21 st Rnd 39: sc in next 10 st, 3sc in next st, sc in next 10 st [23] Rnd 40: sc in all 23 st Rnd 41: 11 sc, 3sc in next st, 2 sc, CC 1 sc, MC 8 sc [25] Rnd 42: 8 sc, CC 1 sc, MC 3 sc, 3sc in next st, 7 sc, CC 5 sc [27] Rnd 43: 5 sc, MC 8 sc, 3sc in next st, 7 sc, CC 6 sc [29] Rnd 44: 6 sc, MC 8 sc, 3sc in next st, 6 sc, CC 6 sc, MC 2 sc [31] Rnd 45: 2 sc, CC 6 sc, MC 7 sc, 3sc in next st, 5 sc, CC 9 sc, MC 1 sc [33] Rnd 46: 1 sc, CC 9 sc, MC 6 sc, 3sc in next st, 10 sc, CC 6 sc [35] Rnd 47: 7 sc, MC 10 sc, 3sc in next st, 13 sc, CC 4 sc [37] Rnd 48: 4 sc, MC 14 sc, 3sc in next st, 5 sc, CC 2 sc, MC 11 sc [39] 44. A stripy tail is done! 45. Hide the yarn behind main thread when it’s not being used. 46. The first back stripe is finished. 47. The second stripe almost finished - the yellow dots sit on the spine. 48. All 3 stripes on the back are done, add in the wire and stuff (see first set of pictures for details). 49. The other side of the body mirrors the first. Rnd 49: 11 sc, CC 2 sc, MC 6 sc, 3sc in next st, 6 sc, CC 2 sc, MC 11 sc [41] Rnd 50: 11 sc, CC 2 sc, MC 7 sc, 3sc in next st, 10 sc, CC 2 sc, MC 8 sc [43] Rnd 51: 8 sc, CC 2 sc, MC 11 sc, 3sc in next st, 3 sc, CC 1 sc, MC 8 sc, CC 9 sc [45] Rnd 52: 9 sc, MC 8 sc, CC 1 sc, MC 4 sc, 3sc in next st, 13 sc, CC 9 sc [47] Rnd 53: 9 sc, MC 14 sc, 3sc in next st, 6 sc, CC 2 sc, MC 7 sc, CC 6 sc, MC 2 sc [49] Rnd 54: MC 2sc, CC 6 sc, MC 7 sc, CC 2 sc, MC 7 sc, 3sc in next st, 7 sc, CC 3 sc, MC 9 sc, CC 3 sc, MC inv dec [50] Rnd 55: inv dec, CC 3 sc, MC 9 sc, CC 3 sc, MC 8 sc, 3sc in next st, 10 sc, CC 3 sc, MC 9 sc, CC inv dec [50] Rnd 56: inv dec, MC 9 sc, CC 3 sc, MC 24 sc, CC 4 sc, MC 6 sc, inv dec [48] Rnd 57: inv dec, 5 sc, CC 4 sc, MC 9 sc, inv sc3tog 3 times, 7 sc, CC 1 sc, MC 1 sc, CC 6 sc, MC 2 sc, inv dec [40] Rnd 58: 4 sc, CC 5 sc, MC 1 sc, CC 1 sc, MC 21 sc, CC 6 sc, inv dec [39] Rnd 59: inv dec, 6 sc, MC 25 sc, CC 2 sc, MC inv dec 2 times [36] Rnd 60: inv dec, 1 sc, CC 4 sc, MC 11 sc, inv sc3tog, 11 sc, CC 1 sc, MC inv dec 2 times [32] Rnd 61: inv dec, CC 3 sc, MC 11 sc, inv dec, 12 sc, CC inv dec[29] Rnd 62: inv dec, MC 12 sc, inv dec, 11 sc, inv dec,[26] Rnd 63: inv dec 3 times, 7 sc, inv dec, 7 sc, inv dec 2 times [20] Add wire to tail and stuff the tail and body now. Rnd 64: inv dec all around [10] Rnd 65: sc3tog three times, skip last st. [3] Fasten off, sew up the end. Assembe the chameleon following pictures on pages 8-9, add a row of crab stitch along the spine to finish. 5 Colour Pattern The chart for the body showing the colour changes as described in Body Option 2. 65 (4sts) 64 (10sts) 63 (20sts) 62 (26sts) 61 (29sts) 60 (32sts) 59 (36sts) 58 (39sts) 57 (40sts) 56 (48sts) 55 (50sts) 54 (50sts) 53 (49sts) 52 (47sts) 51 (45sts) 50 (43sts) 49 (41sts) 48 (39sts) 47 (37sts) 46 (35sts) 45 (33sts) 44 (31sts) 43 (29sts) 42 (27sts) 41(25sts) 40 (23sts) 39 (23sts) 38 (21sts) 37(21sts) 36 (19sts) 35(17sts) 34 (17sts) 33 (16sts) 32 (16sts) 31 (15sts) 30 (15sts) 29(14sts) 28 (14sts) 27 (13sts) 26 (13sts) 25 (12sts) 24(12sts) 23(12sts) 22(11sts) 21(11sts) 20(11sts) 19(10sts) 18(10sts) 17(10sts) 16(9sts) 15(9sts) 14 (9sts) 13 (9sts) SYMBOL KEY 12 (8sts) 11 (8sts) work in the round 10 (8sts) direction of work 9 (8sts) 8 (7sts) Main Colour (MC) 7 (7sts) Contrast Colour (CC) 6 (6sts) 5 (6sts) single crochet (sc) 4 (6sts) increase (inc) 3 (5sts) Fig.2 2 (5sts) 1 (5sts) 3 sc in one stitch invisible decrease (inv dec) invisible sc3tog slip stitch 6 