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Death's Head Hawk Moth Amigurumi Pattern

Death's Head Hawk Moth Amigurumi Pattern
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About This Death's Head Hawk Moth Amigurumi Pattern

Death's Head Hawk Moth Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Measuring approximately 11 cm (4.3 inches), this project combines advanced colorwork with structural elements like a removable wing belt system. The transformation feature makes it an engaging interactive piece that showcases your crochet mastery.

Why You'll Love This Death's Head Hawk Moth Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love how this pattern challenges you to work with multiple colors and create dimensional pieces that come together like a puzzle! The transformation element from caterpillar to moth adds such a playful, magical quality that makes the hours of detailed work totally worth it. I'm particularly fond of the wing construction technique and how the skull mask creates that iconic, slightly spooky look. There's something deeply satisfying about watching this creature come to life stitch by stitch, and the final removable wing suit is such a clever design feature. This pattern really lets you showcase advanced techniques while creating something truly unique and conversation-worthy!

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Switch Things Up

I love experimenting with different colorways to create unique variations of this stunning moth! Instead of the traditional yellow and black stripes, try using deep purples and oranges for a sunset-inspired look, or go completely mystical with blues and silvers for a moonlit version. You could also adjust the size of the skull marking or add metallic thread to the wing embroidery for extra sparkle.

For a more whimsical approach, consider making the caterpillar in rainbow stripes before it transforms into the moth - kids especially love this creative twist! I've also experimented with adding tiny wire armatures to the wings so they can be posed in different positions, though this does require extra care if the piece will be handled by children.

Another fun variation is creating a whole collection of different moth species by changing the wing shapes and color patterns while keeping the same basic body structure. You could even make a display showing the complete lifecycle from caterpillar to chrysalis to moth. The mini skull embellishment can also be customized with different facial expressions - try adding different shaped eyes or varying the teeth pattern for unique personalities!

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Not maintaining tight tension when crocheting the body can result in stuffing showing through the stitches and an uneven appearance ✗ Losing track of color changes in the striped body sections leads to misaligned patterns and requires frogging multiple rounds ✗ Skipping stitch markers during complex wing construction makes it nearly impossible to achieve symmetrical left and right wings ✗ Attaching wings to the belt before checking proper alignment results in a lopsided wing suit that doesn't sit correctly ✗ Insufficient stuffing in the head and body segments creates a floppy appearance instead of the firm structure needed ✗ Not carrying yarn properly during color changes leaves visible loose strands on the inside of the work

Death's Head Hawk Moth Amigurumi Pattern

Create your own mystical Death's Head Hawk Moth with this detailed amigurumi pattern! This captivating design brings to life one of nature's most intriguing insects, complete with its iconic skull marking and elegant wing suit. Perfect for nature lovers and those who appreciate unique crochet projects, this pattern guides you through crafting a transformable piece that changes from caterpillar to moth. With intricate color work and special techniques, you'll master creating detailed wings, a distinctive skull mask, and accessories that make this project truly special.

Advanced 8-10 Hours

Materials Needed for Death's Head Hawk Moth Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Sport/Baby Weight Yarn size 2 (fine), 100% mercerized cotton, 50g/125m
  • 02
    Yarn And Colors Must Have: Cream (002) 10g, Ecru (003) 10g, Cigar (007) 10g, Antracite (099) 10g, Mustard (015) 10g, Denim (061) 5g
  • 03
    Scheepjes Catona: Cream (130) 10g, Linen (505) 10g, Moon Rock (254) 10g, Jet Black (110) 10g, Yellow Gold (208) 10g, Bluebird (247) 5g
  • 04
    Small amount of white yarn for skull mask details
  • 05
    Small amount of pink yarn for cheek embroidery

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook 2.25 mm (UK: 13) or 2.5 mm (US: C/2, UK: 12)
  • 02
    2 black safety eyes or glass eyes (7mm diameter)
  • 03
    Soft polyfiber fill stuffing
  • 04
    Darning needle for sewing
  • 05
    Pins for assembly
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    Stitch markers
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    Scissors
  • 08
    Black felt (optional for mask details)

