If you love making adorable plush toys, this Cute Bow Tie Raccoon Amigurumi will definitely steal your heart. With its soft body, sweet little face, and charming bow tie, this crochet raccoon makes a perfect handmade gift or a lovely addition to your amigurumi collection.
This free crochet pattern will guide you step by step through creating the raccoon, including the paws, body, head, ears, tail, and the cute belly detail. The design uses plush yarn, making the finished toy extra soft and cuddly.
Whether you’re crocheting for fun, making a gift, or expanding your amigurumi animal collection, this cute raccoon is a delightful project that will bring a smile to anyone who sees it.
Grab your yarn and hook, and start crocheting this adorable bow tie raccoon today! 🦝🧶
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Materials
Plush yarn (Himalaya Dolphin Baby or similar)
1 skein main color
0.3 skein secondary color
Small amount of white yarn
Black yarn (for eyes and nose embroidery)
Mouline or Iris thread (for sewing parts)
12 mm sew-on bead eyes
Crochet hooks: 3.5 mm and 1.5 mm
Large sewing needle
Scissors
Stitch marker
Toy stuffing (polyfill or holofiber)
Felt
Decorations: ribbon, bow, button or tape (optional)
Abbreviations
MC – Magic Circle
CH – Chain
SC – Single Crochet
INC – Increase (2 SC in one stitch)
DEC – Decrease (SC 2 together)
(12) – Number of stitches in the round
(SC, INC) ×6 – Repeat the pattern inside the parentheses 6 times
Notes
• The toy is crocheted in a spiral.
• Use a stitch marker to mark the beginning of each round.
Happy crocheting! 🧶
Upper Paws (Make 2)
Start with black yarn.
1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: inc ×6 (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) ×6 (18)
4–5: 18 sc
6: 3 dec, 12 sc (15)
7: 2 dec, 11 sc (13)
Change to white yarn.
8: dec, 11 sc (12)
Change to gray yarn.
9–18: 12 sc
Fold the piece in half and crochet 6 sc through both sides to close.
Tip: Make color changes one stitch before the end of the round so the transition looks cleaner.
Lower Paws (Make 2)
Start with black yarn.
1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: inc ×6 (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) ×6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) ×6 (30)
6: 30 sc
7: 7 sc, 8 dec, 7 sc (22)
8: 7 sc, 4 dec, 7 sc (18)
9: 18 sc
10: (1 sc, dec) ×6 (12)
Change to white yarn.
11: 12 sc
Change to gray yarn.
12–19: 12 sc
20: 2 sc, fold piece in half and crochet 6 sc through both sides to close.
Body + Head
Start with 6 ch. Work from the second chain from the hook.
1: 4 sc, 3 sc in last ch, turn, 3 sc on the other side, inc (12)
2: inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc (18)
3: sc, inc, 3 sc, (sc, inc) ×3, 3 sc, (sc, inc) ×2 (24)
4: 2 sc, inc, 3 sc, (2 sc, inc) ×3, 3 sc, (2 sc, inc) ×2 (30)
5: 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, (3 sc, inc) ×3, 3 sc, (3 sc, inc) ×2 (36)
6: 4 sc, inc, 3 sc, (4 sc, inc) ×3, 3 sc, (4 sc, inc) ×2 (42)
Attach the legs.
7: 15 sc, attach upper paw and crochet 6 sc together, 15 sc, attach lower paw and crochet 6 sc together (42)
8–13: 42 sc
14: (5 sc, dec) ×6 (36)
15: 36 sc
16: (4 sc, dec) ×6 (30)
17–18: 30 sc
19: (3 sc, dec) ×6 (24)
20: 21 sc, place marker (incomplete round)
Attach the arms.
21: attach upper paw, 6 sc, 6 sc, attach second paw, 6 sc, 6 sc (24)
22: (2 sc, dec) ×6 (18)
23: 18 sc
Start the head.
