Crochet Cartoon Eyes

These cartoonish crochet eyes are a great alternative to using safety eyes on many of your projects! I came up with a simple pattern that can be customized in any color! Use them on your animal amigurumi, hats, character blankets and pillows, and more!

UPDATE: Pattern now includes smaller size eyes! The original eyes are about 2 inches. The smaller size is about 1 inch: https://www.repeatcrafterme.com/2023/...

I am using Red Heart Super Saver Yarn to create these bold eye colors and sturdy stitches. You can shop dozens of shades on Yarnspirations.com: https://bit.ly/44zJwDM

Materials:
-Red Heart Saver Yarn in colors Black (pupil), Turqua, Spring Green, Perfect Pink, and Aruba Sea (for the eye color examples pictured), and White (for the outside of the eye).
- Size H Crochet Hook
- Tapestry Needle

Crochet Cartoon Eyes Pattern (Make 2):
starting with black yarn
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 10 SC in ring, pull tight, (10 SC)
join to first SC with eye color (blue in the example photos)
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join to first SC with white yarn (20 SC)
Round 3: SC in each stitch around, join, fasten off leaving long strand of white. (20 SC)
Weave in all other loose ends.

With a strand of white yarn and your tapestry needle, create an eye reflection/sparkle by weaving the yarn through two stitches of the corner of the black pupil. I looped the yarn 2-3 times and then knotted it on the backside.