Basketball Mascot Amigurumi Free Pattern

Hello everyone and welcome back! Today I’m sharing this Basketball Mascot amigurumi free pattern that you can easily adapt to match your favorite team! If you want to go straight to the pattern, just scroll down. But if you stick around, there’s a little story behind this one that you might enjoy!

As with most of my creations, this amigurumi toy started as a gift! This time, it was for my brother-in-law. His birthday was last month, but it was such a busy time for everyone that we only managed to celebrate it last weekend. Between preparing Halloween patterns and making other gifts, like the little fox for my niece, I didn’t have much time to create something special for him.

I’m also currently working on a Halloween pumpkin table runner, which is turning out beautifully and is part of my plan for Halloween home décor. You can check it out here if you’re curious!

A Personalized Basketball-Inspired Gift

Now, back to the Basketball Mascot amigurumi!
With everything going on this year, my brother-in-law had to set up a small home office, which I’m sure many of us can relate to. And with five kids running around, you can imagine how busy their house is! So my husband and I wanted to give him something fun and personal for his workspace.

We ended up getting him a coloring book for adults, something he had mentioned wanting, and I decided to add a little handmade touch by creating this Basketball Mascot amigurumi for his desk. It’s made in the colors of his favorite basketball team, the Denver Nuggets (yellow, blue, and white), with the number 15 from his favorite player, Nikola Jokić.

You can easily personalize this project too! Choose your favorite team colors and embroider any number on its back. It’s such a thoughtful and fun gift, and the best part? He can squeeze the little basketball whenever he needs a quick stress release!

And, some amigurumi tips that are always good to keep in mind!

Basketball Mascot Amigurumi

List of Materials:

• 2mm crochet hook;
• I used DK yarn for this pattern, but you can feel free to crochet with sports-weight cotton as well; Colors: orange, white, yellow, blue, and black;
• Sewing needle,
• Stuffing material hypoallergenic polyester,
• Scissors

Finish size:

This Basketball Mascot amigurumi measures about 4 inches (10 cm) tall, a fun compact size that makes it perfect for displaying or gifting to any basketball fan.

Gauge

You don’t need to worry too much about the gauge for this pattern. Just choose a hook that works well with your yarn. I always like to use a slightly smaller hook than the yarn label suggests—this helps keep the stitches nice and tight, so the stuffing doesn’t poke through. If your stitches look a bit loose, try going down a hook size.

TIPS:

1. The most important to remember is to keep your stitch with a tight tension, this way, you won’t have any see-through gaps.
2. To help me keep my stitches tight, I prefer using yarn for a thicker needle than the one I would be using for the Amigurumi.
3. Always count your stitches after every row, so you will make sure to have the total amount of stitches.
4. Use a piece of yarn to mark the last stitch, so you won’t miss where the beginning and end of your row are!

Basketball Mascot Pattern Instructions

Ball

With orange color yarn start,

• 1 row                   6sc in a magic ring
• 2 row                   6inc Total 12sts
• 3 row                   (1sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
• 4 row                   2sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 24sts
• 5 row                   (3sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 30sts
• 6 row                   (4sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 36sts
• 7 row                   (5sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 42sts
• 8 row                   6sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 48sts
• 9 row                   (7sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 54sts
• 10 row                 (8sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 60sts
• 11 to 19 row      60sc
• 20 row                 (8sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 54sts
• 21 row                 (7sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 48sts
• 22 row                 (6sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 42sts
• 23 row                 (5sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 36sts
• 24 row                 (4sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 30sts
• 25 row                 (3sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 24sts
• 26 row                 (2sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 18sts

Stop here for stuffing the ball!

• 27 row                 (1sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 12sts

Cut the yarn, fasten it off, and hid the remaining tail inside the ball.

Legs

With black yarn start

• 1 row                   6sc in a magic ring
• 2 row                   6inc Total 12sts
• 3 row                   (1sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
• 4 row                   18blsc
• 5 row                   18sc
• 6 row                   (1sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 12sts

Change to blue color yarn

• 7 row                   12blsl
• 8 to 10 row         12sc

Change to yellow

• 11 row                 12sc

Change to white

• 12 row                 12sc

Cut the yarn, fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.

Hands

Start by the toe. With white yarn start,

• 1 row                   4sc in a magic ring
• 2 and 3 row        4sc

Cut the yarn, fasten it off and make another one.

Now start the hand, with white yarn make

• 1 row                   6sc in a magic ring
• 2 row                   6inc Total 12sts
• 3 row                   12sc
• 4 row                   2sc, 2sc (connecting with 2sts of the toe), 8sc

For the next row, you will make the round going around the toe, so will be 2sc normally, the next 2 sc will be on the leftover sts of the toe, and continuing to the normal 8sc on the hand.

• 5 row                   12sc
• 6 row                   12sc

Change to yellow yarn

• 7 row                   12sc

Change to blue yarn

• 8 and 9 row        12sc

Cut the yarn, fasten it off and leave a tail for sewing. This will be the left hand, for the right hand, follow the same steps until row 4

For row 4 of the right hand, make 8sc, 2sc (connecting with 2sts of the toe), 2sc.

And continue as before.

This is for the connecting part of the detail (the changing colors) to be always facing backward. And with toes pointing up!

Eyes

With white yarn start,

• 1 row    6sc in a magic ring
• 2 row    6inc, join with SL Total 12sts

Cut the yarn, fasten it off and leave a tail for sewing. Make two of this detail.

With black yarn,

• 1 row    6sc in a magic ring. Join with an SL.

Cut the yarn, fasten it off and leave a tail for sewing. Make two of these.

Assembly

1. Start by making the lines on the basketball.
2. With black yarn, make a single line in the middle of the ball, horizontal and vertical. This will give you a starting point to make the sidelines.
3. Sew the legs in the middle part of the bottom of the ball.
4. Sew the arms 2 rows above the legs in the central part.
5. Sew the eyes in the central part, using the ball lines to guide you.
6. Behind the ball, with double thread yarn, embroider the number of the player (optional!)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

You finished your basketball mascot amigurumi!

If you’re happy with your results, share a picture and tag me on social media so I can see your finished mascot! This basketball amigurumi is one of my free pattern creations, and you’ll find many other beginner-friendly designs here on the blog, all easy and fun to make. If there’s any amigurumi you’d like me to design next, leave your suggestion in the comments below.

Happy crocheting, and I can’t wait to see what you create!

Love,
Ana

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