NO-SEW Axolotl Crochet Tutorial · Easy, Quick, & Beginner-Friendly Free Amigurumi Doll Pattern!

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This step-by-step crochet tutorial will teach you how to make an adorable, baby axolotl! Check out the 'Pattern Links' below to download the written pattern!
CONTENTS:
00:09 Intro
01:26 Materials
02:20 Head, Body, Tail
24:47 Arms & Legs
33:48 Gills
39:18 Tail Frills
43:23 Finished Doll
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---- About the Pattern ----
The Baby Axolotl is a no-sew amigurumi pattern that features this adorable underwater creature! It is a quick and easy project, worked in one piece. This pocket sized plush can also be crocheted with different yarn weights and fibers to create different looks, such as super bulky blanket or chenille yarn for a plush, velvety look or medium weight yarn in cotton or acrylic for a smaller keychain size.
This axolotl doll is the perfect birthday gift or Christmas holiday gift for animal lovers. It’s also suitable as a portable “pocket pal” toy for kids to carry along with them as a therapy aid or fidget.
The PDF pattern includes in-line progress photos as part of a detailed photo tutorial to help guide you through the doll-making process.
SIZE
Height: 5 inches (13 cm)
LEVEL
★★☆☆☆ Familiar Beginner. Requires familiarity with stitches used (below), changing colors, and attaching yarn.
STITCHES & TECHNIQUES USED (US TERMINOLOGY)
FO = fasten off
YO = yarn over
ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
inc = increase (insert 2 sc in same st)
dec = decrease (sc 2 sts together)
FLO = front loops only
MATERIALS
Super bulky weight 6 yarn in two colors (I used Hobbii Honey Bunny yarn)
5mm crochet hook (These are my fav: amzn.to/3fXpjkD)
9mm plastic safety eyes (classic black eyes: amzn.to/3HKhT1i, sparkly eyes: amzn.to/3KgXjba)
Fiberfill stuffing
Scissors
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---- Copyright Notice ----
This pattern is © 2024 Sweet Softies, www.sweetsofties.com. For personal use only. You may not translate, distribute, copy, alter, or sell this pattern in any way. My patterns may not be used in video tutorials or for teaching classes (both online and in-person). You may link to this pattern but you may not copy any part of the pattern instructions on other websites. You may sell finished items made with this pattern if you credit Sweet Softies as the designer and link to my website. No wholesale.
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[@SweetSofties]

Exciting news! A CROCHET KIT for this pattern is available: yarnsea.com/en/project/2151/no-sew-axolotl-crochet-tutorial-easy-quick-beginner-friendly-free-amigurumi-doll-pattern

[@gigi_felice]

This axolotl turned out so cute! Very easy to follow! Thank you for this tutorial!

[@SweetSofties]

Yay so happy to hear that! Thank you!!

[@ZenZer-n6z]

I'm working on mine right as we speak😀😀

[@moma7252]

I’ve just learned to crochet and I was able to make this little guy by following your clear directions. Really appreciate how you have the pattern written on the screen while you’re doing it, made it easier for me to remember what I was working on. I had come across some of the other patterns you have made, but this is the first one I’ve done, and I’ll be back for more. The little guy I made this for (birthday present) thought it was the best, so huge win for me!

[@SweetSofties]

Thanks for the positive feedback, really appreciate it! And great job making this little guy!

[@Frank-The-44th]

I just made this cute little guy in a few hours and I am in love oh my goodness, I love your videos they are so easy to follow (even for a beginner like me) and everything is always so gosh darn cute!!! ❤❤

[@SweetSofties]

So happy to hear it! Thanks for the amazing feedback!

[@june_bug_]

Thank you for the calm explanations and clear instructions, it helped me to wind down this evening. The axolotl turned out so cute

[@SweetSofties]

I'm so glad to hear that! YAY!!

[@DarlingArt-lj1gc]

Thank you so much for making this, it was really easy to follow the instructions, mine turned out really cute, thanks 👍👍

[@judy6863]

Thank you. Well done. I have made 4of them.

[@SweetSofties]

So awesome!! You have a little family of axolotls!!

[@IsabellaDiaz-ox1cr]

this axolotl is very cute, acorable and easy. thanks

[@SweetSofties]

So glad you like it Isabella!!

