Roly-Poly and Round Handmade Stuffed Animals

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My World of Roly-Poly Crocheted Critters!

I craft in the fiber art of Crochet and my specialty is stuffed animals. I recently discovered a style I call Roly-Poly and have been making a whole series of stuffed animals that are in this 'Round' shape. They turned out so adorable, I just had to share them with you. Most of my 'critters' are crocheted in the same basic pattern, with differences in ears & tails and facial features unique to each animal.

To give you an idea what each animal looks like, I searched for some animal pictures to match each of my creations. Since my stuffed animals are a round roly-poly shape, I naturally wanted to find some 'round' pictures and found the perfect thing in these 'Round" magnets, buttons, and keychains in a variety of terrific shops on Zazzle. Welcome to my World of Roly-Poly stuffed animals!

Visit the Antarctica

A Penquin on a Keychain

Mr. Penguin is...

Roly-Poly and Round

Roly-Poly Penguin

A cute and cuddly amigurumi-style Penguin who is crocheted in black and white acrylic yarn and plumply stuffed with soft polyfil. He has an orange beak and feet and his features are embroidered in yarn to make him soft and safe all over. Mr. Penguin stands about 6 inches tall and is about 5 inches from 'wing to wing' He measures 15 inches around his plump body.

Little Blue Fairy Penguin

Found on Philip Island, Australia

Little Blue Fairy Penguin

This is my interpretation, in crochet, of Australia's "Little" Penguin. In the past, they were known as Blue Penguins and Fairy Penguins, and are now officially known as "Little Penguins". And they are actually 'blue'.

My crocheted version measures just 4 x 5 inches and is made in blue & white acrylic yarn. He is stuffed with soft polyfil and has blue safety eyes for features.

What are Little Blue Fairy Penguins?

Lensmaster Seegreen, of Melbourne, Australia, tells us...

All species of penguin are found in the southern hemisphere. Little penguins are specifically found along the coast of Australia and New Zealand.

Seegreen and her delightful lens about these "Little Blue Fairy Penguins" was my inspiration for my crocheted version. Come read about why I fell in love with this little blue penguin.
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Jungle Animals

A handmade Lion named Linda

Round and Roly-Poly

Linda, the Roly-Poly Lion

Linda is a plump round roly-poly kind of plush Lion who is soft and sweet and fun to hold. She's a very friendly little lion who seldom ever roars, prefering 'quiet' things, like reading and playing board games. Hand-crocheted with acrylic yarn in gold, and softly stuffed with polyfil, she looks so sweet with her embroidered face. Linda measures about 5" x 5"

A Roly-Poly Tiger

Plump and Round

Tiger Roly Poly

I just moved to Missouri, home of the Mizzou Tiger at UMC, so naturally had to crochet a tiger! Roly-Poly Tiger is made in the same style as the Lion, using Tiger orange yarn and adding tiger stripes!

Tiger measures 5 inches tall, 6 inches long, and is 15 inches around the body.

The Giant Panda of China

Polly is a plush Panda Bear

Handmade in a roly-poly round design

Panda Bear

Polly is a Plush Panda Bear handmade in a roly-poly round design. She's so cuddly and cute. Polly measures about 6 inches tall and 8 inches across her arms. She's crocheted in black and white acrylic yarn.

Panda bears never hibernate like other bears, so Polly will be awake and ready to play all year round.

'Round About the Barnyard

Lovable Piglets on a Magnet

Penelope is a Piglet

As Round as she can be!

Penelope Piglet

Penelope is a perfectly delightful Piglet, cute as she can be in her light pink coat with deep pink ears, nose and tail. She feels very stylish, in fact.

Penelope is a roly-poly piglet crocheted in the amigurumi style and is approximately 5" x 5" and about 13 inches around her plump pig belly. She is filled with polyfil and her eyes are embroidered in yarn.

More Plush Barnyard Buddies

A Black & White Cow!

Connie the Plush Cow

Connie the Cow is hand crocheted using acrylic yarn in black and white. Her 'nose' is pink, her 'hoofs' are black and she has black 'spots' all over her body. One ear is white, one ear is black! Connie measures 6 x 7 x 5 inches, a roly-poly & round design that makes her very hugable! She's filled with soft polyfil.

