Ronnie The Red Panda Crochet Amigurami

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In this pattern you will find detailed instructions and variety of pictures explaining how to make this toy. If you have any questions, you can always contact me. I will do my best to help you. The size of the finished toy is about 12 cm (4.7 in), it might vary if you use a different weight yarn or hook size

Materials

  • DK (3 or light worsted) weight yarn in the colours white, brick red, orange, brown and black
  • (The exact weight of the yarn is 260m in 100g ball (3,53Oz – 274 yds))
  • 2 mm crochet hook
  • Black embroidery thread
  • White lace weight yarn or embroidery thread for the whiskers
  • Fiberfill for stuffing
  • Sewing needle and scissors
  • 8 mm safety eyes
  • Pins and stich markers
  • 1 mm wide copper wire (I needed about 35cm length)
  • Pliers
  • Tape

Abbreviations

  • st – stich
  • sl – slip stich
  • ch – chain
  • sc – single crochet
  • hdc – half double crochet
  • dc – double crochet
  • inc – increase (2 single crochets in one stich)
  • dcinc – double crochet increase (2 double crochets in one stich)
  • dec – invisible decrease (2 stiches together working in front loops only)
  • hdcdec – invisible decrease made with hdc stich
  • BLO – back loops only
  • (..) – repeat between () number of times indicated
  • [..] – total number of stiches in the round or row

Yarn used:

  • Scheepjes CATONA : 100% mercerized cotton yarn
  • Alize BAHAR : 100% mercerized cotton yarn

Panda Crochet Amigurami

Snout

Start around the foundation chain and work in rounds
Use white colour yarn
Leave a tail before the first chain stitch

  • 1 – ch 5 [5]
  • 2 – Start in the second ch from the hook: inc, sc 2, make 4 sc in next st, now continue working on the opposite side of the foundation chain: sc 2, inc [12]
  • 3 – (inc) repeat 2 times, sc 2, (inc) repeat 4 times, sc 2, (inc) repeat 2 times [20]

Take a yarn needle and weave the starting tail through the foundation chain to hide the stitch gaps.

  • 4 – sc 20 [20]
  • 5 – sc 16, mark the last st with a stitch marker, sc 4 [20]

Fasten off and weave in the end.

Face

Start in the marked stitch of the snout and work in rounds
Start with brown colour yarn

  • 1 – ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), sc 1 in same st, sc 1, (sc 1, inc) repeat 4 times, sc 2, (sc 1, inc) repeat 4 times [28]
  • 2 – sc 2, (sc 1, inc, sc 1) repeat 4 times, sc 2,(sc 1, inc, sc 1) repeat 4 times [36]
  • 3 – sc 2, (sc 3, inc) repeat 3 times, sc 2, change to brick, sc 1, inc, sc 3, change to brown, sc 2, inc, (sc 3, inc) repeat 3 times [44]
  • 4 – sc 4, inc, sc 2, change to white, sc 2, inc,sc 4, inc, change to brick, sc 2, change to white, sc 2, change to brick, inc, sc 4, inc, change to white, sc 2, change to brick, sc 2, change to white, sc 2, inc, sc 4, inc, change to brown, sc 4, inc, sc 2, change to brick [52]
  • 5 – sc 8, change to white, sc 10, change to brick, sc 2, change to white, sc 2, change to brick, sc 8, change to white, sc 2, change to brick, sc 2, change to white, sc 10, change to brick, sc 8 [52]

Do not fasten off.

  • Take a strand of black embroidery thread and embroider the nose on the upper side of the third round of the snout.
  • Insert the safety eyes between the rounds 1 and 2 of the face with a gap of 7 stitches (they should appear below the white ‘eyebrows’).
  • Continue with the “head” instructions.

Head

Work in rounds
Continue working with the brick colour yarn from the “face” part.

  • 1 – (sc 5, inc, sc 6, inc) repeat 4 times [60]
  • 2 – 10. sc 60 [60]
  • 11 – (sc 4, dec, sc 4) repeat 6 times [54]
  • 12 – (sc 7, dec) repeat 6 times [48]
  • 13 – (sc 3, dec, sc 3) repeat 6 times [42]
  • 14 – (sc 5, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
  • 15 – (sc 2, dec, sc 2) repeat 6 times [30]
  • 16 – (sc 3, dec) repeat 6 times [24]

Start stuffing the head.

  • 17 – (sc 1, dec, sc 1) repeat 6 times [18]
  • 18 – (sc 1, dec) repeat 6 times [12] Finish stuffing the head.
  • 19 – (dec) repeat 6 times [6]

Fasten off and weave the remaining yarn through the front loops of round 19. Pull it tight to close the head completely and weave in the end.

Ears (make 2)

Inner part

Work in rows
Use black colour yarn

  • 1 – ch 2 [2]
  • 2 – Start in the second ch from the hook: inc [2]
  • 3 – ch 1, turn, sc 1, inc [3]
  • 4 – ch 1, turn, sc 2, inc [4]
  • 5 – ch 1, turn, sc 3, inc [5]
  • 6 – ch 1, turn, sc 4, inc [6] Fasten off and put it aside.

