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Raccoon Amigurumi Pattern

Raccoon Amigurumi Pattern
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5-7 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic crochet experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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Weekend Treat

Takes 5-7 hours, making it an enjoyable project to finish over a couple of days.

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Cute Companion

An adorable friend to cherish, handcrafted with love to bring comfort and joy for years to come.

About This Raccoon Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates a sweet raccoon amigurumi approximately 25 cm (10") tall using sport weight cotton-acrylic blend yarn. It features colorwork eye patches, embroidered details, and jointed limbs for posability. The instructions include step-by-step photos and clear shaping notes to help you every step of the way.

Raccoon Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

You will learn color changes, invisible decreases and finishing techniques to make a neat, professional toy. Assembly and jointing instructions are included for durable, washable results.

Why You'll Love This Raccoon Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it strikes a lovely balance between simple construction and thoughtful detail. The color patches and embroidered eyebrows give the raccoon a ton of personality with minimal extra work. I enjoy how the pattern teaches small finishing techniques that immediately improve the look of the toy. Every time I make one I find new little ways to personalize the face and posture, and it always turns out adorable.

Raccoon Amigurumi Pattern step 1 - construction progress Raccoon Amigurumi Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Raccoon Amigurumi Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Raccoon Amigurumi Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love how versatile this raccoon pattern is for customization — try changing the yarn colors to create different species or whimsical characters.

For a softer, cuddlier toy use a bulkier yarn and a larger hook; the raccoon becomes plush and great for snuggling.

If you want a tiny keychain version, use a fingering weight yarn and a smaller hook to scale the pattern down dramatically.

I often add little accessories like a tiny scarf, hat, or embroidered patches to personalize each toy and make them gift-ready.

Try modifying the eye placement and mouth angle to change the expression from curious to sleepy or mischievous.

To make the limbs poseable, use wire or armature inside the arms and legs, or add plastic doll joints in different positions for varied poses.

I like to experiment with yarn textures — a boucle or slightly fuzzy yarn for the body gives a very different, more rustic look.

Switching the nose to a small embroidered nose instead of a safety nose gives a softer, child-friendly option for little ones.

For a set, make a family in matching color palettes or seasonal themed raccoons — fall tones, winter pastels, or bright playful shades.

Finally, try combining this pattern with other animal heads or accessories to create hybrid characters or themed collections — it’s a great base for creativity!

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping stitch markers during shaping can cause lost stitch counts; place a marker at the start of each round to track rounds and increases accurately. ✗ Forgetting to stuff gradually will create lumps or gaps; add small amounts of fiberfill after every few rounds and shape as you go to keep the piece smooth. ✗ Not changing colors exactly as written can misalign the eye patches; follow the instructions for switching yarns at the specified stitches to keep the pattern symmetrical. ✗ Pulling your yarn too tightly when working in the round can distort the fabric; maintain even, relaxed tension to keep the amigurumi soft and smooth.

Raccoon Amigurumi Pattern

Make a charming handmade raccoon with this detailed intermediate crochet pattern. You will create a cuddly amigurumi with clear photos, step-by-step instructions, and tips for neat finishing. Perfect for gifting or decorating, this pattern walks you through shaping, color changes, and assembly. Grab your yarn and hook and enjoy making a lovable raccoon companion.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Raccoon Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Sport weight cotton-acrylic blend yarn (Scheepjes 'Stone Washed' or similar), 130 m = 50 g / 142 yd = 50 g
  • 02
    Light gray (802 smokey quartz) - approximately 70 g
  • 03
    Dark gray (803 black onyx) - approximately 17 g
  • 04
    White (801 moon stone) - approximately 7 g
  • 05
    Small amounts of contrasting yarns for details and stripes as needed

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 2.50 mm (US 2/C) (pattern suggests 2.50 - 3.50 mm, use 2.50 mm for recommended gauge)
  • 02
    Alternative crochet hook size 3.50 mm (US 4/E) if needed according to your tension
  • 03
    Polyester fiberfill stuffing
  • 04
    9 mm (1/3") safety eyes and a 12 mm (1/2") triangular safety nose or buttons/beads/felt for nose
  • 05
    Two 20 mm (4/5") and two 15 mm (3/5") plastic doll joints or safety eyes/buttons and thread
  • 06
    Black cotton embroidery floss for mouth and eyebrow details
  • 07
    Yarn needle for sewing pieces and weaving tails
  • 08
    Scissors
  • 09
    Stitch marker

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— Head :

Info :

With light gray yarn:

Round 1 :

mr, sc 6 (6)

Round 2 :

inc x 6 (12)

Round 3 :

