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Sushi Set Amigurumi Pattern

Sushi Set Amigurumi Pattern
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12-15 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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Multi-Day Project

A rewarding 12+ hour journey—perfect for dedicated crafters who love detailed work.

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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 Sushi Set Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern teaches you to crochet a complete miniature sushi set with multiple roll varieties and realistic embroidered fillings. Each roll is built from a rice base, wrapped in nori, and finished with tiny embroidered details like avocado, cucumber, crab, and salmon. You will learn small amigurumi shaping, embroidery techniques (satin stitch and French knots), and how to sew or glue nori wraps for a clean finish. The instructions are photo-supported and explain step-by-step rounds for consistent results.

Sushi Set Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Ideal for intermediate crocheters who enjoy fine details and small-scale work, the set makes delightful gifts or display pieces. The pattern includes yarn color suggestions and special tips for embroidering fillings and assembling each roll.

Why You'll Love This Sushi Set Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it transforms simple crochet stitches into tiny, delightful food pieces that feel playful and rewarding to make. I enjoy the mix of crochet and embroidery — the satin stitch and French knots give each roll a realistic, textured look that brings the set to life. The variety of rolls keeps the project interesting, with each one teaching a slightly different technique for shaping, wrapping, or stitching. Making these little pieces is relaxing and satisfying, and I love seeing them arranged together on a tray as a finished collection. You can also customize colors and fillings to create unique flavor combinations and personal touches.

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Switch Things Up

I love how customizable this sushi set is — you can change yarn colors to create different fillings and styles, making each set unique.

You can make miniature keychains by using thinner yarn and a smaller hook to create tiny, portable rolls perfect for gifts and charms.

I often switch the fillings: try pastel colors for a kawaii look, bold bright tones for a realistic look, or metallic thread for a decorative novelty set.

For more texture, replace satin-stitched fillings with tiny crocheted bits (small bobbles for roe, narrow strips for cucumber) and sew them in place.

If you want posed or posable pieces, add a little craft wire inside longer rolls or strips for gentle shaping and display versatility.

I sometimes glue on tiny beads or seed beads as alternative tobiko (caviar) instead of embroidered French knots for extra sparkle.

Want a matching tray? Crochet a small rectangular base in a contrasting color and glue or sew finished rolls onto it as a decorative display piece.

I recommend trying different yarn textures: a slightly fuzzy cotton blend gives softer rolls while smooth cotton keeps clean embroidered edges.

Experiment with scale: using a bulkier yarn with an appropriately larger hook gives you a chunky, toy-sized set that is quick to make and great for kids to play with.

Finally, personalize sets by adding tiny labels, chopsticks, or a mini soy sauce bowl made from contrasting yarn — these small additions create a charming finished presentation.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Not using a stitch marker when crocheting the rice base can cause you to lose track of round starts; use a marker and move it each round to keep counts accurate. ✗ Cutting the yarn too early on the second circle will prevent you from joining walls correctly; make the second circle and do not cut the yarn until instructed. ✗ Stuffing too firmly while sewing the rice base and walls will distort the round shape; stuff gradually and avoid overfilling to keep flat surfaces. ✗ Skipping the back loop rounds for the rice wall step will change roll thickness; follow the instruction to use back loops where specified for correct shape and seam. ✗ Using the wrong yarn thickness for nori may result in an oversized wrap; follow the yarn recommendations or make a sample strip to match the rice base height. ✗ Not pinning or aligning embroidered fillings before sewing can produce lopsided results; place and visually check pieces first and sew slowly to keep symmetry.

Sushi Set Amigurumi Pattern

Create a charming miniature sushi set with this detailed crochet pattern. You will make a variety of sushi rolls—maki, caviar, California, tempura, Philadelphia and sesame—complete with embroidered fillings and nori wraps. The pattern includes step-by-step rounds, embroidery tips, and finishing notes so you can make a realistic, gift-ready set. Perfect for collectors, play food, or unique handmade gifts.