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— Head :

Round 1 :

sc 7 into magic ring (7)

Round 2 :

[inc] 7x (14)

Round 3 :

[sc 1, inc] 7x (21)

Round 4 :

sc 1, inc, [sc 2, inc] 6x, sc 1 (28)

Round 5 :

[sc 3, inc] 7x (35)

Round 6 :

sc 35

Round 7 :

sc 2, inc, [sc 4, inc] 6x, sc 2 (42)

Round 8-13 :

sc 42

Round 14 :

sc 2, dec, [sc 4, dec] 6x, sc 2 (35)

Round 15 :

[dec, sc 3] 7x (28)

Info :

Place the eyes between rounds 12 and 13 with a distance of 8 sts between the eyes

Round 16 :

sc 1, dec, [sc 2, dec] 6x, sc 1 (21)

Round 17 :

[dec, sc 1] 7x (14)

Info :

Slst 1 into the next stitch, cut the yarn and fasten off invisibly. Stuff the head well

— Body :

Info :

At the open end of the head find the stitch in the middle between the eyes. Starting in this stitch count 8 sts (any direction) to find the stitch in the middle of the back side of the neck

Round 18 :

Join black with a standing slst into the indicated 8th stitch, slst 13 (14)

Round 19 :

[sc-blo 1, inc-blo] 7x (21)

Round 20 :

change to yellow (cut black): [sc 2, inc] 3x, sc 1, change to blue, sc 1, inc, change to yellow, [sc 2, inc] 3x (28)

Info :

Carry yellow throughout when changing to blue. Don't cut blue when changing back to yellow

Round 21 :

sc 13, change to blue, sc 3, change to yellow, sc 12

Round 22 :

sc 13, change to blue, sc 3, change to yellow, sc 12

Round 23 :

change to black, sc 28

Round 24 :

change to yellow (cut black), sc 13, change to blue, sc 3, change to yellow, sc 12

Round 25 :

dec, sc 2, dec, sc 1, dec, sc 2, dec, change to blue, sc 3, change to yellow, [dec, sc 2] 3x (21)

Round 26 :

[sc 1, dec] 3x, change to blue, sc 1, dec, change to yellow, [sc 1, dec] 3x (14)

Round 27 :

change to black (cut blue and yellow), slst 14

Round 28 :

[sc-flo 1, inc-flo] 7x (21)

Info :

Slst 1, cut black and close rnd invisibly. Stuff the upper part of the body now

Round 29 :

Join yellow with a standing sc into the closing st. Place marker, sc 1, inc, [sc 2, inc] 2x, change to blue (carry yellow), sc 3, change to yellow, [inc, sc 2] 3x (27)

Round 30 :

sc 12, change to blue, sc 3, change to yellow, sc 12

Round 31 :

change to black, sc 27

Round 32 :

change to yellow (cut black), sc 12, change to blue, sc 3, change to yellow, sc 12

Round 33 :

[sc 2, dec] 3x, change to blue, sc 3, change to yellow, [dec, sc 2] 3x (21)

Round 34 :

change to black, [dec, sc 1] 7x (14)

Round 35 :

slst 14

Info :

Stuff the middle part of the body

Round 36 :

change to yellow (cut black), [sc-flo 1, inc-flo] 3x, change to blue, sc-flo 3, change to yellow, [inc-flo, sc-flo 1] 2x, inc-flo (20)

Round 37 :

sc 9, change to blue, sc 3, change to yellow, sc 8

Round 38 :

[sc 1, dec] 3x, change to blue, sc 3, change to yellow, [dec, sc 1] 2x, dec (14)

Round 39 :

[dec] 3x, change to blue, sc3tog, change to yellow, [dec] 2x, sc 1 (7)

Info :

Stuff the lower body part, then cut the yarn. Close the remaining 7 stitches through the front loops and weave in the ends