[@itslewisandcats]

thanks so much for this pattern! i did it in less than 2 hours and im a complete beginner! i wish i could show you it! your tutorials are so detailed and easy!

[@SweetSofties]

Yay, that's so awesome to hear!! Great job, proud of you!

[@mie3581]

Hey, can I ask which yarn you used?

[@Ilovecatssomuchwithmywholelife]

@@mie3581 im kind of late but she showed it in the start i think

[@Mimis.Crochet]

Im almost finished! im about to post a video on my channel about the results! ❤❤ Thank you so much for this really easy and helpful tutorial! 💗

[@SweetSofties]

Yay, great job!! So happy you enjoyed the pattern!

[@fatinazira5801]

TQSM for this beautiful tutorial. I've already made 1 for my baby and it turns out so cute although I'm a beginner❤

[@SweetSofties]

You're very welcome and I'm so glad you enjoyed the tutorial! Yay!!

[@trudydean9023]

So cute, I really enjoyed making this little guy. Thank you for sharing:)

[@SweetSofties]

So awesome to hear that!!

[@chanda06]

Mini Amigurumi: An Easy-to-Use Crochet Book with Lots of Cute Patterns - just an FYI a lot of your patterns are in this book

[@Adrian-qk9jh]

I found the book on Amazon and I don't see any of her patterns? Are you insinuating the book took her ideas or the other way around The book I found only has 10 patterns

[@SweetSofties]

Oh my goodness. They stole my patterns and images! Thank you for alerting me about this. It makes me so sad that people would do this...

[@SweetSofties]

They are actually all my patterns on the cover. Each design is made by me and those are my exact images from my blog.

[@DocBree13]

@@SweetSoftiesoh no! I hope you can get it taken down and get financial compensation 😡 😢

[@SweetSofties]

Thank you so much! I got it taken down last month, but it looks like it got reinstated again (so the author must've tried to re-publish it on Amazon)! I'm so upset. I don't get any financial compensation, but I want to make sure it's removed because it's unfair for me as the designer to have my work stolen. :'(

[@CoopertheButter]

Such a great pattern and tutorial thank you so much for this!

[@SweetSofties]

So glad to hear it!

[@AutumnFictions]

I’ve made one with 2 shades of blue velvet yarn and I’m gonna give it to my friend who just found axolotls in Minecraft. I think she’s gonna love him 😊

[@SweetSofties]

So awesome to haer!!

[@Gacha-Puffle]

My first attempt wasn’t great but my second was much better! Love this tutorial but I had to slow it down a bit cuz I’m a little newer

[@SweetSofties]

Yay, awesome to hear! And nothing wrong with slowing it down!

[@anthonybeazley6054]

Your voice is so relaxing

[@SweetSofties]

Aw, thanks!

[@christy410]

I love it! And I'm a new crocheter

[@SweetSofties]

Yay!!! Good job!

[@donnathompson6694]

ur a good teacher, he is so cute, tu💋💜

[@alabamacountry9127]

You are the best. So adorable! can't wait to try this. Thank you for tutorial! 😘❤✅

[@SweetSofties]

aww thank you, enjoy the tutorial!!

[@Alicia_1970]

Yay I did it lol You're a good teacher!

[@SweetSofties]

yay, glad to hear that!!!

[@shortyfoden]

This was easy and fun to make ❤ extremely cute ❤❤❤

[@SweetSofties]

Thanks so much!

[@alissalefers4623]

Thank you so much for this tutorial I'm going to be making a short and I'm going to try to tag you in it but I've never done it before so that way you can see

[@SweetSofties]

Wow that's awesome to hear! I'll look out for it!!

[@Vivian.Jeanne]

using bubble stitch for the arms and leg would be so much easier

[@zooshwoosh]

Amazing tutorial! Thank you so much!

[@SweetSofties]

Glad it was helpful!

[@JaneLane-mt3lb]

Super cute! Im currently making mine ♡︎

[@sonjasocks]

thank you so much for this tutorial, i’m a beginner and have only completed two other projects so far but this came out so cute and is a perfect gift for my friend 🤍. it took me less than two hours and i love how you showed each step very clearly and made the design seem very simple

[@SweetSofties]

So happy you enjoyed this tutorial! YAY!

