Free Masterclass on Crocheting a Panda


Free Masterclass on Crocheting a Panda by Anastasia Surina @harpy_toys_nn

With this description, you can crochet a plush panda. For amigurumi, any plush yarn and a suitable crochet hook are perfect. All details are crocheted in a spiral. The arms, ears, snout, and head are sewn on. Optionally, joints for the toys can be used, allowing the arms and legs to move.

Finished toy size: approximately 32 cm.

Materials and Tools

  • Plush yarn: white (0.5 skein), black (0.5 skein)
  • Yarn for embroidering the snout
  • Crochet hook 4.5 mm
  • Toy eyes 16 mm
  • Toy nose 15×18 mm
  • Toy stuffing
  • Plastic joints 20 mm or disc washers
  • Needle for attaching details
  • Scissors
  • All necessary materials can be purchased here.

Abbreviations

  • KA – magic ring
  • ch – chain stitch
  • sl st – slip stitch
  • sc – single crochet
  • inc – increase
  • dec – decrease
  • (…) x n – repeat n times

Head

Crochet the head with white yarn.

  1. 6 sc in KA (6)
  2. 6 inc (12)
  3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
  4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
  5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
  6. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
  7. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
    8-12. 42 sc (5 rows)
  8. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
  9. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
  10. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
  11. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
    Start stuffing the head with filler.
  12. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
  13. 6 dec (6)

Finish stuffing the head and hide the end of the yarn.


Snout

Crochet the snout with white yarn.

  1. 6 sc in KA (6)
  2. 6 inc (12)
  3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
  4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
  5. 24 sc

Secure the yarn and cut, leaving a long tail for sewing.


Eye Spots (2 parts)

Crochet the eye spots with black yarn.

  1. Chain 5 (5)
  2. Inc in the 2nd chain from the hook, 2 sc, 3 sc in the next ch (the last chain in the chain), 2 sc back across the chain, sl st.

Secure the yarn and cut.