Edit: 2007 - Post cleaned up. ^o^ (Original post, 2005.)
Meet
Love Love Panda! He's from the Japanese pattern book,
ami ami gurumi, available on amazon.co.jp.
Also, while learning to create amigurumi for the first time (I have definitely improved haha), I made my own pig and penguin without patterns. These are NOT from the book mentioned above. This pattern is Copyright © 2005 Sharleen Morco. All rights reserved. This pattern is made available for free to Craftster members and Craftster lurkers. This pattern, and items made from this pattern, are for personal use only. Please do not sell this pattern or the items created from this pattern. Thank you.
Penguin PatternEYES (make two)
With black, chain 2.
Round 1: 4 sc in first sc. Join to first stitch, cut and finish off.
HEAD
With yellow, form a ring.
Round 1: 4 sc in ring -- work rounds in a spiral (don't join the rounds) (4)
Round 2: 2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next sc. (6)
Round 3: *2 sc, 1 sc*, repeat. (9)
Round 4: *2 sc, 1 sc*, repeat. (14)
Round 5: sc in every sc (14)
Round 6: (Switch to white) 2 sc in every sc (28)
Round 7-9: sc in every sc (28)
Round 10: (Switch to black) *6 sc, 2 sc in next sc* repeat. (32)
Round 11: sc in every sc (32)
Round 12: *7 sc, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat. (36)
Round 13: *7 sc, decrease over next 2 sc*, repeat. (32)
Round 14: *6 sc, decrease over next 2 sc*, repeat. (28)
Round 15: *5 sc, decrease over next 2 sc*, repeat. (24)
(( At this point, sew on the two eyes. ))
Round 16: *4 sc, decrease over next 2 sc*, repeat. (20)
Round 17: *3 sc, decrease over next 2 sc*, repeat. (16)
(( At this point, stuff with poly-fil. ))
Round 18: *2 sc, decrease over next 2 sc*, repeat. (12)
Round 19: *1 sc, decrease over next 2 sc*, repeat. (
Round 20: Decrease over every 2 stitches. (4), slip stitch in next stitch and cut yarn.
Leave a long tail, weave it through all 4 stitches and pull tight.
BODY:
With white, form a ring.
Round 1: 5 sc in ring -- work rounds in a spiral (don't join the rounds) (5)
Round 2: 2 sc in every sc (10)
Round 3: *1 sc, 2 sc*, repeat. (15)
Round 4: *1 sc, 1 sc, 2 sc*, repeat. (20)
Round 5: *1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 2 sc*, repeat. (25)
Round 6: *1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 2 sc*, repeat. (30)
Round 7: Increase as before until you have 35 stitches.
Round 8: Increase as before until you have 40 stitches.
Round 9-12: sc in every sc (40)
Round 13: *6 sc, decrease over next 2 sc*, repeat. (35)
Round 14: (Switch to black) *5 sc, decrease over next 2 sc*, repeat. (30)
Round 15: *4 sc, decrease over next 2 sc*, repeat. (25)
Round 16: sc in every sc (25)
Round 17: *3 sc, decrease over next 2 sc*, repeat. (20)
Round 18: *2 sc, decrease over next 2 sc*, repeat. (15)
Round 19: *1 sc, decrease over next 2 sc*, repeat. (10)
ARMS: (make two)
With black, form a ring.
Round 1: 5 sc in ring. Do not join. (5)
Round 2: 2 sc in every sc. (10)
Round 3: *1 sc, 2 sc*, repeat. (15)
Round 4-7: sc in every sc.
FEET: (make two)
With yellow, form a ring.
Same as arms but only for Rounds 1-5.
Pig PatternSNOUT
With light pink, form a ring.
Round 1: 5 sc in ring.
Round 2: 2 sc in every sc (10)
Round 3-4: sc in every sc (10)
Tie off and leave a long tail for sewing.
With black, embroider two nostrils.
EARS: (make two)
With light pink, chain 5.
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and in every ch (4)
Row 2: sc in every sc (4)
Row 3: two sc-decreases (2)
Row 4: one sc-decrease (1 stitch remains)
Finish & cut yarn.
HEAD:
With light pink, form a ring.
Round 1: 5 sc in ring.
Round 2: 2 sc in every sc (10)
Round 3: 2 sc in every other sc (sc in all others) (15)
Round 4: 2 sc in every 3 sc (sc in all others) (20)
Round 5: 2 sc in every 4 sc (sc in all others) (25)
Round 6: 2 sc in every 5 sc (sc in all others) (30)
Round 7-10: sc in every sc (30)
Row 11: decrease (in same style as increases) to 25
Row 12: decrease to 20
Row 13: decrease to 15
At this point, sew eyes & snout (stuff snout with poly-fil) & ears.
Stuff with polyester fiber-fill.
Row 14: decrease to 10
Row 15: decrease to 5, sl st in next stitch and cut yarn.
Weave tail th rough 5 stitches and pull tightly closed.
ARMS & LEGS (make two arms, two legs):
form ring.
Round 1: 5 sc in ring.
Round 2: increase to 10.
Round 3-5: sc in every sc (10).
BODY:
With light pink, form a ring.
Round 1: 5 sc in ring.
Round 2: increase to 10
Round 3: increase to 15
Round 4: increase to 20
Round 5: increase to 25
Round 6: increase to 30
Round 7: increase to 35
Round 8-13: sc in every sc (35)
Round 14: decrease to 30
Round 15: decrease to 25
Round 16: decrease to 20
Round 17: sc in every sc (20)
Finish and tie off.
Attach arms and legs.
TAIL
Cut a strand of yarn and fold in half. Attach to body where you want tail to be and, with the double-stranded yarn, make a chain as long as you'd like the tail and cut.
Stuff body with poly-fil and sew head on.
