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Amigurumi Taxi Cab – FREE Crochet Pattern

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Amigurumi Taxi Cab – FREE Crochet Pattern
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Bring the classic charm of a Taxi Cab to life with this Amigurumi Taxi Cab crochet pattern! 🚖✨ With its iconic yellow body, rooftop sign, and detailed wheels, this design captures the essence of a bustling city ride in yarn form. Whether you’re crafting for a transportation-themed décor piece, a heartfelt gift, or simply love vehicle-inspired amigurumi, this pattern is a fantastic addition to your collection.

Designed for crocheters who enjoy shaping intricate details, this pattern allows for customization in window designs, taxi markings, and even tiny accessories like embroidered headlights or a miniature city backdrop to enhance its personality. Choose classic yellow and black for an authentic look or experiment with vibrant hues for a creative twist! Whether displayed as part of an urban setup or gifted to a fellow crochet enthusiast, this amigurumi taxi cab is sure to impress.

Grab your hook, select your favorite yarn, and let’s bring this charming city cruiser to life—one stitch at a time! 🧶✨

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🚕 Amigurumi Taxi Cab Crochet Pattern

Bring the charm of a classic New York taxi into your home with this cuddly crochet cab! Featuring a soft rectangular body, bold checkered stripe, and cartoon-style headlights, this taxi is perfect for city lovers or transportation-themed nurseries.

✨ Skill Level

Intermediate – Requires shaping, color changes, surface crochet, and attachment of multiple parts.

📏 Finished Size

Approx. 20 cm (8 inches) long when using worsted-weight yarn and a 3.5 mm hook.

🧶 Materials

Yarn (Worsted Weight):

  • Yellow (main body)

  • Black (tires, grille, bumpers, and checker stripe)

  • White (windows, lights, checker stripe)

  • Gray (hubcaps, headlight details)

Tools & Supplies:

  • 3.5 mm crochet hook

  • Polyfill stuffing

  • Tapestry needle

  • Stitch marker

  • Plastic canvas or cardboard for structure (optional)

  • Black embroidery thread (for “TAXI” sign and grille lines)

🧵 Abbreviations (US Terms)

MR – Magic Ring
sc – Single Crochet
inc – Increase (2 sc in next st)
dec – Decrease (sc2tog)
ch – Chain
sl st – Slip Stitch
BLO – Back Loops Only
FLO – Front Loops Only
FO – Fasten Off

🟨 Taxi Cab Body

Main Body – Work in joined rounds

With yellow yarn:

  1. Ch 26

  2. Starting from 2nd ch from hook: sc 24, 3 sc in last ch

  3. Rotate and continue on opposite side: sc 23, inc in last ch (52)

  4. (sc around) for 15 more rounds (maintaining 52 sts)
    Stuff firmly as you go and optionally line the base/sides with plastic canvas for boxy shape.

Roof Taper:
20. sc 9, dec, sc 30, dec, sc 9 (50)
21. sc around
22. Repeat same decrease sequence at sides
23. Repeat sc around
24. Repeat decrease until 42 sts remain
25. sc around, FO and sew top shut or cover with the sign.

🪟 Windows (Make 4)

With white yarn:

  • Front and Rear:

    1. Ch 9, turn

    2. sc 8 across × 5 rows
      FO, leaving long tail

  • Side Windows (Make 2):

    1. Ch 13, sc 12 × 5 rows
      FO and sew to sides of cab.

🔳 Checker Stripe (Optional but iconic!)

Use surface slip stitch technique:

  • With black yarn, slip stitch a line across the side.

  • Then, go back and stitch white squares over every other black square using tapestry needle.

🛞 Wheels (Make 4)

Start with gray (hubcap):

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. inc x6 (12)
    Switch to black (tire):

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

  4. sc around

  5. sl st in next, FO.
    Sew evenly around base of the body.

💡 Bumpers (Front + Back)

With black yarn:
Ch 20, turn, sc 18 back and forth for 2 rows.
Sew to front and rear bottom of the taxi.

🔆 Headlights (Make 2)

With white yarn:

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. inc x6 (12)

  3. sc around
    Switch to gray:

  4. BLO, sc around
    FO and attach to front bumper.

🪧 Roof Sign

With yellow yarn:

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. inc x6 (12)
    3–4. sc around
    FO and sew to top of cab.
    Embroider “TAXI” or “NYC” using black thread or surface crochet.

🪄 Assembly & Shaping Tips

  • Stuffing: Use firm stuffing and press corners outward to create a rigid, square cab shape.

  • Structure: Insert plastic canvas rectangles inside the base and sides before closing if you want a firmer toy.

  • Wheels: Flatten wheels slightly when sewing to avoid wobble and help with realism.

  • Details: Embroider window frames, door handles, or number plates if you want added realism.

💡 Customization Ideas

  • Add smiley eyes on the windshield for a cute cartoon version

  • Use different color combos for a London cab or a Beetle-style car

  • Add a mini passenger inside by sewing on a small plush head or animal face

This amigurumi taxi is ready to zip through playtime traffic or sit proudly on display. Whether you’re crocheting for a transportation-themed gift or just want to ride into your next project, this cab is always on duty! 🚖🧶


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