Say hi to Jackson, the sweetest little donkey around. It’s such a fun pattern to make and works up pretty quickly.

The pattern is quite detailed, but I’ve tried to make it beginner-friendly, so even if you’re new to crocheting amigurumi, you’ll learn all the basics in no time. Plus, you end up with an adorable little friend.

SIZE

21.5 cm (8 1/2”) from head to toe, 26 cm (10 1/4”) including ears, when crocheted with DK weight alpaca and wool blend and a 2.50 mm hook.

DIFFICULTY

3: Intermediate – includes some less common crochet techniques and color changes.

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Crocheting in spiral
• Slip stitch and single crochet stitch
• Increasing and decreasing

YOU WILL NEED

• Yarn. I used DROPS ‘Lima’, a DK weight alpaca and wool blend, 100 m = 50 g (109 yd = 50 g) / 8 ply / 11 wpi / 3: light. You will need about 35 g of gray, 3 g of white and 12 g of black yarn.
• 2,50 - 3,50 mm crochet hook (US size 2/C - 4/E) or according to the yarn.
• Polyester fiberfill, wool, wadding etc. for stuffing.
• 8 mm (1/3”) safety eyes or buttons, beads, felt etc.
• Two 12 mm (1/2”) and two 15 mm (3/5”) doll joints or safety eyes or buttons.
• Black cotton embroidery floss.
• Yarn needle, scissors, stitch marker.

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