Abbreviations – US terminology
MC- Magic circle
SC- Single crochet
SC INC- Single crochet increase
INV DEC- Invisible decrease
St(s)- Stitch(es)

NOTES –
– Slowly stuff as you go, you want it to be firm but not stretched. You will be working in the round; I like to use a stitch marker at the beginning of each round. 
– Finished sloth measure approximately 7 inches tall in its sitting position.

Eye Patch – Make 2
This piece is worked crocheting on both sides of the foundation chain to create an oval shape, you will want to keep your chain tight to help avoid the look of ‘holes’, we will be working in the round.
With dark brown chain 10
Round 1: SC in the 2nd chain from hook, SC in the next 7 chains, 3SC in the last chain; working down the other side of the foundation chain (see picture to the right), SC in the next 7 chains, complete 2SC in the last chain (which is also the first chain we started with) (20) 
Round 2: 2SC in the first st, SC in the next 7, 2SC in each of the next 3 sts, SC in the next 7, 2 SC in each of the last 2 sts (26)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing. Insert your safety eye in round one by an edge and set aside; do not secure the backs just yet.

Head –
With white
Round 1: Create a magic circle with 6 S
Round 2: SC INC in each st (12)
Round 3: SC in the first st, SC INC in the next, rep around (18)
Round 4: SC in the first 2 sts, SC INC in the next, rep around (24)
Round 5: SC in the first 3 sts, SC INC in the next, rep around (30)
Round 6: SC in the first 4 sts, SC INC in the next, rep around (36)
Round 7: SC in the first 5 sts, SC INC in the next, rep around (42)
Change to light brown
Round 8: SC in the first 6 sts, SC INC in the next, rep around (48)
Round 9: SC in the first 7 sts, SC INC in the next, rep around (54)
Rounds 10-16: SC around

NOTE – Here is where we will attach the facial features. Place the safety eyes (inside of your eye patches) in between rounds 5 and 6 on each side. Next, angle your eye patches to your liking. I angled mine down and to the side on each side. Once you find the angle you like sew your eye patch into place and secure your safety eyes.
Nose – With black yarn and your tapestry needle make a pass through 3 rounds between your eyes. Continue to pass through to create your desired thickness.
Smile – (Optional) With your black embroidery thread (or yarn) create a smile below the nose by making a ‘v’. I added my smile after closing the head but adding it at this stage can make this step easier.

Round 17: SC in the first 7 sts, INV DEC in the next, rep around (48)
Round 18: SC in the first 6 sts, INV DEC in the next, rep around (42)
Round 19: SC in the first 5 sts, INV DEC in the next, rep around (36
Round 20: SC in the first 4 sts, INV DEC in the next, rep around (30)
Round 21: SC in the first 3 sts, INV DEC in the next, rep around (24)
*Continue to stuff firmly*
Round 22: SC in the first 2 sts, INV DEC in the next, rep around (18)
Round 23: SC in the first st, INV DEC in the next, rep around (12)
Round 24: INV DEC around (6)
Fasten off and sew remaining hole closed, weave in your end.

