9 Free Crochet Googly Eye Toy Patterns (Amigurumi & Puppets)
If you want to bring a chuckle to faces with your next amigurumi, just put googly eyes on it. They are funny, cute, and very versatile. For inspiration and complete step-by-step guides, you can check out our 9 free crochet googly eye toy patterns perfect for all skill levels. From googly-eyed animals to finger puppets, you will find everything!
How to Crochet A Googly eye amigurumi?
There are many types of googly eyes and different ways to put googly eyes on your crochet large or mini amigurumi:
- Plastic googly eyes: Sew or glue onto finished crochet.
- Googly rings: Insert and attach securely during the crochet process.
- Googly Characters: Choose characters with googly eyes like Fear.
- Crochet bulging eyes: Big, stuffed spheres for frog-like characters.
Crochet Googly-Eyed Patterns for Kids
Here are 9 free crochet googly eye toy patterns perfect for gifting to a little one:
01 of 09 Miedo Amigurumi Tutorial
Fear has cute and big natural googly eyes. Learn how to crochet “Fear” from Inside Out as a 14 cm amigurumi using low-sew techniques. The pattern is worked from the feet up in one piece, with color changes for clothing, head, and details. You will crochet arms, eyes, a bowtie, and an antenna separately.
02 of 09 Cute Little Frog
This cute frog amigurumi features kawaii googly eyes and is perfect for using as a car hanger thanks to chain arms and ball hands. You will crochet the body and head as a one-piece and sew big flat eyes and arms separately. Finish it with blush detail.
03 of 09 Crochet Chicken in Dress
04 of 09 Ansiedad Amigurumi Tutorial
Ansiedad possesses colorful googly eyes. Learn how to crochet Ansiedad from Inside Out 2, a well-explained amigurumi perfect for intermediates. It includes forming detailed clothes, expressive facial features, and accessories, mostly as one-piece. The body is crocheted in parts and assembled, with thoughtful color changes.
05 of 09 Crochet googly puppet eye heart tutorial
If you just have plastic googly eyes and a few leftover yarn, crochet a cute heart with googly puppet eyes with this tutorial. It uses basic stitches like chain, treble crochet, and slip stitch. It starts with an optional i-cord ring for a neat base, then builds the heart shape by working treble clusters around a central circle.
06 of 09 Finger Puppet Characters
Learn how to turn plastic googly eye finger puppet rings into cute crochet characters like a frog, jellyfish, owl, and yip-yip. You can crochet directly around the ring to form the body and add details like tentacles, beaks, or fringe. Perfect as party favors, keychains, magnets, or whimsical toys.
07 of 09 Googly-Eyed Snail Crochet Tutorial
Super squishy and quick, crochet a cute googly-eyed snail using plush chenille yarn and a finger puppet ring. It is a low-sew amigurumi —just attaching the shell to the body is needed. It’s beginner-friendly and takes about 25 minutes. You can take inspiration from four unique color combos.
08 of 09 Googly-eyed Pickle
09 of 09 Jellyfish Beginner-Friendly Amigurumi
Here is a tutorial to crochet a plush jellyfish with small googly eyes. The head is worked in rounds, then decorated with a ruffled “skirt” and your choice of three tentacle colors. This jellyfish is very quick to complete.
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