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Opale, the little fawn Amigurumi Pattern

Opale, the little fawn Amigurumi Pattern
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5-7 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic crochet experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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Weekend Treat

Takes 5-7 hours, making it an enjoyable project to finish over a couple of days.

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Cute Companion

An adorable friend to cherish, handcrafted with love to bring comfort and joy for years to come.

About This Opale, the little fawn Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern makes Opale, a delicate little fawn approximately 13 cm tall, with a removable baby carrier and decorative leaves. The design uses cotton Ricorumi yarns and small hooks to achieve neat stitches and sweet details. Clear round-by-round instructions, photo tips for decreases and color changes, and assembly notes are included to help you achieve a polished finish.

Opale, the little fawn Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

You'll crochet the head, body, legs, arms, ears, and a tiny carrier with straps and leaves, then assemble and embroider the final details. The pattern includes stitch counts, tips for invisible decreases and color changes, and finishing steps.

Why You'll Love This Opale, the little fawn Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it combines simple amigurumi shaping with lovely little details like the baby carrier and embroidered spots. I enjoy how the color changes give Opale a soft, vintage look that photographs beautifully. Sewing the parts together and adding tiny French-knots feels like bringing a tiny character to life. I also love that the carrier and leaves let you practice small decorative techniques while keeping the project compact and satisfying.

Opale, the little fawn Amigurumi Pattern step 1 - construction progress Opale, the little fawn Amigurumi Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Opale, the little fawn Amigurumi Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Opale, the little fawn Amigurumi Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love how easy it is to customize Opale by changing yarn colors; try soft pastels for a dreamy look or richer tones for a more modern feel.

I often adjust the size by swapping yarn weight and hook size: bulky yarn and a larger hook make a chunky cuddle buddy, while thin yarn creates a tiny keychain friend.

I like to add embroidered eyelashes or freckles to change Opale's expression; small shifts in eye placement completely change personality.

Swap the carrier style: make a different stitch pattern for the seat or add a little flap to hold tiny accessories like a bottle or bow.

Try different edge finishes for the straps: picots, scallops or simple sc edges all give a unique finish.

I sometimes make a set with matching leaves in gradient colors for a playful look and to practice color transitions.

To make Opale poseable, consider inserting a short piece of craft wire into the arms before sewing them closed for gentle posing.

If you want to gift this, sew a tiny loop into the carrier and add a ribbon bow for presentation; small touches make a big difference.

I also experiment with textured yarns for the carrier to create contrast against the smooth Ricorumi body; mixing textures is fun and modern.

Don't hesitate to personalize eyes and mouth with felt or safety eyes for a different finish; always follow safety guidelines for toys intended for children.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping stitch markers during rounds can cause miscounted stitches and uneven shaping; place a marker in the first stitch of every round and move it as you go to stay on track. ✗ Not stuffing as you go results in lumps or difficulty shaping later; start stuffing early and add small amounts gradually to shape the head and body evenly. ✗ Changing color incorrectly at the end of a round can leave loose ends or an ugly join; follow the color change tip and pull the new color through the last two loops so there is one loop of the new color on the hook. ✗ Closing the final rounds without weaving through the correct loops makes the edge untidy; leave a long tail, weave it through the front loops indicated, and pull tight to close neatly.

Opale, the little fawn Amigurumi Pattern

Create Opale, a tiny handcrafted fawn with a sweet removable baby carrier. This pattern guides you through crocheting the head, body, limbs, ears and decorative carrier with clear step-by-step rounds. You will learn invisible decreases, color changes and finishing techniques to make a neat, professional mini amigurumi. Perfect for gifting or decorating a nursery.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Opale, the little fawn Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Cotton yarn (Ricorumi or similar), 50 g / 115 m per skein - main supply
  • 02
    Ivory - Ricorumi n61 (face) - small amount
  • 03
    Beige - Ricorumi n55 (head and body) - approx several grams
  • 04
    Nude - Ricorumi n23 (nose, inner ear) - small amount
  • 05
    Cream - Ricorumi n02 (dots on body, baby carrier) - small amount
  • 06
    Pastel pink - Ricorumi n07 (baby carrier straps, cocoon) - small amount
  • 07
    Papaya - Ricorumi n68 (small leaves, accents) - small amount
  • 08
    Black embroidery yarn for eyes and facial details

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 2.5 mm
  • 02
    Crochet hook size 4 mm (for the baby carrier seat foundation)
  • 03
    Yarn needle for sewing and weaving ends
  • 04
    Scissors
  • 05
    Stitch markers
  • 06
    Pins for assembly
  • 07
    Polyester stuffing (fiberfill)

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— Head :

Info :

Head 025 nude, ivory, beige (crochet hook 2,5 mm). Crochet in spiral rounds. Insert the stitch marker into the first stitch of each round. Start with the color nude for the little nose.

