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Free crochet dumpling pattern: a plump amigurumi dumpling with tiny legs, a striped sleeping cap and a red heart to hug. About 19 cm wide in DK yarn with a 2.5 mm hook, roughly 4 hours of work. Worried little eyebrows, blushing cheeks and a pleated top make this kawaii dumpling look like it needs a hug as much as you do. The body is one shaped piece; the cap, heart, arms and legs are sewn on. Make it as a comfort toy, a pocket-sized emotional support friend for a stressed coworker, or a gift for anyone who loves dim sum. Rotate the 3D model and follow the round-by-round pattern.
How to crochet the Emotional Support Dumpling
Intermediate · 14 cm tall · about 4 h · DK yarn · 2.5 mm hook
- Crochet the 12 pieces in rounds: Dumpling body, Nightcap, Pompom, Pleated crest ×4, Arm ×2, Foot ×2, Heart (94 rounds in all).
- Stuff and put it together in 10 steps; each one lights up where it goes on the 3D model.
- Add the face: safety eyes by round and stitch, or embroider them for a child under 3.
Every round with its stitch count is in the Pattern tab below, and in the free printable PDF.
What you'll need
0 of 9 gathered
Gauge
1 sc ≈ 3.8 mm wide, 1 round ≈ 3.4 mm tall (10 cm ≈ 26 sc × 29 rounds); yarn about 1.9 mm thick. The gauge sets the size of the toy; crochet tightly so the stuffing does not show.
Worked in
Continuous spiral rounds. Don't join. Move a stitch marker up every round.
Parts
0 of 77 rounds done
- Size before assembly: an oval about 14.9 × 8.8 cm at the widest, 11.4 cm long; 39 rounds. The piece is oval: the rounds go around the chain, and on the finished toy the chain (the long side of the oval) runs side to side; the starting chain is at the bottom of the piece (on the finished toy). The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 8 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
- With cream: ch 18.
- → Insert the safety eyes now (positions: see “Face”) and fix the backs. Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
- Press the piece flat to about 8.2 cm thick (oval cross-section).<!-- press the piece flat by 45 % --> Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.
- Size before assembly: about 5.2 cm at the widest, 7.7 cm long; 24 rounds.
- Change to mint (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R2).
- Change to white (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R4).
- Change to mint (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R6).
- Change to white (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R8).
- Change to mint (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R10).
- Change to white (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R12).
- Change to mint (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R14).
- Change to white (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R16).
- Change to mint (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R18).
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Bend ≈ 75° around round 10<!-- the bend spreads over 8 rounds -->. Bend the piece so the inner side of the bend faces toward the toy's left on the finished toy (on the piece: in round 10, 5.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left <!-- st 5.38 left -->). It is a gradual bend: with the needle and matching yarn run a line of stitches along the inner side from round 8 to round 13, one stitch in every round along one column, then pull the yarn until the piece bends to the angle (the inner side gathers by about 5 rounds) and fasten off inside.
- Size before assembly: about 2.3 cm at the widest, 2.1 cm long; 8 rounds.
- → Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
- Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.
- Of these: no. 1 — 1; left — 1; right — 1; left — 1. Flat motif — half circle (worked in turned rows, one layer of fabric), about 2.1 × 3.8 cm; 5 rows.
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Weave in the starting tail, pin the motif out to shape on a soft surface and steam it lightly.
- Size before assembly: about 1.1 cm at the widest, 2.3 cm long; 7 rounds.
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.
- Size before assembly: about 1.5 cm at the widest, 1.8 cm long; 6 rounds.
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly, then press the piece slightly flat (oval cross-section; flattened 40 %).
- Flat motif — heart (worked in rounds, one layer of fabric), about 4.5 × 4.7 cm; 5 rows.
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Weave in the starting tail, pin the motif out to shape on a soft surface and steam it lightly.
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