Salmon Nigiri crochet pattern
- Mathematically BalancedChecked by script: in all 24 rounds the increases and decreases add up to the stitch count.
by the pattern engineFood
- Difficulty
- 1/3
- Time
- ~2 h
- Size
- 6.6 cm
- Weirdness
- 1/5
Download Free Printable PDF
A4 PDF: materials, every round with a tick box, assembly and face
Free crochet sushi pattern: a Salmon Nigiri amigurumi, about 7 cm tall in DK yarn with a 2.5 mm hook. It has a white rice pillow with a face under an orange salmon top with white stripes, held by a small black nori band. You need about 40 m of yarn: 20 m white, 10 m orange, 5 m black and 5 m pink. Plan on roughly 1 hour. A beginner-friendly quick make, it works as a sushi-lover gift or a kitchen shelf buddy. Spin the 3D model and follow the round-by-round pattern.
How to crochet the Salmon Nigiri
Beginner-friendly · 7 cm tall · about 2 h · DK yarn · 2.5 mm hook
- Crochet the 3 pieces in rounds: Nigiri, Cheek ×2 (24 rounds in all).
- Stuff and put it together in 3 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 ≈ 4 mm wide, 1 round ≈ 3.6 mm tall (10 cm ≈ 25 sc × 28 rounds); yarn about 1.9 mm thick. The gauge sets the size of the toy; crochet tightly so the stuffing does not show.
