Happy Birthday Crochet Ideas | 10 Festive Amigurumi Patterns
January is Kati’s birthday month! To celebrate, we’ve rounded up ten happy birthday crochet ideas! From cake, to candles, to balloons, you can crochet everything you need for the ultimate birthday bash. These birthday amigurumi make excellent gifts or birthday party decor. Join the party and make one for a loved one’s birthday—or to celebrate your own!
Birthdays are the one day a year you get to celebrate you. This usually involves colorful cakes, fluffy frosting, plump balloons, and even cheerful partygoers. There are so many joyful aspects of birthdays, each of which presents creative opportunities to play with shape and texture in crochet.
You can incorporate new stitches, beyond the basic single crochet, to replicate icing designs. Or learn shaping techniques to get the perfect expression on the face of a cuddly friend. No matter what, it’s all about fun and celebration!
The patterns in this roundup represent a range of difficulty and completion time. Some require complex shaping or lots of tiny details, which provide a challenge and stretch your amigurumi skills. Others work up quickly and easily and are perfect for last-minute gifts. To help you find a project that suits your needs, we’ve listed the larger and more detailed patterns first, then the smaller, simpler ones.
I’ve collected these happy birthday crochet ideas with the permission of the designers and by using images they have authorized me to use. These patterns are all designed by REAL PEOPLE, no artificial intelligence involved, and will help you create the art that inspires you.
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Toby the Birthday Turtle and the Macaron Snail
Wonder the Birthday Dragon
by Hooked by Kati
This adorable sleepy dragon hugs his very own birthday cupcake, complete with a striped candle. This free advanced-level amigurumi pattern will keep you engaged. It has a fun, unique shape that uses short rounds to create the different curves. Make him as a birthday keepsake for a first birthday (or any birthday, really)!
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Toby the Birthday Turtle and the Macaron Snail
by Lemon Yarn
Toby the Turtle and his friend, the Macaron Snail, are bringing the party, with every detail you would expect from a birthday celebration—a cake, balloons, and even tiny party hats. What a fun set! The Macaron Snail pattern is available for free and you can purchase the pattern for the rest of the set.
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Magic Birthday Cake
by My Rainbow Crochet
This crochet birthday cake uses bright colors and fun appliques to bring a little magic to the birthday festivities. This paid pattern is appropriate for advanced beginners. While the 3D shapes are very simple, shooting stars, rainbows, and a candle that doubles as a unicorn horn make the final product extra special.
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Birthday Cupcake with Candle
by Mufficorn
These delicious-looking cupcakes work great for gifts or pretend play. The intermediate-level paid pattern includes four separate parts—the wrapper, cupcake, frosting swirl, and candle—which offer lots of interesting shapes and textures to crochet.
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Fruity Cupcakes
by MojiMoji Designs
These adorable cupcakes look almost good enough to eat! The free pattern tells you how to make a yummy cupcake amigurumi, as well as multiple toppings to create different fruity flavors. The pattern is available in English and Dutch.
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Chocolate Birthday Cake
by Club Crochet
This no-sew birthday cake crochet pattern includes a luscious (and friendly) chocolate cake, plate, and candle. You can follow along with the complete video tutorial, or the written pattern is available as part of a paid subscription.
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Amigurumi Balloons
by Planet June
With this free crochet pattern, you can create both standard round balloons and wavy long ones. These would look adorable as part of a bouquet or attached to a birthday package. Each balloon uses only a tiny amount of yarn, making these crochet balloons an ideal scrap yarn amigurumi project.
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Slice of Birthday Cake
by Repeat Crafter Me
Don’t need the whole cake? With this free, easy pattern, you can make just one slice. Bobble stitch adds a little texture with a contrasting frosting border. You can add colorful seed beads or any embellishment you like to personalize your cake slice.
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No-Sew Mini Cupcake
by Little Crochet Farm
If you need a quick birthday gift idea, check out this cute crochet cupcake, complete with a cherry on top. This free no-sew pattern works up quickly so you’re ready to party in practically no time! You may even have time to make an ice cream cone to go with it.
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Birthday Cake Cutie
by Virkadia
This sweet little crochet cake would be welcome at any party! The free pattern includes incredibly detailed instructions and photos, right down to the placement of the facial features, so you’re sure to make a cute expression every time.
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Yarn on,
Kati