Looking for a beautiful crochet panda pattern for your kids? If so, I’m sharing a great free crochet panda pattern for you. I don’t usually see crochet panda this large and made using plush yarn. I was happy to see such a beautiful panda amigurumi toy. Thanks to the detailed step-by-step pattern instructions, you will be able to make this cute panda in a very enjoyable way. It is an amigurumi pattern that is very suitable for working with different colored threads. The accessory that makes the cute panda different from others is that it has a hat on its head. Of course, you can use it without a hat if you wish. Now let’s learn together how to make this beautiful crochet panda pattern.

Free Crochet Panda Pattern

Designer: rosalie_toys

Materials and tools

• Hook: 4 mm.
• Yarn: main body color- himalaya dolphin baby (white).
• Secondary color- himalaya dolphin baby (black,pink).
• Brown for the hat.
• 16 mm safety eyes.
• 15/22 mm safety nose.
• Joints (30 mm) (optional).
• Yarn needle.
• Scissors.
• Hollowfiber.
• Stitch marker.

Abbreviations

MR- Magic ring
Ch- Chain
Slst- Slip stitch
Sc- Single crochet
Dec- Decrease
Inc- Increase
BLO- Back loop only
CC- Color change

Ears (make 2)

Start with the black.
R1. 8 sc in MR
R2. 8 inc (16)
R3. 3 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, 4 sc (18)
R4. 18 sc around
R5. 4 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 4 sc (16)
R6. 2 sc, 2 dec, 4 sc, 2 dec, 2 sc (12)
2sc, fold in half and crochet 6 sc through both sides.
Cut the yarn, fasten off, don’t stuff.

Tail

Start with the black.
R1. 6 sc in a MR
R2. 6 inc (12)
R3. 12 sc
R4. (sc,dec)*4 (8)
Stuff lightly.
Cut the yarn, fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing place the tail between R7 & R9.

Arms (make 2)

Start with the black.
Stuff the arms as you go (R1-12).
R1. 6 sc in a MR
R2. 6 inc (12)
R3. 4 sc, 3 inc, 5 sc (15)
R4. 15 sc around
R5. 5 sc, 3 dec, 4 sc (12)
R6. 12 sc around
R7. 5 sc, inc, 6 sc (13)
R8-13. 13 sc around (6 rows)
R14. 5 sc, dec, 6 sc (12)
R15. 12 sc around
2 sc, fold in half and crochet 6 sc through both sides.
Cut the yarn, fasten off.

Legs (make 2)

Start with the pink.
Stuff the legs as you go (R1-15).
R1. 8 sc in a MR
R2. 8 inc (16) (cc to black).
R3. (sc,inc)*8 (24)
R4. (3sc,inc)*6 (30)
R5. 30 sc (BLO)
R6. 30 sc around
R7. 9 sc, 6 dec, 9 sc (24)
R8. 6 sc, 6 dec, 6 sc (18)
R9. 7 sc, 2 dec, 7 sc (16)
R10-12. 16 sc around (3 rows)
R13. dec, 14 sc (15)
R14-16. 15 sc around (3 rows)
R17. (sc,dec)*5 (10)
2 sc, fold in half (make sure feet are facing forward, not to the side. Adjust stitches if necessary) and crochet 5 sc through both sides. Cut the yarn, fasten off.

Body

Start with the main.
R1. 6 sc in a MR
R2. 6 inc (12)
R3. (sc,inc)*6 (18)
R4. (2sc,inc)*6 (24)
R5. (3sc,inc)*6 (30)
R6. (4sc,inc)*6 (36)
R7. (5sc,inc)*6 (42)
R8. (6sc,inc)*2, 2 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 7 sc (48)
R9. (version without using joints) 9 sc, 5 sc tog with leg, 18 sc 5 sc tog with leg, 11 sc (48)
(make sure the legs are facing forward and symmetrical to each other, adjust the stitch if necessary).
R9. (version with joints)48 sc around.
R10-12. 48 sc around (3 rows)
Attach the legs with joints to the body after R12.
R13. (6sc,dec)*6 (42)
R14. (5sc,dec)*6 (36)
R15. 36 sc around
R16. (4sc,dec)*6 (30)
R17. 30 sc around (cc to black).
R18. (3sc,dec)*6 (24)
R19-20. 24 sc around (2 rows)
R21. (2sc,dec)*6 (18)
R22. 2 sc, 6 sc tog with arm, 3 sc, 6 sc tog with arm, sc (18) (cc to white).
(Adjust if necessary).
R23. dec, 7 sc, dec, 7 sc (16)
Cut the yarn, fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

Head

Start with the main.
R1. 6 sc in a MR
R2. 6 inc (12)
R3. 2 sc, (3sc in one st)*2, 4 sc, (3 sc in one st)*2, 2 sc (20)
R4. 5 sc, inc, 8 sc, inc, 5 sc (22)
R5-6. 22 sc around (2 rows)
In rounds 7-10 you will be color changing. The black text- white yarn, the red text- black yarn.
R7. 6 sc, 3 inc, 3 inc, 3 inc, 7 sc (31)
R8. 6 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 2 sc, sc, inc, 2 sc, 2 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 7 sc (36)
R9. 7 sc, inc, sc, 3 sc, inc, 2 sc, 2 sc inc, 2 sc, 2 sc, inc, 3 sc, sc, inc, 8 sc (41)
R10. 9 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, sc, 3sc, inc, 2 sc, sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 9 sc (46)
R11. 13 sc, inc, 19 sc, inc, 12 sc (48)

Place the eyes between rows 8 and 9, about 7 visible sts apart.
Place the nose between rows 3 and 4.
R12-14. 48 sc around (3 rows).
R15. (6sc, dec)*6 (42)
In R16, we’re going to add on the ears.
Adjust stitch if necessary. Refer to the photo when adding the ears. (see pic).
R16. 12 sc, 6 sc tog with ear, 7 sc, 6 sc tog with ear, 11 sc (42)
R17. (5sc,dec)*6 (36)
R18. (4sc,dec)*6 (30)
Start stuffing.
R19. (3sc,dec)*6 (24)
R20. (2sc,dec)*6 (18)
R21. (sc,dec)*6 (12)
R22. 6 dec
Cut the yarn, close the hole, sew the head to the body.

Hat

R1. 5 sc in a MR
R2. 5 inc (10)
R3. 10 sc around
R4. (sc,inc)*5 (15)
R5. (2sc,inc)*5 (20)
R6. (3sc,inc)*5 (25)
R7. 3 sc, ch 9, 6 st skip, 8 sc, ch 9, 6 st skip, 3 sc (32)
Try the hat on head and adjust stitch if necessary (see pic).
R8. 3 sc, 9 sc on the chain, 8 sc, 9 sc on the chain, 3 sc (32)
R9. (6sc,inc)*3, 5 sc, inc, 5 sc (36)
R10. (5sc,inc)*6 (42)
R11. (6sc,inc)*6 (48)
R12. (7sc,inc)*6 (54)
R13. (8sc,inc)*6 (60)
R14-15. 60 sc around (2 rows)
R16. 60 slst
Cut the yarn, fasten off.

The crochet panda pattern is finished, that’s it!