How to Crochet Chunky Caterpillar Amigurumi (Tutorial for Beginners)

Learn how to crochet a no-sew, colorful, and chunky caterpillar amigurumi for your kid with a step-by-step tutorial from HobbiCROCHET. It is very easy to make, even for beginners and should take about 30 minutes to complete one caterpillar. You can use it as a stress reliever also as it is very squishy and soft.

The complete guide for crocheting this chunky caterpillar will be available at the end of this post. Let’s learn more about this lovely toy!

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Skills Used: Skills include creating a magic ring, single crochet, increasing and decreasing stitches, front-loop-only stitching, seamless color changes, and stuffing techniques. The tutorial also demonstrates how to crochet continuous rounds for a smooth finish, shape the caterpillar’s body without sewing separate pieces, and add small details like puff stitch legs and embroidered facial expressions.

Guide Span: 35 Minutes

Personalization Tips: The chunky caterpillar can be customized in many ways by using different yarn colors or body part sizes. The number of segments can be increased or decreased, and the face can be modified with embroidered lashes, rosy cheeks, or even tiny antennae.

Crochet Chunky Caterpillar Tutorial

This step-by-step tutorial provides an easy-to-follow for crocheting a chunky caterpillar plushie, perfect for gifts, market prep, or personal collections. The tutorial completely explains how to crochet body segments in one piece, switch colors seamlessly, add facial features, and attach legs directly to the body.

Starting with the First Segment: The caterpillar begins with a magic ring and seven single crochets, increasing in rounds to shape the first body segment.
Creating the Caterpillar’s Body: Each segment is formed using a sequence of single crochets, increases, and front-loop-only stitches to maintain structure and allow color changes. The body size can be adjusted by repeating the pattern for additional segments.
Color Changes for a Smooth Finish: The tutorial explains how to switch colors seamlessly using slip stitches and single crochets, preventing visible joins.
Adding Facial Features: Safety eyes are positioned along a diagonal line to match the natural shift in the crochet rounds, ensuring symmetry.
Stuffing & Shaping: The caterpillar is gradually stuffed as it is crocheted, with an emphasis on not overstuffing the neck areas for a better shape.
Making the Legs: The legs are crocheted directly onto the body using puff stitches, avoiding additional sewing and ensuring even placement.

Stitch Guides

Following are the stitches that the tutor used for crocheting this caterpillar amigurumi with quick instructions:

SC (Single Crochet): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, draw through loop, yarn over, draw through both loops.
INC (Increase): Crochet two single crochets in one stitch.
DEC (Decrease): Crochet two stitches together.
FLO (Front Loop Only): Work your stitch through the front loop of the stitch only.
SL ST (Slip Stitch): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, and draw through both loops on the hook.