Body-
With light brown
Round 1: Create a magic circle with 6 SC
Round 2: SC INC in each stitch around (12)
Round 3: SC in the first stitch, SC INC in the next, rep around (18)
Round 4: SC in the first 2 sts, SC INC in the next, rep around (24)
Round 5: SC in the first 3 sts, SC INC in the next, rep around (30)
Round 6: SC in the first 4 sts, SC INC in the next, rep around (36)
Round 7: SC in the first 5 sts, SC INC in the next, rep around (42)
Round 8: SC in the first 6 sts, SC INC in the next, rep around (48)
Rounds 9-15: SC around (48)
Round 16: SC in the first 6 sts, INV DEC in the next, rep around (42)
Round 17-18: SC around (42)
Round 19: SC in the first 5 sts, INV DEC in the next, rep around (36)
Rounds 20-21: SC around (36)
Round 22: SC in the first 4 sts, INV DEC in the next, rep around (30)
Rounds 23-24: SC around (30)
Round 25: SC in the first 3 sts, INV DEC in the next, rep around (24)
Round 26: SC in the first 2 sts, INV DEC in the next, rep around (18)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Arms- 
Make 2 stuffing lightly at the bottom
With white
Round 1: Create a magic circle with 6 SC
Round 2: SC INC in each stitch around (12)
Round 3: SC in the first st, SC INC in the next, rep around (18)
Round 4: SC around (18)
Round 5: SC in the first stitch, INV DEC in the next, rep around (12)
Change to light brown
Rounds 6-17: SC around (12)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Legs- 
Make 2 stuffing lightly at the bottom
With white
Round 1: Create a magic circle with 6 SC
Round 2: SC INC in each stitch around (12)
Round 3: SC in the first st, SC INC in the next, rep around (18)
Round 4: SC in the first 2 sts, SC INC in the next, rep around (24)
Rounds 5-6: SC around (24)
Round 7: SC in the first 2 sts, INV DEC in the next, rep around (18)
Change to light brown
Rounds 8-19: SC around (18)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Assembly –
– Sew the head onto the body making sure to add extra stuffing as you go. This will help add strength to avoid a wobbly head.
– Next, sew the legs onto the body starting at the 9th round from the bottom and ending at the 17th round.
– Lastly, sew the arms onto the body with a slight angle down (this will help the arms to rest onto the legs when sitting). I sewed my arms starting at round 20 and ending at round 25 when counting from the bottom.

More Amigurumi Sloth Ideas:

Abbreviations
MR– magic ring
Ch– chain stitch
St(s)– stitch(es)
Slst– slip stitch
Sc– single crochet
Hdc– half double crochet
Inc– increase
Dec– decrease
(…)x n– repeat the instructions in the brackets n times
(n)– amount of sts in row
rnd(s)– round(s)
Work in continuous rounds unless otherwise instructed.

Face
Rnd 1: 9ch, start the second chain from the hook: 1 inc, 6sc, 3sc in the last st, turn and continue on the other side of the chain, 7sc (18)
Continue crocheting in spiral.
Rnd 2: 2 inc, 6sc, 3inc, 6sc, 1inc (24)
Rnd 3: (1sc,1inc)x2, 6sc, (1sc,1inc)x3, 7sc,1inc, slst (30)
Fasten off, cut the yarn leaving a long tail for sewing.
After crocheting the face of the cute little sloth amigurumi toy, let’s move on to making the spots on its face.

Spots around the eyes (make 2)
7ch, start in the second chain from the hook: 1inc, 4sc, 3sc, in the last st, turn and continue on the other side of the chain, 5sc (14)
Fasten off, cut the yarn leaving a long tail for sewing.
After crocheting the spots on her face, let’s start crocheting her arms.

Arms (make 2)
Rnd 1: 6sc in MR
Rnd 2-3: 6sc (2rnds)
Rnd 4: (1sc,1inc)*3 (9)
Rnd 5-13: 9sc (9rnds)
Rnd 14: 8sc
Don’t stuff the arms.
Fold the detail and crochet 4sc joining both sides together. Fasten off, cut the yarn leaving a long tail for sewing.
We continue to embroider the amigurumi toy with crochet step by step. Next up are the legs.

Legs (make 2)
Rnd 1: 6sc in MR
Rnd 2: 6sc
Rnd 3: (1sc,1inc)*3 (9)
Rnd 4-5: 9sc (2rnds)
Rnd 6: (2sc,1inc)*3 (12)
Rnd 7-9: 12sc (3rnds)
Rnd 10: 9sc
Don’t stuff the arms.
Fold the detail and crochet 6sc joining both sides together. Fasten off, cut the yarn leaving a long tail for sewing.
After crocheting her legs, we can start crochet her body.

