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Hedgehog Amigurumi

August 25, 2014 by Craft Passion 42 Comments

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hedgehog amigurumi

AmiguruMEI is back to share another stunning amigurumi pattern, specially contributed to Craft Passion, please welcome Mimi-chan, the cute little hedgehog amigurumi. [Update Jan 2015: here is a big amigurumi apple pattern if you need to make an apple for Mimi-chan :)]

In tribute to my sister’s pet hedgehog, I sewed and shared a free hedgehog coin purse sewing pattern a few weeks ago and I also invited AmguruMei to design a hedgehog amigurumi for the same cause. I showed AmiguruMEI my hedgehog coin purse during the process of sewing and she came out with this beautiful crochet hedgehog.

hedgehog crochet pattern

Knowing the talent of amiguruMEI that she will definitely come out with a marvelous hedgehog amigurumi pattern, by all means, she still surprised me with this cute Mimi-chan.

My jaws dropped when she delivered her articles to me. I really love the roll-up posture of Mimi-chan, the little hedgehog amigurumi, not to mention it’s fuzzy quills and it just got its own character. Crochet it with the amigurumi pattern below, great as a gift to anyone!!!

mimi-chan loves apple

By the way, amiguruMEI has a new amigurumi book coming up and you can order it via Amazonamigurumi book. If you love Sanrio Friends, you shouldn’t miss this book. Read more about the book at amiguruMEI.

crochet hedgehog

Update: I really love the Mimi-Chan hedgehog amigurumi pattern Mei Li has designed, thus, I made one and called her Harumi. Due to the heavier weight yarn, Harumi is slightly bigger in size than Mimi-Chan.

β€œHi, I am Harumi, the nanny of Mimi-Chan. I love to read a storybook with Mimi-Chan, we watched falling autumn leaves and eat apple together, that’s how we spend time while Mimi-Chan’s parents are away for work during the day.”

Get your yarn and crochet ready, Ready, Set, GO!!!!

Happy Crochet!

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Hedgehog Amigurumi

Hedgehog Amigurumi

Yield: 4" Tall
Active Time: 5 hours
Total Time: 5 hours
Difficulty: Intermediate
Estimated Cost: $3 - $10

Get the free hedgehog amigurumi pattern for this cute little Mimi-chan. It is so cute that you would hold it on your palm with its roll-up posture.

Mimi-chan (short for Ayumi) is a baby hedgehog who loves watching the autumn leaves fall. Her weakness? Sweet, ripe apples. She enjoys clambering from tree to tree. She hopes she will grow up to become a bushy-tailed squirrel πŸ™‚

by amiguruMEI for Craft Passion

Materials

  • Acrylic yarn in beige, dark brown and sea green
  • Fuzzy yarn in dark brown
  • White and yellow felt
  • 2 x 8mm black brads
  • 1 x 8mm doll’s eye
  • Dark brown eye shadow
  • Pink blush

Tools

  • 3mm hook
  • Darning needle
  • Polyester fiberfill
  • Stuffing pellets

Instructions

Abbreviations

Ch: chain
Sc: single crochet
Dc: double crochet
Dtr: double treble crochet
Inv dec: invisible decrease

Crochet Pattern

Body

With beige yarn and a 3mm hook:

Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {18}.
Round 4: [Inc, sc 2] around {24}.
Round 5: [Inc, sc 3] around {30}.
Round 6: [Inc, sc 4] around {36}.
Round 7: [Inc, sc 5] around {42}.
Round 8: [Inc, sc 6] around {48}.
Round 9: [Inc, sc 7] around {54}.
Round 10: [Inc, sc 8] around {60}.
Round 11-14 (4 rounds altogether): Sc around {60}.

Change to dark brown yarn.

Round 15-20 (5 rounds altogether): Sc around {60}.
Round 21: [Inv dec, sc 8] around {54}.
Round 22: [Inv dec, sc 7] around {48}.
Round 23: [Inv dec, sc 6] around {42}.
Round 24: [Inv dec, sc 5] around {36}.
Round 25: [Inv dec, sc 4] around {30}.
Round 26: [Inv dec, sc 3] around {24}.
Round 27: [Inv dec, sc 2] around {18}.

