What does amigurumi means?
The word Amigurumi comes from Japanese. The Japanese call handicrafts knitted with crochet and needle as Ami. The Japanese call the toys that are filled with objects such as fibers or cotton as Nuigurumi. The word Amigurumi is derived as a combination of these two words.
Amigurumi knitting techniques are very easy. You can find many handcrafts prepared with these techniques on my site. What is Amigurumi for beginners in Amigurumi handwork? How to knit amigurumi? In this blog, where you can find the answers to the questions with pictures, you will be able to learn about Amigurumi in all details.
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Todays daily new amigurumi free crochet pattern is Amigurumi Raccoon Free Pattern
I want to give you some informations about this pattern ;
Crochet a cute raccoon with this free amigurumi pattern! This raccoon is adorable for your little one or as a lovely gift. The amigurumi raccoon is about 16 cm (6.3″) tall.
Materials:
- Yarn: Pekhorka Successful (100% cotton, 50 g/220 m)
- Hook: 1.75 mm
- Black safety eyes
- One wooden button
- Sewing needle and scissors
- Fiberfill
Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
sl st = slip stitch
hdc = half double crochet
dc = double crochet
tr = treble crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
BLO = back loop only
FLO = fron loop only
F.o. = fasten off
(12) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
(…)*6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated
Legs and body are crocheted as a single part.
Legs (make 2)
With white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
R 6: (4 sc, inc)*6 (36)
R 7: BLO 36 sc
R 8: 36 sc
R 9: (4 sc, dec)*6 (30)
R 10: 30 sc
R 11: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
R 12: 24 sc
Stuff with fiberfill.
R 13: 24 sc
Change to grey yarn:
R 14-21: 24 sc (8 rows)
F.o.
Don’t cut the yarn when you will finish the second leg!
From second leg: 3 ch, join with the first leg.
Continue crocheting the body in the round:
Body
With grey yarn:
R 1: 24 sc on the first leg, 3 sc in 3 ch, 24 sc on the second leg, 3 sc in 3 ch (opposite side) (54)
R 2: 54 sc
R 3: 10 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 10 sc, inc, 10 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 10 sc, inc, 2 sc (60)
R 4-5: 60 sc (2 rows)
R 6: (9 sc, inc)*6 (66)
R 7-8: 66 sc (2 rows)
Change to pink yarn:
R 9: BLO 66 sc
R 10-11: 66 sc (2 rows)
R 12: (9 sc, dec)*6 (60)
R 13: 60 sc
R 14: (8 sc, dec)*6 (54)
R 15-18: 54 sc (4 rows)
R 19: (7 sc, dec)*6 (48)
R 20-21: 48 sc (2 rows)
R 22: (6 sc, dec)*6 (42)
R 23-24: 42 sc (2 rows)
R 25: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
R 26: 36 sc
R 27: BLO 36 sc
Collar
Turn work.
R 1: 2 ch, FLO dc in every st to the end of R 27
R 2: dc in every st to the end of row
F.o.
Go to the R 9 of the body, join pink yarn and crochet FLO sc in every st to the end of row.
Arms (make 2)
With white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
R 5-6: 24 sc (2 rows)
R 7: (7 sc, dec)*3 (21)
R 8: (1 sc, dec)*7 (14)
Stuff with fiberfill
Chane to pink yarn:
R 9: BLO 14 sc
R 10-24: 14 sc (15 rows)
Fold top of arm flat and 7 sc through both sides across.
Go to the R 9, join pink yarn and crochet FLO sc in every st to the end of row.
Head
WIth grey yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
R 6: (4 sc, inc)*6 (36)
R 7: (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
R 8: (6 sc, inc)*6 (48)
R 9: (7 sc, inc)*6 (54)
R 10: (8 sc, inc)*6 (60)
R 11: (9 sc, inc)*6 (66)
R 12: (10 sc, inc)*6 (72)
R 13: (11 sc, inc)*6 (78)
R 14: (12 sc, inc)*6 (84)
R 15-28: 84 sc (14 rows)
R 29: (12 sc, dec)*6 (78)
R 30: (11 sc, dec)*6 (72)
R 31: (10 sc, dec)*6 (66)
R 32: (9 sc, dec)*6 (60)
R 33: (8 sc, dec)*6 (54)
R 34: (7 sc, dec)*6 (48)
R 35: (6 sc, dec)*6 (42)
R 36: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
R 37: (4 sc, dec)*6 (30)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Eye spots (make 2)
With black yarn:
Crochet in turning rows.