Body
Rnd 1: 9ch, start in the second chain from the hook: 1inc, 6sc, 3sc in the last st, turn and continue on the other side of the chain, 7sc (18)
Continue crocheting in spiral.
Rnd 2: 2inc, 6sc, 3inc, 6sc, 1inc (24)
Rnd 3: (1sc,1inc)*2, 6sc, (1sc,1inc)*3, 7sc, 1inc (30)
Rnd 4: (2sc,1inc)*2, 6sc, (2sc,1inc)*3, 8sc, 1inc (36)
Rnd 5: (3sc,1inc)*2, 6sc, (3sc,1inc)*3, 9sc, 1inc (42)
Rnd 6-7: 42sc (2rnds)
Rnd 8: 4sc, 1inc, 20sc, 1inc, 16sc (44)
Rnd 9-10: 44sc (2rnds)
Rnd 11: 5sc, 1inc, 21sc, 1inc, 16sc (46)
Rnd 12: 46sc
Rnd 13: 6sc, 1inc, 22sc, 1inc, 16sc (48)
Rnd 14: 48sc
Rnd 15: 7sc, 1inc, 23sc, 1inc, 16sc (50)
Rnd 16-20: 50sc (5 rnds)
Rnd 21: 7sc, 1dec, 23sc, 1dec, 16sc (48)
Rnd 22-23: 48sc (2rnds)
Rnd 24: 7sc, 1dec, 22sc, 1dec, 15sc (46)
Rnd 25: 46sc
Rnd 26: 2sc, (1dec,3sc)*3, 8sc, (1dec,3sc)*3, 6sc (40)
Rnd 27-28: 40sc (2rnds)
Rnd 29: (3sc,1dec)*8 (32)
Rnd 30: (2sc,1dec)*8 (24)
Rnd 31: (1sc,1dec)*8 (16)
Stuff the body tightly. But it must not be too round.
Rnd 32: 8dec (8)
Add some fiberfill if you need to.
Cut the yarn leaving a long tail. Close the remaining hole using a yarn needle: weave in the yarn through the front loops of all 8 stitches and pull tightly.
Hide the remaining yarn tail inside the detail.

Assembling
Sew on the face, then the spots over the face. The outer corners should be directed downwards.
Sew on the eyes over the spots.
Embroider the nose in the center between the eyes. It should be on the same level with the eyes.
Sew on the arms and the legs.
Embroider three claws on each paw.
Make a tuft on the sloth’s top head. Take a piece of main yarn and make a loop with the help of the hook under the first row. Cut the ends of the thread at the desired lenght and fluff the ends.
If you crocheted with some fluffy yarn. Use the velcro tape to comb the toy and make it fluffier.
*The size of the finished toys made of Drops Alpaca. Drops Nord is about 7cm the size of the finished toys made of YarnArt Jeans is about 8cm.
Congratulations
More Amigurumi Sloth İdeas:

Head (starting with cream yarn)
R1: Ch 7, starting in 2^nd ch from hook, sc 6, turn and sc 6 in the front loops of the chain (12 sts)
This is called a foundation chain and is a great way to start a piece that you want to be more oval than round. After crocheting through the top loops of the chain (pics. 1 & 2), you turn your work around and crochet in the bottom loops of the chain (pics. 3 & 4). The first round is complete! Now you just continue as you normally would.
R2: Inc 1, sc 4, inc 2, sc 4, inc 1 (16 sts)
R3: *Sc 1, inc 1 sc 5, inc 1* rep 2 times (20 sts)
Switch to brown yarn
R4: Sc 1, inc 1 sc 1, inc 5, sc 1, inc 1, sc 1, inc 1, sc 7, inc 1 (29 sts)
Increasing 5 in a row at the top of the head gives him a cute sloping forehead.
R5-7: Sc in all 29 sts (3 rounds total—29 sts)
R8: Sc 1, dec 1, sc 1, dec 5, sc 1, dec 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 7, dec 1 (20 sts)
R9: Sc in all 20 sts (20 sts)

Cut out two small oval pieces of felt, each about 3/4 inch (4.5 cm) long. Cut small slits in each of the ovals and insert the safety eyes (make sure the slits you make aren’t exactly in the middle, but towards the top of the pieces). But do NOT put the safety backings on yet until the eyes are properly positioned on the face and the felt pieces are sewn into place.

