Yasha the Panda

Free crochet tutorial for Yasha the Panda by Evgeniya Kraeva @shegera13.

With this pattern, you can crochet a small panda in pants. Any cotton blend yarn works well 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 pieces together
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Crochet Pattern for Amigurumi Yasha the Panda

The legs, body, and head are crocheted in one piece; the arms are crocheted in as you go.

Right Arm

With dark blue yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: (sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3: (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
4: 12 sc
5: 5 sc, 1 puff stitch, 6 sc (12)
6: (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
7-12: 9 sc
13: 3 sc, dec, 4 sc (8)
14: 8 sc
15: 2 sc to shift

Stuff lightly, fold in half, and crochet 3 sc through both layers.

Left Arm

1: 6 sc in MR
2: (sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3: (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
4: 12 sc
5: 5 sc, 1 puff stitch, 6 sc (12)
6: (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
7-12: 9 sc
13: 7 sc, dec (8)
14: 7 sc (leave one sc unworked to shift)

Stuff lightly, fold in half, and crochet 3 sc through both layers.

Legs (2 Pieces)

Start crocheting with dark blue yarn.

1: 6 sc in MR
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
4-7: 15 sc
Change to light blue yarn
8-9: 15 sc

Cut the yarn on the first leg. Continue crocheting with the yarn from the second leg.

Body

Join the first and second legs with 4 ch

10: Crochet 15 sc around the first leg, 4 sc along the ch chain, 15 sc around the second leg, 4 sc along the ch chain (38)
11: 10 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 14 sc (42)
12-16: 42 sc
17: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
18-20: 36 sc
Change to dark blue yarn
21: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
22: 30 sc
23: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
24: In this round, crochet in the arms: 5 sc, place the left arm and crochet 3 sc together with it, 9 sc, place the right arm and crochet 3 sc together with it, 4 sc
25: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)

Stuff the body and legs.

Head

Work 2 sc to shift the marker so it is centered.

Change to white yarn:

26: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
28: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
30: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
32: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
33: 6 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x 2, 13 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x 2, 9 sc (48)
34: 48 sc
36: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
37: 54 sc
38: (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)
35-37: 60 sc
38: (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
39: 54 sc
41: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
42: 48 sc
44: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
45: 42 sc
47: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
49: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
51: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Stuff the neck firmly. As you stuff the head, shape it into an oval.
47: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
49: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
50: (dec) x 6

Finish stuffing, pull the opening closed, and cut the yarn.

Ears (2 Pieces)

Crochet with dark blue yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: 18 sc
5: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)

Fold in half and crochet 6 sc through both layers.

Tail

Crochet with dark blue yarn

1: 6 sc in MR
2: (sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3: 9 sc

Patches (2 Pieces)

Crochet with dark blue yarn:

1: Chain 6. Starting in the second ch from the hook, crochet 4 sc; crochet 3 sc in the last ch. On the other side, crochet 3 sc; crochet 2 sc in the last stitch (12)
2: (inc, sc) x 6 (18)
3: (inc, 2 sc) x 6 (24)
4: (inc, 3 sc) x 3 (27)

Do not finish the round. Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.

Eyes (2 Pieces)

Start crocheting with black yarn:

1: 5 sc in MR
2: (inc) x 5 (10)
Change to turquoise yarn
3: (sc, inc) x 5 (15)
Change to white yarn
4: (2 sc, inc) x 5 (20)

Embroider highlights.

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 and smile.
• Make the overall straps: attach the yarn at the back right to round 20, chain 11, and secure the ch chain at the front right on round 20. Make the second strap the same way, but on the left.