Make 17 ch.
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: 16 sc, turn
R 2: 16 sc + 1 ch, turn
R 3: 16 sc, turn
R 4: 15 sc + 1 ch, turn
R 5: 15 sc, turn
R 6: 14 sc, turn
R 7: 13 sc, turn
R 8: 12 sc + 1 ch, turn
R 9: 12 sc + 1 ch, turn
R 10: 12 sc + 1 ch, turn
R 11: 12 sc, turn
R 12: 11 sc, turn
R 13: 10 sc, turn
R 14: 9 sc, turn
R 15: 8 sc, turn
R 16: 7 sc + 1 ch, turn
R 17: 7 sc, turn
R 18: 6 sc, turn
R 19: 4 sc, turn
R 20: 3 sc, turn
R 21: 2 sc, turn
R 22: 1 sc
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
With white yarn: sc around two edges of eye spot.
Sew eye spots to the head.
Insert safety eyes between R 23 and R 24 of the head at the distance of 12-13 st from each other.
Embroider eye whites with white yarn.
Tail
With white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (1 sc, inc)*3 (9)
R 3: 9 sc
R 4: (2 sc, inc*3 (12)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)*3 (15)
R 6: (4 sc, inc)*3 (18)
R 7: (5 sc, inc)*3 (21)
R 8: 21 sc
Change to grey yarn:
R 9-10: 21 sc (2 rows)
Change to black yarn:
R 11-12: 21 sc (2 rows)
Change to grey yarn:
R 13: (5 sc, dec)*3 (18)
R 14: 18 sc
With black yarn:
R 15-16: 18 sc (2 rows)
Change to grey yarn:
R 17: (4 sc, dec)*3 (15)
R 18: 15 sc
Change to black yarn:
R 19: (3 sc, dec)*3 (12)
R 20: 12 sc
Change to grey yarn:
R 21-24: 12 sc (4 rows)
Stuff with fiberfill.
Fold top of tail flat and 6 sc through both sides across.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Muzzle
With white yarn:
R 1: 7 sc in mc (7)
R 2: (inc)*7 (14)
R 3: 14 sc
R 4: (2 sc, inc)*4, 2 sc (18)
R 5: 18 sc
R 6: (3 sc, inc)*4, 2 sc (22)
R 7: 22 sc
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Ears (make 2)
WIth grey yarn:
Crochet in turning rows.
Make 13 ch.
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: 12 sc, turn
R 2: 11 sc, turn
R 3: 10 sc, turn
R 4: 9 sc, turn
R 5: 8 sc, turn
R 6: 7 sc, turn
R 7: 6 sc, turn
R 8: 5 sc, turn
R 9: 4 sc, turn
R 10: 3 sc, turn
R 11: 2 sc, turn
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
With black yarn: sc around two edges of ear.
Pinup headband
With pink yarn:
Make 98 ch + 1 ch.
9 ch (1st leaf) + 80 ch (headband) + 9 ch (2nd leaf)
1st leaf: From the 2nd ch from hook: sc, hdc, dc, tr, (2 tr in one st)*3, dc, 2 dc in one st.
80 sc in 80 ch.
2nd leaf: 2 dc in one st, tr, (2 tr in one st)*3, tr, dc, hdc, 3 sc in last st.
Turn work.
2nd leaf: sc, hdc, dc, tr, (2 tr in one st)*3, tr, 2 dc in one st.
80 sc in 80 ch (opposite side).
1st leaf: 2 dc in one st, tr, (2 tr in one st)*3, tr, dc, hdc, 2 dc in one st, sl st.
F.o.
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