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Baby Dandelion Amigurumi Pattern

Baby Dandelion 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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Tiny Treasure

Small, sweet, and gift-worthy creations that fit perfectly in the palm of your hand with detailed charm.

About This Baby Dandelion Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates a tiny Baby Dandelion amigurumi with a plush body, articulated head joint, and fluffy dandelion-style hair. Youll work in continuous spirals and sculpt the eyes, nose and mouth for a sweet expression. It includes clear instructions for assembly, thread joining and finishing touches to give your toy a polished look.

Baby Dandelion Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Perfect for making a small gift, this pattern uses basic amigurumi techniques with a few intermediate steps. Full materials list, stitch abbreviations and assembly photos are included to guide you.

Why You'll Love This Baby Dandelion Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it captures tiny personality with very simple stitches and a lot of charm. I enjoy how the sculpting and thread joining bring expression to the face, making each Baby Dandelion uniquely adorable. The fluffy hair technique is one of my favorite finishing touches and always delights makers and gift recipients alike. Creating this mini amigurumi is quick, satisfying, and lets me practice shaping and finishing skills in a small, friendly project.

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Switch Things Up

I love how adaptable this tiny Baby Dandelion is for customization—try different hair colors to create a whole family of little dandelions.

If you want a chunkier, cuddlier version, switch to a bulky yarn and a larger hook; youll end up with a larger, softer toy perfect for hugs.

To make a tiny keychain friend instead, use thinner yarn and a smaller hook and sew in a small metal ring to the top of the head before adding hair.

I often change eye sizes or use embroidery for eyes to create different expressions; 6 mm safety eyes give a sweet look, smaller beads or embroidered eyes create a shy expression.

Try subtle color changes on the body to make little outfits—stripe the torso with a contrasting yarn for a sweater effect without adding separate clothes.

If you prefer a different facial style, experiment with the sculpting by tightening the thread more or less to vary mouth and eye shaping.

For a more whimsical version, add tiny crocheted accessories like a scarf, hat or a miniature dandelion seed to hold in the hands.

Use metallic or sparkly yarn for the head rim to create a festive or magical variant—just be mindful of yarn thickness when changing colors.

I sometimes add a tiny wire inside the arms to pose them; if you add wire, encase it safely and avoid sharp ends to keep the toy safe.

Finally, play with hair length and fluffing—cut shorter for a pompom look or leave long and trim into a cloud shape for a dramatic fluffy friend.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping the stitch marker when working in spirals can easily make you lose track of rounds; place a marker at the start of each round and move it after completing the round. ✗ Pulling the magic ring too tight when starting the head or body leaves no space for the plastic joint; leave about 6 mm when making the MR to later insert the joint. ✗ Forgetting to stuff gradually causes lumps and an uneven shape; stuff in small amounts while shaping, checking the silhouette often and adjusting as you go. ✗ Not making proper holes for safety eyes can split the fabric or bend the eye posts; use a wooden skewer or tweezers to dilate the hole before inserting the eyes gently.

Baby Dandelion Amigurumi Pattern

Make an adorable Baby Dandelion amigurumi with fluffy hair and sweet facial details. This pattern guides you step-by-step through crocheting the head, body, arms, legs, sculpting the face, joining parts and adding the signature dandelion hair. Youll love the small size and charming personality this little toy brings to your handmade collection. Great as a gift or a pocket-sized keepsake.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Baby Dandelion Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    YarnArt Jeans (50g/160m) - Beige - #05 for body (use as primary color)
  • 02
    YarnArt Jeans (50g/160m) - Green - #29 for hair rim and color change
  • 03
    Nako Paris (100g/245m, 60% polyamide, 40% premium acrylic) - White - #208 for fluffy hair (or any mohair/100% wool/100% acrylic alternative, result will differ)
  • 04
    Optional: Nako Bon Bon Classic (100g/200m, 100% acrylic) - Yellow - #98217 for alternative hair color

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook suitable for your yarn (author used 2 mm)
  • 02
    Safety eyes 6 mm (2 pieces)
  • 03
    Plastic joints 20 mm (we will need only one for the head)
  • 04
    Lighter (to make plastic safety joints more secure)
  • 05
    Strong thread for sculpting and thread joining (approx. 40 cm for sculpting, ~50 cm for each joining)
  • 06
    Scissors
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    Tapestry (yarn) needle for sewing and finishing
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    Pins for assembly
  • 09
    Stitch marker (author uses a piece of yarn)
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    Fiberfill stuffing
  • 11
    Stuffing tool (author uses wooden skewers)
  • 12
    White embroidery thread (author used YarnArt Jeans #62) for eye whites
  • 13
    Black or brown thread to embroider mouth and eyebrows (author used embroidery thread)
  • 14
    Makeup blush powder or soft pink pastel
  • 15
    Paintbrush or make-up brush / q-tip for blushing
  • 16
    Slicker brush to fluff hair

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— Arms :

Info :

Work with beige yarn. Do not stuf the arms.

