Looking for a panda bear pattern to try? Try this free and easy-to-follow pattern to create a very cute crochet panda amigurumi. The arms and legs of the amigurumi panda are attached with single crochet as you crochet the body. The finished size of the crochet toy is about 15 cm (6″) tall.

Designed and photos by @a_igruami

Materials:

• Yarn: Alize Cotton Cold #55 (white),  YarnArt  Jeans #53 (black)
• Hook size: 2.25 mm
• 10 mm black half beads glue
• 12 mm black plastic nose glue
• Fabric glue
• Stitch marker
• Sewing needle and scissors
• Fiberfill

Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
tr = treble crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
F.o. = finish off
( ) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
( )*6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated

Head
With white yarn:
Stuff as you go.
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
R 6: (4 sc, inc)*6 (36)
R 7: (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
R 8: (6 sc, inc)*6 (48)
R 9: (7 sc, inc)*6 (54)
R 10: (8 sc, inc)*6 (60)
R 11-22: 60 sc (12 rows)
R 23: (8 sc, dec)*6 (54)
R 24: (7 sc, dec)*6 (48)
R 25: (6 sc, dec)*6 (42)
R 26: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
R 27: (4 sc, dec)*6 (30)
R 28: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
Change to black yarn:
R 29: 24 sc, sl st
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Eye patch (make 2)
With black yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Muzzle
With white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
R 6-7: 30 sc (2 rows)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Ears (make 2)
With black yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
R 5-6: 24 sc (2 rows)
Don’t stuff.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Arms (make 2)
With black yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4-6: 18 sc (3 rows)
R 7: (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
R 8-21: 12 sc (14 rows)
Stuff ⅔ full.
Fold top of arm flat and 5 sc through both sides across.
F.o.

Legs (make 2)
With black yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
R 5-7: 24 sc (3 rows)
R 8: (2 sc, dec)*6 (18)
R 9-17: 18 sc (9 rows)
R 18: (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
Stuff ¾ full.
Fold top of leg flat and 5 sc through both sides across.
F.o.

Body
With white yarn:
Stuff as you go.
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
R 6: (4 sc, inc)*6 (36)
R 7: (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
R 8: (6 sc, inc)*6 (48)
R 9: (7 sc, inc)*6 (54)
R 10: Attach legs: 5 sc together with sc of the 1st leg, 24 sc, 5 sc together with sc of the 2nd leg, 20 sc (54)
R 11-15: 54 sc (5 rows)
R 16: (7 sc, dec)*6 (48)
R 17-18: 48 sc (2 rows)
R 19: (6 sc, dec)*6 (42)
R 20-21: 42 sc (2 rows)
R 22: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
R 23: white: 10 sc, black: 3 sc, white: 23 sc (36)
R 24: white: 10 sc, black: 5 sc, white: 21 sc (36)

Change to black yarn:
R 25: (4 sc, dec)*6 (30)
R 26-27: 30 sc (2 rows)
R 28: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
R 29: Attach arms: 1 sc, 5 sc together with sc of the 1st arm, 8 sc, 5 sc together with sc of the 2nd arm, 5 sc (24)
F.o.

Bow (optional to add to panda’s head or neck)
With light green color:
Make 5 ch, leaving a long tail for wrapping the bow.
In the 5th ch (main ch) from hook: 4 tr, 5 ch, 1 sl st in the main ch, 5 ch, 4 tr, 5 ch, sl st in the main ch.
F.o. and leave a long tail.
Wrap the yarn ends around the middle of the bow a few times.

Assembly
Sew the eye patches to the head between R 12 and R 20 at the distance of 8 sc from each other.
Sew the muzzle to the head between R 14 and R 15, put some stuffing inside the muzzle before you finish.
Sew the ears on the head between R 5 and R 17.
Glue the half beads for the eyes and embroider the eye whites with white yarn.
Embrouder the mouth with black yarn.
Glue the nose to the muzzle.
Sew the bow to the head

Ready 🙂