Insert his right eye (your left when facing him) between R 2 & 3, where the arrow is pointing. Insert his left eye (your right when facing you) between R 1 & 2 where the other arrow is pointing.
As you see, you should have about 4 1/2 sts between the felt pieces. The face is what makes the sloth cute, so make sure you take your time to get it just right.

Now we’ll embroider the little nose on, right between the eyes in the middle of the foundation chain. The nose is about 1 1/2 sts wide. Embroider 3-4 sts across using black embroidery floss. Do not attach the safety eye backings until the felt pieces are sewed on.

Using the sewing thread and your needle, neatly sew the felt pieces to the head. You will always need more sewing thread than you think, so start with a long piece. Felt pieces should be at a slight angle, with the bottoms pointing away from each other. Now attach the safety backings.

And there you go! The hardest part is over! Now continue crocheting.
R10: *Sc 2, dec 1* rep 5 times (15 sts)
Stop and start stuffing, continuing as you work.
R11: *Sc 1, dec 1* (10 sts)
R13: *Dec 1* (5 sts)
Finish off. Finish stuffing firmly and sew up hole neatly, since this part will be visible.
Body (using brown yarn)
R1: Ch 2, 6 sc in 2^nd ch from hook
R2: *Inc 1* rep 6 times (12 sts)
R3-6: Sc in all 12 sts (4 rounds total-12 sts)
Finish off leaving long tail for sewing. Stuff firmly and sew to head. The body will be positioned the same way for the long-armed sloth as for the short-armed sloth. Refer to the picture at the beginning to get the body positioned just right.

Arms (for SHORT-armed sloth)
Using brown yarn. Start with a long tail for sewing later.
Ch 4, starting in 2nd ch from hook, sl st 3
Finish off leaving tail for sewing.

Sew arms onto the sides of the body right up against the neck. When there’s more than one yarn tail on any given piece, usually when you’re working in rows, I like to weave both ends into the body or head. That way there aren’t any ends popping out or fraying like they do when you just cut them.

Legs (for SHORT-armed sloth)
Using brown yarn. Start with a long tail for sewing later.
Ch 3, starting in 2nd ch from hook, sl st 2
Finish off leaving tail for sewing.
Sew the legs onto R 3 & 4 of the body. Weave in all ends.

Arms (for LONG-armed sloth)
Using brown yarn. Start with a long tail for sewing later.
Ch 9, starting in 2nd ch from hook, sl st 8
Finish off leaving tail for sewing.
Sew onto the center of the body, under neck. See the picture below to see how to sew his back arm on. Weave in all ends.

Legs (for LONG-armed sloth) 
Using brown yarn. Start with a long tail for sewing later.
Ch 7, starting in 2nd ch from hook, sl st 6
Finish off leaving tail for sewing.

Sew the legs onto R 2 & 3 of body. See the picture above this one to see how to position his front leg. Weave in all ends.
To attach Zippy to different things, just take some extra yarn and sew the arms together. Do the same for the legs. Just imagine how cute this little guy would look hanging from all sorts of things!

More Amigurumi Sloth Ideas

• Lightweight yarn (light worsted, DK, 8-ply) in 5 colors (Ricorumi Cotton DK or Patons Grace Yarn)
  • Body color – Ricorumi Cotton DK in Spray Beige (#208)
  • Face color – Ricorumi Cotton DK in Cream (#002)
  • Eye color – Ricorumi Cotton DK in Caramel (#053)
  • Main hat color – Ricorumi Cotton DK in Rose (#008)
  • Accent hat color & scarf – Ricorumi Cotton DK in Blue (#032)
• 2.25 mm (B) hook (Clover Amour)
• Toy stuffing (Fairfield Poly-Fil)
• Embroidery floss in black for face (DMC Embroidery Floss in black)
• Embroidery needle ((DMC Embroidery Needles)
• Tapestry needle (DMC Tapestry Needle Size 16)
• Stitch marker (Clover Quick-Locking Stitch Markers Small – I LOVE these, they don’t leave big holes in your work!)
• Scissors (Gingher Stork Scissors)
• Heavy-duty upholstery thread or strong sewing thread for making pompom (Dual Duty XP Heavy Thread)
• Sewing pins to pin pieces in place before attaching (Pearlized Sewing Pins)

My finished crochet sloth is 4 inches long when using a 2.25 mm hook and Ricorumi Cotton DK yarn. You can use other hook and yarn combinations to make your crochet sloth bigger or smaller. Just make sure your stitches are tight to avoid stuffing showing through.

