Free Iron Man crochet tutorial

Try your hand at making this mini Iron Man, with a switch up to making mixed coloured bobble stitches. This is a step-up from my previous free Hulk pattern. We all have to start from somewhere and I’m not proud to say my oldest iron man was very ugly. It got a little better… at the end, I’ll even show you my latest Hulkbuster!

Terminology

Ch = chain

Sc = single crochet (2sc1 means 2 single crochet in same ch)

Sl st = slip stitch

St = stitch (refers to number of stitches in one round)

Sc2tog1 = single crochet decrease

Bobble stitch = 4 double crochet bobble

Materials and Tools

2.0mm Clover crochet hook

Orion Top Deluxe Yarn, Crown Yarn (or any equivalent acrylic yarn) - red, yellow, white

Darning needle

Stitch markers

Filling – use leftover yarn or polyester fiberfill

Scissors

Glass eyes

White nail polish

Head

Round 1: Magic ring 10 (red) – 10st

Round 2: 2sc10 (red) – 20st

Round 3: Sc6 (red), sc2 (yellow), sc2 (red), sc2 (yellow), sc8 (red) – 20st

Round 4: (Sc1, 2sc1) x 3 (red), (sc1, 2sc1) x 1 (yellow), (sc1, 2sc1) x 1 (red), (sc1, 2sc1) x 1 (yellow), (sc1, 2sc1) x 4 (red) – 30st

Round 5: Sc9 (red), sc10 (yellow), sc11 (red) – 30st

Round 6: (Sc1, sc2tog1) x 3 (red), (sc1, sc2tog1) x 3 (yellow), sc1 (yellow), sc2tog1 (red), (sc1, sc2tog1) x 3 (red) – 20st

Round 7: Sc6 (red), sc7 (yellow), sc7 (red) – 20st

Round 8: Sc2tog3 (red), sc2tog4 (yellow), sc2tog3 (red) – 10st

Round 9: Sc2tog1 (red), sc2tog3 (yellow), sc2tog1 (red) – 5st

Body (continue from head)

Round 10: 2sc5 (red) – 10st

Round 11: 2sc10 (red) – 20st

Round 12: Sc8 (red), 9th arm, sc6 (red), 16th arm, sc4 (red) – 20st

Arms (at 9th and 16th position): 4dc bobble stitch, top half yellow, bottom half red

(Bobble stitch for arms = top half yellow, bottom half red

From the 8th single crochet in Round 12, you will have 1 red loop on hook

Yarn over yellow, insert hook, yarn over yellow again, draw yellow yarn through –> you will have 2 yellow loops and 1 red loop on hook. Then draw red yarn through 2 yellow loops on hook –> you will have 2 red loops on hook

Repeat process: yo yellow, insert hook, yo yellow and draw yellow yarn through –> you will have 2 yellow loops and 2 red loops on hook. Then draw red yarn through 2 yellow loops on hook –> you will have 3 red loops on hook

Repeat again: yo yellow, insert hook, yo yellow and draw yellow yarn through –> you will have 2 yellow loops and 3 red loops on hook. Then draw red yarn through 2 yellow loops on hook –> you will have 4 red loops on hook

Repeat last time: yo yellow, insert hook, yo yellow and draw yellow yarn through –> you will have 2 yellow loops and 4 red loops on hook. Then draw red yarn through 2 yellow loops on hook –> you will have 5 red loops on hook

Then pull through red yarn through all 5 red loops on hook and sc1 in next main stitch.)

Body – continued

Round 13: Sc20 (red) – 20st

Round 14: Repeat round 13 – 20st

Round 15: Sc10 (red), 11th leg, sc5 (red), 17th leg, sc3 (red) – 20st

Legs (at 11th and 17th position): 4dc bobble stitch, top half yellow, bottom half red

(Follow same method as above for the bobble stitch for arms)

Round 16: Magic ring 10 then 2sc10, to join up to round 15 (all red) – 20st

Core – white

Magic ring 5

Assembly

1. Use white nail polish to colour the glass eyes white, alternatively can get hold of white pins to use as eyes.

2. Insert 2 glass eyes at 5th row of the whole head. It should be just 1 row below the lowest red/yellow junction of head.

3. Place core over the chest of body, just in between the 2 bobble arms in the midline.

If you want a PDF version of this pattern, go download the free ebook (with all the basics of Amigurumi Making inside as well) over here. The pattern is right at the end of the book.

Here is my latest Hulkbuster! If you want to try something more complex after you finished the mini Iron Man above, try this version of hulkbuster.

Disclaimer: Do tag us @pocketyarnlings on Instagram or share a picture once you have completed it. Hope you have fun making it!