Axolotl Crochet Pattern FREE- No Sew

This is an easy pattern for creating a NO SEW crochet axolotl amigurumi. It includes step-by-step instructions, materials needed, and detailed guidance on making each part of the axolotl, such as the body, legs, tail, and gills, and attaching them on as you GO!

The pattern is beginner-friendly and designed to help you create a cute and realistic axolotl plush toy. The post also offers tips for assembly and finishing touches to ensure your crochet axolotl looks its best.

easy, no-sew crochet projects that sell well at craft fairs? These little axolotls are exactly what you need—they’re currently flying off the shelves!

Initially, I was asked to create a large plush axolotl in purple and yellow using velvet yarn.

After receiving feedback that the original antenna design was too large and out of proportion, I updated the pattern to a simpler, better, and no-sew version (though you still need to weave in ends, but that’s a breeze!).

This year I am going back through some of my older free crochet toy patterns for TOYS and try to turn them into NO SEW crochet toy patterns and keeping them as easy as possible. 

I recently made my grandson a Leggy Frog And he loved it! best of it is, the Leggy Frog is no-sew as well.

I have also made the amigurumi axolotl crochet pattern in both a BIG chunky blanket velvet yarn, which turned the axolotl into a Very large axolotl plushie! 

Wondering what yarn you will need to crochet this axolotl?  I used Aran weight and a 4.00mm hook for the axolotl shown in the pictures.

For the Blanket Chunky plush velvet yarn, I used a 6.50mm hook, but I crochet loosely so you may need to go up a size. 

I have also used  Double knit and a smaller hook 3.50mm crochet hook to make a very small Axolotl amigurumi crochet toy. 
I loved how the results were so different just by switching up the hooks and yarn.

I used Aran weight and a 4.00mm hook for the axolotl shown in the pictures. Just ensure you use a compatible hook size to the yarn you are using. 

Axolotls are extremely rare and they have very specific requirements and take a LOT of care. 
So this is why the mom had thought a crocheted axolotl would suffice until the little boy is a little older and more able to provide the specialist care the axolotls require.. 

Materials you will need to crochet the Axolotl 

For the LARGE plushie axolotl toy.  I used Mariners Chunky Yarn 6.500 mm crochet hook. 
Some Stuffing – If giving to a small child please make sure these are secure! or alternatively, use some yarn to create features on the face of the Axolotl. 
Safety Eyes  

FOr the SMALL axolotl toy I used 3.4mm hook and Double knit yarn

Note: I could have gone bigger with the hook but I’m a loose crocheter so I wanted to ensure there were no holes in the axolotl. 

I attached the arms and legs as I went making this completely a NO SEW amigurumi place, the legs equally apart then when adding the ARMS make sure you line up the arms to the legs, you may need to shift a few stitches over, to line them up but sew through ALL the stitches of the arms and body to seamlessly attach. 

PLEASE use a stitch marker, especially at the body and head. 

Axolotl Crochet Pattern Starts HERE

ARMS LEGS (make 4) In the Main chosen color If you feel the arms need a small bit of stuffing then add before slip stitching along to close at Step 3

1.  Round 1: ch2, make 6 single crochet into the first chain
2.  Round 2 to  Round 4: sc in each st around 
3. Fasten off and fold in half and slip stitch along the top of the last row to secure. 

Place arms and legs to the side to attach in Step 12 of the Body (attach by holding the last row and working through both pieces)

BODY and Head of Axolotl worked in the SAME piece starting at the bottom and working UP  

