Meet your new favorite adventure buddy: a cheerful little capybara with a backpack full of dreams, ready to wander through grassy meadows and sunny forests. This amigurumi design captures the gentle charm of the world’s most easygoing rodent and brings it to life in soft stitches.
Perfect for intermediate crocheters or confident beginners, this pattern includes detailed instructions for crafting the capybara and its tiny backpack. Whether you’re making it as a thoughtful gift or a cutest companion for your shelf, this little explorer is sure to bring joy.
Grab your hook and yarn—this capybara is ready to set off on a handmade adventure with you.

Materials:
- yarn: cotton and acrylic blend, aran for MC and CC and sport weight for CC1.
I used Hobium Pastel Cotton and DROPS Paris (aran) and Jeans (sport) yarn. The color numbers are given next to the color names below:
MC – beige (177)
CC – dark brown (44)
CC1 – green (69)

• hook: 3mm
• stuffing
• sewing needle
• small button (10mm)
• black thread for embroidery
• a stick to help your capybara stand ;)