Panda Amigurumi — Free Crochet Pattern

Every round below is written out exactly as the designer wrote it. Work through the pieces in order — the full illustrated guide, with a photo for each step, is in the YarnCro app.

What you need

• Fine/4ply yarn Katia Velvet Fine 50g/160m (100% polyester)
• 200 (cream)
• 211 (black)
• Fine/4ply yarn YarnArt Baby Cotton 50g/165m (50% cotton, 50% acrylic)
• 444 (dark green)
• 439 (mint green)
• Hook size 2mm
• Polyester toy filling (fiberfill)
• Scissors
• Sewing pins
• Eyes with a loop 6-7mm (2pcs.)
• Wire for the frame (optional) diameter 0.9 mm - 20cm
• DMC embroidering floss of black and white colors
• For fastening the legs
• Plastic joints size 25mm - for the hind legs (2pcs.)
• 15mm - for the forelegs (2pcs.)
• Cotter pins fastening:
• Disks 25mm - 4pcs.
• Disks 15mm - 4pcs.
• Т-shaped cotter pins 20*2 - 4pcs.
• Round nose pliers
• Blush or dry peach pastel for tinting
• Buttons size 5mm (3pcs.)
• The size of the finished toy when using the indicated materials is about 16 cm

Abbreviations

• MR — magic ring
• sc — single crochet
• hdc — half double crochet
• hdcinc — half double crochet increase (2hdc in one stitch)
• hdc2tog — crochet 2 hdc together
• dc — double crochet
• dcinc — double crochet increase (2dc in one stitch)
• Bobble st — crochet unfinished dc stitches in one stitch of the previous round with a common top
• inc — increase (2 sc in one stitch)
• dec — decrease (2 sc together)
• 3sc inc — crochet 3 sc in one stitch
• sc3tog — crochet 3 sc together
• ch — chain t-ch - turning chain
• sl st — slip stitch
• BLO — back loops only
• (...) — number in brackets means a number of stitches in a round
• *(...)N- repeat instruction in brackets N times —

Head

Work with cream yarn. Stuff as you go.

1. 6sc in a MR (6)
2. 6inc (12)
3. (1sc, inc)*6 (18)
4. 1sc, inc, (2sc, inc)*5, 1sc (24)
5. (3sc, inc)*6 (30)
6. 2sc, inc, (4sc, inc)*5, 2sc (36)
7. (5sc, inc)*6 (42)
8. 3sc, inc, (6sc, inc)*5, 3sc (48)
9. (7sc, inc)*6 (54)
10. 4sc, inc, (8sc, inc)*5, 4sc (60)
11. (9sc, inc)*6 (66)
    12-13. 66sc (2 rounds)
12. (21sc, inc)*3 (69)
    15-16. 69sc (2 rounds)
13. 11sc, inc, (22sc, inc)*2, 11sc (72)
    18-19. 72sc (2 rounds)
14. (23sc, inc)*3 (75)
15. 75sc (75)
16. 12sc, inc, (24sc, inc)*2, 12sc (78)
    23-27. 78sc (5 rounds)
17. (11sc, dec)*6 (72)
18. 5sc, dec, (10sc, dec)*5, 5sc (66)
19. (9sc, dec)*6 (60)
20. 4sc, dec, (8sc, dec)*5, 4sc (54)
21. (7sc, dec)*6 (48)
22. 2sc, dec, (4sc, dec)*7, 2sc (40)
23. (3sc, dec)*8 (32)
24. (2sc, dec)*8 (24)
25. (1sc, dec)*8 (16)
    Cut the yarn, fasten off, leaving the end for sewing pieces.

Eye Spots (make 2)

Work with black yarn. Ch6, start on the second chain from the hook:

1. 4sc, 3sc in the last chain, on the other side of the chain:
   3sc, inc (12)
2. inc, 3sc, 3inc, 3sc, 2inc (18)
3. 1sc, inc, 3sc, (1sc, inc)*3, 3sc, (1sc, inc)*2 (24)
4. 2sc, inc, 3sc, (2sc, inc)*3, 3sc, (2sc, inc)*2 (30)
   Cut the yarn, fasten off, leaving the end for sewing pieces. Attach the eye spots to the head with sewing pins and sew. Using an embroidering floss (2 strands), embroider the eyebrows and mouth. Using an embroidering floss (full thread), embroider the nose (4-5 stitches). With sewing pins mark the place of sewing on the eyes. Take the eye D6-7mm and thread the thread into the loop. Pass both threads into the needle and insert it into the points marked with sewing pins and exit it through the back of the head. Repeat the same with the second eye (NOTE! Exit the threads of the first and second eyes at one point behind). Lightly pull the threads and tie together in a knot. Hide the ends inside the head. Using a white embroidering floss (full thread), embroider the whites of the eyes. Tint the cheeks with blush or peach-colored pastel.

Ears (make 2)

Work with black yarn. Do not stuff.

1. 6sc in a MR (6)
2. 6inc (12)
3. (2sc, inc)*4 (16)
   4-7. 16sc (4 rounds)
   Fold in half and crochet 8sc through both sides. Cut the yarn, fasten off, leaving the end for sewing pieces Attach the ears to the head with sewing pins (in an arc, not a straight line) and sew.

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The rest of the pattern

Still to make: Forelegs (make 2), Hind Legs (make 2), Body, Tail, Sweater — plus assembly, the face, and finishing.

Those sections come with a photo for every step, which is hard to follow in writing alone. They are in the guide inside the app, free with a YarnCro account.

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