LOVE ALIEN - Free crochet pattern

In this blog post you'll find the complete crochet pattern for the amigurumi love alien. This little cute amigurumi love alien is the perfect handmade gift for a friend or loved one for Valentine's Day or Friendship (Ystävänpäivä) as it's called here in Finland. This crochet project is quick and easy to crochet and adorable to hang on a bag or a pair of keys.

LOVE ALIEN PATTERN

- The love alien is crocheted from the top down.

HEAD + BODY

r 1: 2 ch, 7 sc in the second chain
from the hook. (7) = magic circle
r 2: [inc]x7. (14)
r 3: [1 sc, inc]x7. (21)
r 4: [2 sc, inc]x7. (28)
r 5: [3 sc, inc]x7. (35)
r 6: [4 sc, inc]x7. (42)
r 7-10 (4 r): 42 sc. (42)
r 11: [sc, dec]x14. (28)
r 12: [2 sc, dec]x7. (21)
r 13: [1 sc, dec]x7. (14)
r 14-20 (7 r): 14 sc. (14)
- Stuff the head and the body.

LEG 1

r 21: 7 sc, skip the next 7 st. (7)
r 22-26 (5 r): 7 sc. (7)
r 27: [dec]x3, skip the last stitch. (4)
- Cut off the yarn and weave in the end.

LEG 2

- Attach the yarn with a sl st where you skipped the 7 stitches on leg 1.
- Continue crocheting around the hole.

r 21-26 (6 r): 7 sc. (7)
r 27: [dec]x3, skip the last stitch. (4)
- Cut off the yarn and weave in the yarn end.

ARMS X2

r 1: 2 ch, 7 sc in the second chain
from the hook. (7) = magic circle
r 2-9 (8 r): 7 sc. (7)
- Cut off the yarn but save 20 cm so that you have something to attach the arms to the body with.
- Weave in the other yarn end.

ANTENNAS x2

r 1: 5 ch, crochet the following stitches along the chains [bob, 3 sl st]
- Cut off the yarn but save 20 cm so that you have something to attach the antennas to the head with.

HEART EYES X2

r 1: 3 ch, crochet the following stitches in the third chain from the
hook [dc, hdc, sc, 2 ch, sc, hdc, dc, 2 ch, sl st]
- Cut off the yarn but save 20 cm so that you have something to attach the eyes to the head with.
- Weave in the other yarn end.

ASSEMBLING

- Sew the arms to the body, one on each side.
- Pin the antennas to the head between r 5 and 6 and sew them on.
- Pin the heart eyes to the head between r 6 and 8 and sew them on.
- Weave in any extra yarn ends.