Add a touch of tropical charm to your crochet collection with the Amigurumi Gecko Baby, a project that’s as realistic as it is adorable! 🦎🧶 With oversized expressive eyes, a smooth vertical belly panel, and long spread fingers, this little gecko captures the playful personality of its real-life counterpart. Its natural perched pose makes it look right at home on a shelf, desk, or nursery display, bringing a sweet splash of character to any space.
Perfect for gifting to animal lovers, adding to an ocean or jungle-themed décor, or simply enjoying as part of your handmade menagerie, this gecko baby is sure to delight. Fun to stitch and full of personality, the Amigurumi Gecko Baby is a joyful way to crochet realism, coziness, and a sprinkle of handmade magic—one loop at a time! 🌿✨🧵
🦎 Amigurumi Gecko Baby Crochet Pattern
Add a touch of the wild to your handmade collection with this lifelike Gecko Baby! Featuring its signature wide eyes, plump cheeks, and spread fingers, this crochet gecko looks ready to crawl right off your hook. Perfect for animal lovers and intermediate crocheters who enjoy shaping and sculptural details.
✨ Skill Level
Intermediate – involves shaping, embroidery, and multi-part assembly.
📏 Finished Size
Approx. 25 cm (10 in) long from nose to tail, when made with DK yarn and a 2.5 mm hook.
🧺 Materials
Yarn (DK weight):
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Light green – 65 g (head, body, limbs, tail)
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Beige / pale peach – 30 g (throat & belly)
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Brown – small amount (eye rims)
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Pink – small amount (mouth line)
Other Supplies:
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2.5 mm crochet hook
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18 mm safety eyes (brown)
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Polyester fiberfill
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Yarn needle
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Stitch markers
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Optional thin wire (legs)
🧵 Abbreviations (US)
MR – magic ring
sc – single crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
FO – fasten off
👁 Head (Light Green)
Wide, slightly flattened with forward brow.
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R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
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R2: inc ×6 (12)
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R3: (sc, inc) ×6 (18)
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R4: (2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
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R5: (3 sc, inc) ×6 (30)
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R6: (4 sc, inc) ×6 (36)
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R7: (5 sc, inc) ×6 (42)
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R8–R12: sc around (42)
Insert safety eyes between R9–R10, spaced 16–18 sts apart.
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R13: (5 sc, dec) ×6 (36)
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R14: (4 sc, dec) ×6 (30)
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R15: (3 sc, dec) ×6 (24)
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R16: (2 sc, dec) ×6 (18)
Stuff firmly, shaping cheeks wide and top slightly flat.
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R17: (sc, dec) ×6 (12)
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R18: dec ×6 (6)
FO.
👁 Eye Cups (Brown) ×2
Large protruding eye rims sewn on top of the head.
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R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
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R2: inc ×6 (12)
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R3: (sc, inc) ×6 (18)
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R4: sc around (18)
FO lightly stuffed.
Place safety eye through center and sew cups on top of the head so they visibly protrude.
👄 Face Details
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Mouth: embroider a thin pink horizontal line directly under the eyes
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Nostrils: omit or add two tiny green stitches above the mouth (very subtle)
🦴 Body (Light Green)
Compact with sloped chest.
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R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
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R2: inc ×6 (12)
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R3: (sc, inc) ×6 (18)
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R4: (2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
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R5–R8: sc around (24)
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R9: (2 sc, dec) ×6 (18)
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R10: (sc, dec) ×6 (12)
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R11: dec ×6 (6)
FO.
Stuff firmly, flatten base slightly.
🍑 Throat & Belly Panel (Beige)
Long teardrop shape, narrow at throat.
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Ch 9
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R1: sc in 2nd ch, 6 sc, 3 sc in last ch; continue other side: 6 sc, inc (17)
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R2: inc, 6 sc, inc ×3, 6 sc, inc (23)
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R3–R6: sc around (23)
FO.
Sew from chin down to lower belly, centered.
🦵 Front Legs ×2
Slim and angled forward.
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R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
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R2: inc ×6 (12)
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R3–R6: sc around (12)
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R7: (2 sc, dec) ×3 (9)
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R8–R10: sc around (9)
FO lightly stuffed.
🦵 Back Legs ×2
Thicker upper leg for crouched stance.
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R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
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R2: inc ×6 (12)
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R3: (sc, inc) ×6 (18)
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R4–R6: sc around (18)
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R7: (3 sc, dec) ×3 (15)
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R8–R10: sc around (15)
FO.
Stuff upper part firmly.
🖐 Fingers (20 total – 5 per limb)
Long, tapered fingers.
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R1: 4 sc in MR (4)
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R2–R9: sc around (4)
FO lightly stuffed.
Sew five fingers in a wide fan shape to each limb.
🌀 Tail (Light Green)
Short with thick base.
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R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
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R2: (sc, inc) ×3 (9)
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R3–R5: sc around (9)
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R6: (2 sc, inc) ×3 (12)
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R7–R9: sc around (12)
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R10: (2 sc, dec) ×3 (9)
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R11–R12: sc around (9)
FO.
Stuff lightly and curve.
🧷 Assembly
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Sew eye cups securely on top of head
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Embroider mouth
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Attach belly panel
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Sew head slightly tilted upward onto body
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Attach front legs forward and wide
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Attach back legs low and outward
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Sew fingers flat and spread
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Attach tail centered
🌟 Finishing Touches
Shape the toes outward and adjust the tail curve for a lively pose. You can lightly blush the cheeks or eye ridges for extra character. For a poseable gecko, insert wire through each leg before sewing.
This adorable crochet gecko is full of lifelike charm — with its wide eyes, raised ridges, long body, and playful toes, it’s sure to become the centerpiece of your handmade collection. 💚🦎
