Cicada Flip Amigurumi Free Pattern

I am sharing very beautiful and unique amigurumi animal patterns with you for free. You will love this wonderful amigurumi cicada pattern.

Materials needed:


– 2,0 mm crochet hook

– sport weight cotton yarn in:

– green (for Flip’s head, body, arms, legs and wings)

– brown (for the hat)

– black (for the hat)

– light blue (for Flip’s shorts)

– white or ecru (for the vest)

– stuffing of your choice

– wire or pipe cleaners for mounting into arms and legs (optional)

– cotton darning needle for sewing

– textile paints in white, green and black for the eyes,

– brush for textile paints

– wire or black pipe cleaners for antennas

– green beads for antennas ends

Finished size:

Standing from toes to top of the hat 45 cm (17.7 “)

Abbreviations:


(US terminology)

st(s) stitch(es)

sl st slip stitch

sc single crochet

ch chain

hdc half double crochet

dc double crochet

inc increasing stitch

(2 single crochet stitches worked in one stitch)

dec decreasing stitch

(two stitches together, invisible decrease used in this pattern)

FO fasten off

Work in continuous rounds unless otherwise specified.

Head


use green colored yarn

R1 sc8 in magic ring 8

R2 inc8 16

R3 (inc, sc) x8 24

R4 (inc, sc2) x8 32

R5-R6 sc32

R7 (inc, sc3) x8 40

R8-R10 sc40

R11 (inc, sc9) x4 44

R12-R14 sc44

R15 (inc, sc10) x4 48

R16-R18 sc48

R19 sc10, inc4, sc34 52

R20 sc12, inc4, sc36 56

R21 sc14, inc4, sc38 60

R22 sc16, inc4, sc40 64

R23-R32 sc64

R33 sc2, (dec, sc2) x7, dec, sc32 56

R34 sc2, (dec, sc) x7, dec, sc31 48

R35 sc48

R36 (dec, sc4) x8

R37 sc40

R38 (sc3, dec) x8

R39 sc32

R40 (dec, sc2) x8

R41 sc24

R42 (sc2, dec) x6 18

R43-R45 sc18

fasten off

Stuff head nice and firm.

Pay special attention to nose area.

Stuff it nice, firm and even.

Legs


(make 2)

use green colored yarn

start with ch18

note:

you can work sole and foot in rows, starting each round with ch1, and ending with slip stitch in this first chain made.

I decided to work this way to keep rounds nice and even (and was easier for me to count the stitches); spiral started to work at round 17.

Try and see which way suits you better or you prefer to work with.

If you decide to work in rounds, don’t forget to chain 1 at the beginning of each round and slip stitch at the end to finish the round. Chain and slip stitch are not mentioned in the pattern.

R1 sc16, 3sc in the last chain stitch, continue working around chain, sc15, 2sc in the last stitch on this side of chain (if you don’t know how to make an oval from chain, look at the photo you can find at the last page of this pattern) 36

R2 ch1 (worked to alter the stitch to look even when starting and ending with hdc) inc hdc, hdc next 5 sts, sc11, 3sc in 1 st, sc11, hdc next 5 sts, (inc hdc) x2 41

R3 hdc, inc hdc, 5x hdc, sc12, inc x2, sc12, 5 x hdc, inc hdc, hdc, inc hdc 46

R4 back loops only, sc46

R5 sc20, dec, dc, dec, dc21 44

R5 sc20, dec2, sc20 42

R6 sc16, dec4, sc18 38

R7 sc, dec, sc11, dec4, sc12, dec, sc2 32

R8 dec, sc9, dec4, sc11, dec 26

R9 (sc2, dec) x2, sc2, dec2, sc2, (dec, sc2) x2, sc2 20

R10 sc8, dec2, sc8 18

R11 sc18

R12 sc7, dec2, sc7 16

R13 sc16

R14 sc6, dec2, sc6 14

R15 sc14

R16 sc5, dec2, sc5 12

R17-R26 sc12

R27 (dec, sc4) x2 10

R28-R42 sc10

fasten off.

Shorts


make trousers with blue colored yarn start with chain 12, sl st last to first chain stitch to form circle and work in rounds

R1-R2 sc12

R3 (inc, sc5) x2 14

R4-13 sc14

R14 (inc, sc6) x2 16

R15 sc16

R16 (inc, sc7) x2 18

R17 sc18

mount trousers over legs and sew through both leg loops and back loops of trousers.