More Plush Animals...

Favorites in the Barnyard!

Cute Crocheted Critters roam the Barnyard, a favorite of children everywhere. Come see cows & pigs & perhaps a horse or two...!
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Eeks ... A Mouse in the House!

A 'Cartoony" Mouse

Cuter than the 'real' thing ... :-)

Mandy the Mouse

A Fun 'mouse-in-the-house!

Mandy the Mouse

Mandy the Mouse joins her roly-poly friends in my world of roly-poly plush animals.

Mandy, cute & roly-poly at 6 x 7 inches, is crocheted of gray acrylic yarn with pink ears and nose and stuffed with polyfil. The one pictured here has sold. Another may be coming soon to my Etsy shop, or can be crocheted right away upon request! :-)

The Sacred Cat of Siam

Siamese Sealpoint Cat Button

Siamese Sealpoint Cat button
Siamese Sealpoint Cat by sentiment
Shop all buttons at zazzle

Sierra the Siamese Cat

Sierra the Siamese Cat

If we have a 'mouse' stuffed animal, then of course we need a 'cat'!

Sierra is a Siamese Cat who loves to play with her cat toys and yarn.

Her favorite song is:

We are Siamese if you please
We are Siamese if you don't please
We are former residents of Siam
There is no finer cat than I am

Sierra is 7 inches tall and measures 9 inches across her front paws. She's hand-crocheted in a roly-poly design in white and dark brown acrylic yarn and filled with polyfil. She has embroidered features with brown safety eyes, and is a very lovable Siamese Cat.

Pet Puppy

Puppies are Precious!

Plump Roly-Poly Puppy

Plump Puppy Dog

Roly-Poly plump plush Puppy Dog named Patches. He is hand-crocheted and is so soft and cuddly.

Puppy dog is round and measures abut 5 x 5 inches. He is crocheted in brown and dark brown washable acrylic yarn and is filled with soft polyfil. You can read about him in my Etsy shop, Mountainside Crochet . This one sold, but another can be created upon request! :)

Lady Bug, Lady Bug, Fly Away Home...

Lady Bugs Magnet

"Real" Lady Bugs on a Branch

Lady Bugs Art Work

On a Refrigerator Magnet

Colorful Lady Bugs

One, Two, and Three...

Plush Lady Bug

Did you know that lady bugs can be found in yellow and in orange, as well as red? I've created several 'red' lady bugs in my round plush version, but once I discovered lady bugs are not 'just red', I had to also make a couple more in orange and yellow. These are my round little cuties in my lady bug theme! Each Lady Bug measures approximately 7" long, 5" high and 4" across.


Orange Lady Bug is hand-crocheted in washable acrylic yarn in a burnt orange and black and softly stuffed with polyfil. Her antennae and facial features are embroidered in orange on a black face.


Yellow Lady Bug is made in yellow and black acrylic yarn and softly stuffed with polyfil. Her antennae and facial features are embroidered in yellow on a black face.

Soft and cuddly and fun, these colorful Lady Bug plushies will delight any youngster (or collector of Lady Bugs).

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'Round about now.....

We come to the end of our Roly-Poly story

I'm so pleased you entered my World of Roly-Poly Stuffed Animals. Hope you have enjoyed your tour. Please come tell me which is your favorite.

  • cmadden Apr 30, 2012 @ 6:34 pm | delete
    Ladybug, Mouse, and Penelope Piglet rule!
  • cffutah Jan 16, 2012 @ 7:14 pm | delete
    what a great hybrid to the stuffed animal!
  • flycatcher Dec 27, 2011 @ 9:59 pm | delete
    Oh, those are so cute! I think the pig is my favourite.
  • scraps2treasures Nov 11, 2011 @ 8:22 am | delete
    Those are just too precious! My favorite is the ladybug.
  • RetiredRebel Sep 25, 2011 @ 10:34 am | delete
    All of them
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Easy Crochet Critters (Leisure Arts #75266) (Vanna's Choice)

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I love this book. Creating this adorable Lion was the beginning of all my roly-poly animals. Such fun to crochet!