Cute Functional Craft Project Crochet Monkey Backpack

Crafting your own crochet monkey backpack pattern  is a fulfilling project that involves basic crochet skills and a few essential materials. To get started, you will need yarn in shades of brown and cream, a 4mm crochet hook, safety eyes, a zipper, and fiberfill for stuffing. The process involves crocheting distinct pieces for the monkey’s head, body, arms, legs, ears, and tail. Once each piece is completed, they are assembled and attached to a small zippered pouch to create the final backpack. Detailed step-by-step instructions will lead you through the entire process, making it easy to create this charming and practical accessory.

Materials Needed:

• Brown yarn
• Cream yarn
• 4mm crochet hook
• Safety eyes (12mm)
• Zipper (20cm)
• Fiberfill
• Yarn needle
• Stitch marker

Abbreviations:

• ch = chain
• sc = single crochet
• inc = increase (2 sc in the next stitch)
• dec = decrease (sc 2 together)
• st = stitch
• rnd = round

Instructions:

Head:

1. With brown yarn, make a magic ring.
2. Rnd 1: 6 sc in the ring (6)
3. Rnd 2: inc around (12)
4. Rnd 3: (sc, inc) around (18)
5. Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) around (24)
6. Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) around (30)
7. Rnd 6: (4 sc, inc) around (36)
8. Rnd 7-12: sc around (36)
9. Rnd 13: (4 sc, dec) around (30)
10. Rnd 14: (3 sc, dec) around (24)
11. Rnd 15: (2 sc, dec) around (18)
12. Rnd 16: (sc, dec) around (12)
13. Rnd 17: dec around (6)
14. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Body:

1. With cream yarn, ch 2.
2. Rnd 1: 6 sc in the second ch from the hook (6)
3. Rnd 2: inc around (12)
4. Rnd 3: (sc, inc) around (18)
5. Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) around (24)
6. Rnd 5-10: sc around (24)
7. Rnd 11: (2 sc, dec) around (18)
8. Rnd 12: (sc, dec) around (12)
9. Rnd 13: dec around (6)
10. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Arms (make 2):

1. With brown yarn, make a magic ring.
2. Rnd 1: 6 sc in the ring (6)
3. Rnd 2: (sc, inc) around (9)
4. Rnd 3-6: sc around (9)
5. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Legs (make 2):

1. With brown yarn, make a magic ring.
2. Rnd 1: 6 sc in the ring (6)
3. Rnd 2: (sc, inc) around (9)
4. Rnd 3-5: sc around (9)
5. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Ears (make 2):

1. With brown yarn, make a magic ring.
2. Rnd 1: 6 sc in the ring (6)
3. Rnd 2: inc around (12)
4. Rnd 3-4: sc around (12)
5. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Tail:

1. With brown yarn, ch 2.
2. Rnd 1: 6 sc in the second ch from the hook (6)
3. Rnd 2-20: sc around (6)
4. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Assembly:

1. Sew the head and body together.
2. Attach the arms and legs to the body.
3. Sew the ears to the sides of the head.
4. Attach the tail to the bottom of the body.
5. Insert safety eyes and embroider the mouth on the face.
6. Attach the zippered pouch to the back of the monkey.
7. Stuff the monkey with fiberfill and close any remaining openings.

Enjoy your adorable crochet monkey backpack!