CROCHET STITCHES & ABBREVIATIONS
US TERMINOLOGY

ch – chain
FLO – front loop only
hdc – half double crochet
hdc inc – half double crochet increase
inc – single crochet increase
magic ring – see tutorial here.
rnd(s) – round(s)
sc – single crochet
sl st – slip stitch
st(s) – stitch(es)
[ ] – repeat steps between brackets for the specified number of times
( ) – the number of stitches you should have at the end of each round

NOTES
– Worked in a continuous round.
– Mark the beginning of each round with a stitch marker.
– Demonstration photos are shown right-handed.
– Pin pieces in place before attaching to avoid having to fix the position later!
– If you’re not familiar with crocheting in the back bump of chain stitches, check out this blog post.

Hang your sloth crochet Christmas ornament on your your tree through the arm and leg loops!

SLOTH CROCHET PATTERN
HEAD & BODY
rnd 1: with body color, sc 6 into a magic ring (6 sts)
rnd 2: inc 6 (12 sts)
rnd 3: [sc 1, inc 1] 6 times (18 sts)
rnd 4: [sc 1, inc 1, sc 1] 6 times (24 sts)
rnd 5: sc around (24 sts)
rnd 6: [sc 3, inc 1] 6 times (30 sts)
rnd 7: sc around (30 sts)
rnd 8: [inc 1, sc 1] 3 times, sc in remaining sts (33 sts)
rnd 9: sc around (33 sts)
rnd 10: [sc 1, inc 1, sc 1] 3 times, sc in remaining sts (36 sts)
rnds 11-12 (2 rnds): sc around (36 sts)
rnd 13: [sc 2, inc 1] 3 times, sc in remaining sts (39 sts)
rnds 14-24 (11 rnds): sc around (39 sts)
rnd 25: sc 1, [sc 2, inv dec 1] 3 times, sc in remaining sts (36 sts)
rnd 26: [sc 4, inv dec 1] 6 times (30 sts)

• • • Start stuffing now and continue stuffing until closed. Massage your piece into an oval shape with the increases from rnds 8, 10, and 13 to the left side. • • •
rnd 27: [sc 3, inv dec 1] 6 times (24 sts)
rnd 28: [sc 2, inv dec 1] 6 times (18 sts)
rnd 29: [sc 1, inv dec 1] 6 times (12 sts)
rnd 30: inv dec 6 times (6 sts)
Sl st 1 into next st, fasten off and finish off.

SLOTH SHAPE
Massage your sloth into an oval shape like the photos below.

FACE
• • • Work into back bump of chain stitches and then, when you turn to work down other side of chain, work into front and back loop of chain stitches. • • •
rnd 1: with face color, ch 6, starting in 2nd ch from hook sc 4, sc 3 in next ch, turn to work down other side of chain, sc 3, inc 1 (12 sts)
rnd 2: [inc 1, sc 3, inc 2] 2 times (18 sts)
rnd 3: [sc 1, inc 1, sc 4, inc 1, sc 1, inc 1] 2 times (24 sts)
Sl st 1 in next st. Fasten off, leaving a 20-inch tail for attaching.

EYE (MAKE 2)
• • • Work into back bump of chain stitches and then, when you turn to work down other side of chain, work into front and back loop of chain stitches. • • •
rnd 1: with eye color, ch 5, starting in 2nd ch from hook hdc inc 1, hdc 2, hdc 4 in next ch, turn to work down other side of ch, hdc 2, hdc inc 1 (12 sts)
Sl st 1 in next st. Fasten off, leaving a 15-inch tail for attaching.