Colour Pattern 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 55 54 57 56 59 58 61 60 63 62 64 65 This is what the colour pattern on the first half of the body rounds looks like when stitches are lined up. The pattern is mirrored on the other side of the body, with colourwork starting on the last stitches of the previous round to get the stripes matching up neatly along the spine. Fig.3 Design your own 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 55 54 56 57 59 58 61 60 63 62 64 65 Use this blank template to work out a unique colour pattern for your chameleon’s body! 7 Assembly N ext 50. Put the head over the end of the body, covering about 2cm of the body. 51. Pin the head in place, see if happy with the shape body and head make. 52. Now sew them together pulling yarn through the fronts of the stitches. 53. Sew down each stitch to get a neat seam. 54. Leave a small gap and add in toy stuffing, then sew up the gap 55. Now sew the eyes in place. 58. Tuck in any loose ends to finish. 59. Next sew the jaw onto the head, forming the smile in the corners. 60. Pin the jaw in place with sewing pins. let’s put it together! First sew the head to the body, the mouth underneath the head, then sew on the legs. Put wire through the legs to make the toy pose-able. 56. Go around the eye, sewing it just below the top edge of the last round. 57. Add a little stuffing to fill out the shape. 61. Try pushing 62. Sew the jaw them straight in like close to the neck, into a pin cushion stitch by stitch. to get a closer fit. 66. Securing the jaw in place gives a nice natural mouth line. 63. Stitch the corners 64. After first corner into a smile with a few is sewn in move to the other side to extra stitches. sew in the other one. 65. Sew together the jaw and the body with a few stitches all around the edge. 67. One smiling chameleon! 8 68. Now add the legs. If not using wire add a little stuffing and sew in place, or... 69. Twist together two pipecleaners for each pair of legs, leave a bit on the end for toes. 74. Now leg looks 73. Sew up the tips and the gaps between nice and tidy! toes and upper/lower legs sections. 78. Separate out the ends to make the toes, like last time, then tuck wire into the crochet toes. 79. Stitch the pair of legs in position using the yarn tails, sew up any gaps. 70. Now twist the ends into a shorter toe shape. 71. Carefully feed the wire through the first leg. 72. Tuck in the short bits into the toes through the gap between them. 75. Twist together the rest of the pipecleaners. 76. Push the wire through the body to other side, using a hook could help. 77. Once the wire is through carefully put the second leg over it. 80. First pair of legs is in place, now repeat for the other pair. 81. Put the second pair of legs at the start of the tail. 82. Feed the wire through and sew up all the tips and gaps. 85. Weave in loose ends and that’s it the chameleon is finished! 83. To finish the toy add a small row of crab stitch (reverse single crochet) along the spine. 84. Work about 14 sts along the top edge, this will give the back more definition. Happy Crafting! If you have any questions about this pattern I’m always happy to help. Please get in touch on Instagram: @irenestrange by email: [email protected] or via my facebook page and help group: fb.com/irenestrangecrochet Find more Irene Strange patterns on Ravelry & Etsy! Pattern for personal use only, all text and images © Irene Strange 2018 9