Front loops over trousers we’ll use to connect and start with body making.

Connecting legs and working the body
(continue working with blue colored yarn)

Connect legs with making bridge over three stitches and three rows across inner thigh sides.

(look photo above). Once bridge is made, continue with 1st round below.

R1 work around making 24 sts (9 each leg and 3 sts front and back bridge part) 24

R2 (inc, sc3) x6 30

R3 (inc, sc4) x6 36

R4 (inc, sc5) x6 42

R5 (inc, sc6) x6 48

R6-R9 sc48

R10 (dec, sc4) x8 40

R11 (inc, sc4) x8 48

R12-R14 sc48

R15 back loops only sc48

R16-R17 sc48

from now on, when there will be decreasing stitches in the round, decrease them on sides of the body (you will have these side decreases in the R18 & R20).

I will write you a note on the beginning of the round to remind you.

R18 dec1 on each side of the body, sc rest of 44 stitches 46

R19 sc46

R20 dec1 on each side of the body, sc rest of 42 stitches 44

R21 sc44

R22 (dec, sc9) x4 40

R23-R24 sc40

R25 (dec, sc8) x4 36

R26-R27 sc36

R28 (dec, sc7) x4 32

R29-R30 sc32

R31 (dec, sc6) x4 28

R32-R33 sc28

R34 (dec, sc5) x4 24

R35-R36 sc24

R37 (dec, sc2) x6 18

change color to green fasten off leaving long tail for sewing body and head together.

Stuff the body nice and firm.

work in green colored yarn

Arms

Make fingers first

Thumb
R1 sc4 in magic ring

R2-R4sc4

FO

Fingers (x2)


R1 sc4 in magic ring

R2-R5 sc4

FO

Right arms
Working finger

(one we will connect all other fingers to and start with making hand/arm)

R1 sc4 in magic ring 4

R2-R4 sc4

R5 sc2, bring one of fingers on and sc2 over that one, bring second finger and sc4 over it, now, as you work turned naturally, continue working the hand, sc 2 over middle finger, sc2 over pinkie finger (working one we started this round with) 12

R6-R7 sc12

R8 sc5, bring thumb on, and sc 2 sts, working through both, thumb and hand sts, sc5 12

R9 sc5, sc2 over thumb only, sc5 12

R10-R11 sc12

R12 (dec, sc2) x3 9

R13-R37 sc9

Shorter arm

Make fingers following the pattern given above.

Then repeat the working finger/hand pattern all the way through R13.

From R13, instead of 25 repeating rounds, on shorter arm make them just 20

Your last round count and the pattern will look like this:

R13-R32 sc9

fasten off leaving long tail for sewing arm to the body later.

Left arm

Make fingers as written for the right arm patterns. Follow the pattern until you reach R8 & R9 of the hand making (where thumb is added).

Only two rounds are different!!!!

Once you finish them, return to right arm pattern and follow further directions.

R8 sc6, bring thumb and sc2, working through both, thumb and hand sts, sc4

R9 sc6, sc2 over thumb only, sc4 continue with the rest of the pattern. Repeat this for both left arms.

Following photo shows you how arms are sewed on the body. Sew longer arm two rounds below neck connection. Shorter one is placed 4 rounds lower.

Wings


work in green colored yarn

make 2 triangles:

R1 sc 4 in magic ring 4

R2 (inc, sc) x2 6

R3 (inc, sc2) x2 8

R4 (inc, sc3) x2 10

R5 (inc, sc4) x2 12

R6 (inc, sc5) x2 14

R7 (inc, sc6) x2 16

R8 (inc, sc7) x2 18

R9 (inc, sc8) x2 20

R10 (inc, sc9) x2 22

R11 (inc, sc10) x2 24

R12-R14 sc24

first triangle fasten off, use second one to connect both pieces together and continue with making wing.

