Timoshka the Raccoon

Free crochet pattern for Timoshka the Raccoon by Elena Khokhlova @ami.toys.

With these instructions, you can crochet a raccoon. Any cotton blend yarn will work for this amigurumi: YarnArt Jeans, Alize Cotton Gold, Gazzal Baby Cotton, and others.

The finished toy is about 16 cm tall.

Materials and Tools

• YarnArt Jeans yarn: 46 (gray), 01 (white), 53 (black)
• Gazzal Baby Cotton yarn: 3433 (black), 3432 (white)
• 1.5 mm and 2 mm crochet hooks
• 8 mm safety eyes
• Toy stuffing
• Needle for sewing pieces together
• 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 Pattern for Timoshka the Amigurumi Raccoon

Head

Crochet with gray yarn:

Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2. 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 6. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
Rnd 7. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
Rnd 8-9. (2 rounds) no changes
Rnd 10. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
Rnd 11-13. (3 rounds) no changes (48)
Rnd 14. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
Rnd 15. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
Rnd 16. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
Rnd 17. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Rnd 18. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff the piece and shape it nicely.

Body

Crochet with gray yarn:

Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2. 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5. no changes (24)
Rnd 6. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 7. no changes (30)
Rnd 8. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
Rnd 9-10. (2 rounds) no changes (36)
Rnd 11. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
Rnd 12-13. (2 rounds) no changes (30)
Rnd 14. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Rnd 15-16. (2 rounds) no changes (24)
Rnd 17. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Rnd 18-19. (2 rounds) no changes (18)

Stuff the piece as you crochet, then fasten off.

Arms (Make 2)

Stuff the pieces firmly as you crochet. Crochet with black yarn.

Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2. (sc, inc) x 3 (9)
Rnd 3-5. (3 rounds) no changes (9)
Change to gray yarn
Rnd 6-13. (8 rounds) no changes (9)
Rnd 9. 4 dec, carefully pull the opening closed.

Legs (Make 2)

Stuff the pieces firmly as you crochet. Crochet with black yarn:

Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2. 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3. no changes (12)
Rnd 4. 3 dec, 6 sc (9)
Rnd 5-6. (2 rounds) no changes (9)
Change to gray yarn
Rnd 7-13. (7 rounds) no changes (9)
Rnd 8. 4 dec, carefully pull the opening closed.

Muzzle

Rnd 1. ch 5, then inc in the second chain from the hook, 2 sc, 4 sc in one stitch, then work along the other side of the chain: 2 sc, inc (12)
Rnd 2. sc, inc, 2 sc, (sc, inc) x 2, 3 sc, inc (16)
Rnd 3-4. no changes (16)
Rnd 5. Work half of the round: 8 sc, sl st. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Ears (Make 2)

Each ear consists of two small pieces: one is crocheted in black and the other in gray.

Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2. (sc, 3 sc in one stitch) x 3, sl st, fasten off

First crochet the black piece and cut the yarn. Then crochet the gray piece, do not make a sl st, and do not cut the yarn. Turn the gray piece with the wrong side facing you, place it together with the black piece with wrong sides facing each other, and crochet them together with gray yarn:

Rnd 3. 4 sc, (sc, hdc, sc) in one stitch, 4 sc, fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Weave the cut yarn tails inside the ear.

Crochet the second ear in the same way.

Eye Patches (Make 2)

Use Gazzal Baby Cotton and a 1.5 mm hook. Crochet with black yarn.

Rnd 1. 5 sc in MR, but do not close the ring; ch, then continue working in turning rows
Rnd 2. 2 sc, 3 sc in one stitch, 3 sc, ch, turn your work
Rnd 3. 3 sc, 3 sc in one stitch, 3 sc, then work along the lower edge of the triangle: 5 sc, sl st.

You will have small triangles that still need to be edged in white.

Since we have a right and left eye patch, edge them differently. For the right eye patch, start edging from the top of the triangle (where you worked 3 sc in one stitch), work 5 sc along the left edge, 2 sc in one stitch at the corner, then go down along the lower edge with 5 sc (12). Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

For the left eye patch, start edging from the corner of the lower edge: 5 sc, 2 sc in one stitch at the corner, 5 sc along the right edge (12). Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Insert the safety eyes into the center of the magic ring and secure them from the wrong side.

Tail

With white yarn:

Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2. no changes (6)
Rnd 3. (sc, inc) x 3 (9)
Rnd 4. (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
Rnd 5. no changes (12)
With gray yarn
Rnd 6. (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
Rnd 7. no changes (15)
With black yarn
Rnd 8. no changes (15)
With gray yarn
Rnd 9-10. (2 rounds) no changes (15)
With black yarn
Rnd 11. no changes (15)
With gray yarn
Rnd 12. no changes (15)
Rnd 13. (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)
Rnd 14. (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)

Stuff the piece lightly as you crochet. Do not stuff the last 2-3 rounds. Fold the piece in half and join with 4 sc. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Toy Assembly

• Sew the head to the body.
• Sew on the muzzle and stuff it. The upper edge of the muzzle is located approximately after round 11 of the head. Sew it on so that the 5th half-round is at the bottom.
• Embroider the nose, using the photo as a guide.