Outer part

• Work in rows
• Use white colour yarn

  • 1 – 6. Repeat the rows 1 – 6 from the inner part of the ear.
  • 7 – ch 1, turn, place the inner part of the ear on top of the outer part with the stitches aligned and crochet through both pieces to combine them: inc, sc 4, make 3 sc in the last st and continue working on the side of the ear: sc 4, inc [15
  • 8 – ch 1, turn, sc 15 [15]

Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.
Take a yarn needle and close the open side of the ear with a few stitches. Leave a remaining tail and hide all the other remaining ends inside the ear.

Assembly of the head

  1. Place the ears on the top of the head. They should appear from round 7 to round 10 of the head with a gap of 10 stitches. Pin them in place and sew using the remaining yarn tail.
  2. Add whiskers:
  • Take a long strand of white yarn and a needle. Insert your needle at the bottom of the snout and run it through the snout to the stitch gap below the eye (the whiskers will appear here). Pull the yarn through.
  • Now insert your needle in the exact same stitch gap forming a loop of yarn and run your needle through the head to the stitch gap below the other eye. Do not pull it too tight, that loop should remain below the first eye.
  • Insert the needle in the exact same place and form another loop. Run through the head to the same place where you have started.
  • Now you have two loops of yarn formed in places where the panda’s whiskers should appear. The numbers on the picture show the movements of your needle.
  • Take 4 strands of white lace weight thread and tie them around the loops (2 threads to each loop). Leave the long ends.
  • Finally, pull the ends of the white yarn tightly hiding the loops and whisker’s union point inside the head. Fasten off and weave in the remaining ends.
  • Cut the whiskers at the desired length.
  1. Take a strand of orange colour yarn and embroider some fur details on the forehead.

Body

• Work in rounds
• Use brick colour yarn

  • 1 – sc 6 in a magic ring [6]
  • 2 – (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
  • 3 – (sc 1, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
  • 4 – (sc 1, inc, sc 1) repeat 6 times [24]
  • 5 – (sc 3, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
  • 6 – (sc 2, inc, sc 2) repeat 6 times [36]
  • 7 – (sc 5, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
  • 8 – (sc 3, inc, sc 3) repeat 6 times [48]
  • 9 – (sc 7, inc) repeat 6 times [54] 10. – 16. sc 54 [54]
  • 17 – sc 8, (sc 21, dec) repeat 2 times [52]
  • 18 – sc 8, (sc 10, dec, sc 10) repeat 2 times [50]
  • 19 – sc 8, (sc 19, dec) repeat 2 times [48] Crochet sc 1 before starting the new round.
  • 20 – sc 8, (sc 9, dec, sc 9) repeat 2 times [46]
  • 21 – sc 8, (sc 17, dec) repeat 2 times [44]
  • 22 – sc 8, (sc 8, dec, sc 8) repeat 2 times [42]
  • 23 – sc 8, (sc 15, dec) repeat 2 times [40] Crochet sc 1 before starting the next round.
  • 24 – sc 8, (sc 7, dec, sc 7) repeat 2 times [38]
  • 25 – sc 8, (sc 13, dec) repeat 2 times [36]
  • 26 – (sc 7, dec) repeat 4 times [32]
  • 27 – sc 3, dec, sc 1, mark the last st with a stitch marker, sc 2, (sc 3, dec, sc 3) repeat 3 times [28]

Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing. Stuff the body firmly.

Legs (make 2)

• Work in rounds
• Start with brown colour yarn

  • 1 – sc 6 in a magic ring [6]
  • 2 – (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
  • 3 – (sc 1, inc) repeat 6 times and change to black [18]
  • 4 – Work in BLO: sl 18 [18]
  • 5 – Work in BLO: (sc 1, inc, sc 1) repeat 2 times, hdc 1, 2 hdc in next st, (2 dc in next st) repeat 2 times, 2 hdc in next st, hdc 1, (sc 1, inc, sc 1) repeat 2 times [26]
  • 6 – 7. sc 26 [26]
  • 8 – sc 8, hdc 1, (hdcdec) repeat 4 times, hdc 1, sc 8 [22]
  • 9 – 16. sc 22 [22]

Start stuffing the leg.

Crochet sc 3 before starting the next round. 17. sc 8, inc, sc 13 [23]

  • 18 – sc 13, inc, sc 9 [24]
  • 19 – sc 9, inc, sc 14 [25]
  • 20 – sc 14, inc, sc 10 [26]
  • 21 – sc 10, inc, sc 15 [27]
  • 22 – sc 15, inc, sc 11 [28]
  • 23 – sc 11, inc, sc 16 [29]
  • 24 – sc 16, inc, sc 12 [30]
  • 25 – 28 – sc 30 [30]

Stop stuffing the leg here, leaving the following part unstuffed.

