Meet Kimira, the crochet monkey inspired by the classic charm of the original sock monkey, Marcho! Kimira is a cheerful addition to any space and has officially joined the Craft Passion family after my Sunburst Granny Square Blanket project. (If you haven’t seen it yet, click the link for the free crochet pattern—you might want to give it a try!)

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Kimira’s story began with a few leftover yarns in white, melon red, pistachio green, and pastel blue that sparked an image of a colorful crochet monkey resting under a tree, turning her head with a friendly smile. The name ‘Kimira’ immediately came to mind, and I knew I had to start crocheting her. A few days later, this lively stuffed monkey was finished, and I’m excited to share the pattern with you!

Materials and Sizing Tips
Kimira is 18 inches tall, crocheted with light worsted acrylic yarn from Lion Brand. Use heavier yarn if you prefer a more giant monkey, like worsted or 10-ply, with a matching hook size. Or go for a smaller version with lighter-weight yarn. This flexibility lets you create an entire family of crochet monkeys, each in different sizes! Learn how to substitute yarn in amigurumi.

Each crochet monkey can even have a unique personality! Imagine Auntie Kimira with a hat, Uncle Kimiro holding a beach ball, and Kiddo Kimiri with an apple. Display them together, and they’ll bring playful charm to your craft space. Explore these free toy accessories crochet patterns to expand your amigurumi collection for even more ideas.

Stuffed monkeys make perfect gifts for children—soft, huggable, and made with love. With Christmas around the corner, now’s the perfect time to start crafting so your crochet monkey is ready for the holidays. Or, if you need a birthday gift, Kimira adds a special handmade touch to any present.

Finally, here they are side by side! On the left is Marcho, sewn from socks, and on the right is Kimira, crocheted from yarn. Though they’re made differently, they share a similar charm—don’t they almost look like twins?

What’s Next:
- Start crocheting and share your completed crochet monkey on Facebook and/or Instagram. Remember to tag us, @craftpassion, so that we can spot them.
- Not crocheting now? Pin it to Pinterest and save it on a future To-Crochet List.
- Share with your crochet groups for a crochet-along event.
- If you are new to crochet amigurumi, we have a comprehensive amigurumi guide for beginners.
- Browse more free crochet patterns to make, particularly the crochet animal amigurumi patterns.
Happy crochet!

