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Amigurumi goat kid: a small crochet friend to make

Amigurumi goat kid pattern with muzzle, horns and floppy ears - a sweet small-scale project for building toy skills.

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Amigurumi goat kid: a small crochet friend to make
Amigurumi goat kid: a small crochet friend to make

About This Pattern

There is something so cheerful about a baby goat, and this little one carries that same bright, curious energy in yarn form. The rounded head and small muzzle give it an expression before you have even added the eyes. It is the kind of make that feels playful from the very first round.

Your hands will spend most of this project working small, steady increases, building the head out from a magic ring into a full round shape over many rounds. The muzzle comes together separately and gets sewn on, so you are practicing placement as much as stitching. Fingers get quiet and focused during the horn rounds, since those pieces are tiny and quick.

Set on a shelf or tucked among other amigurumi animals, this goat kid brings a soft, homemade warmth to a room. It has the kind of face that makes people pick it up and smile. A small stitched detail like the shaping line above the muzzle gives it real personality up close.

  • Start the head at the crown and increase steadily outward until you reach the full rounded shape.
  • Set the head aside once its rounds are complete and turn your attention to the smaller pieces.
  • Crochet the muzzle in a few flat rows, starting with a chain and increasing at the sides to shape it.
  • Make the horns using the same magic ring start, increasing gently to shape each small piece.
  • Fold each ear piece in half and single crochet the edges together for a natural curve.
  • Sew the finished muzzle onto the head, positioning it before adding the toy eyes.
  • Add a shaping stitch in gray thread above the muzzle to connect the two eye areas.
  • Stuff the head firmly and attach the ears and horns once the face is set.

On the desk

  • YarnArt Jeans yarn in light gray (49), white (01), beige (48), and black (53)
  • Embroidery thread for eyebrows and nose
  • Crochet hook 1.5-2 mm
  • Toy eyes 10 mm
  • Toy stuffing
  • Stitch markers
  • Pins
  • Needle for sewing parts
  • Scissors

Stitch shorthand

Amigurumi goat kid: a small crochet friend to make

Head

  1. Round 1(6)

    6 in MR

  2. Round 2

    6 inc (12)

  3. Round 3

    (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)

  4. Round 4

    (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)

  5. Round 5

    (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)

  6. Round 6

    (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)

  7. Round 7

    (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)

  8. Round 8

    (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)

  9. Round 9

    (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)

  10. Round 10

    (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)

  11. Round 11

    (9 sc, inc) x 6 (66)

  12. Rounds 12–25(66)

    12-25th rounds: 66 sc (14 rounds)Insert the eyes between the 19th and 20th rows, 10 sc apart.

  13. Round 26

    (9 sc, dec) x 6 (60)

  14. Round 27

    (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)

  15. Round 28

    (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)

  16. Round 29

    (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)

  17. Round 30

    21 dec (21)

  18. Round 31

    5 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec (18)Cut the thread and hide it. Shape the face to your liking. Embroider the whites of the eyes and eyebrows.

Muzzle

  1. Row 1

    ch 8

  2. Row 2

    from the second chain from the hook, 7 sc, 3 sc in one, 6 sc

  3. Row 3

    2 inc, 5 sc; 3 inc, 5 sc, 1 inc

  4. Row 4

    (1 sc, inc) x 2, 5 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 3, 5 sc, 1 sc, inc

  5. Row 5

    (inc, 2 sc) x 2, 5 sc, (inc, 2 sc) x 3, 5 sc, inc, 2 sc, sl stLeave a long thread for sewing. Sew the muzzle on. Use gray thread to make a shaping stitch above the muzzle from one eye to the other.

Horns (2 pieces)

Make 2
  1. Round 1(4)

    4 in MR

  2. Round 2

    (1 sc, inc) x 2 (6)

  3. Round 3

    (2 sc, inc) x 2 (8)

  4. Round 4

    (3 sc, inc) x 2 (10)

  5. Round 5

    (4 sc, inc) x 2 (12)

  6. Round 6

    (5 sc, inc) x 2 (14)

  7. Round 7

    (6 sc, inc) x 2 (16)Sl st. Leave a long thread for sewing.

Ears (2 pieces)

Make 2
  1. Round 1(6)

    6 in MR

  2. Round 2

    6 inc (12)

  3. Round 3(12)

    12 sc

  4. Round 4

    (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)

  5. Rounds 5–6(18)

    18 sc (2 rounds)

  6. Round 7

    (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)

  7. Rounds 8–9(24)

    24 sc (2 rounds)

  8. Round 10

    (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)

  9. Rounds 11–13(18)

    18 sc (3 rounds)

  10. Round 14

    (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)

  11. Rounds 15–16(12)

    12 sc (2 rounds)Fold in half and crochet 5 sc together. Leave a long thread for sewing.

Where it goes

  • A shelf companion for a nursery or kid's bedroom, especially alongside other small farm-animal amigurumi.
  • A handmade gift for someone who collects stuffed animals or crochet toys.
  • A soft addition to a play basket, paired with other amigurumi animals for imaginative play.
  • A little desk or windowsill piece that adds a handmade touch to a workspace.

Color ideas

  • Cream and beige goat Work the head and body in white or light gray yarn, then use beige for the muzzle and horns so they read as a natural contrast.
  • Light gray and black goat Crochet the head in light gray, keep the muzzle in beige, and use black yarn for smaller contrast details, plus embroidery thread for the nose and eyebrows.

Care

Hand wash the finished goat gently in cool water if it needs cleaning, since toy stuffing and small sewn parts do better without a machine cycle.

Reshape the head and ears while still damp, easing the muzzle and horns back into position, then let it air dry fully before handling.

Store it upright on a shelf rather than pressed into a box, so the ears keep their folded curve and the stuffing stays even.

Easy to get wrong

Rushing the head shaping rounds

Keep the increases evenly spaced across each round so the head grows into a smooth sphere rather than a lumpy or lopsided shape. Count your stitches at the end of each round before moving on.

Sewing the muzzle on crooked

Pin or hold the muzzle in place and check it from the front before sewing, since it sets the whole facial expression. Adjust its angle slightly until the toy eyes will sit level once placed.

Skipping the embroidered eyebrow line

The gray shaping stitch above the muzzle, worked from one eye to the other, is what gives the face its gentle, alert look. Take a few extra minutes with the embroidery thread rather than leaving the face plain.

Between the songs

Listener questions

Original pattern: https://onrecip.com/free-crochet-amigurumi-goat-kid-pattern/

About the Author

Marisol QuinteroWho runs Crochet Obsessed, why a stitch count sits at the end of every round, how a pattern gets written here, and the things this site will never do.

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