[@Reynari-art]

thanks for the tutorial. it turned out super cute. easy to follow instructions!

[@SweetSofties]

Glad you liked it! Thank you!!

[@yarnycat_crochet]

I cant wait to make this ❤

[@SweetSofties]

Yay, have fun!!

[@valorieanderson9325]

Would you ever put all you pocket amigurumi in to a ebook so i don't have to buy each one individually?

[@SweetSofties]

I do have a couple pattern bundles/ebooks, one for my Pocket Plush collection and one for some of my no-sew amigurumi patterns! Both are in my Payhip store (see description for the link). But I haven’t added in my newest no sew patterns this year to a bundle yet. I plan to do that when I’ve accumulated enough new patterns to make a bundle!

[@brendapalacios8366]

You are great at this stuff so keep up the good work

[@SweetSofties]

aww thanks so much for the encouragement!!

[@rachelcurtis608]

Hey , just want to let you know, in your description where you say what FLO means you said that it means back loops. Might just confuse someone whos new 😊

[@SweetSofties]

Oops, that's a typo! Thanks for catching that!

[@auhuynh1146]

thank you very much

[@TheCreativeCorner4]

I just made this and I love him! His name is Gillbert :>

[@SweetSofties]

Omg I love that name!! Hehe

[@HangOutWithNikki]

just finished! thank you

[@SweetSofties]

Great job!

[@a.w.s.9227]

I just bought the pattern but now it says I need google play books or a similar app to open, I hope it opens! Because my phone is so full I can't fit any more apps lol. Can't wait to make this big fluffy axolotl 😊❤🎉

[@SweetSofties]

Thank you for supporting me as a pattern designer! Sorry to hear you need an app to open; on my phone, I can open PDFs on my browser (Chrome)...not sure if you're able to try that? Anyways, if you send it to yourself via email, you can probably open the PDF preview on your email app!

[@isatoro77]

Cool tutorial Loove it!

[@ednakrabapoly]

thank you for this!!!❤

[@SweetSofties]

You're so very welcome!

[@ednakrabapoly]

@@SweetSofties I'm excited for the dragon contest!!! I'm thinking about what colors I will use ☺️

[@SweetSofties]

Awesome!! Tomorrow (Feb 3rd) I'll have a printable coloring sheet available for you to do some color planning! :)

[@lindamcbride7900]

Where do you get your attachment tool?

[@MsMeliza85]

I just got to get my box from Amazon and I tried so hard to crochet it but now that this tutorial worked I am now not a beggiener

[@oodlesacaboodles]

Awwww, how cute!!!

[@SweetSofties]

So happy you like it!!

[@anthonybeazley6054]

Hey can I sell these at markets? I will give you credit. These are so market worthy ❤😊😅

[@SweetSofties]

Yes, just credit by name and site, such as: "Pattern design by Sweet Softies, www.sweetsofties.com" :)

[@meg22489]

hello. if i was to make these could i sell them on my etsy? xx

[@SweetSofties]

You can, just credit me as the pattern designer in the description with my name and site, such as: "Pattern design by Sweet Softies, www.sweetsofties.com"

[@sherlockmom007]

Great video. Do you have the link for the safety eye tool?

[@SweetSofties]

I'll be sharing about the safety eyes tool when it comes out. It's currently in production. If you join my mailing list, you'll be one of the first to hear about it! Here's the sign-up link: view.flodesk.com/pages/638d7d3b08af91d6ddfdfa2a

[@evacskaa9]

I’m trying to make the super bulky one and I’m at the point where I have to do the gills. In the beginning of the video I can see that the bulky one has both of the colours on the gills. Can you please explain how did you do that part? (My guess is, that is the same process like the small one just with the body colour and plus one more row sc around with the dark pink colour maybe?)Thank you in advance! ❤

[@SweetSofties]

Hi! Are you referring to the Mama Axolotl pattern? That one is a separate design and has two colors for the gills (the free axolotl pattern shown in this video only has one color for the gills). If you're interested in the other pattern, you can find it here: payhip.com/b/kvOyl Please note that the bigger axolotl pattern is also no-sew but it's a written pattern (with photo references) only, not a video tutorial. Hope this helps!!