Intermediate 12-15 Hours

Materials Needed for Sushi Set Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Yarn Art Baby Cotton (50% cotton 50% acrylic, 165 m/50 g) - 401 warm white (approximately 3 skeins)
  • 02
    Yarn Art Baby Cotton - 400 snow-white (1 skein) - for details
  • 03
    Yarn Art Baby Cotton - 460 black (1 skein) - nori
  • 04
    Yarn Art Baby Cotton - 431 light yellow (1 skein) - egg/avocado details
  • 05
    Yarn Art Baby Cotton - 432 yellow (1 skein) - details
  • 06
    Yarn Art Baby Cotton - 436 olive green (1 skein) - cucumber/avocado
  • 07
    Yarn Art Baby Cotton - 440 green (1 skein) - cucumber details
  • 08
    Yarn Art Baby Cotton - 421 bright orange (1 skein) - salmon/caviar
  • 09
    Yarn Art Baby Cotton - 412 peach (1 skein) - salmon details/backstitch
  • 10
    Yarn Art Baby Cotton - 420 coral (1 skein) - crab / salmon accents
  • 11
    Yarn Art Baby Cotton - 423 pink coral (1 skein) - crab accents
  • 12
    Yarn Art Baby Cotton - 405 beige (1 skein) - optional tones
  • 13
    Yarn Art Baby Cotton - 402 cream (1 skein) - filling/cream cheese
  • 14
    Yarn Art Baby Cotton - 429 terracotta (1 skein) - optional details
  • 15
    Yarn Art Baby Cotton - 408 brown (1 skein) - optional details
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    Yarn Art Baby Cotton Multicolor (50% cotton 50% acrylic, 165 m/50 g) - 5216 (mix white+bright orange+red) - 1 skein (for tobiko imitation)
  • 17
    Yarn Art Baby Cotton Multicolor - 5219 (mix light yellow+olive green+black) - 1 skein (for tempura batter)
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    If you cannot find the multicolor yarns, use three thin threads twisted together to achieve equivalent thickness: ensure triple thread equals main yarn thickness.

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 2.0 mm (for most details)
  • 02
    Crochet hook size 1.75 mm (for soy sauce detail only)
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    Synthetic fiberfill / stuffing
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    Scissors
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    Big-eyed needle (for embroidery and sewing pieces)
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    Hot glue gun (optional, for gluing nori strips)
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    Piece of hard plastic (piece of plastic paper folder or table place mat) to help shape
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    Stitch marker (for counting rounds on rice base)
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    Pins for assembly (optional)
  • 10
    Small embroidery needle (for satin stitch and French knots)

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— Materials and Stitch Key :

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Yarn: Yarn Art Baby Cotton (50% cotton 50% acrylic, 165 m/50 g). 401 warm white – 3 skeins, other shades by 1 skein: 400 - snow-white, 460 - black, 431 – light yellow, 432 – yellow, 436 – olive green, 440 - green, 421 – bright orange, 412- peach, 420 – coral, 423 – pink coral, 405 – beige, 402 – cream, 429 – terracotta, 408 – brown. Yarn Art Baby Cotton Multicolor (50% cotton 50% acrylic, 165 m/50 g): 5216 – (mix of white+bright orange+red) – 1 skein, 5219 – (mix of light yellow+olive green+black) – 1 skein. If you cannot find this particular yarn, you can take 3 shades of a very thin thread separately and twist it together. The main thing is that the triple thread should be the same thickness as the main yarn.

Info :

2 mm crochet hook (for all details) and 1.75 mm crochet hook (for soy sauce only!). Synthetic fiberfill, scissors, big eyed needle, hot glue gun, piece of hard plastic (piece of plastic paper folder or table place mat). Use a marker for easier rounds counting.

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Stitch key: AR – Adjustable Ring (Magic Ring). ch – chain. sc – single crochet. hdc - half double crochet. dc - double crochet. sl st – slip stitch. inc – increase. dec – decrease. ( )*n – repeat combination in brackets n times.

— Simple sushi rolls with 1 ingredient (Maki) :

Round 1 :

6 sc in AR (6)

Round 2 :

inc*6=12 sc (12)

Round 3 :

(1 sc, inc)*6=18 sc (18)

Round 4 :

1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc)*5, 1 sc = 24 sc (24)

Round 5 :

(3 sc, inc)*6 = 30 sc (30). Crochet 1 more sc after the last inc and finish with a sl st. Cut the yarn.

