Axolotly Crochet Pattern

Come and celebrate the LAUNCH of our 3rd Red Ted Art book and first Crochet Book… The Big Book of Beginner Amigurumi with us today! This is a collaboration between myself and my daughter, who grew up with Red Ted Art (this website was started, when I was still pregnant with her.. your turn to say awwwww).. anyhoo.. in the grand excitement of the publishing day, we have this Free Amigurumi Axolotl Crochet Pattern for you! Axolotls have been a long term favourite here, as so it was only right to include a quick and easy axolotl pattern in the book!

This pattern was designed, so you can finish it in one sitting (or one afternoon) – so if you are short on time, this is a fun crochet pattern to have a go at. It can also be made with almost any yarn really – so work with what you have to hand, rather than rushing out to buy expensive supplies. And though many people like to make pink or purple axolotls, we think you can make them in any colour you wish!!

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The Big Book of Beginner Amigurumi

So… just in case you have heard before today.. we do have a brand new crochet book out for you to check out – The Big Book of Beginner Amigurumi! It 60 super cute and relatively quick makes to make.. that you can scale up and down to make mini amigurumis (cute desk buddies, purse charms or keychains) or scale up to make lovely little plushies for Market Stalls or friends and family… one book. Endless possibilities… (read more about it here – or hop on over and just order it today!!!)

We love this little amigurumi axolotl so much, that OF COURSE he had to go into our BRAND NEW crochet book.. not just because it is a cute and easy axolotl crochet pattern.. but because it feels a bit like a “crochet classic” that most budding crocheters love to make. I think it is particularly cute as a keychain, but also looks so fun as an axolotl plushie!

Here you can see our axolotl with some of it’s pink and purple friends from the book. The concept is to make these patterns as easy and accessible to all. Simple shapes with lots of opportunity to practice those all essential sewing skills – that many beginners avoid – though we highly recommend you embrace!

SO, if you love crochet, if you love Red Ted Art and if you want to support us, please do pop over and grab yourself a copy of our lovely amigurumi crochet book – out June 2026 in the US, and about 4-5 weeks later in the rest of the world. I hope you LOVE this book as much as we do. THANK YOU * THANK YOU * THANK YOU for all your support. Pre-orders are the bees knees and can make ALL the difference on launch day.

Now, with that out of the way… let’s learn how to crochet an amigrumi axolotl today!

How to crochet an Amigurum Axolotl

by Craft Alotl

Let’s make a worldwide favorite: an Axolotl. This Axolotl is perfect in any color with any yarn! There are so many adorable color combinations that you can create—wouldn’t it look cute in some purples or blues?

Main Amigurumi Body

Starting with the top of the head.

In light pink,
Rnd 1: 6sc into mc [6]
Rnd 2: 6inc [12]
Rnd 3: (1sc, inc) x6 [18]
Rnd 4: (2sc, inc) x6 [24]
Rnd 5–Rnd 8: 24sc [24]
Rnd 9: (2sc, dec) x6 [18]
Rnd 10: (1sc, dec) x6 [12]

Place eyes between rnds 6 and 7, roughly 5 to 6 stitches apart. Embroider a mouth between the eyes, using brown or black yarn (see page xx for instructions).
Begin to stuff.

Rnd 11: In FLO, (1sc, inc) x6 [18]
Rnd 12–Rnd 14: 18sc [18]
Rnd 15: (1sc, dec) x6 [12]

Make sure to continue stuffing.

Rnd 16: 6dec [6]

Now we are forming the tail.

Rnd 17–Rnd 19: 6sc [6]

Fasten off and seal hole (in the book, there is a reference page to show you how to seal a hole).

Axolotl Tail Fins x2

In dark pink
Rnd 1: Ch 5 [5]
Rnd 2: Skip 2 stitches, 1hdc, 1slst, 1hdc [3]

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Sew one end of a tail fin between rnds 17 and 18 of the body. Sew the other end of the tail fin in the center of the closing circle that you should have formed when fastening off the body (rnd 19). Sew down the rest of the fin to make sure it is secure. Repeat for the other fin, making sure that each fin is on a different side of the body.

Axolotl Gills x2

In dark pink
Rnd 1: Ch 8 [8]
Rnd 2: Skip 2 stitches, 1dc, slst, (ch 2, 1dc, slst) x2 [6]

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Sew one side of a gill between rnds 2 and 3 of the body, and sew the other side between rnds 7 and 8. Sew down the rest of the gill to make sure that it is secure.

Repeat this for the second gill. Make sure that each gill is on one side of the head. Each gill should also be roughly 3 stitches away from the nearest eye.

Feet x2

In light pink
Rnd 1: 6sc into mc [6]
Rnd 2: (1sc, inc) x3 [9]
Rnd 3: 9sc [9]

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Sew the bottom of a foot between rnds 15 and 16 of the body. Sew the top of the foot between rnds 13 and 14 of the body. Sew down the rest of the foot to make sure it is secured. The foot should be in line with one of the eyes. Repeat this for the other foot.

Arms x2

In light pink
Rnd 1: 6sc into mc [6]
Rnd 2–Rnd 4: 6sc [6]

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Sew one end of an arm between rnds 10 and 11 of the body, and sew the other side at a slight diagonal between rnds 12 and 13.

Move the arm forward, so it appears to be resting on its stomach. Sew the arm into place. Repeat this for the other arm.

Ta daaaaa.. your little axolotl is finished! And here are some examples of our crochet friends having a go at making this cute little pattern in different yarns:

As mentioned, this axolotl crochet pattern was included in our book The Big Book of Beginner Amigurumi. You can see it here with friends from different sections of the book – the “into the wild” creatures.

Loved the this cute Axolotl? Are you hooked yet… I love it’s giraffe and monkey friend too! Why not grab yourself a copy of the book today?

More great free crochet patterns here or alternatively, if you have a lot of white yarn left and are looking for white yarn crochet pattern ideas, check out this second collection!: