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Grandma Amigurumi Pattern

Grandma Amigurumi Pattern
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8-10 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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All-Day Adventure

Requires 8-10 hours, ideal for a full day of immersive crocheting.

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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 Grandma Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern guides you to crochet a delightful Grandma amigurumi complete with hair bun, cardigan, skirt and tiny accessories. It includes full round-by-round instructions for head, body, arms, legs and details. You will also learn how to create a small dachshund and a mesh bag to complete the scene.

Grandma Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

The instructions are detailed and photo-supported, with assembly tips for neat finishing. Perfect for makers who enjoy character amigurumi and small sewing details.

Why You'll Love This Grandma Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it brings a character to life with simple stitches and charming details. I enjoy the combination of textured elements like the puff stitch cuff and the little bun that adds personality. The pattern lets me practice shaping and small-surface sewing while creating something heartwarming. Every finished granny feels like a tiny story to share or gift to someone special.

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

Switch Things Up

I love customizing this granny by changing yarn colors for a whole new personality.

I sometimes use pastel shades for a softer look or bright colors for a playful vibe.

To change size, I switch yarn weight and hook size; bulky yarn makes a chunky, larger granny.

For a miniature version I use finer yarn and a smaller hook to create keychain-sized grannies.

I often embroider different facial expressions or eyebrows to change the mood of the character.

Try adding glasses by shaping thin wire or tiny beads for spectacles to give her character.

Swap the dachshund for another pet or a small knitted cat to personalize the set.

Add outfits like a shawl, tiny scarf, or crocheted slippers for seasonal variations.

I sometimes replace the wired arms with soft stuffed arms for a fully cuddly toy instead of poseable limbs.

You can also embellish the bag and add little crochet groceries or a tiny book to tell a unique story.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Not crocheting tightly enough can create gaps between stitches and visible stuffing; use a smaller hook or tighten your tension to avoid holes. ✗ Forgetting to place and mark safety eyes early can make placement inaccurate; insert and secure the eyes between the specified rounds before closing the head. ✗ Skipping stuffing as you go leads to lumps and uneven shaping; stuff gradually in small amounts while shaping each section for smooth form. ✗ Not counting stitches during increases and decreases causes uneven shaping; count at the end of each round and use stitch markers to stay on track. ✗ Attaching parts without pinning first can result in asymmetry; pin ears, arms and cheeks in place and check alignment before sewing.

Grandma Amigurumi Pattern

Make a charming handmade Grandma amigurumi with this detailed crochet pattern. You will crochet a sweet, poseable granny with hair bun, cardigan, skirt and a tiny dachshund friend. The pattern is written step-by-step with clear rounds and assembly instructions so you can follow along easily. Perfect for gifting or displaying as a cozy, handmade keepsake.

Intermediate 8-10 Hours

Materials Needed for Grandma Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

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    Gazzal Jeans 1122 (beige) - main skin color
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    YarnArt Jeans 83 (powder) - powder pink (cheeks, nose transition)
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    Alize Cotton Gold 21 (grey melange) - hair and bun
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    Gazzal Jeans 1101 (white) - socks and cuffs
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    YarnArt Jeans 65 (blueberry) - cardigan / sleeves detail
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    YarnArt Jeans 82 (green) - skirt
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    YarnArt Jeans 70 (brown) - shoes and boot color
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    Alize Cotton Gold 688 (brown melange) - dachshund body
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    Pion PNK Kirova 3302 - bag yarn
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    YarnArt Jeans 77 (orange) - bag filling color
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    Note: Alize Cotton Gold is approx 100 g/330 m (55% cotton, 45% acrylic). Gazzal Jeans approx 50 g/170 m (58% cotton, 42% polyacrylic). YarnArt Jeans approx 50 g/160 m (55% cotton, 45% acrylic). Use similar weight yarns (Standard Yarn Weight System #3).