[@morgannewood]

What does it mean if the polyfill is coming out when I stitch into the body, like when you do the arms/legs and frills/tail. Maybe too much or not enough filling? I am just learning, so I know my tension isn’t consistent and I need to use a smaller hook size next time. Could it just be my stitches are too loose?

[@SweetSofties]

If stuffing is coming out it may mean that your stitches are too loose; you can go down a hook size or two to help you crochet tighter! Also, I find that when I use a yarn needle to do sewing, I sometimes pull out a little bit of stuffing by accident too. That's just unforutnately what sometimes happens when you sew. I just try to poke the stuffing back into the body.

[@morgannewood]

@@SweetSofties yup, I used a smaller hook and it looks much better. Thank you so much for posting this video, our Axolotls passed away, so I’m making one for each of my stepdaughters. The only thing I’m still struggling with is the lil tail frills. I’m not sure what loops to go under for the row of single crochet. Does it matter or should they go somewhere specific?

[@LouisaTracy-v2b]

Gottlieb Lights

[@keilaloran2293]

Is their a link on how to make the mama one with more detail

[@SweetSofties]

Here's the bigger axolotl pattern! www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pocket-axolotl-2-sizes

[@lil..pineapple4]

This took me six hours and 10 minutes. I am so tired.

[@SweetSofties]

Glad you like it!!

[@christinagladwin547]

I can't get the arms and legs. Lol! Those puffs are tricky

[@SweetSofties]

Sorry to hear that! Practice helps; keep trying!

[@morah1977]

What is the link for the safety eye tool?

[@SweetSofties]

I'll be sharing about the safety eyes tool when it comes out. It's currently in production. If you join my mailing list, you'll be one of the first to hear about it! Here's the sign-up link: view.flodesk.com/pages/638d7d3b08af91d6ddfdfa2a

[@viioollettaa]

how much yarn it takes ?

[@SweetSofties]

About 19-20 yards of the main color and 3 yards of the secondary color!

[@elliestaub6495]

@@SweetSofties Is this for the smaller weight yarn? Do you know how much was used for the plush version? Thank you :)

[@fatimamoosa5104]

😊😊

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Ilene Shoal

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Fern Trail

[@CharlesJones-q2s]

Howell Lodge

[@elliestaub6495]

16:46

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23:42

[@elliestaub6495]

arms & body 24:48

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Raleigh Valleys

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Schroeder Meadows

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Robert Lights

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Petra Tunnel

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Sylvan River

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12:08

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Fritsch Plaza

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Luettgen Alley

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Katlyn Lakes

[@jennya1995]

Nope. I couldn't get past row 19 using worsted weight yarn

[@NumbersChene-z1q]

Powlowski Mountains

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Eli Avenue

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Carter Route

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Satterfield Center

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Walker Port

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Marcelina Neck

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Therese Mountains

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Axe oh lot ol

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Vidal Plaza

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Lindsay Street

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Mraz Orchard

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Hayes Stream

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Mraz Stravenue

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Emard Fall

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Letitia Flat

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Dicki Road

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Kaia Parks

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Dicki Field

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Armand Island

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Darron Spurs

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Mosciski Via

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Jast Walk

[@Cryxo_survive]

After 16 attempts I gave up, you are going too fast for me to understand what's happening and even when putting the video in the slowest setting i still don't understand. and this is a huge trigger to me..

[@risingphoenixstudios7368]

Hey I mean this in the nicest way but maybe you should try simpler Patterns first to give you a easier understanding good luck with your future projects

[@riririnmaru5672]

Too fast?! This tutorial was too slow for me. I agree with the first reply ^

[@morgannewood]

@@Cryxo_survive I started learning with patterns from the KZbin user lilthings and her patterns are very simple and she shows how to do every stitch at least twice for each row. I suggest making the lil ghost first, then move on to the moon and stars. I did those a few times before I attempted following this video. Don’t give up!!!

[@StevenTrujillo-o9u]

Von Unions

[@Lilly-g6k]

She's going to fast 😭

[@IsidroSimmons-f2n]

King Square

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Jeanne Neck