Amigurumi animal designs continue to be a favorite among crochet enthusiasts, and raccoons are especially loved for their playful and curious look. This adorable crochet raccoon captures that charm perfectly with its soft texture, expressive eyes, and detailed accessories. Designed as a cuddly handmade toy, it fits beautifully into collections of crochet animals and makes a delightful gift for all ages.

One of the most appealing features of this amigurumi raccoon is its thoughtful detailing. From the recognizable raccoon face markings to the cozy outfit and colorful accents, every element adds personality to the finished piece. The use of plush yarn gives the toy a soft and huggable feel, making it ideal as a decorative item, nursery accent, or handmade keepsake.

An amigurumi raccoon crochet pattern like this is a wonderful project for crocheters who enjoy working on animal-themed designs. While the overall construction follows classic amigurumi techniques, the pattern allows room for creativity through color choices and small accessories. The raccoon’s outfit and handheld details can easily be customized, giving each finished toy a unique character.

Most crochet raccoon patterns are worked in continuous rounds using basic stitches such as single crochet, increases, and decreases. This helps create a smooth and even surface, which is especially important for animal designs. Clear shaping and proper stuffing ensure the toy holds its form while remaining soft and flexible. These techniques are commonly used across many crochet animals, making this project a valuable learning experience as well.

Cleaner amigurumi raccoon crochet pattern

Another reason crochet animal projects remain so popular is their versatility. A finished amigurumi raccoon can be displayed on shelves, used as a themed decoration, or gifted for special occasions. Many crafters enjoy creating animal collections, and raccoons add a playful and friendly presence alongside other forest or woodland creatures.

Working on an amigurumi raccoon also offers a relaxing and rewarding crochet experience. The repetitive stitches make it a calming project, while the gradual appearance of facial features and details keeps the process engaging. For those who enjoy free and creative crochet projects, animal patterns like this provide endless inspiration.

If you love handmade toys and enjoy exploring new designs, a crochet raccoon is a fantastic addition to your project list. With its charming appearance and classic amigurumi structure, this design fits naturally into collections of crochet animals. Whether you’re following an amigurumi raccoon crochet pattern or adding your own creative touches, this raccoon toy is sure to bring warmth and personality to your crochet creations.

Designer: crochetedbylilas

Materials:

• Yarn used: hobbii- honey bunny
– Gray (raccoon)
– Black (raccoon + accessories)
– White (raccoon + accessories)
– Pink (accessories)
– Blue (accessories)
– Yellow (accessories)
– Light yellow (accessories)
• Crochet hook: 4mm
• Safety eyes: 12mm
• Darning needles
• Stuffing
• Stitch markers
• Scissors

Stitch abbreviations:

MR: magic ring
sc: single crochet
inc: increase
dec: decrease
sc3tog: single crochet 3 together
hdc: half double crochet
dc: double crochet
ch: chain
slst: slip stitch
BLO: back loop only
FLO: front loop only
st(s): stitch(es)
FO: fasten off

Head:

• Head base:
Crochet the head in joined rounds (= Ch1 at the beginning of each Rnd and close each Rnd with 1 slst in the first stitch of the Rnd).
In gray:
Rnd 1: 8 sc in MR (8 st)
Rnd 2: 8 inc (16 st)
Rnd 3: *1 sc, 1 inc* x 8 (24 st)
Rnd 4: *2 sc, 1 inc* x 8 (32 st)
Rnd 5: *3 sc, 1 inc* x 8 (40 st)
Rnd 6-8 (3 Rnds): 40 st (40 st)
From Rnd 9 to Rnd 14, you’ll need to alternate between gray, white, and black yarn. Adjust the placement of the markings if necessary (see photo 1 for the chart).
Rnd 9: 2 sc, 1 inc, *4 sc, 1 inc* x 2; 4 sc, 1 inc; 4 sc; 1 inc, 4 sc; 1 inc, *4 sc, 1 inc* x 2, 2 sc (48 st)
Rnd 10: 10 sc, 1 dec, 3 sc; 2 sc; 4 sc, 2 sc; 2 sc; 2 sc; 4 sc; 2 sc; 3 sc, 1 dec, 10 sc (46 st)
Rnd 11: 10 sc, 3 inc; 2 sc; 6 sc; 1 sc; 2 sc; 1 sc; 6 sc; 2 sc; 3 inc, 10 sc (52 st)
Rnd 12: 12 sc, 2 inc, 1 sc; 2 sc; 7 sc; 1 sc; 2 sc; 1 sc; 7 sc; 2 sc; 1 sc, 2 inc, 12 sc (56 st)
Rnd 13: 17 sc; 1 sc; 7 sc; 6 sc; 7 sc; 1 sc; 17 sc (56 st)
Rnd 14: 12 sc, 2 dec, 3 sc; 5 sc; 8 sc; 5 sc; 3 sc, 2 dec, 12 sc (52 st)
Insert the safety eyes between Rnds 11 and 12, about 6 sts apart (2 sts away from the gray part). (1)
Face chart:

