Create your own adorable Little Red Riding Hood dango amigurumi with this free pattern! This cute Japanese-inspired dango (sweet dumpling) character wears a charming red hood and is perfect for beginners and experienced crocheters alike. The finished plushie is small enough to fit in your palm, making it an ideal gift, keychain, or cute decoration for your home. 🧶❤️
Key Takeaways
- Quick project that can be completed in a few hours
- Beginner-friendly with simple stitches
- Customizable with different colors and accessories
- Portable size perfect for keychains or small gifts
- Adorable character inspired by a classic fairy tale
Use Ideas 🎁
Wonder what to do with your finished Little Red Riding Hood dango? Here are some creative ideas:
- Attach a keychain to create a cute bag charm or keyring
- Make several to create a fairy tale-themed mobile for a child’s room
- Use as adorable bookmarks by adding a tassel
- Create a desk buddy to brighten up your workspace
- Give as thoughtful handmade gifts to friends who love fairy tales
- Decorate your holiday tree with these sweet ornaments
- Make a collection of fairy tale dangos for display
The small size makes these perfect for using up leftover yarn too! 🧵✨
Materials&Tools
- Yarn
- Polyester Fiberfill
- 2.0mm Hook
- Yarn Needle
- Glue (To connect the parts, you can also sew with yarn)
Abbreviation
- ch – chain
- sc – single crochet
- inc – increase (2 single crochets in one stitch)
- dec – decrease (merge 2 single crochets into 1)
- sl st – slip stitch
- hdc – half double crochet
- hdc inc – half double crochet increase (2 half double crochets in one stitch)
- sk – skip
- magic ring – adjustable ring to start crocheting in the round
How to Read Pattern?
- R5: ch, [1 sc, sc inc] x 6, sl st
In Round 5, start with a chain stitch, then repeat the pattern “1 single crochet, single scrochet increase” 6 times. End with a slip stitch.
- (sc+sc+sc)
Parentheses ( ) indicate that all stitches within them are worked into the same stitch. So ‘(sc+sc+sc)’ means working 3 single crochet stitches all into the same stitch.
Pattern Info
Main Body
- Start with magic ring
- R1: 6 sc
- R2: 6 inc
- R3: [sc, inc] x 6
- R4: [sc, inc, sc] x 6
- R5: [3 sc, inc] x 6
- R6: [2 sc, inc, 2 sc] x 6
- R7: [5 sc, inc] x 6
- R8-14: 42 sc
- R15: [5 sc, dec] x 6
- R16: [2 sc, dec, 2 sc] x 6
- R17: [3 sc, dec] x 6
- R18: [sc, dec, sc] x 6
- R19: [sc, dec] x 6
- R20: 6 dec
Bangs
Big
- Start with magic ring
- 8 hdc
Small
- Start with magic ring
- 6 sc
Head Cover
- Start with magic ring
- R1: 6 sc
- R2: 6 inc
- R3: [sc, inc] x 6
- R4: [sc, inc, sc] x 6
- R5: [3 sc, inc] x 6
- R6: [2 sc, inc, 2 sc] x 6
- R7: [5 sc, inc] x 6
- R8-14: 42 sc
- R15: [5 sc, dec] x 6
- R16: [2 sc, dec, 2 sc] x 6
Hat
- Start with magic ring
- R1: 5 sc
- R2: [sc, inc] x 2, inc
- R3: [sc, inc] x 4
- R4: [3 sc, inc] x 3
- R5: [2 sc, inc, 2 sc] x 3
- R6: [sc, inc, sc] x 6
- R7: [3 sc, inc] x 6
- R8: 30 sc
- R9: [2 sc, inc, 2 sc] x 6
- R10: 36 sc
- R11: [5 sc, inc] x 6
- R12: 42 sc
- R13: [3 sc, inc, 3 sc] x 6
- R14-16: 48 sc
- R17: 38 sc
- R18: dec, 34 sc, dec
- R19: dec, 32 sc, dec
- R20: dec, 30 sc, dec
- R21: dec, 28 sc, dec
- R22: dec, 10 sc, dec
- R23: dec, 8 sc, dec
- R24: dec, 6 sc, dec
- R25: dec, 4 sc, dec
- R26: dec, 2 sc, dec
- R27: 2 dec
- R28: dec
- 15 ch, cut yarn
- Find R22, skip 2 stitches and repeat R22-28
Edge Trim
Along the hat edge: [(2 ch, hdc inc), (hdc, 2 ch)] x 3, hdc, repeat till the end
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Each pattern uses similar techniques, so once you’ve mastered this one, you’ll be ready to try them all! 🧶🌟
Happy crocheting! What fairy tale character will you create next? 🧚♀️