MATERIALS

4mm crochet hook 10mm safety eyes Tapestry needle Stuffing Scissors 

(not included)

Dark Brown medium- Brown medium-weight Tan medium-weight Black medium-weight 


weight yarn, with 3 stitch yarn (12 yds) yarn (9 yd) yarn (1 yd)
markers in it (18 yds)

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This pattern is written in US

Rnd 3. [sc, inc] x6 (18)
terminology, and crocheted in
Round
continuous rounds. Watch video
What stitches to do this round, and 
 tutorials at thewoobles.com/tutorials
how many times
dec
 (invisible) decrease

Total number of stitches in this round inc
 increase (2 sc in the same hole)

rnd
 round

sc single crochet
For round 3, repeat the pattern in the brackets 6 times.
The pattern is: single crochet in 1 stitch, then increase
stitch in the next stitch. Because an increase is actually
2 single crochet stitches in the same stitch of the
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previous round, the total number of stitches in this

round is 18.

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 BODY
With dark brown and tan yarn.

TIP Keep track of where you are by placing a

stitch marker in the first stitch of the current
round.

Rnd 1.

 (dark brown yarn) start 6 sc in a

magic loop (6)

Rnd 2.
 6 inc (12)

Start here if you’re using the pre-made piece

Rnd 3.
 [sc, inc] x 6 (18)


Rnd 4.
 [6 sc, 3 inc] x 2 (24) 

Rnd 5. [5 sc, (2 sc, inc) x 2, sc] x 2 (28)

TIP Your piece might start curling - that’s totally

normal. For a neater final look, push the
middle of your piece until it curves the other
way. This makes the “right side” face out.
Then keep crocheting to the left. If you’re a
lefty, keep crocheting to the right.

Rnds 6-9. 28 sc (28)

TIP You’re changing colors in the next round.

Remember to switch colors in the last step
of the stitch before the color change.

Rnd 10. (switch to tan yarn) 28 sc (28)

C ut the dark brown yarn.

Rnd 11.
 [5 sc, (2 sc, dec) x 2, sc] x 2 (24)


Rnd 12. [6 sc, 3 dec] x 2 (18)

Stu the piece, shaping it a little bit flat on the

ff

bottom. ave a small amount of stu ng for the

S ffi

head.

Rnd 13.
 [sc, dec] x 6 (12)


Rnd 14. [sc, dec] x 4 (8)

Fasten o leaving a long tail. Thread a needle with

ff

a tail then use it to pull the yarn tail through the

;

front loops of each stitch. ull tight to close the

P
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remaining gap. ide the yarn tail in the body.

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BACK EMBROIDERY Step 2.

Insert the needle between rounds 9 and 10 on the
With black yarn. direct opposite side of where the yarn is coming
out of. Pull the needle out where it originally went
Embroider a line on the back of the roach spanning
into the piece, so that both tails are coming out of
rounds 1 to 9:
the same hole.

Step 1.

Step 3.

Thread a needle with a forearm’s length of yarn.
Tie a knot with both tails, as close to the surface of
Insert the needle somewhere on the right side of
the body as possible. Hide the tails in the body.
the body, and pull it out of the hole between rounds
9 and 10, centered on the side that is more curved.
Leave a 6-inch yarn tail.

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HEAD
With brown yarn.

Rnd 1.
 start 6 sc in a magic loop (6)


Rnd 2.
 6 inc (12)

Rnd 3.
 [sc, inc] x 6 (18)

Rnds 4-6. 18 sc (18)

Attach the eyes between rounds 3 and 4 with a 10-

stitch space between them from the top of the
head. If this amigurumi is for a baby or pet,
embroider the eyes instead. 

Invisible fasten off, leaving a long tail. Thread a

needle with the tail, then use it to sew the head on
the side of the body that is more curved, centered
on the back embroidery, spanning rounds 6 to 10.
The bottom of the head should cover 4 stitches of
round 10. When you have a few stitches remaining,
stuff the head lightly.

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LEGS
With brown yarn.

Crochet the legs around the body between rounds

10 to 11:

Step 1.

Hold the roach upside down so the tan yarn is
facing up with the head towards you. Sl st join
between rounds 10 and 11, one stitch behind the
left side of the head. If you’re a lefty, sl st join one
stitch behind the right side of the head.

Step 2.

Ch 3.

Step 3.

Sc into the second ch from the hook, sc.

Step 4.

Sl st into the next three stitches of the body.

TIP Make sure to crochet loose enough so that

the slip stitches don’t distort the body’s
rounds.

Step 5.

Repeat steps 2-4 two times.

TIP When reaching the color change jump, keep

crocheting between rounds 10 and 11.

Step 6.

Sl st into the next five stitches of the body.

Step 7.

Repeat steps 2-4 two times. 

Step 8.

Repeat steps 2-3.

Step 9.

Sl st into the next stitch of the body.

Fasten off and hide the tails in the body.

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1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

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ANTENNAE Step 3.

Tie a knot in one of the yarn tails about half an inch
With dark brown yarn (make two).
from the roach’s head. Trim the yarn tail as close as
Add and secure the antennae on top of the roach’s possible to this knot.

head: Step 4.


Thread a needle with the other yarn tail and hide it
Step 1.

in the head. Pull the yarn tail through the body in
Cut a forearm’s length of yarn. Insert the hook
the opposite direction as the antenna to create
between rounds 5 and 6 on the head, above either
tension to help the antenna stand upright.
eye, and pull one end of the yarn through.

Step 2.

Secure the antenna to the head by knotting the two
yarn tails together as close to the head as possible.

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