Free Banana Boy Amigurumi Pattern | Craft Your Adorable Crochet Banana Friend

Welcome to the delightful world of amigurumi! How about crocheting a charming little friend like Banana Boy? The good news is that this guide offers the Banana Boy Amigurumi pattern for free! Designed with beginners in mind, this pattern provides easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions.

Pattern Highlights:

Materials List: Discover the materials you’ll need to bring Banana Boy to life.
Basic Techniques: The pattern includes explanations of fundamental amigurumi crochet techniques, making it perfect for newcomers.
Detailed Instructions: Each step is carefully explained, ensuring a smooth crafting experience.
Adorable Outcome: You’ll be delighted with the cute and huggable Banana Boy you create.

To learn more about the Banana Boy Amigurumi pattern and start your crochet journey, follow the instructions below. Craft your very own Banana Boy, and let the world of amigurumi fill your life with joy and creativity!

Materials

• Sock weight yarn in yellow, light brown, dark brown,
ivory, small lengths of yarn in black and white for eye
details
• 2.5mm hook
• a pair of 10mm oval eyes
• Stitch markers
• Polyester fiberfill for stuffing
• Yarn needle
• Pearl headed pins
• A pair of scissors

Terminology

magic ring
ch (chain / chains)
st (stitch / stitches)
sc (single crochet)
hdc (half double crochet)
dc (double crochet)
inc (increase)
dec (decrease)
BLO (back loops only)
sl st (slip stitch)

Size: 16cm [approximately] when made with the indicated yarn

Difficulty Level: Easy

Instructions

LEG (make 2)

Start with yellow yarn.
Rnd 1: 5 sc in a magic ring. [5]
Rnd 2: inc X 5. [10]
Rnd 3-6: sc around. [10]
Rnd 7: (sc, inc) X 5. [15]
Mark the next st.
Fasten off. Weave in the yarn end.
Make the second leg but do not fasten off. We will join the legs in the next round.

BODY

Rnd 1: With the active stitch of the second leg on your hook, sc on the marked st of the first leg; sc on the remaining 14 stitches of this leg and then continue making sc on all 15 st of the second leg. [30]
Rnd 2: sc 14, inc X 2, sc 14. [32]
Rnd 3-11: sc around. [32]
Rnd 12: (sc 6, dec) X 4. [28]
Rnd 13: (sc 5, dec) X 4. [24]
Rnd 12: (sc 4, dec) X 4. [20]
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Stuff the legs and the body.

CHEST PATCH

Start with ivory yarn.
Ch 11. Starting from the 4th ch from the hook, dc in the next 7 ch, 5 dc in the last ch. Continue working on the other side of the foundation ch and dc 7. [19]
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

ARM (make 2)

Start with light brown yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring. [6]
Rnd 2-3: sc around. [6]
Join yellow yarn.
Rnd 4: BLO sl st around. [6]
Rnd 5: BLO sc around. [6]
Rnd 6-13: sc around. [6]
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

HEAD

Start with light brown yarn.
Rnd 1: 8 sc in a magic ring. [8]
Rnd 2: inc X 8. [16]
Rnd 3: (sc, inc) X 8. [24]
Rnd 4: (sc 2, inc) X 8. [32]
Rnd 5: (sc 3, inc) X 8. [40]
Rnd 6: (sc 4, inc) X 8. [48]
Rnd 7-19: sc around. [48]
Rnd 20: (sc 4, dec) X 8. [40]
Rnd 21: (sc 3, dec) X 8. [32]
Rnd 22: (sc 2, dec) X 8. [24]
Insert 10mm black oval safety eyes between Rnd 14 & 15, 9 st apart.
Rnd 23: (sc, dec) X 8. [16]
Rnd 24: (sc 2, dec) X 4. [12]
Fasten off. Weave in the yarn end.
Stuff the head.