(sc, inc) x 6 (18)

Round 4 :

(inc, sc 2) x 6 (24)

Round 5 :

(sc 3, inc) x 6 (30)

Round 6 :

sc, inc, (sc 4, inc) x 5, sc 3 (36)

Round 7 :

(sc 5, inc) x 6 (42)

Round 8 :

sc 2, inc, (sc 6, inc) x 5, sc 4 (48)

Round 9-10 :

sc in each st (48)

Round 11 :

sc 5, inc, (sc 11, inc) x 3, sc 6 (52)

Round 12 :

sc 22, with dark gray yarn: sc 2, with light gray yarn: sc 3, with dark gray yarn: sc 2, with light gray yarn: sc 23 (52)

Round 13 :

sc 12, inc, sc 8, with dark gray yarn: sc 4, with light gray yarn: inc, sc, with dark gray yarn: sc 4, with light gray yarn: sc 7, inc, sc 12, inc (56)

Round 14 :

sc 21, with dark gray yarn: sc 5, with light gray yarn: sc 3, with dark gray yarn: sc 5, with light gray yarn: sc 22 (56)

Round 15 :

sc 9, inc, sc 7, inc, sc 2, with dark gray yarn: sc 6, with light gray yarn: sc 3, with dark gray yarn: sc 6, with light gray yarn: sc 2, inc, sc 7, inc, sc 10 (60)

Round 16 :

sc 21, with dark gray yarn: sc 7, with light gray yarn: sc 3, with dark gray yarn: sc 7, with light gray yarn: sc 22 (60)

Round 17-19 :

sc 21, with dark gray yarn: sc 18, with light gray yarn: sc 21 (60)

Round 20 :

sc 22, with dark gray yarn: sc 17, with light gray yarn: sc 21 (60)

Round 21 :

sc 23, with dark gray yarn: sc 16, with light gray yarn: sc 21 (60)

Round 22 :

sc 3, (dec, sc 8) x 2, with dark gray yarn: dec, sc 8, dec, sc 3, with light gray yarn: sc 5, dec, sc 8, dec, sc 5 (54)

Round 23 :

(sc 7, dec) x 2, sc 4, with dark gray yarn: sc 3, dec, sc 6, with light gray yarn: sc, dec, (sc 7, dec) x 2 (48)

Info :

Attach safety eyes between rounds 16 and 17, leaving 11 stitches (count 10 holes) between them (see page 7).

Info :

Embroider the "eyebrows" (see page 7).

Round 24 :

sc 2, dec, (sc 6, dec) x 5, sc 4 (42)

Round 25 :

(sc 5, dec) x 6 (36)

Info :

Start stuffing the head. Keep adding a bit of fiberfill after every few rounds, stuffing the head firmly.

Round 26 :

sc, dec, (sc 4, dec) x 5, sc 3 (30)

Round 27 :

(sc 3, dec) x 6 (24)

Round 28 :

(dec, sc 2) x 6 (18)

Info :

Sl st in next stitch. Cut the yarn, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing, and fasten off. Stuff the head firmly.

— Muzzle :

Info :

With white yarn:

Round 1 :

mr, sc 6 (6)

Round 2 :

inc x 6 (12)

Round 3 :

(sc, inc x 2) x 4 (20)

Round 4 :

sc in each st (20)

Round 5 :

(sc 3, inc) x 5 (25)

Round 6 :

sc in each st (25)

Round 7 :

sc, inc, (sc 4, inc) x 4, sc 3 (30)

Info :

Sl st in next stitch. Cut the yarn, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing, and fasten off. Add a nose and mouth (see page 8).

— Ears (make 2) :

Info :

Make one with light and one with dark gray yarn:

Round 1 :

mr, sc 6 (6)

Round 2 :

(sc, inc3) x 3 (12)

Round 3 :

sc 2, inc3, (sc 3, inc3) x 2, sc (18)

Info :

Sl st in next stitch and fasten off.

Info :

Align a light and dark gray piece, wrong sides facing. Crochet over the edge with single crochet stitches through both layers, attaching white yarn with a sl st at the middle stitch of the first inc3.

Round 4 :

sc 6, inc3, sc 5, sc + sl st

Info :

Cut the yarn and fasten off. Hide the yarn tails inside the ears.

— Left Arm :

Info :

With dark gray yarn:

Round 1 :

mr, sc 6 (6)

Round 2 :

(inc3 x 2, sc) x 2 (14)

Round 3-5 :

sc in each st (14)

Round 6 :

sc 3, inc, sc 5, dec x 2, sc (13)

Round 7 :

sc 4, inc, sc 5, dec, sc (13)

Round 8 :

sc 11, dec (12)

Info :

Stuff the hands firmly. Keep adding a bit of fiberfill after every few rounds, stuffing the arms firmly.

