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Yumi the Baby Panda Amigurumi Pattern

Yumi the Baby Panda 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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Cute Companion

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

About This Yumi the Baby Panda Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates a sweet baby panda amigurumi named Yumi, crafted with plush yarn for a soft, cuddly finish. You will make separate parts (paws, ears, tail, eye patches, eyes, nose, blushes) and assemble them following clear, photographed steps. Special attention is given to shaping the muzzle and positioning the eye patches for the perfect expression.

Yumi the Baby Panda Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

The pattern uses a combination of plush and semi-cotton yarn to achieve soft texture and crisp facial details. Full round-by-round instructions and assembly tips are included so you can reproduce the toy exactly.

Why You'll Love This Yumi the Baby Panda Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it blends plush yarn softness with delicate facial details that give Yumi a lovable personality. I enjoy the step-by-step photos that make assembly clear and approachable, especially for shaping the muzzle and eye patches. The design is playful yet elegant, and the result is a cuddly toy that feels handmade and special. Making Yumi always brightens my day — I hope you feel the same joy bringing her to life.

Yumi the Baby Panda Amigurumi Pattern step 1 - construction progress Yumi the Baby Panda Amigurumi Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Yumi the Baby Panda Amigurumi Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Yumi the Baby Panda Amigurumi Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love how easy it is to customize Yumi by changing yarn colors; try pastel shades for a soft nursery toy or bright colors for a playful twist.

You can make Yumi smaller or larger by using different yarn weights and corresponding hook sizes; swap to bulky yarn and a larger hook for a chunky cuddle buddy.

I often add embroidered eyelashes, freckles, or even tiny felt accessories like a hat or scarf to personalize the character.

Try using safety eyes instead of crocheted eyes for a glossier look, or embroider eyes fully for a baby-safe toy.

Switch the blush color to peach or cream for a subtler effect, or use metallic thread sparingly for a touch of sparkle on the patches.

For a posable version, consider inserting thin craft wire into the arms before stuffing so you can pose them slightly forward or upward.

Make a matching set by adjusting color accents and creating a mini sibling using smaller hooks and thinner yarn.

I sometimes stuff less in the limbs for a floppy, cuddly feel; experiment to find the softness you prefer.

Try adding tiny crocheted props like a mini heart, flower, or pacifier to make the toy a themed gift for baby showers or birthdays.

Use contrasting thread to sew the eye patches for a graphic look, or keep the seams invisible for a more polished, handmade finish.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping stitch markers during body shaping can cause round shifts and misaligned attachment points; place markers at key points (shoulders, paws, belly center) and check alignment before sewing. ✗ Overstuffing the head or body leads to a distorted shape and difficulty closing the hole; stuff gradually and shape as you go, adding small amounts until you reach a firm but soft feel. ✗ Not shifting the stitch marker when instructed will misplace increases and decreases; follow the notes to shift the marker exactly on the bend so INCs and DECs line up as shown. ✗ Forgetting to change yarn color at the indicated rounds creates uneven color lines; change the thread color right after the specified round and secure ends before continuing the next round. ✗ Failing to fold and crochet details (paws, ears) properly can leave open seams or uneven shapes; follow the fold-in-half instructions carefully and crochet sides together with the specified number of SCs.

Yumi the Baby Panda Amigurumi Pattern

Make an adorable Yumi the Baby Panda using plush and semi-cotton yarn with clear step-by-step rounds and assembly guidance. This pattern combines soft textures and sweet details like eye patches, blushes, and a tiny bow for a charming finished toy. Follow every round and tip to create a cuddly handmade friend you can gift or keep.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Yumi the Baby Panda Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Plush yarn (120 m/100 g) e.g., Himalaya Dolphin Baby or YarnArt Dolce - main color white/ivory (main color consumption is less than a ball)
  • 02
    Plush yarn black for paws, ears, tail, eye patches - less than half a ball
  • 03
    Pink plush yarn for blushes and bow - small amount (less than half a ball)
  • 04
    Cotton/semi-cotton yarn (~330 m/100 g) e.g., YarnArt Jeans, Alize Cotton Gold - black for eyes/nose details
  • 05
    Cotton/semi-cotton yarn white for eye highlights and details
  • 06
    Small amounts of blue or green cotton for eye glare embroidery
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    Thin cotton yarn of plush yarn colors for sewing body parts

