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Yoshi Amigurumi Pattern

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

About This Yoshi Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern teaches you how to crochet a standing Yoshi amigurumi with a full set of parts including head, body, arms, legs, tail, shell, and decorative spikes. The instructions include step-by-step rounds, row work for small pieces, and clear assembly guidance with photos. Youll use basic to intermediate stitches, shaping techniques, and optional needle felting for the eyes.

Yoshi Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

The finished Yoshi measures approximately 9 inches tall when assembled standing. The pattern is written for continuous rounds unless stated otherwise and includes helpful tips for stuffing and placement.

Why You'll Love This Yoshi Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it captures the playful character of Yoshi with simple shaping and charming details. I enjoy how the shell and spikes add personality while still being quick to crochet. The combination of round work and a few rowed pieces makes the construction interesting without being overwhelming. I also love that you can customize colors and eye styles to make each Yoshi unique.

Yoshi Amigurumi Pattern step 1 - construction progress Yoshi Amigurumi Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Yoshi Amigurumi Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Yoshi Amigurumi Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I like to change yarn colors to create different versions of Yoshi; try pastel greens or even a rainbow theme for a playful twist.

I often make mini versions by using lighter weight yarn and a smaller hook, which turns this into a cute keychain-sized Yoshi.

I sometimes replace the needle-felted eyes with small safety eyes or embroidered eyes for a different look and added durability.

I add wire armatures to the legs or neck when I want a posable Yoshi that can hold poses better for display.

For an extra cozy version, use a bulky yarn and a larger hook to create a plush, squishy Yoshi perfect for cuddling.

I like to embellish the shell with sequin details or tiny embroidered patterns to personalize each Yoshi I make.

Try swapping the shoe and cuff colors to create boots that match team colors or holiday palettes for seasonal variations.

I sometimes embroider a small mouth or freckles to change facial expression and give each Yoshi more character.

Consider felting the eyes in contrasting colors like blue or brown to vary expressions while keeping the same pattern instructions.

When gifting, I often add a tiny crocheted accessory like a scarf, hat, or tiny bag to make the Yoshi extra special and unique.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping a stitch marker when working continuous rounds makes it hard to find the round start; place a stitch marker at the end of each round to keep your place. ✗ Forgetting to stuff as you go results in uneven shaping and lumps; stuff gradually, especially in heads and legs, to maintain smooth curves and consistent firmness. ✗ Missing a color change row on the shoe causes odd striping and poor color transitions; plan your color changes and secure yarn tails before continuing to the next round. ✗ Not counting stitches after increases and decreases leads to incorrect shaping; count your stitches at the end of each increase or decrease round to verify your stitch count.

Yoshi Amigurumi Pattern

Make a charming Yoshi amigurumi with clear step-by-step instructions and helpful photos to guide you. This pattern uses accessible stitches with shaping to create a standing Yoshi about 9 inches tall. Youll work in continuous rounds and assemble fun details like the shell, spikes, and felted eyes. Perfect as a handmade gift or display piece.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Yoshi Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Red Heart Super Saver (Worsted weight #4) - Spring Green (main color), small to moderate amount (approx. 100-150g)
  • 02
    Red Heart Super Saver (Worsted weight #4) - Pumpkin (orange) - small amount for spikes (approx. 10-20g)
  • 03
    Red Heart Super Saver (Worsted weight #4) - Red - small amount for shell center (approx. 10-20g)
  • 04
    Red Heart Super Saver (Worsted weight #4) - White - moderate amount for belly, cheeks, eye tops (approx. 50-80g)
  • 05
    Red Heart Super Saver (Worsted weight #4) - Carrot (orange) - small amount for shoe cuff and accents (approx. 20-30g)
  • 06
    Red Heart Super Saver (Worsted weight #4) - Gold (yellow) - small amount for shoe soles (approx. 10-15g)

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size G (4.0mm)
  • 02
    Scissors
  • 03
    Yarn needle for sewing
  • 04
    Felting needle (optional) for needle-felted eyes
  • 05
    Stitch markers
  • 06
    Fiber-fil stuffing (polyester fiberfill)
  • 07
    Hot glue (optional) for felt eyes or attachments
  • 08
    Pins for assembly placement

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— Eye Tops :

Info :

Use Spring Green. Make two.