Round 1 :

nude 6 sc in mr (6)

Round 2 :

ivory 6 inc (12)

Round 3 :

(2 sc, 1 inc) x4 (16)

Round 4 :

(3 sc, 1 inc) x4 (20)

Round 5 :

(3 sc, 1 inc) x3, 2 sc (25). beige: 1 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc. ivory: 2 sc, 1 inc (25)

Round 6 :

1 sc, 1 inc, (4 sc, 1 inc) x3 (30). beige: 4 sc. ivory: 1 inc, 3 sc (30)

Round 7 :

(5 sc, 1 inc) x3, 3 sc (35). beige: 2 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc. ivory: 4 sc, 1 inc (35)

Round 8 :

2 sc, 1 inc, (6 sc, 1 inc) x3 (40). beige: 5 sc. ivory: 1 sc, 1 inc, 4 sc (40)

Round 9 :

3 sc, 1 inc, 14 sc, 1 inc, 5 sc, 1 inc, 3 sc (45). beige: 2 sc, 1 inc, 2 sc. ivory: 3 sc, 1 inc, 3 sc (45)

Round 10 :

31 sc (45). beige: 6 sc. ivory: 8 sc (45)

Round 11 :

12 sc (45). beige: 33 sc (45)

Round 12-16 :

45 sc (5 rds) (45)

Round 17 :

(7 sc, 1 dec) x5 (40)

Round 18 :

(3 sc, 1 dec, 3 sc) x5 (35)

Round 19 :

(5 sc, 1 dec) x5 (30)

Round 20 :

(3 sc, 1 dec) x6 (24). Start stuffing firmly and continue as you crochet.

Round 21 :

(1 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc) x6 (18)

Round 22 :

(1 sc, 1 dec) x6 (12)

Round 23 :

6 dec (6)

Info :

Fasten off, leave a 20 cm-long tail and weave it with a needle through the front loops of the next 6 stitches. Pull the yarn tail to close and weave in the end.

— Left leg :

Info :

Left leg 025 beige (crochet hook 2,5 mm). Crochet in spiral rounds. Insert the stitch marker into the first stitch of each round.

Round 1 :

6 sc in mr (6)

Round 2 :

6 inc (12)

Round 3 :

(3 sc, 1 inc) x3 (15)

Round 4 :

15 sc (15)

Round 5 :

2 sc, 4 dec, 5 sc (11)

Round 6 :

1 sc, 3 dec, 4 sc (8). Stuff the little foot.

Round 7-8 :

8 sc (2 rds) (8)

Info :

Crochet 1 ch. Fold the leg (with the ch on the right), then crochet the two edges together with 4 sc through both edges. Fasten off and weave in the yarn end.

— Right leg and body :

Info :

Right leg and body 025 beige (crochet hook 2,5 mm). Crochet in spiral rounds. Insert the stitch marker into the first stitch of each round.

Round 1 :

6 sc in mr (6)

Round 2 :

6 inc (12)

Round 3 :

(3 sc, 1 inc) x3 (15)

Round 4 :

15 sc (15)

Round 5 :

3 dec, 7 sc, 1 dec (11)

Round 6 :

2 dec, 5 sc, 1 dec (8). Stuff the little foot.

Round 7-8 :

8 sc (2 rds) (8)

Info :

Crochet 1 ch and turn the right leg: the back side is facing upwards (the ch and the hook are on the right). Continue with rd 9 (insert the stitch marker into the first stitch of rd 9).

Round 9 :

- 4 sc in flo (photo a), 2 ch (photo b). - with the back of the left leg facing upwards: 4 sc in flo (photos c and d). - turn your work (the front side of the left leg is facing upwards) (photo e): 4 sc in flo, - 2 sc on the foundation chain, - 4 sc in flo of the front side of the right leg (photo f) (20)

Round 10 :

(skip the ch crocheted before rd 9) 1 inc, 2 sc, 1 inc, 2 sc in the foundation chain, (take care not to skip the next stitch), 1 inc, 2 sc, 2 inc, (2 sc, 1 inc) x3 (28)

Round 11 :

19 sc, 1 inc, 3 sc, 1 inc, 4 sc (30)

Round 12-17 :

30 sc (6 rds) (30)

Round 18 :

(3 sc, 1 dec) x6 (24)

Round 19 :

(1 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc) x6 (18)

Info :

End with a slst and fasten off. Leave a long tail (30 cm) to sew and stuff the body.

