It seems that black and white toys enjoy above-average popularity among children. For example, the zebra that I made a long time ago is still tenderly cuddled by my Victoria to sleep. She also often took her to kindergarten for an after-dinner nap. For her fourth birthday, she wanted a baby panda. She asked almost every day if I had already started crocheting it or if it was ready. The pattern I created is a modification of many of my previous amigurumi. I also admit that I unstitched it several times. It had to be perfect after all 😁
Our panda had a long photo session and most of the shots you will see in today’s post are the effect of creativity of her equally small babysitter 😉 The session was made a long time ago, but as always, the lack of time prevented me from publishing it. In addition, I lost the pattern that I was writing on a piece of paper while making it and I had to recreate it! This teddy bear is very similar in crocheting.
So if you are looking for an easy pattern for a little panda (perfect for little hands) then I think you’ve come to the right place 🙂
What is needed?
- Crochet pattern, presented below
- Yarn, for example YarnArt Jeans in colors: black and white
- Hook, size 2,5 mm
- Fiberfill
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
Panda – free crochet pattern
Shortcuts:
mr – magic ring
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
ch – chain
Head
Use white yarn.
1: MR [6]
2: inc*6 [12]
3: (sc, inc)*6 [18]
4: (2 sc, inc)*6 [24]
5: (3 sc, inc)*6 [30]
6: (4 sc, inc)*6 [36]
7: (5 sc, inc)*6 [42]
8: (6 sc, inc)*6 [48]
9-15: sc*48 [48]
16: (6 sc, dec)*6 [42]
17: (5 sc, dec)*6 [36]
18: (4 sc, dec)*6 [30]
19: (3 sc, dec)*6 [24]
20: (2 sc, dec)*6 [18]
Fasten off and fill with fiberfill.
Muzzle
Start with white yarn.
1: MR [6]
2: Inc*6 [12]
3: (sc, inc)*6 [18]
4: (2 sc, inc)*6 [24]
5: 24 sc [24]
Sew nose using black yarn.
Eyes
Inspired by rain drops from here.
Start with black yarn.
1: MR [6]
2: ch, two dc in every ch, sls into first ch to connect [12]
3: ch, dc2tog into next two sc, sls, fasten off.
Ears
Start with black yarn.
1: MR [6]
2: inc*6 [12]
3: (sc, inc)*6 [18]
4-7: sc*18 [18]
Body
Start with white yarn.
1: MR [6]
2: inc*6 [12]
3: (sc, inc)*6 [18]
4: (2 sc, inc)*6 [24]
5: (3 sc, inc)*6 [30]
6: (4 sc, inc)*6 [36]
7: (5 sc, inc)*6 [42]
8: (6 sc, inc)*6 [48]
9-14: sc*48 [48]
15: (6 sc, dec)*6 [42]
16: sc*42 [42]
17: (5 sc, dec)*6 [36]
18: sc*36 [36]
19: (4 sc, dec)*6 [30]
Change to black yarn.
20: sc*30 [30]
21: (3 sc, dec)*6 [24]
22: sc*24 [24]
23: (6 sc, dec)*3 [21]
24: sc*21 [21]
25: (5 sc, dec)*3 [18]
Fasten off and fill with fiberfill.
Arms
Start with black yarn.
1: MR [6]
2: inc*6 [12]
3: (sc, inc)*6 [18]
4-6: 18 sc [18] [3 rows]
7: (sc, dec)*6 [12]
8-22: 12 sc[12] [15 rows]
23: (2 sc, dec)*3 [9]
24: 9 sc[9]
25: (sc, dec)*3 [6]
26: Fold on half and crochet 3 sc, fasten off.
Legs
Start with black yarn.
1: MR [6]
2: inc*6 [12]
3: (sc, inc)*6 [18]
4: (2 sc, inc)*6 [24]
5-7: 24 ps * 3 [24] [3 rows]
8: (2 ps, dec)*6 [18]
9-11: 18 sc* 3 [18] [3 rows]
12: (4 sc, dec)*3 [15]
13-15: 15 sc*3 [18] [3 rows]
16: (3 sc, dec)*3 [12]
17-19: 12 sc*3 [12] [3 rows]
20: (2 sc, dec)*3 [9]
21-23: 9 ps*3 [9] [3 rows]
24: (sc, dec)*3 [6]
25: Fold on half and crochet 3 sc, fasten off.
Finally, sew all the pieces together and the panda is ready! 🙂
Check out our ideas
If you are looking for more amigurumi inspirations (crochet toys) visit our Crochet section:
What is more, lots of ideas for a gift for a child can be found in our section Idea for a gift for a child.
I have been passionate about DIY since my childhood, and my innate patience and accuracy make the whole process of creation a lot easier for me and that gives me a lot of satisfaction and pleasure. During my first pregnancy I learnt how to sew, what resulted with few tutorials about sewing clothes for kids on the blog. In the beginning of my second maternity leave, I have learned how to crochet amigurumi from yt. I found out, that I really love it, that’s why so many blog posts describe my crochet creatures.