Continue with gray yarn. FO black and white yarn.
Rnd 15: *10 sc, 3 dec, 8 sc, 1 dec* x 2 (44 st)
Start stuffing.
Rnd 16: *9 sc, 1 dec* x 4 (40 st)
Rnd 17: *3 sc, 1 dec* x 8 (32 st)
Rnd 18: *2 sc, 1 dec* x 8 (24 st)
FO and leave a long tail for sewing. (2)

2. Head finished.
• Head shaping:
Using a thinner yarn (cotton or acrylic work well), preferably black, insert your needle into the neck opening of the head and bring the yarn out at the lower inner corner of one eye. Next, insert the needle at the upper inner corner (3) of the same eye and bring the yarn out at the lower inner corner of the second eye. Then, insert the needle at the upper inner corner of the second eye and bring it back to the starting point at the neck opening. Pull both ends of the yarn tightly to shape the head and tie a knot. This yarn should not be visible, as it will pass under the eyes when pulled. (4, 5)

3. Insert your needle.

4. Head shaped.

5. Add white.

Muzzle

Start in white:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6 st)
Rnd 2:3 inc; 1 inc; 2 inc (12 st)
Rnd 3: 6 sc; 2 sc; 4 sc (12 st)
FO and leave a long white and gray tail for sewing. Embroider the nose in black between Rnds 1 and 2, right where the white and gray sections meet. (6)

6. Muzzle finished.

Ears (x 2):

The ears are crocheted in rows.
• Black part:
Using black yarn, ch8.
Rw 1: Starting in the 2nd stitch from the hook: 7 sc (7 st)
Rw 2: Ch1, turn the project, 7 sc (7 st)
Rw 3: Ch1, turn the project, 1 dec, sc3tog, 1 dec (3 st)
Rw 4: Ch1, turn the project, sc3tog (1 st)
FO and weave in the ends. (7)

7. Black and gray part.
• Gray part:
Repeat the same steps as for the black part, but use gray yarn and leave a long tail for sewing. (7)

Assembling the two parts:
Place the black part onto the gray part, with the wrong sides facing each other.
Complete this Rw by working through both layers:
With the black side facing you, use white yarn to crochet a Rw of sc around the two edges of the ear. You should be able to crochet about 4 sc on one side, 3 sc in the same st at the tip, and 4 sc on the other side. (8)

8. Ear finished.

Arms (x 2):

Crochet the arms before starting the body, as they will be worked directly into it.
In black:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6 st)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12 st)
Rnd 3-4 (2 Rnds): 12 sc (12 st)
Change to white yarn. Cut black yarn.
Rnd 5: 12 st (12 st)
Change to gray yarn. Cut white yarn.
Rnd 6-8 (3 Rnds): 12 sc (12 st)
Start stuffing.
Rnd 9: *4 sc, 1 dec* x 2 (10 st)
Rnd 10: 10 sc (10 st)
Rnd 11: *3 sc, 1 dec* x 2 (8 st)
Rnd 12: 3 sc. Don’t crochet the other sts of the Rnd.
Finish stuffing but leave the part near the opening only lightly stuffed.
Fold the work in half and make 4 sc by stitching in both layers.
FO and weave in the ends. (9)

Legs (x 2):

In black:
Rnd 1: 8 sc in MR (8 st)
Rnd 2: 8 inc (16 st)
Rnd 3: *1sc,1inc* x8 (24 st)
Rnd 4: 24 sc (24 st)
Rnd 5: 6sc, 6 dec, 6sc (18 st)
Rnd 6: 18 sc (18 st)
Change to white yarn. Cut black yarn.
Rnd 7: 6sc, 3dec, 6sc (15 st)
For the first leg: FO and weave in the ends. Mark the 12th st of Rnd 7.
For the second leg: Make 3 sc in gray. Do not cut the yarn, as we will begin the body by joining the legs.
Start stuffing.