— Skull Mask :

Round 1 :

sc 7 into magic ring (7)

Round 2 :

[inc] 7x (14)

Round 3 :

[sc 1, inc] 7x (21)

Round 4 :

sc 1, inc, [sc 2, inc] 6x, sc 1 (28)

Round 5 :

[sc 3, inc] 7x (35)

Round 6 :

sc 35

Round 7 :

sc 2, inc, [sc 4, inc] 6x, sc 2 (42)

Round 8 :

[sc 13, inc] 3x (45)

Round 9-13 :

sc 45

Info :

After round 13, pull the hat straight onto the head. The rim should be 2 rounds above the eyes. If the hat is too short, work an additional round with 45 sc

Round 14 :

sc 15, slst 6, sc 3, slst 6, sc 15

Round 15 :

sc 15, ch 7, sk 6, dc 1, into the next stitch: °dc 1 + ch 2 + dc 1°, dc 1, ch 7, sk 6, sc 15 (51)

Round 16 :

sc 14, sk 1, sc 8 into ch7sp, sk 2, °sc 3° into ch2sp, sk 2, sc 8 into ch7sp, sk 1, sc 14 (47)

Round 17 :

sc 14, sk 1, slst 7, into next st: °slst 1 + ch 1 + sc 1°, sc 1, into next st: °sc 1 + ch 1 + slst 1°, slst 7, sk 1, sc 14 (47)

Info :

Slst 1 into the next stitch, cut the yarn and fasten off invisibly

— Antennae (Make 2) :

Foundation :

Make a foundation chain of 4 ch from beige

Round 1 :

Work into the bumps on the back of the chain, starting in the 2nd back bump: sc 2, slst 1

Info :

Cut the yarn and fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew the antenna onto the skull hat. Sew the antennae onto the hat, between rounds 8 and 9, with a distance of 2 sts between the antennae

— Details :

Cheeks :

With pink yarn, embroider cheeks onto the skull hat

— Large Wings (Make 2 - Piece 1) :

Foundation :

With beige make a foundation chain of 15 ch

Row 1 :

Starting in the 5th ch from hook, work along the chain: °dc 2° into the 5th ch, dc 1, hdc 3, sc 3, slst 3, turn (13)

Row 2 :

ch 1, slst 3, sc 3, hdc 3, dc 2, °dc 2° into the next st, °dc 1 + tr 1° into the last st, turn (15)

Row 3 :

ch 4, dc 1 into the st at the base of the turning ch-4, °dc 2° into the next st, dc 1, hdc 3, sc 3, slst 2, leave remaining sts unworked, turn (14)

Row 4 :

ch 1, slst 3, sc 3, hdc 3, dc 2, °dc 2° into the next st, °dc 1 + tr 1° into last st, turn (15)

Row 5 :

ch 3, dc 1 into the st at the base of the turning ch-3, °dc 2° into the next st, dc 3, hdc 4, sc 6, along the remaining sts of row 2: hdc 1, sc 2, slst 1 (21)

Info :

Cut the yarn and fasten off. Rotate so that long side of the wing is up and top side is on the left. Work into the ends of the rows along the long side

Edging :

Join black with a standing sc into the end of the first row, °sc 2° into the same space, °sc 3° into the end of each of the next 4 rows

Info :

Cut the yarn, fasten off and weave in all ends. Make another piece the same way

— Large Wings (Make 2 - Piece 2) :

Info :

Follow the instructions as given for Piece 1 until the end of row 5. Cut the yarn and fasten off. Turn the piece with the backside facing you. Rotate 90°, so that long side of the wing is up and the top side of the wing is on the right

Edging :

Join black with a standing sc into the end of the first row, °sc 2° into the same space, °sc 3° into the end of each of the next 4 rows

Info :

Cut the yarn, fasten off and weave in all ends. Make another piece the same way

— Assembling Left Large Wing :

Info :