Info :

Make another circle in the same way, but do not cut the yarn.

Round 6 :

sc 30 through the back loops only (30)

Round 7-10 :

Crochet 4 rounds of 30 sc through the both loops. Finish with a sl st, leave a long end.

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To make avocado roll thread the light yellow yarn into the needle and embroider a square with satin stitches. Add an olive green line. Embroider the same piece of avocado on the second circle with walls.

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Sew both details together through the both loops of the last round of the walls and through the back loops of the flat circle. Stuff not too firmly while sewing. Thread the light yellow yarn into the needle and make a few stitches through the roll in the center. Do not tighten, but just fix the flat shape of the round parts.

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Crochet nori wrap with black yarn. Work turning rows with a turning ch in the beginning of every row. Chain 6+1, sc 6 in every row.

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Crochet total 33 rows (or as many as needed to wrap the rice base). Leave a long end.

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You can sew or glue the nori wrap to the rice base. I liked to glue, then sew the short sides. With glue, the shape of the rolls is more even and clear. If sewing on nori, first sew the short sides of the nori, and then sew along the long sides with small stitches.

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Such rolls can be made with any fillings to your taste: cucumber (436+440), salmon (5216), tuna (420).

— Roll with caviar :

Info :

Crochet a round roll with any filling, for example, with a cucumber. Moreover, the filling can be done only on one side.

Round 1 :

6 sc in AR (6)

Round 2 :

inc*6=12 sc (12)

Round 3 :

(1 sc, inc)*6=18 sc (18)

Round 4 :

1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc)*5, 1 sc = 24 sc (24). Finish with a sl st, leave a long end.

Info :

Embroider caviar with bright orange yarn using French knots, making 3-4 turns around the needle to form knots. Fill the entire surface of the circle with such knots. Glue on the side of the roll where there is no filling.

— Nori wrapped square roll :

Round 1 :

8 sc in AR (8)

Round 2 :

(3 sc in 1 st, 1 sc)*4 = 16 sc (16)

Round 3 :

1 sc, (3 sc in 1 st, 3 sc)*3, 3 sc in 1 st, 2 sc = 24 sc (24)

Round 4 :

2 sc, (3 sc in 1 st, 5 sc)*3, 3 sc in 1 st, 3 sc = 32 sc (32)

Round 5 :

3 sc, (3 sc in 1 st, 7 sc)*3, 3 sc in 1 st, 4 sc = 40 sc (40). Finish with a sl st, cut the yarn.

Info :

Make the same square, but do not cut the yarn.

Round 6 :

40 sc through the back loops (40)

Round 7-10 :

Make 4 rounds of 40 sc through both loops. Finish with a sl st, leave a long end.

Info :

Embroider the filling, stepping back 2 rows from the edge on all sides. First, embroider a piece of avocado. Add a piece of cucumber. Then add a fish. On the second part with sides, you need to embroider in a mirror image.

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Sew both parts together: through the back loops of the square and through the both loops of the walls. Stuff while sewing not too tight. Sew several stitches through the center so that the square surfaces remain flat.

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Crochet nori in the same way as for round rolls, but 38 rows. Glue or sew the nori to the rice base.

— California roll :

Info :

Crochet the rice base as in the previous description. Embroider nori with black yarn, stepping back 2 rows from the edge on all sides. Embroider nori with black yarn, stepping back 2 rows from the edge on all sides.

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Embroider a slice of avocado in one corner. In the other two add cucumber. Fill the remaining space with crab: embroider small stitches with coral and pink-coral yarn. On the detail with the sides embroider the filling in a mirror image.

Info :

Sew both pieces together as usually. To imitate tobiko caviar, use multicolor yarn 5216 and crochet a strip like nori: 6 sc in width and 38 rows in height. Sew or glue around the rice base.

— Tempura roll :

Info :

Crochet the base as in the previous version. Embroider the filling: a piece of cucumber. Embroider cream cheese with snow-white yarn. And a bigger piece of salmon. Mirror embroider the filling on the second part. Sew and stuff.

