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Yumi the Dachshund Amigurumi Pattern

Yumi the Dachshund 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 Yumi the Dachshund Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern teaches you how to crochet Yumi, a sweet dachshund amigurumi complete with a little striped sweater. It covers head shaping, ears, legs, tail, a long body join, and finishing details like the embroidered nose and eyebrows. You will work in continuous spirals and join pieces for a neat, professional finish.

Yumi the Dachshund Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

The pattern uses cotton yarn and a small 2 mm hook for a dense fabric and crisp shaping. Detailed photos and assembly notes help you place eyes, sew parts, and add the sweater with confidence.

Why You'll Love This Yumi the Dachshund Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it combines classic amigurumi techniques with charming dachshund proportions that give Yumi so much personality. I enjoyed designing the elongated body and tiny sweater — they add character and make the finished toy truly unique. The step-by-step photos and clear round-by-round instructions make assembly satisfying and straightforward. Every time I sew on the ears and embroider the nose I fall in love with the little face all over again.

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

Switch Things Up

I love how easy it is to customize Yumi by changing yarn colors; try pastel shades for a softer look or bright colors for a playful version.

You can make Yumi larger or smaller by swapping yarn weight and hook size — bulky yarn with a larger hook makes a chunky, cuddly friend while fingering yarn makes a delicate mini version.

I often swap the safety eyes for embroidered eyes if the toy is for a baby to make it completely soft and safe.

Try different sweater color combinations or add a tiny scarf instead of the sweater for a simpler outfit option.

I sometimes add a small wire inside the tail or limbs for a posable version; just secure and conceal the wire ends safely inside the stuffing.

Embroider different facial expressions by moving the eyebrow placement or changing the mouth curve to give Yumi personality variations.

If you want a spotted dachshund, switch colors in the body rounds to create patches and small markings for a unique look.

I also like adding tiny accessories like a felt collar tag or crocheted bow to personalize each finished dog as a gift.

For a seasonal twist, change the sweater stripes to holiday colors or add a small crocheted pumpkin or mitten to the outfit.

Don’t be afraid to adjust stitch counts subtly to alter proportions; small increases or decreases in body rounds let you experiment with longer or shorter bodies.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping placing stitch markers when working in continuous spirals can lead to losing your start-of-round; place a marker at the beginning of every round and move it each round to stay on track. ✗ Not stuffing gradually can cause lumps and uneven shaping; stuff small amounts as you go and shape with your hands for a smooth finish. ✗ Forgetting to place safety eyes at the recommended round will misplace facial proportions; mark eye points in rnd 19 and insert safety eyes before continuing to sculpt the muzzle. ✗ Pulling yarn too tightly on decreases distorts the shape and causes puckering; use even, moderate tension and distribute decreases evenly to keep the silhouette smooth.

Yumi the Dachshund Amigurumi Pattern

Make an adorable handmade dachshund named Yumi with this detailed crochet pattern. You will enjoy shaping the long body, floppy ears, and tiny sweater as you follow step-by-step instructions. The pattern includes clear rounds, assembly guidance, and finishing tips so you can create a charming toy to gift or display. Perfect for improving your amigurumi skills while making something heartwarming.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Yumi the Dachshund Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Cotton yarn - brown: 40g / 128m (140 yards) (Color A sample: YarnArt Baby Cotton #407)
  • 02
    Cotton yarn - white: 10g / 32m (35 yards) (Color B sample: YarnArt Baby Cotton #400)
  • 03
    Cotton yarn - navy blue: 5g / 16m (18 yards) (Color C sample: YarnArt Baby Cotton #453)
  • 04
    Small amount of black yarn for nose and facial details

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 2.0 mm (size C)
  • 02
    A pair of 10 mm (0.5") safety eyes
  • 03
    Polyfill stuffing
  • 04
    Tapestry needle
  • 05
    Stitch markers and pins
  • 06
    Scissors

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— Head :

Info :

All details are crocheted in continuous spirals, without joining the rounds. You can use a stitch marker to keep track of your rounds. Start with color A.

Round 01 :

6 sc into the center of magic adjustable ring, pull tail to close the ring (6)

Round 02 :

(inc) 6x (12)

Round 03 :

(sc, inc) 6x (18)

Round 04 :

(2sc, inc) 6x (24)

Round 05-07 :

(3) sc in each st around (24)

Round 08 :

4sc, (dec, sc) 2x, dec, 12sc (21)

Round 09 :

14sc, (inc, 2sc) 2x, inc (24)

Round 10-11 :

(2) sc in each st around (24)

Round 12 :

(7sc, inc) 3x (27)

Round 13-14 :

(2) sc in each st around (27)

Round 15 :

(8sc, inc) 3x (30)

Round 16 :

sc in each st around (image 1.1) (30)

Round 17 :

4sc, (inc, sc) 4x, inc, 17sc (35)

Round 18 :

5sc, (inc, 2sc) 4x, inc, 17sc (40)

Info :

In next rnd we should mark points for eyes.