Round 1 :

6 sc in magic ring (6)

Round 2 :

inc around (12)

Round 3 :

[3 sc, inc] rep 3 times (15)

Info :

Finish off the first Eye Top with a slip stitch. Do not finish off the second.

Infos :

Now with the second Eye Top still on your hook we are going to join these two pieces together with a sc. 1- Second eye top still on hook. 2- Insert hook through any stitch on the first eye top. 3- Make a sc to join them together. Place your stitch marker in this stitch to mark the end of the round.

— Head :

Info :

We are going to continue to crochet around both pieces to form the head.

Round 4 :

sc around both pieces (30)

Round 5 :

sc around (30)

Round 6 - Round 10 :

sc around (30)

Round 11 :

[4 sc, inc] rep 6 times (36)

Round 12 :

[5 sc, inc] rep 6 times (42)

Round 13 :

sc around (42)

Round 14 - Round 16 :

sc around (42)

Round 17 :

[5 sc, dec] rep 6 times (36)

Round 18 :

[4 sc, dec] rep 6 times (30)

Round 19 :

[3 sc, dec] rep 6 times (24)

Round 20 :

[2 sc, dec] rep 6 times (18)

Info :

Finish off with a slip stitch and stuff the head. Leave a long tail for sewing. Leave open.

— Nose :

Info :

Use Spring Green.

Round 1 :

6 sc in magic ring (6)

Round 2 :

inc around (12)

Round 3 :

[1 sc, inc] rep 6 times (18)

Round 4 :

[2 sc, inc] rep 6 times (24)

Round 5 :

[3 sc, inc] rep 6 times (30)

Round 6 :

[4 sc, inc] rep 6 times (36)

Round 7 :

[5 sc, inc] rep 6 times (42)

Round 8 :

sc around (42)

Round 9 - Round 11 :

sc around (42)

Round 12 :

[5 sc, dec] rep 6 times (36)

Round 13 :

[4 sc, dec] rep 6 times (30)

Round 14 :

[3 sc, dec] rep 6 times (24)

Info :

Finish with a slip stitch. Leave a long tail for sewing. Stuff the nose and leave open.

— Body :

Info :

Use Spring Green.

Round 1 :

6 sc in magic ring (6)

Round 2 :

inc around (12)

Round 3 :

[1 sc, inc] rep 6 times (18)

Round 4 :

[2 sc, inc] rep 6 times (24)

Round 5 :

[3 sc, inc] rep 6 times (30)

Round 6 :

[4 sc, inc] rep 6 times (36)

Round 7 :

[5 sc, inc] rep 6 times (42)

Round 8 :

sc around (42)

Round 9 :

sc around (42)

Round 10 :

sc around (42)

Round 11 :

[5 sc, dec] rep 3 times, 21 sc (39)

Round 12 :

sc around (39)

Round 13 :

[4 sc, dec] rep 3 times, 21 sc (36)

Round 14 :

sc around (36)

Round 15 :

[3 sc, dec] rep 3 times, 21 sc (33)

Round 16 :

sc around (33)

Round 17 :

[2 sc, dec] rep 3 times, 21 sc (30)

Round 18 :

[1 sc, dec] rep 3 times, 21 sc (27)

Round 19 :

3 dec, 21 sc (24)

Round 20 :

[6 sc, dec] rep 3 times (21)

Round 21 :

[5 sc, dec] rep 3 times (18)

Round 22 :

sc around (18)

Info :

Finish with a slip stitch. Leave a long tail for sewing. Stuff the body and leave open.

— Tail :

Info :

Use Spring Green.