Turn the beige part of the body towards you. This means the opening should be to the back of the doll, instead of at the bottom.

Fill with plastic pellets. This is to weigh down the doll.

Add stuffing. At this point, start shaping the doll as you would a triangle onigiri (rice ball).

Round 28: [Inv dec, sc 1] around {12}.
Round 29: [Inv dec] around {6}.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Eye indentations

With a new strand of beige yarn and 3mm hook, thread it through a darning needle and bring it up to a spot below Round 9 of the head.

Make a horizontal backstitch and bring the yarn back down to the bottom of the body. Gently tug to create an indentation. Repeat on the other side. There should be about 10 stitches in between.

Bring yarn to the bottom of the head and trim excess.

Snout

With beige yarn and a 3mm hook:

Round 1: Sc 5 in magic ring {5}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {10}.
Round 3: Sc around{10}.

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Lips

With beige yarn and a 3mm hook:

Round 1: Sc 5 in magic ring {5}.

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Ears

Make 2 with beige yarn and a 3mm hook:

Round 1: Sc 7 in magic ring {7}.
Round 2: Sc around{7}.

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Arms

Make 2 starting with beige yarn and a 3mm hook:

Round 1: Sc 7 in magic ring {7}.
Round 2-5 (4 rounds altogether): Sc around {7}.

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Feet

Make 2 starting with beige yarn and a 3mm hook:

Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Round 3-4: Sc around{12}.
Round 5: Inv dec around {6}.

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Flower

With sea green yarn and a 3mm hook:

Round 1: Ch 4. Slip stitch to first st to form a ring.
Round 2: *[Ch 3, 2 dtr, ss] repeat from * 3 more times. (4 petals altogether)

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Creating fuzzy hedgehog quills

With dark brown fuzzy yarn and 2.5mm hook, surface crochet with sc onto the dark brown part of the body. Using fuzzy yarn means it’s okay to make a mistake since it won’t be immediately visible.

Crochet around as you normally would in a spiral fashion and ensure you cover the entire back with fuzz.

Assembly

  1. While you fill the body with stuffing, start shaping the doll as you would a triangle onigiri (rice ball).
  2. Add eye indentations.
  3. Cut two pieces of white felt into small crescents to match the size of the black brads.
    Glue the brads and white felt in place as the eyes.
    Insert the doll’s eyes (used as a nose here) into the snout piece and sew the snout in place.
    Sew on the snout and lips after gluing on the eyes in place.
  4. Sew on the ears, arms, and feet.
  5. Use fuzzy yarn to create hedgehog quills.
  6. Use dark brown yarn to make eyebrows with the backstitch technique.
    Glue a small yellow felt circle onto the center of the flower.
    Use dark brown eyes shadow to give the eyes some depth and dimension. Apply with the help of a cotton bud.
    Dab on some pink blush on the cheeks and the small center of the lips.

Mimi-Chan, the Hedgehog Amigurumi wishes to express her appreciation and gratitude to you for making her and sharing it with the world.

Recommended Products

Purchase the exact same material and tool used in this pattern from Craft Passion Shop.

  • Ami-Acy Acrylic Yarn, 50g/ball, 47 colors
    Ami-Acy Acrylic Yarn, 50g/ball, 47 colors
  • Fuzz-A-Fleece Yarn, 50g/ball, 23 colors
    Fuzz-A-Fleece Yarn, 50g/ball, 23 colors

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Project Type: Crochet / Category: Amigurumi
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Comments

  1. Kerry -

    February 5, 2020 at 3:15 am

    Thank you for this lovely pattern. I didn’t have any fluffy yarn so I surface crocheted bobble stitch on the back instead. Worked quite well x

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      February 5, 2020 at 10:34 am

      Amazing adaptation, Kerry. You are creative.