Round 19 :

4sc, with a contrast thread mark here a point for the first eye (image 1.2), 19sc, mark here a point for the second eye, 17sc (40)

Round 20 :

(inc, 3sc, inc, 7sc) 2x, inc, 3sc, inc, 11sc (46)

Round 21 :

sc in each st around (46)

Round 22 :

sc, (inc, 4sc, inc, 8sc) 2x, inc, 4sc, inc, 11sc (image 1.3) (52)

Round 23-29 :

(7) sc in each st around (52)

Info :

If you use safety eyes, it is the best moment to place them. Place them in points we marked earlier in rnd 19. (image 1.4)

Round 30 :

(11sc, dec) 4x (48)

Round 31 :

3sc, (dec, 6sc) 5x, dec, 3sc (42)

Round 32 :

(5sc, dec) 6x (36)

Info :

Start stuffing the head with filling material. And continue stuffing it during crocheting.

Round 33 :

2sc, (dec, 4sc) 5x, dec, 2sc (30)

Round 34 :

(3sc, dec) 6x (24)

Round 35 :

sc, (dec, 2sc) 5x, dec, sc (18)

Round 36 :

(sc, dec) 6x (12)

Round 37 :

(dec) 6x (6)

Info :

Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Using tapestry needle, weave the yarn tail through the front loop of each remaining stitch and pull tight to close. Weave in the yarn end. (image 1.5)

— EARS (make 2) :

Info :

Start with color A.

Round 01 :

ch10, sc in 2nd ch from hook and remaining 7sc, inc in the last st, turn and continue on the other side of a chain 8sc, inc in the last st (image 2.1) (20)

Round 02-03 :

(2) sc in each st around (20)

Round 04 :

(9sc, inc) 2x (22)

Round 05 :

(10sc, inc) 2x (24)

Round 06 :

(11sc, inc) 2x (26)

Round 07 :

(12sc, inc) 2x (28)

Round 08-13 :

(6) sc in each st around (28)

Round 14 :

(12sc, dec) 2x (26)

Round 15 :

(11sc, dec) 2x (24)

Round 16 :

(10sc, dec) 2x (22)

Round 17 :

(9sc, dec) 2x (20)

Round 18 :

(8sc, dec) 2x (18)

Round 19 :

(7sc, dec) 2x (16)

Round 20 :

Crochet 3sc, then flatten an ear and line up stitches, 8sc through both sides to the end (image 2.2) (8)

Info :

Fasten off, cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing. (image 2.3)

Info :

Sew ears to the both sides of a head between 22 and 31 rnds of a head. The distance between ears - 15sc along the 23rd rnd of a head. The distance between ear and eye - 3sc up from the eye. (image 2.4, 2.5, 2.6)

Info :

Take a piece of color A yarn and tapestry needle, insert needle from under the head (level of of 25th rnd) (image 2.7) and bring it out right next to the eye, and insert it back on the opposite side of an eye (image 2.8, 2.9), then bring it back down under the head, one stitch from the entry. Repeat with the second eye, inserting the needle in the same points from the bottom (image 2.10). Then properly pull all yarn ends and, keeping yarn tension, tie a knot of all yarn ends, hide an ends. (image 2.11, 2.12)

Info :

Take a piece of black yarn and embroider the nose between 1 and 7 rnds of a head's top part. The size of a nose - 5sc in height, 3sc - the bottom side, 7sc - the top side. (image 2.13, 2.14) Embroider the line from the bottom of a nose to the 3 rnd of the head's bottom part. Then embroider a smile to the both sides from the line between 3 and 8 rnds of a head. (image 2.15, 2.16)

Info :

With the black yarn embroider the eyebrows, placing them between 20 and 22 rnds over eyes (make 2 loops of yarn). The length of the eyebrow - 1sc, the height - 2sc. (image 2.17)

Info :

With the white yarn embroider the lines under the eyes (image 2.17).

— LEGS (make 4) :

Info :

Start with color A.

Round 01 :

ch5, sc in 2ndch from hook and remaining 2sc, 3sc in the last st, turn and continue on the other side of a chain 3sc, 3sc in the last st (image 3.1) (12)

Round 02 :

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

Round 03 :

This rnd work with back loops only (image 3.2) sc in each st around (18)

Round 04 :

sc in each st around (18)

Round 05 :

sc, 6dec, 5sc (12)

Round 06 :

sc in each st around (12)

Round 07 :

2sc, 3inc, 7sc (15)

Info :

The next rnd will be different for each leg.

