Crochet Pattern - Barney the Donkey

With this crochet pattern, you can make your own adorable amigurumi donkey with moving arms and legs. It's a lot of fun to make and works up beautifully in almost any yarn — try soft wool or alpaca for a cozy, rustic feel, or cotton for crisp stitch definition and a polished finish.

The pattern is beginner-friendly and includes detailed instructions, step-by-step photos, and a full guide to all the amigurumi techniques used in the pattern.

Pattern is written in English using US crochet terms.

SIZE
33.5 cm (13”) including ears, when crocheted with DK weight wool yarn and a 2.50 mm hook.

DIFFICULTY
Intermediate – includes some less common crochet techniques, color changes, and simple shaping.

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

YOU WILL NEED
• DK / light worsted / # 3 / sport weight yarn. I used Alize Wooltime, a DK weight wool and polyamide blend, 200 m (219 yd) / 100 g (3.53 oz). You will need about 5 g of white (# 01), 74 g of light gray (# 152) and 33 g of dark gray yarn (# 240).
• 2.50 - 3.00 mm crochet hook (US size 2/C - 3/D).
• Polyester fiberfill, wool, wadding/padding, etc. for stuffing.
• 9 mm (3/8") safety eyes or buttons, beads, felt, etc.
• Two 20 mm (4/5”) and two 16 mm (3/5”) doll joints or safety eyes, or buttons and yarn.
• Dark brown cotton embroidery floss.
• Yarn needle, scissors, stitch marker.