Nyasha Panda

Free crochet tutorial for Nyasha Panda by Evgeniya Kraeva @shegera13.
With this pattern, you can crochet a small panda in a dress. Any cotton blend yarn will work for this amigurumi: YarnArt Jeans, Gazzal Baby Cotton, Alize Cotton Gold, and others.
Materials and Tools
- YarnArt Jeans yarn
- 1.6 mm and 2.25 mm crochet hooks
- Toy stuffing
- Needle for sewing parts
- Scissors
Abbreviations
- MR — magic ring
- ch — chain stitch
- sl st — slip stitch
- sc — single crochet
- hdc — half double crochet
- inc — increase
- dec — decrease
- (...) x n — repeat n times
Crochet Amigurumi Nyasha Panda Pattern
Right Arm
1. 6 sc in MR
2. (1 sc, inc) x 3 = 9 sc
3. (2 sc, inc) x 3 = 12 sc
4. 12 sc
5. 5 sc, 1 puff stitch, 6 sc = 12 sc
6. (2 sc, dec) x 3 = 9 sc
7-14. 9 sc
15. 3 sc, dec, 4 sc = 8 sc
16. 6 sc (do not finish the last 2 sc to shift the round)
Stuff lightly, fold in half, and crochet 3 sc through both layers.
Left Arm
1. 6 sc in MR
2. (1 sc, inc) x 3 = 9 sc
3. (2 sc, inc) x 3 = 12 sc
4. 12 sc
5. 5 sc, 1 puff stitch, 6 sc = 12 sc
6. (2 sc, dec) x 3 = 9 sc
7-14. 9 sc
15. dec, 7 sc= 8 sc
16. 7 sc (do not finish one sc to shift the round)
Stuff lightly, fold in half, and crochet 3 sc through both layers. The legs, body, and head are worked in one piece; the arms are crocheted in as you go.
Legs (2 Pieces)
Start crocheting with dark pink yarn:
1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc = 12 sc
3. (3 sc, inc) x 3 = 15 sc
4-9. 15 sc
Change to white yarn
10. 15 sc
Cut the yarn on the first leg. Continue crocheting with the yarn from the second leg.
Body
Join the first and second leg with 5 ch:
11. Crochet 15 sc around the first leg, 5 sc along the ch chain, 15 sc around the second leg, 5 sc along the ch chain = 40 sc
12. 15 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 20 sc = 42 sc
13-15. 42 sc
Change to dark pink yarn
16-19. 42 sc
20. (5 sc, dec) x 6 = 36 sc
21-24. 36 sc
25. (4 sc, dec) x 6 = 30 sc
26. 30 sc
27. (3 sc, dec) x 6 = 24 sc
28. 24 sc
29. In this round, crochet in the arms: 6 sc, place the left arm and crochet 3 sc together with it, 10 sc, place the right arm and crochet 3 sc together with it, 2 sc
30. (2 sc, dec) x 6 = 18 sc
Stuff the body and legs.
Head
Change to white yarn:
31. (2 sc, inc) x 6 = 24 sc
32. (3 sc, inc) x 6 = 30 sc
33. (4 sc, inc) x 6 = 36 sc
34. (5 sc, inc) x 6 = 42 sc
35. (6 sc, inc) x 6 = 48 sc
36. (7 sc, inc) x 6 = 54 sc
37. 54 sc
38. (8 sc, inc) x 6 = 60 sc
39. 60 sc
40. (9 sc, inc) x 6 = 66 sc
41-43. 66 sc
44. (9 sc, dec) x 6 = 60 sc
45. 60 sc
46. (8 sc, dec) x 6 = 54 sc
47. 54 sc
48. (7 sc, dec) x 6 = 48 sc
49. 48 sc
50. (6 sc, dec) x 6 = 42 sc
51. 42 sc
52. (5 sc, dec) x 6 = 36 sc
53. (4 sc, dec) x 6 = 30 sc
54. (3 sc, dec) x 6 = 24 sc
Stuff the neck firmly. As you stuff the head, shape it into an oval.
55. (2 sc, dec) x 6 = 18 sc
56. (1 sc, dec) x 6 = 12 sc
57. 6 dec
Finish stuffing and pull the opening closed. Cut the yarn.
Ears (2 Pieces)
Crochet with dark pink yarn:
1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc = 12 sc
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 = 18 sc
4. 18 sc
5. (1 sc, dec) x 6 = 12 sc
Fold in half and crochet 6 sc through both layers.
Tail
Crochet with dark pink yarn:
1. 6 sc in MR
2. (1 sc, inc) x 3 = 9 sc
3. 9 sc
Patches (2 Pieces)
Crochet with dark pink yarn:
1. Chain 7. Starting in the second ch from the hook, work 5 sc, then work 3 sc in the last ch. On the other side, work 4 sc, then work 2 sc in the last stitch = 14 sc
2. (inc, 1 sc) x 7 = 21 sc
3. (inc, 2 sc) x 7 = 28 sc
4. (inc, 3 sc) x 3, sl st. Do not finish the round. Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing
Eyes (2 Pieces)
1.6 mm hook. Start crocheting with black yarn:
1. 5 sc in MR
2. 5 inc = 10 sc
Change to purple yarn
3. (1 sc, inc) x 5 = 15 sc
Change to white yarn
4. (2 sc, inc) x 5 = 20 sc
Embroider the highlights.
Dress
Red yarn, 3 mm hook.
The dress is crocheted as a top-down raglan. Work in turning rows.
Chain 20 + 1 turning ch. Distribute the stitches as follows: 6 stitches for the back, 2 stitches for each sleeve, 6 stitches for the front, and 4 raglan stitches.
1. 3 sc, raglan (work 3 sc in one stitch, that is, an increase of 3 sc), 2 sc, raglan, 6 sc, raglan, 2 sc, raglan, 3 sc.
2. 1 turning ch, turn, 4 sc, raglan, 4 sc, raglan, 8 sc, raglan, 4 sc, raglan, 4 sc.
3. 1 turning ch, turn, 5 sc, raglan, 6 sc, raglan, 10 sc, raglan, 6 sc, raglan, 5 sc.
Make the underarm chains in the next row.
4. 1 turning ch, turn, 7 sc, 4 ch, skip 8 sc, work 14 sc in the 9th stitch from the hook, 4 ch, skip 8 sc, work 7 sc in the 9th stitch from the hook. = 36 sc
5. 1 turning ch, turn, 36 sc
6. 1 turning ch, turn, (8 sc, inc) x 4 = 40 sc
7. 1 turning ch, turn, 40 sc
8. 1 turning ch, turn, (inc, 9 sc) x 4 = 44 sc
9. 1 turning ch, turn, 44 sc
10. 1 turning ch, turn, (10 sc, inc) x 4 = 48 sc
11. 1 turning ch, turn, 48 sc
12. 1 turning ch, turn, (inc, 11 sc) x 4 = 52 sc
13-15. 52 sc
Flower (2 Pieces)
1.6 mm hook. Red yarn:
1. 5 sc in MR
2. (sl st, 2 ch, 1 hdc) x 5
Break the yarn and leave a tail for sewing.
Toy Assembly
- Sew the ears to the head and the tail to the back.
- Sew the eyes to the patches, shifting them toward the lower right corner.
- Sew the patches to the head. Embroider the nose, eyebrows, and smile.
- Put the dress on and sew it closed at the back. Sew the flowers to the head.