Crochet Beautiful Zebra

Get ready to roar with the Crochet Beautiful Zebra! This stunning amigurumi pattern is a must-have for any animal lover or crochet enthusiast. With its soft, velvety texture and adorable facial features, this zebra will capture your heart. The pattern includes detailed instructions for creating the iconic black and white stripes, as well as a sweet little mane and tail. With a bit of creativity and some basic crochet skills, you can bring this endearing zebra to life, making it the perfect cuddly companion for kids and adults alike.

MATERIALS

- worsted weight yarn; black, white

- fiberfill / stuffing

- 9mm safety eyes (or buttons)

- crochet hook size G / 4.00mm

- yarn needle

- needle and thread (if using button eyes)

- cutting tool

ABBREVIATIONS

sc = single crochet

sc2tog = single crochet 2 sts together

st / sts = stitch / stitches

F/O = Fasten Off

INSTRUCTIONS

LEGS

Make 2.

Start with black yarn.

Begin with either the Magic Ring technique or with a ch 2.

Round 1: 6 sc into magic ring or in 2nd ch from hook. (6)

Round 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12)

Round 3: *(Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st), repeat from * around. (18)

Round 4: *(Sc in each of next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st), repeat from * around. (24)

Round 5: *(Sc in each of next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st), repeat from * around. (30)

Rounds 6-7 (2 rounds): Sc in each st around. (30)

Round 8: *(Sc2tog, sc in each of next 3 sts), repeat from * around. (24)

Rounds 9-10 (2 rounds): Sc in each st around. (24)

F/O black yarn. Attach white yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Round 11: Sc in each st around. (24)

Round 12: *(Sc2tog, sc in each of next 2 sts), repeat from * around. (18)

F/O white yarn. Attach black yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Round 13: Sc in each st around. (18)

Add stuffing.

Round 14: *(Sc2tog, sc in next st), repeat from * around. (12)

F/O black yarn. Attach white yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Round 15: Sc in each st around. (12)

Round 16: *(Sc2tog, sc in next st), repeat from * around. (8)

F/O, leaving a length of yarn to use for sewing leg to body.

ARMS

Make 2.

Start with black yarn.

Begin with either the Magic Ring technique or with a ch 2.

Round 1: 6 sc into magic ring or in 2nd ch from hook. (6)

Round 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12)

Round 3: *(Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st), repeat from * around. (18)

Round 4: *(Sc in each of next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st), repeat from * around. (24)

Rounds 5-6 (2 rounds): Sc in each st around. (24)

Round 7: *(Sc2tog, sc in each of next 2 sts), repeat from * around. (18)

Round 8: Sc in each st around. (18)

F/O black yarn. Attach white yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Rounds 9-10 (2 rounds): Sc in each st around. (18)

F/O white yarn. Attach black yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Rounds 11-12 (2 rounds): Sc in each st around. (18)

F/O black yarn. Attach white yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Rounds 13-14 (2 rounds): Sc in each st around. (18)

F/O white yarn. Attach black yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Round 15: Sc in each st around. (18)

Add stuffing.

Round 16: *(Sc2tog, sc in next st), repeat from * around. (12)

F/O black yarn. Attach white yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Round 17: Sc in each st around. (12)

Round 18: *(Sc2tog, sc in next st), repeat from * around. (8)

Round 19: Sc in each st around. (8)

F/O, leaving a length of yarn to use for sewing arm to body.

BODY

Start with white yarn.

Begin with either the Magic Ring technique or with a ch 2.

Round 1: 6 sc into magic ring or in 2nd ch from hook. (6)

Round 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12)

Round 3: *(Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st), repeat from * around. (18)

Round 4: *(Sc in each of next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st), repeat from * around. (24)

F/O white yarn. Attach black yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Round 5: *(Sc in each of next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st), repeat from * around. (30)

Round 6: *(Sc in each of next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st), repeat from * around. (36)

F/O black yarn. Attach white yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Round 7: *(Sc in each of next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st), repeat from * around. (42)

Round 8: *(Sc in each of next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st), repeat from * around. (48)

F/O white yarn. Attach black yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Round 9: *(Sc in each of next 7 sts, 2 sc in next st), repeat from * around. (54)

Round 10: Sc in each st around. (54)

F/O black yarn. Attach white yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Rounds 11-12 (2 rounds): Sc in each st around. (54)

F/O white yarn. Attach black yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Rounds 13-14 (2 rounds): Sc in each st around. (54)

F/O black yarn. Attach white yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Round 15: Sc in each st around. (54)

Round 16: *(Sc2tog, sc in each of next 7 sts), repeat from * around. (48)

F/O white yarn. Attach black yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Rounds 17-18 (2 rounds): Sc in each st around. (48)

F/O black yarn. Attach white yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Rounds 19-20 (2 rounds): Sc in each st around. (48)

F/O white yarn. Attach black yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Round 21: Sc in each st around. (48)

Round 22: *(Sc2tog, sc in each of next 6 sts), repeat from * around. (42)

F/O black yarn. Attach white yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Rounds 23-24 (2 rounds): Sc in each st around. (42)

F/O white yarn. Attach black yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Round 25: Sc in each st around. (42)

Round 26: *(Sc2tog, sc in each of next 5 sts), repeat from * around. (36)

F/O black yarn. Attach white yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Round 27: Sc in each st around. (36)

Round 28: *(Sc2tog, sc in each of next 4 sts), repeat from * around. (30)

F/O white yarn. Attach black yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Round 29: Sc in each st around. (30)

Add stuffing.

