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Emotional Support Dumpling crochet pattern

  • Mathematically BalancedChecked by script: in all 84 rounds the increases and decreases add up to the stitch count.

by the pattern engineFood

Difficulty
2/3
Time
~4 h
Size
14.3 cm
Weirdness
1/5
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A4 PDF: materials, every round with a tick box, assembly and face

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

  1. Crochet the 12 pieces in rounds: Dumpling body, Nightcap, Pompom, Pleated crest ×4, Arm ×2, Foot ×2, Heart (94 rounds in all).
  2. Stuff and put it together in 10 steps; each one lights up where it goes on the 3D model.
  3. 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

Tick things off as you gather them.

0 of 9 gathered

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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

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0 of 77 rounds done

  31. 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.
  32. With cream: ch 18.
  33. → Insert the safety eyes now (positions: see “Face”) and fix the backs. Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
  34. 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.

  24. Size before assembly: about 5.2 cm at the widest, 7.7 cm long; 24 rounds.
  25. Change to mint (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R2).
  26. Change to white (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R4).
  27. Change to mint (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R6).
  28. Change to white (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R8).
  29. Change to mint (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R10).
  30. Change to white (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R12).
  31. Change to mint (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R14).
  32. Change to white (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R16).
  33. Change to mint (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R18).
  34. 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.

  7. Size before assembly: about 2.3 cm at the widest, 2.1 cm long; 8 rounds.
  8. → Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
  9. 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.

  6. 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.
  7. 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.

  5. Size before assembly: about 1.1 cm at the widest, 2.3 cm long; 7 rounds.
  6. 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.

  5. Size before assembly: about 1.5 cm at the widest, 1.8 cm long; 6 rounds.
  6. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly, then press the piece slightly flat (oval cross-section; flattened 40 %).

  6. Flat motif — heart (worked in rounds, one layer of fabric), about 4.5 × 4.7 cm; 5 rows.
  7. 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.

Safety eyes and noses go in before the piece is stuffed and closed (see the pieces above); embroidery is easier before the piece is sewn on.

  • Safety eyes with a printed glint 15 mm (on the dumpling body): in round 24, 9 st apart (count along round 24: about 4.4 st each side of the centre front line).
  • Blush about 13 mm, dry pastel or blush (on the dumpling body, both sides): between rounds 18 and 19, 9 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left . Colour pink.
  • Embroidery in dark thread (on the dumpling body), straight stitches through: (between rounds 21 and 22, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 22 and 23, on the centre front line ) → (between rounds 21 and 22, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
  • Embroidery in dark thread (on the dumpling body) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (between rounds 29 and 30, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 28 and 29, 5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).

Abbreviations

MR
magic ring
sc
single crochet
inc
2 sc in the same stitch
dec
single crochet two stitches together (invisible decrease recommended)
BLO
work the round in back loops only
FLO
work the round in front loops only
ch
chain
sl st
slip stitch
st
stitch
R5
round 5; R7–14 = rounds 7 to 14 are the same
(…) ×6
repeat 6 times
(24)
stitches in the round when it is done

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