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook Clover 2.0 mm (US 4) or according to your crochet density
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    6 mm safety eyes (2 pieces)
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    4-5 mm white beads - 2 pc for earrings
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    Three small buttons for cardigan
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    Scissors
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    Yarn needle for sewing
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    Stitch markers
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    Polyester stuffing
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    Thick cardboard or plastic sheet for insoles (cut 2 ovals)
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    Wire for the arms frame (two pieces about 17-18 cm each)
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    Adhesive tape to wrap wire ends
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    Pins for assembly

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— Head :

Round 1 :

ch12, from the second ch from the hook 10 sc, 3 sc into 1 ch, continue crocheting along the second side of the chain 9 sc, inc (24)

Round 2 :

inc, 9 sc, 3 inc, 9 sc, 2 inc (30)

Round 3 :

1 sc, inc, 9 sc, (1 sc, inc)*3, 9 sc, (1 sc, inc)*2 (36)

Round 4 :

(5 sc, inc)*6 (42)

Round 5 :

(6 sc, inc)*6 (48)

Round 6-17 :

48 sc

Info :

At this stage insert the safety eyes. Mark with pins two points between the rounds 12 and 13. The distance between these points is 9 sts. Insert and secure the eyes.

Round 18 :

(6 sc, dec)*6 (42)

Info :

Stuff the piece firmly as you go.

Round 19 :

(5 sc, dec)*6 (36)

Round 20 :

(4 sc, dec)*6 (30)

Round 21 :

(3 sc, dec)*6 (24)

Round 22 :

(2 sc, dec)*6 (18)

Round 23 :

(1 sc, dec)*6 (12)

Round 24 :

6 dec

Info :

Cut the thread, fasten off, pull the opening closed into the front loops only using a needle. Weave in the thread end inside of the piece.

— Hair :

Info :

Crochet in grey melange color.

Round 1 :

6 sc in MR

Round 2 :

6 inc (12)

Round 3 :

(1 sc, inc)*6 (18)

Round 4 :

(2 sc, inc)*6 (24)

Round 5 :

(3 sc, inc)*6 (30)

Round 6 :

(4 sc, inc)*6 (36)

Round 7 :

(5 sc, inc)*6 (42)

Round 8 :

(6 sc, inc)*6 (48)

Round 9 :

(7 sc, inc)*6 (54)

Round 10-12 :

54 sc

Round 13 :

ch1, 14 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, 1 hdc, 10 dc, 1 hdc, 2 sl st, 1 hdc, 10 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, 1 hdc, 10 dc, sl st (54)

Info :

Fasten off the thread, cut, leaving a long tail for sewing.

— Bun :

Info :

Crochet in grey melange color.

Round 1 :

6 sc in MR

Round 2 :

6 inc (12)

Round 3 :

(1 sc, inc)*6 (18)

Round 4 :

(2 sc, inc)*6 (24)

Round 5-7 :

24 sc

Round 8 :

(2 sc, dec)*6 (18)

Round 9 :

(1 sc, dec)*6 (12)

Info :

Stuff the piece firmly. Fasten off the thread, cut, leaving a long thread tail for sewing.

— Ears (MAKE 2) :

Info :

Crochet in beige color.

Item Name (P1) :

4 sc in MR

Info :

Pull the opening closed, fasten off the thread, cut, leaving a long tail for sewing

— Nose :

Info :

Start crocheting in powder color.

Round 1 :

8 sc in MR

Round 2 :

8 sc

Info :

Change to beige color.

Round 3-7 :

8 sc

Info :

Don't stuff the piece. Fold the piece in half and work 4 sc through two layers. Fasten off the thread, cut, leaving a long tail for sewing.

— Cheeks (MAKE 2) :

Info :

Crochet in powder color.

Round 1 :

6 sc in MR, sl st

Info :

Fasten off the thread, cut, leaving a long tail for sewing.

