Oda the Raccoon

Author: Ekaterina Zborovskaya
Difficulty Level: medium

Amigurumi Oda the Raccoon crochet pattern

Free crochet tutorial for Ekaterina Zborovskaya @zbor_ka's Oda the Raccoon.

With this pattern, you can crochet a little raccoon holding a donut. Any cotton blend yarn and a matching crochet hook will work well for this amigurumi project. The designer recommends YarnArt Jeans or similar yarns (Alize Cotton Gold, Gazzal Baby Cotton). The tutorial also includes a pattern for crocheting an appetizing donut.

Materials and tools

  • Yarn: gray, white, black (for the raccoon)
  • Yarn in any color (for the donut)
  • Crochet hook
  • Safety eyes
  • Synthetic poly filling
  • Needle for sewing the pieces together
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

  • MR - magic ring
  • st - stitch
  • ch - chain stitch
  • sl st - slip stitch
  • sc - single crochet
  • dec - decrease
  • inc - increase
  • (...) x n - repeat n times

Crochet pattern for an amigurumi raccoon with a donut

Eyes (make 2)

With white yarn:

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18), sl st, leave yarn on one piece for sewing, we will split it into two strands and it will be enough for both eyes

Nose

With black yarn:

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3-4. 12 sc
5. 6 dec, sl st, cut yarn

Keep all color changes on the arms and tail strictly vertical.

Tail

Start with black yarn, alternating with white yarn every two rounds:

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4-6. 18 sc
7. (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)
8-10. 15 sc
11. (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)
12-16. 12 sc, sl st, cut yarn

Arms (make 2)

Start with black yarn, alternating with white yarn every two rounds:

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
4-5. 15 sc
6. (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12) + 1 offset stitch
7-12. 12 sc
13. (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
14-20. 9 sc, sl st, cut yarn

Legs (make 2)

Start with black yarn:

1. 6 sc in MR
2. (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3. 9 sc
4. (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
5. 12 sc
6. (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15), on one leg make a sl st and cut the yarn; continue crocheting with the second leg, changing to gray yarn; the black yarn can be cut

Body

Pay close attention to the markers! They are shown in red on the photo.

Amigurumi Oda the Raccoon crochet pattern. Body

1. 2 sc, 9 ch, 15 sc around the second leg, 9 sc along the ch chain, 13 sc around the first leg. Place a marker and carry it a few stitches away from the ch chain along the entire back until a new marker position is indicated
2. 48 sc
3. (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
4-7. 54 sc
8. 4 sc, crochet 6 body stitches and 6 tail stitches together (the tail color change should be on the side), 44 sc (54)
9. 4 sc, 6 sc along the tail, 44 sc (54)
10. (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
11-13. 48 sc
14. (3 sc, dec, 3 sc) x 6 (42)
15-16. 42 sc
17. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
18. 36 sc
19. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (30), align the marker with the center of the back (+6 offset stitches)
20. Attach the arms with the color changes facing the body: 8 sc, crochet 3 arm stitches and 3 body stitches together, 8 sc, crochet 3 arm stitches and 3 body stitches together, 8 sc (30)
21. 8 sc, 6 sc along the arm, 8 sc, 6 sc along the arm, 8 sc (36)
22. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
23. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24), marker at the middle of the back of the head!
24. 5 sc, sl st into the 6th, ch, turn
25. 10 sc, sl st into the 11th, ch, turn
26. 11 sc, sl st into the 12th, ch, turn
27. 12 sc, sl st into the 13th, ch, turn
28. 24 sc, sl st, cut yarn

Ears (make 2)

Crochet with black yarn:

1. 6 sc in MR
2. (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3. (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
4. 12 sc
5. (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
6. (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) x 3 (18)
7. 6 sc, 3 inc, 6 sc, 3 inc (24), make a sl st on one piece and cut the yarn; continue with the second piece, changing to gray yarn; the black yarn can be cut

Head

1. 1 sc, 6 ch, 24 sc around the second ear, 6 sc along the ch chain, 23 sc around the first ear (60)
2-3. 60 sc + 1 offset stitch
Next in the pattern there will be 3 dec; they should be placed between the ears on both sides of the head, so keep the marker aligned with these decreases
4. 3 dec, 24 sc, 3 dec, 24 sc (54)
5. 54 sc (gray yarn, cut)
6. 53 sc (with white yarn, cut), I did not finish the round so the decreases would be centered
7. With black yarn: 3 dec, 21 sc, 3 dec, 21 sc (48)
8. 48 sc
9. 47 sc, I did not finish the round so the decreases would be centered
10. 3 dec, 18 sc, 3 dec, 18 sc (42), do not finish the round, mark the middle 12 stitches
11. Hold the body with the front facing you, crochet 12 sc together with the head stitches, and the remaining 30 sc around the head (42), move the marker
12. 12 sc around the gray neck stitches and 30 stitches around the head (42)
13. 3 sc, 3 dec (center of the neck), 15 sc, 3 dec, 12 sc (36), cut yarn
14. With white yarn: 36 sc
15. 1 sc, 3 dec, 12 sc, 3 dec, 11 sc (30)
16. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
17. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
18. 10 sc, (center) crochet 3 head stitches and 3 nose stitches together, 5 sc (18)
19. (1 sc, dec) x 3, 1 sc, then together with the nose stitches: 1 dec, 1 sc, along the head stitches: dec, sc, dec (12)
20. 6 dec, finish off

Sew on the eyes and glue in the pupils.

Donut

Sew the donut to the hands, with beige yarn chain 18 and join into a ring.

Amigurumi raccoon with donut crochet pattern

1-2. 18 sc
3. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
4. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
5. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
6-7. 36 sc, cut yarn
8-9. With green yarn: 36 sc
10. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
11. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
12. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
13-14. 18 sc, sl st

Sew the edges together, stuffing evenly with fiberfill.

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