Free Crochet Workshop: Amigurumi Raccoon by @haіnсhаn
In this tutorial, you will learn how to crochet a cute little raccoon. You can use any cotton blend yarn and an appropriate crochet hook for amigurumi. The spots around the eyes are made using the jacquard technique. You can decorate your toy with a bow, ribbon, or a crocheted scarf if desired.
Materials and Tools:
- Yarn: YarnArt Jeans: 01-white, 28-black, 46-grey
- Crochet Hook: 2 mm
- Toy Eyes: 8 mm
- Toy Nose: 6 mm
- Stuffing for toys
- Decor: Ribbon, bow, or scarf (optional)
- Needle for sewing parts
- Scissors
Everything you need 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
Amigurumi Raccoon Crochet Instructions
Snout:
Use white yarn for the snout.
- 6 sc in KA
- (sc, inc) x 3 (9)
- sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x 2, sc (12)
- 3 sc, inc (15)
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Attach a 6 mm nose and lightly stuff the snout.
Ears (2 parts):
- Small part: grey yarn
- Large part: black yarn
Start with grey yarn.
- 5 sc in KA (5)
- sc, inc, sc, inc, sc (7)
- 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, sc (9)
- 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, sc (11)
- 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, sc (13)
- 5 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, sc (15)
- 6 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, sc (17)
- 7 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, sc (19)
Do not stuff, just flatten. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing to the head.
Head:
Start with grey yarn.
- Ch 15, starting from the second chain from the hook:
- inc, 12 sc, 4 sc in the last stitch, crochet back: 12 sc, inc (32)
- 2 inc, 12 sc, 4 inc, 12 sc, 2 inc (40)
- sc, inc, 16 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 16 sc, inc, sc (44)
- 44 sc (44)
- 2 sc, inc, 16 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 16 sc, inc, 2 sc (48)
- 48 sc (48)
- (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
- 54 sc (54)
- (inc, 6 sc) x 4, (inc, 12 sc) x 2 (60)
- 10 sc, 5 sc, 6 sc, 5 sc, 34 sc (60)
- inc, 7 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, 3 sc, 4 sc, inc, 2 sc, 5 sc, (inc, 13 sc) x 2 (66)
- 10 sc, 2 sc, 4 sc, 3 sc, 3 sc, 3 sc, 4 sc, 3 sc, 34 sc (66)
- inc, 8 sc, inc, sc, 7 sc, inc, 3 sc, 2 sc, 3 sc, inc, 2 sc, 3 sc, 3 sc, (inc, 14 sc) x 2 (72)
- 9 sc, 3 sc, 9 sc, sc, 3 sc, sc, 9 sc, 3 sc, 34 sc (72)
- 8 sc, 3 sc, 6 sc, inc, 3 sc, sc, 3 sc, sc, 9 sc, inc, 3 sc, 14 sc, inc, 17 sc, inc (76)
- 8 sc, 2 sc, 12 sc, 5 sc, 12 sc, 3 sc, 34 sc (76)
- 9 sc, 9 sc, inc, 3 sc, 5 sc, 10 sc, inc, 2 sc, 16 sc, inc, 18 sc, inc (80)
- 8 sc, 15 sc, 6 sc, 14 sc, 37 sc (80)
- 7 sc, 15 sc, 8 sc, 14 sc, 36 sc (80)
- 6 sc, 2 sc, dec, 8 sc, dec, sc, 7 sc, dec, 2 sc, 6 sc, dec, 5 sc, 3 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec) x 3 (72)
- 10 sc, dec, 6 sc, 4 sc, dec, 6 sc, 4 sc, dec, (10 sc, dec) x 3 (66)
- 9 sc, dec, 5 sc, 4 sc, dec, 7 sc, 2 sc, dec, (9 sc, dec) x 3 (60)
- 8 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 8 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec) x 3 (54)
- 7 sc, dec, 3 sc, 4 sc, dec, 7 sc, dec, (7 sc, dec) x 3 (48)
- (2 sc, dec) x 2, 2 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) x 3, sc, sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) x 5 (36)
- 4 sc, dec, 1 sc, 3 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 2 sc, 2 sc, dec (4 sc, dec) x 2 (30)
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing to the body. Attach the snout between rows 14 and 20. Attach the ears to the head. Insert 8 mm eyes in rows 14 and 15, 13 stitches apart. Stuff the head.