Round 30: *(Sc2tog, sc in each of next 3 sts), repeat from * around. (30)

F/O black yarn. Attach white yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Round 31: *(Sc2tog, sc in each of next 2 sts), repeat from * around. (24)

Round 32: Sc in each st around. (24)

F/O, leaving a length of yarn to use for sewing head to body.

HEAD

Start with black yarn.

Begin with either the Magic Ring technique or with a ch 2.

Round 1: 6 sc into magic ring or in 2nd ch from hook. (6)

Round 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12)

Round 3: *(Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st), repeat from * around. (18)

Round 4: *(Sc in each of next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st), repeat from * around. (24)

Round 5: *(Sc in each of next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st), repeat from * around. (30)

Rounds 6-8 (3 rounds): Sc in each st around. (30)

Round 9: *(Sc in each of next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st), repeat from * around. (36)

F/O black yarn. Attach white yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Round 10: Sc in each st around. (36)

Round 11: *(Sc in each of next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st), repeat from * around. (42)

F/O white yarn. Attach black yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Round 12: Sc in each st around. (42)

Round 13: *(Sc in each of next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st), repeat from * around. (48)

F/O black yarn. Attach white yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Round 14: Sc in each st around. (48)

Round 15: *(Sc in each of next 7 sts, 2 sc in next st), repeat from * around. (54)

F/O white yarn. Attach black yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Round 16: Sc in each st around. (54)

Round 17: *(Sc in each of next 8 sts, 2 sc in next st), repeat from * around. (60)

F/O black yarn. Attach white yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Rounds 18-19 (2 rounds): Sc In each st around. (60)

F/O white yarn. Attach black yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Rounds 20-21 (2 rounds): Sc in each st around. (60)

F/O black yarn. Attach white yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Round 22: Sc in each st around. (60)

Round 23: *(Sc2tog, sc in each of next 8 sts), repeat from * around. (54)

F/O white yarn. Attach black yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Round 24: Sc in each remaining st around. (54)

Round 25: *(Sc2tog, sc in each of next 7 sts), repeat from * around. (48)

F/O black yarn. Attach white yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Round 26: Sc in each remaining st around. (48)

Round 27: *(Sc2tog, sc in each of next 6 sts), repeat from * around. (42)

F/O white yarn. Attach black yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

(Remember to attach safety eyes)

Round 28: *(Sc2tog, sc in each of next 5 sts), repeat from * around. (36)

Round 29: *(Sc2tog, sc in each of next 4 sts), repeat from * around. (30)

F/O black yarn. Attach white yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Round 30: *(Sc2tog, sc in each of next 3 sts), repeat from * around. (24)

Round 31: *(Sc2tog, sc in each of next 2 sts), repeat from * around. (18)

Add stuffing.

Round 32: *(Sc2tog, sc in next st), repeat from * around. (12)

Round 33: Sc2tog around. (6)

F/O, leaving a length of yarn to thread through remaining sts and pull closed.

EARS

Make 2.

Start with white yarn.

Begin with either the Magic Ring technique or with a ch 2.

Round 1: 6 sc into magic ring or in 2nd ch from hook. (6)

Round 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12)

Round 3: Sc in each st around. (12)

Round 4: *(Sc in each of next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st), repeat from * around. (16)

F/O white yarn. Attach black yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Rounds 5-6 (2 rounds): Sc in each st around. (16)

F/O black yarn. Attach white yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Round 7: Sc in each st around. (16)

Round 8: *(Sc2tog, sc in each of next 2 sts), repeat from * around. (12)

F/O, leaving a length of yarn to use for sewing ear to head.

TAIL

Start with white yarn.

Begin with either the Magic Ring technique or with a ch 2.

Round 1: 6 sc into magic ring or in 2nd ch from hook. (6)

Round 2: Sc in each st around. (6)

Round 3: *(Sc in each of next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st), repeat from * one more time. (8)

Round 4: Sc in each st around. (8)

F/O white yarn. Attach black yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Rounds 5-6 (2 rounds): Sc in each st around. (8)

F/O black yarn. Attach white yarn by pulling up a loop through last 2 loops worked.

Rounds 7-8 (2 rounds): Sc in each st around. (8)

F/O, leaving a length of yarn for sewing tail to body.

ASSEMBLY & FINISHING

Sew the head to the body securely.

Cup the ears so that they fold together at the base and sew the ears to the head.

Sew legs to body.

Sew arms to body.

Sew tail to body.

Thread 5 strands of white yarn through the end of the tail and knot them together. Trim so that they are even.

If using button eyes, sew the buttons to the head using needle and thread.

To create the mane:

Take 2 strands of black yarn and thread them around one stitch in the middle of the head where you want the mane to start. Tie a knot and trim the yarn.

Then take two strands of white yarn and thread them around the next stitch and again tie a knot and trim the yarn.

Continue in this manner along the middle of the head and down the back of the head until you are satisfied with the mane you’ve created.