— Arms (X2) :

Info :

Arms (X2) 025 beige (crochet hook 2,5 mm). Crochet in spiral rounds. Insert the stitch marker into the first stitch of each round.

Round 1 :

6 sc in mr (6)

Round 2 :

(1 sc, 1 inc) x3 (9)

Round 3-9 :

9 sc (7 rds) (9)

Info :

End with a slst and fasten off. Leave a long tail (30 cm) to sew. Do no stuff. Fold the arm and close it by sewing the two edges together. Do not cut yarn, as it will be needed to sew the arm to the body.

— Ears (X2) :

Info :

Ears (X2) 025 nude, beige (crochet hook 2,5 mm). With nude, make a chain of 10 ch.

Row 1 :

Starting in the 3rd ch from the hook: 1 dc, 4 tr, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 3 sc in the last ch, on the other side of the foundation chain: 1 hdc, 1 dc, 4 tr, 1 dc

Info :

End with 1 ch and 1 slst in the same stitch. Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Info :

With beige, make a chain of 10 ch and repeat row 1 as for the first nude part (stop after the last dc). Do not fasten off. Crochet 1 ch.

Row 2 :

Place the nude and beige parts on top of each other, wrong sides together, the nude part facing upwards. Continuing with the same beige yarn: join the two parts by working 17 sc through both the nude and the beige parts. Fasten off, leave a 20 cm-long tail and weave it with a needle through the first sc of row 2 and back through the blo of the last sc of row 2 (from the inside to the outside). Pull the yarn tail in order to fold the bottom part of the ear. Do not cut yarn as it will be needed to sew the ear to the head.

— Assembly :

Info :

Sew the body to the head: for this purpose, use pins to place the body at the right position and sew the two parts together. Sew the arms on each side between head and body. Sew the ears on each side of the head upon rds 15 and 16, about 15 stitches apart. With black embroidery yarn: embroider the eyes as shown on the photos.

Info :

Cut a long yarn in cream and embroider the dots on the body and on the head with French knot stitches: Bring up the yarn in the selected hole. Place the needle flat behind the yarn next to the selected hole. Wind the yarn around the needle twice. Continue the tension of the yarn to prevent it from uncoiling. Pull the needle carefully out, while maintaining the two loops in place. Tighten carefully to form the knot. Insert the needle in the same hole and bring it up to the next "dot" place.

— Baby carrier (seat) :

Info :

Baby carrier 025 cream, pastel pink, papaya (crochet hooks 2,5 mm and 4 mm). The first part of the baby carrier (the seat) is crocheted in the round; each round is closed by a slst in the first stitch of the round, followed by 2 ch to start the next round (the 2 ch are not included in the stitch count at the end of a round). Tips: mark the first and the last stitch of each round with a stitch marker (not including the slst and the 2 ch). After crocheting the slst and the 2 ch, the first stitch of the row will be crocheted in the same stitch as the slst. Mark this first stitch with a stitch marker.

Round 1 :

With cream and a 4 mm hook, make a chain of 18 ch. Starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: 3 sc in the same stitch, 15 sc, 3 sc in the last ch, on the other side of the foundation chain: 2 sc, 5 ch, skip 5, 1 sc, 5 ch, skip 5, 2 sc (photo a). Close with a slst and 2 ch (36)

Round 2 :

1 dc, 1 dcinc, 17 dc, 1 dcinc, 3 dc, 5 dc around the foundation chain (do not insert the hook in the loop of the ch, but in the space under the ch, see photo b), 1 dc, 5 dc around the foundation chain, 2 dc (photo c). Close with a slst and 2 ch (38)

Round 3 :

1 dc, 2 dcinc, 17 dc, 2 dcinc, 16 dc. Close with a slst and 2 ch (42)

Round 4-6 :

42 dc, close with a slst and 2 ch. (3 rds) (42)

Round 7 :

42 sc (42). Close with a slst in the first sc of rd 7, fasten off and weave in the ends (photo d).

— Straps (pastel pink) :

Info :

The first part with the front side facing upwards. Four small straps will be crocheted on the seat (2 on each side) and joined to form a long closed strap. The small straps have a width of 3 stitches. Mark the 4 stitches named "1" corresponding to the first stitch of each small strap as shown in the photos.