Info :

For tempura batter use multicolor yarn 5219. Crochet a strip 6 sc wide and 38 rows high. Glue or sew around the rice base.

— Philadelphia roll :

Info :

Crochet the base as in the previous version. Embroider nori with black yarn, stepping back 2 rows from the edge of the square. In the corners embroider pieces of avocado and cucumber. Fill the remaining space with cream cheese. Repeat the filling on the second part in a mirror image. Sew and stuff.

Info :

Crochet salmon with bright orange yarn: 1. 3 sc in AR. Pull the ring and crochet turning rows with a turning ch in the beginning of every new row.

Round 2 :

inc, 1 sc, inc = 5 sc

Round 3 :

inc, 3 sc, inc = 7 sc

Round 4 :

inc, 4 sc, dec = 7 sc

Round 5 :

dec, 4 sc, inc = 7 sc

Info :

Crochet all even rows as the fourth, all odd ones as the fifth up to 23 rows.

Round 24 :

dec, 3 sc, dec = 5 sc

Round 25 :

dec, 1 sc, dec = 3 sc

Round 26 :

3 sc together (dec). Cut the yarn.

Info :

Back stitch with peach yarn every 2 rows. Glue the slice of salmon on 3 sides.

— Sesame roll :

Info :

Crochet the base as in the previous version. Embroider the nori with black yarn, stepping back 2 rows from the edge of the square. Embroider a piece of avocado and salmon. In the other corner embroider a piece of cucumber.

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Finish assembling and add any additional sesame-like speckles by sewing tiny French knots or contrasting small stitches on the rice surface if desired.

Assembly Instructions

  • Sew both details (flat circle filling and wall) together through the both loops of the last round of the walls and through the back loops of the flat circle; stuff not too firmly while sewing to keep the flat surface.
  • Attach nori wrap to rice base by gluing the long sides and then sewing the short sides together for a neat, even shape; if sewing only, first sew short sides and then sew along long sides with small stitches.
  • For square rolls, sew both square parts together through the back loops of the square and through both loops of the walls, then stuff while sewing and add several center stitches so the surfaces remain flat.
  • Position embroidered fillings and check mirror-image placement on the second part before sewing; embroider complementary piece on the second half in mirror image, then sew halves together.
  • Glue or sew tobiko or tempura strips around the rice base: align strip evenly and glue in place for a clean look, then finish by sewing short sides securely.
  • When assembling slices of salmon or other toppings, back stitch decorative lines (peach yarn every 2 rows) and glue the slice on three sides to hold it in place while keeping one edge neat.
  • Pin pieces in place before final stitching to check alignment and symmetry, especially for square rolls and detailed fillings.

Important Notes

  • 💡Use a stitch marker to mark the start of each round for accurate stitch counting and consistent shaping.
  • 💡Make the second circle without cutting the yarn when instructed so you can join the walls seamlessly during assembly.
  • 💡Stuff gently while sewing — stuffing too tightly will distort the flat rice surfaces and embroidered details.
  • 💡Glue can help achieve a neater look for nori wraps, but sew edges for extra durability and permanence.
  • 💡When embroidering fillings, step back two rows from edges as instructed to keep fillings centered and avoid edge distortion.

This delightful Sushi Set pattern brings tiny handmade sushi to life with crochet and embroidery—perfect for gifts and display. Each roll is intricately detailed and made to fit in the palm of your hand, combining simple rounds with embroidery techniques for realistic fillings. Make a full set, mix and match fillings, and enjoy creating a charming miniature meal to treasure! 🧶🍣✨

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FAQs

What size will the finished pieces be?

Most individual sushi rolls measure a few centimeters across (palm-sized) when using Yarn Art Baby Cotton and a 2.0 mm hook; exact size varies by yarn and tension.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, but different yarn weights will change the final size. Use an appropriate smaller or larger hook to maintain stitch definition and adjust nori strip length accordingly.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate, so 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?

Because the set includes many small pieces and embroidery details, expect about 12-15 hours depending on your experience and how many rolls you make.

Can I glue nori wraps instead of sewing?

Yes, the designer recommends gluing first for a neater shape, then sewing the short sides for durability, but purely sewing also works if you prefer.