Amigurumi Raccoon Free Crochet Pattern

Hello Friends, today I will introduce you to the elegant Raccoon.
Raccoon Amigurumi is quite different from the general character of its kind, it is young, soft and innocent,
Healthy toy knitting for our children Amigurumi and Raccoon are with you.

Abbreviations;

Crochet

ch: chain

sc: single crochet

ssc = split single crochet / knit stitch / waistcoat stitch

Inc: 2ssc increase

Dec: ssc 2 stitches together

slst: slip stitch

Others;

R: Round

GR: Gray Yarn

BL: Black Yarn

WH: White Yarn

Materials;

1. 3.5mm hook

2. Acrylic yarn (50 gram each ball): white (1 ball), black (1 ball) and gray (1 ball)

3. Colored Iris Safety Eyes, Gray, 10mm size, 2

4. Safety Nose, 18mm size, 1

5. Felt, White, 1.5″ x 1.5″, cut into 2 pcs. of 1/2″ circles

6. Doll Wired Glasses (optional)

7. Darning needle

8. Polyester fiberfill

9. Scissors

10. Pins

Important Note: This is a colorwork amigurumi using Split Single Crochet / Knit Stitch / Waistcoat Stitch method. Please DO NOT attempt to convert it to normal Single Crochet.

Why use Split Sing Crochet instead of normal Single Crochet?

Please take note that this amigurumi pattern is using Split Single Crochet (SSC), some may know it as Crochet Knit Stitch or Waistcoat Stitch. Unlike the normal Single Crochet, SSC inserts hook in between the legs of the next st. In colorwork amigurumi where stitches are crochet in the continuous round, SSC keeps the colorwork vertically straight throughout the round. It is because the hook is inserted in between the legs of next stitch, but if you are using normal Single Crochet, the colorwork will lean to the right or left depending if you are right handed or left handed.

How to change yarn color in colorwork crochet?

Follow the pattern to work on stitches in color A until the last yarn over, pull through the loop with the new color B. Leave the color A behind until it is time to work on it again. Continue to work in Color B until it is time to change the color back to A, on the last stitch in the color B, just pull through the color A on the last yarn over and drop the color B. Leave a decent length of the unwork yarn between the color change so that it won’t distort the shape of your amigurumi. Repeat this until you have completed the pattern.

Note: I don’t hide the unworked yarn between the stitches because it will cause distortion in stitch height, especially in SSC stitch.

Head;

With Gray yarn:
R1: sc 4 in a magic ring {4}
R2: [Inc] 4 times. {8}
R3: [Inc, ssc] 4 times. {12}
R4: [ssc 2, Inc] 4 times. {16}
R5: ssc, [Inc, ssc 3] 3 times, Inc, ssc 2. {20}
R6: ssc 3, [Inc, ssc 4] 3 times, Inc, ssc. {24}
R7: [ssc 5, Inc] 4 times. {28}
R8: [Inc, ssc6] 4 times. {32}
R9: ssc 2, [Inc, ssc 7] 3 times, Inc, ssc 5. {36}
R10: ssc 4, [Inc, ssc 8] 3 times, Inc, ssc 4. {40}
R11: ssc 6, [Inc, ssc 9] 3 times, Inc, ssc 3. {44}
R12: ssc 8, [Inc, ssc 10] 3 times, Inc, ssc 2{48}
R13: ssc around. {48}
Colorwork begins here (GR – Gray, WH – White, BL – Black)
R14: GR [ssc 20], WH [ssc 3], GR [ssc 2], WH [ssc 3], GR [ssc 20]. {48}
R15: GR [ssc 18], WH [ssc 5], GR [ssc 2], WH [ssc 5], GR [ssc 18]. {48}
R16: GR [ssc 17], WH [ssc 6], GR [ssc 2], WH [ssc 6], GR [ssc 17]. {48}
R17: GR [ssc 16], WH [ssc 7], GR [ssc 2], WH [ssc 7], GR [ssc 16]. {48}
R18: GR [ssc 15], WH [ssc 5], BL [ssc 2], WH [ssc 1], GR [ssc 2], WH [ssc 1], BL [ssc 2], WH [ssc 5], GR [ssc 15]. {48}
R19: GR [ssc 15], WH [ssc 3], BL [ssc 4], WH [ssc 1], GR [ssc 2], WH [ssc 1], BL [ssc 4], WH [ssc 3], GR [ssc 15]. {48}
R20: GR [ssc 14], WH [ssc 3], BL [ssc 5], WH [ssc 1], GR [ssc 2], WH [ssc 1], BL [ssc 5], WH [ssc 3], GR [ssc 14]. {48}
R21 – R25: GR [ssc 14], WH [ssc 2], BL [ssc 16], WH [ssc 2], GR [ssc 14]. {48}
R26: GR [ssc 15], WH [ssc 2], BL [ssc 14], WH [ssc 2], GR [ssc 15]. {48}
R27: GR [ssc 16], WH [ssc], BL [ssc 14], WH [ssc], GR [ssc 16]. {48}
R28: GR [ssc 18], BL [ssc 12], GR [ssc 18].{48}
Change to Gray yarn only:
R29: [Dec, ssc 10] 4 times {44}
R30: ssc 4, [Dec, ssc 9] 3 times, Dec, ssc 5. {40}
R31: [ssc 8, Dec] 4 times. {36}
R32: ssc 2, [Dec, ssc 4] 5 times, Dec, ssc 2. {30}
R33: [Dec, ssc 3] 6 times. {24}
R34: [ssc 2, Dec] 6 times. {18}
Install safety eyes with white circle felt pieces
Neaten the stranded yarns if needed
R35: [ssc, Dec] 6 times. {12}
R36: [Dec] 6 times. {6}
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Muzzle;