EMBROIDER & ATTACH FACE & EYES

1. Using only 4 strands, cut a 10-inch piece of embroidery floss. Thread your embroidery needle and double knot end. Starting with the nose, make 3 horizontal stitches at center about 1 stitch wide. Make each stitch close to the previous one so they look connected. Embroider a long horizontal stitch on the rnd below nose for mouth. Secure thread on the back of your piece and cut.
2. Rethread your embroidery needle and double knot end. To embroider the eye, start at the inner corner and make 4 back stitches in a soft U shape. Secure thread on the back of your piece and cut. Repeat step 3 for 2^nd eye.
3. Using a sewing pin, pin face at the center of body over rnds 8-13.
4. Thread tapestry needle with yarn tail and attach face to body, first going under a st of the body.
5. Insert needle into next st on face from back to front
6. Insert needle back into the same hole you previously came out of on body and up through next one following around the face until it’s fully attached. Weave in end.
7. Using sewing pins, pin eyes centered with the face with 4 sts between them.
8. Attach eyes using the same method for attaching as the face.
ARM & LEG LOOP (MAKE 2)
rnd 1: with body color,start with an 8-inch tail for attaching, ch 5, starting in 2^nd ch from hook, sc 3, sc 3 in next ch, turn to work down other side of ch, sc 3 (9 sts)
rnds 2-19 (18 rnds): sc around (9 sts)
Fasten off, leaving a 10-inch tail for attaching.
ATTACH ARM & LEG LOOPS

1. Using sewing pins, pin arm and leg loops in position. I attached my arm loop over rnds 17-20 and my leg loop is attached over rnds 22-25 with 11 sts between loop ends.
2. Make sure to pin both sides of arm loop on the correct rnds.
3. I started with the leg loop. Insert tapestry needle threaded with yarn tail under stitch of sloth.
4. Fold leg piece in half and insert needle through both the front and back stitches.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you reach the end of the loop (should be attached over 4 rnds of sloth body).
6.  Repeat steps 3-5 for arm loop, then move to the other side of arm and leg loops and attach.
HAT
rnd 1: with main hat color, sc 6 into a magic ring (6 sts)
rnd 2: inc 6 (12 sts)
rnd 3: [sc 1, inc 1] 6 times (18 sts)
rnd 4: [sc 1, inc 1, sc 1] 6 times (24 sts)
rnd 5: [sc 3, inc 1] 6 times (30 sts)
rnds 6-7: sc around (30 sts for 2 rnds)
rnd 8: change to accent hat color sc around (30 sts)
rnd 9: in FLO, hdc around (30 sts)
Sl st 1 in next st, fasten off leaving a 20-inch tail for attaching.

ASSEMBLE & ATTACH HAT

1. Make a tiny pompom using the video tutorial above.
2. Using your tapestry needle, bring ends of the pompom through the top of the hat.
3. Flip rnd 9 of hat up to form brim. With tapestry needle, bring ending yarn tail to base of brim for attaching. Stuff other ends inside hat.
4. Position the hat on the sloth’s head over rnd 6.
5. At back of sloth, insert needle under st of rnd 6.
6. Insert needle through st on hat.
7. Insert needle into same st your needle came out of and up through next st. Repeat steps 6-7 until you’ve fully attached the hat. Weave in end.
SCARF
row 1: ch 56, hdc 55 starting in 2nd ch from hook and working in the back bump of the ch sts (55 sts)
Fasten off and weave in beginning yarn tail.

ATTACHING SCARF

1. Wrap scarf around sloth, under face. Use a sewing pin to pin scarf in place.
2. Bring ending yarn tail to the point where scarf overlaps.
3. Sew point together with several stitches. Once secure, weave in yarn tail.
4. The final scarf look!

Abbreviations

SC- single crochet
SC INC- single crochet increase (2 SC in each stitch)
INV DEC- Invisible decrease (put hook through the FRONT LOOP ONLY of two consecutive stitches [two loops on hook] Yarn over pull through both loops. [two loops on hook] Yarn over pull through two loops)
Magic Circle- Make a loop, leaving a long tail to work with. Insert hook in center of loop, yarn over and draw up a loop. Yarn over, pull through to make the first chain (this does not count as a stitch!). Continue to crochet over the loop and tail with the number of stitches called for. (If you need 6 SC, then crochet 6 SC inside the ring.) Pull the tail to close the circle.

