Our small crochet fox is the newest addition to our Kozu Palm Pets series of small crochet animals. Foxes are the cutest small woodland animals and in mini size, our little fox is even sweeter! He’s the classic rust coloured fox – but if you want to mix it up, you can crochet him in gray for a gray fox (or even a wolf!).
About this Small Crochet Fox Pattern
You can crochet this small fox in just a couple of hours. It turns out to be approximately 4 inches tall using DK yarn and a 2.75mm crochet hook. The pattern is quite simple to make. The only part that may be challenging for a beginner is the colour changes between rounds in the muzzle. The trick there is to leave a little bit of give when taking on the next colour so that it doesn’t get to tight and change the shape of your fox’s muzzle.
Want to crochet a larger fox friend? No problem! Use super bulky plush yarn and this guy grows to be 11 inches – the perfect size to cuddle! We recently made a plushie fox as the grand prize for a lucky draw to get people to our stall at a large craft fair and the kids LOVED it!
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Small Crochet Fox Amigurumi Free Pattern
This pattern is for your personal use only and cannot be sold, copied, or reproduced in any way without permission from the designers. You may sell finished objects made from this pattern in small quantities but please give credit to chaicoffeecrochet.com as the pattern designer.
Tools and Supplies You Will Need to Crochet a Fox
- Yarn: You need a very small amount of yarn in rust white, and black
- 2.75 mm crochet hook
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch markers
- Polyfill stuffing
- Two 7 mm safety eyes
Crochet Fox: Stitches and Abbreviations Used
This pattern is written in US terms and crocheted in continuous rounds unless specified otherwise.
Sl st: slip stitch
SC: single crochet
INV DEC: invisible decrease
INC: two SC in the same stitch
BLO: back loops only
Crochet Fox Pattern Notes
- Difficulty level: Easy
- This pattern is written in US terms
- This fox is crocheted in continuous rounds unless specified otherwise. Use a stitch marker on the first stitch of every round so that you don’t lose track of the start of your round.
- This fox was made using DK yarn. However, you may use any yarn with the relevant hook (usually, for amigurumi you go down 2-3 sizes from that recommended on the yarn label).
- This is a low-sew amigurumi pattern. The legs, body, arms, and head are all crocheted in. You must first crochet the arms before continuing onto the body.
Crochet Fox Finished Size
This small crochet fox is approximately 4 inches tall using DK yarn and a 2.75 crochet hook.
Sizing Adaptations for this Crochet Fox Pattern
You can crochet the fox in multiple sizes. We made it using DK yarn and a 2.75 mm hook and it turned out to be approximately 4 inches tall. In velvet yarn with a 3.25 mm hook, it was approximately 6 inches tall. And with super bulky blanket yarn with a 7 mm hook, it was approximately 11.5 inches tall.
How to Crochet a Small Fox
Arms (make 2)
Do not stuff
Begin with black
Round 1: 6 SC into a magic circle (6)
Change to rust
Round 2-6 (5 rounds): SC around (6)
Now pinch the two ends of the arm together, chain one, and 3 SC through both sides to close the arm. See our tutorial on how to finish off the arms. Fasten off.
Legs
Begin with black
Stuff the legs lightly as you go.
Round 1: 4 SC into a magic circle (4)
Round 2: INC in each stitch (8)
Change to rust
Round 3: SC around in BLO (8)
Round 4: SC around (8)
Fasten off. Make sure that you’ve pulled the magic circle tight so that stuffing doesn’t escape from it.
Repeat rounds 1-4 for the second leg but don’t fasten off.
Body
Stuff as you go. Now we will begin joining the legs.