With White yarn

R1: sc 4 in a magic ring {4}

R2: Inc, ssc 2, Inc. {6}

R3: Inc 2 times, ssc, 1 ch, ssc, Inc. {9}

Colorwork begins here (GR – Gray, WH – White)

R4: WH [ssc 3, Inc, ssc], GR [ssc], WH [ssc, Inc 2 times]. {12}

R5: WH [ssc 3, Inc, ssc 2], GR [ssc], WH [ssc 2, Inc, ssc, Inc]. {15}

R6: WH [Inc, ssc 3, Inc, ssc 2], GR [ssc], WH [ssc 3, Inc, ssc 3]. {18}

R7: WH [Inc, ssc 4, Inc, ssc 3], GR [ssc], WH [ssc 3, Inc, ssc 4]. {21}

R8 – R9: WH [ssc 11], GR [ssc], WH [ssc 9]. {21}

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Install safety nose through the ch st at R3.

Ears;

With White yarn:

R1: sc 3 in a magic ring {3}

R2: [Inc] 3 times. {6}

Colorwork begins here (GR – Gray, BL – Black, WH – White)

R3: WH [Inc, ssc], BL [Inc], WH [ssc, Inc, ssc]. {9}

R4: WH [ssc, Inc, ssc], BL [ssc, Inc], WH [ssc 2, Inc, ssc]. {12}

R5: GR [ssc, Inc, ssc 2], BL [ssc, Inc, ssc], GR [ssc 2, Inc, ssc 2]. {15}

R6 – R10: GR [ssc 5], BL [ssc 4], GR [ssc 6]. {15}

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Body;

With Gray yarn:

R1: sc 6 in a magic ring {6}

R2: [Inc] 6 times. {12}

R3: [ssc 2, Inc] 4 times. {16}

R4: ssc, [Inc, ssc 3] 3 times, Inc, ssc 2. {20}

R5: ssc 3, [Inc, ssc 4] 3 times, Inc, ssc. {24}

R6: [ssc 5, Inc] 4 times. {28}

R7: [Inc, ssc6] 4 times. {32}

R8: ssc 2, [Inc, ssc 7] 3 times, Inc, ssc 5. {36}

R9: ssc 4, [Inc, ssc 8] 3 times, Inc, ssc 4. {40}

R10: ssc 6, [Inc, ssc 9] 3 times, Inc, ssc 3. {44}

Colorwork begins here (GR – Gray, WH – White)

R11: GR [ssc 20], WH [ssc 4], GR [ssc 20]. {44}

R12: GR [ssc 18], WH [ssc 8], GR [ssc 18]. {44}

R13 – R14: GR [ssc 17], WH [ssc 10], GR [ssc 17]. {44}

R15 – R16: GR [ssc 16], WH [ssc 12], GR [ssc 16]. {44}

R17: GR [ssc 10, Dec, ssc 4], WH [ssc 12], GR [ssc 4, Dec, ssc 10]. {42}

R18: GR [ssc 12, Dec, ssc], WH [ssc 12], GR [ssc, Dec, ssc 12]. {40}

R19: GR [ssc 7, Dec, ssc 5], WH [ssc 12], GR [ssc 5, Dec, ssc 7]. {38}

R20: GR [ssc 3, Dec, ssc 8], WH [ssc 12], GR [ssc 8, Dec, ssc 3]. {36}

R21: GR [ssc 9, Dec, ssc 2], WH [ssc 10], GR [ssc 2, Dec, ssc 9]. {34}

R22: GR [ssc 5, Dec, ssc 5], WH [ssc 10], GR [ssc 5, Dec, ssc 5]. {32}

R23: GR [ssc, Dec, ssc 9], WH [ssc 8], GR [ssc 9, Dec, ssc]. {30}

R24: GR [ssc 9, Dec, ssc 2], WH [ssc 4], GR [ssc 2, Dec, ssc 9]. {28}

Change to Gray yarn only:

R25: ssc 5, Dec, ssc 14, Dec, ssc 5. {26}

R26: [ssc 11, Dec] 2 times. {24}

R27: ssc, Dec, ssc 18, Dec, ssc. {22}

R28: ssc 6, [Dec, ssc 6] 2 times. {20}

R29: ssc 2, Dec, ssc 12, Dec, ssc 2.{18}

Neaten stranded yarns if needed

R30: [ssc 7, Dec] 2 times. {16}

R31: ssc 3, Dec, ssc 6, Dec, ssc 3. {14}

R32: [ssc 5, Dec] 2 times. {12}

R33: [Dec] 6 times. {6}

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Arm and Finger, make 2;

Right-hand Fingers;

With Black yarn:

[ch 4, slst in 2nd ch from hook, slst in next 2 sts] 4 times to make 4 fingers, [ch 3, slst in 2nd ch from hook, slst in next st] to make a thumb.

ch 1, draw 5 loops, yo and draw through the loops, slst.

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Left-hand Fingers;

With Black yarn:

[ch 3, slst in 2nd ch from hook, slst in next st] to make a thumb, [ch 4, slst in 2nd ch from hook, slst in next 2 sts] 4 times to make 4 fingers.

ch 1, draw 5 loops, yo and draw through the loops, slst.

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Arm;

With Gray yarn:

R1: sc 4 in a magic ring {4}

R2: [Inc] 4 times. {8}

R3 – R20: ssc around. {8}

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Sew the Finger to the Arm.

Leg, make 2;

With Black yarn:

R1: sc 6 in a magic ring {6}

R2: [Inc] 6 times. {12}

R3: [ssc 2, Inc] 4 times. {16}

R4: ssc, [Inc, ssc 3] 3 times, Inc, ssc 2. {20}

R5 – R7: ssc around. {20}

R8: ssc, [Dec, ssc 3] 3 times, Dec, ssc 2. {16}

R9: [ssc 2, Dec] 4 times. {12}

R10 – R13: ssc around. {12}

Change to Gray yarn only:

R14 – R17: ssc around. {12}

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Tail;

With Black yarn:

R1: sc 3 in a magic ring {3}

R2: [Inc] 3 times. {6}

R3: ssc around. {6}

Change to Gray yarn:

R4: [Inc, ssc] 3 times. {9}

R5: [ssc 2, Inc] 3 times. {12}

R6: ssc, [Inc, ssc 3] 2 times, Inc, ssc 2. {15}

Change to Black yarn:

R7: ssc 3, [Inc, ssc 4] 2 times, Inc, ssc. {18}

R8: [ssc 5, Inc] 3 times. {21}

R9: [Inc, ssc6] 3 times. {24}

Change to Gray yarn:

R10 – R12: ssc around. {24}

Change to Black yarn:

R13 – R15: ssc around. {24}

Change to Gray yarn:

R16 – R18: ssc around. {24}

Change to Black yarn:

R19: [Dec, ssc 6] 3 times. {21}

R20: ssc around. {21}

R21: ssc 2, [Dec, ssc 5] 2 times, Dec, ssc 3. {18}

Change to Gray yarn:

R22: ssc around. {18}

R23: [ssc 4, Dec] 3 times. {15}

R24: ssc around. {15}

Change to Black yarn:

R25: [Dec, ssc 3] 3 times. {12}

R26: ssc around. {12}

R27: [ssc 2, Dec] 3 times. {9}

Change to Gray yarn:

R28: ssc around. {9}

R29: [Dec, ssc], 3 times. {6}

R30: ssc around. {6}

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Pic 1
This is how the inside of the colorwork amigurumi looks. You may leave the unworked yarn stranded as it is. If you have left a decent length of yarn between the colorwork, then you are fine to leave them as it is. If the yarns are too short, you may trim the yarn and knot them together as shown in Pic 2.

Pic 2
Personally, I prefer to neaten my lengthy unworked yarn stranded across the colorwork section. The clean interior makes it easier for stuffing and shaping.