Info :

Sc in next three stitches. Count the last sc as the end of the round from now on.

Round 9 :

sc in each st (12)

Round 10 :

sc 8, dec, sc 2 (11)

Info :

With light gray yarn:

Round 11-23 :

sc in each st (11)

Info :

Attach the smaller joint between rounds 22 and 23, placing it so the stem is facing straight towards the body.

Round 24 :

sc, dec x 5 (6)

Info :

Finish stuffing. Cut the yarn, leaving a long yarn tail, and fasten off. Pick up all the remaining stitches and close the opening (see page 9 - 10).

— Right Arm :

Info :

With dark gray yarn:

Round 1 :

mr, sc 6 (6)

Round 2 :

(inc3 x 2, sc) x 2 (14)

Round 3-5 :

sc in each st (14)

Round 6 :

sc 2, dec x 2, sc 5, inc, sc 2 (13)

Round 7 :

sc 2, dec, sc 5, inc, sc 3 (13)

Round 8 :

sc 2, dec, sc 9 (12)

Info :

Stuff the hands firmly. Keep adding a bit of fiberfill after every few rounds, stuffing the arms firmly.

Round 9 :

sc in each st (12)

Round 10 :

sc 2, dec, sc 8 (11)

Info :

With light gray yarn: continue as in left arm for rounds 11 onward.

— Legs (make 2) :

Info :

With dark gray yarn:

Round 1 :

mr, sc 6 (6)

Round 2 :

inc x 6 (12)

Round 3 :

(sc, inc) x 6 (18)

Round 4 :

(sc 3, inc) x 4, sc 2 (22)

Round 5 :

sc in each st (22)

Round 6 :

sc 8, dec, sc 2, dec, sc 8 (20)

Round 7 :

sc 6, dec, (sc, dec) x 2, sc 6 (17)

Round 8 :

sc 6, dec, sc 2, dec, sc 5 (15)

Round 9 :

sc 7, dec, sc 6 (14)

Info :

Stuff the feet firmly. Keep adding a bit of fiberfill after every few rounds, stuffing the legs firmly.

Round 10 :

sc in each st (14)

Round 11 :

sc 7, dec, sc 5 (13)

Round 12-13 :

sc in each st (13)

Info :

With light gray yarn:

Round 14-26 :

sc in each st (13)

Info :

On the right leg only, sc in next 6 stitches. Count the last sc as the end of the round from now on. Attach the larger joint between rounds 25 and 26, placing it so the stem is facing straight towards the body.

Round 27 :

sc 4, dec, sc 3, dec, sc 2 (11)

Round 28 :

sc, dec x 5 (6)

Info :

Finish stuffing. Cut the yarn, leaving a long yarn tail, and fasten off. Pick up all the remaining stitches and close the opening (see page 9 - 10).

— Body :

Info :

With light gray yarn:

Round 1 :

mr, sc 6 (6)

Round 2 :

inc x 6 (12)

Round 3 :

(sc, inc) x 6 (18)

Round 4 :

(inc, sc 2) x 6 (24)

Round 5 :

(sc 3, inc) x 6 (30)

Round 6 :

sc, inc, (sc 4, inc) x 5, sc 3 (36)

Round 7 :

(sc 5, inc) x 6 (42)

Round 8-14 :

sc in each st (42)

Info :

Turn the body so the last stitch of round 14 is facing away from you (center of the back). Attach the legs to the sides of the body, between rounds 8 and 9 (see page 11).

Round 15 :

sc 9, dec, sc 5, dec, sc 6, dec, sc 5, dec, sc 9 (38)

Round 16 :

sc 11, dec, (sc 5, dec) x 2, sc 11 (35)

Round 17 :

sc 4, dec, sc 24, dec, dc 3 (33)

Round 18 :

(dec, sc 9) x 3 (30)

Info :

Start stuffing the body. Keep adding a bit of fiberfill after every few rounds, stuffing the body firmly.

Round 19 :

sc in each st (30)

Round 20 :

sc 4, dec, (sc 8, dec) x 2, sc 4 (27)

Round 21 :

sc in each st (27)

Round 22 :

(dec, sc 7) x 3 (24)

Round 23 :

sc in each st (24)

Round 24 :

sc 3, dec, (sc 6, dec) x 2, sc 3 (21)

Round 25 :

sc in each st (21)

Round 26 :

(dec, sc 5) x 3 (18)

Round 27-28 :

sc in each st (18)

Info :

Sl st in next stitch. Cut the yarn and fasten off. Attach the arms to the sides of the body, between rounds 23 and 24 (see page 11). Finish stuffing the body.