DC- Double Crochet

TRC- Triple Crochet

Eye Piece

Chain 11. In the 4th chain from the hook TRC. TRC in the next. DC in the next 3 stitches. HDC in the next 2. SC in the remaining stitch. (8)
SC in each stitch around, with a SC in each of the 3 chain at the beginning of the eye piece.

Head

With Ivory:
Round 1: In a magic circle, 6 SC.
Round 2: SC INC in each around. (12)
Round 3: SC in first, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (18)
Round 4: SC in each around. (18)
Round 5: SC in first 2, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (24)
Round 6: SC in each around. (24)
Round 7: SC in first 3, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (30)
Round 8: SC in first 4, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (36)
Round 9: SC in first 5, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (42)
Change to gray.
Round 10: SC in first 6, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (48)
Rounds 11-14: SC in each around.
Insert nose between rows 4 and 5, or embroider one with black yarn. Try to line it up with a straight edge from the ivory yarn. Use a hook or pencil to create a large enough hole. Insert the eyes between the two TRC in the brown eye piece. Then push the post of the eye through rows 6 and 7 lined up above the nose, about 11 stitches apart. Then sew the brown eyepiece onto the head.
Round 15: SC in the first 6, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (42)
Round 16: SC in the first 5, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (36)
Round 17: SC in the first 4, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (30)
Round 18: SC in the first 3, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (24)
Round 19: SC in the first 2, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (18)
Round 20: SC in the first, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (12)
Round 21: INV DEC around. (6)

Fasten off and sew the remaining hole. Weave in the end.

Take a minute and watch this video on how I attach amigurumi pieces before you begin!

Body

Round 1: In a magic circle, 6 SC.
Round 2: SC INC in each around. (12)
Round 3: SC in first, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (18)
Round 4: SC in first 2, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (24)
Round 5: SC in first 3, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (30)
Round 6: SC in first 4, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (36)
Round 7: SC in first 5, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (42)
Rounds 8-13: SC in each around. (42)
Round 14: SC in first 5, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (36)
Rounds 15-16: SC in each around. (36)
Round 17: SC in first 4, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (30)
Rounds 18-19: SC in each around. (30)
Begin stuffing here.
Round 20: SC in first 3, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (24)
Rounds 21-22: SC in each around. (24)
Round 23: SC in first 2, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (18)
Round 24-25: SC in each around.
Fasten off and leave a long tail to attach the head.

Arms

Before you make the magic circle, pull out a long tail and keep it on the outside of the circle. This is what you will use to attach the leg to the body.
With gray:
Round 1: SC 7 in a magic circle.
Round 2: SC INC in each around (14)
Rounds 3-21: SC in each around. (14)
Change to ivory.
Round 22: SC in each around. (14)
Chain 7. *In the third chain from the hook, HDC. HDC in the remaining 4 chains for a total of 5 HDCs.* Flatten the arm and put your hook through the touching stitches and slip stitch. Slip stitch once more and then chain 7. Repeat * * two more times, for a total of 3 toes. Fasten off and weave in the ends.
Attach at the top of the body, just under the head with an angle slightly forward. The toes will curve in naturally, have that curve go in towards the body, like a sloth’s feet would.

Legs

Before you make the magic circle, pull out a long tail and keep it on the outside of the circle. This is what you will use to attach the leg to the body.
With gray:
Round 1: SC 7 in a magic circle.
Round 2: SC INC in each around (14)
Rounds 3-21: SC in each around. (14)
Change to ivory.
Round 22: SC in each around. (14)
Chain 7. *In the third chain from the hook, HDC. HDC in the remaining 4 chains for a total of 5 HDCs.* Flatten the arm and put your hook through the touching stitches and slip stitch. Slip stitch once more and then chain 7. Repeat * * two more times, for a total of 3 toes. Fasten off and weave in the ends.
With the sloth sitting, pin the legs so that they are the same on both sides of the body (about rows 7-9) and sitting flat. Like the arms, have the toes curl in.