For a back right leg (Round 08) :

3sc, (inc, sc) 2x, inc, 7sc. Make slst. Fasten off, cut the yarn. Attach a pink marker on the 3rd st from the last slst. (image 3.3)

For a back left leg (Round 08) :

3sc, (inc, sc) 2x, inc. Make slst. Fasten off, cut the yarn. Attach a green marker on the 3rd st from the last slst.

For a front left leg (Round 08) :

3sc, (inc, sc) 2x, inc, sc. Make slst. Fasten off, cut the yarn. Attach a yellow marker on the 3rd st from the last slst.

For a front right leg (Round 08) :

3sc, (inc, sc) 2x, inc, 7sc. Make slst. Fasten off, cut the yarn. Attach a blue marker on the 3rd st from the last slst. (image 3.4)

— Body :

Info :

We start crocheting body from tummy. Use color A.

Round 01 :

ch23, sc in 2ndch from hook and remaining 20sc, 3sc in the last st, turn and continue on the other side of a chain 21sc, 3sc in the last st (48)

Round 02 :

(21sc, 3inc) 2x (54)

Round 03 :

Make 3sc in next stitches, now it is the start point of a rnd. (image 4.1)

Round 03 (continued) :

Now we should join tummy to legs. But firstly crochet 16sc in a tummy, then put together the tummy and the back right leg (start from the pink marker): 4sc through both details (leg and tummy) (image 4.2), 3sc only in a tummy (image 4.3). Next we are adding the back left leg (start from green marker): 4sc through both details, 16sc only in a tummy. Now we take the front left leg and join it to the tummy (start from yellow marker): 4sc through both details, 3sc only in a tummy (image 4.4). And finally join the front right leg (start from blue marker): 4sc through both details. So, we closed the circle and got back to the start of a rnd. Mark it and take off all the other markers from legs.

Round 04 :

Continue crocheting by outer circle (image 4.5): inc, 14sc, inc in a tummy, 14sc in the first leg, 3sc in a tummy, 14sc in the second leg, inc, 14sc, inc in a tummy, 14sc in the third leg, 3sc in a tummy, 14sc in the last leg. (98)

Round 05-10 :

(6) sc in each st around (98)

Info :

Stuff legs with filling material.

Round 11 :

18sc, dec, 5sc, dec, (3sc, dec)3x, 5sc, dec, 25sc, dec, 13sc, dec, 7sc (90)

Round 12 :

sc in each st around (90)

Round 13 :

20sc, (dec, 2sc) 2x, dec, sc, (dec, 2sc) 2x, dec, 28sc, dec, 9sc, dec, 8sc (82)

Round 14 :

sc in each st around (82)

Round 15 :

18sc, dec, 3sc, dec, 5sc, dec, 3sc, dec, 27sc, dec, 5sc, dec, 9sc (76)

Round 16 :

14sc, (dec, 2sc) 2x, dec, 3sc, (dec, 2sc) 2x, dec, 18sc, dec, 13sc, dec, 4sc (68)

Round 17 :

17sc, (dec, sc) 3x, dec, 40sc (64)

Round 18 :

17sc, 4dec, 39sc (60)

Info :

Slightly stuff the body with filling material (image 4.6)

Round 19 :

2sc (image 4.7), skip 34 st (image 4.8), 24sc (26)

Round 20 :

sc in each st around (26)

Round 21 :

2dec, 6sc and turn (image 4.9), then crochet in opposite direction (image 4.10) 4sc, 6hdc, 4sc and turn, 24sc in the main direction of rounds (image 4.11), slst (image 4.12) (24)

Info :

Fasten off, cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff the body with filling material. (image 4.13)

Info :

With the piece of color A yarn sew the gap on the back. We skipped 34 stitches, so we should count 17 skipped stitches and this will be a start point of sewing (image 4.14). Sew together every two stitches, which are opposite to each other. (image 4.15, 4.16)

Info :

Tightly stuff the body with stuffing material. If the body is a little twisted, just twist it by the hands in opposite direction, straightening it. (image 4.17, 4.18)

— Tail :

Info :

Start with color A.

