Meet Michael the Monkey! Michael is a happy little monkey who loves eating bananas and drinking coconut water. He’s super friendly, so you’ll have no problem making friends with this cutie!

Materials You Need:

-Worsted-weight yarn (4-ply) in brown and tan. (The U.K. equivalent is Aran, and AUS/NZ is 8 ply.) For my monkey, I used Red Heart Super Saver in color “warm brown” (this color has been discontinued) and Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice in color “beige.” You’ll also need a small amount of black yarn for the mouth.
-G (4 mm) crochet hook
-12 mm black safety eyes
-Fiberfill (or your stuffing of choice)
-Bent tip tapestry needle
-Scissors
-Stitch marker
-Straight pins

Abbreviation Key:
Abbreviations are in U.S. terms.

sc – single crochet
st/sts – stitch(es)
sl st – slip stitch
dec – decrease (join the next 2 stitches together)
inc – increase (2 single crochet in the next stitch)
BLO – back loops only
R1 – round 1
rep – repeat
** – repeat the group of instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated.
Note: All rounds are worked continuously (that is, vs. joined rounds.)