EYES

Indent eye sockets Following this step will give the doll’s face some definition.
Thread a yarn needle with light brown yarn or any other color you have used for making the head. Insert the needle from the base of the head, bring it out from Point A next to the eye [Pic 1]. Push the needle back in from Point B and out from Point C close to the next eye [Pic 2]. Push it in from Point D, bringing it out from Point A again [Pic 3]. Gently squish the eyes together with your fingers and carefully pull the yarn to bring the eyes closer. While holding this shape, push the needle back in from Point B and out from Point C [Pic 4]. Push it in from Point D, and bring it out from the opening at the base of the head [Pic 5]. Gently pull both the yarn ends and tie them together to hold the shape. Clip off excess yarn and push the yarn ends inside the head.

Eye details: Thread a yarn needle with white yarn and embroider a crescent shape around the outer eye [Pic 6]. With black yarn, sew a horizontal line above the eye, starting from the inner corner of the eye and extending just beyond the white crescent [see Pic 6 for reference].

NOSE

To make the nose, sew 4 to 5 short horizontal lines between the eyes with light peach yarn [between Rnd 14 & 15 of the head]. See Pic 7 for reference.

HAIR

Start with dark brown yarn.
Rnd 1: 8 sc in a magic ring. [8]
Rnd 2: inc X 8. [16]
Rnd 3: (sc, inc) X 8. [24]
Rnd 4: (sc 2, inc) X 8. [32]
Rnd 5: (sc 3, inc) X 8. [40]
Rnd 6: (sc 4, inc) X 8. [48]
Rnd 7-14: sc around. [48]
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing fringe on the forehead.

Slip the hair cap on the head. Make sure the yarn tail is aligned with the doll’s left eye. Using pearl headed pins, mark the area on the forehead where the fringe will be embroidered [see Pic 8 for reference]. First, weave the remaining yarn tail around these pins to create a zigzag outline for the fringe that will cover the entire right side of the forehead. Secure it with a single stitch on the hair piece. Do not take out the pins yet; we will need them to hold the outline. Push needle all the way back to the starting point [Pic 9].

Now we will start embroidering hair, one cluster at a time. With your yarn needle, make a stitch at the lowest point of the first inverted triangle on the outline [Pic 10]. Make sure the needle goes beneath the yarn that serves as your outline and through one stitch on the head. Make the next stitch on the hair cap, right next to the point where the first diagonal hair strand begins [Pic 11]. The idea is to keep sewing these lines within the outline you created until you cover the entire right side of the forehead [Pic 12].

Similarly, create an outline with pearl headed pins on the left side of the forehead and make the fringe.

EAR (make 2)

In a magic ring, [sc, hdc, 2 dc, hdc, sc] to create a semicircle. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew ears on the head.

BANANA PEEL HAT

Start with dark brown yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring. [6]
Rnd 2-3: sc around. [6]
Join yellow yarn.
Rnd 4: (sc 2, inc) X 2. [8]
Rnd 5: sc around. [8]
Rnd 6: inc X 8. [16]
Rnd 7: sc around. [16]
Rnd 8: (sc, inc) X 8. [24]
Rnd 9: sc around. [24]
From here on, we will work in rows.
*Row 1: sc in the next 8 st, mark the next st, ch 1,
turn. [8]
Row 2-3: sc 8, ch 1, turn. [8]
Row 4: sc, dec, sc 2, dec, sc, ch 1, turn. [6]

Row 5-7: sc 6, ch 1, turn. [6]
Row 8: sc, dec X 2, sc, ch 1, turn. [4]
Row 9-18: sc 4, ch 1, turn. [4]
Row 19: sc, dec, sc, ch 1, turn. [3]
Row 20-21: sc 3, ch 1, turn. [3]
Fasten off, weave in the yarn end.
Join yellow yarn on the marked st.**

Repeat from * to ** two more times.

Join yellow yarn at any point between the two strips of banana peel and sc along the row ends, making 1 st per row. At the tip of the peel (Row 21), dec 1, sc in the next st. Continue making sc along the next row end. Do this for all three strips of the banana peel.
Fasten off, weave in the yarn ends.

ASSEMBLY

• Pin the head on the body and sew them together.
• Sew arms on the last round of the body.
• Sew chest patch on the body.
• Pin the banana peel hat on the head and sew in place.

Congratulations!
You’ve made your very own Banana Boy.

Credit: talesoftwistedfibers