  • 29 – (sc 3, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
  • 30 – (sc 1, dec, sc 1) repeat 6 times [18]
  • 31 – (sc 1, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
  • 32 – (dec) repeat 6 times [6]

Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.

Weave in the remaining tail through the front loops of round 32 and pull tight to close the opening of the leg completely.

Take a strand of brown colour yarn and embroider the paw prints on the feet. The toes should appear on the hdc and dc stitches

Arms (make 2)

• Start around the foundation chain and work in rounds
• Start with black colour yarn 1. ch 6 [6]

  • 2 – Start in second chain from the hook: inc, sc 3, 4 sc in the last st, now continue working on the opposite side of the foundation chain: sc 3, inc [14]
  • 3 – inc, sc 5, (inc) repeat 2 times, sc 5, inc [18]
  • 4 – sc 12, change to brown, sc 4, change to black, sc 2 [18]
  • 5 – – 7 – sc 11, change to brown, sc 6, change to black, sc 1 [18]
  • 8 – sc 12, change to brown, sc 4, change to black, sc 2 [18]
  • 9 – – 16 – sc 18 [18]
  • 17 – sc 2, inc, sc 15 [19]
  • 18 – sc 12, inc, sc 6 [20]
  • 19 – sc 3, inc, sc 16 [21]
  • 20 – sc 14, inc, sc 6 [22]
  • 21 – sc 3, inc, sc 18 [23]
  • 22 – sc 16, inc, sc 6 [24]
  • 23 – – 25 – sc 24 [24]

Take a piece of copper wire. It should be about 5 cm longer than the arm. Bend its ends using the pliers and wrap some tape around the ends of the wire.

Insert the wire into the arm and stuff it firmly with fiberfill.

  • 26 – (sc 1, dec, sc 1) repeat 6 times [18]
  • 27 – (sc 1, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
  • 28 – (dec) repeat 6 times [6]

Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing. Take a yarn needle and weave the remaining yarn through the front loops of round 28 and pull it tight to close the arm completely.
Take a strand of brown colour yarn and embroider the paw prints on the hand.

Tummy patch

• Start around the foundation chain and work in rounds
• Use brown colour yarn 1. ch 9 [9]

  • 2 – Start in 3rd ch from the hook: dc 6, 6 dc in next st, now continue working on the opposite side of the foundation chain: dc 6 [18]
  • 3 – ch 1, turn, sc 3, hdc 2, dc 1, (dcinc) repeat 6 times, dc 1, hdc 2, sc 3 [24]
  • 4 – ch 1, turn, sc 3, hdc 2, dc 1, (dc 1, dcinc) repeat 6 times, dc 1, hdc 2, sc 3 [30]
  • 5 – ch 1, turn, sc 3, hdc 2, dc 1, (dc 1, dcinc, dc 1) repeat 6 times, dc 1, hdc 2, sc 3 [36]

Tail

• Work in rounds
• Start with black colour yarn

  • 1 – sc 6 in a magic ring [6]
  • 2 – (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
  • 3 – (sc 1, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
  • 4 – (sc 1, inc, sc 1) repeat 6 times [24]
  • 5 – (sc 3, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
  • 6 – – 9 – sc 30 [30]
    • Change the yarn colour to brick –
  • 10 – – 12 – sc 30 [30]
    • Crochet sc 1 and change the yarn colour to orange.
  • 13 – – 15 – sc 30 [30]
    • Crochet sc 1 and change the yarn colour to brick.
  • 16 – – 27 – repeat from round 10 to round 15 two more times.

Take a long piece of copper wire (I used about 15 cm for the tail, but you might need more if you use a different weight yarn or another crochet hook size). Bend its end using the pliers and wrap some tape around it. Insert the wire into the tail and stuff it as you go.

  • 28 – – 39 – repeat from round 10 to round 15
    • two more times – Continue with brick:
  • 40 – – 42 – sc 30 [30]
    • Sl 1, fasten off and leave a tail for sewing – Cut off the remaining wire – Bend the end and wrap it with tape.

Assembly

  1. Place the head on the body. The marked stitch shows the front side of the body, align it with the panda’s nose. The neck seam should appear between the rounds 1 and 2 of the face. Pin the head in place and sew around using the remaining yarn tail.
  2. Place the tummy patch on the body, right side up. The flat end of the tummy should hide the seam of the neck. Ensure that the tummy is aligned with the face. Pin it in place and sew around using the remaining yarn tail.
  3. Place the legs on the sides of the body. They should cover the rounds 6 – 16 of the body. Pin them in place and check, if the panda can sit properly. Adjust the position if needed and sew the legs to the body using the remaining yarn tail.
  4. Place the arms on the sides of the body. They should be placed 1 round below the seam of the neck. Secure them with pins and sew using the remaining yarn tail.
  5. Place the tail on the back side of the body. It should appear from the round 6 to 15. Pin it in place and sew around using the remaining yarn tail.

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