1. Ch2, work 6 sc into the first chain. (6) 
2. sc in each st around (6sts)
3. sc in each st around (6sts)
4. 2sc, sc in next  stitch, repeat around (9) 
5. sc in each st around (9sts)
6. 2sc, sc in next  2 sts, repeat around  (12) 
7. sc in each st around (12sts)
8. 2sc, sc in next st, repeat, around (16) 
9. sc in each st around (16ts)
10. sc in each stitch around (16) 
11. 2sc, sc in next 3 sts, repeat, around (20)
12. sc in each stitch around  (20) (attach legs here by single crocheting through both the leg seam and the stitches. I leave a space of 4 to 6 stitches between the bottom legs) 
13. sc in nxt 2 sts, 2sc in next, repeat around (26)
14. sc in each st around (26)
15. sc in next 5, 2sc, repeat around, sc in last 2sts (30sts)
16. sc in each st around  
17. sc in next 6, 2sc, repeat around, sc in last 2sts (34sts)
18. sc in each st around (34)
19. sc in each st around (34)
20. sc in each st around (34)
21. sc in each st around (34)
22. 2sctog, sc in next 15sts, 2sc tog, sc to last  (32) (attach ARMS HERE ) 
23. (attach ARMS in this round, ensure you are happy with where the placement is before starting, you may need to move the arms a little to the left and right to match up to the bottom legs. ) sc in each st around (32) 
24. (Sc in nxt st, 2sctog), repeat around working sc into the last 2 sts (22sts)
25. (Sc in nxt st, 2sctog), repeat around working sc in the last 2sts (15) 
26. sc each st around (15)
27. 2sc, sc in next 2 sts, repeat around (20) 
28. 2sc, sc in next 2 sts, repeat, sc in last st   (27) 
29. 2sc, sc in next 3sts repeat around sc in last 2sts (34 ) 
30. sc in each st around (34)
31. sc in each st around 
32. sc in each st around 
33. sc in each st around 
34. sc in each st around 
35. sc in each st around 
36. 2sctog, sc in next 4 sts, repeat around,sc in last 2sts
37. 2sctog, sc in next 3 sts, repeat around, sc in last 1st
38. 2sctog, sc in next 2 sts, repeat around
39. 2sctog, sc in next st, repeat around 
40. 2sc tog, sc in next, repeat around

How to crochet the Antennas for the Axolotol 

NOTE: Surface Crochet to ADD antennas and Tail fins

You will be working into and around the posts and stitches of the head of the Axolotl. This is referred to as Surface crochet as you are creating more stitches by working through the posts of the rows and round stitches from the already-made stitches

To locate where to crochet the axolotl’s antennas. from the TOP of the head looking down, I use pins placed at each side of the head EVENly apart and in line with each other. 
(I do this by holding the axolotls head and flattening it as much as I can, to find equal distances apart on  BOTH sides of the head.) 

Join Your chosen colored YARN through the stitch at the top you have marked as the first antenna to make with the right side facing you and working so the RIGHT side of the work is showing. 

ROW 1: *Chain 6 and slip stitch into the 2nd chain from the hook (working BACK DOWN the chain just made)  slip stitch back into the same space you started the chain, and surface slip stitch down 2 rows to make the NEXT antenna. 
Repeat these steps * to * TWICE more and FASTEN OFF at the last slip st to the same space. (3 Chain, slip st pieces made.

ROW 2: join your NEW color yarn in the SAME space as the first row. Chain 3, slip stitch into the next stitch, Repeat this Ch3, slip stitch around every previous rows stitches working along BOTH the sides of antennas, If you are making a Plushie axolotl you may only need to ch2, slip stitch to give it enough ruffle around

To make the Ruffles around the sides and bottom of the Axolotl. 
Again we will be surface crocheting to create the fin around the bottom of the axolotl. Working INTO the Posts of the ready-made crochet stitches of the first could of rounds. 

Again Squeeze the bottom point in half and join the yarn wherever you think would look best.
 I usually make the join new yarn just about the same row as where the legs were joined. 

Insert chosen ruffle color, join with a slip st, and work in the SAME space *chain 4, 3trc in SAME space, ch3, skip down 1 stitch, sc in next*  repeat evenly until the bottom where you will chain 4, 2trc in the 3 spaces available around the tail. 

(AGAIN if this is too bulky in the blanket yarn reduce the number of chains and stitches until you are happy with how it looks) I find different blanket yarns can act completely different so adjust if necessary) 

Love to crochet sea animals and my favorite EVER sea animal crochet pattern is my Crochet SHARK! he’s huge! and great fun to make and play with 
Fergal Sharkey is a FREE Crochet Shark Pattern on my site HERE 

Or if he’s just too big here’s a small keychain size to crochet a Shark whale or an ORCA. 

FREE orca/ Whale and shark crochet pattern HERE 

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