Animal crochet appliques by Sara Barbosa

Animal crochet appliques

Crochet
May 2021
Aran (8 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
5.0 mm (H)
131 - 201 yards (120 - 184 m)
6-12 cm
US
English
This pattern is available for €3.00 EUR buy it now

These animal crochet appliques are so fun and easy to make, you will love them. All you need to know is some basic crochet stitches and techniques to be able to make them (slip stitch, single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, bobble stitch, magic circle)

The patterns are written in English (US) using US terminology.

NOTE: This are digital downloadable crochet patterns, you are buying the patterns and NOT the final products

The patterns include information about the colours used to create the showed appliques (Paintbox Yarns Simply Aran). These are of course only a suggestion, you can play around with different colours and create your own animal crochet appliques

The animal crochet appliques will be between 6 and 12 cm long, using Aran weight yarn. The patterns have been tested with Aran weight yarn, but it should be possible to make them using other yarn weight as well. This set includes the following 18 animal crochet appliques:

  • Bear
  • Bee
  • Crab
  • Elephant
  • Fish
  • Fox
  • Giraffe
  • Hippo
  • Ladybug
  • Llama
  • Owl
  • Reindeer
  • Sheep
  • Snail
  • Triceratops
  • Turtle
  • Unicorn
  • Whale

So many ways to use these appliques, some examples:

  • crochet 2 animals and create beautiful keychains by sewing them together
  • sew the appliques onto clothes, to hide some defects or simple to make them more fun and/or give them more personality
  • sew them in your baby’s blanket to make it extra special
  • great to learn the animal names
  • sew them to your kid’s backpacks, to make them easier to identify
  • great to learn different colours
  • great to promote creativity and imagination