Holding a tiny, squishy marshmallow plushie, made stitch by stitch with your own hands. This crochet mini marshmallow plushie is not just any toy, it's a bundle of joy wrapped in soft yarn. With the gentle guidance of crocheting, you create something that smiles back at you, featuring cute little eyes and a sweet smile.
Crochet Mini Marshmallow Plushie
From picking your favorite colors to seeing it come to life, every step is filled with excitement. Whether it sits on your desk, dangles from your backpack, or is given as a heartwarming gift, this adorable marshmallow plushie is bound to spread smiles and sprinkle a little bit of magic into your everyday life. It’s a small project that promises big moments of joy!
Materials:
- Main color yarn (light pink for the marshmallow)
- Brown yarn for the feet
- A different shade of pink for the cheeks
- 3mm crochet hook
- Scissors
- Darning needle
- Black embroidery yarn for the mouth
- 5 mm safety eyes
- Stitch marker
- Stuffing
Marshmallow Body:
Magic Circle: Start with a magic circle.
- Round 1: Do six single crochet into the magic circle. Close the circle.
- Round 2: Perform six increases (two single crochet in each stitch). You will have a total of 12 stitches.
- Round 3: One single crochet in the first stitch, then an increase in the next, repeat around. Total of 18 stitches.
Round 4: Single crochet in the first two stitches, then an increase in the third, repeat around. You'll end up with 24 stitches.
Round 5: Start with a slip stitch in the next stitch and chain one. Work this round in the back loops only. Do 24 single crochets around.
Round 6 - 14: Do one single crochet in each stitch around (24 stitches).
- Adding Eyes: Place safety eyes between Round 8 and 9.
Round 15: Slip stitch into the next stitch and chain one to prepare. Work this round in the back loops only. Do one single crochet in the first two stitches and a decrease over the next two, repeat around. You'll reduce from 24 stitches down to 18.
- Round 16: One single crochet in the first stitch and then a decrease over the next two, repeated around. Decrease from 18 to 12 stitches.
- Stuffing: Before closing up, add stuffing to the marshmallow body.
- Round 17: Do six decreases to close up the body, using front loops for the decreases. Slip stitch to finish and cut off your yarn, leaving a tail. Use this tail to close the hole fully, then secure and hide the end inside the body.
Mouth and Cheeks:
- For the mouth, use embroidery yarn and stitch in between Rounds 9 and 10 to form a smile.
- For the cheeks, stitch slightly darker pink beneath the eyes, around Rounds 9 and 10.
Feet (Make 2):
- Magic Circle.
- Round 1: 3 single crochet, 1 half double crochet, 1 double crochet, 2 triple crochet, 1 double crochet, and finishing with 1 half double crochet into the magic circle.
- Round 2: Start with one single crochet in the first four stitches, which will be followed by four increases and finish with a single crochet in the last stitch.
- Round 3: Work in back loops only. Start with three single crochet, then do five decreases.
- Round 4: Four single crochet followed by two decreases (this might be a bit challenging, so adjusting stitch counting as needed).
- Stuffing: Before fully closing, lightly stuff each foot.
- Round 5: Closing round for the feet. Aim to reduce the stitch count for a flat bottom, allowing the feet to attach easily to the body.
Assembly:
- Attach the feet to the body between Rounds 14 and 15 with a needle and yarn. Secure tightly.