— Tail :

Info :

With dark gray yarn:

Round 1 :

mr, sc 6 (6)

Round 2 :

(sc, inc) x 3 (9)

Info :

... (tail rounds continue in the pattern - follow shaping notes and attach tail to body over rounds 8 - 9 as shown on page 16)

— Head (assembly details) :

Info :

a) Attach safety eyes after finishing round 23. Place the safety eyes between rounds 16 and 17, leaving 11 stitches (count 10 holes) between. Make sure you are satisfied with the placement before pushing the washer into place.

Info :

b) Embroider the "eyebrows" with white yarn: start from the outer side just below round 18 and make small vertical stitches following the eye patch shape, going up and around the top and back down the other side finishing just below round 15.

— Muzzle & Ears (assembly) :

Info :

a) Place the safety nose between rounds 2 and 3 of the muzzle. Embroider the mouth before you push the washer into place so you can stitch right next to the nose.

Info :

b) Finish ear pieces, align them wrong sides facing, crochet around the edge through both layers with single crochet stitches, then fasten off and hide tails inside the ears. Sew ears to head just below round 5.

— Arms & Legs (assembly) :

Info :

a) Place the disk with a stem (doll joint) inside the limb so the stem is facing straight towards the body. Finish the arms and legs, close the opening, grab yarn tail and pull until the hole is tightly closed, then insert the needle through the center and bring the yarn to the side of the arm/leg and hide the tail.

Info :

b) Attach the smaller joint between rounds 22 and 23 of the arms, and the larger joint between rounds 25 and 26 of the right leg, placing the stem so it faces straight towards the body.

— Assembling the Raccoon :

Info :

a) Sew the muzzle to the head with whip stitch, placing it so the top edge is just below round 15.

Info :

b) Use yarn to shape the head: insert needle from the bottom of the head and bring it up next to the outer side of the eye, then go about half way around the eye and insert the needle next to the eye, bring it to the bottom of the head, grab yarn tails and tug gently, knot tails together.

Info :

c) Sew the ears to the head with light gray yarn, inserting the needle through both layers. Place the ears just below round 5 of the head.

Info :

d) Finish the arms and legs. Start making the body and attach the limbs as you go. Turn the body so the end of the round is at the center of the back and attach legs to either side of the body between rounds 8 and 9. Attach the arms between rounds 23 and 24.

Info :

e) Sew the head to the body with whip or mattress stitch (see pages 19-20). Add a bit more stuffing before closing seam. Sew the tail to the body over rounds 8 - 9.

Assembly Instructions

  • Sew the muzzle to the head with whip stitch, placing it so the top edge is just below round 15.
  • Attach the ears to the head just below round 5, sewing with light gray yarn through both layers so the seam is secure.
  • Attach legs to the sides of the body between rounds 8 and 9, then attach the arms between rounds 23 and 24, positioning them evenly for symmetry.
  • Sew the head to the body with whip or mattress stitch, adding a bit more stuffing before closing the seam to keep the head full and round.
  • Attach the tail to the body placing it over rounds 8-9 and sew securely with whip or mattress stitch.
  • Insert and secure plastic doll joints inside limbs before closing the openings, ensuring the stem faces toward the body for correct positioning.

Important Notes

  • 💡Work in a continuous spiral; do not join rounds or turn your work unless the pattern specifically tells you to do so.
  • 💡Use a stitch marker or a piece of yarn to mark the end or the beginning of a round to avoid losing your place.
  • 💡Stuff firmly but evenly; overstuffing can distort shape while understuffing will leave gaps—add fiberfill gradually.

This raccoon amigurumi pattern is a delightful project that combines simple shaping with charming facial details and colorwork. Perfect for gifting or keeping, it teaches useful finishing techniques and jointing for posable limbs. Enjoy making a cozy, handmade companion that will bring smiles and handmade charm to any shelf or snuggle session. 🧶🧸

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished amigurumi measures approximately 25 cm (10") from head to toe when crocheted with the recommended sport weight yarn and a 2.50 mm hook.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights but the final size and stitch look will change. If you use a thicker yarn, use a larger hook and expect a larger, fluffier toy; a finer yarn and smaller hook will make a smaller raccoon.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate and assumes you know single crochet, increases, decreases, magic ring, and basic assembly. The pattern includes photo tutorials for techniques like the magic ring, invisible decrease and changing yarns.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in 5-7 hours, though time may vary based on experience level and working pace.