Round 1 :

6 sc in magic ring (6)

Round 2 :

sc around (6)

Round 3 :

[1 sc, inc] rep 3 times (9)

Round 4 :

[2 sc, inc] rep 3 times (12)

Round 5 :

[3 sc, inc] rep 3 times (15)

Round 6 :

sc around (15)

Round 7 :

4 hdc, hdc-inc, [4 sc, inc] rep 2 times (18)

Round 8 :

6 hdc, 12 sc (18)

Round 9 :

5 hdc, hdc-inc, [5 sc, inc] rep 2 times (21)

Round 10 :

6 hdc, hdc-inc, [6 sc, inc] rep 2 times (24)

Round 11 :

7 hdc, hdc-inc, [7 sc, inc] rep 2 times (27)

Round 12 :

8 hdc, hdc-inc, [8 sc, inc] rep 2 times (30)

Round 13 :

10 hdc, 20 sc (30)

Info :

Finish with a slip stitch. Leave a long tail for sewing. Stuff the tail and leave open.

— Arm :

Info :

Use Spring Green. Make two.

Round 1 :

6 sc in magic ring (6)

Round 2 :

inc around (12)

Round 3 :

[1 sc, inc] rep 6 times (18)

Round 4 :

sc around (18)

Round 5 :

9 dec (9)

Round 6 :

sc around (9)

Round 7 - Round 12 :

sc around (9)

Info :

Stuff the arm. To close, fold the end flat and sc across the opening.

— Cheeks :

Info :

Use White. Make two.

Round 1 :

6 sc in magic ring (6)

Round 2 :

inc around (12)

Round 3 :

[1 sc, inc] rep 6 times (18)

Round 4 :

[2 sc, inc] rep 6 times (24)

Round 5 :

sc around (24)

Info :

Finish with a slip stitch and leave a long tail for sewing.

— Shoe/Leg :

Info :

Use Gold, Carrot, and Spring Green. Make two. Start with Gold. We are going to start with a chain, then we are going to crochet around the chain to form a round. Chain 8.

Round 1 :

working down the chain: 6 sc, 3 sc in the next stitch, working up the other side of the chain: 6 sc, 3 sc in the next stitch (18)

Round 2 :

6 sc, 3 inc, 6 sc, 3 inc (24)

Round 3 :

in Back Loops Only: sl st around (24)

Info :

-color change to carrot-

Round 4 :

in Back Loops Only: sl st around (24)

Round 5 :

in Back Loops Only: 6 sc, 8 hdc, 10 sc (24)

Round 6 :

6 sc, 8 hdc, 10 sc (24)

Round 7 :

6 sc, 4 dec, 10 sc (20)

Round 8 :

4 sc, 4 dec, 8 sc (16)

Round 9 :

4 sc, 2 dec, 8 sc (14)

Round 10 :

sc around (14)

Info :

At this point stuff the shoe and continue to stuff as you go.

Info :

-color change to Spring Green-

Round 11 :

sc around (14)

Round 12 :

sc around (14)

Round 13 :

sc around (14)

Round 14 :

[6 sc, inc] rep 2 times (16)

Round 15 :

[7 sc, inc] rep 2 times (18)

Round 16 :

[2 sc, inc] rep 6 times (24)

Round 17 :

sc around (24)

Round 18 :

[2 sc, dec] rep 6 times (18)

Round 19 :

[1 sc, dec] rep 6 times (12)

Round 20 :

6 dec (6)

Info :

Finish stuffing and close off.

— Belly :

Info :

Use White. This piece will be worked in ROWS. At the end of each row you will chain 1 before turning your work. Chain 5.

Row 1 :

sc across (4)

Row 2 :

sc, inc, sc, sc (5)

Row 3 :

sc across (5)

Row 4 :

2 sc, inc, 2 sc (6)

Row 5 :

sc across (6)

Row 6 - Row 27 :

sc across (6)

Row 28 :

2 sc, dec, 2 sc (5)

Row 29 :

sc across (5)

Row 30 :

2 sc, dec, sc (4)

Row 31 :

sc across (4)

Row 32 :

sc across (4)

Row 33 :

sc, dec, sc (3)

Row 34 :

sc across (3)

Row 35 :

dec, sc (2)

Row 36 :

sc across (2)

Row 37 :

sc across (2)

Row 38 :

dec (1)

Row 39 :

sc (1)

Info :

Make a border of sc's around the entire piece and finish off. Leave a long tail for sewing.