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook 3.5-3.75 mm (for plush yarn, body)
  • 02
    Crochet hook 2-2.25 mm (for eyes, nose and small details)
  • 03
    Stitch markers
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    Long needle for tightening (synthetic/tooth thread) and large needle for sewing body details
  • 05
    Pins with large head for placement
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    Scissors
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    Fiber filling (polyester stuffing)
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    Synthetic/tooth thread for tightening muzzle
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    Thin cotton thread for sewing eyes and small details
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    Optional: pins for holding parts during sewing

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— Upper paws :

Infos :

*black plush yarn, 3.75 mm hook. *stuff only bottom part of the paw. Do you know that if the magic ring made of plush yarn couldn’t be tightened, you can use 2 CH instead it, working first 6 SC in the second chain from the hook?

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 (see photo in process)

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

Info :

*mark the place of attaching upper paws: 6 SC on the sides at a distance of 6 SC in the front and on the back; *make sure, the paws are on the sides of the head; *a paw bend should be closer to the body; *in Round 22, please, be sure to check this area by markers, because the beginning of the round may shifts differently; *the place of attaching the first paw may goes on the previous/next Round (to do this, start attaching the paw earlier/later);

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)

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.

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 Round12; 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.

— 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; 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 :

sew the nose in Round 13 under INCs from Round 12;

Info :

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;

Info :

fix the eye patches on the head and sew them with thin black yarn; tighten the hole at the bottom, fix the thread and hide the end inside.

Assembly Instructions

  • Attach upper paws: mark placement as 6 SC on the sides at a distance of 6 SC in front and back, then in Round 22 crochet 6 SC with the paw, 6 SC, 6 SC with the paw, 6 SC (24) securing the paws in place.
  • Attach bottom paws: mark placement as 7 SC on the sides at a distance of 14 SC in front and back, then in Round 33 work 2 SC, 7 SC with the paw, 14 SC, 7 SC with the paw, 12 SC (42) and sew edges securely.
  • Sew ears between Rounds 5 and 10 of the head, positioning them symmetrically and securing with pins before stitching to ensure even placement.
  • Sew the nose in Round 13 under the INCs from Round 12 and leave long thread ends for final tightening and stitching.
  • Muzzle tightening: mark 4 points (two bottom on color change line and two top between Rounds 11 and 12), insert needle from lower to upper points and vice versa, tighten synthetic thread and hide ends inside the head.
  • Assemble eye patches and details: pin eyes, blushes and sewn details to the eye patches, sew the eyes with black and white thread endings, sew blushes with thin pink cotton, then fix the completed patches to head and stitch with thin black yarn.

Important Notes

  • 💡Use stitch markers to keep track of round beginnings and placement points, especially when attaching paws and eye patches.
  • 💡Stuff gradually during construction to shape the head and body correctly; overstuffing can distort curves and make closing difficult.
  • 💡Shift the stitch marker on the bend when instructed so increases and decreases line up properly for symmetrical shaping.
  • 💡When working with plush yarn, if the magic ring cannot be tightened use 2 CH and work the first 6 SC into the second chain from the hook.

This sweet Yumi the Baby Panda pattern is crafted to create a huggable, soft plush friend with charming facial details and a playful pose. The combination of plush and semi-cotton yarn gives a lovely textured body with crisp, embroidered features. Perfect for gifting or keeping as a handmade keepsake — enjoy every stitch you make! 🧶🧸

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The toy height is approximately 25-28 cm (9.8 inches) when using the recommended plush yarn and hook sizes.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can, but the finished size will change. Keep the ratio of yarn thickness and adjust hook size accordingly; for eye details use a hook 1.5 mm smaller than the body hook.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate, so a basic knowledge of amigurumi techniques, increases, decreases and sewing parts together is recommended.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

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

What hooks are recommended for plush and detail work?

Use a 3.5-3.75 mm hook for the plush yarn body and a 2-2.25 mm hook for semi-cotton details like the eyes and nose.