Add a touch of humor to your home with this Amigurumi Funny Man Tissue Box Cover crochet pattern! Designed to turn an ordinary tissue box into a hilarious character, this quirky creation features a playful face, expressive details, and a fun way to dispense tissues. Whether you’re crafting for a cheerful home accent, adding a whimsical touch to your decor, or simply enjoy making amusing amigurumi designs, this pattern lets you stitch up a tissue box cover bursting with personality! Perfect for brightening up any space, this crochet creation brings a touch of handmade joy to every sniffle. 🤧✨
Designed for customization, this pattern allows you to experiment with different facial expressions, embroidered details, or even tiny accessories like glasses or a hat for extra charm. Craft a classic funny man with bold features, create a pastel version for a softer aesthetic, or even stitch up a full set of humorous tissue box covers for a delightful display! Whether gifted as a quirky keepsake, displayed as a cheerful accent, or made simply for the joy of crafting, this Amigurumi Funny Man Tissue Box Cover is a fun and creative project—perfect for bringing a touch of handmade laughter to every stitch! 🧶💖✨
🧻 Amigurumi Funny Man Tissue Box Cover Crochet Pattern
Add humor to your home with this quirky amigurumi tissue box cover featuring a wide-eyed character laying flat, with tissues hilariously dispensing from his backside. This unique piece combines function and fun!
✨ Skill Level
Intermediate – Includes shaping, stitching parts together, and precision in facial features and fingers.
📏 Finished Size
Fits standard rectangular tissue boxes approx. 9.5 x 4.5 x 3 inches (24 x 11 x 7.5 cm)
🧶 Materials
- DK or worsted weight yarn in:
- Skin tone (body, arms, face, feet)
- Red (shorts)
- Black (mouth, mat)
- White (eye whites)
- Brown/Orange (hair)
- Crochet hook 2.5–3.5 mm
- Tapestry needle
- Safety eyes (or black yarn for embroidery)
- Black felt (optional for mouth)
- Polyfill stuffing
- Tissue box for fitting
- Stitch markers
- Scissors
🧵 Abbreviations (US Terms)
- MR – Magic Ring
- sc – Single Crochet
- inc – Increase (2 sc in one stitch)
- dec – Decrease (sc two together)
- ch – Chain
- sl st – Slip Stitch
- BLO – Back Loops Only
- FO – Fasten Off
🧍♂️ Pattern Instructions
🧍♂️ Body Base (Fits over tissue box)
Use skin tone yarn.
Make 1:
- Ch 31, sc in 2nd ch from hook and across (30)
- Ch 1, turn, sc across (30)
- Repeat row 2 until the piece wraps around the tissue box (approx. 40 rows).
- FO, stitch the short sides together to form a tube.
Bottom Opening for Tissue:
- On the underside (short side), leave a central slit open (approx. 10-12 stitches wide) and sew around it with reinforced edges. This is where tissues will come out from the “butt.”
🍑 Buttocks (Backside cheeks)
Use red yarn (shorts).
Make 2 (identical hemispheres):
- MR, 6 sc
- inc around (12)
- (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
- (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
- (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
- (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
- sc around (36)
- FO, stuff lightly, sew onto top of slit area with a small gap between them (so tissue can come out between the cheeks)
😊 Head
Use skin tone yarn.
- MR, 6 sc
- inc around (12)
- (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
- (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
- (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
- (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
- (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8-14. sc around (42) - (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
- (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
- (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
- (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
- (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
- dec x 6 (6)
- FO, sew closed and stuff
👀 Eyes (Make 2)
White yarn:
- MR, 6 sc
- inc around (12)
- (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
- FO, attach safety eye or stitch black pupil
- Sew onto head
👂 Ears (Make 2)
Skin tone yarn:
- MR, 6 sc
- (sc, inc) x 3 (9)
- sc around (9)
- FO, flatten slightly and sew to sides of head
😃 Mouth
Embroider a wide grin with black yarn, or cut a shape from black felt and stitch or glue in place. Add white embroidered teeth lines if desired.
💇 Hair
Use brown/orange yarn.
- Cut 20–25 short lengths of yarn (approx. 4–5 cm each)
- Loop and latch-hook them onto the head in rows
- Trim for shaggy style
✋ Arms & Fingers (Make 2)
Skin tone yarn:
- MR, 6 sc
- (sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3–10. sc around (9) - Begin fingers:
- ch 4, sc in 2nd ch and next 2 (makes 1 finger)
- Repeat 3 more times (4 fingers total), attach each along the top of round 11
- FO, sew arms to body base in front of face
🦶 Legs & Feet (Make 2)
Red yarn:
- MR, 6 sc
- (sc, inc) x 3 (9)
- sc around (9) for 3 rounds
- Change to skin tone yarn
- (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
6–9. sc around (12) - Flatten and sew feet to back edge of body base, legs angled outward
🧺 Base Mat
Use black yarn.
- Ch 41, sc in 2nd ch from hook and across (40)
- Repeat sc rows until length fits under full doll (approx. 30 rows)
- Optional: add a border round of sc around edges
- FO, place under finished doll as display mat
📦 Assembling and Inserting Tissue Box
- Attach body tube to black base mat with sturdy stitches.
- Sew head and limbs in position so the figure lays flat.
- Position buttocks hemispheres above center slit opening.
- Insert standard tissue box through the underside opening.
- Pull the first tissue up and out through the buttocks gap.
🧶 Final Touches
- Adjust stuffing for natural shape.
- Add a bit of humor with eyebrow embroidery.
- Optional: sew hook-and-loop strips inside to secure the tissue box.
🎉 Closing
This amigurumi tissue box cover is sure to get laughs from guests! It’s a functional conversation piece that brings character to everyday items. Customize the face, colors, or hairstyle to match your favorite cartoon or person!
