What size will the finished piece be?

The finished amigurumi measures approximately 25-28 cm (9.8 inches) tall when using the recommended plush and semi-cotton yarns with a 3.75 mm hook for the plush yarn.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights, but this will affect final size and texture. Use an appropriate hook size for your chosen yarn and test gauge to adjust sizing and placement of details.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate; basic experience with amigurumi techniques, increases, decreases and sewing small parts is recommended for best results.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in 5-7 hours, depending on experience and how much time is spent on embroidery and assembly details.

Yumi the Baby Panda Amigurumi Pattern

Switch Things Up

I love offering ideas for customizing Yumi — you can easily change colors to make a different character: try gray tones for a koala-style friend or soft pastels for a baby version.

I often make mini versions by using thinner yarn and a smaller hook for keychains or gift toppers; conversely, use bulkier plush yarn and a larger hook for a giant, squishy version.

I like to swap the blush color and eye glow to create seasonal looks — warm oranges for autumn, icy blues for winter pals, or bright spring pastels.

Try adding tiny crocheted accessories like a scarf, hat, or removable bow to give Yumi personality and play options for kids.

I sometimes embroider different mouth shapes and eyebrow angles to give each panda a unique expression and mood.

You can add a length of wire inside the limbs if you want posable arms and legs; secure wire ends well and pad with extra stuffing for safety.

If you want a more realistic eye, replace crocheted eyes with safety eyes in an appropriate size; remember to use smaller hook for the eye detail yarn if switching types.

I encourage experimenting with mixed stitches or texture changes on the belly or paws to create contrast — try front loop only rounds for a defined edge.

Want a themed panda? Add tiny appliques or embroidered motifs (stars, hearts) on the belly or back to match holidays or nursery decor.

I often finish mine with a little hanging loop at the top of the head so it can be used as a hanging ornament or bag charm — a small CH loop secured and hidden inside the head works great.

Yumi the Baby Panda Amigurumi Pattern

Make an adorable Yumi the Baby Panda with this detailed crochet pattern. You will create a soft plush panda using plush and semi-cotton yarns, complete with expressive eyes, blushing cheeks and a charming smile. The pattern includes clear step-by-step rounds, assembly instructions and helpful tips so you can finish a lovable handmade toy. Perfect as a gift or a special keepsake to brighten any room.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Yumi the Baby Panda Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

01
Plush yarn (120 m/100 gr.) such as Himalaya Dolphin Baby or YarnArt Dolce - white/ivory (main color) approximately less than one ball
02
Plush yarn (120 m/100 gr.) - black (paws, ears, tail, eye patches) less than one ball
03
Plush yarn (120 m/100 gr.) - pink (blushes, bow) small amount
04
Cotton/semi-cotton yarn (~330 m/100 g) such as YarnArt Jeans or Alize Cotton Gold - black for eyes, smile and eyebrows small amount
05
Cotton/semi-cotton yarn (~330 m/100 g) - white for eye details small amount
06
Other color semi-cotton for eye glow (blue/green) small amount

— Tools Required

01
Crochet hook size 3.75 mm (for plush yarn/body)
02
Crochet hook size 3.5-4.0 mm (recommended range for body depending on yarn)
03
Crochet hook size 2.25 mm (for eyes, nose and small details)
04
Crochet hook size 2.0-2.5 mm (for very fine eye/bow work if needed)
05
Long needle for tightening (synthetic/tooth thread)
06
Large needle for sewing body details
07
Thin cotton thread (black and white) for sewing and embroidering eyes
08
Stitch markers
09
Pins with large head
10
Scissors
11
Fiber filling (polyester stuffing)
12
Synthetic/tooth thread for muzzle tightening and shaping
13
Pins for assembly

Progress Tracker

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— Upper paws :

Infos :

*black plush yarn, 3.75 mm hook. *stuff only bottom part of the paw.

Round 1 :

6 SC in MR (6)

Round 2 :

6 INC (12)

Round 3 :

(SC, INC)*6 (18)

Round 4 :

18 SC (18)

Round 5 :

4 SC, (SC, DEC)*3, 5 SC (15)

Round 6 :

15 SC (15)

Round 7 :

4 SC, 3 DEC, 5 SC (12)

Round 8-13 :

6 rounds 12 SC (12)

Round 14 :

work an incomplete round, about 10-11 SC, so that when folding in half, DECs are on one side of the detail

Info :

work a CH, fold in half and crochet the sides together with 6 SC. Fix and cut the thread.

— Bottom paws :

Infos :

*black plush yarn, 3.75 mm hook. *stuff only bottom part of the paw.