Body:

Rnd 1: Ch2 on the second leg. Then, joint it to the first leg with 1 sc in the marked stitch. Mark the last st made (=first of the Rnd).
Next, 14sc, 2sc in one side of the chain, 15sc, 2sc on the other side of the chain. (34 st) (10)

10. Legs joined.
Rnd 2: *(5 sc, 1 inc) x 2, 4 sc, 1 inc* x 2 (40 st)
Rnd 3: 40 st (40 st)
Rnd 4: 14 sc, 1 inc, *2 sc, 1 inc* x 3, 16 sc (44 st)
Rnd 5-7 (3 Rnds): 44 sc (44 st)
Rnd 8: 18 sc, 1 dec, 2 sc, 1 dec, 20 sc (42 st)
Rnd 9: 42 sc (42 st)
Rnd 10: 14 sc, 1 dec, 8 sc, 1 dec, 16 sc (40 st)
Start stuffing.
Rnd 11: 13 sc, *1 dec, 1 sc* x 3, 1 dec, 16 sc (36 st)
Rnd 12: 36 sc (36 st)
Rnd 13: *4 sc, 1 dec* x 6 (30 st)
Rnd 14: 30 sc (30 st)
Rnd 15: *3 sc, 1 dec* x 6 (24 st)
Rnd 16: 3 sc, 4 sc through one arm and the body, 10 sc, 4 sc through the other arm and the body, 3 sc (24 st)
FO and weave in the ends. (11)

11. Body finished.

Tail

In black:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6 st)
Rnd 2: *1sc, 1inc* x3 (9 st)
Rnd 3: *2sc, 1inc* x3 (12 st)
Change to gray yarn. Don’t cut black yarn.
Rnd 4: *3sc,1inc* x3 (15 st)
Rnd 5: 15 sc (15 st)
Change to black yarn. Don’t cut gray yarn.
Rnd 6-7: (2 rnds): 15 sc (15 st)
Change to gray yarn. Don’t cut black yarn.
Rnd 8: 15 sc (15 st)
Start stuffing.
Rnd 9: *3sc, 1dec* x3 (12 st)
Change to black yarn. Don’t cut gray yarn.
Rnd 10: 12 sc (12 st)
Rnd 11: *1sc,1dec* x4 (8 st)
Change to gray yarn. Cut black yarn.
Finish stuffing but leave the part near the opening only lightly stuffed.
Fold the work in half and make 4 sc by stitching in both layers.
FO and leave a long tail for sewing.

Raccoon assembly:

Muzzle: Sew the muzzle between the eyes, placing it between Rnds 11 and 15. Make sure the nose is aligned with the eyes. Use the white yarn tail to sew the white section. Add a small amount of stuffing before closing.
Ears: Sew the ears between Rnd 2 and 9, placing them slightly toward the back of the head so they are justed behind the cheeks.

Tail: Sew the tail at the back of the body, between Rnds 4 and 5.
Head: Sew the head to the body.

Bandana:

The bandana is crocheted in rows.
• Bandana base:
In pink:
Rw 1: Ch51. Starting in the 2nd stitch from the hook: 50 sc (50 st)
Rw 2: Ch1, turn the project, 2 dec, 42 sc, 2 dec (46 st)
FO and weave in the ends. (14)
Attach pink yarn to the 15th st of Rw 2 to start the pointy part of the bandana. (15)

14. Bandana after Rw 2.

15. Attach pink yarn.
Rw 3: 18 sc (18 st) (14)
Rw 4: Ch1, turn the project, 2 dec, 10 sc, 2 dec (14 st)
Rw 5: Ch1, turn the project, 2 dec, 6 sc, 2 dec (10 st)
Rw 6: Ch1, turn the project, *1 dec, 2 sc* x 2, 1 dec (7 st)
Rw 7: Ch1, turn the project, 1 dec, 3 sc, 1 dec (5 st)
Rw 8-9 (2 Rws): Ch1, turn the project, 5 sc (5 st)
Rw 10: Ch1, turn the project, 1 dec, 1 sc, 1 dec (3 st)
Rw 11-12 (2 Rws): Ch1, turn the project, 3 sc (3 st)
Rw 13: Ch1, turn the project, sc3tog (1 st)
FO and weave in the ends. (16)

16. Bandana base finished.
• Bandana border:
Attach white yarn to the right end of the bandana (27,28). Crochet a Rw of sc around the edges of the bandana (except at the base). Crochet 3 sc in the same st at each corner (=each tip of the bandana). When you reach the left end of the bandana, ch45.(17)
FO and leave a yarn tail.

17. Crochet a Rw of sc around the edges:
In purple: 1sc in each st
In red: 3 sc in the same st
Attach white yarn to the right end of the bandana and ch 45.
FO and leave a yarn tail. (18).

