Invested into this free crochet pot of gold pattern are all the festive feelings of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations—rooms full of boisterous bodies all bedecked in vibrant green garb, shiny shamrock beads strung around your neck, and laughter reaching across a rambunctious round of drinks.
While you patiently stake out, waiting for a leprechaun to lead you to its treasure, there’s no better way to pass the time than with this free pot of gold amigurumi pattern!
So, without further ado, here is the pattern for the Pot of Gold Cutie, part two of three in the St. Patrick’s Cuties collection!
Pattern Information | Free Crochet Pot of Gold Amigurumi
Supplies:
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- Size H-8 (5 mm) crochet hook
- Medium (4) weight yarn in 2 colors:
- Yarn A – gold (example uses Red Heart Super Saver: Gold)
- Yarn B – gray (example uses Red Heart Super Saver: Dusty Gray)
- 10mm black safety eyes (x2)
- Black embroidery floss
- Pink embroidery floss (example uses DMC 963 Light Dusty Rose) or pink yarn
- Polyester fiberfill
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
- Stitch markers
Alternate Yarn Supplies:
Color Variation 2 (as seen on the left in cover photo):
- Medium (4) weight yarn in 2 colors:
- Yarn A – gold (example uses Red Heart Super Saver: Gold)
- Yarn B – dark gray (example uses Red Heart Super Saver: Charcoal)
Terminology:
This free crochet pot of gold pattern uses English (US) terminology:
- st (sts) = stitch (stitches)
- ch = chain stitch
- sl st = slip stitch
- sc = single crochet
- sc2tog = single crochet 2 together (over the span of 2 stitches), also known as a decrease
- FLO = front loop only
- BLO = back loop only
- sk = skip
Please note that this pattern is written so that each crochet stitch abbreviation is attached to a number, such as 1sc, 2sc, etc. This number denotes how many of that stitch is to be worked into the same stitch.
In other words, 1sc = one single crochet, whereas 2sc = two single crochet worked into one stitch, also known as an increase.
Special Stitch Instructions | Free Crochet Pot of Gold Amigurumi
Please read through all special stitch instructions carefully before beginning your project, as some techniques may be unique to this pattern.
This pattern is worked in the round, with each round joined at the end with a slip stitch. Unless otherwise instructed, the first stitch of your next round will always be worked into the same stitch as your joining slip stitch has been worked into.
Be sure to always keep the ‘right side’ of your stitches facing outwards as you work. The right side is the front side of the stitch that is facing you as you are completing each stitch.
Single Crochet:
This pattern uses a variation of the traditional single crochet stitch, sometimes referred to as the YU/YO (yarn under/yarn over) method.
Instead of yarning over before pulling through, this method utilizes a yarn under technique on the first pass of each stitch, as seen below.
Begin by inserting your hook into the next stitch, then yarn under (not over) as shown above. Pull through the stitch, then yarn over as normal and pull through both loops on your hook to complete your single crochet.
Using the above technique produces a slightly tighter and stiffer fabric than traditional single crochet stitches. This method minimizes holes between stitches, improves shaping, and decreases stitch slanting.
This pattern will still work with the traditional technique of single crochet stitches, so choose what works best for you—just be wary that your project may result in having slight visual differences than those shown in examples if using the traditional method.
Invisible Decrease:
This pattern uses a variation of the single crochet decrease stitch, often called an invisible decrease. This method produces a tighter stitch that improves shaping and blends in more seamlessly with regular stitches.
Insert your hook into the front loop only of the next stitch, then insert into the front loop only of the second stitch in the same way.
Yarn under (not over) as shown above and pull through both front loops. Yarn over as normal and pull through both loops on your hook to complete your invisible decrease.
Joining Rounds:
Unless otherwise stated, each round in this pattern is joined at the end with a slip stitch into the first stitch of the round, followed by one or more chain stitches.
For a cleaner seam, and to ensure that these stitches are not accidentally worked into later, tighten both the slip stitch and chain as shown below.
Hold your working loop firmly on your hook and pull up with your hook until your slip stitch is tight. Then, pull back on your working tail until your loop is back to fitting snugly around your hook.
Repeat these steps with the following one or more chain stitches before your next round, as well.
Unless otherwise instructed, the first stitch of your next round will always be worked into the same stitch as your joining slip stitch has been worked into.
