6 Free Quick and Cute Crochet Pet Animals for Every Skill Level

Written By Huipei Zhang

Crocheting pet animals is a fun and relaxing project for any season. These adorable patterns are perfect for gifting, playtime, or decorating your space with a touch of handmade charm. Try out the crochet cat, dog, hamster, bunny, bird, and turtle patterns below — they’re quick to make and full of personality!

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    Uses for Crochet Pet Animals

    • Quick Gifts & Desk Buddies – These tiny pets make perfect last-minute gifts, cute desk companions, or charming keychains for animal lovers of all ages.

    • Imaginative Play & Decor – From playful puppies to cuddly kittens, these crochet pets bring personality to pretend play or add cozy charm to a shelf or nursery.

    • Beginner-Friendly & Skill-Building – With simple construction and minimal sewing, these patterns are great for beginners while offering fun details to keep things interesting.

    • Adorably Collectible – Whether you make just one or the whole pet crew, these critters are irresistibly cute and perfect for building your own handmade pet collection.

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    Materials used for Crochet Pet Animals

    Here I will talk about all the recommended yarn, hook sizes, and other materials that work best for these patterns. As for the details on each particular section and how to select the right crochet supplies and narrow down your choices, I will link to an appropriate detailed article for each one when you explore the full pattern itself - I hope it helps! 

    Best Yarn for Crochet Pet Animals  

    • Yarn weight – sport Yarn (I used Scheepjes Catona) or DK Yarn, worsted yarn for bigger projects

    • Yarn colours – depends on animal you intend to make, choosing distinctive colours helps with bringing the animal to life

    • Yarn material – acrylic or cotton are popular choices for amigurumi

    • Read more here about ‘12-point Checklist to Select the Best Yarn for Amigurumi’ 

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    Crochet Hook Selection  

    • Basic cheap metallic hooks to start 

    Crochet Tools and Accessories 

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    Crochet Techniques for Pet Animal Amigurumis

    Below I have included the techniques needed to crochet all the pet animal crochet patterns below. They are great even for beginners, involving the 6 basic crochet stitches and starting with a magic ring. Read on more below for what techniques you need to know before starting, if you have no idea how to do them - go ahead and click through to learn.

    Some of the more ambitious beginner patterns involve special crochet stitches to shape body parts like the snout and limbs. To see more of each special crochet stitch, click through to find out more.

    Basic Crochet Stitches 

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    Magic ring 

    Increase Crochet 

    Decrease Crochet 

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    FLO and BLO 

    Special Crochet Stitches 

    Bobble Stitch  

    Popcorn Stitch

    Puff Stitch

    Cluster Stitch

    Picot Stitch

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    Easy Crochet Pet Animal Patterns

    Here are crochet pet animals patterns to try out, including a cat, hamster, mouse, chick, dog and rabbit. They are all free and work up in less than an hour and are totally free to click through to read. There are even accompanying videos in each post to show the steps. Also remember to check out the free Animal Shaping Starter Guide if you wish to learn how to crochet your own animals for a start!

    Free Crochet Cat Pattern

    This is one of the easiest pocket animals to tackle. The ears, snout, head, arms, body and feet are all done continuously without any sewing. Change up the different colours to get different breeds of cats like calico, tabby and many more!

    Free Crochet Hamster Pattern

    If you are looking at creating a little pet without all the mess and the fuss, then go ahead and try this mini hamster pattern! He does not require feeding or sleep or entertainment! He works up in one continuous round with the ears, snout, head, body and limbs too.

    Free Mouse Crochet Pattern

    If you thought about trying to crochet a mouse or a rat, then this next pattern post is for you. It works up quickly with the ears, snout, body and tail all in one continuous round. There are multiple colour changes in the face to make the eyes and snout more obvious so practice that in this pattern! 

    Free Chick Crochet Pattern

    Try your hand at making this chick amigurumi which has these basic spherical and cylindrical shapes incorporated. Add on the pointy beak and the feet without any sewing and the piece is quickly completed. The beak part is worked into FLO and BLO so you can check out those seamless techniques in this pattern! 

    Free Dog Crochet Pattern

    Make a mini dog amigurumi quickly with this quick pattern. The ears, snout, head, arms, body, hips and feet are all done continuously without any sewing. I even included a little pink tongue in the head. The hips and feet are made up of special crochet stitches that don’t require sewing!

    Free Bunny Rabbit Crochet Pattern

    Here is an adorable bunny to crochet with no sewing involved and asymmetrical shaping for the face and the body. The snout is made up of bobble stitches and feet made up of popcorn stitches. Add the nostril embroidery to complete the animal!

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    Conclusion of Free Crochet Pet Animal Patterns

    Have a hand at trying out the pet animal crochet patterns above, to make a full set! Change up the colours so that the animals are distinctive and possibly try making different breeds for each pet. These animals are all part of my Pocket Animal Series, specifically the Pet Range. If you looking at getting bundles of these patterns, remember to sign up to my email to get great deals.

    To check out more of my ideas for using various types of crochet stitch techniques to shape amigurumi animals, grab     my free Animal Shaping Starter Guide below! Inside, get quick ideas on how to get started on shaping ears, snouts, cheeks, bodies and limbs for animals!

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