Round 1 :

6 sc in a MR (6)

Round 2-3 :

(2 rows) 6 sc (6)

Round 4 :

inc, 5 sc (7)

Round 5 :

3 sc in 1, 2 sc, dec, 2 sc (8)

Round 6 :

(inc, 1 sc) * 2, dec, 2 sc (9)

Round 7 :

(dec, 1 sc) * 2, 2 inc, 1 sc (9)

Round 8-9 :

(2 rows) 9 sc (9)

Round 10 :

(dec, 1 sc) * 3 (6)

Info :

Cut the yarn off leaving a tail for closing the opening. Insert the yarn tail into a needle, go under the front loops of all 6 sc (p.1), tighten the thread and weave in the yarn ends.

Info :

Later we will attach the arms to the body.

— Legs :

Info :

Work with beige yarn. Stuff as you go.

Round 1 :

Ch 6. From the 2nd ch from the hook 4 sc, 3 sc in 1, 4 sc along the other side of the chain (11)

Info :

Continue working in spirals.

Round 2 :

inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, inc (16)

Round 3-4 :

(2 rows) 16 sc (16)

Round 5 :

5 sc, 3 dec, 5 sc (13)

Round 6 :

dec, 2 sc, 3 dec, 1 sc, dec (8)

Round 7 :

(3 sc in 1, 3 sc) * 2 (12)

Round 8 :

inc, 1 sc, inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc (17)

Round 9-11 :

(3 rows) 17 sc (17)

Round 12 :

1 sc, 2 dec, 3 sc, 3 dec, 3 sc (12)

Round 12 :

6 dec (6)

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Cut the yarn off, close the opening, weave in the yarn end.

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Later we will attach the legs to the body.

— Head (part 1) :

Info :

Work with beige yarn.

Round 1 :

6 sc in a MR, do not pull the ring tight, leave about 6 mm to insert plastic joints later (p.4).

Round 2 :

6 inc (12)

Round 3 :

(inc, 1 sc) * 6 (18)

Round 4 :

(inc, 2 sc) * 6 (24)

Round 5 :

(inc, 3 sc) * 6 (30)

Round 6 :

2 sc, (inc, 4) * 5, inc, 2 sc (36)

Round 7 :

(inc, 5 sc) * 6 (42)

Round 8-16 :

(9 rows) 42 sc (42)

Info :

Cut the yarn off leaving a tail to change to green color later.

Info :

Now we will neet to crochet the body and after the body is done, continue crocheting the head.

— Body :

Info :

Work with beige yarn.

Round 1 :

6 sc in a MR, do not pull the ring tight, leave about 6 mm to insert plastic joints.

Round 2 :

6 inc (12)

Round 3 :

(inc, 1 sc) * 6 (18)

Round 4 :

18 sc (18)

Round 5 :

(inc, 2 sc) * 6 (24)

Info :

At this stage we connect the head to the body using a joint. Insert the joint into the space left from the MR on the head (from the inside), then pass through the MR on the body (p.5). Fix it with a washer.

Info :

For a more safe attachment it is necessary to melt the leg of the joint and press it against the washer with a flat metal tool (I use tweezers or scissors) (p.6). Melt the leg only with the blue part of the fire so that the plastic does not turn black.

Info :

Watch the video of the joint installation process.

Round 6-8 :

(3 rows) 24 sc (24)

Round 9 :

(inc, 3 sc) * 6 (30)

Round 10-13 :

(4 rows) 30 sc (30)

Round 14 :

(dec, 3 sc) * 6 (24)

Round 15 :

(dec, 2 sc) * 6 (18)

Info :

Stuff the body.

Round 16 :

(dec, 1 sc) * 6 (12)

Round 17 :

6 dec (6)

Info :

Cut the yarn off, close the opening, weave in the yarn end.

— Head (part 2) :

Info :

Insert the safety eyes between rows 10 and 11 with a distance of 8-9 stitches.

Info :

To make it easier to insert the eyes, first make holes for them. I use a wooden skewer, insert it between the stitches and widen the hole. You can also use tweezers or blunt end scissors (you do not want to damage the stitches) (p.8).

Info :

Continue crocheting with green yarn. Color change should be on the back of the head, make or undo several stitches in beige yarn if needed.

Round 17 :

42 sc FLO (p.9) (42)

Round 18 :

42 sc through the BACK LOOPS of the 16th rows (p.10) (42)

Round 19 :

(dec, 5 sc) * 6 (36)

Round 20 :

(dec, 4 sc) * 6 (30)

Round 21 :

(dec, 3 sc) * 6 (24)

Round 22 :

(dec, 2 sc) * 6 (18)

Info :

Stuff the head.

Round 23 :

(dec, 1 sc) * 6 (12)

Round 24 :

6 dec (6)

Info :

Cut the yarn off, close the opening, weave in the yarn end.