Amigurumi Monkey Crochet Pattern
Kimira is the crochet version of Marcho, the classic sock monkey. This 18-inch crochet monkey amigurumi is made with light worsted acrylic yarn. You can change the size by using different yarn weights—heavier yarn for a bigger monkey and lighter yarn for a smaller one. It’s one of the best things about amigurumi: you can create a whole family of crochet monkeys in different sizes. Fun, isn’t it?
Materials
- Yarn in white, melon red, pistachio green and pastel blue (I used Lion Brand's BabySoft Acrylic Yarn)
- Embroidery Floss in Yellow
- 2 x 11.5mm black buttons or safety eyes
- White felt
- Polyester fiberfill
Tools
- 2.5 mm hook
- white sewing thread and sewing needle
- Tapestry needle
Instructions
Abbreviations
ch: chain
sc: single crochet
inc: sc2 in a stitch
inv dec: invisible decrease
slst: slip stitch
sk: skip
AMIGURUMI MONKEY CROCHET PATTERN
(Crochet Pattern is written in American Crochet Terms. All patterns work in a spiral round except the muzzle pattern)
HEAD, BODY & LEGS
Working from top to bottom (head to leg).
Start with red yarn
Round 1: sc 6 in magic ring. {6}
Round 2: [inc] around. {12}
Round 3: [inc, sc] around. {18}
Round 4: [inc, sc 2] around. {24}
Round 5: [inc, sc 3] around. {30}
Round 6: [inc, sc 4] around. {36}
Round 7: [inc, sc 5] around. {42}
Round 8: [inc, sc 6] around. {48}
Round 9: [inc, sc 7] around. {54}
Round 10: [inc, sc 8] around. {60}
Round 11-22: sc around. {60}
Change yarn to white (read Note below for the jog-less join for stripes)
Round 23-30: sc around. {60}
Change yarn to green
Round 31-36: sc around. {60}
Round 37: [inv dec, sc 8] around. {54}
Round 38: [inv dec, sc 7] around. {48}
Change yarn to white
Round 39: sc around. {48}
Round 40: [inc, sc 7] around. {54}
Round 41: [inc, sc 8] around. {60}
Round 42-46: sc around. {60}
Change yarn to blue
Round 47-54: sc around. {60}
Change yarn to white
Round 55-62: sc around. {60}
Change yarn to red
Round 63-70: sc around. {60}
Shaped hip (to create a bottom while make an opening to accommodate the legs)
Round 71: sc 18, ch 18, sk 30 st, sc 12. {48}.
Round 72: sc around. {48}
Round 73: [inv dec, sc 6] around. {42}
Round 74: [inv dec, sc 5] around. {36}
Round 75: [inv dec, sc 4] around. {30}
Round 76: [inv dec, sc 3] around. {24}
Round 77: [inv dec, sc 2] around. {18}
Round 78: [inv dec, sc] around. {12}
Round 79: [inv dec] around. {6}
Fasten off and hide yarn.
Stuff head and body with polyester fiberfill
Add Legs
Mark the center lines of the hip to make 2 parts for the left and right legs respectively (refer to tutorial pictures below). Count from the side of the opening, 15 sts on the body and 9 sts on the hip.
Left Leg
Start with white yarn
Round 1: Slip knot, ch5, begin sc at the marking on the body side, sc 15, sc in the corner between the hip and the body, sc 9 on the hip side. {30}
Round 2-8: sc around. {30}
Change yarn to green
Round 9-16: sc around. {30}
Change yarn to white
Round 17-24: sc around. {30}
Change yarn to blue
Round 25-32: sc around. {30}
Change yarn to white
Round 33-40: sc around. {30}
Change yarn to red
Round 41-48: sc around. {30}
Change yarn to white
Round 49-56: sc around. {30}
Change yarn to green
Round 57-66: sc around. {30}
Round 67: [inv dec, sc 4] around. {25}
Round 68: [Inv dec, sc 3] around. {20}
Stuff with polyester fiberfill
Round 69: [inv dec, sc 2] around. {15}
Round 70: [inv dec, sc] around. {10}
Round 71: [iinv dec] around. {5}
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Right Leg
Start with white yarn
Slip knot, ch 5.
Round 1: begin sc at the marking on the hip side, sc 9, sc in the corner between the hip and the body, sc 15 on the body side. {30}
Round 2-71: follow the left leg pattern.
Fasten off and hide yarn.
MUZZLE
With red yarn.
Slip knot, ch 13.
Round 1: sc in second ch from hook, sc 10, 4sc in the last ch, turn around (not flip) and work on the free loops of the chain stitch, sc 10, 3sc, slst to the beginning st to form an oval round {28}.
Round 2: ch, [sc 12, inc, inc] 2 times, slst. {32}
Round 3: ch, [sc 12, inc, sc 2, inc] 2 times, slst. {36}
Round 4: ch, [sc 12, inc, sc 4, inc] 2 times, slst. {40}
Round 5: ch, [sc 12, inc, sc 6, inc] 2 times, slst. {44}
Round 6: ch, [sc 12, inc, sc 8, inc] 2 times, slst. {48}
Round 7: ch, [sc 12, inc, sc 10, inc] 2 times, slst. {52}
Round 8: ch, [sc 12, inc, sc 12, inc] 2 times, slst. {56}
Round 9-13: sc around. {56}
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew a line of stem stitch across the center with yellow embroidery floss.
Note that the ch stitch at the beginning of the round and the slst stitch at the end of the round are just transition stitches, please do not count them into the total stitches in the round nor crochet any stitches on them.
EARS
Make 2. Start with red or green yarn
Round 1: sc 5 in magic ring. {5}
Round 2: [inc] around. {10}
Round 3: [inc, sc] around. {15}
Round 4: [inc, sc 2] around. {20}
Round 5: [inc, sc 3] around. {25}
Round 6-8: sc around. {25}
Change yarn to white
Round 9: sc, [Inv dec, sc 6] around. {22}
Round 10: sc, [Inv dec, sc 5] around. {19}
Round 11: sc, [Inv dec, sc 4] around. {16}
Round 12: sc around. {16}
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
ARMS
Make 2. Start with green yarn
Round 1: sc 5 in magic ring. {5}
Round 2: [inc] around. {10}
Round 3: [inc, sc in next st] around. {15}
Round 4: [inc, sc in next 2 st] around. {20}
Round 5: [inc, sc in next 3 st] around. {25}
Round 6-15: sc around. {25}
Change yarn to white
Round 16-23: sc around. {25}
Change yarn to red
Round 24-31: sc around. {25}
Change yarn to white
Round 32-39: sc around. {25}
Change yarn to blue
Round 40-47: sc around. {25}
Change yarn to white
Round 48-55: sc around. {25}
Change yarn to green
Round 56-63: sc around. {25}
Change yarn to white
Round 64-69: sc around. {25}
Stuff with polyester fiberfill
Round 70: [Inv dec, sc in next 3 st] around. {20}