Pattern Instructions | Free Crochet Pot of Gold Amigurumi
Crochet Pot of Gold – Rounds 1 to 9:
With yarn A (gold), make a magic ring (or ch 4, sl st into 1st st to form ring, ch 1).
Rnd 1: 6sc into ring, sl st into 1st st to join, ch 1 (6).
Rnd 2: 2sc into each st around, join, ch 1 (12).
Rnd 3: [1sc into next st, 2sc into next st] 6 times, join, ch 1 (18).
Rnd 4: [2sc into next st, 1sc into each of next 2 sts] 6 times, join, ch 1 (24).
Rnd 5: [1sc into each of next 3 sts, 2sc into next st] 6 times, join (30).
Fasten off yarn A and leave an 18 inch tail for sewing.
Join yarn B (gray) by inserting your hook into the front loop only of the first stitch of your next round. Leave a short tail for tying later, pull up a loop of yarn B and chain 1.
Rnd 6: 1sc into FLO of each st around, join, ch 1 (30).
Rnd 7: in BLO of each st around, [1sc into each of next 4 sts, 2sc into next st] 6 times, join, ch 1 (36).
Rnd 8: in BLO of each st around, [sc2tog over next 2 sts, 1sc into each of next 4 sts] 6 times, join, ch 1 (30).
Rnd 9: 1sc into FLO of each st around, join, ch 1 (30).
Secure your working loop with a stitch marker. Follow the directions below for sewing the rim and adding coins before continuing.
Crochet Pot of Gold – Sewing the Rim:
Flip your work and locate the two rounds of loops (the back loops from round 5 and the back loops from round 8) that are leftover on the interior of your crochet pot of gold.
With your 18 inch tail of yarn A, leftover from fastening off after round 5, sew these two rounds together to seal off the rim of your pot.
Secure your sewing on the interior of your piece by making a knot with the short tail of yarn B, leftover from beginning round 6, and trim any excess tail.
Follow the directions below for making and adding coins before continuing to round 10 of the crochet pot of gold.
Crochet Pot of Gold – Adding Gold Coins:
With yarn A (gold), leave a short beginning tail for tying and make a magic ring (or ch 4, sl st into 1st st to form a ring, ch 1).
Rnd 1: 6sc into ring, do not join (6).
Fasten off yarn A and leave a tail for sewing. Follow the directions below to finish off your coin with a clean, seamless edge.
With your tapestry needle, take your end tail and pass it beneath both loops of your first single crochet in round 1.
Then, insert your needle through the middle of the last single crochet you’ve just created and pull your tail through to the back of your coin. Pull your tail snugly, but not too tight!
Follow the directions below to attach your coins to your pot. You may make all of your coins first, before adding them onto the pot, or make and attach them one by one — choose whichever method works best for you!
The example pieces each use five gold coins sewn randomly around the top of the pot. However, you may make as many or as few coins to sew on top of your crochet pot of gold as you’d like.
To sew each coin onto your crochet pot of gold, simply thread your end tail through any stitch, front to back, in the first 5 rounds of your piece.
Then, take your beginning tail and thread it through an adjacent stitch (not the same place as your end tail). Once both tails are threaded to the interior of the pot, knot both tails together to secure your coin and cut any excess tail.
Repeat this method as may times around the first 5 rounds of your pot as desired. Then, continue to round 10 of your crochet pot of gold.
Crochet Pot of Gold – Rounds 10 to 17:
Rnd 10: [1sc into each of next 9 sts, 2sc into next st] 3 times, join, ch 1 (33).
Rnd 11: [2sc into next st, 1sc into each of next 10 sts] 3 times, join, ch 1 (36).
The next round will be adding two ‘handles’ onto your pot by working extra strips of single crochets on both sides that are attached on each end to the pot itself.
If you have trouble with the following method (round 12), you may opt instead to work a normal round of single crochets (1sc in each st around, join, ch 1), then work the handles separately and sew them onto the pot afterwards.
To work the handles separately, chain 9. Then, single crochet in the 2nd chain from hook and each remaining stitch across. Fasten off and leave an end tail for sewing. Repeat to make a second handle.
If you choose to make the handles this way, you may then sew them onto opposite sides of your pot over round 12, using the end tails and another length of yarn to secure each end onto the pot, 4 stitches apart. Then, continue to round 13.
Otherwise, to add the handles as seen in the example crochet pot of gold, continue to round 12 below.