Hold Piece 1 and Piece 2 together, so that they lay flat on top of each other - Piece 1 on top of Piece 2. Make sure the right sides of both black rows are visible outside. Rotate 180°, so that the bottom side of the wing is up and the large top side is down, short side of the wing to the right

Joining Round :

Join beige with a standing sc into the first remaining loop of the foundation chain. Along bottom side: sc 10. Rotate 90°, along long side into black sts: sc 1, °sc 2°, sc 12, °sc 2 + ch 1°. Rotate 90°, along top side: hdc 1, sc 19, into last st: °sc 1 + ch 1 + sc 1°. Rotate 90°, along short side: sc 1 into end of row in center, sc 1 into same spot as 1st stitch of rnd

Info :

Cut the yarn with a long rest and close invisibly into first st

— Assembling Right Large Wing :

Info :

Hold Piece 1 and Piece 2 together - Piece 2 on top of Piece 1. Make sure right sides of both black rows are visible outside - top side up, bottom side down, short side points to the right

Joining Round :

Join beige with a standing sc into the first st in the right corner, sc 19 along the top side, hdc 1, ch 1. Rotate 90°, along long side into black sts: °sc 2°, sc 12, °sc 2°, sc 1. Rotate 90°, along bottom side: sc 10, °sc 1 + ch 1 + sc 1° into last st. Rotate 90°, along short side: sc 1 into end of row in center, sc 1 into same spot as 1st stitch of rnd

Info :

Cut the yarn with a long rest and close invisibly into first st

— Small Wings (Make 4 - Piece 3) :

Foundation :

With yellow make a foundation chain of 10 ch

Row 1 :

Starting in the 4th ch from hook, work along the chain: hdc 2, sc 3, slst 2, turn (8)

Row 2 :

ch 1, slst 2, sc 2, hdc 3, °hdc 1 + dc 1° into the last st, turn (9)

Row 3 :

ch 3, hdc 1 into the st at the base of the turning ch-3, hdc 1, sc 2, slst 2, leave remaining sts unworked, turn (7)

Row 4 :

ch 1, slst 2, sc 2, hdc 2, °hdc 1 + dc 1° into last st (8)

Info :

Cut the yarn, fasten off and weave in the ends. Make 3 more pieces

— Assembling Left Small Wing :

Info :

Hold two wing pieces together, flat on top of each other – rotate 180° so that the top side is down and the short side of the wing is on the right

Joining Round :

Join yellow with a standing sc into the first stitch on bottom side, sc 6 along bottom side, change to black. Rotate 90°, along long side into ends of rows: °sc 1 + hdc 4° into first row, skip end of second row, °hdc 2 + dc 2° into end of third row, °dc 3 + hdc 1 + sc 1° into end of last row, change to yellow. Rotate 90°, along top side: sc 7, then into remaining sts of row 3: dc 1, hdc 1, °sc 1 + ch 1 + sc 1° into last st, ch 1. Rotate 90°, slst 1 into first st to close rnd

Info :

Cut the yarn with a long rest fasten off

— Assembling Right Small Wing :

Info :

Hold two wing pieces together, flat on top of each other – top side up, short side of wing to the right

Joining Round :

Join yellow with a standing sc into the first stitch, hdc 1, dc 1, into remaining sts from row 4: sc 7, change to black. Rotate 90°, along long side into ends of rows: °sc 1 + hdc 1 + dc 3° into end of first row, °dc 2 + hdc 2° into end of second row, skip end of third row, °hdc 4 + sc 1° into last row, change to yellow. Rotate 90°, along bottom side into remaining loops of foundation chain: sc 7, ch 1. Rotate 90°, on short side: sc 1 into same spot as first st of rnd, slst 1 into first st to close rnd

Info :

Cut the yarn with a long rest and fasten off

— Mini Skull :

Round 1 :

ch 3, into the loop: dc 4, ch 4, hdc 1, ch 1, hdc 1, ch 4, close rnd with a slst into 3rd beginning-ch