Round 71: [Inv dec, sc in next 2 st] around. {15}
Round 72: [Inv dec, sc in next st] around. {10}
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
TAIL
Start with green yarn.
Round 1: sc 5 in magic ring. {5}
Round 2: [inc] around. {10}
Round 3-15: sc around. {10}
Stuff the tail with polyester fiberfill as you go
Change yarn to white
Round 16-23: sc around. {10}
Change yarn to red
Round 24-31: sc around. {10}
Change yarn to white
Round 32-39: sc around. {10}
Change yarn to blue
Round 40-47: sc around. {10}
Change yarn to white
Round 48-55: sc around. {10}
Change yarn to green
Round 56-63: sc around. {10}
Change yarn to white
Round 64-71: sc around. {10}
Change yarn to red
Round 72-79: sc around. {10}
Change yarn to white
Round 80-87: sc around. {10}
Change yarn to blue
Round 88-95: sc around. {10}
Change yarn to white
Round 96-103: sc around. {10}
Change yarn to green
Round 104-111: sc around. {10}
Change yarn to white
Round 112-119: sc around. {10}
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
HOW TO ADD LEGS TO THE BODY
This is the body with the hip and an opening for adding the legs.
These are the markings to separate the hip into 2 parts for the legs.
Take off the marking of the left legs and crochet as per pattern instruction. Note that the left leg starts from the front part of the body.
This is where you need to crochet an extra stitch at the corner between the hip and the body, it is in fact the side of an sc stitch.
Continue crochet in a spiral round to build the left leg.
This is the right leg. Note the pattern instruction, the first 5 chains are a pre-round 1 base.
Follow the instruction to crochet and don't forget to crochet the extra stitch you need to make at the corner.
The round completes after you have crochet on the 5 chains of the pre-round 1.
Sew up the opening between the legs after you have completed the stuffing.
In order for the monkey to be able to sit on its own, don’t stuff too much between the hips and legs.
HOW TO ASSEMBLE CROCHET MONKEY
- Complete the rest of the parts according to the amigurumi pattern.
Sew to close all openings of the parts with a tapestry needle. - Cut white of eye from white felt. You may download and print this eye template or draw your own eyes. Sew the black button to the felt. Decorate the eyes with yellow running stitches near the edge.
A closer look at the muzzle, eyes, and ears; especially the details on the yellow embroidery lines.
If you are making this crochet Monkey amigurumi for a baby, replace the button eyes with embroidery eyes to prevent any choking accident. - Sew eyes on the face and mark the muzzle position with an erasable fabric marker. The muzzle marking shape is a rounded corner rectangular.
- Pin the muzzle to the face so that it is aligned. Sew it on and stuff before finishing off the sewing.
- Stuff a small bit of polyester fiberfill into the ears, sew up the opening.
- Fold the ear and sew the base to make a cupped ear. Sew them on the side of the face.
- Sew to close the opening of the arms. Sew them on the side of the body.
Sew on the tail to the back of the crochet monkey.
Notes
1. For the jog-less color change (near to perfect straight join) for stripes, please watch this video.
2. This monkey amigurumi pattern is developed based on the sock monkey I sewed, the position of the body parts are the same, if you need to have a closer look at the detail, please refer to the sock monkey sewing tutorial.
Debbie Tawse
Wednesday 27th of September 2023
Finished 2 crochet monkeys , very happy although it was challenging for me. Is it possible to get a pattern half the size of this one. Please and thank you.
L B
Monday 28th of March 2022
Do you stuff the tail? Or leave it floppy?
Thanks!
Craft Passion
Wednesday 30th of March 2022
I stuffed it as I crochet. I will update the pattern for this instruction. Besides leaving it unstuffed, you may insert a pipe cleaner to make the tail shape-able.
Sock Monkey Sewing Pattern - Free Pattern & Tutorial | Craft Passion
Tuesday 16th of June 2020
[…] You may want one too, so after doing some research and testing, here is my version of the sock monkey. It’s a little different from the other versions of monkey toys made of socks, and it doesn’t come with the typical red lips, but it’s just as lovely. And definitely a great sock monkey pattern for you to try on your own. If you want a superhero version, try mine here https://www.craftpassion.com/captain-america-sock-monkey-4. […]
Marie Rozalia
Wednesday 2nd of October 2019
Please help =(
I can't for the life of me do the muzzle! I keep getting an extra stitch, even when doing the first round. I manage to do the first part to 4 sc into the first chain, but after I do the next 10 sc and do the slip stitch, I could and end up with 29. If I slip stitch over two to compensate, when I do the next row, I still end up with 1 or 2 extra stitches. Do you have any tutorials, video or pictures I could see?
Please and thank you for your help!
Craft Passion
Wednesday 2nd of October 2019
Hi Marie, please don't panic. Most people made a mistake for crocheting the slip stitch at the end of the round and counted it as a stitch. Slip stitch at the end of the round and the chain stitch at the beginning of the round are counted as the stitches to be crochet. You can just skip those 2 stitches when you come to the end of the round. Hope this helps.
Carol Lambert
Thursday 22nd of August 2019
Thanks for sharing this pattern for the sock monkey. So cute! I’m making this for my granddaughter. She requested it for her birthday. Would like to make a smaller one for my other granddaughter. Do you happen to have a pattern for one that is smaller? Thanks
Emily
Monday 3rd of May 2021
Hi, Are the terms uk or us terms?
Thanks
Craft Passion
Friday 23rd of August 2019
Sorry, Carol, I did not develop a smaller one but you can use lighter yarn with a smaller hook to make a small one.