Round 01 :

6 sc into the center of magic adjustable ring, pull tail to close the ring (6)

Round 02 :

(sc, inc) 3x (9)

Round 03-17 :

(15) sc in each st around (9)

Info :

Fasten off, cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing. Do not stuff it. (image 5.1)

— Assembling :

Info :

Sew the tail to the back side of a body between 15 and 17 rnds, centering it regarding to the back legs. (image 6.1, 6.2)

Info :

Sew the head to the body. Mark points for sewing from the bottom side of a head: point A - 20th rnd, point C - 28th rnd, B and D points - 23rd rnd and leave 6sc distance between them (image 6.3). Pin the head to the neck at the marked points. (image 6.4)

Info :

Sew the head to the neck, add some stuffing material, if needed. (image 6.5, 6.6)

— Sweater :

Info :

It starts from an elastic band, which is crocheted horisontally. It is made in back and forth rows. The turning ch1 at the end of each row does not count as a st. Start with color B.

Round 01 :

ch8, sc in 2ndch from hook and remaining 6sc, ch1 and turn (7)

Round 02-42 :

(41) 7sc through back loop only (image 6.1), ch1 and turn (6)

Info :

Line up two ends of a band and join them together with slst. (image 6.2, 6.3) Turn it inside out and continue crocheting in a circle (image 6.4, 6.5).

Round 01 :

ch1, sc in each row of a band (image 6.6), slst in the 1st ch of a rnd (42)

Round 02 :

ch1, sc in each st around, slst in the 1st ch of a rnd (42)

Info :

Change to color C

Round 03 :

ch1, sc in each st around, slst in the 1st ch of a rnd (42)

Round 04 :

ch1, (6sc, inc) 6x, slst in the 1st ch of a rnd (48)

Info :

Change to color B

Round 05 :

ch1, sc in each st around, slst in the 1st ch of a rnd (48)

Round 06 :

ch1, (7sc, inc) 6x, slst in the 1st ch of a rnd (54)

Round 07 :

ch1, sc in each st around, slst in the 1st ch of a rnd (54)

Info :

Change to color C

Round 08 :

ch1, 14sc, ch7 (image 6.7), skip next 10 stitches (image 6.8), 6dc, ch7, skip next 10 stitches (image 6.9), 14sc, slst in the 1st ch of a rnd (48)

Round 09 :

ch1, 14sc, 7sc along the chain, 6dc, 7sc along the chain, 14sc, slst in the 1st ch of a rnd (48)

Info :

Change to color B

Round 10-12 :

(3) ch1, sc in each st around, slst in the 1st ch of a rnd (48)

Info :

Change to color C

Round 13 :

ch1, (3sc, inc) 2x, 7sc, dec, 3sc, dec, 4sc, dec, 3sc, dec, 7sc, (inc, 3sc) 2x, slst in the 1st ch of a rnd (48)

Round 14 :

ch1, sc in each st around, slst in the 1st ch of a rnd (48)

Info :

Change to color B

Round 15 :

ch2, 48dc through back loop only, slst in the 2nd ch of a rnd (48)

Info :

Fasten off, cut the yarn, weave in end. (image 6.10) Put the sweater on a dog.

Assembly Instructions

  • Sew the tail to the back side of the body between rounds 15 and 17, centering it relative to the back legs for symmetrical placement.
  • Mark sewing points on the head bottom: A at rnd 20, B and D at rnd 23, and C at rnd 28, leaving a 6sc distance between marked points, then pin the head to the neck at these points before sewing.
  • Sew the head to the neck through the marked points, add some stuffing if needed to fill gaps and preserve shape, then securely fasten and hide yarn tails.
  • Line up the sweater band ends and join with slst, turn inside out and continue crocheting in the round, then put the finished sweater on the dog to check fit and placement.

Important Notes

  • 💡Use stitch markers to mark the start of rounds and special points like eye placement to avoid misalignment during continuous spiral crocheting.
  • 💡Stuff parts gradually and evenly; overstuffing can distort shaping while understuffing leaves the toy floppy.
  • 💡Place safety eyes before closing the head and stuffing further; mark the eye points in round 19 so they sit symmetrically and at the correct height.
  • 💡Weave yarn tails through remaining front loops to close openings securely and hide ends neatly for a professional finish.

Thank you for making Yumi the Dachshund — a tiny friend made with big heart! This pattern blends simple amigurumi shaping with delightful finishing touches for a memorable handmade toy. Share your finished pup, swap colorways, and keep crocheting joyful companions. 🧶🐶✨

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished amigurumi measures approximately 5.5" (14 cm) in height and 7.5" (19 cm) wide using the recommended yarn and 2.0 mm hook.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights, but the final size and fabric density will change; choose an appropriate hook for your yarn and adjust eye size accordingly.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate, so basic knowledge of single crochet, increases, decreases, and working in continuous spirals is recommended.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in 5-7 hours, though time may vary depending on experience and how quickly you assemble and embroider details.