Round 1 :

6 SC in MR (6)

Round 2 :

6 INC (12)

Round 3 :

(SC, INC)*6 (18)

Round 4 :

(2 SC, INC)*6 (24)

Round 5 :

24 SC (24)

Round 6 :

6 SC, (2 SC, DEC)*3, 6 SC (21)

Round 7 :

21 SC (21)

Round 8 :

6 SC, (SC, DEC)*3, 6 SC (18)

Round 9 :

18 SC (18)

Round 10 :

6 SC, 3 DEC, 6 SC (15)

Round 11-13 :

3 rounds 15 SC (15)

Round 14 :

work an incomplete round, about 12-13 SC, so that when folding in half, DECs are on one side of the detail

Info :

work a CH, fold in half and crochet the sides together with 7 SC. Fix and cut the thread.

— Head-Body :

Infos :

*start with white/ivory plush yarn, 3.75 mm hook. *stuff in process, make sure the head shape is a bit flat, and the muzzle - convex.

Round 0 :

Chain 9; work in spiral (without a turning CH and SS) as in all amigurumi toys (oval-shape detail)

Round 1 :

(start in the 2nd chain from the hook) 7 SC, 3 SC into the last chain from the hook, on the other side: 6 SC, INC (18)

Round 2 :

INC, 6 SC, 3 INC, 6 SC, 2 INC (24)

Round 3 :

SC, INC, 6 SC, (SC, INC)*3, 6 SC, (SC, INC)*2 (30)

Round 4 :

2 SC, INC, 6 SC, (2 SC, INC)*3, 6 SC, (2 SC, INC)*2 (36)

Round 5 :

3 SC, INC, 6 SC, (3 SC, INC)*3, 6 SC, (3 SC, INC)*2 (42)

Round 6 :

4 SC, INC, 6 SC, (4 SC, INC)*3, 6 SC, (4 SC, INC)*2 (48)

Round 7-8 :

2 rounds 48 SC (48)

Round 9 :

5 SC, INC, 6 SC, (5 SC, INC)*3, 6 SC, (5 SC, INC)*2 (54)

Round 10-11 :

2 rounds 54 SC (54)

Info :

*fold the detail in half, along the start chain; *shift stitch marker exactly on the side, on the bend (if necessary); *it is important because INCs in Round 12 should be exactly in the middle of the front part of the detail.

Round 12 :

11 SC, 6 INC, 37 SC (60)

Round 13-15 :

3 rounds 60 SC (60)

Info :

*shift stitch marker on the side (if necessary), so that DECs in Round 16 are under INCs in Round 12.

Round 16 :

11 SC, 6 DEC, 37 SC (54)

Round 17 :

5 SC, DEC, 6 SC, (5 SC, DEC)*3, 6 SC, (5 SC, DEC)*2 (48)

Round 18 :

4 SC, DEC, 6 SC, (4 SC, DEC)*3, 6 SC, (4 SC, DEC)*2 (42)

Round 19 :

3 SC, DEC, 6 SC, (3 SC, DEC)*3, 6 SC, (3 SC, DEC)*2 (36)

Round 20 :

2 SC, DEC, 6 SC, (2 SC, DEC)*3, 6 SC, (2 SC, DEC)*2 (30)

Round 21 :

SC, DEC, 6 SC, (SC, DEC)*3, 6 SC, (SC, DEC)*2 (24)

Info :

change thread color to black.

Round 22 :

6 SC with the paw, 6 SC, 6 SC with the paw, 6 SC (24)

Round 23 :

(7 SC, INC)*3 (27)

Round 24 :

27 SC (27)

Round 25 :

(8 SC, INC)*3 (30)

Info :

change thread color to white/ivory.

Round 26 :

30 SC (30)

Round 27 :

(9 SC, INC)*3 (33)

Round 28 :

33 SC (33)

Round 29 :

(10 SC, INC)*3 (36)

Info :

*in the next Round (Round 30) we are going to work INCs on the belly: mark the middle of the belly and count 6 INC on the left and on the right from the middle - that is the area, where we are going to work INCs ((SC, INC)*6); *please, be sure to check this area by markers, because the beginning of the round may shifts differently!

Round 30 :

8 SC, (SC, INC)*6, 16 SC (42)

Round 31-32 :

2 rounds 42 SC (42)

Info :

*mark the place of attaching bottom paws: 7 SC on the sides at a distance of 14 SC in the front and on the back; *a paw bend should be closer to the body; *in Round 33, please, be sure to check this area by markers, because the beginning of the round may shifts differently;

Round 33 :

2 SC, 7 SC with the paw, 14 SC, 7 SC with the paw, 12 SC (42)

Round 34 :

(5 SC, DEC)*6 (36)

Round 35 :

(4 SC, DEC)*6 (30)

Round 36 :

(3 SC, DEC)*6 (24)

Round 37 :

(2 SC, DEC)*6 (18)

Round 38 :

(SC, DEC)*6 (12)

Round 39 :

6 DEC (6)

Info :

tighten the hole, fix the thread and hide the end inside.

— Ears :

Infos :

*black plush yarn, 3.75 mm hook. *don't stuff.