— Assembling :

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Sculpting

Info :

To sculpture eyes and mouth use a stong thread (approximately about 40 cm).

Info :

⚠️ Each time you insert or pull out the needle, make sure it is as close to the eye as possible.

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Thread the needle, insert it from the top of the head (point 1, p.12), leave a small tail about 10 cm, - pull the needle out at point 2, insert it into point 3, pull it out at point 4 - insert it into point 5, pull it out at point 6 (between rows 5 and 6), insert it into point 7, - pull it out at point 8, pull up both ends of the thread to the desired degree of tightening. Tie the ends together several times, continue: - insert the needle again at point 1, pull it out at point 2, insert it into point 9, - pull it out at point 4, insert it into point 10, pull it out at point 8.

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Pull up both ends, tie them together several times and weave them in.

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Embroider the whites of the eyes with white yarn (p.13-14).

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Nose

Info :

Embroider the nose using the same yarn you used for crocheting the body. Make one horizontal stitch between rows 8 and 9 (one row below the eyes) (p.15), then wrap this stitch with 5-6 stitches as shown on p.16-17.

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Pull the ends out at the back of the head, tie them together and weave in.

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Eyebrows

Info :

Emroider the eyebrows with 1 stitch (I use 2 ply embroidery thread): Pull the needle out 2 rows above the eye and insert in at the point 2 stitches to the side and one row below (p.18).

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Thread joining

Info :

Pin the arms between rows 5 and 6, and the legs between rows 12 and 13. You can choose a different placement, but be careful, the legs should not be too high or low.

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Use a strong thread (we will need about 50 cm for the arms and 50 cm for the legs). Grab several stitches from the inside of the arm (p.20), pull the needle through the body (p.21.22), grab several stitches on the inner side of the second arm (p.23), insert the needle back into the same hole on the body (p.24).

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Repeat these steps several times (4-5 will be enough), inserting the needle into the same holes and trying to grab the same stitches on the arms. Pull up both ends, tie them together several times and weave them in.

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Attach the legs using the same method.

— Hair :

Info :

Cut the yarn into strands of about 12 cm/4.7" long. Start with 80 strands, make more later if needed. Attach stands using knotless method (watch the video of the process). Skip one stitch each time to avoid very thick hair. Go around moving counterclockwise (p.26) until the entire green part of the head is covered. Do not skip stitches in the last row, attach strands into each stitch (p.27).

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Cut the hairs to the desired length (mine are about 3-4 cm/1.5"), fluff the ends with a slicker brush.

— Blushing :

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I add blush to cheeks, nose and mouth. Add a little touch of blush and blend it well.

— Congratulations :

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Your Baby Dandelion is ready!

Assembly Instructions

  • Insert the plastic joint into the space left from the MR on the head (from the inside) and pass the leg through the MR on the body, then fix it with a washer for the head attachment.
  • For safer attachment melt the leg of the plastic joint slightly with a lighter and press it against the washer using flat tweezers or scissors (use only the blue part of the flame to avoid blackening the plastic).
  • Pin arms between rows 5 and 6 on the body, align them symmetrically, then join by grabbing stitches from inside the arms and pulling the strong thread through the body several times to secure them.
  • Pin legs between rows 12 and 13, then use the same strong thread joining method as for the arms, repeating steps 4-5 times and tying thread ends securely.
  • Sculpt the eyes and mouth by threading a strong thread through the indicated points on the head, pulling to the desired tightness, tying several knots and weaving in the ends.

Important Notes

  • 💡All parts are worked in continuous spirals (without slip stitch and ch), unless noted otherwise; use a stitch marker to keep track of rounds.
  • 💡Leave about 6 mm in the magic ring when starting head and body to allow inserting the plastic joint later.
  • 💡Stuff firmly but evenly; stuff the body and head progressively and adjust filling to keep smooth shapes.
  • 💡Be careful when melting the plastic joint leg: only use the blue part of the lighter flame and press quickly to avoid burning the yarn or plastic.

This adorable Baby Dandelion amigurumi is a tiny keepsake full of charm and personality. Follow the step-by-step guide to create the fluffy hair, sculpted face and joined limbs for a professional finish. Perfect as a heartfelt gift or a pocket-sized friend to brighten your day. 🧶🌼✨

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished amigurumi measures approximately a small palm-sized toy (about 10-12 cm tall) when using the recommended yarn and a 2 mm hook; size varies with yarn and hook choice.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights but it will change the final size and texture; choose an appropriate hook for the yarn you select and expect the hair effect to differ with non-fluffy yarns.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate, so basic amigurumi experience with working in spirals, increases and decreases 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, yarn choice and how much time you spend on sculpting and hair finishing.

How do I secure the plastic joint so the head does not wobble?

Insert the joint through the MR holes, fix with the washer, then slightly melt and flatten the joint leg with a lighter and press it to the washer using tweezers to create a secure fit.