This adorable pencil dango amigurumi is a perfect project for crocheters of all skill levels! The cute design combines the traditional Japanese dango (sweet dumpling) with a practical pencil topper, creating a fun accessory that will brighten up your desk or make a thoughtful handmade gift. 🧶✏️
Key Takeaways
- Quick project that uses minimal yarn
- Beginner-friendly pattern with simple stitches
- Customizable with different colors and expressions
- Functional as a pencil topper or keychain
- Great gift idea for students, teachers, or office workers
Use Ideas 🎁
Looking for ways to use your finished pencil dango? Here are some fun ideas:
- School Supplies: Dress up pencils for students to make learning more fun!
- Office Accessories: Bring a smile to your workspace with these cute toppers
- Party Favors: Make them in different colors for birthday goodie bags
- Keychains: Add a keyring to turn them into adorable bag charms
- Bookmarks: Attach to a paperclip for a 3D bookmark
- Gift Toppers: Use instead of a bow on wrapped presents
Have you thought about making a whole collection in different colors? These little cuties work up so quickly, you could make one for every day of the week! 🌈
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
- sk – skip
- magic ring – adjustable ring to start crocheting in the round
- BLO – back loop only
- FLO – front loop only
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.
Pencil Amigurumi Pattern
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, green yarn
- R1: 6 sc
- R2: [sc, inc] x 3
- R3: [2 sc, inc] x 3
- R4: [3 sc, inc] x 3
Switch to yellow yarn
- R5: [2 sc, inc, 2 sc] x 3
- R6: [5 sc, inc] x 3
- R7: [3 sc, inc, 3 sc] x 3
- R8: [7 sc, inc] x 3
- R9: [4 sc, inc, 4 sc] x 3
- R10: [9 sc, inc] x 3
- R11: [5 sc, inc, 5 sc] x 3
- R12: [11 sc, inc] x 3
Switch to light gray yarn
- R13: [6 sc, inc, 6 sc] x 3
- R14-21: crochet in rows 42 sc
- R22: 32 sc, 10 ch
- R23-29: 42 sc
Switch to black yarn
- R30-33: 42 sc
- R34: [5 sc, dec] x 6
- R35: [2 sc, dec, 2 sc] x 6
- R36: [3 sc, dec] x 6
- R37: [sc, dec, sc] x 6
- R38: [sc, dec] x 6
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What will you make next? Every project helps build your skills and brings joy to both maker and receiver! 💕