Round 1 :

6 SC in MR (6)

Round 2 :

6 INC (12)

Round 3 :

12 SC (12)

Info :

work a CH, fold in half and crochet the sides together with 6 SC. Fix the thread and leave a long ending for sewing.

— Tail :

Infos :

*black plush yarn, 3.75 mm hook. *stuff a bit.

Round 1 :

6 SC in MR (6)

Round 2 :

6 INC (12)

Round 3 :

12 SC (12)

Round 4 :

6 DEC (6)

Info :

Fix the thread and leave a long ending for sewing.

— Nose :

Infos :

*black semi-cotton yarn, 2.25 mm hook.

Round 0 :

Chain 6; work in spiral (without a turning CH and SS)

Round 1 :

(start in the 2nd chain from the hook) INC, SC, 3 SC in one St, SC, 4 SC into the last chain from the hook, on the other side: 3 SC, INC (14)

Info :

Fix the thread and leave a long ending for sewing.

— Blushes :

Infos :

*pink plush yarn, 3.75 mm hook.

Round 1 :

6 SC in MR (6)

Info :

Fix the thread and leave a long ending for sewing.

— Eye patches :

Infos :

*black plush yarn, 3.75 mm hook.

Round 0 :

Chain 6; work in spiral (without a turning CH and SS)

Round 1 :

(start in the 2nd chain from the hook) 3 SC, HDC, 5 HDC into the last chain from the hook, on the other side: HDC, 2 SC, INC (14)

Round 2 :

INC, 2 SC, HDC, 5 INC HDC, HDC, 2 SC, 2 INC (22)

Info :

Fix the thread. It is better to cut the thread, and then sew the detail with a black thin cotton thread.

— Eyes :

Infos :

*start with black semi-cotton yarn, 2.25 mm hook.

Round 1 :

6 SC in MR (6)

Round 2 :

6 INC (12)

Round 3 :

(SC, INC)*4, change color to white, back loops only: SC, 3 INC (20)

Round 4 :

back loops only: INC, SC, SS (4)

Info :

Fix the thread and leave long ends of black and white yarn for sewing and embroidering the glare (leave more white thread). Work (blue) chain stitch under the white SC to create the glow; withdraw blue thread end on the wrong side, tie a knot and cut ends. Embroider the glare with white thread end.

— Final assembly :

Info :

Sew the ears between Rounds 5 and 10.

Info :

Do the muzzle tightening with strong synthetic thread: mark 4 points: two at the bottom (on the color change line) and two at the top, between Rounds 11 and 12 between increases in Round 12.

Info :

Insert the needle in the lower point and withdraw it in the upper point; insert the needle in the point from the other side and withdraw it at the bottom near the first point; tighten the thread, tie endings and hide them inside the head.

Info :

Sew the nose in Round 13 under INCs from Round 12. Embroider the smile, stretching the thread under the pins and fixing the curve (2 bottom points) with thread.

Info :

Place eye patches so that the upper edges are 2 rounds higher than the INCs on the muzzle (see photo). Place eyes and blushes on eye patches and fix them with pins.

Info :

Take off eye patches together with fixed details and sew them: sew the eyes with black and white thread endings; sew the blushes with thin pink cotton thread; fix the eye patches on the head and sew them with thin black yarn.

Info :

Sew the arms and paws in marked places (6 SC on the sides at the distance indicated). Sew the tail and finish final shaping and hiding ends.

Assembly Instructions

Sew the ears between Rounds 5 and 10 of the head, positioning them symmetrically and sewing securely with a long thread tail for hiding.
Attach the upper paws to the sides of the head at the marked positions: 6 SC spaces on the sides, spacing them 6 SC apart front and back; make sure the paw bend is closer to the body.
Sew bottom paws to the marked positions on the body: 7 SC on the sides at a distance of 14 SC in the front and on the back; check placement by markers before sewing.
Take the eye patches with all fixed details (eyes, blushes) and sew them as one unit to the head: sew eyes with black and white thread endings and sew blushes with thin pink cotton thread, then secure the whole patch on the head with thin black yarn.

Important Notes

💡Use stitch markers to keep track of rounds and placement for attaching paws and patches; markers help align increases and decreases correctly.
💡Stuff firmly but gradually and avoid overstuffing small details, as overstuffing can distort the rounded shapes of paws and muzzle.
💡Shift the stitch marker when instructed so increases and decreases align (for example DEC rounds should be under earlier INC rounds); check alignment before attaching parts.
💡Leave long yarn endings when finishing small details that will be sewn or embroidered later so you can stitch them in without adding new thread.

This sweet Yumi the Baby Panda is designed to become a cherished little companion. Each detail — from the eye patches to the embroidered glare and blushes — brings charm and personality to your handmade toy. Make one for a friend, a nursery, or your own collection and enjoy the heartfelt smiles it creates. 🧶😊✨

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Yumi the Baby Panda Amigurumi Pattern

Materials Needed for Yumi the Baby Panda Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

— Tools Required

Progress Tracker

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