Have you guys played the new popular game called Among us? It's one of the most downloaded mobile game in the world for the last two months. I see many cute illustrations and fan art of Among us pop up in social medias and got me curious. I'm not much of a gamer, but I do love making the characters. So today's post is all about making this adorable Among us crewmates. Read below for instructions.

Materials needed:

  • Sport weight acrylic yarn (in your preferred shade and white).
  • 2.5 mm crochet hook.
  • Fiberfill for stuffing.
  • Tapestry needle.
  • A small amount of felt (optional).

This pattern is written in US English terms and worked in continuous rounds unless stated otherwise.

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Stitches/ Abbreviations:

  • R - round/ row.
  • Ch - chain.
  • St - stitch.
  • Sc - single crochet.
  • Inc - increase (2 sc in one stitch).
  • Dec - decrease (sc 2 together).
  • Sl st - slip stitch.
  • [..] - repeat the instructions given in between the brackets.
  • (..) - total number of stitches.



Instructions:

Legs (make 2):
with your preferred yarn colour,
R1: 7 sc in magic ring (7).
R2: Inc in each st (14).
R3-5: Sc in each st (14).
Fasten off the first leg but don't cut the yarn in second leg.

Body and head (continued from the legs):
R6: with the second leg, chain 3 and join to the first leg with a sc, sc around the first leg, sc in the 3 chains, sc around the second leg and sc in the other side of 3 chains (34).
R7-21: Sc in each st (34).
R22: Sc in next 7 st, dec, dec, sc in next 13 st, dec, dec, sc in next 6 st (30).
R23: [ sc in next 3 st, dec ] x 6 (24). Start stuffing and stuff as you go.
R24: [ sc in next st, dec ] x 8 (16).
R25: dec in each st (8).
Fasten off, finish stuffing and close the end with tapestry needle.

Backpack: 
R1: Chain 11, sc in second ch from hook, sc in next 8 ch, inc in last chain. Now working on the other side of the chains, sc in next 9 st (20).
R2-10: Sc in each st (20).
Fasten off, stuff a little and close the ends using whip stitch. Leave a long tail for sewing the backpack to the body.

Face mirror:
Using white colour yarn,
R1: chain 7, sc in second ch from hook, sc in next 4 ch, 3sc in last chain. Now working on the other side of the chain, sc in next 4 ch, inc in last ch (14).
R2: Inc in first st, sc in next 4 st, inc in next 3 st, sc in next 4 st, inc in last 2 st (20).
R3: Inc in first st, sc in next 6 st, inc in next 4 st, sc in next 6 st, inc in last 3 st (28). Sl st to the first st. Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Assembling: 
  • Sew the face mirror at the front.
  • Attach the backpack at the back.
  • Cut small fruit shapes in felt and glue it to the body (optional).


I really hope you'll enjoy making them. With Christmas coming soon, I think it'll make a cute gift and stocking stuffer for among us lovers. Do share your makes and tag me in instagram with the tag #littleloveeveryday. Have a great day!