Info :

The straps are crocheted in rows with the 2,5 mm hook. Start with the back right strap: the front side of the baby carrier is facing upwards. Make a slip knot and remove the hook from the loop, insert the hook into the stitch where the stitch marker was, insert the loop of the slip knot onto the hook and pull the loop through the stitch, make 2 ch (the 2nd one will be the first stitch of row 1), crochet 2 sc (photo h). 1 ch and turn. (3)

Row 2 :

3 sc, 4 ch, turn (3)

Row 3-5 :

3 sc, 1 ch, turn (3 rows) (3)

Row 6-9 :

Repeat rows 2-5 (4 rows) (3)

Row 10-12 :

Repeat rows 2-4 (3 rows) (3). Fasten off and weave in the ends (photo i).

Info :

Continue with the front right strap and crochet rows 1 to 12 just as for the back right strap. Continue by joining the two right straps together:

Row 13 :

3 sc through both straps (photo j), 1 ch, turn (3)

Row 14-69 :

Repeat rows 2-5 until 17 little picots are obtained on the right strap (56 rows). Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Info :

Continue with the back left strap: repeat the same steps as the back right strap (row 1 similar, with a 4 ch and turn for the left back variation). Crochet rows 2-4 (3 rows), row 5 3 sc, 4 ch, turn, rows 6-9 repeat rows 2-5, rows 10-12 repeat rows 2-4. Fasten off and weave in the ends. Continue with the front left strap and crochet rows 1 to 12 just as for the back left strap. Continue by joining the two left straps together:

Row 13 (left) :

3 sc through both straps (photo j), 4 ch, turn (3)

Row 14-69 (left) :

Repeat rows 2-5 until 18 little picots are obtained on the left strap (the 18th picot corresponds to the last 4 ch of row 69) (56 rows). Fasten off and leave a 20 cm-long tail. Sew the last rows of the left and right straps together and weave in the ends.

— Leaves (papaya) :

Big leaf (X1) :

Make a chain of 8 ch. Row 1: Starting in the 3rd ch from the hook: 1 dc, 2 tr, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 3 sc in the last ch, on the other side of the foundation chain: 1 hdc, 1 dc, 2 tr, 1 dc. End with 2 ch and 1 slst in the same stitch. Fasten off and leave a 20 cm-long tail to sew.

Small leaf (X2) :

Make a chain of 6 ch. Row 1: Starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: 1 hdc, 2 dc, 1 hdc, 3 sc in the last ch, on the other side of the foundation chain: 1 hdc, 2 dc, 1 hdc. End with 1 ch and 1 slst in the same stitch. Fasten off and leave a 20 cm-long tail to sew.

Assembly :

Sew the 3 leaves on the front side of the baby carrier between rds 6 and 7. The big leaf is centered and the two small leaves are sewn on each side of the big leaf, 2 stitches apart.

Assembly Instructions

  • Sew the body to the head: use pins to place the body at the right position and sew the two parts together securely.
  • Sew the arms on each side between the head and body, positioning them evenly and sewing through the edge to secure.
  • Sew the ears to the head at rounds 15 and 16, spacing them about 15 stitches apart for symmetry.
  • Attach the legs to the bottom of the body and stuff the body through the openings before closing, then weave in yarn tails.
  • Sew the baby carrier straps to the seat and join strap rows; place leaves on the front of the carrier between rounds 6 and 7 and embroider dots as desired.

Important Notes

  • 💡Use stitch markers to keep track of your rounds, especially when marking the first stitch after slst and 2 ch on the carrier seat.
  • 💡Start stuffing early and gradually to shape the head and body; overstuffing can distort the amigurumi.
  • 💡When changing color, crochet the last stitch before the change so the new color is pulled through the final loop for a clean join.
  • 💡Leave long yarn tails when instructed for sewing parts together and for folding ear bottoms and closing rounds neatly.

Opale the little fawn and its baby carrier are now complete and ready to charm! Make one as a heartfelt gift or a sweet decor piece for a nursery. Share your finished fawn and spread joy with a tiny handmade friend. 🧶✨

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished amigurumi measures approximately 13 cm tall when using the recommended Ricorumi cotton yarn and hook sizes (2.5 mm and 4 mm for the carrier).

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights but the final size will change; choose an appropriate hook size for your yarn and expect differences in stitch counts and proportions.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate; basic knowledge of single crochet, increases, decreases and working in the round is recommended for best results.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in 5-7 hours, though time may vary based on experience level and working pace.