— Shoe Cuff :

Info :

Use Carrot. Make two. This will be crocheted in ROWS. Chain 20.

Row 1 :

19 hdc (19)

Info :

Finish off.

— Head Spikes :

Info :

Use Pumpkin. Make Three.

Round 1 :

6 sc in magic ring (6)

Round 2 :

[1 sc, inc] rep 3 times (9)

Round 3 :

sc around (9)

Info :

Finish off with a slip stitch. Leave a long tail for sewing. Do not stuff, fold the piece flat.

— Mouth :

Info :

Use White. This piece is a semi-circle that is worked in ROWS. At the end of each row you will chain 1 before turning your work. Chain 2.

Row 1 :

4 sc into the 2nd chain from hook (4)

Row 2 :

inc in each stitch (8)

Row 3 :

[1 sc, inc] rep 4 times (12)

Info :

Finish off. leave a long tail for sewing.

— Shell/Saddle :

Info :

Use Red and White. Start with Red.

Round 1 :

6 sc in magic ring (6)

Round 2 :

inc around (12)

Round 3 :

[1 sc, inc] rep 6 times (18)

Round 4 :

[2 sc, inc] rep 6 times (24)

Round 5 :

sc around (24)

Round 6 :

sc around (24)

Info :

-color change to White-

Round 7 :

in Front Loops Only: sl st around (24)

Round 8 :

in Back loops only: [3 sc, inc] rep 6 times (30)

Info :

Finish off with a slip stitch. Stuff the shell and leave open. Leave a long tail for sewing.

Assembly Instructions

  • Sew the nose to the head using the long tail from the nose; position it centered on the front of the head and sew securely with a whipstitch.
  • Sew the open end of the head to the open end of the body; you can position the head straight or turned slightly to the side for a more interesting pose.
  • Sew the tail to the backside of the body so it forms a curved, crescent moon-like shape and sits naturally at the lower back.
  • Sew the cheeks to the sides of the head, placing them slightly forward and centered under the eye area; use the photos as a placement guide.
  • Sew the belly to the front of the body, aligning the top of the belly under the head and center it so the edges sit neatly along the sides.
  • Sew the spikes to the back of the head in a vertical line; space the three spikes evenly and use long tails to secure firmly.
  • Sew the saddle/shell to the back of the body and then sew the red shell center onto the white saddle, using the photos for exact placement.

Important Notes

  • 💡Use stitch markers to mark the end of each round when working in continuous rounds for accurate shaping and counting.
  • 💡Stuff parts as you go to ensure even distribution and correct shaping; overstuffing can distort the piece so stuff moderately firm.
  • 💡This pattern is intended for personal use only; you may not copy, sell, or redistribute the pattern in whole or in part.

This adorable Yoshi amigurumi pattern lets you crochet a lovable character full of personality and charm. Whether youre gifting it or keeping it for yourself, it makes a delightful hand-made treasure. Have fun customizing colors and details to make your own unique Yoshi. 🧶✨

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished amigurumi measures approximately 9 inches tall when using Red Heart Super Saver and a 4.0mm hook, assembled in a standing position.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights, but this will change the final size. Adjust your hook size accordingly and be mindful of stitch counts when substituting yarn.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate; basic knowledge of single crochet, increases, decreases, half double crochet, and working in rounds is recommended.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in 5-7 hours, though time will vary with experience level, customization, and assembly complexity.

How do I make the eyes?

You can either cut felt shapes and glue or sew them on, or use a felting needle with white and black roving wool to needle-felt the eyes directly onto the eye tops as shown in the photos.