24: inc ×18 (36)
25: (5 sc, inc) ×6 (42)
26: 3 sc, 6 inc (above paw), 15 sc, 6 inc (above paw), 12 sc (54)
27–32: 54 sc
33: 4 sc, 6 dec, 15 sc, 6 dec, 11 sc (42)
34: 42 sc
35: (5 sc, dec) ×6 (36)
36–37: 36 sc
38: (4 sc, dec) ×6 (30)
39–40: 30 sc
41: (3 sc, dec) ×6 (24)
42: (2 sc, dec) ×6 (18)
43: (1 sc, dec) ×6 (12)
44: dec until closed
Fasten off and hide the yarn tail.
Ears (Make 2)
Crochet 2 white pieces and 2 black pieces.
(Work stitches inside parentheses in the same stitch)
1: ch 8
2: 5 inc, ch 1, turn (10)
3: sc, inc, 2 sc, (ps, ss), (ss, ps), 2 sc, inc, sc, ch 1, turn (14)
4: 6 sc, (2 ps) ×2, 6 sc (16)
Place one piece on top of the other and crochet around the edge with the main color:
6 sc, (2 ps) ×2, 6 sc
Continue crocheting around the base with sc.
Sew the ears to the head.
Eyes (Make 2)
Use black denim yarn and 1.5 mm hook.
Work in rows, starting each row with a chain.
1: ch 2, 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook
2: sc, inc, sc (4)
3: inc, 2 sc, inc (6)
4: inc, 4 sc, inc (8)
5: 8 sc
6: inc, 6 sc, inc (10)
7: 10 sc
8: inc, 8 sc, inc (12)
9: 12 sc
10: inc, 10 sc, inc (14)
11: 14 sc
12: inc, 12 sc, inc (16)
Do not cut the yarn. Crochet around the eye piece with green yarn.
Cut white felt circles for the eye whites and insert the safety eyes.
Nose
Start with black yarn.
1: ch 6
2: 6 sc
Change to white yarn.
3: (sc, inc) ×3 (9)
4: (2 sc, inc) ×3 (12)
5: 12 sc
6: 5 sc, (inc, 2 sc) ×2, inc (15)
7: (inc, 3 sc) ×2
Fasten off.
Sew the nose to the head and make a small indentation.
Embroider eyebrows and nose details with fluffy yarn.
Tail
The tail can be lightly stuffed if desired.
Start with black yarn.
1: ch 6
2: 6 sc
3: 2 sc, 2 inc, 2 sc (8)
4: 3 sc, 2 inc, 3 sc (10)
5: 4 sc, 2 inc, 4 sc (12)
6: 5 sc, 2 inc, 5 sc (14)
7: 6 sc, 2 inc, 6 sc (16)
Change to white yarn.
8: 7 sc, 2 inc, 7 sc (18)
9: 8 sc, 2 inc, 8 sc (20)
10: 9 sc, 2 inc, 9 sc (22)
11: 10 sc, 2 inc, 10 sc (24)
Change to black yarn.
12: 11 sc, 2 inc, 11 sc (26)
13: 12 sc, 2 inc, 12 sc (28)
14–16: 28 sc
Change to white yarn.
17–20: 28 sc
Change to gray yarn.
21: (2 sc, dec) ×7 (21)
22: (sc, dec) ×7 (14)
23–24: 14 sc
Fold the tail in half and crochet 6 sc through both sides to close.
Sew the tail to the body.
Belly
Work in rows. Start each row with 1 chain.
1: ch 7, from 2nd ch from hook make 6 sc
2: 6 sc
3: inc, 4 sc, inc (8)
4: 8 sc
5: inc, 6 sc, inc (10)
6: inc, 8 sc, inc (12)
7–9: 12 sc
10: skip 1 st, 9 sc, skip 1 st, sc (10)
11: skip 1 st, 7 sc, skip 1 st, sc (8)
Change to black yarn and crochet around the piece with sc.
Fasten off.
Sew the belly to the body.
Optionally embroider a belly button or small claws with contrasting yarn.
✨ Assembly
• Sew ears to the head
• Attach the eyes and nose
• Sew the tail to the back
• Attach the belly piece
Your Bow Tie Raccoon Amigurumi is ready! 🦝🧶