🧶 This adorable milk bottle dango amigurumi is a delightful crochet project that combines the cuteness of Japanese dango (sweet dumplings) with a playful milk bottle design. Perfect for beginners and experienced crocheters alike, this free pattern will guide you through creating a charming plush toy that’s both huggable and decorative.
Key Takeaways
- Beginner-friendly pattern with simple stitches
- Customizable colors to match your style
- Quick project that can be completed in a few hours
- Perfect gift for children or kawaii enthusiasts
Use Ideas 🎁
Wonder what to do with your finished milk bottle dango? Here are some creative ideas:
- Add it to a nursery mobile for a sweet touch
- Use as a desk buddy to brighten up your workspace
- Create a keychain version by making it smaller and adding a ring
- Make a collection in different colors for a cute shelf display
- Give as a thoughtful handmade gift to friends who love cute things
- Use as a stress ball – squeezing it can be very calming!
- Add to a child’s play kitchen as a pretend food item
Why not make several in different colors to create a charming little dango family? They look even cuter together! 💕
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
- dc – double crochet
- 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
Head Cover
- Start with magic ring
- R1: 6 sc
- R2: 6 inc
- R3-5: 12 sc
- R6: [sc, inc] x 6
- R7: 18 sc
- R8: [2 sc, inc] x 6
- R9: 24 sc
- R10: [3 sc, inc] x 6
- R11: [4 sc, inc] x 6
- R12: 36 sc
- Change yarn color
- R13: [5 sc, inc] x 6
- R14: 42 sc
- R15: 32 sc, sk 10
- R16-22: 32 sc
- R23: 32 sc, 10 ch
- R24: [5 sc, dec] x 6
- R25: [4 sc, dec] x 6
- R26: [3 sc, dec] x 6
- R27: [2 sc, dec] x 6
- R28: [sc, dec] x 6
- R29: 6 dec
Accessories
- 38 ch, join to first stitch,
- crochet two rows of sc
Bangs
- R1: 10 ch, 9 sc into 2nd chain from the hook
- R2: Turn, 9 sc
- R3: [2 dc, sl st] x 3
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