Optional: for best results, try crocheting into the back bars of each chain stitch as you work the handles in round 12.
Rnd 12: [1sc into each of next 7 sts, ch 9, 1sc into 2nd ch from hook, 1sc into each of next 7 chs, 1sc into each of next 4 sts of pot, remove hook from working loop, insert hook under turning ch of ch 9, insert hook back into working loop and pull working loop through turning ch, 1sc into each of next 7 sts of pot] 2 times, join, ch 1 (36 + handles).
Rnd 13: 1sc into each of next 7 sts, sk handle sts, 1sc into each of next 4 sts, sk handle sts, 1sc into each of next 7 sts, join, ch 1 (36).
Rnd 14: 1sc into each st around, join, ch 1 (36).
Rnd 15: 1sc into each st around, join, ch 1 (36).
Rnd 16: 1sc into each st around, join, ch 1 (36).
Rnd 17: 1sc into each st around, join, ch 1 (36).
Secure your working loop with a stitch marker and follow the instructions below for adding eyes, mouth, and blush before continuing.
Adding Eyes:
Using the example piece below as reference, insert both safety eyes through the center of the front of your crochet pot of gold (on the opposite side from your joining seam) and centered between your handles.
The safety eyes should be inserted between rounds 14 and 15 and should sit 6 stitches apart.
Adding Mouth:
Rotate your piece so that the beginning rounds face upwards and your last round faces downwards.
Using the example piece below as reference, embroider a mouth using black embroidery floss.
The mouth should be embroidered over top of round 16 and be centered between the eyes. The mouth will be 2 stitches wide and 1 round tall.
Begin by inserting your needle from inside to outside, 1 round down and 2 stitches to the right from where you’ve inserted the left eye. Pull through and leave some tail for tying later.
Then, insert your needle again, 2 stitches to the right, and out again, 1 round down and 1 stitch to the left from where you’ve just inserted, and pull through.
Pass your needle up and underneath the horizontal strand you’ve just created and pull through. Then, insert your needle back into the same space as you’ve last exited from.
Pull your thread through and tug it down slightly until it forms a V-shape. Gently tie both ends together inside your piece, but take extra care not to pull the threads too tight!
Adding Blush:
Using the example piece below as reference, embroider a blush line using pink embroidery floss next to each eye.
Each blush line should start 1 round down (between rounds 15 and 16) and 1 stitch outwards from where each eye was inserted, and span 1 stitch length outwards (away from the center of the face).
Begin by inserting your needle from inside to outside, 1 round down and 1 stitch outwards from where you’ve inserted the eye, and pull through.
Then, insert your needle back in, 1 more stitch outwards, and back out through the same space as you’ve last exited from. Pull through and repeat this 4 more times.
On the next pass, insert your needle as normal but do not exit. Instead, pull through and remove your needle, then gently tie both ends together on the inside of your piece, taking extra care not to pull the threads too tight!
Crochet Pot of Gold – Rounds 18 to 23:
Continue to the next round and begin stuffing as you go.
Rnd 18: [sc2tog over next 2 sts, 1sc into each of next 10 sts] 3 times, join, ch 1 (33).
Rnd 19: [1sc into each of next 9 sts, sc2tog over next 2 sts] 3 times, join, ch 1 (30).
Rnd 20: [sc2tog over next 2 sts, 1sc into each of next 3 sts] 6 times, join, ch 1 (24)
Rnd 21: [1sc into each of next 2 sts, sc2tog over next 2 sts] 6 times, join, ch 1 (18).
Rnd 22: [sc2tog over next 2 sts, 1sc into next st] 6 times, join, ch 1 (12).
Rnd 23: [sc2tog over next 2 sts] 6 times, join (6).
Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing closed.
Sewing Closed:
To sew the bottom hole closed, pass the needle (front to back) through the front loop only of each stitch around and then pull tight. Secure the tail with a knot, trim the tail, and sew in any remaining length.
Conclusion | Free Crochet Pot of Gold Amigurumi
And with that, you’re done the free crochet Pot of Gold Cutie pattern! If you enjoyed this pattern, be sure to check out its two companion patterns, the Shamrock Cutie and the Rainbow Cutie!
You can also explore the Cutie Collections and the Pocket Pets archives for more original and free amigurumi patterns, or our Home Decor Patterns for other homemade household goodies!
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