— Head Assembly and Details :

Info :

Start assembling from the nose. Find its location on the face. It should be located between the rounds 8 and 18. We will sew only the beige part of the nose across its edge, inserting the needle throughout. The base of the nose also should be sewn.

Info :

Make two stitches above the eyes in beige color.

Info :

Fix the cheeks leaving 1 stitch down from the eyes and 4 stitches to both sides from the nose. Sew them. I embroider the mouth with YarnArt Jeans yarn of brown color divided in two strands. Make a stitch with the wide of 3 sts, leaving 2 rounds down from the nose tip. And embroider the mouth as it's shown in the photos.

Info :

Then we will sew the hair. Fix the hair on the head with pins so that the space where we have made 2 sl sts was above the nose. Sew. Find the bun location. Look at the photo. Sew. Weave in the thread ends inside of the piece.

Info :

Sew the ears to the head sides to the points where we have crocheted hdc sts on the hair. Skip 1 round down from the hair. Make sure the ears are symmetrically located. Weave in the thread ends inside of the piece.

— Arms (MAKE 2) :

Info :

Start crocheting in beige color.

Round 1 :

6 sc in MR

Round 2 :

(1 sc, inc)*3 (9)

Round 3 :

9 sc

Round 4 :

4 sc, puff stitch consisting of three dc, 4 sc (9)

Round 5 :

9 sc

Info :

Stuff slightly this part of the arm, don't stuff other part of the arm. Change to blueberry color.

Round 6 :

into back loops only 9 sc

Round 7-22 :

9 sc

Info :

Fasten off the thread, cut, weave in the thread end inside of the piece.

— Legs and Body :

Info :

Start crocheting in brown color.

Round 1 :

Make ch 6, from the second ch from the hook: 4 sc, 3 sc into 1 ch, continue crocheting along the second side of the chain: 3 sc, inc (12)

Round 2 :

inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc (18)

Round 3 :

into back loops only: 18 sc

Round 4-5 :

18 sc

Info :

Cut 2 identical oval shapes from the thick cardboard or plastic sheet, they should fit the sole shape. Insert into the boot.

Round 6 :

3 sc, 6 dec, 3 sc (12)

Info :

Change to beige color.

Round 7 :

into back loops only: 12 sc

Round 8-15 :

12 sc

Info :

Change to white color.

Round 16 :

(3 sc, inc)*3 (15)

Round 17 :

13 sc (leave 2 stitches till the end of the round unworked, so the toes on both legs are facing towards front side)

Info :

Fasten off the thread, cut, leaving a long thread tail for sewing.

Info :

Crochet the second leg in the same way till the round 17. For the second leg in the round 17 work: 15 sc + work 6 sc additionally. Don't cut the thread, continue crocheting the body.

Info :

Make ch 9 and join with the first leg.

Round 1 :

15 sc across the first leg, 9 sc along the chain, 15 sc across the second leg, 9 sc across the second side of the chain (48)

Round 2 :

(7 sc, inc)*6 (54)

Round 3 :

54 sc

Round 4 :

(8 sc, inc)*6 (60)

Round 5-10 :

60 sc

Info :

Change to green color.

Round 11 :

60 sc

Info :

Change to blueberry color.

Round 12 :

into back loops only: 60 sc

Info :

Stuff as you go.

Round 13-18 :

60 sc

Round 19 :

(8 sc, dec)*6 (54)

Round 20 :

54 sc

Round 21 :

(7 sc, dec)*6 (48)

Round 22 :

48 sc

Round 23 :

(6 sc, dec)*6 (42)

Info :

In the 24th round we are going to join the arms.

Round 24 :

6 sc, 4 sc together with the arm (check for the arm location), 16 sc, 4 sc together with the second arm, 12 sc (42)

Round 25 :

6 sc, across the stitches left on the arm: 2 sc, dec, 1 sc, continue crocheting across the body: 16 sc, then work across the second arm 1 sc, dec, 2 sc, continue crocheting across the body 12 sc (42)

Info :

Now we are going to make a wireframe for the arms. Cut two pieces of wire, each piece should have 17-18 cm length approximately. Bend one wire end and wrap it with an adhesive tape. Insert the wire into the arm with the wrapped end inside.

