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Amma Big Crochet Toy by Martuland Handmade

What Is Being Made

Amma Big is a beginner-friendly crochet toy design featuring an elephant character. This downloadable PDF pattern from independent designer Martuland Handmade provides instructions for creating a soft, stuffed amigurumi-style toy measuring approximately 19 centimeters in height. The finished piece is suitable as a decorative plush toy, child's toy, or handmade gift.

Crochet Techniques Used

The Amma Big pattern employs fundamental crochet techniques appropriate for beginners. The design uses the magic ring method to begin construction, creating a closed center point for seamless starting. The pattern incorporates systematic increases and decreases to shape the three-dimensional form of the toy. Increases are worked by placing two stitches into a single stitch, while decreases are formed by working two stitches together. The pattern demonstrates gradual shaping through multiple rounds of increases followed by sustained rounds at full width, then symmetrical decreases to close the form. This structured approach creates the rounded, bulbous body characteristic of amigurumi toys.

Stitches Used

The pattern relies on basic crochet stitches that make it accessible to beginners:

• Single Crochet (sc) – the primary stitch used throughout most of the pattern, providing a tight, dense fabric ideal for stuffed toys
• Double Crochet (dc) – used selectively in rows 9 and 10 to create textural variation, likely forming facial features or surface details
• Chain (ch) – fundamental stitch referenced in the abbreviation guide
• Magic Ring (MG) – the starting technique used to begin the head construction with 4 single crochets

Materials Required

The pattern specifies YarnArt Jeans yarn in blue for the head color. A 2.5 size crochet hook is used to work with this yarn weight. Polyester fiber fill is required for stuffing the toy to create its three-dimensional, plush form. The combination of these materials produces a durable, washable toy suitable for children.

Pattern Structure

The construction begins with the head, worked in continuous rounds from a magic ring. The first 8 rows establish the basic rounded form through gradual increases. Rows 9 and 10 introduce double crochet stitches for detail work. Rows 11 through 18 continue expanding the head through systematic increases, building from 18 stitches to 60 stitches across eight rounds. Rows 19 through 28 maintain the full width with 10 rows of single crochet at 60 stitches, creating the main body of the head. Rows 29 through 35 mirror the increase sequence in reverse, systematically decreasing from 60 stitches down to 18 stitches. The pattern indicates filling the completed piece with fiber before final closure.

Amma Big © 2018 Martuland Handmade