Round 5: Chain 2 and SC in the next unworked stitch of the first leg. Place a stitch marker in this stitch to mark the start of your round. SC in the remaining 7 stitches of the first leg until you reach the chain, SC in each of the 2 chains, SC in the 8 stitches of the next leg, and SC on the other side of each of the two chains until you reach your stitch marker. (20)
Round 6-10 (5 rounds): SC around (20)
Round 11: (8 SC, INV DEC) twice (18)
Round 12: SC around (18)
During the next round (Round 13), you will crochet the arms into your fox on either side of the body by crocheting through both the body and the arm. See our tutorial on how attach the arms with crochet.
Round 13: SC around (18)
Change to white
Round 14: (SC, INV DEC) six times (12)
Head
Round 15: (SC, INC) six times (18)
Round 16: (2 SC, INC) six times (24)
Round 17: (3 SC, INC) six times (30)
Round 18: SC around (30)
Change to rust
19-24 (6 rounds): SC around (30)
If you’re using safety eyes, insert them between Rounds 19 and 20, seven stitches apart. Ensure that you have stuffed the body well, especially the neck.
Round 25: (3 SC, INV DEC) six times (24)
Round 26: (2 SC, INV DEC) six times (18)
Round 27: (SC, INV DEC) six times (12)
Ensure that you have stuffed the head well.
Round 28: INV DEC six times (6)
Fasten off and leave a tail. Insert the needle in front loop of each stitch and pull tight to close.
Muzzle
Begin with black
Round 1: 4 SC into a magic circle (4)
Change to rust
Round 2: SC, INC Change to white SC, INC (6)
Change to rust
Round 3: 2 SC, INC Change to white 2 SC, INC (8)
Change to rust
Round 4: 3 SC, INC Change to white 3 SC, INC (10)
Fasten off and leave a long tail of both colours for sewing. Stuff the muzzle lightly and sew it onto your fox between Rounds 18 and 20, keeping the colours on the muzzle in line with those on the body.
Ears (make 2)
Begin with black
Round 1: 6 SC into a magic circle (6)
Change to rust
Round 2: (SC, INC) three times (9)
Round 3-5 (3 rounds): SC around (9)
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Embroider on the details on the ears using white embroidery thread. Sew the ears between Rounds 3 and 7 from the top.
Crochet Fox Tail
Begin with white
Stuff lightly as you go
Round 1: 4 SC into a magic circle (4)
Round 2: (SC, INC) twice (6)
Change to rust
Round 3: (2 SC, INC) twice (8)
Round 4: (3 SC, INC) twice (10)
Round 5-6 (2 rounds): SC around (10)
Round 7: (3 SC, INV DEC) twice (8)
Round 8-9 (2 rounds): SC around (8)
Round 10: (2 SC, INV DEC) twice (6)
Insert the needle in front loop of each stitch and pull tight to close. Sew the tail onto the body of your fox between Rounds 6 and 7, pointing slightly up.
Your small crochet fox is now complete!
How do you crochet large fox?
If you would like to crochet a large fox using this pattern, you can use super bulky yarn. With super bulky yarn and a 7mm crochet hook, our fox turned out to be 11 inches tall. For a fox of this size, you will need to use 16mm safety eyes.
What is the easiest fox crochet pattern?
This crochet fox pattern is quite simple and easy for beginners. However, some people find smaller amigurumi patterns to be tricky, as the small parts can feel fiddly. Our easiest crochet fox pattern is our Ferdi the fox, which is part of our Juna Series of crochet animals for beginners. The pattern is very simple for beginners to crochet. It uses basic stitches and techniques.
How do you crochet a wolf?
If you would like to crochet a wolf instead, switch the body colour to gray and voila – you have an adorable small crochet wolf!
Is this a crochet fox pattern for babies?
If you would like to crochet this fox for babies and children under 3, we would recommend using embroidered or crocheted eyes instead of the safety eyes, as they can pose a choking hazard. You can also try our adorable crochet fox rattle for babies!
What are other small crochet animal patterns that I can make?
If you would like to make more crochet animal patterns, try the rest of the animals in the Kozu Palm Pets small crochet animals series.