Info :

Twist the other ends of wire and cut extra length. Wrap with an adhesive tape, bend it into the body piece.

Round 26 :

(5 sc, dec)*6 (36)

Round 27 :

(4 sc, dec)*6 (30)

Round 28 :

(3 sc, dec)*6 (24)

Round 29 :

(2 sc, dec)*6 (18)

Round 30 :

(1 sc, dec)*6 (12)

Round 31 :

6 dec (6)

Info :

Fasten off the thread, pull the opening closed, weave in the thread end inside of the piece.

Info :

Then we will make the details for the socks on her legs and cuffs on the arms. In the seventh round on the leg crochet 12 sc into free front loops in white color. Fasten off the thread, cut, weave in the thread ends inside of the piece.

Info :

In the sixth round on the arm work 9 dc into free front loops in white color. Fasten off the thread, cut, weave in the thread ends.

Info :

Then crochet the skirt. Hold the toy with the legs facing up when working at the skirt. Crochet in green color.

Round 1 :

(9 sc, inc)*6 (66)

Round 2-15 :

66 sc

Info :

Crochet 1 sl st additionally, fasten off the thread, cut, weave in the thread end at the wrong side.

Info :

Then we are going to make a vertical chain consisting of slip stitches. This chain will imitate the cardigan wrap. Mark a straight vertical line slightly to the left from the middle. Start crocheting up from down. Insert the hook under the stitch of the cardigan's first round, pull up the loop and start crocheting a chain of sl sts up. Insert the hook under the stitch in every round. Crochet the chain till the body's top part. Fasten off the thread, cut, weave in the thread ends inside of the piece.

Assembly Instructions

  • Attach the head to the body by aligning the base of the head with the opening at the top of the body, then sew securely using a ladder stitch and weave in the ends.
  • Sew the hair cap and bun onto the head with pins in place so the two sl sts gap is above the nose, then sew the bun and weave in thread ends.
  • Position and sew the arms into the body at round 24 locations; insert wired arm frames first and then stitch the arm seams firmly for stability.
  • Attach ears to the head sides at the hdc points on the hair, skipping one round down from the hair to ensure symmetry, then weave in ends.
  • Fix cheeks 1 stitch down from the eyes and 4 stitches to both sides of the nose, embroider the mouth with two strands of brown YarnArt Jeans yarn and add buttons to the cardigan front.

Important Notes

  • 💡Crochet tightly to avoid holes between stitches; if holes appear, switch to a smaller hook to tighten the fabric.
  • 💡Stuff the toy gradually while shaping each part to achieve smooth, even results and avoid lumps.
  • 💡Use pins to mark and test placement of eyes, ears, and accessories before sewing to ensure symmetry.
  • 💡Wrap and tape the wire ends for the arms to prevent scratching through the yarn and stuffing.

This sweet Grandma amigurumi pattern brings cozy, nostalgic charm to your crochet collection. It includes careful shaping, hair and facial details, and a tiny dachshund friend for extra personality. Perfect as a heartfelt gift or a delightful display piece 🧶🧵

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished amigurumi measures approximately 21 cm (8.2 inches) tall when using the recommended yarns and Clover 2.0 mm hook.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can substitute yarns but this will change the finished size; match yarn thickness across all colors and adjust hook size accordingly.

Do I need wire for the arms?

Wire is recommended to make the arms poseable; use two pieces about 17-18 cm each and wrap ends with tape before inserting.

Is this pattern suitable for beginners?

This pattern is rated intermediate due to shaping, sewn details, and wiring for the arms; basic amigurumi experience is recommended.