Materials and tools:
- Yarn for a panda: YarnArt Jeans, color №05 – light beige and №28 – black
- Yarn for a dress: Alize Cotton Gold, color №385 – green and YarnArt Jeans №35 – yellow or Alize Cotton Gold №98 orchid and YarnArt Jeans №18 – pale pink
- Hook size: 2.00 mm
- 8 mm safety eyes or black halfbeads
- Cotton strong thread (jute twine) for the attaching of the arms and the legs
- A needle with a big eye
- A moment glue
- A little bit white and pink thin threads
Abbreviations:
rnd = round
ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
inc = increase (crochet 2 sc in one loop)
dec = decrease (crochet 2 sc together)
puff st = puff stitch
( ) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
(sc, inc ) x 6 = repeat those in brackets n-times
Legs (2 Pcs)
With the black color. Stuff in the course of crocheting.
Crochet 6 ch.
1 rnd: begin crocheting from the 2nd loop from the hook – inc, 3 sc, 4 sc in the last loop of the chain. 3 sc, inc (14)
2 rnd: inc, 3 sc, 6 inc, 3 sc, inc (22)
3-5 rnd: 1 sc in each st around (22)
6 rnd: 5 sc, 6 dec, 5 sc (16)
7 rnd: 5 sc, 3 dec, 5 sc (13)
8-17 rbd: 10 rows – 1 sc in each st around (13)
Pull the opening with the needle and hide the end of the thread inside the detail.
Arms (2 Pcs)
With the black color. Stuff in the course of crocheting.
1 rnd: 6 sc in the magic ring (6)
2 rnd: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3 rnd: (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
4 rnd: (3 sc, inc) x3 (15)
5-6 rnd: 2 rows – 1 sc in each st around. (15)
7 rnd: (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)
8-13 rnd: 6 rows – 1 sc in each st around (12)
14 rnd: (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
15-16 rnd: 2 rows – 1 sc in each st around (9)
Pull the opening with the needle and hide the end of the thread inside the detail.
Body
With the white or light beige color.
Stuff in the course of crocheting.
1 rnd: 6 sc in the magic ring (6)
2 rnd: 6 inc (12)
3 rnd: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4 rnd: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5 rnd: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6 rnd: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7 rnd: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8-13 rnd: 6 rows – 1 sc in each st around. (42)
14 rnd: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
15-16 rnd: 2 rows – 1 sc in each st around (36)
Change the yarn to the dress color.
17 rnd: (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)
18 rnd: for the back loops only – 1 sc in each st around. (30)
19-21 rnd: 3 rows – 1 sc in each st around (30)
22 rnd: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Leave enough thread for sewing.
Head
With the white or light beige color.
Stuff in the course of crocheting.
1 rnd: 6 sc in the magic ring (6)
2 rnd: 6 inc (12)
3 rnd: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4 rnd: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5 rnd: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6 rnd: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7 rnd: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8 rnd: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
9-18 rnd: 10 rows – 1 sc in each st around (48)
19 rnd: (6 sc, dec) x6 (42)
20 rnd: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
21 rnd: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
22 rnd: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Cut the yarn and fasten off.
Sew the head to the body.
Skirt
*Crochet the 1st row grasping front loops of the 18th row
*Crochet with the closed rows.
(begin row with 1 ch and end it with the sl st in the first stitch of the row)
*Make puff stitches with another color
1 rnd: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
2 rnd: (5 sc, puff st.) x 6 times (36)
3 rnd: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
4 rnd: 1 sc in each st around (42)
5 rnd: 2 sc, puff st., 6 sc, puff st.) x 5 times, 4 sc (42)
6 rnd: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
7 rnd: 1 sc in each st around (48)
8 rnd: 6 sc, puff st., (7 sc, puff. st.) x 5 times, 1 sc (48)
9 rnd: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
10 rnd: 1 sc in each st around (54)
11 rnd: sl st in each st around
Cut the yarn and fasten off.
Ears and Tail (3 Pcs)
1 rnd: 6 sc in the magic ring (6)
2 rnd: 6 inc (12)
3-4 rnd: 2 rows – 1 sc in each st around (12)
5 rnd: (dec, 4 sc) x 2 (10) Leave enough thread for sewing.
Stuff the tail. Fold the ears in half, don’t stuff.
Eyes (2 Pcs)
With the black color.
Crochet 6 ch.
1 rnd: begin crocheting from the 2nd loop from the hook – 2 sc, 3 sc in the last loop of the chain. 1 sc, inc (8)
2 rnd: inc, 1 sc, 3 inc, 1 sc, 2 inc (14) Leave enough thread for sewing.
Attach the legs using the thread fastening. Embroider the nose, sew ears and eyes. Glue black half beads.
Embroider the cheeks with pink thread (a couple of stitches are enough) Sew the tail. Make a small pompon and attach it to the neck
Little panda is ready!
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