Round 2 :

sc 4, sc 5 into the ch4sp, into the ch1sp: °slst 1 + ch 2 + hdc 2 + ch 2 + slst 1°, sc 5 into the ch4sp

Info :

Cut the yarn with a long rest and close the rnd invisibly

— Wing Belt :

Foundation :

With black make a foundation chain of 12 ch. Crochet along the chain, starting in 2nd ch from hook

Row 1 :

slst-blo 11, turn (11)

Row 2-35 :

ch 1, slst-blo 11, turn

Info :

Do not fasten off. Ch 1, turn the rectangle into a ring by holding the first and last rows next to each other. Crochet together the remaining loops of the foundation chain with the corresponding back loops of the stitches on the last row. Slst the ends together stitch by stitch. Break yarn and fasten off. Weave in the ends on the inside of the belt

— Wing Embroidery :

Details :

Embroider a bright spot onto each large wing using sand colored yarn. Add a black line right next to the bright spot. On the small wings embroider three black spots

Assembly Instructions

  • Sew the top side of each small wing in front of a large wing with their edges overlapping to create two wing pairs
  • Attach the first wing pair next to the seam of the wing belt with the backside of the wings facing the belt
  • Sew the second wing pair onto the opposite side of the seam to complete the wing suit structure
  • Cover the joining point where the wings meet the belt by sewing the mini skull over this area, inserting the needle around the posts of the skull stitches
  • Ensure all wings are securely attached and positioned symmetrically before final fastening
  • The wing suit should slip on and off the caterpillar body easily for the transformation feature to work properly

Important Notes

  • 💡Maintain very tight stitches throughout the project to prevent stuffing from showing through the fabric
  • 💡Use stitch markers consistently during color changes and complex wing construction to ensure symmetry
  • 💡Carry yarn properly during the striped body sections rather than cutting and reattaching to avoid visible loose ends
  • 💡Stuff the body very firmly in stages as indicated in the pattern for proper shaping and structure
  • 💡The wing belt should be crocheted loosely enough to allow easy hook insertion despite creating tight slip stitches
  • 💡Pin all wing pieces in position before sewing them to the belt to ensure correct alignment and symmetry
  • 💡Take extra care when placing safety eyes between rounds 12 and 13 with exactly 8 stitches between them

This enchanting Death's Head Hawk Moth pattern brings one of nature's most mysterious creatures to life in portable form! The design masterfully combines advanced colorwork techniques with innovative construction methods to create a piece that transforms from caterpillar to moth. With its iconic skull marking, removable wing suit, and intricate details, this pattern challenges experienced crocheters while delivering a truly unique and captivating finished piece. The transformation feature adds an extra layer of magic that makes all the detailed work worthwhile. 🦋 Happy crocheting! 🧶✨

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FAQs

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

While the pattern is designed for sport weight yarn, you can use a different weight, but you'll need to adjust your hook size accordingly and be aware that the finished size will vary. The most important factor is maintaining tight tension to prevent stuffing from showing through.

How do I keep track of all the color changes in the body?

Use stitch markers at the beginning of each round and consider taking photos of your progress. The pattern instructs when to carry yarn and when to cut it - following these instructions carefully will help you manage the multiple color transitions smoothly.

Is the wing suit removable?

Yes! The wing belt system is designed to slip on and off the caterpillar body, allowing you to display either the caterpillar stage or the moth transformation. This is one of the unique features that makes this pattern special.

What's the best way to achieve symmetrical wings?

Follow the instructions carefully for left and right wing construction, as they're worked differently. Pin all pieces before sewing, and compare your wing pairs side by side frequently. Using stitch markers and counting stitches carefully is essential for symmetry.

Can I make this project child-safe?

Absolutely! Use safety eyes instead of glass eyes, ensure all pieces are very securely sewn, and stuff firmly so small parts don't come loose. Embroider any small details rather than using separate attachments for children under 3 years old.