      Reply
  2. Mayacraft -

    January 24, 2018 at 5:23 am

    Thanks for the great Pattern! Can we publish a turkish translation of this pattern on our instagram page? You will be credited of course

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      January 24, 2018 at 10:14 am

      Please provide us the Turkish pattern so that we can put it down here too.

      Reply
  3. Justyna -

    November 8, 2017 at 1:04 am

    Hello, thank you for the pattern, it’s super.I made with double yarn art jeans and samba. Hedgehog is cute.

    Reply
  4. Katrina -

    March 15, 2017 at 2:19 am

    Oh she is soooo cute, I can’t wait to attempt this. Can you please confirm if this pattern is UK or USA terms
    Thank you

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      March 15, 2017 at 11:09 pm

      Hi Katrina, the pattern is in USA terms.

      Reply
      • Katrina -

        March 16, 2017 at 12:40 am

        Brilliant thank you for replying I thought it was but new to crocheting so wanted to double check. Thanks again

        Reply
    • Fatma -

      May 18, 2019 at 6:38 am

      Hi. I love your patterns. Its beautiful. They’re all so nice

      Reply
  5. Karen -

    January 18, 2017 at 12:45 pm

    Hi. This is a lovely pattern. Thank you for sharing. The pattern gives the two hook sizes used at the beginning of the pattern – but it does not tell you which hook was used on each part of the hedgehog. Can you amend the pattern to say which hook should be used for each part?

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      January 24, 2017 at 9:43 pm

      The 2.5mm hook is used on part of the body and the surface crochet. I have added this extra info about the hook size in the pattern. Hope you find it easy to understand now.

      Reply
  6. hanaa -

    May 2, 2016 at 8:13 pm

    do you have vedio

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      May 3, 2016 at 6:18 pm

      Sorry, hanaa, we dont have video on this.

      Reply
  7. hanaa -

    May 2, 2016 at 8:08 pm

    I did not understand thes step
    Use fuzzy yarn to create hedgehog quills

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      May 3, 2016 at 6:19 pm

      It is surface crochet the fuzzy yarn to the stitches on the hedgehog.

      Reply
  8. Eileen Morris -

    February 7, 2016 at 1:04 am

    I want to make the hedgehog with the little apple Amigurumi pattern but I have no idea what wool to use it doesnt mention sts sizes on the pattern or the yarn size can you help me please. I would like to but the Fuwu Fuwu yarn but no one has heard of it.

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      February 7, 2016 at 7:05 pm

      Hi Eileen, I guess it will be difficult for you to find the exact yarn near you. You may try to substitute it with any fuzzy yarn or chenille yarn.

      Reply
  9. Coral -

    January 21, 2016 at 2:08 pm

    Hi. I am having trouble downloading the pattern. I get only the pictures but not the actual instructions. Please help. Thank you.

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      January 22, 2016 at 3:57 pm

      I have reinstalled the printer function, please try again if they are working now. Sorry for the inconvenient.

      Reply
  10. Chantal -

    January 19, 2016 at 8:21 am

    I can’t fond The plastic bullets, what can I put instead?

    Tank you for you’re help.

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      January 19, 2016 at 9:26 pm

      Hi Chantal, when you say “plastic bullets”, do you mean the black brads for the eyes and nose? You may use domed button eyes, perhaps 8mm is a good size for this hedgehog. You can buy it from Craft Passion Shop, here.

      Reply
  11. FC -

    May 20, 2015 at 6:41 pm

    Very cute! I love how you’ve added blush to Mimi-chan’s rosy cheeks. πŸ™‚

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      May 26, 2015 at 11:55 am

      Hi FC,
      You may use real blusher and brush it on Mimi-chan’s cheek with paint brush or cosmetic brush. Or, you can pick up some pink ink from your permanent fabric ink stamp pad with small paint brush and lightly brush on the cheek.