18. Bandana finished.
• How to attach the bandana on the raccoon’s head:
Use a needle and the yarn tails to thread the right chain through the left end and the left chain through the right end of the bandana, working from back to front (19). Pull so the bandana ends meet (20). Place the bandana on the raccoon’s head, bring the chains to the front, and tie a bow (21). You can leave the yarn tails visible or weave them in.
19. Thread the chains through the bandana.

20. Before pulling the chains.

21. Front of the bandana.

Apron:

The apron is crocheted in rows.
• Apron base:
In blue:
Rw1: Ch 21. Starting in the 2nd stitch from the hook: 20 sc (20 st)
Rw2-5 (4 rows): ch1, turn the project, 20 sc (20 st)
Rw6: ch 1, turn the project, 20 sc, ch30 (20 st)
FO and weave in the ends.
Attach blue yarn to the other end of Rw 6 and ch 30.
FO and weave in the ends (21).
21. First part of the apron. You can mark sts 7 and 14 of Rw 6.

Attach blue yarn to the 7th st of Rw 6.
Rw 7: 8 sc (8 st)
Rw 8-10 (3 rws): ch 1, turn the project, 8 sc (8 st)
Rw11: ch1, turn the project, 8sc, ch30.
FO and weave in the ends.
Attach blue yarn to the other end of Rw 11 and ch30.
FO and weave in the ends. (22).

22. Base finished.
• Apron border:
Attach white yarn to one end of the first Rw of the apron.
Starting from the bottom of the apron: *ch3, skip 1 st, 1 slst*x9. (23)
Then, crochet a Rw of sc around all edges of the apron, working 2 sc in the same st at each corner. (23).
FO and weave in the ends. (24)
23. Border:
In green: ch3, skip 1st, 1slst
In purple: 1 sc in each st
In red: 2 sc in the same st

24. Base finished.

• Pockets (x2):
In blue:
Rw 1: ch6, starting in the 2nd stitch from the hook: 5 sc (5 st)
Rw 2-3: (2 rws): ch1, turn the project, 5 sc (5 st)
FO and leave a long tail for sewing. (25)
Sew one pocket on each side of the apron, but do not sew the top of the pockets. (26)
25. Pockets finished.

26. Pockets sewn.

• Finishing touches:
Embroider a pink heart in the center of the upper part of the apron. (27,28)
27. How to embroider the heart:

Start by embroidering the two pink sections.
When you are satisfied with the shape, outline the heart using the same color.
28. Apron finished.

Gloves:

In yellow:
Rnd 1: 8 sc in MR (8 st)
Rnd 2: 8 inc (16 st)
Rnd 3-6 (4 rnds): 16 sc (16 st)
Rnd 7: BLO: 16 hdc (16 st)
Fold rnd 7 down and sew it in place at one point before weaving in the ends. (29)
29. Gloves finished.

Trash bag:

In black:
Rnd 1: 8 sc in MR (8 st)
Rnd 2: 8 inc (16 st)
Rnd 3: *1sc,1inc* x8 (24 st)
Rnd 4-8: (5 rnds): 24 sc (24 st)
Rnd 9: *4sc,1dec* x4 (20 st)
Rnd 10: 20 sc (20 st)
Start stuffing.
Rnd 11: *3sc,1dec* x4 (16 st)
Rnd 12: 8 dec (8 st)
Mark the FLO of the first st of Rnd 12.
Finish stuffing. Cut the yarn and close the opening by working through the BLO of the 8sts of Rnd 12. (30)
Attach black yarn to the marked FLO of Rnd 12. (31)
Rnd 13: FLO: *ch1,3dc in the next st, 1 slst* x4 (4 petals).
FO and weave in the ends. Tie a piece of white yarn around the trash bag’s neck. (32)
30. Close the opening.

31. Attach black yarn.

32. Trash bag finished.

Banana peel:

In light yellow:
Rnd 1: 4 sc in MR, close the Rnd with 1 slst. (4 st)
Rnd 2: BLO: ch 1, 4 sc (4 st)
Rnd 3: 1 slst, *ch4, starting in the 2nd stitch from the hook: 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, 1 slst in the next st* x4 (=peel flaps)
FO and leave a long tail for sewing. Sew the banana peel flaps onto the trash bag. (33)

Assembly

Gloves: Sew the trash bag to one glove using extra yarn. Do not sew the gloves to the hands.
The only thing left is to dress your raccoon: tie the bandana and apron onto the raccoon, and place the gloves on his tiny hands.