Amigurumi Zombie – FREE Crochet Pattern

Amigurumi Zombie – FREE Crochet Pattern
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Welcome to the creepy-cute world of amigurumi! 🧟✨ Today, I’m excited to share my free crochet pattern for a Zombie—a quirky and spooky creation perfect for Halloween, horror-themed collections, or adding a touch of eerie charm to your handmade lineup! 🎃 Whether you love crafting playful monster figures, enjoy working with textured stitches for a tattered effect, or simply want to stitch up a delightfully creepy companion, this pattern will guide you through creating a beautifully detailed zombie with expressive features and a stitched-up look! 💚

This design embraces worn textures, mismatched details, and an eerie-yet-endearing aesthetic to bring your undead friend to life—perfect for display, gifting to fellow horror fans, or adding some handcrafted spookiness to your crochet collection! 🧶🦇 I’ve carefully outlined each step to ensure your amigurumi zombie turns out just right—ready to stumble into your display or become a treasured handmade piece! ✨ So grab your hooks, pick out eerie greens, purples, or faded hues, and let’s stitch up a wonderfully spooky companion! 🕸️

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🧟 Amigurumi Zombie Doll Crochet Pattern

Meet your new undead buddy – the adorable and creepy Amigurumi Zombie! 🧠💚 With tattered clothes, patchy skin, spooky white eyes, and a stitched smile full of teeth, this friendly zombie is perfect for Halloween or quirky collections. Don’t worry, he only bites yarn!


✨ Skill Level

Intermediate – Features color changes, shaping, embroidery, and layered details.


📏 Finished Size

Approximately 28–30 cm (11–12 inches) tall when using worsted-weight yarn and a 3.5 mm hook.


🧶 Materials

  • Worsted weight yarn:

    • Pale green (skin)

    • Dark purple (pants and shoes)

    • Blue (shirt)

    • Olive green (scarf)

    • Red (wounds, mouth)

    • White (eyes, teeth, patches)

    • Dark brown or purple (suspenders)

    • Navy (hair strands)

  • Crochet hook: 3.5 mm

  • Safety eyes (optional) or yarn for embroidered/stitched eyes

  • Tapestry needle

  • Polyfill stuffing

  • Stitch marker

  • Scissors


🪡 Abbreviations (US Terms)

  • MR – Magic Ring

  • sc – Single Crochet

  • inc – Increase (2 sc in same stitch)

  • dec – Decrease (sc 2 together)

  • sl st – Slip Stitch

  • FO – Fasten Off


🧠 Head (Green Yarn)

  1. MR, 6 sc (6)

  2. inc x6 (12)

  3. (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)

  4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)

  5. (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)

  6. (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)
    7–14. sc around (36)
    – Add safety eyes or embroider ghostly stitched eyes with white ovals
    – Embroider mouth and teeth with red and white yarn
    – Add red wound patches and scar stitches

  7. (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)

  8. (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)

  9. (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
    – Stuff firmly

  10. (1 sc, dec) x6 (12)

  11. dec x6 (6)
    FO and close.


🧑‍🎤 Hair (Navy Yarn)

Cut several 10–12 cm strands

  • Attach individually to the crown using latch hook method

  • Style into wild tufts, knots, or twisted strands


🧥 Body (Blue Shirt + Purple Overalls)

Start with shirt color (blue):

  1. MR, 6 sc (6)

  2. inc x6 (12)

  3. (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)

  4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)

  5. (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
    6–10. sc around (30)
    Switch to purple for pants:
    11–16. sc around (30)
    Stuff well

  6. (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)

  7. (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
    FO, leave long tail to sew to head.


👖 Legs (Make 2 – Purple Yarn with White Details)

  1. MR, 6 sc (6)

  2. inc x6 (12)
    3–9. sc around (12)
    – Embroider or surface crochet white patches and tear marks
    Stuff and sew to bottom of body.


💪 Arms (Make 2 – Green and Blue Yarn)

Start with green (hands):

  1. MR, 6 sc (6)

  2. (1 sc, inc) x3 (9)
    3–4. sc around (9)
    Switch to blue (shirt):
    5–10. sc around (9)
    Add brown patch or torn edge detail
    Stuff lightly and sew to shoulders.


🧣 Scarf (Green Yarn)

Ch 35
Row 1: sc in each ch across
FO and wrap loosely around neck, tying a knot to one side.


🩹 Patches & Details

Use red yarn to embroider torn flesh and wounds on the head and limbs.
Use white yarn to add stitches, heart patches, or bandage textures on shirt and pants.


✂️ Finishing Touches

  • Attach head to body securely

  • Pose arms outward in classic zombie stance

  • Fluff hair tufts for a disheveled look

  • Add a missing shoe or embroidered “X” detail for extra creep factor


💡 Customization Ideas

  • Add a detachable brain accessory

  • Crochet tiny flies or bugs and sew to shoulder

  • Make a bride or zombie cat companion for a spooky set

Whether you’re making Halloween decor or gifting a little monster, this zombie buddy will crawl right into your yarn-loving heart! 🧶🧟‍♂️


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