      Reply
  12. Natashalh -

    February 28, 2015 at 1:15 am

    This hedgehog has to be the cutest thing ever! I’m currently trying to learn crochet because I really want to do amigurumi. I don’t know that I’ve had much success, but I’m not giving up yet. Pinning so I can make this cutie once I figure it out!

    Reply
  13. Claire -

    February 5, 2015 at 2:47 am

    Hi

    Can’t wait to try this owl x I have other patterns that I would like to try and make but this size can I just use pattern but smaller hook and thin thread?

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      February 6, 2015 at 9:35 am

      Yes you may. The size of thread and corresponding hook will determine the sizes of your completed amigurumi πŸ™‚

      Reply
  14. Sherley -

    January 13, 2015 at 3:56 am

    You showed the pattern for the hedgehog but what about the apple? I thought they liked to eat apples?

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      January 14, 2015 at 10:07 am

      Hi Sherley, there is a big apple amigurumi pattern in a separate page, the apple is bigger than the one next to Mimi-chan.

      Reply
  15. lolo -

    October 30, 2014 at 1:30 am

    Hi you cant have video tutorials please start doing that πŸ™‚

    Reply
  16. Penny Doty -

    October 24, 2014 at 1:10 pm

    You do such beautiful work. Thank you for sharing. GOD bless

    Reply
  17. grannygoose -

    October 18, 2014 at 3:58 am

    Do you ever make video tutorials step by step of your animals? I really like them. Mikey makes them and also some others.

    Reply
  18. Laura -

    September 25, 2014 at 4:36 pm

    Oh, I can handle that πŸ˜‰
    Thank you so much for your help again! I appreciate it very much and I think a lot of other people too πŸ˜‰

    Reply
  19. Laura -

    September 24, 2014 at 10:35 pm

    Or maybe a husband for her! A whole family πŸ˜‰

    Reply
  20. Laura -

    September 24, 2014 at 10:33 pm

    Hello again πŸ˜‰
    I’m wondering; if I would like to make “children” for this hedgehog, is there a regulation/rule of how I can “minimize” the pattern?

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      September 25, 2014 at 12:45 pm

      Hi Laura, you can use different weight of yarn to make various sizes of hedgehogs. Here is the tip on how to do it.

      Reply
  21. Laura Brletich -

    September 14, 2014 at 1:59 am

    I want to make this for my son. I love it, but having trouble finding the brown fuzzy yarn. can you post a link? Thank you

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      September 15, 2014 at 12:09 am

      I can’t find a link for you, Laura, sorry about that. The yarn is available in Daiso, a Japanese Dollar store. You can substitute it with other fancy yarn with some fiber piles along.

      Reply
  22. Tiffany -

    September 7, 2014 at 7:01 am

    Oh my goodness, thank you so much for this free pattern. My oldest daughter loves hedgies, and I love to make them for her. This will definitely be on my hook soon!!! THANK YOU!!!

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      September 7, 2014 at 10:16 am

      Your daughter has a loving mom, she will definitely love the hedgehog her mom makes for her πŸ™‚ Happy amigurumi!!!

      Reply
  23. Laura -

    September 5, 2014 at 11:01 pm

    Hello,
    As soon as I saw the photo of this hedgehog I was in love…she is so cute! Although I am a starter, I am trying to make her anyway πŸ˜‰

    I just have a question, because when I finished round 27, I filled it up. I’m wondering why you chose to fill it first, and then sew the arms/legs etc. Ain’t it easier to sew all ‘parts’ and then to fill it up?
    I hope you’re willing to answer me. Meanwhile, I continue with this lovely lady…
    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      September 5, 2014 at 11:56 pm

      Hi Laura, thank you for liking this hedgehog πŸ™‚ The normal practice of amigurumi is to sew the limbs after stuffing the body, so that we can get the exact place we want to sew them on. You may sew first then stuff if you prefer πŸ™‚ Happy crochet amigurumi!!!

      Reply
  24. Ellisen -

    August 26, 2014 at 11:27 pm

    Delightful! Thank you so much.

    Reply

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