R15 bring first triangle sc over both pieces 48 sc around 48

R16-R25

R26 sc12, dec, sc23, dec, sc9 46

R27 sc46

R28 sc12, dec, sc22, dec, sc8 44

R29 sc44

R30 (dec, sc9) x4 40

R31-R32 sc40

R33 (dec, sc8) x4 36

R34-R35 sc36

R36 (dec, sc7) x4 32

R37-R38 sc32

R39 (dec, sc6) x4 28

R40-R41 sc28

R42 (dec, sc5) x4 24

R43-R44 sc24

R45 (dec, sc2) x6 18

R46-R47 sc18

fasten off leaving long tail for sewing wings to the collar of the vest.

Vest


using white or cream color yarn

start with ch21

work in rows (ch1, turn after each row is finished)

R1 sc5

R2 inc, sc4

R3 sc6

R4 inc, sc5

R5 sc7

R6 inc, sc6

R7 sc8

R8 inc, sc7

R9 sc9

R10 inc, sc8

R11 sc10

R12 inc, sc9

R13 sc11

R14 sc9, dec

R15 dec, sc8

R16 sc7, dec

R17 dec, sc6

R18 sc5,dec

fasten off, hide end repeat above starting from the opposite end of base chain

Collar


slip stitch to one of chain ends, working opposite direction from the vest.

R1 sc20

R2 inc, sc18, inc

R3 inc sc20, inc

R4 inc, sc22, inc

R5 inc, sc24, inc

R6 inc, sc26, inc

Button

ch4

sl st last to first chain stitch, ch1

work 10 sc over chain stitches

Mount the vest on the Flip’s body. Using same color yarn you used for the vest, sew the front, add the button. You can sew the vest on Flip’s body, or you can glue it.

Hat


start with brown color yarn

R1 sc8 in magic ring 8

R2 inc x8 16

R3 (inc, sc) x8 24

R4 (inc, sc2) x8 32

R5 (inc, sc3) x8 40

R6 (inc, sc4) x8 48

R7 (inc, sc5) x8 56

R8 (inc, sc6) x8 64

R9 (inc, sc7) x8 72

R10 sc 72 in back loops only

R11 (dec, sc16) x4 68

R12-R13 sc68

R14 (dec, sc15) x4 64

R15-R16 sc64

R17 (dec, sc14) x4 60

R18-R19 sc60

R20 (dec, sc13) x4 56

R21-R22 sc56

R23 (dec, sc12) x4 52

R24-R25 sc52

R26 (dec, sc11) x4 48

R27-R28 sc48

R29 (dec, sc10) x4 44

R30-R31 sc44

R32 (dec, sc9) x4 40

R33-R34 sc40

R35 ((inc, sc2) x5, inc, sc9) x2 62

R36 sc62

R37 ((inc, sc3) x5, inc, sc10) x2 74

R38 sc74

R39 ((inc, sc4( x5, inc, sc11) x2 86

R40 sc86

Fasten off, hide ends.

Stuff the hat lightly, and sew it on top of the head.

Change color to black

change color to brown

Eyes


Use the drawing to match size, copy and trace on your Flip. Eyes should not exceed the height of 8 rounds.

First color the base with white. When dried trace the iris and color it in green.

After green color has dried, use black to color the pupils and eye outline.

At the end you can add white sparks.

Sewing mouth
I like this method on adding mouth on my dolls. It is tired out many times by now, dolls have been played with for many hours. Dolls have been machine washed and mouth stayed in place.

I warmly recommend you to try it. It works great on cotton (haven’t tried on acrylic or any other yarn).

Pin where you wish your mouth to be placed. I really didn’t count rounds. Wanted my Flip to have a smile and that was my lead when making it.

As you can see, you’ll need three pins. Outer ones, mouth corners and middle one will determine the depth of your smile.

Try to place outer pins parallel with outer eye edges.

Bottom (middle) pin place centered below, as many rounds as you like or wish your smile to be deep.

Then simply, using darning cotton needle (long one) and black yarn push the needle from one side pin to another. Wrap around the lower, centered pin, and repeat one more time.

Leave ends on both sides.

Cut them short on about 1 cm (½ inch).

Add glue to stitches where yarn it sticking out (cut pieces), add some glue under the mouth line.

Using tooth pick, stick the excess yarn inside the head, and push lightly the mouth yarn onto the head.

Let it dry completely.

On the last photo you can see glue showing, but when it dries out, will be almost invisible.

Mouth will remain firm and nicely stick to the head, and very, very durable!

If your Flip is not sewed by now, sew him up and let’s play!

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