Crochet Yukichi Amigurumi is built from a rounded head, small pointed ears, slim arms, a narrow body, and a shaped tail made by joining two crocheted pieces. The head is the most detailed section, with increases and decreases combined with half double crochet shaping to form the character’s distinctive shape. Small color changes on the ears and the pink-yarn nose add the finishing character details.
Crochet Yukichi Amigurumi Pattern
The crochet pattern is worked in separate parts and then assembled, so it helps to read through the construction before picking up your hook. You will work the head, ears, arms, body, and tail separately, with fiber polyester added as specified. The tail needs particular attention because two pieces are joined during Round 5, while the ears include a color change after their first round.
Materials
The supplied pattern specifies:
- Bright color yarn
- Fiber polyester
- Pink yarn for the nose
The yarn weight and required yarn amounts are not specified.
Hook
- 3.0 mm crochet hook
Abbreviations
- sc = single crochet
- inc = increase
- dec = decrease
- hdc = half double crochet
- hdc3tog = half double crochet 3 together
- slst = slip stitch
- ch = chain
Special Technique
Magic Ring
The head, ears, arms, body, and tail all begin with stitches worked into a magic ring.
Overview Pattern
The Yukichi pattern is worked in five separate sections, with the pieces assembled after crocheting.
Before starting the rounds, it is helpful to keep the stitch counts visible as you work. The head changes shape through a combination of increases, half double crochet increases, a half double crochet 3 together, and later decreases, so the counts at the end of each round are useful checks as you go.
The ears are made as two identical pieces. After completing Round 1, the yarn is cut, and another color is used for Rounds 2-4. The arms are also made as two pieces, while the body is worked as one narrow section. The tail has a different construction: one piece is worked through Round 4, another piece is made, and the two pieces are joined in Round 5.
Stuffing is part of the construction rather than something to leave entirely until the end. The head is stuffed after Round 12, and the tail is stuffed after Round 23. The supplied finishing instructions also specify that all parts should be stuffed with fiber polyester until firmly filled.
Head
Start with 6 sc in a magic ring, slst (6)
Rnd 1: 1ch, inc in every st till end, slst (12)
Rnd 2: 1ch, (sc, inc) x6, slst (18)
Rnd 3: 1ch, (sc, inc, sc) x6, slst (24)
Rnd 4: 1ch, (inc, 3sc) x6, slst (30)
Rnd 5: 1ch, 15sc, (1sc), 14sc, slst (30)
Rnd 6: 1ch, 14sc, (3sc), 13sc, slst (30)
Rnd 7: 1ch, 14sc, (sc, 3hdcinc, sc), 13sc, slst (32)
Rnd 8: 1ch, 13sc, (7sc), 12sc, slst (32)
Rnd 9: 1ch, 12sc, (3sc, hdc3tog, 3sc), 11sc, slst (30)
Rnd 10: 1ch, 12sc, (7sc), 11sc, slst (30)
Rnd 11: 1ch, (2sc, dec) x3, [(2sc, dec) x2), (2sc, dec) x2], 2sc, slst (24)
Rnd 12: 1ch, sc, (sc, dec) x2, 2sc [(dec, sc) x2], (dec, sc) x2, dec, slst (18)
Cut the leftover yarn and stuff with fiber polyester.
Ears
Start with 4 sc in a magic ring, slst (4)
Rnd 1: 1ch, inc, 3sc, slst (5)
Cut the yarn and switch to another color:
Rnd 2: 1ch, inc, 4sc, slst (6)
Rnd 3: 1ch, inc, 5sc, slst (7)
Rnd 4: 1ch, inc, 6sc, slst (8)
Make 2 pieces.
The color change happens after Round 1, so both ear pieces should have the same color sequence.
Arms
Start with 5 sc in a magic ring, slst (5)
Rnd 1: 1ch, 5sc, slst (5)
Rnd 2: 1ch, inc, sc, inc, 2sc, slst (7)
Rnd 3-4: 1ch, 7sc, slst (7)
Rnd 5-10: 1ch, 7sc, slst (7)
Make 2 pieces.
Body
Start with 5 sc in a magic ring, slst (5)
Rnd 1-4: 1ch, 5sc, slst (5)
Rnd 5-16: 1ch, 5sc, slst (5)
Tail
The tail begins with a small individual piece. A second matching piece is then made before the two pieces are joined in Round 5.
Start with 4 sc in a magic ring, slst (4)
Rnd 1: 1ch, 4sc, slst (4)
Rnd 2: 1ch, (inc, sc)x2, slst (6)
Rnd 3: 1ch, 6sc, slst (6)
Rnd 4: 1ch, (sc, inc)x3, slst (9)
Make another piece and join:
Rnd 5: 1ch, (then join with another piece), (9sc, inc)x2, slst (22)
Rnd 6: 1ch, sc, inc, 4sc, (inc, 2sc)x2, inc, 4sc, inc, 2sc, inc, sc, slst (28)
Rnd 7: 1ch, 10sc, (6sc),12sc, slst (28)
Rnd 8: 1ch, 3sc, inc, 5sc, (inc, 6sc, inc), 5sc, inc, 5sc, slst (32)
Rnd 9-11: 1ch, 10sc, (10sc), 12sc, slst (32)
Rnd 12: 1ch, 10sc, (4sc, dec, 4sc), 10sc, dec, slst (30)
Rnd 13-14: 1ch, 10sc, (9sc), 11sc, slst (30)
Rnd 15: 1ch, 3sc, dec, 5sc, (dec, 5sc, dec), 5sc, dec, 4sc, slst (26)
Rnd 16-20: 1ch, 9sc, [7sc], 10sc, slst (26)
Rnd 21: ch, (2sc, dec)x2, sc, [sc, dec, 2sc, dec], (2sc, dec)x2, 2sc, slst (20)
Rnd 22: 1ch, 7sc, [5sc], 8sc, slst (20)
Rnd 23: ch, 3sc, dec, 2sc, [2sc, dec, sc], 4sc, dec, 2sc, slst (17)
Stuff with fiber polyester until filled.
Assembly
Once the crocheted sections are complete, join and sew all parts together.
The supplied placement instruction for the ears is:
- Ears: Place on Rounds 3-6 of the head.
Because the pattern provides only the general instruction to join and sew all parts together, no additional placement measurements or sewing positions are added here.
Finishing
Stuff all parts with fiber polyester until firmly filled.
For the facial detail, sew a nose on Rounds 8-9 with pink yarn.
Customization
The pattern includes two specified color choices that can be used to define the finished character:
- Switch to another color for the ears after Round 1.
- Use pink yarn for the nose on Rounds 8-9 of the head.
No other size adjustments or optional decorative changes are specified in the pattern.
