Meet the Pink Panther, your new adorable amigurumi friend. This little panther is so cool, you will love it! The finished crochet toy is about 13 cm (5″) tall, if you use the same yarn and hook. The legs and body of the amigurumi panther are made as one piece, other parts are crocheted separately and sewn together at the end.

Materials:
– Yarn: YarnArt Јeаns (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 50 g/160 m): #59 (main) and #74 (light pink)
– Hook size: 2.0-2.5 mm
– 8 mm safety eyes
– Pink safety nose 12×10 mm
– Black and yellow yarn or thread for embroidering eyebrows and eyes
– Sewing pins
– Stitch marker
– Tapestry needle
– Scissors
– Fiberfill

Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
st = stitch
sc = single 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
( ) x 7 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated

Amigurumi Pink Panther Free Pattern:

Head
R 1: 7 sc in mc (7)
R 2: (inc) x 7 (14)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) x 7 (21)
R 4: (2 sc, inc) х 7 (28)
R 5: (3 sc, inc) х 7 (35)
R 6: (4 sc, inc) x 7 (42)
R 7: (5 sc, inc) x 7 (49)
R 8-18: 49 sc (11 rows)
Insert safety eyes between R 13 and R 14 at the distance of 2 st from each other.
R 19: (5 sc, dec) x 7 (42)
R 20: (4 sc, dec) х 7 (35)
R 21: (3 sc, dec) x 7 (28)
R 22: (2 sc, dec) x 7 (21)
R 23: (5 sc, dec) x 3 (18)
Stuff with fiberfill.
F.o.

Ears (make 2)
R 1: 7 sc in mc (7)
R 2: (inc) х 7 (14)
R 3-4: 14 sc (2 rows)
R 5: (5 sc, dec) х 2 (12)
Fold top of ear flat, than fold top one time more and sew first and last st together.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Muzzle
With light pink yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) х 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc) х 6 (30)
R 6-7: 30 sc (2 rows)
R 8: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Arms (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) х 6 (12)
R 3-4: 12 sc (2 rows)
R 5: 2 dec, 8 sc (10)
R 6-14: 10 sc (9 rows)
Stuff ½ full.
Fold top of arm flat and sc through both sides across.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Legs and Body (one piece)
Legs (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) х 6 (12)
R 3: (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
R 4-7: 15 sc (4 rows)
F.o.

Don’t cut the yarn when you’ll finish the second leg!
From the second leg: 4 ch, join with the first leg (38)
Continue crocheting the body in the round:
R 1: 4 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 16 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 10 sc (42)
R 2-7: 42 sc (6 rows)
R 8: (5 sc, dec) х 6 (36)
R 9: 36 sc
Stuff with fiberfill.
R 10: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
R 11-12: 30 sc (2 rows)
R 13: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
R 14: 24 sc
R 15: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
R 16: Attach arms on the sides of the body (crochet sc of the body together with sc of the arm) – 18 sc
R 17: 18 sc
Finish stuffing.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Tail
R 1: 7 sc in mc (7)
R 2-27: 7 sc (26 rows)
Fold top of tail flat and sc through both sides across.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Chest
With light pink yarn:
Make 7 ch.
Make an oval starting from the 2nd ch from hook, work on both sides of the chain.
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: inc, 4 sc, 3 sc in last st, turn and crochet on the opposite side of the chain: 4 sc, inc (15)
R 2: 2 inc, 4 sc, 3 inc, 4 sc, 2 inc (22)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) x 2, 4 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 3, 4 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 2 (29)
R 4: 29 sc
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Assembly
Sew the head to the body, the tail to the back of the body.
Insert or embroider a nose on the muzzle.
Sew the muzzle to the head under the eyes, put some fiberfill inside before you finish.
Embroider a stripe as snout using a pink yarn, eyebrows using a black yarn.
Embroider yellow stripes near the eyes as shown in the photo.

Sew the ears on the head between R 5 and R 6, the chest to the front of the body.

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